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Contents 3 green pages6 balanced holidays35 happenings in the valley
Rejuvenate
19 Moisturize with Omegas
Healing PatHs
20 Higher Frequency for Health and Happiness
Healing Foods
24 Power Foods: Oranges 26 Naturally Delicious A Brief Summary of Natural Sweeteners
Family Focus
28 Winter Wellness
good eaRtH
32 Winter Green
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Editor’s NotE: The seasons have changed and winter is in the air. In the midst of the
stress, chaos, and (sometimes) illness that comes with the season, we hope that this issue helps to heal and calm you. We hope that our Great Gifts Guide can make your holiday shopping a little more local and a little more green. I would like to give a huge thank you to those who participated in and helped make the Eat Local Challenge such a success this year, especially our sponsors. We hope you enjoyed the local bounty found at the farmers markets as well as your local co-ops. It’s great to know and to connect with the farmers in our area and it’s becoming more important to look to our local resources for good, local food options.
Happy Holidays to Everyone! --Arwen Rasmussen+, Editor-in-Chief
Keep Christmas Happy
Holiday Handbook
6 Balanced Holidays 8 The Spice Of Life 10 Children Peep into Christmas Windows12 Holiday DE-stressor14 Five Minute Holiday Face15 Hypnosis and the Holidays15 Eco-Friendly Gift Guide16 Holiday Harmony with Feng Shui
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Eau Claire has a brand-new Center for Healing Arts at 2722 London Road!
Patricia Wickman, owner of Radiant Living Yoga and Ayurveda, offers private and small-group yoga lessons, Ayurvedic consultations and Ayurvedic Spa therapies. Mrs. Wickman is the only Certified Ayurvedic Practioner in the Eau Claire area. Through integrating Yoga and Ayurveda in your life you can expect to see: optimal digestive function-ing, supple joints, strong bones and muscles, efficient and intelligent movement patterns, improved energy levels, increased productivity, a hearty immune system, increased clarity of mind, beautiful skin, slower aging, improved relationships, enhanced behavior and moods in children, and general happiness in your body, mind, and spirit.
Dr. Austin Erickson runs Erickson Chiropractic Clinic and is excited to serve the greater Eau Claire area. He offers an innovative, comfortable, low-force treatment that people find to be highly effective for alleviating headaches, neck, shoulder, and low back pain, sciatica, chronic pain, and a variety of other problems. In addition to this, he also continues to use the traditional chiroprac-tic treatment methods. These options allow him to create the optimal treatment plan for each individual patient and bring you the highest quality of chiropractic care.
Miranda Hanson, Clinical Thermographer, was trained through the American College of Clinical Thermology. She
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Welcome to our Keep Christmas Happy Holiday Handbook issue. If you are like me, the holiday season is right around the
corner and not only do I not have any gift ideas for myself, but I have no idea what to get my husband, mother and the 15 other people in my life. I can’t be the only one caught in this “what to do this year” brain buster, right? So keep your eyes peeled this issue for our Great Gift Idea Ribbon on many of the wonderful gift ideas your local practitioners and businesses are offering this year. One of the best gifts you can give is something local, and we have a lot of awesome businesses that have wonderful, local, often times natural and organic products. Definitely something out of the box and good for you too.
We’ve put together some great articles on how to keep the holidays from getting to us all. Patricia Wickman of the Healing Arts Center in Eau Claire has written a great article on how to keep our kids healthy and sugar free this Christmas. We all know that not only do our minds get crazy, but sometimes our living rooms get a bit over-decorated. Keep your living space in harmony this year with tips by Diana DiCristina in Holiday Harmony with Feng Shui. As always, we hope you enjoy our bal-anced living section that is specifically targeted towards the holidays.
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Balanced holidaysTips and ideas for a healthy and balanced life
It’s the holidays, go ahead and indulge. And we all do, so it’s no shock that a recent survey from The National Heartburn Alliance found that 37 percent of adults say they’re more likely to suffer from heartburn during this season.
Heartburn occurs when harsh, irritating stomach juices come in contact with the delicate lining of the esophagus, which connects the mouth to the stomach. While your first reaction may be to reach for antacids, Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD, associate professor of complementary and alternative medicine at Georgetown University, offers these alternatives:
Stop before bed. Make sure to finish eating two to three hours before you lie down to give gastric contents time to empty into the intestinal tract. Also, use an extra pillow to keep you a bit upright. Sleeping flat on your back can lead to acid backflow.
Avoid the traditional holiday fare, meaning, caffeine, alcohol, and peppermint. Caffeine increases acid secretion, while alcohol and peppermint relax muscles between the stomach and esophagus, making it easier for acid to creep back up.
Limit your dairy. Milk is one of the most acid-producing foods.
Take Calcium. You should be getting your 1000 mg daily any way, but did you know it also neutralizes hydrochloric acids in the stomach? Take 500 mg with lunch and dinner.
Take Magnesium. This mineral neutralizes acids in the digestive tract. Take 300 to 400 mg daily.
Try Apple-cider Vinegar. Mix 1 teaspoon into a half-full glass of water, and sip during each meal. Heartburn often occurs because we don’t produce enough stomach acid, and the “good” acid in apple-cider vinegar can rectify that.
Give the Gift of HopeThis year give a gift of generosity and
compassion; they keep on giving long after the tree is down.
Heifer International (www.heifer.org): Help fight hunger and poverty when you buy your child or someone else you love a llama ($150), goat or pig ($120), or a flock of chicks, ducks, or geese ($20). Through Heifer International, your animal gift will be given to a needy family in a developing nation. Your gift’s impact increases when the recipients pass on their gift by offering their animal’s offspring to another struggling family.
Kiva (ww.Kiva.org): Kiva’s mission is to
connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending web site, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe. It’s a loan that changes lives.
ASPCA (www.aspca.org): The ASPCA works to rescue animals from abuse, pass humane laws, and share resources with shel-ters nationwide. Donate today or adopt a new friend. Don’t let an innocent animal become just another statistic.
Women for Women International (www.womenforwomen.org): Provides women sur-vivors of war, civil strife, and other conflicts
with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-suffi-ciency, thereby promoting viable civil societ-ies. They’re changing the world one woman at a time.
St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital (www.stjude.org): St. Jude is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility. Dis-coveries made here have completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. With research and patient care under one roof, St. Jude is where some of today’s most gifted researchers are able to do science more quickly. Help a child today. What if it was your son or daughter?
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Relax and Breathe.
We all know that the stress during the holidays can mount. So when you are hitting the thrid glass of eggnog and overdosing on homemade fudge, be
relieved that their is a better, more sane solution. A new study from the War-
wick Olfaction Research Group in England offers that simply smelling
certain fragrances has a stress-reducing effect on the brain that’s similar to food and even
some mood-altering drugs. “Some scents can trigger your pituitary gland to release hormones specific to easing many health-related ailments,” says Michael Finkelstein, MD, a holistic physician in Westchester, New York. Reasons to sniff this season:
Vanilla is a very calming scent because it boosts the serotonin levels in the brain like comfort foods. Great for the frazzled.
Try It: Burn a vanilla-scented candle, or inhale the aroma of vanilla beans.
Lavender contains linalool, a substance that blocks the stress response in the body and relaxes the muscles. Perfect for sore, tense muscles..
Try It: Add six drops of lavender oil to your moisturizing lotion.
Peppermint causes our capillaries to constrict and dilate which sends a rush of
blood through the body giving us ener-gized oxygen.
Try It: Place a few drops of peppermint oil on a cotton ball, and attach it to an air vent in your car.
MORE: Olive: When you get exhausted and stressed out, olive raises your self-aware-ness as it rejuvenates your body and mind. Elm: For those who are overwhelmed by responsibility, elm puts problems into perspective and restores the ability to prioritize.Mimulus: During shopping season, mimu-lus can alleviate worries over money, enabling you to gain control of your finances.
Office GorgiesDoes the coffee table
at the office look like a cookie factory exploded? Try these savvy tips to keep the cravings at bay. Keep Your Normal Rou-tine Even though you’re suddenly working in corpo-rate candy land, you are less likely to indulge if you have a good, fiber-rich breakfast and a good lunch with vegetables and protein. This way, only one cookie may tempt you, not the whole plate.
Hold Out for the Holi-day
Ask yourself, is it worth the calories? You can get M&Ms anytime; just be-cause they are now red and green doesn’t make them taste different. But, if it is something Marcy, the Julia Childs from accounting made, let yourself have a little piece. This way when the holiday does come, you haven’t been binging on gin-gerbread for three weeks.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
If you don’t want to be tempted by your third gift of holiday iced cook-ies, repack them and ship them to someone you love. Or at least keep them off of your desk. Studies show that you will eat half as many pieces of candy if that bowl is at least six feet away from your work station.
Bring home the scent of the holiday — naturally.Oh, remember the holidays past when you were little? Bows in
your hair, new tights, a new dress, and of course candy canes. Nothing made me happier than whittling a candy cane to a fine point
while being completely oblivious of the holiday bustle around me. This season, use Aura Cacia's Candy Cane Aromatherapy Mist ($7; aura-
cacia.com). It stands out for its clean scent of peppermint, sweet orange, spearmint, wintergreen, and vanilla essential oil — perfect
for conjuring up memories or freshening a room for a grown-up holiday party.
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The Spice of LifeThe Holidays are filled with hot, yummy spiced goods
like cider and gingerbread, but did you know that these spices not only stimulate our appetites but also stimulate the body and spirit too? They are perfect for winter: aiding circulation, lifting winter blues, alleviating symptoms of colds and flu, and helping digest holiday fare. Spices add distinctiveness and color to a dish—and their history is equally colorful dating back all the way to ancient Egypt. Spices also have a history of great value. Most were traded along spice routes between Europe and Asia and it was not uncommon that people
were killed for the value they would bring at any market. Even one as simple as black pepper was used as currency or a part of a wedding dowry. Some spices come from Africa, the Pacific Islands and other exotic locations where they are essential parts of the culinary delights of their respective regions. Saffron was used to dye cloth, while others were used to preserve foods. But overall, spices have had a history of health and healing since the beginning. Adding spices to our lives either in dishes, teas, or in Ayurvedic medicines has great benefits for us.
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Cinnamon is the most common winter spice. It invigorates the nervous system and aids poor circulation, while its warming properties make it useful for breaking up phlegm from a cold or the flu. Cinnamon is also very useful for diabetes because it helps the body use insulin more efficiently. History shows that the Chinese herbalists were using cinnamon as far back as 2700 BC. In fact, it is still used today for fever, diarrhea, and menstrual problems in Chinese herbal mixtures.
Other ancient medical traditions—from Greek to Roman to Hebrew and Ayurvedic—used cinnamon to treat indigestion and nausea. It is even mentioned in the Bible as part of a holy ointment, and ancient Egyptians used cinnamon to embalm their deceased. Oil of cinnamon, a powerful antiseptic, was more valuable than gold in ancient times. Brought by the Crusaders to Europe, it has also been used as a love potion. While most of us will choose to use cinnamon in drinks and baked goods, it is also found in many savory dishes like curries and chili.
Clove is native to Indonesia and is grown in the West Indies, Brazil, Sri Lanka, India, and Zanzibar. The West uses it as a familiar spice in pies, but the documented healing qualities of cloves range from anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, to antihistamine properties. Clove is a rich source of eugenol—an antioxidant that
protects against cardiovascular disease. Clove oil is known primarily as an oral anesthetic. In the Han Dynasty (3rd century AD) of China, anyone the emperor addressed had to hold cloves in their mouth to mask bad breath. In the Middle Ages in Europe, the oil was used as an antiseptic. Today, it is a common ingredient in insect repellent and has many uses in veterinary medicine.
Nutmeg is eggnog and baked good’s best friend, but did you know that in ancient Indian medicine, nutmeg is used to relieve headache, fever, and bad breath, while in Arabian texts the spice is used for stomach ailments as well as an aphrodisiac? For the most flavor, buy fresh, whole nutmeg and use a tiny spice grater.
Saffron is one of the most expensive spices in the world. It is found in the crocus flower and costs quite a pretty penny for only a small amount. Saffron is used a lot in French and Spanish dishes like seafood stew bouillabaisse and paella. But it’s also found in lots of baked goods and even yogurt and ice cream. In Ayurvedic medicine, saffron is used as an anti-inflammatory to heal arthritis. It also tones the organs, strengthens the heart and helps to resolve liver disease, kidney infection, and menstrual problems. Added to a glass of milk, saffron is taken as a health tonic, which over time helps build resistance to asthma and colds. Known
as an aphrodisiac, it has been used to treat impotence and infertility, and is found in the medicines of the Middle East, China and Tibet. Saffron may also have anticancer properties.
Cayenne is a pepper that is used in medicine and foods in a lot of hot climates. Because of cayenne’s great stimulating effects, this spice has many healing benefits. It helps reverse congestion and blockages in the respiratory and digestive systems, promotes circulatory health, and dispels fatigue and depression. Prepare it as a tea to combat colds or headaches; or prepare as a poultice for pain or inflammations such as boils or toothaches.
Black pepper is one of the most common seasonings on our table. In India, home of Ayurvedic medicine, black pepper is used for improving metabolism and circulation and for treating colds. Peppercorns also aid digestion by stimulating digestive juices and they also help ward off lethargy.
Ginger is essential to Asian cuisine and is an important part of Chinese and Indian medicine. In Ayurvedic medicine, ginger is called the universal remedy. Pickled ginger is traditionally served with sushi because it is good at treating parasites that may come with raw fish. Ginger reduces the total volume of acid in the stomach, which helps relieve queasiness, calm
nausea—including nausea from chemotherapy—and prevent motion sickness. This multipurpose root relieves headaches, arthritis and joint stiffness, helps with clots, and stimulates our circulatory and reproductive systems. As a winter spice, it can be used as an expectorant and has antiseptic properties that ward off colds or flu, making ginger a perfect winter tea.
Cardamom is a close relative to ginger. In Ayurveda, it is used to warm and inspire the spirits. It can dispel winter illnesses, lift depression, and help you meditate more peacefully. This fragrant spice is used in warm drinks such as hot punches and teas, including the Indian spiced tea known as chai. Combine it with milk to reduce the mucus forming properties associated with the drink. It is also a wonderful mood lifting tea.
Coriander is one of the oldest documented spices in the world. The leaf of the coriander plant is known as cilantro and is used in many Mexican dishes. But the seed has a very different tangy, citrus taste. Coriander is found in the cuisines of the Mediterranean, Africa, South America and India—for both sweet and savory dishes. It is best known for its use in Indian curries, but it has also been used to improve the taste of gin and cigarettes.
So this holiday season, spice up your life with any one these wonderful, worldly spices.
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The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads— Clement Clarke Moore
“Attend to the little one who holds onto your hand.”— From the Epic of Gilgamesh
Children Peep into Christmas Windowsby Patricia Wickman
Clement Clarke Moore captured the ideal Christmas scene in his famous poem “Twas the Night
Before Christmas:” snuggly beds, children, kerchiefs, sleighs, reindeer, Santa, and of course, sugar plums. There is no denying that the holidays are inseparable from indul-gence in the sweet taste. This phenomenon makes perfect sense from the perspective of Ayurveda, a holistic medical science from India. Ancient Ayurvedic texts explain the concept of Rasa, or taste, and how the six tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent affect our body, mind and spirit. Of the six tastes, sweet is the most nourishing. It represents the first taste we had as infants and is related to love and nurturing. It creates a feeling of satisfaction and assists the mind
in developing endurance against stress. It reduces judgment, anger, and anxiety. Eaten in moderation, sweet foods enhance strength, longevity, and stability.
According to Ayurveda, the sweet taste includes foods such as milk, butter, grains, meat, nuts, sweet fruits, dates, maple syrup, honey, sugar, and other sweeteners. It makes sense that in places like Wiscon-sin—where the winters are cold, dark, and long—that people would gravitate toward these foods. It literally takes the edge off of the bitter cold. It is, however, possible to have too much of a good thing. Overindulgence in sweets can damage the pancreas and spleen, leading to diabetes mellitus, obesity, ama (toxin) formation, lowered ojas (immunity) and an inability
to withstand stress. Also, if one is feeling a lack of love or nurturance in his or her life, he or she may seek contentment from sweet foods. When sugar is consumed to fulfill an emotional need or used as a love substitute, it can lead to complacency, foggy thinking, dullness and over-satisfaction.
The innocent victims of over-indulgence in the sweet taste are often children. Be-cause kids naturally gravitate toward the sweet taste, adults often offer candy and baked goods to kids as a way of rewarding, bribing, pacifying or getting on a child’s good side. It is common for parents to say that they do not want to deprive their child of sugar to the point that he develops hang-ups or sugar obsessions. Let’s face it though, there are a lot of sweet foods on
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the market that provide insufficient nutri-tion for our children and have short-term and long-term negative effects on their health. According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, “the number one source of calories in the U.S. is high fructose corn syrup.” Con-suming high fructose corn syrup, or just corn syrup for that matter, elevates insulin levels—and elevated insulin levels are the foundation of nearly every chronic disease known to humans: cancer, heart disease, diabetes, premature aging, arthritis, osteo-porosis, etc.
In addition to corn syrup, many candies and desserts contain food coloring, addi-tives, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, trans fat and MSG. There is a myriad of sources of information on the deleterious ef-fects of these ingredients. Food coloring can cause increased hyperactivity in children not to mention roller-coaster emotions, erratic behavior, delirium and suppressed immu-nity. The scope of this article is too narrow to discuss clinical studies on the effects of these foods. Because there is a significant amount of discrepancy from one study to the next it is difficult to sort through fact and fiction. Anyway, what ever happened to people paying attention to how certain foods make themselves and their children feel rather than depending on a study to tell us what to do?
The big picture is that the number one need that our children have is LOVE. Once
an adult becomes aware of a pattern for offering sugar as love and decides that this is a habit she wishes to break, it opens up a window that exposes a gigantic vista ripe with creative possibilities. In lieu of offering sugar, a parent can provide the child with a listening ear, one-on-one time, a back scratch, massage, reading time, a nature walk, a game or eating a wholesome meal that includes foods from the Ayurvedic sweet list—but only of the highest quality. The great yoga teacher, Swami Adhyat-mananda, advocates that a parent gaze into their child’s eyes every day. By being pres-ent in body, mind and spirit for our children, the sweet tooth can be satisfied at the most profound tip of its root.
This holiday season, do something cre-ative: fly to your window like a flash, tear open the shutters and throw up the sash and unveil new horizons for your family. Create the picturesque scene in your home with all the warmth, peace, and mirth depicted in “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Appre-ciate your children with all your energy and choose treats that bring lasting satisfaction and true love.
Patricia Wickman is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, Registered Yoga Teacher, and Certified Panchakarma Technician. She owns Radiant Living Yoga and Ayurveda in Eau Claire. She is passionate about inspiring people to release negative thought and behav-ioral patterns so that individuals can claim abundant joy and radiant living.
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Sugar Plums Modified from Saveur Magazine
• 2 c whole, organic almonds• ¼ c raw honey• 2 t grated orange zest• 1 ½ t ground cinnamon• ½ t ground allspice• ½ t freshly grated nutmeg• 1 c dried organic apricots (be-
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• 1 c pitted medjool or deglet dates, finely chopped
• 1 c confectioner’s sugar (optional—organic versions available)
Preheat oven to 400F. Arrange almonds on a baking sheet in a single layer and toast in oven for ten minutes. Set aside to cool and then finely chop or place in a food pro-cessor. Meanwhile, combine honey, orange zest, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg in a small bowl. Mix almonds, apricots, dates and spice mix in a large bowl. Mix well. Pinch off rounded teaspoon-sized pieces and roll into balls. Dust the sugar plums with powdered sugar and refrigerate in single layers between sheets of wax paper in airtight con-tainers for up to one month.
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We all know as the holidays approach we are bom-barded with additional activities (holiday par-ties, school events, holiday shopping, etc…) and
additional calories. The stressful duo typically leads to less time for a workout and the loosening of the belt. Don’t let that be the case for you this 2009 holiday season! In fact, exercise and proper nutrition will give you the energy you need to get through all your activities, keep stress at bay, and keep you
healthy so you can enjoy the holidays! To make it a little easier for you to stick to a balanced
workout and nutrition regimen, I have given you some tips and guidelines and a little at-home workout that you can do and share with your family and friends!
• Make your workout and good nutrition a top priority! Pen it into your planner, calendar, or to do list. If it means getting up a little earlier, using your lunch break, or going to the gym directly after work before going home–do it! It doesn’t have to take hours either. A good 30-45 minute session of cardio mixed in with some weight training is great! Take a group fit-ness class or pop in a fitness video that includes both.
• If you know you have to attend a social event, be sure not to skip meals, but skimp on several of them. What I mean is, be sure to eat breakfast and eat smaller meals throughout the day. Here’s an example, if I know I’m going to be attending a social event, I stick to my meal times as usual (eating every 2.5-3 hours). I make sure I balance each meal with a protein, carb and fat source, but since I know I’m going to allow my-self a glass of wine that night, which is typically 120 calories for about 4-5oz, I will cut back on 120 calories earlier in the day. Just eat a little bit smaller-hence the “skimp”- of a small meal.
• Don’t focus on loosing weight during the holidays, but rather maintaining. The added stress of loosing weight can backfire. Enjoy some holiday treats, watch portion sizes, and focus on moderation. Better yet, make some healthy holiday treats that you can bring to the party, stick to eating that treat, and go home feeling less guilty!
• Find ways to move more! This is a staple for me, and what I teach my clients, especially if a workout is absolutely not an option. Examples would be: parking farther away from the entrance and walking at a faster pace than normal; see how fast you can get in and out of the grocery store; do some arm curls or walk around when you are on the phone with someone instead of sitting or standing, or clean your house with vigour-haha! The last one is my favorite and is a great segue into my at-home workout!
Home for the Holiday Workout!A couple of years ago, the day before Thanksgiving, I
had a training appointment set with a client that lived an
Holiday DE-stressor (plus a little spice!)By Lori Heck, NASM-CPT & Owner ASPIRE
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Sweet Potato Brownies (Recipe from Clean Eating Magazine with a personal tweak here and there)
Ingredients:BROWNIES• 1 C whole-wheat flour• ½ C unsweetened cocoa
powder• 1 Tbsp cinnamon • 1 tsp baking powder• ¼ tsp sea salt• 1C cooked sweet potato
(medium sized)• ½ C agave nectar• ¼ C olive oil• 1 tsp pure vanilla
extract• 6 egg whites• Olive oil cooking spray
ICING• ½ C low-fat plain cream
cheese• 3 Tbsp agave nectar• 1 Tbsp unsweetened
cocoa powder• ½ tsp cinnamon• 1 Tbsp water
I tweaked mine by adding a little pumpkin spice and almond extract and you could certainly add in cranberries, or chopped almonds.
Preheat oven to 350 degreesIn a medium bowl combine
the first 5 ingredients for the brownie mix and set aside. In a food processor, combine the next four ingredients and puree until smooth. Mix the puree into the dry mix; do not over mix. Finally, in a sepa-
rate bowl, whisk 6 egg whites and then use a rubber spatula to gently fold them into the mixture.
Lightly spray a 9x9x2 inch pan with cooking spray. Pour batter into pan and place in oven. Bake for about 16-18 minutes. Remove and let cool to room temperature (about 30
minutes).Icing: In a small bowl mix
all icing ingredients together and whisk till incorporated. If hard to whisk add 1 Tbsp of water. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
Loosen Brownie and turn slab out onto a cutting board. Cut into 16 pieces, wrap with plastic and refrigerate over-night.
Divide icing evenly over each brownie and serve imme-diately. Leftovers may be kept refrigerated for up to two days.
Nutritional Value: Calories 140, Total Fat: 5g, Sat. Fat: 1.5g, Carbs: 21g, Fiber: 2g, Sugars: 12g, Protein: 4g, Sodium: 75mg, Cholesterol: 5mg.
hour from the gym. A couple of hours before the appointment she called very distressed. She had just found out that unexpected company was coming to celebrate Thanksgiving! She now had to go grocery shopping for the feast, clean the house and prepare the feast on top of finishing up her day at work. She had her heart set on our turkey day calorie burner, so on top of ALL the other stuff, had the added stress of not getting in her workout! So, to put her at ease, I emailed her a simple workout she could incorpo-rate into her Thanksgiving Day prep! Be-low is a sample workout for you to try!
Assign an exercise to do in at least 4-5 rooms of the house every time you enter that room and do 15-20 reps before mov-ing on to the next room. You can do this
for one hour, a few hours, or challenge yourself for the entire day. You can even make it into a game with your family members. If you have a staircase in your home-run it! Or at least climb them a little quicker than you normally would. This is a simple way to get in a workout throughout the day, burn some calories, and have fun! • Living Room- PUSH-UPS!• Kitchen- LUNGES• Basement- JUMP JACKS/JUMP
ROPE (don’t forget to run up the stairs)
• Bedroom- CRUNCHES• Bathroom- SQUATS (giggle)• Dining room- SHOULDER PRESS-
ES/ARM CURLS/ OVERHEAD ARM EXTENSIONS (Triple threat
workout right here-if you don’t have dumbbells, use soup cans or a water bottle. YES, a full one!)
You can even change up the exercises throughout the day to keep it exciting. If you are playing a game, you can make a rule that if you catch a person not doing the exercise upon entering the room, they have to run up and down the stairs three consecutive times or do a full min-ute of jumping jacks, etc…
My distressed client called me the day after Thanksgiving to report on what and how she did- she said it was a GREAT way to stay active and to multitask. She enjoyed her company and the feast with less stress and guilt!! Enjoy the workout and Happy Holidays!
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Get ready for festive parties in a flash!
Having a fail-safe makeup routine for special occasions can boost your confidence and get you into celebration mood. Follow these simple steps for a flawless face:
• Drink plenty of water that day to decrease puffiness.
• Try a gentle exfoliating or hydrating clay mask before applying makeup.
• Spread a mineral foundation over your entire face with a large, firm-bristled brush. Pressed powder foundations are easy to touch-up at a party or event.
• Brush a pink blush over the tops of
cheeks (starting right underneath your eye) in a downward motion. This will create a natural, flushed look, like you just came in from the cold.
• Skip the eye shadow, which can smudge after a few hours. Instead, line the outside of your upper lids with a smoky color like steel or emerald. Follow with black mascara on upper lashes.
• Finish the look with a super glossy red lip. Avoid matte lip colors, which can be aging and will take away from your fresh-faced look
• For extra holiday glam, dust a gold or nude mineral powder on the ends of your eyelashes with a small brush. (Hold a tissue below your eye to avoid
letting shimmer fall onto your face—it can draw attention to dark circles.) “When you open your eyes, it looks like you just came in from the snow.”
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HYPNOSIS and the HOLIDAYSBy Richard Marano, Hypnotherapist
Want to go through the holiday season truly merry? Enjoying the sights, sounds, family and friends, all the parties, all the lines…
WITHOUT the stress? Great…then do it!Want to savor the aromas and tastes of the many holiday foods and
spirits WITHOUT the weight gain? Great…then do it!Maybe you finally want to stop the destructive habit of smoking
BEFORE yet another New Year’s Resolution? Great…then do it!While I must sound like a Nike commercial, it’s just about that
easy. Just…DO IT! One of the ways literally thousands in Eau Claire and millions around the world help themselves achieve their goals--whatever they may be—is with the safe, relaxing and powerful use of HYPNOSIS. Which is to say, learning to harness the vast power of our subconscious minds to work WITH us instead of against us.
Right now…you, me, everyone, whether we know it or not…whether it’s good for us or not…we are constantly “programming” our subconscious minds. We do this with our thoughts and expectations of ourselves. You’ve heard the phrase “a self-fulfilling prophecy?” Well, that’s right, we…YOU… are, right now, reinforcing the great influ-ence our subconscious minds will have on our day-to-day perceptions, habits, and behaviors. Our conscious and subconscious expectations of what we are and what we are capable of accomplishing. We are what we think we are.
The best part of this very liberating and empowering fact is WE get to choose exactly who we are…what we will do and not do. Whether you enjoy a little self-hypnosis each day in the privacy of your home or office or enjoy the most enjoyable and very powerful effects of an individual or small group session with a professional hypnotherapist, you CAN bring about your goals. Better yet, changing lifestyles to bring about a new, healthier and happier you can begin immediately and last forever.Do you know an American adult from the morning of Thanksgiving to the evening of New Year’s Day will gain an average of eight pounds? True. But it doesn’t have to be your future. We all are sadly aware of the depression that will plague so many during the holidays. But it doesn’t have to be that way. And how many smokers will fall ill or dead from the harmful effects of cigarette smoking? Again, it does NOT have to be YOUR future. YOU get to determine your future. Plain and simple. JUST DO IT! And if you’re looking for a little help…give hypnosis a try…you’ll be glad you did!For more info on the many things in your life you can gain control over, from managing weight to eliminating pain, over-spending to over-worrying and so much more, check the net or the yellow pages, as we are here for you. So, until then and always, be well and…HAP-PY HOLIDAYS!
Richard Marano is an NGH Certified Hypnotherapist and has been in full-time practice at the Hypnosis Center of Eau Claire for the last seven years. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in Health and Physical Education and has graduated from three of the country’s top institutes of hypnosis. He is the President of the NGH’s NW WI Chapter of Hypnotherapists. His weekly television program, Hypnosis Today, can be seen on CTV every Wednesday evening at 8pm and Friday mornings at 11am on Channel 993.
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Fresh, Local and Organic baked goods are a wonderful gift to bring to the holiday party or give as gifts this year. Harmony Corner Cafe is just the place to get them. Place your order now or pick some up at Just Local Food and Gloria Jean’s Coffee. More info at www.harmonycornercafe.com. Get them now before they run out.
In Wisconsin we know what good cheese is but, unfortunately, the rest of our nation is missing out. Share the gift of great cheese this year.
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Ah, the holidays ... full of joy, sparkling wonderment,
blessings, gratitude, delicious food, gatherings and celebrations with family and friends and ... a potential for disharmony and stress. Are you excited and looking forward to the holidays? Are you getting stressed out as the holidays approach? In either case, as we move forward through the holidays, consider the following feng shui tips to help create a
season of love, harmony, and special memories.
~ Proclaim peace and harmony this holiday season. Open your eyes to new ways to celebrate the season and honor this sacred time by taking time to slow down. Nourish and pamper yourself. Give yourself the gift of getting together with a friend and have some tea, laughter, and heart felt good cheer.
~ Embellish the front door of your home. And, use your front door. Ring the
doorbell! The front door is the mouth of chi, where all opportunities and abundant blessings come through. Assure that the pathway to your front door is clear and welcoming with beauty. With intention, hang a beautiful wreath on your front door to attract new opportunities. Adding lights will attract even more good luck and a ribbon in a color you love will increase good fortune.
~ Instead of decorating every nook and cranny,
decorate for harmony. Place your holiday decorations with love and intention. Remember balance, consider each decoration carefully, and keep decorations to a minimum. Give yourself permission to abandon tradition and decorate with things that have wonderful memories and make your heart sing with joy. Donate the rest; less is more. Be mindful to not put too many holiday decorations out because they can block the
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positive energy from flowing freely through your home and your life resulting in stagnation. Every single item in your home has an effect on your personal energy; your space reflects your life. This holiday season allow your treasures, filled with loving memories, to enhance the energy of you and your home.
~ Create a lasting memory with a timeless scent. Stud oranges with cloves, display on a plate for a nice fragrant centerpiece. After the holidays you can place the studded oranges in drawers for a delightful aromatic treat every time you open the drawer.
~ Color makes a difference and has tremendous power. Use the energies of colors in your home in a positive manner. Too much color can be exhausting. And too many bright colors such as reds, greens, silvers and golds can create over stimulating energy, thus increasing chaos, stress, and disharmony. To create a more relaxing and comfortable space, consider balancing bright colors by adding calm, muted colors such as creams, blues, and soft purples. This will help to create a sense and feeling of calm, tranquility, and inner peace, which will ripple out and affect all around you. Use the color purple, with intention, to increase the flow of abundance in your life.
~ Get some air! Let fresh
energy in and air out your home. Open windows, let out the old energy and refresh the ambiance. To help the air transfer to occur effectively, open three or more windows for fifteen to thirty minutes. This will let out old polluted indoor air and allow fresh outdoor air to come in. This is such a refreshing gift that you will soon find yourself doing this regularly, not just for the holidays.
~ Deliberately slow down, have quiet places where you can retreat and relax. Turn off the television and play relaxing music that you love. Fill your home with soothing music that touches your heart and Soul. Piano music is especially nice as it has a watery feeling and will help you to go with the flow and feel relaxed. Add some candles to bring in a sense of glowing warm energy especially on those chilly winter evenings.
~ Did you know that when guests wash their hands in your bathroom it brings the energy of money into you home. Liven up your guest bath with scented soaps and colorful holiday towels, making the bathroom as inviting as possible.
~ And the holiday tree. A holiday tree connects us to nature and invites spiritual growth and renewal. Elements of a well-balanced holiday tree are: lights which symbolize sparking energy; the tree shape represents growth; its fresh
scent renews the air and lifts your spirits; and gifts represent love. Place your holiday tree near a window so people passing by may also enjoy the beauty of your energy-sparking holiday tree. Don’t want to kill a tree? As a blessing for years to come, consider decorating a live tree planted in dirt that can be incorporated in your garden. Or decorate an existing tree in your garden that can be appreciated and admired from a window view.
As the season approaches, happy holiday harmony with feng shui! Wishing you peace, prosperity
and abundant blessings for a happy, healthy and harmonious holiday season full of love and extraordinary memories!
Copyright © 2009 Diana DiCristina, Wind Water Harmony, All Rights Reserved. Diana DiCristina CSD, CPFS, and founder of Wind Water Harmony, views life through a finely crafted lens, allowing her to visualize beauty, balance, and harmony in the homes and businesses of her clients. Her background in leadership, design, construction, and marketing help her approach challenges creatively. Visit her website at www.windwaterharmony.com for a full list of services.
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Did you know that omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids were as good for your skin as they are for your overall health? These polyunsaturated fats are essential for reducing inflam-mation, healing dryness, and curing acne. These kickin fatty acids act as building blocks for the molecules that direct and regulate inflammation. And since dry skin makes wrinkles appear more pronounced—getting too few fatty acids can also make you look older.
Your body can’t naturally produce omega-3s or omega-6s, but fortunately, they are easy to find in foods. The average American diet is full of omega-6s due to all the corn-based products and prepackaged foods we consumer. We get far more of the 6s than we do of the 3s.
So to get more omega-3s, many dietitians and dermatolo-gists will tell you to focus on eating foods rich in omega-3s, such as nuts and oily cold-water fish. Flaxseed oil (1 tablespoon daily) or fish oil supplements are also two great sources of omega-3s.
Use: Boost your face cream to one with rich omega-3s and 6s. When it comes to the topical application of essential fatty acids, omega-6s work in just the same way as omega-3s—your skin doesn’t know the difference and utilizes them totally differently than in their dietary form. That’s good news, especially since omega-3 moisturizers smell slightly fishy and spoil much quicker than their sister 6s.
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Higher Frequency for Health and Happinessby Joyce Sobotta
Isn’t it amazing what natural substances such as therapeutic essential
oils can do to our immune system to prevent the com-mon cold, flu, and other physical and emotional ail-ments? Technically we do not “catch” a cold or flu, but rather become infected with a cold/flu bacteria or virus. Quality essential oils give our immune system a higher frequency, and a healthy immune system helps protect us from bacteria and viral infections.
The benefits of using therapeutic essential oils
go far beyond the pleasures of scent. They bring us all kinds of possibilities for alleviating ailments of both physical and psychical origin. In humans, blood is the essence of life, distribut-ing oxygen and nutrients to the body, giving us energy and vitality. In plants the clear liquid or the “life blood” works the same way. Because the molecular structure is similar, the hu-man body has the ability to use essential oils to transport oxygen and nutrients to the cells thereby nourishing, de-toxifying, increasing blood
circulation, and mobilizing the body’s own self-healing powers.
We are exposed to toxins in our environment, personal care products, and even in the food we eat every day. Daily exposure can cause these toxins to build up in the body. The organs of detoxification become overwhelmed and cannot perform effectively, result-ing in a weakened immune system, with discomfort, pain, mild, or severe, and a wide array of emotional conditions. Therapeutic essential oils help the im-mune system work, ward off infections, release toxins, and benefit many emotional disturbances.
Essential oils have many unique properties
1. They all have anti-bac-terial properties.
2. They are natural anti-oxidants.
3. Many are anti-fungal, anti-viral and/or anti-para-sitic
4. They deliver high levels of oxygen and ozone to the cells, creating an oxygen-rich atmosphere and a negative–ion environment in which pathogens cannot survive.
5. There are no known viruses or bacteria which have developed immunity to essential oils through muta-tion.
6. Sesquiterpenes, a con-stituent in some oils, such as frankincense, lemon, and sandalwood have the rare ability to pass through the blood brain barrier, critical in healing many diseases.
7. Monoterpenes, in large quantities in some oils, especially orange and lemon, have clinical studies that
show “anti-tumor activity causing complete regression of the majority of cancer when added to the diet” (diet means getting the oils in the blood stream where they do their work.)
8. They take chemicals out of the air by breaking the molecular chain
9. Essential oils such as Helichrysum, act as natural chelators, bonding to heavy metals and carrying them out of the cells.
10. They stimulate the release of endorphins, reliev-ing physical and emotional discomfort and promoting a feeling of joy, and well being.
11. Essential oils, such as geranium, lavender, and spruce have the capacity to clear and balance emotional trauma and negative emo-tional patterns which are the roots of a vast number of diseases.
12. Essential oils can increase our sense of whole-ness and connection with Source.
13. Properly produced essential oils are living substances which carry electrical frequency and raise the frequency levels of the human body to levels at which disease cannot exist. Therapeutic essential oils have the highest frequency of any substance.
What is frequency?Frequency is a measurable
rate of electrical energy that is constant between any two points. Every living thing has a frequency, including our brain and our bodies.
As far back as the late 1920’s there were studies with frequency. Dr. R.R. Rife, M.D. developed a frequency generator and
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What Rife proved is that every health disorder has a frequency, which in turn responds to a specific fre-quency for its dissolving or healing in the body. Main-taining optimal frequency of the immune system, can pre-vent symptoms associated with the common cold, flu or other disorders. However, being human, we experi-ence stress and emotional challenges on a daily basis. Our healthy body frequency range is lowered, allowing the invading microbes to take over our system.
To investigate how stress related to getting a cold, researchers focused on dif-ferent types of stress, includ-ing real-life stress, perceived stress, having a negative outlook, experiencing daily
anxiety, and compared them with having a positive outlook or attitude to life. Individuals with a negative outlook were at greatest risk of developing colds—re-gardless of their intake of vitamin C and zinc, or their smoking and drinking habits.
When the body is over tired or physically ex-hausted, the likelihood of contracting a virus is greater.
Welcome a slight fever to help the body get rid of the virus or toxins. It’s a mes-sage to slow down and rest. Feel better much sooner when you take time to take care of yourself.
Come to the rescue with therapeutic essential oils! They are made up of very high frequency molecules and contain natural con-stituents to raise the body’s frequency, and to assist our immune system in prevent-ing an invasion of virus and bacteria. Tests show viruses and bacteria were destroyed when they come into contact with therapeutic essential oils of oregano, clove, cinnamon, rosewood, and rosemary.
It has been found that dif-ferent oil combinations work better when the oil combina-tion is specifically blended for a patient. Even if various patients suffer from the same strain of bacteria, some oils seem to work better on cer-tain people than on others.
What is therapeutic quality in essential oils?
It is vital that essential oils be produced at a low temperature and pressure with the intent of preserving
their life force and healing properties. Growing plants in optimal soil and climate conditions is important for quality. The word pure or natural on the label is not a guarantee of quality. The highest quality of essential oils is one that is an authen-tic plant essence- coming from one plant species. They are not altered or adulterated in anyway.
Lesser-quality oils, ev-eryday aromatherapy oils, produced for fragrance and other purposes, sold in some health stores and bath and body stores, though relative-ly inexpensive, do not have the healing properties con-tained in therapeutic oils and in some cases may do more harm than good. Because the FDA has no regulations in labeling, companies can do what they want, without indicating it on the label. Seek out oils that have been produced for the purpose of healing and contain all of the natural constituents nature intended.
How do therapeutic es-sential oils have an effect in our body?
Essential oils benefit the human body on all levels –
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physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. The oils are very concentrated so it takes very little to have a dramatic healing effect! Prescriptions and other nutritional supple-ments need to be digested and absorbed through the digestive tract. In contrast, essential oils enter the blood stream easily, where they do their work, and leave effi-ciently, with no side effects.
Inhalation is the fastest way to benefit from using the oils to balance mood and emotions. Research has shown that people surrounded with pleasant scents enjoy higher self esteem.
An easy way to inhale the oils is to put a few drops in your hands, on a tissue, a cotton ball and breathe in the fine aroma. Usually within a few minutes there is a noticeable effect.
Absorption through the skin in a massage, bath or compress is a very effective.
It is recommended to use a carrier when applying therapeutic essential oils to the skin. A carrier is an unscented lotion, body oil, bath salts, shampoo, bubble bath, liquid soap, or other skin care product. A few cautions to avoid: 1) prod-
ucts with synthetic scents as they may cause allergic reactions; 2) products with mineral oil, or petrolatum as these ingredients have too large a molecular weight to be absorbed into the skin; 3) propylene glycol, a sys-temic ingredient, found as a humectant in personal care products, lotions, and baby products, which may cause skin irritations.
Once beneath the skin, essential oils go to the intercellular fluid surround-ing the skin cells and enter the blood stream. They travel to the internal organs and the lymphatic system where they stimulate the body’s own natural defense systems.
Therapeutic essential oils will complement any type of therapy or healing and boost the immune system to prevent disease. Regular use of genuine essential oils will help control stress, alleviate anxiety, tension and mini-mize aches and pains and speed up recovery.
Choosing which essential oil to use depends on the effects wanted; explore and experiment with the oils to learn to understand their power and effectiveness.
Blends work to address
several issues synergisti-cally. Create one yourself or choose one already formu-lated for a specific purpose.
These are just a few sug-gestions to use for a positive effect with common condi-tions.
To reduce stress and anxi-ety and aid in relaxation and sleep: Lavender, Orange, Cedar-wood, Frankincense, Gera-nium, Roman Chamomile, Ylang Ylang, Rosemary, Clary Sage, Marjoram, Sandalwood, Cypress. Blends: Gentle Baby, Peace and Calming, Valor, Joy, Harmony, Quiescence.
To reduce feelings of fa-tigue ,mental exhaustion:Frankincense, Lavender, Lemongrass, Peppermint, Rosemary, Rosewood, Or-ange. Blends: Valor, Clarity, En-R-Gee, Joy,
To aid in respiratory con-ditions, colds, cough, chills, sinus, allergies:Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Tea tree, Frankincense, Lemon, Wild Rosemary, Cedarwood. Blends: Thieves, Purifica-tion, RC, Respire.
To aid with digestive prob-lems: Ginger, Orange, Grapefruit, Lemon, Peppermint, Frank-incense, Roman Chamomile. To aid in muscle aches and pain: Wintergreen, Birch, He-lichrysum, Cypress, Wild Rosemary, Ginger, Marjo-ram. Blends: Aroma Siez, PanAway, Peace and Calm-ing, Ortho Ease, Agility.
This is a beginning guide.
Most people will select the best oils for what they need from what they have, or their basic knowledge and intuition. Many people are just beginning on the path to expand their knowledge and intuition to heal themselves with the use of high fre-quency, natural, therapeutic essential oils, directly from Mother Nature.
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POWER FOOD: ORANGESDespite its leathery skin, an orange is actually a type of
berry, which helps explain its juicy sweetness and long list of health-promoting nutrients. Oranges boast a mega dose of antioxidants called flavinoids which protect against cancer and inflammation. You can find them at the store all year round but they are best from November to April. So add some orange to water for a citrus kick or peel one as a boost to your dinner salad with toasted nuts. Perfect!
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In the yearlong study, seven of ten patients who took MCP saw slower growth of an enzyme that signals the proliferation of cancer cells. MCP comes in a supplement called Pecta-Sol, and it has no serious side effects.
More studies on MCP are needed, says Stephen Strum, an oncologist and prostate cancer researcher in Ashland, Oregon, who coauthored the study. But in the meantime, a daily dose of 14.4 grams would make a safe addition to any prostate cancer treatment, provided patients get the okay from their doctors. If troublesome symptoms develop, Strum says, cut the dose to 5 or 10 grams for a week or two until your body adjusts.
An orange a dayEating plenty of fruits and veggies now may protect against
rheumatoid arthritis. In a study of 73 people in England of those who had the disease showed great improvement when getting good amounts of fresh produce and vitamin C. A diet low in fruits and veggies doubled the likelihood of arthritis; low C nearly quadrupled the risk.
The researchers believe the vitamin’s antioxidant power may control the inflammation that leads to arthritis, though they were surprised to see that other antioxidants they looked at, including vitamin E, beta-carotene, and selenium, seemed to have little or no effect. So if you’re looking to head off rheumatoid arthritis, which tends to run in families, put oranges, cantaloupe, and red peppers (which have even more C than oranges) at the top of the shopping list.
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Americans consume on the average about 120-140 pounds of sugar
per year, 70% of which is consumed in manufactured foods such as breakfast cereals, snacks, and soft drinks. Health conscious consumers should read the labels. Sugars can be listed under several names.
1. Monosaccharides – simple sugars: glucose (also known as dextrose), fruc-tose (fruit sugar), galactose.
2. Disaccharides – double sugars: su-crose (table sugar) made of glucose and fructose, lactose (milk sugar) made up of glucose and galactose, maltose (malt sugar) made of two glucose units.
3. Polysaccharides – complex sugars: plant foods.
Natural sweeteners are the ideal alter-native to sugar refined from either cane or beets and its relatives, brown, turbina-do and confections, as well as substitutes
such as corn syrup and fructose. Natural sweeteners have four things in
common: • They are derived from a natural
source that may be organically grown.• They use relatively simple, chemical-
free processing techniques.• They may contain maltose and
complex carbohydrates that break down more slowly in the body than simple sugars sucrose, glucose, and fructose.
• They may contain vitamins and min-erals necessary for their metabolism.
Malted Grain Syrups are the most healthful sweeteners of all, while still providing a satisfying sweet flavor. They are made by a simple process called malting, which is natural and safe. The malting process breaks down the starch in the grains into a sweet syrup.
Malted grain syrups provide a slow, but prolonged source of energy that is calming and soothing in comparison to other sweeteners. They metabolize slowly and do not cause the severe stress reactions such as rapid fluctuation in blood sugar levels, which are caused by simple sugars found in other sweeteners. These sweeteners are better tolerated by diabetics because their complex carbo-hydrate content enables the syrup to be metabolized more slowly and stimulates less insulin production.
Brown Rice Syrup has an amber color and a light taste that does not overpower other tastes. It can be used to sweeten anything. Rice malt contains about 30% soluble complex carbohy-drates, 45% maltose (grain malt sugar), 3 to 4% glucose, and 20% water. While the
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glucose is absorbed into the blood almost immediately, maltose takes up to 1 ½ hours to digest and the complex carbo-hydrates are digested and released for up to four hours. One tablespoon contains 42 calories, but packs potassium and small amounts of protein, calcium and B vitamins. It is also hypoallergenic.
Barley Malt Syrup is thick like molasses and has a dark amber color and a deep rich flavor with a malty taste. Some barley syrups have corn syrup mixed with them. The pure 100% barley malt is superior and contains 76%
maltose, 16% glucose, 6 % sucrose, and 2% fructose. Its flavor lends itself well to pumpkin, gingerbread, carrot cake, etc.
FruitSource, a name brand, is a fruit and grain sweetener containing brown rice syrup and grape juice concen-trate. It is made by a natural fermenta-tion process and comes in liquid and dry forms. It is less sweet than maple syrup but stronger than brown rice syrup and works well in most recipes.
Fruit Juice Concentrate does go through some processing, but can be a good alternative to traditional sugar if it is 100% juice and has no added sugar (read labels carefully). Most concen-trates are made by slow-cooking fruit juices or blends until they form a thick, sweet syrup. Thawed concentrate used in cooking, especially cobbler toppings and pie crusts, imparts a pleasant, distinct fla-vor that can nicely complement recipes already calling for fruit.
Molasses is a common household name when it comes to natural, nutri-tious sweeteners. Molasses is what re-mains when all the nutrients of the sugar cane have been “refined” out. Blackstrap molasses is especially nutritious, with more calcium than milk and high levels of potassium and B vitamins. A little goes a very long way, however. Use
sparingly unless specifically called for in a recipe. Regular molasses is great for adding moist, chewy texture to a recipe (like gingerbread), or for making meat marinades.
Date Sugar is a coarse, dry sweet-ener which comes from ground-up dates. Rich in fiber and high in protein and healthy fats, it is a more complete nutritional food than most sweeteners. It’s also a good source of calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and copper. It doesn’t dissolve well, often leaving dark flecks in baked goods and making it a less ideal sweetener in hot drinks. However, it is a good substitute for brown sugar in things like quick breads and cookies.
Agave Nectar is extracted from the agave plant, which is a cactus in South America and South West American regions. Made from the same juice that’s fermented to make tequila, this nectar is sweeter and less viscous than honey and ranks significantly low on the glycemic index. It’s rich in vitamins B, C, D and E, plus iron, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, and more. It doesn’t spoil or crystallize and works well to keep baked goods moist. Because it’s liquid and very sweet, use only ¾ cup per 1 cup of sugar in a recipe and reduce the amount of liquid called for by ¼ cup.
Decorate Desserts Without Sugar Using . . .• Naturally sweet fruit and veg-
gies, such as berries and carrots. Slice finely and arrange in a simple design.Currants and finely ground dried fruits and nuts. Sprinkled on top of cook-ies or brownies, this can mimic the look of powdered sugar.
• Honey or agave nectar. Drizzle on top of muffins, quick breads, and other baked goods.
• Cream cheese sweetened with maple syrup. A good icing alter-native on cupcakes and muffins.
• Mint leaves, orange peel, and lemon zest. All work well as a garnish.
Cranberry-Almond Bread PuddingServes 12
4 c cubed, day-old whole-wheat bread1 c cranberries, chopped½ c sliced toasted almonds2 eggs2 egg whites2 c evaporated skim milk3 T butter, melted½ cup agave nectar1 t vanilla1 t almond extract
1. In a 13- by 9- by 2-inch baking dish coated with cook-ing spray, mix bread cubes, cranberries, and almonds.2. In a bowl, beat together eggs, egg whites, milk, but-ter, agave nectar, vanilla, and almond extract. Pour over bread mixture.3. Cover, and refrigerate for at least an hour (or over-night). Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
Nutrition info per serving: 220 calories; 6 g fat; 3 g saturated fat; 10 mg cholesterol; 5 g protein; 52 g carbohydrates; 2 g fiber; 414 mg sodium Recipe complements of Natural Solutions Magazine
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Winter WellnessWinter is right around the corner and with the cold weather often comes the colds, flus and energy zapping cold weather. To prepare ourselves for the season, here are some tricks to staying, happy, healthy, and energetic through the holidays and beyond
Spice up your cuisine. Using logs of fresh ginger and garlic in your meals can boost your immune system and protect against oncoming viruses. To increase your circulation, throw lots of hot peppers into your next stir-fry. Ginseng also has an immune boosting health effect. Try putting some black ginseng paste, found at health food stores, into hot water with honey.
If you do get sick, the Chinese herb Andrographis paniculata is one of the best cold remedies. It is recommended that you take 2 capsules of 250 mg twice a day.
Homeopathic Help. Dana Ullman, M.P.H. and co-author of Everybody’s Guide to Homeopathic Medicines, says “for people interested in flu prevention, try the homeopathic medicine Influenzinum 9C. Although no studies have confirmed its success, it’s widely used throughout Europe by doctors and the public with reportedly good results.” Contact your local homeopathic doctor for dosage. She also recommends Aconitum 30C for the common cold. She goes on to say “Consider Allium cepa [onion] 30C if your symptoms resemble exposure to chopped onions—i.e., watery eyes
and a profuse, watery nasal discharge that tends to irritate the nostrils.” If you have a cold with a thick, stringy nasal discharge, Ullman suggests Kali bichromicum 30C. If you’re not over a cold after two days, you may not be taking the correct remedy for you and a more accurate homeopathic medicine needs to be taken.
Take a breath break. The best way to stay healthy during the winter is to keep breathing, particularly outside, if you can stand the cold. Getting fresh oxygen into your lungs and circulating through your blood increases
immunity and helps release happy, relaxed endorphins. Here’s one exercise I do every day: I stand with my feet a little wider than hip-width, slap each hand onto the opposite shoulder, and twist side to side, aligning my breath with the movement and inhaling through the nose, exhaling through the mouth. Do this for 20 to 50 breaths—it’s a quick energizer, and it really gets the spinal fluid flowing. During holiday travels, make an effort to breathe through your nose. Our nostrils are lined with those tiny hairs to capture invading germs and viruses. So make sure if you are on a
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plane with other passengers who may be coughing or sick, breath through your nose to help ward off catching anything that may be floating around in the air. There’s no one right way to breathe, but people who breathe through their nose are less likely to get colds and coughs.
Foot Rub = Sleep. It’s true, so take it to heart. A foot rub before bed can help you sleep better. Rub the soles of your feet with jojoba oil, don your socks and grab a hot water bottle. Dreamland is minutes away.
Move !! When it gets dark at 4:30 in the afternoon, it’s hard to find energy at the end of the day to hit the gym. But now is the time that your body and mood need exercise most. A winter walk, even at night, can be rejuvenating and wonderful. And when you get home you can curl up with some tea and a cozy blanket. Too cold for walking? Sign up for Zumba classes. They are a blast and can help lighten your mood and provide a good opportunity for socializing.
Fly healthy. Scott Blossom, O.M.D, states that to prevent airborne illness when traveling, lubricate the nostrils and the inside of the ear with raw (not toasted) sesame oil. Olive oil is a decent substitute, but does not possess the same anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties as sesame. Build up your digestive system to ward off any airline food-related problems before the flight by fasting on hot herbal teas
such as chamomile and mint, or on hot water with lemon and honey. Or you can also request the vegetarian meal, which can spoil less easily.
Relax. Stressed out people are the most likely to get sick in the winter. Tracy Gaudet, M.D., director of the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine and author of Consciously Female, suggests trying this relaxation exercise everyday to boost your health and calm the mind. 1. Sit or lie in a comfortable and quiet place with your body fully supported by a chair or the floor. Close your eyes. Take a few deep breaths. 2. Starting with your head and scalp, notice any tension and allow yourself to let it go. 3. Progressively move your attention down through your body, from your head and neck, shoulders, upper arms, lower arms, and fingers, your back all the way down your spinal column, around to your belly, your hips, buttocks, thighs, knees, calves, the arches of your feet, and your toes. Let all the tension flow from your muscles.
Take your time with this exercise and return to any areas that are particularly tense to relax. After you are completely relaxed, enjoy the moment for a while. Embrace the stress-free you. Then gradually bring your attention back to where you are present.
Have a bowl of qi soup. For millennia, the Chinese have had a tradition of eating a festive bowl of soup on the eighth day of the last lunar month (known
as la ba) to help strengthen their winter wellness. They believe that winter is a time where the body stores nutrients, and eating well can bring about wellness for the new year. La Ba Rice Soup usually includes many of the following ingredients, in any combination: rice, red beans, soybeans, peanuts, walnuts, chestnuts, red dates, or lotus seeds. Lihua Wang, acupuncturist and author of Chinese Home Remedies, says that in Chinese medical theory, these ingredients are potent anti-aging foods. Red dates, chestnuts, and lotus seeds tonify qi, the vital energy of the human body. To make the soup: 1. Choose the ingredients mentioned above. 2. Place two-thirds rice and one-third nuts, beans, dates, and/or seeds in a saucepan. 3. Add enough water to cover all the ingredients; soak overnight. 4. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer until the beans and rice are very soft. Take one small bowl a day.
Save your skin. When the weather cools, we turn on our heaters, drying out the air and consequently our skin. Dermatologist Jon Starr, M.D, says to change to a milder or glycerin soap. After washing, moisturize those areas that are prone to dryness—lower legs, hands and forearms, and upper back—with a cream-based moisturizer; the lotion-based “moisturizers” tend to dry the skin rather than emolliate. These basic steps can prevent developing dry, cracked, itchy skin.
Spruce up. Black Spruce oil is a great anti-bacterial, anti-infectious oil. After showering, use up to 10 drops of oil all over your body, except your mucous membranes, to help strengthen your immune system. The Black Spruce supports the adrenal glands, which suffer when we get tired from the winter weather and lack of light. Make sure to rub the oil on the abdomen, since there’s a lot of lymphatic tissue in that area. Suzanne Catty, phytotherapist and author of Hydrosols, says, “When people follow this regimen every morning in the winter, it’s extremely rare that they get sick in any way.”
Say, “Good day, sunshine!” Sydney Metrick, expressive therapist and co-author of The Art of Ritual, says, “One of my favorite winter practices is my “start the day with sunshine” ritual. I have a set of flatware with yellow handles, and some bright sunshine-yellow bowls, plates, cups and a matching teapot. I make a pot of warming ginger tea and have a steaming cup with my yellow bowl of cereal and bananas. Since I rise when it’s still dark, I eat by candlelight. And I play music with a sunshine theme, like “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles. The feel is similar to that at the time of the winter solstice: bringing light from the darkness, and warmth and positive energy as well.”
Brighten up. When the winter turns grey and sunlight is fleeting, brighten up your
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Eat dark Chocolate. Christiane Northrup, M.D., Natural Health advisor and author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, tells us that during winter, many women start to feel moody and depressed and experience intensified PMS. Cravings for chocolate goes through the roof. Make sure to have high-quality dark chocolate available; 90 percent cocoa is too much, but 70
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Lighten up. At least 30 minutes exposure daily to natural light outdoors, in addition to using a light box indoors, helps combat seasonal affective disorder says Ed Bourne, Ph.D., psychologist and author of Natural Relief for Anxiety. However, because even light boxes can’t replicate natural light exactly, we may need a little boost from St Johns’s Wart, which can help raise our serotonin levels.
Eat your vitamins. To help winter wellness be its strongest, use lots of fresh herbs and foods in your cooking. Thyme is an antiseptic and a digestive aid, while rosemary promotes circulation. Gayle Reichler, R.D., dietitian and author of Gayle’s
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Sip ginger tea. Ginger is one of the most versatile roots in the world. It boosts the immune system, clears the lungs, and helps digestion. Try this homebrew for winter wellness. Mix 1 tablespoon freshly-grated organic ginger root, 1 teaspoon fresh organic lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon honey in a 12- to 16-ounce cup of very hot, purified water, and let steep for five to ten minutes before drinking. The honey, if pesticide-free, is also stimulating to the immune system.
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We all know that winter is full of shoveling, scraping windshields, and cranking on the heat. But rest assured, there are green ways to go about our winter routines, as well as save a few pennies. With these tips, you’ll be on your way to a healthier, greener winter.
Take it Easy on the Salt. Did you know that the salt they sell to melt the ice on the front stoop contains cyanide, some of which may end up in your vegetable garden when spring comes around again? It can also corrode concrete, kill lawns, and pollute the water supply. Try sand as an alternative. It provides traction without damaging the landscaping or ruining next year’s veggie garden.
Choose Safer Antifreeze Most antifreeze never gets recycled, and most importantly, a minor amount ingested by a small child or beloved pet can result in death. Antifreeze picks up metals and other harmful chemicals during use, so no version of this product can be completely eco-friendly; however, there are friendlier versions out there. Check out earth911.org for more ideas.
Less Scraping, Less StressWe’ve all done it. Hats, scarf, mittens, and out to the car with your trusty scraper. Twenty minutes later, you’re still scraping, but now your fingers are numb. This year, beat the frost. Spray a saltwater solution on the inside of the windshield and wipe dry. You can’t see it but the salt will help ward off frost. If you want a double punch, spray a second solution of three parts vinegar and one part water on the outside glass and wipe dry. You’re scraper is sure to miss you.
Burn Smarter For maximum efficiency start your cozy fire with dry kindling and keep it going with small loads of wood that have been drying out for at least six months. The drier the wood is, the cleaner it burns. Make sure you never burn treated wood; it’s bad for all breathing beings. Remember to keep the fire stoked, and that hot and bright fires burn cleaner than smoldering, low ones. When not in use, remember to keep the flue closed, which will keep the warm air indoors.
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Minimize Idling When we warm up our vehicles in the morning, we not only burn excess fuel, but keeping our cars idling strains cylinders, spark plugs, exhaust systems, and engines, which work best in motion--not in neutral. The best way to warm up your car is to drive it. Since we live in the tundra, it may be a good idea to install a block heater which will heat all the cars components without wasting fuel. It may cost a bit now, but will reduce gas spending and save on emissions too.
Capture the Sun’s RaysThrow those curtains open. Even winter rays provide a good amount of natural heat, so be sure to open curtains and blinds each morning to capture all the natural heat you can. At dusk, before it gets bitterly cold, close them to trap in the warmth. You can also replace your current windows with “low-e” Energy Star-certified windows (especially on the north side of the house). Learn more at energystar.gov.
Insulate Your PipesIf you are like me, you turn on the shower before getting in just to avoid the cold water morning surprise. Insulating the pipes will reduce the wait time for hot water to come out of the tap. This will raise your water’s beginning temperature by almost 4 degrees, lowering the heat setting on the water heater, and saving energy.
Lower Your Thermostat We’ve all heard it before, lower your thermostat and save. But have you actually done it? Turning your thermostat down to 68 degrees while you’re home and lower at night can save some pretty pennies. In fact, if you turn it down by 10 degrees during the day while you’re away, you can save as much as 15% on your bills. Also, lowering your temp to 55 degrees if you are leaving town, will also conserve some serious cash. Just remember to drain your pipes to prevent them from freezing.
Seal Up the AtticInsulating your attic can be one of the most cost effective ways to save money and energy. If you have a hatch door up to the attic, make sure you weather-strip and insulate it. If you aren’t sure how well your insulation is working, you can always call a local company to come out and assess your seals and leaks. Go to energysavers.gov for more info on insulating and attics.
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November 2Wellness Club-Chippewa Falls 10-1 am. 4:30 AM Coffee Shop, 608 N. Bridge St. Chippewa Falls. Contact Sandi Anderson to register. [email protected]. Come and network with like-minded people interested in taking their health & wellness to a new level. Businesses are invited to share their product or service. Initial visit for businesses is FREE. Community guests are always invited to come for free to learn and listen.
November 4Natural Health Forum 6pm 239 E. LaSalle, Barron, WI. Free and open to the public; Featured speaker Lloyd Brown; Subject: karate.
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November 8 Fresh Air and Optimal Health with Scott Anderson of Alignment Yoga 10am-4:30pm Tuition is $85 before October 10, $95 afterwards. For information call 715-830-0321 or email [email protected]. To register, send tuition to The Yoga Center of Eau Claire, 412 1/2 Water Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703. In this workshop, you’ll learn strategies to release the congestion of the shoulders & ribs that constricts breathing. With this deeper breathing, we’ll explore yogic techniques to improve aerobic efficiency and develop a roadmap for a life lived with more energy and stamina. This workshop is appropriate for yoga practitioners with at least 6 months of recent yoga practice. There will be a 1 ½ hour lunch break.
November 10La Leche League of Eau Claire 6:30pm 227 W. Lexington Blvd. Eau Claire. Kristin 715-514-1026. [email protected]. This month’s topic: Nutrition and Weaning
November 13Discover Your Inner Chef Noon-1pm. Menomonie Market to Host Kitchen Consultant Lunch and presentation, WESTconsin Credit Union, east branch conference room, 3333 Schneider Avenue, Menomonie $12, includes lunch from Menomonie Market. Registration is required by November 10th. Call or visit Menomonie Market, 521 E 2nd Street, Downtown Menomonie, 715/235-6533, www.menomoniemarket.org. Is your kitchen outfitted with the right tools for food preparation? Do you dream of making
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November 14Winter Farmer’s Market 9am-1pm new location-all winter markets will be held at the L.E. Phillips Senior Center, 1616 Bellinger St., Eau Clair. Take advantage of these monthly opportunities to purchase high quality local vegetables, meat, dairy, poultry and other farm products direct from the farmers who produce them.
November 16Wine & Wellness Party 7-8 pm FREE 715-833-1096 [email protected]. Presenting a major breakthrough in science: MAXgxl, a glutathione accelerator! Lose weight,
increase your energy and relieve joint pain all in one
La Leche League of Eau Claire 10am Hope United Methodist Church, 2233 Golf Rd. Eau Claire. Kristin. 715-514-1026. [email protected] . This month’s topic: The Baby Arrives: The Family and the Breastfed Baby.
November 17 Holistic Moms Network 6:30pm First Lutheran Church, 1005 Oxford Ave. Eau Claire. eauclairewi.holisticmoms.org; [email protected]. Join parents interested in holistic health, green living, and “alternative” parenting styles. This month’s topic: How to Grow a Healthy Immune System. Children welcome; child care also available for small donation.
November 18Psychic Reading 6:30-9pm Altoona Public Library Community Room 1303 Lynn Ave. Altoona. 715 832-7250. You will use a variety of Tools and Techniques to Receive Messages from the Spirit World for yourself and others. This is definitely a participation workshop! Bring any decks, pendulums, stones, crystals or other Tools of Divination that you would like to use, or use what is
there to share!
Angel Care Workshop: Psychic Reading Altoona Public Library Community Room 1303 Lynn Ave, Altoona Fee:
$25 To register or for more information, call 715.832.7250, email [email protected] or visit www.angelcarehealingtouch.com/workshop09. In this
Thursday, January 21 & Friday, January 22, 2010Ramada Convention Center, Eau Claire, WI
The two day conference and summit will be filled with agricultural and business information, education, and networking, brought to you by WI Local Food Network, River Country Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) and Hiawatha Valley RC&D.
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An exciting addition this year- the Value Added Agriculture Conference will have seven half and full day in-depth sessions on various topics including: Post Harvest Handling for Vegetable Production Quality and Success; Food Safety on the Market Farm; and Shaking the Federal Money Tree.
Introducing an all-new Value Added Ag College on Wednesday, January 20!
Keynote addresses by Will Allen, Co-founder and Director of Growing Power; Michael Perry, humorist, speaker and author of Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting; and Melinda Hemmelgarn, “Food Sleuth” columnist, and local food advocate.
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hands-on workshop, psychic Judy Meinen will present a number of tools and techniques for you to receive messages from the spirit world.
November 19Medium Class EC 7-8pm Fee $20 715-833-1096 or [email protected] Communicate with your deceased loved ones –really! November 21Yoga for Agni 1-3pm Cost: $20.00 For more information or to register, call 715-830-0321 or email [email protected] Instructor: Patricia Wickman. Rev up your metabolism for Thanksgiving with this class on balancing “agni.” This is a Sanskrit term (related to our verb “to ignite”) and refers to our digestive fire. When a person’s digestive fire is balanced, he or she perfectly digests, absorbs and metabolizes food. Optimal digestion leaves the body, mind, and spirit feeling light, supple and capable of fighting off illness.
November 25Wellness Club - “What’s Green?” 12pm The Goat Coffee House, Eau Claire. Hosted by USwellnessdirectory.com
Commanding Wealth Circle 2:30pm Heaven Sent Hypnotherapy, Eau Claire. 715-833-1096 or [email protected] Fee $20 Learn a new cutting edge technique to create more wealth and prosperity in your life.
December 2Natural Health Forum 6pm Free and open to the public 239 E. LaSalle, Barron, WI. Featured speaker: Paula Quinlan; Subject: leaky gut and enzymes.
December 5Holistic Healing and Psychic Fair 10am-5pm. $5 entrance fee or bring a non-perishable food item and get in for only $3. All lectures included with entrance fee. For more information email [email protected] or call 715-520-1358. Booths still available. BodyLab is hosting a Holistic Healing and Psychic Fair at the Shell Lake Community Center. There will be over 30 vendors available to assist everyone on their healing/spiritual journey. Come learn about Crystals, Energy therapy, Essential Oils and much more.
Reiki Class 9am-4pm Angel Care Healing Touch 2130 Brackett Avenue, Suite B,
Eau Claire fee: $150 Join Reiki Master Judy Meinen for your level I or level II attunement. Classroom discussion and a practice session are included in the class. To register or for more information, call 715.832.7250, email [email protected] or visit www.angelcarehealingtouch.com/services
December 8La Leche League of Eau Claire 6:30pm 227 W. Lexington Blvd. Eau Claire. Kristin 715-514-1026. [email protected]. This month’s topic: The Advantages of Breastfeeding and Avoiding Difficulties.
December 10Wine & Wellness Party 7-8pm Free Please register at 715-833-1096 [email protected]. Presenting a major breakthrough in science: MAXgxl, a glutathione accelerator! Lose weight, increase your energy and relieve joint pain all in one.
December 12Winter Farmer’s Market 9am-1pm New location-all winter markets will be held at the L.E. Phillips Senior Center, 1616 Bellinger St., Eau Claire. Take advantage of these monthly opportunities to purchase high quality local vegetables, meat, dairy, poultry and other farm products direct from the farmers who produce them.
December 15Holistic Moms Network 6:30pm First Lutheran Church, 1005 Oxford Ave. Eau Claire. eauclairewi.holisticmoms.org; [email protected]. Join parents interested in holistic
health, green living, and “alternative” parenting styles. This month’s topic: De-stress Event. Children welcome; child care also available for small donation.
December 17Medium Class EC 7-8pm Fee $20 Please register at 715-833-1096 or [email protected] Communicate with your deceased loved ones – really!
December 19Dreams Pre-register. Call Unity @ 836-0010. Suggested donation $20. Questions call Sandi @ 726-2392 [email protected]. Discover what your dreams may mean. Understand how your inner world speaks to you. Everyone will get a chance to practice a simple technique to read, recall and learn about dreams. A new year is about to start. Come learn about your Dreams and be apart of new ones.
December 21La Leche League of Eau Claire 10am Hope United Methodist Church, 2233 Golf Rd. Eau Claire. Kristin. 715-514-1026. [email protected] . This month’s topic: The Art of Breastfeeding and Avoiding Difficulties.
December 30Commanding Wealth Circle 2:30pm Heaven Sent Hypnotherapy, Eau Claire. 715-833-1096 or [email protected] a new cutting edge technique to create more wealth and prosperity in your life.
Wellness Club-”Live Well” 12pm Free. The Goat Coffee House, Eau Claire. Hosted by USwellnessdirectory.com
High quality local vegetables, meat, dairy, poultry and other farm products available direct from the farmers who
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Nov. 14, Dec. 12, Jan. 9, Feb. 13, Mar. 13, April 10, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Spirituality DiScuSSioN Group Every Wednesday. 7-10pm. FREE. Borders Bookstore, Eau Claire. 715-832-7250. An informal gathering to discuss Angels, healing, paranormal and psychic phenomena, and other fun topics.
HealiNG cHoiceS claSSeS2711 Pleasant Street, Eau Claire.852-0303. www.healingchoicesec.com All classes 1 hour. Wednesdays, 7-8pm Nov to Dec 9 Beginner’s Tai Chi (Learn basic movements and the history of Tai Chi. $2.50/class or $20 for entire session.Tuesday 6 & 7 pm Tai ChiWednesday 10 & 11 am DHarma yoGa & WellNeSS ceNter200 North Rural St. Chippewa Falls. 715-726-11880. All classes are walk-in and sign up; if class is full, try at next class time.Monday 5pmTuesday 4:30pm, 6pm, 7:30pmEvery other week, morning hours 9am-1pmWednesday 4:30pm, 6pm, 7:30pmThursday 4:30pmFriday 4:30pmEvery other week morning hours 9am-1pmSaturday, Sunday, massage, and specialty treatments by appointment.
pilateS yoGa aND beyoND4913 River Glen Court, Eau Claire. 832-7335. Drop-in rate $15.00.Space limited. Registration required. Call or email [email protected] 5:30 pm YogaWednesday 4:30 pm Yoga 5:45 pm Pilates/yoga comboThursday Noon Pilates/yoga comboSaturday 8 am Pilates9:15 am Yoga
Nia claSSeS Stacey Beck, 533-0464. Highland Fitness, East Ridge Center, Eau Claire. Open to members and non-members.Tuesday 6:15-7:15 pm Thursday 5:45-6:45 pm
tHe yoGa ceNter412 1/2 Water Street, Eau Claire. 830-0321. Check website for changes: www.infinitejoy.com/yogaMonday 9:15-10:45 am Multi-level, Patricia12-12:45 pm Beginners, Sarah1:00-2:00 pm Chair Yoga, Sr Center5:30-7:00 pm Continuing, Sandra7:15-8:30 pm -Beginners, SandraTuesday2:00-3:00 pm Pilates, Anna5:15-6:45 pm Multi-level, Nancy 7-8:30 pm Buddhist MeditationWednesday 9-10:30 am Multi-level, Sarah5-6:15 pm Beginners, Donna 6:30-8 pm -Multi-level, DonnaThursday7-8:30 am Multi-level, Sandra5:30-6:30 pm Happy Hour Yoga, AnnaFriday9:15-10:45 am Yoga & Ayurveda, Patricia12-12:45 pm Multi-level, SarahSaturday9-10:30 am Multi-level Vinyasa, Robin
Couples Yoga: Reunite with Your Partner!Second Saturday of every month, 6:00-7:30 pmCost: $35 per coupleDeepen your heart and soul con-nection through breath coordina-tion, touch, and eye contact. All yoga poses will include physical connection.For more information or to register, call 715-855-1183 or email Anna King at [email protected]
breaStfeeDiNG Support GroupWillow Creek Women’s Clinic, 130 S. Barstow St. Eau Claire. 715-832-9292. First and Third Tuesdays 10-11:30am
HypNoSiS toDay with Richard Marano B.S., C.H. from Hypnosis Center of Eau Claire. Every Wednesday 8 pm and Every Friday at 11 am CTV (Channel 994).
WellNeSS club - luNcH buNcHThe Goat Coffee House Last Wednesday 12-1 pm Join us for great food and fun as we explore wellness—what it is and how to achieve it in all areas of your body, mind & spirit. Check our website for featured speakers. www.USwellnessdirectory.com. Please register in advance: Julie at 715-833-1096.
taStiNG meNu at tHe creameryEvery night E4620 County Rd C, Downsville, WI. 715-664-8353. Five course meal $65, add wine $85.
tHe NetWork pulSe @ HelioS ceNter 815 Main St. Menomonie. 715-235-733. Pre-registration required for all classes.Now That’s What We’re Talking About: In this class we explore the connection between science, philosophy and individuality that support the Network Spinal Analysis and Somatic Respiratory Integration Care offered at The Network Pulse. We discuss the cultural threat of doing internal work and why we believe it’s the only true value. FREENov 3, 6:23pm Nov 4, 3:23pmDiscovery Workshop: A deeper continuation of the Discovery Class. There are per-requisites. $35.Nov. 10, 6:23 pm Nov. 11, 3:23 pmWorking With Mirrors: We open the doors to the intricacies of Network Care. Come learn the jargon and the connections between spinal tension, phases, gateway, entrainment, levels, rhythms, and care. We explore the decisions each level offers us and why we often choose to run or ignore our deepest longings. FREENov 17, 6:23pm Nov 18, 3:23pm
yoGa with Tammy Schwartz, RYT Studio five miles southwest of Chetek. 715-642-3360.Mondays 4:45 and 6pmThursdays 5:15pm
puNkerDoopS DiaperS Modern Cloth Diapering 101 Sessions. Llearn more about the economical, environmental, and health benefits to cloth diapering. See, feel, and try out a variety of cloth diapers and related products. Make a difference for the earth, your wallet, and your baby’s health; try cloth diapering! Try on baby carriers made by ERGObaby and SleepyWrap! Free. Sessions are at the Punkerdoops Diapers shoppe located at 1135 Jensen Rd, Eau Claire, 54701. www.PunkerdoopsDiapers.com RSVP to 715-563-7388 or [email protected] Tues, Nov 3, 6pm Mon, Nov 16, 6pmThurs, Dec 3, 6pm Tues, Dec 15, 6pm
pSycHic DevelopmeNt SerieS Sandi Anderson (Psychic -Medium. Intuitive Life Coach, Energy Healer)Nov 8, Nov 15, Dec 12, Dec 19, 1-3pm Please Pre-register. Call Unity @ 836-0010. Suggested donation $20 .Questions call Sandi @ 726-2392 /[email protected] 8Reincarnation / Past Life and Present Life Regression: Have you ever wondered why you have certain fears, or how to find your best career, health, or love? Have you ever wandered about a new city and felt like you have been there before? Do you have small children that come to you with stories about places or people they couldn’t possible know? Join us and learn about how our significant past lives can empower us in this life, our choices and our future. Join in the discussion and experience a guided regression.Nov 15Mindfulness and the Osho Tarot and Angel Cards are a gateway to your inner wise self and Divine guidance. We will explore the Osho Zen deck, how it is set up, and the history of tarot as a tool. The Celtic Cross spread will be shown and used. Osho, Angel
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cards, or your favorite tarot cards can help guide you on a interesting inner journey to your unique self, bringing you to new inner insights and stating core /Universal truths . Osho Zen cards are available at Unity’s book store.Dec 5 and Dec 19Dying and Life on the Other-side: We all have had someone close to us who has died or pass over to the other side. This is not easy for anyone. Everyone of you is psychic to some degree or another, yet not everyone is a medium. We will explore this topic some and explore what our loved ones may be up to in their new life on the other side. Time has been created to receive insight from the spirit world. Join us. I feel each of us has been created by and from spirit. When we look at our life from this spot, life looks and feels different even Grand.
WEEKLY GROUPSWednesday Night Forums at Natural Healing. Free community forums the First Wednesday of each month at 6pm; 239 E. LaSalle Ave., Barron. Come network, learn and share. Professionals who wish to present can call 715.637.1400 or [email protected]
MONTHLY GROUPSMenomonie Wellness Club-Lunch BunchEvery Third Wednesday at The Raw Deal, 603 Broadway. Noon-1pm. Learn more about wellness, connect, and build relationships with like-minded people! Sponsored by www.USwellnessdirectory.com
Chippewa Valley Energy Club meets monthly on Fourth Tuesday, downtown Chippewa Falls. This organization invites speakers and socializes on environmental topics. [email protected]
Chippewa Valley Master Gardeners Association.
Occasional events and meetings on the Second Monday of the month, except December, at 6 pm. 723-6711 www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/locals/chippewa/chippewa.htm The goal of this organization is to promote environmental stewardship in collaboration with UW Extension by developing an appreciation for and understanding of horticultural practices for all Master Gardeners and Chippewa Valley residents.
Clear Vision Eau Claire Sustainability Task Force meets monthly, dates vary, 832-9705, [email protected]. The task force promotes the concept of eco-communities to Eau Claire County governmental bodies and engages individual families and citizens in efforts to reduce their energy and water consumption, waste production and environmental footprint.Green Drinks meets every third Wednesday at Haymarket Grill, 101 Graham Ave., Eau Claire at 6:30 pm. This group meets over drinks to discuss all topics concerning sustainability, eco-friendliness and the environment.
Sierra Club, meets First Wednesdays, October thru May, Northstar Middle School, 7:30 pm. 235-9771 www.wisconsin.sierraclub.org/chippewa Programs vary from slide presentations of trips to talks about environmental issues and suggestions of actions members could take.
Sustainable Dunn November 17 at 7:00 pm. Socially Responsible Investing. David McClellan from Calvert Investments will discuss options to common investment practices allowing investors to make their money speak to their ethics and commitments. Menomonie Public Library.
Sustainable Eau Claire, occasional meetings. 835-1733. www.sustainableeauclaire.org
This group works to promote energy conservation, green building, water conservation and initiatives to make Eau Claire a more sustainable community.
WI League of Conservation Voters, www.conservationvoters.org/Public/. 835-4248. This non-profit, non-partisan organization works to connect local conservation groups and individuals with state issues.
Indoor Air Contaminant Discussion/Solution Advanced Air & Water Purifiers Second Thursday each month 9:30 a.m. or by appt. 1421 Cameron St., Eau Claire, WI 54703. [email protected] 715-225-3111.
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Hilltop Recreation Center, 105 Garfield Avenue, Eau Claire. Contact: Lisa Schuet 715-836-2400 or [email protected]. NO Drop InsRestorative Yoga Mondays, Nov 9-Dec 14; 6:15-7:15 pm & 7:30-8:30 pm. This is the gentlest form of yoga with techniques for reducing stress and rejuvenating the body, mind and spirit. McPhee 105-Dance Studio; $30 UWEC students, faculty & staff, $55 community members.Scentsational Oils Tuesdays, Nov 10 & 17; 5:30-7:30pm. Create wonderful homemade inexpensive gifts while learning about the ancient art of aromatherapy using therapeutic grade oils. McPhee 106; $35 UWEC students, faculty & staff, $45 community members.Putting Together the Puzzle of Success Friday, Nov 6, 7pm. Learn the secrets to optimal health and success in this exciting presentation by renowned author Jeff Spencer. Dr. Spencer has been a member of the US Olympic Cycling Team, works with a 7-time Tour de France champion as well as the world’s number one golf player. He will be speaking on his book, Turn It Up! which teaches you how to become successful in all aspects of your life. Tickets for this event are $5.00 in advance, $7:00 at the door, $3:00 for students, and \\
proceeds will go to benefit The Community Table of Eau Claire.Belly Dancing III & IV (for women who have participated in belly dancing before) Thursdays, Nov 5-Dec 17 6:15-7:10pm & 7:30-8:10pm; McPhee-105 Dance Studio. $20 for UWEC student, faculty and staff, $35 for community members.Fitness Yoga Tuesdays, Nov 3-Dec 15; 6:15-7:15 pm & 7:30-8:30 pm. This 60-minute class is designed to increase flexibility, range of motion and strength plus manage stress. McPhee 105-Dance Studio; $35 UWEC students, faculty & staff, $55 community members.Pilates Tuesdays and Thursdays, Nov 3-Dec 17; 6:30-7:15 am. This is a series of movements done from a sitting, reclining, kneeling or standing position, designed to increase strength and flexibility, relieve tension, and relieve chronic neck and back pain;. McPhee 105-Dance Studio; $70 UWEC students, faculty & staff, $105 community members.Advanced Ayurveda Nutritional Class Thursdays, Nov 5-Dec 17; 5-6pm. Acquire practical skills for maintaining or regaining radiant health; McPhee 106; $30 UWEC students, faculty & staff, $50 community members.
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Calendar of
EVENTSWednesday, December 2Baby-sitting ClassThis instructional one-day workshop is designed for young adolescents 10 to 12 years of age. Pro-gram includes: baby care, personal safety, behavior management, basic first aid, ethics and more.8 am - 3 pmThe Center for Healthy LivingCost: $20 (includes lunch and materials)Call early to register, space is limited
Saturday, December 19Car Seat CheckMarkquart Chevrolet in Hallie10 am - 1 pm
December 2 or 16Joint Renew CampAre you having joint replacement surgery? Join us for a free educational “camp” to discuss all the aspects of your upcoming surgery. Call 715-717-1500 for more information. Classes are held twice a month.
9 - 11:30 amSacred Heart Hospital Community AuditoriumFree Program Includes a light breakfast and class material.
Thursday, November 5Car Seat Check5 - 8 pmSafelite Glass/Auto Glass Specialists2915 N. Clairemont Ave.(across from Burger King)
Saturday, November 7Free Community YogaFirst Saturday in the month. Class sponsored by theCenter of Yoga Eau Claire
9 amBishop Treacy Hall (lower level of Sacred Heart Hospital)
Tuesday, November 10Seizures and Seniors Join the Epilepsy Foundation of Western Wisconsin for this workshop: gain awareness, recognize symptoms, and discuss available treatments for Epilepsy.
6 - 7:30 pmSacred Heart Hospital Rotunda
Tuesday, November 17Singing Meditation-Book SigningJoin Ruth Rosauer signer, author and facilitator of Signing Meditation as she talks about this inter-faith spiritual practice that alternates song with silence. Her new book will be available for signing!
6 - 7:30 pmSacred Heart Hospital Rotunda
For more information on these programs please call the Center for Healthy Livingat 717-1600