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Green Smoothie Cleanse Recipes – Low Glycemic

Our Summer 2010 Green Smoothie Cleanse is officially over, and we’re transitioning into the Post Cleanse Week.  Chronic fatigue symptoms are abating, allergies are improving and the consensus is there is an overall increased sense of well-being the cleanse promotes.  This week is as important as the cleanse week itself.  This is wher new habits are formed and the imporvemetns made dueing the cleanse are either re-inforced or left behind. Continuing on a high raw food diet plan helps people sustain the benefits long term.

Here are a couple of delicious recipes shared by one of our Green Smoothie Cleanse Participants.  They use in-season, fresh, raw and ripe produce and just the right amount of seasonings.

“Spring Garden Soup”

4 tomatoes
4 celery stalks
2 cups spring mix
2 cups romaine heart
2 limes juiced
1 garlic clove

“Spicy Garden Soup”

1 Tomato
1 English Cucumber
1/2 Zucchini
2 handfuls string beans
8 cups Spring Mix
1 garlic clove
1 ginger nub
1/4 cup lime juice
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 1/2 cups water

Blend and enjoy!

Love, Health and Joy to You,

Dr. Ritamarie

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A Quick And Easy Raw Food Living Green Meal- A Great Boost for Adrenal Fatigue

I’m often asked, “How do I eat more greens? ” and told  ” Raw foods recipes are so time consuming to prepare.”   Take a look at my latest video and see just how easy it is to get a nutrient dense green raw living food recipe made in under 3 minutes…and with no cleanup!

What’s your favorite healthy fast food?  comment below.

Love, Health and Joy,

Dr. Ritamarie

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How Would You Like to Use Your Passion For Healthy Living to Empower Others to Overcome Their Health Challenges?

It’s happened to me, and many of my friends and colleagues as well. I hear stories all the time. It may even be happening to you. You or someone you love has had an amazing turn around in health as a result of applying healthy living principles…diet, exercise, herbs or a particular healing modality. You’re so excited by it, that you’re ready to share it with the world. You’d like nothing better than to be able to positively impact the lives of others, the way yours has been changed.

So how do you get started?

You could decide on a career path and go to a university based program.  A degree in Nutrition, along with certification by a national or international organization like the IAACN is one avenue.  A medical, naturopathic, osteopathic or chiropractic degree is another avenue.    Perhaps you’re more interested in boy work or energy healing.  There are a variety of classes to choose from.

If you’d like to get started sooner, there are a number of  courses that can get you started.  Here are just a few resources that I recommend:

Association of Online Nutrition Practitioners (AOLNP)

How to get started in the Natural Health Movement

Holistic Health Counselor Program with Dr. Tel Oren

Karen Knowler’s Raw Foods  Professionals Online Group Coaching Program

Karen Knowler’s Raw Food Classes – To Go! Home Study Program

Living Light Culinary Institute

Alissa Cohen’s Living on Live Food Certification

Join the Association of Online Nutrition Practitioners to keep up to date on resources and tools for creating multiple streams of income  teaching healthy eating principles.

Love, health and Joy,

Dr. Ritamarie

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Raw Spirit Festival and Raw Weekend Update

Raw Spirit Festival and Raw Weekend Update

Sedona Arizona is a magical place all the time. Bright orange peaks that resemble characters and castles, energy vortexes and a wide array of alternative healing opportunities make it a great place to visit anytime. Add 2000 living foods enthusiasts, beautifully prepared and delicious living foods, inspiring talks and great music, and you have a prescription for joy.

The Raw Spirit Fest was truly an amazing event and I am grateful to the organizers, volunteers, and my family for affording me the opportunity to attend. I met lots of new people and made lifelong new friends. Can you imagine making living foods recipes for 2000 people? A crew of volunteers managed to pull it off for 7 meals in a row. Each meal was beautifully presented and packed with nutrition. Next year’s event is already being planned for mid- September. Mark your calendars. It is an event worth attending.

The Living on Live Foods Level 1 class this weekend was was an incredible success. I was joined by 20 amazing people who shared in the excitement of making delicious, vitality promoting dishes. I tried out a new format for the class and it was an overwhelming success. Instead of mostly demonstrations by me and lots of tasting by the students, the students got to make and eat lots of food. Each one walked away knowing that making the food was not only do-able but pretty easy! It was great to taste all the delicious variations of the recipes! The artistry was pretty amazing as well. Thanks to all for making Saturday such a fun day for me.

Saturday evening was equally as amazing. We had a huge turnout for the potluck featuring Yemiah Favor and her Thai Delights DVD. I learned several new techniques and am looking forward to making her Thai noodle recipe. Everyone really outdid themselves on the food, too.

We had delicious Thai soup made by Dina, Thai salad by Yemiah, Tapioca Pudding by Dr. Ritamarie, carrot cake, mango chutney, croquettes, several types of crackers, beautiful and delicious salads too numerous to recall in detail and lots of fresh fruit. We had many new comers and many familiar faces. Wow! The community and support is awe-inspiring!

Thanks to everyone who participated in making this weekend a joy for me. Many many thanks for all the help in making the class a success. Pamela Weems, a recent Living on Live Foods Level 2 graduate made her living foods teaching debut with her delicious version of Spicy Lime Green Cilantro Soup. Pamela’s sister, Melinda Carter, a July 2007 level 1 graduate, came all the way from Dallas to help out. Joshua Adair, our dedicated farmer’s market assistant attended the class and assisted with food prep and cleanup. And of course, thanks to my invaluable assistant, Maureen Honey, for getting the class materials and rosters ready for me while I was away in Arizona attending Raw Spirit Fest. Many thanks to Yemiah and David for sharing their DVD and wealth of knowledge. They are inspiring to all of us.

I am looking forward to this week’s events. We have 3 planned. Wow. Another week filled with high vibration activities to inspire and motivate. I am especially looking forward to all the guest speakers we have lined up through the end of the year.

I just got my professional website back online after it was hacked over the summer. I will be adding resources soon, but in the meantime, I am excited to have it back online at http://www.austinhealthcoach.com/ . The complete class schedule is at http://www.drritamarie.com/

Until Next time,

Yours in health

Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo

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Still spaces in Living on Live Food Saturday October 20

We have a class coming up and it is starting to fill! If you register ASAP you might be able to get a space. We’ve taught this class many times to a full house. I hope you can make it. The details are below.

I will be posting some recipes soon.

We have done some website updates. There were technical difficulties which required us to build from scratch.

check out http://www.drritamarie.com/
and
http://www.austinhealthcoach.com/

Both will be updated soon with lots of new resources. Stay tuned.

Warmly,
Dr. Ritamarie

Living on Live Foods Level 1

Bringing the Healing power of Raw and Living Foods into your Life!

By the end of this class you will know:

· How to easily prepare delicious, nutritious and beautiful meals in a matter of minutes
· How to eat in a way that enhances your health and increases your vitality
· How to tap into the healing properties of fresh plant based foods
· How to deliciously eat an abundance of fresh vegetables
· How to make delicious, health giving fresh and live plant based meals that taste much like your favorite dishes
· How to simply and easily prepare gourmet meals from fresh,whole, plant based ingredients,
· How to quickly and easily shop for whole, fresh foods
· How to stock your kitchen and set up your environment for easy food preparation
· How to stock and use basic kitchen equipment that makes food preparation quick and easy
· Basic techniques for improving the digestibility of nuts, seeds and vegetables

During this class, we will make and eat a delicious, full course meal, including soup, salad, appetizers, main course, dessert and beverage, and learn how easy it is to do the same at home.

email drritamarie@drritamarie.com for details

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Fall 2007 Raw and Living Foods Events

Schedule of Upcoming Classes & Events

Learn to make delicious living foods and enjoy a meal with new friends!

check out http://www.drritamarie.com/ for details

10/20 Sat Living on Live Food Level 1 10AM – 4PM
10/20 Sat Movie Night and Living Foods Potluck FREE 6:00 -10:00 PM
10/25Thurs Forget Cooking Beginner Class with Dina Knight 6:30 – 9:30 PM
10/28 Sun Holiday Survival and Shopping Evening 4:30 – 7:00 PM
11/10-11/11 Sat & Sun Thanksgiving Feast Class 3:00 – 6:00PM both days
11/11 Sun Thanksgiving Feast- 6:30 – 8:00 PM $20 per person for a grande meal!
11/17 Sat Movie Night and Living Foods Potluck FREE 6:00 -10:00 PM
12/13 Thurs Holiday Party Foods 5:45 – 7:15 PM
12/13 Thurs Holiday Desserts 7:30 – 9:30 PM
12/15 Sat Movie Night and Living Foods Potluck FREE 6:00 -10:00 PM

I hope to see you at an event or two soon

Healthfully Yours

Dr. Ritamarie

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Making Healthy Food a Hit with Kids

I am so excited to announce a class on a favorite topic of mine–diet and nutrition for creating healthy, happy kids!

By the end of this 3 hour, hands on class, you will be able to feed your kids quick and easy meals that provide them with the nutrients they need to be happy, healthy and well adjusted , identify and avoid nutrient depleted, health depleting foods, create a strategy for dealing with the perpetual stream of birthday parties and food centered events in a health promoting way ,
have your kids asking for more nutritious food, make a plan for keeping your family healthy and know your options for handling minor health issues in a non-invasive way that supports your child’s natural defenses.

In this class you will learn information and techniques to help you to get started on good nutrition habits that will benefit your children for a lifetime. Basic facts and nutrient tables are provided to help you choose foods that contain all the vitamins, minerals, fats and proteins that the growing baby and child so desperately need. Shopping tips, suggestions for stocking the pantry and simple recipes are included. Several recipes will be prepared and techniques for modifying recipes to suit your child’s individual tastes are demonstrated.

The class will be held on Wednesday, September 26, beginning at 10:30 AM on and lasting for approximately 3 hours.

Register and pay for the class by September 20 and receive the following BONUSES, most downloadable upon receipt of your payment:

- Digital collection of 5 popular RECIPES for Kids (pdf download)
- Special Report: Why Does it Matter What Kids Eat? (pdf download)
- Stocking your Healthy Pantry Class Notes, including charts and shopping guides (pdf download)
- A sample of healthy raw chocolates, special recipe, created and made by Kevin Claver, age 9 (get these the day of the class)
- A coupon good for $10 towards another class attended through the end of December 2007. (get this the day of the class)

Tuition: $75 . Price includes tasters, a how to and recipe guide, hands on experience, samples to take home for your children to try, and bonuses if you sign up and pay for the class by September 20.

Where: Northwest Austin off 2222 near 360. Directions provided with registration confirmation

When: Wednesday September 26, 2007, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

To register

email drritamarie@drritamarie.com

or

call 512 349-9677

I hope to see you there.

Healthfully Yours,

Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo

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New Article on the effects of Gluten

I haven’t posted in a while. Things got busy there for a while, with a lot of classes and training a new assistant. I plan to write at least weekly.

The topic of gluten intolerance has long been a favorite of mine. In my practice, I see so many major changes in people when they get the gluten out of their diets. Long standing problems often melt away within a few months, sometimes wthin a few weeks.

The widespread effects of gluten intolerance can effect every organ system. Commonly overlooked as related to gluten intolerace are depression and anxiety, thyroiditis, balance problems, ADHD and autistic spectrum disorders, and neuromuscular disorders.

I wrote an article called The Many Faces of Gluten Intolerance for a magazine called Purely Delicious. The full text is available in PDF form at http://www.purelydelicious.net/ . I also wrote a more technical article called The Role of Gluten in the Etiology of Neurodevelopmental Disorders for a professional journal called The Journal of Nutritional Perspectives.

Below is a link to a recently published article from msnbc.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20643573/site/newsweek/page/0/

All of our food preparation classes are gluten free. We have one coming up on September 26 for parents called Making Healthy Food a Hit with Kids. I will be posting details soon.

I will be publishing more gluten free recipes soon. Check back regularly. Sign up for our mailing list and newsletter at http://www.drritamarie.com/.

Healthfully yours,

Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo

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A few seats remaining for Living on Live Foods Saturday July 28

All dishes are organically grown, fresh, brimming with nutrients, and sugar, gluten and dairy free! Completely guiltfree.

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Great Living Foods Class Scheduled for this weekend!

This coming Saturday, July 28, 2007 I will be teaching Living on Live Food Level 1. This is a very popular class, and rightly so! During the class, I will be demonstrating how to make a full course meal, including soup, salad, appetizers, main course, dessert and beverage, and learn how easy it is to do the same at home. All dishes will be made entirely from organically grown plant based, gluten and dairy free foods, fresh and alive with health rejuvenating properties. Think healthy food is boring? Think again! Try these on for size:

• creamy lime cilantro soup
• stuffed mushrooms
• sushi rolls stuffed with mock salmon spread
• stuffed pepper and cucumber appetizers
• spring rolls
• angel hair “pasta” with garden fresh tomato marinara sauce and macadamia nut ricotta cheese
• garden salad with a surprise new dressing
• date nut torte with raspberries for dessert

• How eating the right diet can enhance your health and increase your vitality
• The healing properties of fresh plant based foods
• How to deliciously eat a an abundance of fresh, plant based foods
• How to make delicious , health giving fresh and live plant based meals that taste much like your favorite dishes
• How to simply and easily prepare gourmet raw food meals
• How to shop for whole, fresh foods
• How to stock your kitchen and set up your environment for easy food preparation
• Kitchen equipment use
• Basic techniques for improving the digestibility of nuts and seeds

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