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April 2010
Personal Notes: Greetings.
Hope this finds you well – I am well – recently
back from vacation – it’s always good to get away and reset. Hope you have plans to do the same soon.
In This Issue
 Nutrition Tip
– Cook for yourself read more...
Featured Recipe – Crunchy Vegetable Slaw read
more...
Featured Article – Green Veggies – Why? read more...
Tools to Create a More Balanced Life – Two targeted home-study programs read
more...
Get to Balance read
more...
Looking for a Speaker? read
more...
New at Seeds To Change Featured CD – Sleep Issues read
more...
Quote of the Month Look ahead read
more...
Nutrition Tip
Cooking
for yourself has so many benefits. You
can control EXACTLY what is in the food that you eat. It also creates a sense of nurturing and
self-care.
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Featured
Recipe
Crunchy Vegetable
Slaw (Serves 4)
Ingredients:
5 stalks of bok choy (about 1/2 a head), thinly sliced
1 / 2 a small red onion, thinly sliced
1 cucumber, thinly sliced
1 / 2 cup of alfalfa sprouts (optional)
Dressing:
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
2 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice)
1 / 4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoon honey or brown rice syrup
Salt and black pepper to taste
Directions:
1.
In a bowl combine all ingredients.
2.
Either eat immediately or chill for up to one hour.
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Featured
Article
Green veggies – why? By Brenda Jaeck
We always
read about them, hear about them. But
WHY are green vegetables so good for us?
Green leafy vegetables provide so many important aspects of good
nutrition – vitamins, minerals, fiber.
They are also very cleansing.
Nutritionally, greens are very
high in calcium, 120 -190 mg per cup. They're also high in magnesium, iron,
potassium, phosphorous, zinc, and a power house for Vitamin A, C, E and K.
They are also crammed high with folic acid, chlorophyll and many other
micro-nutrients and phyto-chemicals.
They are fiber rich –
assisting in good digestive health.
Additional benefits from eating dark leafy greens are:
blood purifier, cancer prevention, immune strengthener, promotes healthy
intestinal flora, improves liver, gall bladder and kidney function, lifts the
spirit, fights depression, clears congestion, especially in lungs, reduces
mucus, improves circulation.
What “qualifies” as a green leafy vegetable?
Broccoli, bok choy,
nappa, Chinese cabbage, green cabbage, kale (my personal
current favorite), collards, watercress, mustard greens, broccoli rabe, arugula, spinach*, Swiss
chard*, beet greens*, endive and chicory, lettuce, mesculun,
wild greens and dandelion.
* these are best eaten in
moderation. They contain oxalic acid which depletes calcium from your bones
and teeth leading to osteoporosis or kidney stones. Eat them with something
rich like tofu, seeds, nuts, beans and oil to balance the effect.
How do I eat them?? Raw, cooked
– steamed sautéed, stir-fried, roasted – anyway you want –
just eat them! See recipe in this
newsletter
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Tools
to Create a More Balanced Life
Two targeted home study
programs available --
Here
is the ultimate at-home support for creating physical change! A vibrant
collection of audios and workbooks take you on a step-by-step journey to
success.
They are so thorough, it’s almost like I am in the room
with you! Since they are self-guided
you can work at your own pace.
Available topics:
- Healthy Weight Loss An eight week program to help you
get a
handle on your weight
For more information or to order visit: http://www.seedstochange.com/item.asp?id=83&cat=10
- Detoxifying Cleanse Program This complete
program guides you through
a week-long internal cleanse at home.
For more information or to order visit: http://www.seedstochange.com/item.asp?id=86&cat=10
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Get to
Balance –How will you bring more balance to your life? How about a healthier, more balanced life
plan?
Are your health concerns
impeding you from living life fully? Do you want to change your relationship
with food from the inside out? Are you seeking deep seeded balance and
wellness?
I
would eagerly welcome the opportunity to work with you on a personal
level. We can work together privately
to create a customized life-long plan for you AND create the steps to
incorporate those changes into your existing routines.
Through my
counseling services I can help you create and maintain balance in your life
by using nutrition as a focus and a tool. To do this I look at your
entire lifestyle to achieve maximum health. This is accomplished
through education and private consultations where an individualized program
is developed for you. These consultations include evaluating your
current diet and overall lifestyle and then making easily implemented,
gradual changes. Additionally, you’ll receive outside information
in the form of articles, books, tapes and recipes. Also included are
additional monthly forms of education and participation -- activities like
cooking coaching, health food store shopping hints, light exercising
functions and other activities. My practice is telephone based, allowing
for maximum flexibility and ease.
There is
also an email version of my program now available.
To learn
more to go http://www.seedstochange.com/programs.asp.
To schedule an initial consultation
contact me today at Brenda@SeedsToChange.com or (917) 213-9305.
By
starting today, you will; Create action
NOW
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Looking
for a speaker?
One of my
greatest joys is speaking to groups.
It is always a dynamic exchange and we all come away enriched. Would your company or group benefit from an
entertaining, motivating speaker on how to get healthier? If so, please let me know the name and
contact information of your program coordinator so that I may send them an
informational packet. I would love the
opportunity to serve your favorite group.
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New
at Seeds To Change
NEW PODCAST POSTING – hear a
rebroadcast of my radio show on Using Food Medicinally
We all
use food medicinally but usually it’s after the fact. We’ll look at ways to use food to
support your lifestyle and other health concerns. Just click the
“listen to my podcast button on my website: www.SeedsToChange.com
FEATURED CD This
month’s featured CD is— Sleep Issues –Here’s a
brief description
Sleep is SO important – without it we really
can’t function properly. Every
aspect of life is then affected – mood, energy, food choices, ability
to focus and on and on. Do you have
trouble sleeping– either getting to sleep or staying asleep? I will explain the reasons for both and
some tips for creating better, more restful sleep. Even if you think you sleep well, you
will learn some surprising facts.
To order: http://www.seedstochange.com/item.asp?id=91&cat=1
PERFECT FOR YOUR CAR
LIBRARY OR A GIFT.
Informative CD’s - You can lean about anything from Sugar to How to Eat
Out Healthily in my new series of nutrition and lifestyle lectures on CD. Other topics
include: Fasting and Cleansing, Eat for Balance and Energy, Healthy Weight
Loss, Your Nutrition Questions Answered, Get out of Your Head: How To Stop
the Chatter, and an Introduction to Meditation and five new titles: Sleep Issues, Water: How and Why to Drink More, Ten
Top Tips for a Healthier You!, Constipation and Food Cravings. They are informative,
interesting and even a little entertaining!
You can order them individually or join the CD of the month club. To order go to http://www.seedstochange.com/category.asp?cat=1
GIFT CERTICIATES ARE AVAIABLE – Give the gift of health
for any occasion.
NOW AVAILABLE -- CD OF THE MONTH CLUB What a GREAT way to create change or to give
the gift of health. For details:
http://www.seedstochange.com/item.asp?id=96&cat=1
WEBSITE: Check out my
website. It is chock-full information
and resources. www.SeedsToChange.com
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Quote
of the Month
Nobody
gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future
lies. -- Ann Landers
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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Helping you grow
a happy, healthy life
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