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Survive the Holidays Without Gaining Even One Pound
  Teleclass
Going Gluten Free Special
Non-Stick=Toxic
Arugula-Roasted Beet Salad
 Happy Thanksgiving!!

Holly

I'm Holly Noonan. I'm a Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor.
What I love about my work is ... watching women unleash their power
on the world.
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  "The United States now has more prison inmates than full-time
farmers."

--Eric Schlosser, Author,
Fast Food Nation

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Sweet Potatoes are great to have in your lunchbox! They are good
cold and you can even eat them while you're driving! So next time
you are baking or roasting, throw a few sweet potatoes in these for
later!

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"Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire
for that work has been put in every heart."
-- Rumi      
Surviving the Holidays Without Gaining Even One Pound

Here they come! The holidays. A mixture of excitement, joy,
overwhelm and reckless abandon. It creeps up on you every year,
doesn't it? And yet you can see it coming.

Thanksgiving is first. The old standards come out, there's so much
emphasis on the food... you actually try not to eat and then you get
hungry and there are so many treats around... you're socializing
while you're eating and then all of a sudden, you're stuffed! But
it's the holidays and you're so "good" most of the time. You're
SUPPOSED to indulge at this time of year!

Right?

Does it work well for you? Maybe it's worth it. You know? Maybe
you'll just work it off in January again.

But maybe its possible to hit the holiday season so physically
"dialed in" that you can have your cake and eat it too! Have you
ever experienced a sweet treat that you USED to love, but just
tastes gross to you now? That is evidence of your body changing.
The composition of your blood literally changes- and therefore so
does your palette. The cleaner your system is, the less you are
drawn to the really gnarly treats (the ones that give you a food
hangover.)

So what does it take to get dialed in physically? If you had a
super important music recital, or you were acting in a play, or you
had the vacation of a lifetime coming up... what would you do to
prepare yourself? The holidays are a time to lighten up and loosen
up, but if we do that in the same way that we did it when we were
kids, the consequences get more annoying, frankly. Hangovers,
weight gain, disrupted sleep, more painful periods, winter
depression, seasonal affective disorder, moodiness. Lord help our
coworkers by late February, that's all!

Do we really have to lose our equilibrium to "celebrate?"

Here's my Top 5 ways to Savor the Holidays without gaining even ONE
pound.

1) Sleep- Get eight hours or more. Did you know that your body
needs SLEEP in order to lose weight? Studies show that lack of
sleep can disrupt hormones, increase hunger and cause weight gain!
So any commitment to weight loss should also be a commitment to
sleeping more. The average American slept 9 hours a night before
1900. Now the average is only 6.5.
...read the whole article...

Want more Inspiration? Sign up for my free teleclass on this topic!

How to Make it Through the Holidays without Losing Your Equilibrium
or Gaining Even One Pound!

This teleclass is FREE on December 1st, 8pm EST. (If you can't make
the 8pm EST live call, you'll have access to the recording, but
only if you sign up.) Click here to Register for this Teleclass.

I give away free products and services and offer deep discounts on
my programs, but only when you show up to my teleclasses and
workshops.

Giving the Gift of Health--
For one week only, starting today, I'm offering a special my
stellar new program--
Going Gluten-Free Without Losing Your Mind -Making the Transition
for Emotional Eaters-
 You can buy it for yourself AND gift it with one other person for
only $47! Total Bargain! The price won't stay this low in 2010, so
now's the time! This offer will last only until December 1st.

Skip the Non-Stick 
With Thanksgiving just two days away, you're probably thinking
about holiday cooking. At EWG, they are too. So they put together
this month's Healthy Home Tip to help you find safer cookware.

They think you should be able to cook a meal without the risk of
filling your kitchen with toxic fumes. Don't you?

Learn about non-stick cookware -- why it's toxic and how to clear
the air in your kitchen.

Visit their Healthy Home Tips page to learn:

    * Why you should skip the non-stick;
    * How to cook with non-stick if you're stuck with it;
    * What safer cookware to choose;

P.S. Interested in safer cookware for Thanksgiving? Order it at
Amazon using this link, and a portion of your purchase will go to
EWG!


Recipes by Tina Annibell!
Tina is my recipe goddess. She blesses us with regular tried and
tested recipes from her cooking classes, both here in the
newsletter and here on my recipe swap. Everything she creates is
divine. I'm a huge fan. Check out her recipe below!
Arugula-Roasted Beet Salad

1 bunch medium beets, (about 4 beets) scrubbed and cut into halves
or quarters depending on their size;  smaller pieces will cook more
quickly
6 cups baby arugula, washed and spun dry
3-4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 
1 firm-ripe Haas avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped (substitute pignoli nuts)
sea salt and pepper to taste

1.    Cook the beets either in a covered baking dish with a ¼ inch
of water on the bottom at 400 degrees in the oven for about 30
minutes or until fork tender. Or put the beets in a saucepan with
water to cover and season generously with salt. Bring to a boil
over high heat and cook until fork tender, about 20 minutes. When
the beets are cool enough to handle, use your hands to peel the
skin off and cut into bite-sized wedges. 

2.    Add the vinegar to a medium bowl, add olive oil in a slow
steady stream while whisking to make a dressing. Season with salt &
pepper to taste. Toss the cut beets in the dressing; set aside to
marinate for at least 15 minutes or up to 2 hours. Toss the arugula
with the beets, avocado and nuts. 

Helpful Hint:  Beet skins will slip right off very easily while the
beets are still warm or even room temperature, but not so easily
when they are cold.


Upcoming Events--

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS--  (FMI-- VISIT my WEBSITE)
*FYI The December 8th Workshop on Ancestral Food has been Postponed
until February*
 
December 16th- FOTF Natural Food Store Tour- 9am-My tour at Fresh
Off the Farm in Rockport is now a regularly scheduled event- the
third Wednesday of every month at 9am. If I can't answer your
question, I will research it and email you the answer! If you shop
after the tour and spend $50 or more, you get 10% off!!  RSVP here
if you'd like to come, s'il vous plaît.

January 11th -Nutrition for a Healthy Heart Workshop, 6:30pm
Rockland Public Library
Self-Nourishment from Your Food and Your Life
Let's look at our health in the larger context: Why are some parts
of the world "hot spots" for heart disease while other places are
"cold spots?" Did our ancestors struggle with diseases such as
heart disease? If not, why not? We'll explore various strategies
for heart health here and around the world and discuss why diets
don't work and how make lifestyle changes permanent. We'll also
explore how other forms of nourishment besides food contribute to
long and healthy lives.

January 19th- The World Food Workshop, 6:30pm, Lincoln Street Center
This is a nutrition workshop that illuminates our current food
trends by
placing them in international context. Take a peek inside the
kitchens of
families in ten foreign countries with a powerpoint slideshow to
see what
they eat and what it looks like. These families and their countries
are in
various stages of "modernization." How much food comes in packages?
How much
is refined or imported vs. fresh and local? How much meat do they
eat? How
much sugar? What oil do they use for cooking? Do a little armchair
traveling
around the world to explore our world's foodscape, and then bring
it home to
your kitchen. This workshop introduces some exotic food recipes and
tells
you where to get the ingredients locally.

My tour at Fresh Off the Farm in Rockport is now a regularly
scheduled event-
the third Wednesday of every month at 9am.

If I can't answer your question, I will research it and email you
the answer! If you shop after the tour and spend $50 or more, you
get 10% off!!  No registration required!
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Mind Body Nutrition Counseling
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