Month: November 2009

Gratitude for the Gift of Health

  [email protected] www.DrRitamarie.com Tell a friend! Forward this email to a friend! Not subscribed yet? Don’t miss an issue!   Hi Everyone, Instead of a full issue of Creating Vibrant Health Tips this week, I decided to keep it short and sweet, to provide a resource to help you through the holidays without compromising your health. I’m in Chicago visiting my husband’s family for the Thanksgiving holiday. Every day there has been some event, usually centered around food.  Today there was a food orgy at a local restaurant in honor of my mother in laws 87th birthday.  I couldn’t believe the quantity of food that was served. It was family style and the food just kept coming.  And it was all centered around white flour (pasta), cheese and meat.  There were a couple of salads, but they too had the same treo in them…croutons, cheese and chicken.  Fortunately, we’d ordered gluten free vegan for my family, and we were served a huge salad with avocado and corn spaghetti with sauteed broccoli and spinach.  I opted for just the salad, and they kept filling up my bowl (the meal spanned several hours).  My kids enjoyed the spaghetti and vegetables.  There were […]

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Q & A: Digestive Problems

Q: Can you explain the difference between digestive issues in the stomach, small intestine and large intestine?” Beth A: One of the ways to distinguish where the problem in the digestive problem lies in the quality, timing and location of symptoms. Digestive problems...

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Heart Felt Gratitude For all My Gifts

by Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo Thanksgiving is a special day for me. While I intend daily to express gratitude for all my gifts and to those who make my life so fulfilling and joyful, I sometimes fall short of my goal. Thanksgiving day gives me the opportunity to reflect...

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Gluten-Free Snack Recipe: Sour Cream and Onion Daikon Curls

On Sunday I hosted a living foods potluck dinner.  It was so much fun.  I thought I'd share a recipe that was so good, it was gone before dinner even started.    This recipe works well with macadamia nuts substituted for the cashews.  I tried a variation with sweet...

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Detox Foods: A fun way to eat Daikon Radish

Daikon Broccoli Latkes by Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo Equipment Needed: Dehydrator and Blender Ingredients 2 ½ pounds of a combination of shredded daikon radish and broccoli stems 1 medium onion 1/4 cup (60 ml) tahini 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 –...

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Eating for Detox Recipe: Daikon Broccoli Latkes

  by Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo Equipment Needed: Dehydrator and Blender Ingredients 2 ½ pounds of a combination of shredded daikon radish and broccoli stems 1 medium onion 1/4 cup (60 ml) tahini 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 – 1/2 cup water...

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Eating for Detox: The Power of the Daikon  Radish

Contributed By Valerie Kliewer The Daikon radish is one of the best vegetables in the arsenal against the many ailments of excess.  It has the amazing ability to help cut through and clean out mucus conditions brought on by the over consumption of animal products....

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Healthy Eating for the Holidays

Thanksgiving is almost here and with it comes food, family and more food! In this debut episode, Dr. Ritamarie will present some tips for eating healthy through the holidays. Listen to the replay:

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