Healthy Thanksgiving and Holiday Recipes
Written by Ritamarie Loscalzo on November 22, 2008 – -I made a new smoothie today, in honor of Thanksgiving. It’s called Cranberry Goodness and here is the recipe:
Cranberry Goodness
2 cups grapes 1 1/2 cups cranberries several handfuls baby spinach 1 handful dandelion greens sliver of ginger (more to taste) 1 teaspoon powdered kelp Blend and drink. Makes 1 quartIf you order my Fresh ‘n Fun Thanksgiving Feast e-book
by midnight tonight you’ll get 2 free recently announced bonuses:
1) Quick and Easy Hearty Soups, a collection of warming
and nourishing, easy to make soups that are great for the cold weather ahead.
2) Power Breakfasts, a collection of easy, filling and
delicious recipes that will get your day started on a healthy foot.
The Breakfast book currently sells on my website for $19.
You can see it by going to http://www.FreshnFunLiving.com and
clicking on the e-books link at the top.
The soup book will be announced soon, and will sell for $15 or so.
You’ll get it first if you order now.
http://www.FreshnFunLiving.com/Thanksgiving
So, for the $17.95 price tag on the Thanksgiving Feast
e-book, you’ll get $51.95 worth of books. I’m offering the bonus books as a way of
showing my appreciation to you at this time of year when our attention turns to
expressing gratitude.
The bonuses end at midnight tonight. Actually, to be perfectly honest, I’m going
to bed early tonight, so you’ll probably have until sometime Saturday morning,
November 22 to get your order in under the wire.
And remember, all of my e-books are backed by a one year,
100% money back guarantee. I’m that
confident that you’ll find these resource extremely valuable.
So follow the link below and get started making these
delicious foods right away. These recipes will empower you to stay vibrantly
healthy throughout the holidays and the winter ahead.
http://www.drritamarie.com/Thanksgiving
I’ll give you
the bonuses if you order any of my holiday books – Healthy Halloween Recipes,
Feast Your Way to Health, or Indulge without the Bulge. There are links on my e-book page for all of
these:
http://drritamarie.com/EBookOrderForm.htm
Love and Health,
Dr. Ritamarie
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Empowering Health: A look at What’s Really Important
Written by Ritamarie Loscalzo on November 22, 2008 – -
As you know if you’ve been receiving my news for a while, this was a year of change for me, both personally and professionally.
When someone you love gets sick and dies, it puts life into perspective. I watched my sister get sick and die of cancer and my heart went out to all of you who’ve suffered such a loss, who’ve battled with cancer or know someone who is currently dealing with the effects of cancer. You would be a rare exception if you didn’t fit in one of those categories.
Billions of dollars a year are spent on cancer treatments. Billions more are spent on cancer research. Of those dollars spent on research only 2% are spent on prevention. 56% are spent on finding a cure. This according to statistics gathered in Canada and reported on http://www.bcam.qc.ca/newsbriefs/researchdollars.html
Cancer is second only to heart disease as cause of death in the U.S. According to countless sources on the internet, medical studies and leading scientists, most cancer (and heart disease, too) is preventable.
My sister’s death strengthened my passion for educating and empowering you and people like you around the world to take charge of your health and avoid becoming yet another statistic. Besides, I really want you to LIVE your life, with joy and purpose, with the energy to have fun and enjoy meaningful relationships.
As a result of a lot of soul searching and thinking, I’ve decided to shift my way of doing things. I need to take my message and my ability to inspire and motivate positive change to more of you, and I have some amazing plans for doing that. But, I won’t get ahead of myself.
Here’s a glimpse of what’s to come:
1) Saturday, November 22, 2008 : Join me for my monthly raw foods potluck. If
you’re new, go to http://www.drritamarie.com/meetup and sign up to receive the address. Find out what to bring by going to http://www.drritamarie.com/potluck.htm
If your adventurous, try making a Thanksgiving type recipe
2) Sunday, December 14, 2008: Finally, a live event. I’ll be doing a class for the first time since April. I’m excited. This class will be different than anything I’ve done before. It will be empowering, informative and lots of fun. I’ll be doing things I’ve never done before in front of a live audience.
- Clean out the Fridge Recipes: I’ll be teaching you how to make delicious, healthy meals on the fly, by using ingredients on hand. Bring in some fresh, raw fruits, vegetables, nuts or seeds and I’ll work with them.
- Recipe Re-do. Send me your favorite holiday recipes in advance and I’ll pick a couple and demonstrate how to create amazingly healthy versions.
- Recipe Request: Let me know what you’d like to learn to make and I’ll do as many as I can.
- Open Question and Answer session: Ask me any health or diet related question and if I can’t answer it on the spot, I’ll get an answer and respond on an FAQ page.
- Bring a friend for half price.
- Raffles and Prizes: You’ll have a chance to win e-books, programs and services.
If you’re interested in the class, email: drrloscalzo-375327@autocontactor.com and write December Class in the subject line. You’ll get priority seating as soon as I announce the details and you’ll qualify for bonuses and special pricing.
3) Saturday, December 27, 2008: Join me for my monthly raw foods potluck. If you’re new, go to http://www.drritamarie.com/meetup and sign up to receive the address. Find out what to bring by going to http://www.drritamarie.com/potluck.htm
4) February 2009: Kickoff of the most amazing, life changing, empowering and supportive health program ever. This program will be include multimedia learning, coaching, inspirational guest speakers, master-mind support groups and more. It will be like having your very own personal health coach for a fraction of the price. My goal is to price this so that there is no one who cannot afford it if they really want it. I’ll be announcing the details in a few weeks.
5) Office Hours: I’ll be limiting the number of hours per week that I’m available for private consultations and hands on work to about 10. This will free up some time for creating programs to reach more people. Please call me soon if you’d like an appointment. They are filling up fast.
I have room for just a few more participants in my special one month coaching program. For details, go to http://www.drritamarie.com/Coaching.htm I also have several openings for Break through Strategy sessions. To learn more, go to
http://www.drritamarie.com/BreakThru.htm
Love and Health,
Dr. Ritamarie
http://www.FreshnFunLiving.com
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Holiday Recipe and Health Resources: Give Yourself the Gift of Health for the Holidays
Written by Ritamarie Loscalzo on November 16, 2008 – -I’m super excited. The holiday DVD we’ve been working on for the past month is just about ready to ship. The other half of the we I am referring to is my good friend Cheryl Hill of Vegan Wellness and the Cheryl Hill Band. Cheryl likes to be called a “rawk ‘n roll” star. She is a talented musician, a certified natural Health counselor through the Institute of Integrative Wellness in NY, and a dedicated raw food enthusiast. She had this idea for a DVD, and we worked together to make it happen.
Actually, she’s done more work than I. She’s done all the filming and editing. All I had to do is what comes naturally to me…talk to you about health and make deliciously decadent healthy foods. Oh yeah, and I get the job of sharing about it to the world. Some people might call it marketing. I think of it as sharing an abundance of knowledge and experience that I’ve accumulated over the past 23 years and making sure that I get the message out to the world. My vision is for a healthy, happy and peaceful world. It starts with you and me. The healthier we are, the happier we are and the more peaceful are our interactions with the rest of the world.
It’s hard to be happy when you’re overindulging. In fact, usually the over-indulging comes from a desire for happiness that seems to be satiable only by the pleasure of food. Unfortunately, if you’re anything like me, the pleasure of over-indulgence is only temporary. It’s soon replaced by the same emptiness, sadness or dissatisfaction that triggered it in the first place. And the original negative emotions are joined by new feelings, triggered by the over-indulgence. These may be shame, guilt, physical discomfort, mental fogginess, fatigue and even more depression.
I am happy to share that it doesn’t have to be that way. I want this message to reach far and wide. It DOESN’T Have To BE That Way! Take a sneak preview of Indulge Without the Bulge
The strategies we share in the DVD Indulge Without the Bulge are timeless. Even thought they are especially applicable during the holiday season, because of the increased emphasis on food as a social and emotional event, the strategies can be used throughout the year to help you stay committed to your deepest desires for yourself. They can be used to help you stay committed to self nurturing throughout the seasons.
I’ll be talking about the strategies this week, as a guest on Mike Snyder’s teleseminar. Find out more at http://www.therawdiet.com/DrRita.html
This DVD Indulge Without the Bulge would make a great gift for friends and family. The ingredients used in the recipes are all fresh, living foods. The great news is that you don’t need to be a raw foodist or vegan to appreciate these dishes. They are delicious and will “fool” most people. My son’s 14 year old friend — typical American teenager — thought the pumpkin pie was the best he’d ever tried.
Learn more about the DVD at http://www.holidaythrival.com/class
Learn more about the Thanksgiving Feast e-book at http://www.FreshnFunLiving.com/Thanksgiving
The DVD comes with a mini recipe book, including all the recipes we share and the details of the 7 strategies. The DVD and Thanksgiving Book are available as a package, too.
Sign up for the teleseminar later this week at: http://www.therawdiet.com/DrRita.html
I wish you happiness, health, and deep connection with loved ones this holiday season.
Love and Health,
Dr. Ritamarie
http://www.FreshnFunLiving.com
http://www.IndulgeWithoutBulge.com
http://www.FreshnFunLiving.com/Thanksgiving
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The Truth About Sugar: It’s Not as Sweet as You Think
Written by Ritamarie Loscalzo on November 12, 2008 – -If you’ve read my articles before, you know that I’m not a fan of sugar. I’ve talked at length about it’s role in cancer, heart disease, infectious illness, diabetes and many other serious illnesses. While I’m appalled at how much sugar is in the foods that line the grocer’s shelves, tempting unsuspecting consumers with their beautiful trappings, what bothers me the most is the fact that sugar is added to dishes in vegetarian and natural foods restaurants, it sneaks into everything from cucumber salad to bread in many health food stores, and it appears in recipes in so-called health books.
What gives? Aren’t the dangers of sugar well known already? Why do people continue to eat the white powder that’s almost as addicting as cocaine and costs us billions of dollars in doctor and hospital bills?
I listened to a very informative recording called “The Truth about Sugar” by Dr. Tel Oren (http://www.thetruthaboutyourfood.com/ ). This is one in a series of talks.
I’ll be listening and writing as the week goes on. One very important point he made about sugar is that I don’t think is common knowledge is that when you eat aspartame, or other non caloric sweeteners, it triggers an insulin response which can cause food cravings and a hypoglycemic rebound.
He also had some interesting comments about agave as an alternative sweetener…and it wasn’t favorable. I adjusted the 3 recipes in my Thanksgiving Feast e-book to make agave optional and use dates as an alternative. I’ll tell you more about that tomorrow.
Love and Health,
Dr. Ritamarie
www.FreshnFunLiving.com/Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving Recipes To Be Grateful For
Written by Ritamarie Loscalzo on November 7, 2008 – -I’ve been having so much fun working on my holiday book collection. Those who
know me well know that my 3 favorite things to do related to my work are
researching, writing and connecting.
By connecting I mean sharing my skills and knowledge with others in a way
that’s up front and personal. I love to teach classes, coach individuals and
lead small groups. I also love to create in the kitchen. It’s so much fun to
take seemingly simple fresh, whole ingredients and transform them into mouth
watering treats.
I’ve had lots of fun this past month playing with holiday recipes as I did final masterful tweaks to perfect the recipes for my books. The pumpkin pie has been the big hit. I did a few minor changes to the recipe and it’s divine.
I made the pumpkin pie a couple of weeks ago for a DVD demonstration and offered some to my son’s 14 year old friend. He said it was the best pumpkin pie he’s ever
eaten.
I offered some to my finicky 10 year old and he asked me to make it again for
Halloween.
I brought it to a raw foods potluck and I practically got knocked to the
ground by people swarming for the recipe.
I’ve offered some to everyone who’s come into my home and the vote is
unanimous. How can a gluten free, dairy free, low glycemic, raw pumpkin pie
taste so good? If you want to find out for yourself, you’ll just have to buy my
book “Fresh ‘n Fun Thanksgiving Feast” and the DVD “Indulge Without the Bulge”.
As I watch the downward health spiral each year, beginning with Halloween and
ending on New Year’s Day, I can’t help but wonder what the world would be like
if everyone ate from my recipe books instead of in the usual immune system
depleting ways. It would sure put a lot of doctors, hospitals and fast food
restaurants out of business.
Wake up, I’m dreaming again. Well, at least I sleep well at night, knowing that I’m part of the solution rather than part of the problem. You can be too, by sharing with all your friends how delicious healthy Thanksgiving foods can be.
Love and Health to you,
Dr. Ritamarie
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Happy Halloween Night
Written by Ritamarie Loscalzo on November 1, 2008 – -The night is drawing to a close. The trick or treaters are at home, getting ready to settle down to sleep.
Kevin, my 10 year old son, went trick or treating and came home with a big pillow case filled with candy. We went through it all, and threw all of it into the trash except for 3 pieces. He wanted to taste 3 pieces. He chose sour hard candies.
He opened each one, put it into his mouth until he started to taste it, was hit with a burst of sour and then he spit it out. He did the same thing 3 times.
Afterwards he finished his broccoli left over from dinner, ate a chocolate spider and drank a few sips of izzy, a sparkling juice beverage that was one of his special treats.
I had made monster cakes with raw chocolate frosting, but he was too full. I had also made pumpkin pie but it will wait until tomorrow. The blood punch (Pomegranate juice) will wait too. Fully nourished kids eat until they are full and stop. If they hadn’t had a hearty nutrient dense dinner, overindulging in candy would have been easy to do.
We then picked up big brother Eric at his girlfriend’s house, and came back home. I gave them each their Halloween treats. Kevin got a bag full of healthy fruit and nut bars, some of them chocolate, a bag of dried mangoes, maple coated pecans, a stick of real sugar cane and 2 $5 bills. He was happy.
I feel so lucky that my kids were raised from birth without sugar and processed food. It makes Halloween a much easier holiday to deal with. And I can sleep soundly, knowing that their immune systems are still on guard, protecting them from harm.
I was hoping to get my Healthy Halloween Treats book out to more people. Mainstream America may not yet be ready for a healthy Halloween, but those of us who are will sleep well tonight, knowing our kids are safe and protected. Maybe next year. Or maybe I should market it to people with sick kids over the next few weeks, with the promise of changing all of that next year.
The pumpkin pie is calling to me.
Love and Health,
Dr. Ritamarie
http://www.FreshnFunLiving.com
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