Eating for Energy

Early Bird Special Expires Wednesday Night, Save $50!

2008-03-04T16:22:00.000-08:00

I had the best birthday! Now I feel even more aligned with my purpose, passion and bliss and I am thrilled to share my Bliss with you in my next 30 days to Radiant Health Program!

Are you ready to realize your full potential?

Do you know that you could be doing more for your health than you are right now?

Are you ready to take a leap of faith and create the life of your dreams?

If yes please join me for my "Have the Best Body and Life of Your Dreams" 30 Day Program beginning March 13th.

Would you benefit from:

· A supportive and inspiring environment where you can be 100% yourself, share, ask, discuss and be guided to make changes that You set for yourself at the start of the program.

"This program is different than any other that I have ever done due to the group support. It is so much fun to be able to exchange recipes and ideas with a group of people that are all doing it together. I would recommend this program to anyone!" -Jordin Murphree, Bikram Teacher - Nederland, CO

· A life changing experience.

· Learning more about healthy eating.

· A great opportunity to unravel and stop your negative eating and thinking habits for good.

· A rock-solid nutrition foundation for the rest of your life.

· A multi-dimensional telephone and Internet-based support program that is realistic, simple, easy, fun and truly a blast.

· Deconstructing cravings and learning how to eat for energy

If you answered yes to any of these questions than sign up now for my Have the Best Body and Life of Your Dreams Program today.

Love and Radiant Health,

AmandaAmanda
P.S. Save $50 cash by signing up today!

P.P.S. You deserve to give yourself this gift of Radiant Health and Life Balance (when you are 80 and looking back on your life, you will realize this program was a turning point in your life.)

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Read About Susie's Success Here:
Susie BrassAmanda working with you has been great!

Before starting your 30 days to Radiant Health Program I was going off track with my food choices, exercise, weight goals, my energy was low and my motivation to improve was slipping.

I have enjoyed many benefits from this program; the group support was awesome, sharing ideas and recipes.

Your support and the information you gave in the conference calls and weekly packets really helped to get me going.

I have more energy now and am again moving in the direction I want to be going!

Thanks!
Susie Brass, SLC UT

Love and Radiant Health!
Amanda Moxley

I can't wait to hear from you!

Early Bird Offer Expires at Midnight Tonight:

Announcing the next 30 days to the Best Body and the Life of Your Dreams Program

2008-02-24T09:17:00.000-08:00

"Have the Body and the Life of Your Dreams" 30 day program coming up March 13th.

Here is just a slice of what you can expect in this Magical Program:

1. Creating total balance in health, home, relationships and work
2. Mental clarity and personal power
3. Being happy when you look in mirror
4. Having unwavering confidence in knowing which foods work for you
5. Loving the skin your in
6. More energy and awareness
7. Loosing weight naturally and keeping it off for good
8. Support in transforming into who you really want to be
9. Recipes and tools to make life lasting lifestyle changes

You really can have all of this and more. You deserve everything you dream for yourself and I can take you there!

"Have the Body and the Life of Your Dreams" 30 day program coming up March 13th.Please allow me to guide you through my 30 Days to The Best Body and Life of Your Dreams Program this March.

If you know deep in your heart that you could feel more energized and confident in your body AND be more excited about your life than you do right now, I am ready to walk you through my Proven 30 Days to the Best Body and Life of Your Dreams Program!

This program is no joke. It is designed to knock your socks off! I promise that it will totally transform your life, if you allow it.

I believe that life is way too short to play Small. It's game time people!

Now is the time to step into your brilliance and to let your light shine.

This precious human life is not a dress rehearsal.

If you are ready to Play Big and really realize your true potential than join me, and 20 other kindred spirits, March 13th-April 3rd for this magical program. All you have to do is visit my website and sign up!

Click here to read more and register on my site!

I look forward to hearing from you today!

Love and Radiant Health,

Amanda

P.S. Sign up by March 5th and save $50 cash!

P.P.S. You deserve to give yourself this gift of Radiant Health and Life Balance (when you are 80 and looking back on your life, you will realize this program was a turning point in your life.)

P.P.P.S All of my programs are 100% guaranteed so you have nothing to lose.
Sign up here www.radianthealthcoach.com

Program begins Thursday, March 13th- April 3rd, 2008. All classes will be recorded so don't worry if you can't make one of the calls. You will receive your very own healthy living guidebook, email support AND you will be apart of an amazing community of like minded hearts and souls. Questions? Email me at amandamoxley@hotmail.com, or phone 801-599-9194. Ready to register click here www.RadiantHealthCoach.com

Announing Amanda's New Blog

2008-02-05T16:56:00.000-08:00

I have upgraded my Blog to a more robust blogging site and hope that you will check it out! My new blog address is http://radianthealth.typepad.com/my_weblog/

You can sign up to continue receiving tips,recipes and inspiration on radiant health on the left side of my new blog. Simply submit your email address and you will receive all new blog posts directly in your in box. I usually write about four times a week.

Or book mark my new blog address http://radianthealth.typepad.com/
my_weblog/

Thank you for your encouragement and support in this blogging journey!

Love and Health,
Amanda Moxley

Happy Last day of January

2008-01-31T07:03:00.000-08:00

Happy Last Day of January. As we enter into February, now is a fine time to take note on how well you are following your New Year's goals and intentions.

Are you eating the foods and drinks that nourish your body, mind and spirit?

Are you living the life you envisioned for yourself?

Are you exercising your body?

For me, January has been an amazing month of personal growth,focused work and fun. The skiing here in Utah has been over the TOP! We have received over 320 inches of snow and I am loving every minute of it.

The 30 Day Whole Body and Mind Cleansing Program has been amazing this month. I am grateful and blessed to be leading 21 incredible women through this life transforming journey.

One thing I have been slacking on is home cooking. I am recommitted in February to plan, shop, prepare one new meal per week. I will keep you posted on my success.

Have a brilliant day!

Amanda Moxley
Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.radianthealthcoach.com

Living in the Moment

2008-01-30T07:07:00.000-08:00

What if you knew this moment was the only moment you had?

Many of us are focused on the future and/or living in the past.

The time is NOW.

Today practice living and fully BEING in the present when you eat your food.

When you are fully present with your food, you eat less, taste more and are more apt to listen to your bodies signal of being satiated.

Practice preparing your food mindfully, connecting to the source of the food, imagining who grew your food, harvested it, packaged it, trucked it to your grocery store,the produce person, the checkout person, etc.

Give a silent thank you and a blessing to all of the hands who made your meal possible and you will feel more connected to your food and body.

Chew your food mindfully and release the need to multi task or distract yourself with tv, magazines, the phone etc. Try eating with your spine straight!

Live in the moment and cherish every precious moment you have been given.

Love,
Amanda Moxley
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Tell Your Monkey Mind Thanks for Sharing

2008-01-23T08:41:00.001-08:00

Have you ever had a really big dream or a goal?

I have numerous dreams, goals and visions for my health, personal and professional life and some of these goals are so huge that they scare me!

I think its good to shake in your boots a little bit to blast you out of your comfort zone.

When I start shaken in my boots in fear, doubt, insecurity and anxiety I know that "my monkey mind" has gotten the best of me.

Do you know what a monkey mind is?

Keep reading to find out.

I'm not the only one whose monkey mind gets the best of them.

I have seen it in previous cleanse groups I have led, with private nutrition clients and in my friends and family.

I have seen people get really down on themselves and then give up on their dreams.

I have seen the same thing while teaching yoga class.

Students take themselves so seriously, beat themselves up, shake their head at themselves, swear at themselves out loud because they fall out of a posture and tell themselves they suck or they can't or whatever.

That is your ego talking to you. Your little self that keeps you SEPARATE, alone, in fear, unhappy, paralyzed with doubt and anxiety.

Next time this happens to you, tell your little ego or MONKEY MIND thanks for sharing and then LET IT GO.

Laugh at yourself like a child learning to walk.

Pick yourself up by your boot straps, remember your goals, your VISION, your WHY and keep on marching or dancing or drumming to success, to your FUTURE self to your REALIZED SELF!

I love this game!

Love and Success,
Amanda

Amanda Moxley
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Six Powerful Steps to Deconstruct Sugar Cravings

2008-01-22T12:03:00.000-08:00

You may have noticed that once you have determined that you really desire Radiant Health, a beautiful body, healthy organs, glowing skin, hair and eyes, consistent energy and happiness that your little self or your ego (little child) may be having a fit or a temper tantrum.

You may experience crazy sugar cravings or you may feel obsessed about food or feel like you have to control what you eat.

Sugar cravings are deep seeded cravings usually brought on in childhood and they don't back down with ease.

You crave sweets for various reasons such as:

Stress

When you feel tired

As a reward for completing a demanding project or for working out

To soothe yourself when you feel emotional, upset, sad, angry, mad or even happy!

You crave sugar out of habit because you “always” drink coffee and have a muffin after you take the kids to school or you eat one tiny piece of chocolate every night after dinner.

You crave sugar to self sabotage yourself- you feel like you don’t deserve to feel totally amazing all of the time so you eat sugar to keep you feeling small, surrounded in drama and in chaos.

You have sugar cravings associated with holiday’s, family gatherings, and different seasons.
You have sugar cravings because your current way of living and eating is out of balance.

You crave sugar because you are unsatisfied in your career.

You have sugar cravings because you are unsatisfied in your love life or your because you feel lonely and want the perfect partner that ignites your soul.

You crave sugar because you exercise too much or not enough.

You crave sugar because you feel disconnected from your source.

Here are some tips to assist you the next time a sugar craving hits!

Step 1: Instead of just stuffing the sweet in your mouth without thinking about it, stop and ask yourself what am I really craving?

Step 2: Describe the craving by speaking it out loud or write about it in your journal.

Step 3: Ask yourself these questions:
What am I really hungry for?
How do I feel right now for example “tired, stressed, bored, lonely, angry, mad, sad, confused, totally happy.”
What am I hoping this sweet will do for me?
How do I imagine I will feel after I eat the sweet?
What is my intention for eating this sweet?

Step 4: After answering the questions, chose if you still want the sweet.

Step 5: If you chose to have the sweet is it possible to upgrade the quality of your sweet to the most amazing, best version possible of your sweet?

For example, last week I was craving a vegan chocolate chip cookie out of habit (because I got it in my mind that Saturday’s are a great day to enjoy a little treat.)

I stopped reviewed my questions and realized that I actually hate the way I feel after I eat those cookies!

Instead I powerfully chose to replace my low vibrational chocolate chip cookie craving with the most amazing, organic, high vibrational 70% organic dark cocoa, rich with Omega Oils, cocoa butter and organic vanilla beans. I ate one exquisite truffle and felt totally satisfied, nourished and over my sugar cravings (the only problem is as I write this I am craving another Truffle!)

Step 6: Love yourself up! Many times when you crave sugar you are actually longing for sweetness in your life. Make a list of ways you can nourish your body, mind and spirit without food.
Here are some examples:

Take a hot bath with lavender essential oil.

Get a hug or a kiss from your loved one.

Take a nap.

Pet your cat or dog.

Connect with nature.

Practice deep breathing.

Drink water or your favorite cup of herbal tea (chamomile, peppermint or ginger.)

Watch a movie or read a book.

Visualize your future, your dream life or plan a vacation.

Exercise in nature.

Play like a kid again.

I hope this assists you in kicking your sugar cravings to the curb for good!

Love and Health,
Amanda

© Amanda Moxley
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eaing4energy.com

Meal Planning

2008-01-18T10:05:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I had a client ask me for a meal plan and I wanted to share my response to her question with you.

I personally do not like meal plans because I feel they take your ability to tap into your intuition away from you.

I encourage you to develop your intuition and your own unique way of eating that works for you and uniquely for you.

My intention is for you to develop some rock solid holistic nutrition principals, try new foods, become more quiet and be able to begin to LISTEN to your beautiful body.

You are the expert on you. Once you learn to listen, your body will speak to you more and more and its voice will get louder and louder and then you will learn to TRUST, Honor and respect your bodies wisdom. This is not an extreme diet or extreme fast or cleanse. You are developing a new way of eating, living and relating to food.

Having said that I will now offer some meal suggestions:

Eat grains for breakfast-oatmeal or Ezekial Toast or eggs and a sprouted whole wheat tortilla.

Drink the electrolyte lemonade for a snack or eat a Lara bar, or Nectar bar, apple, or other fruit, avocados, hummus and carrots.

Lunch -Eat one large organic salad every day! Eat grains, greens, beans, nuts, seeds, avocados, fruit or green juice. If you like eat tuna fish or chicken or fish.

Dinner- Ideas-Soup, salad, fish, Whole grain pasta like quinoa pasta and marinara, sweet potatoes, experiment with the recipes. I love eating vegetable stir fry with brown rice or quinoa.

The best thing to focus on is eat less meat, milk, sugar, artificial, chemicalized junk food. Add in more whole grains like quinoa, oatmeal, millet, amaranth, and brown rice. Enjoy more organic green leafy vegetables like kale, collards, chard, spinach, and romaine lettuce. Buy organic grass fed meat and less processed, artificial meats.

What are your favorite meal plans?

What do you think about meal plans?

Have you been on a meal plan in the past and how did it suit you?

I hope after reading this you feel empowered, excited and ready to try new foods and to begin to listen to your body. The possibilities are endless!

Try this exercise get a big piece of paper and draw four columns.

Step 1) In the first column: List all the foods you are 100% positive and happy eating every day of your life. The foods that give you joy, energy and radiance.

Step 2): In the second column: List all the foods that you wouldn't ideally eat on a daily basis but you would be ok with enjoying several times a week. These foods are good but they don’t give you that alive, juiced up feeling that clears your mind and helps you feel light in your body.

Step 3): In the third column: List the foods and drinks that you wouldn't eat UNLESS you were really stuck and there was nothing else to have

Step 4): In the fourth column: List all the foods that your body tells you it never wants to eat again.

Feel clearer?

Clarity is power and this exercise will really help you to get clear on what's important to you and why. It also may get you thinking more or assist you in knowing which foods feed your soul and which foods keep you playing small and feeling stuck.

Love and Health,

Amanda Moxley
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Twice a Day Visualization and Manifestation

2008-01-17T08:45:00.000-08:00

Here is an example of a "script" I visualize, affirm and dream every day. Please use this script to craft your own.

First thing every morning and every single night of my life I go through this:

Step 1: Pick a specific date for when you will achieve, attain or realize your goal or dream.
Example: It is February 14, 2008 and I have my ideal body!

Step 2 Write down what you intend to give or do in order to attain your goal or dream.
Example:
I intend to nourish my cells, organs, tissues, bones, skin, hair, nails, teeth and body with delicious and nutritious whole real organic foods, purifying drinks and plenty of water.

I intend to slow down and eat mindfully.

I intend to release and let go of unhealthy foods and unhealthy cravings.

I intend to ski 2-3 times per week.

I intend to practice yoga 4-5 times per week.

I intend to enjoy doing sit ups and push ups four times per week.

I intend to sleep deeply and nourish my body as the temple of my soul.

Step 3: State your belief and your faith.
Example: My faith is so strong that I will attain my ideal body that I can actually see it with my own eyes. I can feel it in my bones.

Step 4: Describe what it FEELS like to attain, achieve or realize your goal or dream.
Example:
I feel amazing!
I love my body!
I am thin, strong and flexible.
I am beautiful.
My belly feels good.
My hips feel small.
My legs are strong and defined.
I feel so good.

Step 5: Visualize what your goal or dream looks like and feel what it feels like!
Example: Every single morning and every single night, close your eyes and SEE and FEEL what you described in step 4.

Step 6: Write out a clear and concise statement outlining the steps above,

Step 7: Read it aloud twice daily, memorize it and visualize it twice daily!

I would love to hear your statement or at least see it in writing. My intention is to for my Blog to be an interactive site where you feel safe and comfortable to express yourself and to receive feedback in return.

Please leave a comment here and we can all support each other in creating and realizing our dreams.

Love and Health,
Amanda Moxley
Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

The 30 Day Whole Body and Mind Cleanse Has Begun

2008-01-16T16:07:00.000-08:00

Hello!

I am so excited. I am beginning my third 30 day Whole Body and Mind Group Cleanse tonight. I am honored and blessed to be leading 21 amazing women through this magical journey.

Here are my intentions for the cleanse:

I intend to successfully lead and guide all of the courageous women through this amazing journey from start to finish. I intend to assist them in transforming their relationship with food and with their bodies for a life time and not just for a quick fix.

I intend to raise the consciousness of each and everyone of us and thus the consciousness of the planet. I see this cleanse and all of us in this together creating a HUGE ripple effect on the planet. We will be spreading love, light, health, radiance and awareness throughout the planet!

I am honored and blessed to be here now with you. Thank you!

I intend to walk my talk.

I intend to slow DOWN and eat mindfully.

I intend to prepare and enjoy more home cooked meals.

I intend to let go of low vibrational foods (sugar/chocolate) and to PLAY BIG and to tap into my LIMITLESS, Formless, Unbounded Potential.

I intend to write about the 30 day Cleanse in my Blog four times a week!

Stay tuned and please post some comments!

Let's get this party started!

Love and Health,
Amanda

Amanda Moxley
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Burgers, Fries and Beer!

2008-01-15T12:30:00.000-08:00

Why I ate a hamburger and fries and drank a beer yesterday.

First and foremost, I must confess yes, father I did it a cheeseburger, fries and drank a beer. Yes, I am a holistic health counselor and a Yoga teacher.

I woke up yesterday with glee in my heart. It was sunny and bright. I woke Johnn up and we rushed to the ski resort to enjoy a beautiful day of skiing fast and feeling filled with freedom.

Halfway through our day, we hiked and traversed for 20 minutes to the most beautiful bowl of steep, tree lined powder. We jumped in and laughed the whole way down.

Back on the lift, ready for more I thought to myself, “I really want a Burger.” Johnn absolutely loves when I talk like that and he really listens when I do because it only happens once or twice a year!

So last night at a pub we enjoyed a burger, fries and a beer.

The moral of this story is to listen to your body.

The interesting thing was that after the burger, beer and fries (and skiing all day), I felt tired. So what did I do? I picked myself up with four squares of dark chocolate and made it through the night!

The next time you get a craving for something “unhealthy” what are you going to do?

The best thing about my burger and fries dinner was that I listened to my body ate what it wanted and then let it go. Years ago I was unable to do this.

I think the most important thing to do is bounce back the next day by eating really healthy, nutritious and delicious food!

Thanks for reading!

Amanda Moxley
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Winter Nutrition

2008-01-11T09:47:00.001-08:00

Winter Nutrition
By Amanda Moxley

Happy 2008! We are officially in the depths of winter and I love it! The skiing in Utah has been phenomenal!

I find it fascinating that in the darkest, coldest time of the year we westerners are running around like chickens with our heads cut off, while nature silently sleeps and surrenders. As I write, I see the snow falling outside of my window silently blanketing my beautiful maple, spruce, apricot trees and dormant garden. I am reminded of nature's stillness and try to mirror her stillness in my own life. I recommend that you too attempt to mirror the calm quiet energy of nature this January.

In March when the birds begin to chirp and the grass turns green you will emerge into the birth of spring renewed, refreshed and revitalized.

This January nourish yourself with healthy, whole foods that will keep you warm, grounded, calm and healthy.

Enjoy whole grains such as oats, quinoa, amaranth and brown rice.

Stock up on root vegetables such as beets, carrots, burdock root, parsnips, onions, garlic, leeks, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, turnips and winter squash.

Stay warm and hydrated by drinking warm water with lemon and ginger (honey is optional.) Sip on cardamom, chamomile, cinnamon, orange peel and mint teas.

Liven up your vegetables and organic grass fed meat with warming spices such as cayenne, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, fennel, anise, basil, black pepper, dill and clove.

Eat good fats to keep you warm like avocados, olive oil, coconut butter and oil, sesame oil, flax seeds, brazil nuts, almonds, cashews, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts and pistachios.

Go to bed early and sleep late!

Written by Amanda Moxley
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
www.eating4energy.com

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How to Be Pulled Into Your Future with Joy and Delight!

2008-01-10T07:16:00.000-08:00

Happy 2008 to you! This year is going to be the very best ever, I can just feel it. I am happy to be back on my Blog and intend to Blog for you at least four times a week.

I truly look forward to supporting you this entire year and beyond.

Have you written your 2008 goals and intentions yet?

I have enjoyed getting crystal clear on exactly what I want to manifest this year and it feels so good. I am super excited, so much that I awake each morning with butterflies in my belly!

This weekend I spent some really fun quality time creating my 2008 Vision Board. I have been playing with Vision Boards for several years now, and I am continuously blown away by the power of co-creating with the Universe. I highly recommend that you create your Vision Board and then sit back and watch the Universe work its magic!

Here are some tips to help you create and cement your 2008 vision.

Crafting Your Vision Board
By Amanda Moxley
How to be pulled into your future with joy and delight.

Step 1: Dream BIG and imagine your ideal life.

Step 2: Write about your BIG dream in your journal. You can categorize your ideal life into different segments such as Home Cooking and Healthy Eating, Your Ideal Body, Your Ideal Relationship, Travel and Adventures, Education and Self Improvement Classes (like my 30 Day Whole Body and Mind Cleanse and my 30 Days to Optimal Health Programs), Abundance and Finances, Giving and Sharing, Your Career and Dream Job, etc.

Step 3: Enjoy picking pictures, phrases and words out of your favorite magazines. Clip pictures that really jazz you up and get you super excited about your future.

Step 4: Get a paper board that calls to you (mine is yellow) what color is yours?

Step 5: Breathe and take your time gluing your pictures onto your board. It may take you a month don’t rush, take your time and enjoy your vision board journey!

Step 6: Here is a really cool tip, harness the power of the Universe by creating your Vision Board on the New Moon. The New Moon is a wonderful time to birth new ideas, dreams and visions. Then on the full moon take your Vision Board outside and bake it in the moonlight (feel the beautiful moon energy charging your Vision Board with love and light.)

Step 8: Hang your Vision Board where you will see it every day. Find a special wall in your bedroom, office or kitchen. Mine is on the wall next to my bed. It is the first thing I see when I wake up in the morning. My Vision Board pulls me out of bed and gets me excited about my life in a really positive way.

Step 9: Look at it daily, close your eyes and visualize your ideal life. Get into the feeling of what it would feel like if your vision was a reality now.

Step 10: Keep adding to it. If you see some pictures that really juice you up add them to your board as you move through the year.

Step 11: Take your Vision Board down when the time is right, put the date on it and store it somewhere special. Be grateful for your Vision and the amazing Universe and make a new one!

Creating your vision is a VERY powerful way to pull you forward into your future. It allows you to become crystal clear on your vision, hopes, dreams and desires for the year. If you can spot it, you got it!

I love hearing from you! Please share your experiences with creating Vision Boards with me.

Love and Health,
Amanda

Amanda Moxley
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

To Cleanse or Not to Cleanse?

2008-01-09T07:45:00.000-08:00

I am so excited to begin the January 30 Day Whole Body and Mind Cleansing group program next Wednesday, January 16th. I would love to share this life transforming experience with you because I know you will benefit by becoming mentally clear, feeling lighter in your body and more energized than you are now.

I did my first cleanse in the fall of 2000 and it forever changed my life. That cleansing experience was so powerful and awakening that I decided to create and design my own easy step by step program encompassing body, mind and spirit that will leave you feeling vibrant, alive and energized for months to come.

During my first cleanse I lost 10 pounds of unwanted excess fat (and kept it off), amplified my energy, discovered my career path (in the quiet introspective time of my cleanse) and finally let go of self defeating food issues and cravings.

If you know deep in your heart that you could feel younger, healthier AND be more excited about your life than you do right now, than I am ready to walk you through my Proven 30 Day Whole Body and Mind Cleansing Program.

If you are ready to start 2008 with Thriving Vitality, Boundless Energy, Better Sleep, Increased Productivity, Reduced Stress, Reduced Body Fat, more Muscle Tone, Improved Immune Function, Clearer Skin, Sweet Breath and Body Odor, Regular Bowel Function, Clarity of Mind, Brighter Eyes, Stronger Nails and Hair, and Elimination of Gas and Bloating than please join me for the 30 Day Whole Body and Mind Cleanse!

Sign up at www.eating4energy.com and save up to $75 before Friday night at midnight.

I Wish You All of the Very Best in 2008!
Love and Health,

Amanda
PS
Program begins Wednesday, January 16- February 6th, 2008. All classes will be recorded so don't worry if you can't make one of the calls. You will receive your very own healthy living guidebook, email support AND you will be apart of an amazing community of like minded hearts and souls. Questions? Email me at amandamoxley@hotmail.com, or phone 801-599-9194. Ready to register click here www.eating4energy.com

How to be pulled into your future with joy and delight.

2008-01-08T14:10:00.001-08:00

Thank You 2007

2007-12-30T12:54:00.000-08:00

I sit her in gratitude and deep appreciation for the amazingness of 2007. This has been the best year of my life (I think I say that every year!) Well it has been an outstanding year for me. I believe my happiest achievement has been the realization that all of my food issues are GONE! I am FREE.

I want to thank the dozens of clients I have been blessed to work with this year. I would not be who I am or where I am without you. Thank you for believing in me and for trusting me with your open heart and your dreams. I believe in you TOO.

I trust that 2008 will be better than ever and I can't wait to support you more and more in the New Year.

Much Love and Happiness,
Amanda
Amanda Moxley
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Let Your Light Shine Bright

2007-12-14T06:43:00.000-08:00

Are you letting your light shine or are you allowing yourself to feel tired, blue and cranky this season?

Yesterday I came home from a full day feeling run down, cranky and negative which doesn't happen often but when it does I take it as an opportunity to learn and grow.

I am always uplifted and inspired by Marianne Williamson's poem "Our Deepest Fear."

"There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Today I am choosing to allow my light to shine bright! I intend to live in gratitude and to be awed by the magic of the Holiday Season as if I am a child again. My intention today is to raise the consciousness of everyone I meet and therefor the consciousness of the planet!

Will you join me?

Radiantly Yours,
Amanda Moxley
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Thai Quinoa Recipe

2007-12-11T08:56:00.000-08:00

Here is a delicious recipe which I used in my last cooking class with my holistic health counseling clients.

Prep Time: 5 minutes Time: 15 minutes: 4 servings

Ingredients: 1 cup dry roasted quinoa 1/2 cup red pepper, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced, 2/3 cup coconut milk ,1 cup water, Pinch of salt

Directions: Rinse quinoa in a fine mesh strainer. Bring water and coconut milk to a boil. Add quinoa, garlic, salt and chili flakes. Bring back to a boil, cover and reduce heat. Cook for 12-15 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in red peppers and sesame oil. Let sit covered for 5 minutes, then serve. YUM!

In Vibrant Health,
Amanda Moxley
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Quinoa You Gotta Try It!

2007-12-11T08:43:00.000-08:00

Good Morning,
Here is a favorite food that I love to share with my friends, loved ones and clients as a Holistic Health Counselor.

Quinoa (pronounced “keen-wah”) was a principal grain of the Incas, given sacred status as a “mother grain” and thus targeted by Spanish colonization tactics. For 400years it survived only in remote, inaccessible areas of the high plains in the Andes.

Quinoa is a real superfood that will give you lots of sustained energy because it is a complex carbohydrate and a complete protein(one of the few vegetarian sources). It is chock full of calcium (has more than milk), trace minerals, and essential fatty acids!

Quinoa is gluten-free – valuable for those with wheat allergies. You can buy quinoa at your local health food store tour. ENJOY!

In vibrant health,
Amanda Moxley
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Announcing my 2008 30 Day Whole Body and Mind Cleansing Program

2007-12-10T16:32:00.000-08:00

Announcing my 2008 30 Day Whole Body and Mind Cleansing Program
Begins January 16th-February 6th 2008

*Ever thought about a cleanse?
*Do you want to cleanse but don't know where to start?
*Are you intimidated by the thought of a cleanse?
*Have you tried a cleanse and thought it was "too hard"?
*Do you feel like it's time to slow down?
*Do you eat for reasons other than hunger?
*Do you want to prepare your body for winter?
*Are you ready to learn more?

If so, I totally understand. Up until a few years ago, I felt the same way but I learned how to cleanse, rejuvenate and balance myself before winter and now I feel better than ever.

In this 30-Day Program, I will personally guide you through a gentle, socially accepting transformational cleansing journey.

To learn more and to sign up please visit my site www.eating4energy.com

Amanda Moxley
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Eight Tips for Embracing the Darkest Part of the Year

2007-12-06T08:36:00.000-08:00

I woke up in the dark with a lightness in my heart, flipped on the Christmas tree lights and some rockin music and began my morning dancing in the dark! I love it. I love life.

Today I am writing my first e-book. It is called "How to Feel Hot and Healthy in Your Body 365 days a year." What do you think?

I intend to turn it loose by December 28th, 2007 just in time for the New Year.

Have you let the darkness of the late fall days bring you down?

If you answered yes than here are some great tips for embracing the darkest part of the year:

1. Get in rhythm with nature and tuck yourself into bed by 7 p.m. at least one night a week. Stay in bed until the sun shines again the next day.

2. Take a hot bath with Epsom salt and lavender essential oil.

3. Go sledding and pretend you are a kid again! Go fast!

4. Cozy up near a warm fire with a cup of peppermint or ginger tea with your sweety.

5. Go to the library and get a ton of good books that you would never have a chance to read during the hectic summer months.

6. Chop up onions, carrots, celery, garlic, sweet potatoes and lentils in a crock pot before you leave your house in the morning so you can come home to a healthy and nutritious meal.

7. Live in gratitude for the beauty of your life.

8. Share

These tips are inspired by my work as a Holistic Health Counselor. I hope they assist you in attaining optimal health and in living the life of your dreams!

Love and Health,
Amanda Moxley
Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Kale with Raisins and Toasted Pine Nuts

2007-12-05T12:46:00.000-08:00

As a holistic health counselor I love sharing easy to make delicious and nutritious recipes with my clients and friends. Kale is my favorite green leafy vegetable because it tastes so good and it is packed with an abundant supply of vitamins, minerals and fiber. Greens are good for your lungs and immune system. I recommend eating at least 1-3 servings of greens daily to keep the Doctor away!

Kale with Raisins and Toasted Pine Nuts

Serves 4-6

¼ cup toasted pine nuts
¾ pound kale (about 6 cups chopped)
2 cups water
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup of raisins
sea salt to taste

1) Toast pine nuts in a dry skillet stirring frequently so not to burn or place in a 325 degree oven for 5 minutes or until golden. Set aside.

2) Strip the leaves off the kale stalks. Discard stalks and roughly chop kale. Bring the water to a boil in a large skillet that has a tight fitting lid. Add the kale and cook, covered over high heat, stirring occasionally, until tender, approximately 5 minutes.

3) Rinse out and dry the skillet, then use it to heat the olive oil over medium heat, lifting and tilting the pan to coat. Add garlic and sauté for 15 seconds. Add raisins and sauté for 30 seconds to 1 minute, stirring constantly to prevent browning or burning. Raisins should be glossy and slightly puffed.

4) Add greens and stir to combine. Season with salt to taste and cover for a minute until greens are heated through. Serve hot, garnished with toasted pine nuts.

Enjoy!
Amanda Moxley
Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Welcome to December

2007-12-04T10:02:00.000-08:00

This is the month to give love to yourself. Treat yourself as a precious lover whom you adore. Do everything to make your life more loving, healthy, happy, and creative. Fulfill yourself completely.

Do you remember your intentions, goals, resolutions and visions for yourself for 2007?

Are you happy and proud that you followed your heart and lived in integrity or are you disappointed with your 2007 progress?

If you are happy congratulations! If you are disappointed in your 2007 results please be gentle with yourself and know that you still have 23 days to turn it around before the end of the year!

Go back to your notes, journal, calendar or speak with your friends you shared your 2007 visions, goals and resolutions with. Get support, follow your heart and do your best!

Love and Health,
Amanda Moxley
Holistic Health Counselor
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4enrgy.com

Make a "note to self" the next time you eat

2007-11-30T07:36:00.001-08:00

Making a note to self after you eat a food or drink is the best way to learn which foods support, nourish and feed you and more importantly which foods affect you in a negative way.

For example, for Thanksgiving my Dad brought the most divine death by chocolate cake for desert. Last night Johnn (my hubby) sliced me a piece (I didn't want it) of the leftover death by chocolate cake which I ate with joy and gratitude.

The down side to the death cake was that the rich, dark chocolate affected my quality of sleep. When I woke up at 5 a.m. to teach Yoga, I made a "note to self" about how eating chocolate within three hours of bedtime keeps me up and affects the quality of my sleep.

Now I know and knowledge is power and freedom.

Next time you feel off after eating a certain food make a "note to self." Most importantly keep your "notes to self" and next time the same or similar situation arises remember what you learned! Trust yourself.

Love and Health,
Amanda Moxley
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Do you listen to your body?

2007-11-29T08:39:00.000-08:00

Many of us are totally disconnected to our bodies. Your body is communicating with you every day of your life.

When you practice yoga and any other form of mind, body and spirit exercise you connect to your body in an intentional way for the duration of your practice. When you make this connection on a daily basis your bodies voice becomes stronger and louder and you can her speak to you.

Yoga practice has been a part of my daily life for the past six years and in these past several years I have healed from all emotional and food related issues. I have developed a deep connection to my body and am able to listen to, trust and respect her guidance, wants and dislikes.

Many times in our fast past world we are driven by the clock, the holiday season, work demands and family and we completely ignore the ancient wisdom our beautiful body wants to share.

I encourage you to create an intention to begin a mind, body and spirit exercise practice like yoga, ti-chi, chi gong or kong fu so that you can establish this sacred connection to your beautiful body!

Love and Health,
Amanda Moxley
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Women, Why are We So Hard on Ourselves?

2007-11-28T09:01:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I was working with several of my amazing, intelligent and beautiful clients and they each shared with me their desires to lose their "upper thigh flab", their "flabby bellies" and their "flabby arms."

I couldn't help but to feel a little sad. What I see in them is their beauty, intelligences, their strong feminine bodies, their kindness and grace.

What saddens me is that we women are so hard on ourselves. We beat ourselves up black and blue with our mean thoughts and hurtful feelings.

What if we could love ourselves as much as we love a new born baby? What if we could nourish and soothe ourselves like we would a child? What if we could become our own best friend and commit to always loving and cherishing ourselves?

That is my hope for the day, may all women everywhere recognize the divinity and magic in themselves.

Love,
Amanda

The Ancient Inca's and You

2007-11-27T08:26:00.000-08:00

I have been thinking about my magical journey to Peru lately. The Ancient Incas built their entire culture and civilization without electricity, computers, refrigerators, cars, washing machines, cell phones and I-pods. They lived in communion with Mother Earth (Pachamama), the stars and moon.

With global warming becoming more and more evident I have become very aware of the resources I consume and support. I hope to inspire you to become more conscious of the choices you make in regards to food and energy consumption.

How much do we really need? When will we finally have enough? Why must we go outside of ourselves to become fulfilled? I believe that we have all that we need inside of our own hearts and souls. Each of us is unique in our ability to deeply connect with our hearts and souls. You can connect through mediation, yoga, prayer, silence, nature, drumming, dancing, intimacy with another being, skiing, playing with children, laughing, relaxing, art, singing etc.

The manner in which you connect to your heart and soul does not matter. What matters is that you dig deep and connect within everyday.

Turn your lights off in your home, be in the dark. What comes up for you? Turn your heat down, put a yummy sweater on and a warm hat and snuggle under a blanket. Look at the stars and express thanks for being alive in this exciting time on the planet. Bless your water. Smile at a stranger.

When we respect Mother Nature we learn to respect ourselves.

Thanksgiving Turkey

2007-11-20T14:27:00.002-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving to you! Did you order your Thanksgiving turkey yet? Before you do, ask yourself a few questions... How was your turkey raised? Did it grow up running around in the sun, happily ranging freely in the grass? (Free- ranging animal protein contains a much higher amount of Omega 3 fatty acids than animals raised in a factory farm.) Did you find your turkey at the grocery store? What did the label say? Does your turkey contain added ingredients such as nitrates and sugars? Don't be fooled by the word natural. The labeling laws around this are very loose. Look for the words organic and free-range. Your best bet is to go straight to a family farm where the turkeys have been well cared for. So you would rather not eat a turkey... Beware of imitation meat products. They usually contain isolated proteins, which are very dangerous for your nervous system.

Whatever you decide to eat this season, eat it with gratitude and chew it well. Breathe and smile as you eat and your body will thank you!

November 23rd Buy Nothing Day

2007-11-20T14:27:00.001-08:00

November 23rd, the heaviest shopping day of the year, will mark the day that concerned citizens in as many as 65 countries will hit the streets for a 24-hour consumer fast in celebration of the 15th annual Buy Nothing Day, a global cultural phenomenon that originated in Canada. Buy Nothing Day focuses on concerns about the ecological, psychological and political consequences of our consumer culture and the impact of our materialism on society.

Community Organizations in Utah have joined together for this year’s second annual Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange at Library Plaza, 200 East 400 South in Salt Lake City from 10am to 2pm. These organizations hope to set the example of sharing, giving and reusing without consuming the planet.

Bring your winter coats, jackets and sweaters between 10am and 2pm on the 23rd to Library Plaza. If you need a coat, come get one. If you have a coat, we know someone who can use it.

Left over coats will be donated to the Crossroads Urban Center Thrift Store.

Information: 631-2998 or info@blueskyinstitute.org

http://www.blueskyinstitute.org/

Maya Angelou's Best Poem Ever

2007-11-17T09:55:00.000-08:00

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
something perfect to wear if the employer,
or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SH OULD HAVE...
a youth she's content to leave behind....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
retelling it in her old age....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .....
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE....
one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE....
a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems,
and a recipe for a meal,
that will make her guests feel honored...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
a feeling of control over her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to fall in love without losing herself..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend without;
ruining the friendship...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that her childhood may not have been perfect...but it’s over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.. ..
whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
or a charming inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she can and can't accomplish in a day...
a month...and a year...

Amanda Moxley
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

My Top Five Tips for Burning Belly Fat

2007-11-17T09:48:00.000-08:00

Amanda's Top 5 Tips for Burning Belly Fat for Good!
I hope you take these tips seriously!

1. Make up your mind that you are ready to change and then commit to giving it your 100% effort!

2. Stop eating chocolate, cookies, muffins (to avoid a muffin top waist), candy bars and other sweet processed treats for a week or two.

3. Replace processed crackers with gluten free flax crackers, the brand I like is "Mary's Gone Crackers", eat more crunchy vegetables like carrots, celery (boring I know but they are crunchy), and crunchy apples, organic of course.

4. Stop eating all chips at least for a week or two. Chips are nothing but fried corn or potatoes, chemicals, additives and salt. Replace chips with other salty crunchy alternatives such as sea vegetables like nori and dulse or snack on olives and raw nuts.

5. Exercise! Seriously you gotta use it or you'll lose it. You may be thinking that you do not have time to exercise but that is just an excuse. I recommend getting your calendar, palm pilot or day planner out right now and scheduling in exactly when you can exercise this week, ask a friend to hold you to your promise to yourself. As a side note just because you exercised today does not give you an excuse to eat more or eat "whatever" you want.

Amanda Moxley
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Writing New Moon Intentions

2007-11-09T07:23:00.000-08:00

Creating New Moon Intentions

Here is a ritual on how to work with the new moon Energy to help manifest your intentions. The new moon is the time in nature when it is easy to start new projects and create new intentions. It is also a good way to deepen your connection to the earth.

Today is a New Moon.

New Moon Intentions are a concrete way of stating what you want in your life. Some of your wants will take time to manifest, others will come quickly. Your intentions or wishes are written statements of what you want to manifest for the coming Moon cycle.

Your list should consist of at least two wishes and no more than ten, so as not to scatter the energy. Start each wish with the words I intend because you are stating what you want to fulfill your desires and needs.

NEW MOON ABUNDANCE CHECK During the first eight hours of the New Moon write a check to yourself. Write your name in the section labeled "Pay to the order of". Write Paid in Full in both the amount sections. Sign the check with the words, Law of Abundance. Place the check on your altar or put it in a special place and prepare to receive!

I have been writing my New Moon intentions every month for more than a year. I write them on the new moon and then place my intentions outside under the full moon two weeks later and let them bake. I found writing my intentions in rhythm with nature is a very powerful way to co-create my life with the Universe.

Write your new moon intentions today!

Amanda Moxley
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Does your food have more frequent miles than you?

2007-11-08T14:23:00.000-08:00

Here are some compelling reasons why you should eat locally:

*Support your community
*Get the freshest, flavorful and most nutritive produce available
*Mass farming depends on fossil fuels, depletes soils, and poisons waterways
*Eating locally reduces second hand consumption of fossil fuels caused by trucking and shipping produce
*Californian lettuce eaten in NYC travels 2,993 miles
*It costs the equivalent to 11,150 calories of energy to fly a two-pound Hawaiian pineapple to Des Moines, Iowa
*If one million people switched to locally produced food for a year, we'd eliminate up to 625,000 tons of CO2.
*Long hauled food loses vitamins and gains contaminants

To reach your plate, the typical meal travels roughly 22,000 miles! Each ingredient-meat, fish, vegetables, spices, eggs, fruit, milk, grains- is trucked or flown from where it's grown to where it's packaged to where it's sold, burning fossil fuel. Add the greenhouse gases created by the production and distribution of fertilizers, antibiotics, pesticides, and so on- not to mention the environmental havoc they wreak-plus the paper, plastic and aluminum used for packaging, as well as their disposal, and you start to get the big picture. Everything you consume has a profound effect on Mother Earth!

Inspired by the "Global Warming Survival Handbook" by David De Rothschild

Rekindle your summer love!

2007-11-07T15:44:00.000-08:00

What a relief I am finally back to my healthy old self! I have rekindled my absolute love and passion for mountain biking in the past few days. I am very happy. Strenuous exercise increases my confidence, strenghthens my body and relaxes my mind.

The beginning of fall I was content with staying indoors working, writing, reading, practicing yoga and relaxing. I put my love for mother nature and my bike on the back burner.

Have you placed one of your summer loves on the back burner?

You too can rekindle your summer love.

Amanda Moxley
Holistic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

Three A.M. Confessions

2007-11-02T08:13:00.000-07:00

Guilt, shame and blame was a constant state of being for me growing up a Catholic school girl.

I would wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. I would sit on the toilet at three a.m. and I would ask myself “what did you eat yesterday?” My mind would review the chocolate, bread, cookies and or alcohol that I guiltily ate and then the punishment would begin.

I beat myself up black and blue with mean unloving thoughts of inadequacy, judgment and blame. I feared that I would get beaten by the fat stick, my clothes would never fit and that I was always going to hate my body.

This middle of the night punishment went on for years! No wonder I continued to hold on to weight, food cravings, binges and obsessions.

Have you ever done this?

I have never shared this with anyone! Can you believe it?

This entire drama played out in my mind every single night! No one knew, I hardly new I was doing this to myself.

It wasn’t until I began practicing yoga and mediation that I was able to clearly distinguish the difference between the “monkey mind” and the “loving real Self” that dwells inside like a slow burning flame every day of our lives.

I have studied, lived and practiced the “law of attraction” since I was 18 years old.

As the years have flown by my understanding of the magnificent power of the universe and the law of attraction has increased and NOW I finally get it!

Thoughts are powerful!

My three a.m. punishment time attracted more weight and poor self esteem than if I ate the healthiest food on the planet.

Now I believe that eating healthy foods is essential to a radiant life but the most important piece to being happy and healthy is being able to discern your thoughts.

How do you do this?

Begin to observe your thoughts just like you would watch a movie. Your mind is the projector, when you observe, your mind is “watching” the thoughts. When you watch a movie you are not attached to the movie, you are simply watching. This is exactly what you must do with your thoughts. All you have to do is watch your thoughts.

Begin to notice when your “monkey mind” is taking over.

What does the monkey mind look and act like? Thoughts of inadequacy, fear, doubt, worry, shame, blame, guilt, jealousy, hatred, comparison, judgment, lack etc. These are all ego based fears which are not real.

The only thing that is REAL and absolute is LOVE!

How do you know when love is speaking or acting? You have thoughts of kindness, compassion, generosity, abundance, hope, peace, happiness, excitement, acceptance and joy.

Your REAL SELF is sitting in the right side of your heart every day of your beautiful life. Your real SELF is unaffected by pain or pleasure, have or have not, loneliness or boredom, your real SELF is omnipresent, omnipotent, limitless and formless.
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2007-10-31T17:15:00.001-07:00

QUINOA STUFFING
(Adapted from Healthy Divas)

4 cups water
2 bay leaves
Sea salt to taste
2 cups quinoa (always rinse first)
4 tbs extra virgin olive oil
1 butternut squash peeled and diced.
2 small zucchini, cut into 1 inch cubes
2 bunches green onions, diced
1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 cup fresh mint, chopped
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup pecans
1 16 oz. black beans rinsed and drained.

Boil 4 cups of water, season with bay leaves and salt.
Add quinoa and return to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes until water is absorbed. Remove from heat, take out bay leaves and let cool.
Meanwhile, heat 3 tbs oil in frying pan. Saute squash and zucchini – season with salt and pepper until slightly browned. Combine veggies and quinoa. Drizzle with oil. Stir in onions, parsley, mint, cranberries, nuts and black beans. Grate in lemon peel and squeeze on lemon juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper.
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Pantry Makeover

2007-10-31T17:05:00.001-07:00

How to do a successful pantry makeover:
Step 1: Go into your kitchen pantry and refrigerator, pull out all of your the food and place everything on a table. Have several boxes and or bags ready. Read all of the ingredient labels on your packaged and prepared foods.

Step 2: Look for added sweeteners like sugar (including cane crystals, evaporated cane juice, demarara, turbinado, brown sugar, cane syrup), high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, dextrose, glucose, sucrose, cyclamate, saccharin, sucralose or aspartame. , put those foods in the “I am ready to let go of these foods and make a change for my health” pile.

Step 3: Look for sodium, sodium nitrate, salt, MSG or lard, citric acid, put those items in the "I am ready to let go of these foods and make a change for my health” pile. Sodium nitrite is linked to causing cancer, it’s found in processed meats like hot dogs, bacon, sausage. Used to make meats appear red (a color fixer chemical).

Step 4: Look for hydrogenated or partially-hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, MSG, corn starch, enriched wheat and enriched flour. Hydrogenated oils (trans fat) are linked to causing heart disease, nutritional deficiencies, general deterioration of cellular health, and much more. Found in cookies, crackers, margarine and many "manufactured" foods. Trans fats are used to make oils stay in the food to extend shelf life. Sometimes also called "plastic fat."

Step 5: Look for excitotoxins -- aspartame, monosodium glutamate and others. These neurotoxic chemical additives directly harm nerve cells, over- exciting them to the point of cell death, according to Dr. Russell Blaylock. They're found in diet soda, canned soup, salad dressing, breakfast sausage and even many manufactured vegetarian foods. They're used to add flavor to over-processed foods,.
boring foods that have had the life cooked out of them.

Step 6: ALWAYS READ THE INGREDIENT LIST. If you need a chemistry degree to pronounce the list, it's not real food.
Most boxed food is "fast" food or "convenient "food. Mashed potatoes, chips, macaroni and cheese, pasta, instant rice, muffin and cake mix, stuffing, cereal, crackers and cookies.
This type of packaged food robs your body of real nutrients. Buy packaged foods that sound like you could make them yourself, with ingredients you could buy easily.

Step 7: What to do with the "I am ready to let go of these foods and make a change for my health" pile? You have 2 two choices, you can donate the “food” to a local food pantry or you can throwough it away.

Stuffed Roasted Acorn Squash

2007-10-25T07:16:00.000-07:00

Stuffed Roasted Acorn Squash

This is amazing! I baked the acorn squash on Sunday night, kept them in the refrigerator, made the stuffing on Wednesday night, heated the stuffed squash up in the oven and then enjoyed a fabulously delicious meal. You are going to love it! I love hearing from you!

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:
2 acorn squash
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
2 tablespoons olive oil
sea salt and pepper

Stuffing
1 cup cooked whole grain (quinoa, brown rice, millet, barley)
1 onion, finely diced
1 zucchini, diced
1/4 cup golden raisins or currants
1/2 cup toasted pumpkin seeds, chopped
1/2 cup parsley, chopped
3 teaspoons curry
1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cut acorn squash in half and clean out seeds and fibers. Cut a very thin slice off the bottom, so that the
acorn squash halves can sit flat like soup bowls.
3. Brush with olive oil, and spread garlic evenly over the 4 bowls, sprinkle with salt and pepper, place on a
baking sheet and bake for 35 minutes.
4. While baking, in a skillet sauté onion, curry and raisins for 3 minutes. Add cooked grains and stir for 5
minutes.
5. Remove skillet from heat and mix in parsley and zucchini.
6. Fill each squash bowl with stuffing and top with chopped pumpkin seeds and bake in the oven for 15-20
minutes or until the squash is soft (when a butter knife sinks into the squash with ease). Serve warm.

Apples

2007-10-24T07:01:00.000-07:00

I am beginning my 30 day Whole Body and Mind Cleansing group program with 22 courageous and beautiful people tonight. I am ecstatic and honored to be guiding them on their journey to healthy living!

I bought 18 pounds of organic local apples from the farmer's market last Saturday. Mother Nature is blessing us with her abundance of apples!

My neighborhood is an abundant fruit orchard. There are pear, apple, apricot, peach and cherry trees blooming all summer long. I find it very strange that the majority of these divine fruits are left rotting on manicured chemical laiden lawns and no one seems to care!

A few weekends ago, Johnn and I went for a walk and harvested an entire months worth of apples and peaches. We came home and I baked applesauce muffins, apple sauce and apple squash soup!

Here are some great benefits of eating apples: apples are very high in fiber and help cleanse the intestines of impurities. Apples and fresh live apple juice speed up the bowels and heal irritation while cleansing excessive mucus caused by eating a lot of bread, pasta and dairy. Mucus can stay in your body and can cause constipation, malabsorption, and irritation or bleeding to the intestinal wall. Apples are renowned for healing intestinal ailments such as diarrhea and intestinal bleeding.

Bon Appetit!

Health and happiness,
Amanda Moxley
Holistic Health Conselor
Holictic Nutrition and Life Balance Expert
www.eating4energy.com

2007-10-18T08:24:00.000-07:00