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February 2010
Personal Notes: Greetings.
Happy Winter. The
east coast has certainly had its share of snow in the last month. I was able to enjoy a morning snow shoeing
earlier this month. It was serene and invigorating. I hate the cold but life is sometimes, as
the saying goes, about “making lemonade out of lemons” I hope you
are enjoying whatever weather you are experiencing
In This Issue
 Nutrition Tip
– Winter Squash
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Featured Recipe – Spaghetti Squash with Cilantro Pesto read
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Featured Article – Beat the Winter Blahs read more...
Tools to Create a More Balanced Life – Two targeted home-study programs read
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Get to Balance read
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Looking for a Speaker? read
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New at Seeds To Change Featured CD – Eating for Balance and Energy read
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Quote of the Month Winter read
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Nutrition Tip
Winter Squash These are a good form of healthy
carbohydrate. And, a good form of
natural sugar. They are actually good
to assist is stabilizing blood sugar; thereby making them an excellent choice
for diabetics. They are an excellent
form of vitamins A & C, potassium, iron, riboflavin and magnesium. They are high in carotenoids (in the fact
the highest of vegetables) and therefore have anticarcinogenic properties. And, they are YUMMY and comforting. Much healthier than many other comfort
foods.
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Featured
Recipe
Spaghetti Squash with Cilantro Walnut Pesto
1 spaghetti Squash (size
depending on number of people serving)
1 / 2 cup walnuts 1
/ 4 cup lime juice
1 1 / 2 cups or 2 large
bunch cilantro 1 t
sea salt
2 cloves garlic 1
/ 2 cup olive oil
Cut squash in half
lengthwise and scrap out seeds. Place
cut side down on baking sheet and bake at 375 for 40 minutes or until soft
when pricked with a fork. Meanwhile,
make pesto. In a blender or food
processor, blend all above ingredients (except squash) in to a green
cream. When squash is soft, shred
using a fork into a bowl and mix pesto sauce into the shredded squash. Note: you might want to use less than all
of the pesto sauce – use according to taste.
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Featured
Article
Beat
the Winter Blahs
Brenda
Jaeck – Inspired by an article in Health Magazine Jan/Feb 2004 by
Abigail Walch
Simple strategies to keep your energy
levels soaring all season long.
The holidays are over and the reality
of the long winter ahead has set in.
Even if you don’t live in a climate where cold or snow is an
issue you can still be affected by the change of season – colder
temperatures and shorter days. Getting
up in the morning is difficult at best, your energy sags in the afternoon and
by the end of the day you can just make it home to dinner before
crashing. A large percentage of the
population notices some seasonal mood changes. Women are more likely to notice a
difference – some think this is due to hormonal fluctuations already
occurring in women’s bodies.
So, short of hibernating or moving
down-under for the winter what can you do?
Here are some ideas:
Get some light
- Take
a break in the middle of the day to get outside – especially if
you commute to and from work in non-daylight hours.
- Make
sure you have a sufficient amount of lamps and/or other lights in the
rooms where you spend a lot of time.
Take into account the lower level of light coming in from the
outside.
- Sit
near a window whenever you can: at home, at work (can you move your
desk?), in meetings, in transport, at lunch
- Create
rainbows – buy a crystal or prism of some sort
Energize your space
- Rearrange
your space – to liven it up a bit
- Incorporate
earthy touches – expose more wood floor, add indoor plants or
flowers. Getting in touch with
nature is another way to garner energy.
- Add
color with affordable accessories – pillows, scarves, sheets,
towels, etc…
- Light
candles at dinner -- it brings in
another force of nature
- Clean
your house – why be dragged further down by clutter?
- Charge
the air – try an air ionizer
- Experiment
with a different room temperature – either cooler or warmer
Get Moving
- Find
a way to get exercise in – either outside or in the gym or even
walking in the mall!
- Try
a new winter sport – snowshoeing or ice skating are particularly
fun
- Invite
a friend
- Walk
instead of driving somewhere close
- Experiment
with a new exercise class or even a new exercise DVD
- Breathe
– notice how you breathe – are you inhaling and exhaling as
effectively as possible. Taking
more oxygen in can energize you as well.
- Get
some sleep – maybe you DO just need more sleep
Eat Well
- Last,
but certainly not least in my book – eat well – a balanced
diet full of WHOLE foods (not processed) – fresh fruits,
vegetables, grains, clean protein sources and lots of water. Need help here? That’s what I’m here for!
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Tools
to Create a More Balanced Life
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Get
to Balance –How will you bring more balance to your life? How about a healthier, more balanced life
plan?
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Quote
of the Month
If we had no winter, the
spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity,
prosperity would not be so welcome. Anne Bradstreet
Please
forward this newsletter to anyone and everyone that would benefit from
Nutritional and Lifestyle Advice. Enjoy and thanks for reading.
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a happy, healthy life
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