Special Offer: Staying Healthy During the Holidays, One Month Special!
 
Do you routinely overeat during the holidays? Who doesn’t love indulging in the many tempting treats you find at holiday parties and celebrations? Instead of gaining extra pounds and feeling guilty, take advantage of the special offer I’m running through December 9. Two personal sessions with [...]

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Upcoming Events!
 
Friday, November 10, 2006: Oasis in the Overwhelm
Gaylord Hospital – Wallingford, CTUnited Way of Connecticut is holding its fall retreat and part of the agenda is learning how to de-stress! Participants will learn four, easy to use strategies to relieve tension, increase energy and create calm.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006: Common Ground HS, New Haven, [...]

Filed under: Connecticut, Energy, Past Events, Snacking, Stress Management, Sugar and Sweeteners

Prep time: 3 minutes
Cooking time: 30-40 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup brown basmati rice
2 cups of water
1/2 cup of dried cranberries
1/2 cup of walnut pieces
1/4 cup of chopped fresh parsleybr> pinch of salt
Directions:
Rinse rice in fine mesh strainer till water runs clear.
Boil the water and add rice and salt, cover and reduce heat.
After 15 minutes add cranberries [...]

Filed under: Fall, Fruit, Grains, Nuts, Recipes, Side Dishes

Brown rice, with its sweet nutty flavor, provides four times the amount of insoluble fiber found in white rice because it is a whole grain that has not been stripped of its natural bran covering. It contains an impressive amount of vitamins and minerals such as concentrated B vitamins (which helps nervous systems and mental [...]

Filed under: Balance, Carbohydrates, Chewing, Digestion, Eating, Energy, Fiber, Grains, Mindful Eating, Protein, Vitamins and Minerals, Whole Food Nutrition

When it comes to increased health, it’s not just what we eat, but how we eat. Digestion actually begins in the mouth, where contact with our teeth and digestive enzymes in our saliva break down food. But these days most of us rush through the whole eating experience, barely acknowledging what we’re putting in our [...]

Filed under: Chewing, Circulation, Digestion, Eating, Energy, Healing, Immunity, Mindful Eating, Mood, Weight Management

I have made it a rule to give every tooth of mine a chance, and when I eat, to chew every bite thirty- two times. To this rule I owe much of my success in life.
- William Gladstone

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November 2006 – Vol 1, Issue 4
 
In This Issue
 
Chewing
Food Focus: Brown Rice
Recipe of the Month: Brown Basmati Pilaf
Upcoming Events!
Special Offer: Staying Healthy During the Holidays, One Month Special!
 
 
There’s nothing better than lovely fall days, crisp weather and the beauty of the fall harvest. With the holidays just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to [...]

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