Prevention & Lifestyle Wellness in 2011



It was 2004 when prompted by then Editor of Canada's Healthy Living Guide, Sandra Tonn, that I wrote my very first article. It was supposed to be short, concise and 700 words. I couldn't do it! I had so much to say about Lifestyle Wellness and Prevention that it turned out to be a very loooooooooooong article. Although it was not eligible to be published, I am very proud of that article as it says everything that I am standing for and promoting as Health Adventure Coach. In summing up prevention, I've said it like this:


"Wellness is about TOTAL YOU; but it is not achieved by accident...just picking the dimension of wellness that you like and minimizing the others doesn't work in the long run. Optimal lifestyle wellness begins with a conscious, intentional decision/choice to assume responsibility for the quality of your life. It may mean raising your standards above what you have been comfortable with; it will require time, commitment, energy, motivation and attitude."

I encourage each of you to peruse my site, read the articles, click on the links and decide how you are going to take some Conscious, Intentional and Responsible Actions towards preventing dis-ease and poor health in your life (spirit, mind and body) in 2011. Let's have a consultation so you can gain some new or perhaps different perspectives and insights on ways you can begin doing this. Let's team up in 2011! Remember that Lifestyle Wellness = A Marriage of Health + Vitality.

Is this you? It CAN be you!

"I will not die an unlived life; I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, More accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance, To live so that which came to me as seed goes to the next as blossom, And that which came to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."

Source: Living Wide Open: Landscapes of the Mind Published in I Will Not Die an Unlived Lifeby Dawna Markova

"Don't ask what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go and do that because what the world needs is people who have come alive!" Harold Whitman

Fruit & Turkey Salad With Zesty Berry Marinade

Yesterday morning upon arising, the temperature here in Winter Haven, FL was a freezing 30 F, with frost covering everything.

It was the second morning in a row with such temps, except the previous day, it was 33 F when I awoke.

This is the vapor on the pond behind our home.

Everything was still and almost silent at sunrise except for the ducks still swimming & feeding in the pond.

Well, with such a nippy morning, I desired something zesty and zippy to start my morning with. Yesterday at the outdoor produce market near CR540A near the Lakeland/Bartow Border, I picked up a delicious pineapple for $1.99 and pears for $0.99/lb and I also had leftover turkey in the fridge and a bit of remaining mixed-berry fruit puree we had made for our French Toast on Christmas morning.

The majority of the time I invent my own meals or modify recipes I have or even google a few ingredients that I have on hand and see what delicious, healthy recipe appears. And from there, modify to what appeals to my taste buds :-).

So, with that said, here is my December 29, 2010 Invention: 

Fruit & Turkey Salad With Zesty Berry Marinade



Main Ingredients: (You may choose the variety of fruit depending upon the season or availability as well as the choice of protein)

• 3 Spears Fresh Pineapple
• 1 Medium Fresh Bartlett Pear
• 1 Medium Fresh Orange
• 1 Medium Ripe Banana
• 1 Cup Cooked Turkey

Step 1: Cut fruit and turkey into bitesize pieces and place in a bowl.

Marinade Ingredients: (you choose quantity for your own taste preferences)

• Mixed Berry Puree
• Apple Cider
• Balsamic Vinegar
• Cold-Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Step 3: Put above ingredients into a shaker cup (instead of a blender which can produce too much froth) and shake until all are blended evenly. Pour liberally and immediately over the fruit/turkey combo mix (decide quantity depending upon taste preference).

1.5 TBSP Freshly Ground Flax Seeds - Flax seeds can be ground in a coffee grinder or blender. Flax seeds are high in fiber, omega-3 fatty acids and phytochemicals (compounds produced by plants) called lignans (phytoestrogens)

Step 4: Sprinkle over top of Main Ingredients after pouring on the marinade.  

• Berry Blend - I used strawberries, blackberries and added blueberries from another source.

Step 2: Place 1 Cup of Frozen Berries into blender with approximately 1/2 Cup of hot water and pulse the contents until pureed.

• Apple Cider (not apple juice) - approximately 1 part to every 3 parts Berry Puree

• Balsamic Vinegar - approximately 1 part to every 3 parts Berry Puree

• Cold-Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil - approximately 1 part to each 3 parts of Berry Puree

• Garnish with 1 TBSP Fresh Picked Spearmint Leaves and eat immediately.

        ** To my readers: if you try this recipe, please make comment how it turned out, how you liked it, modified it, ingredients used etc. Also you can join my Facebook page and make your comments there! Thanks!



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Gulf Coast Christmas 2010

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Dec 25/10 will find us driving to the Gulf Coast to Fort De Soto Park and for our beagle Bailey,  Paw Playground. This is just south of St. Petersburg. Then we will drive North to Honeymoon Island State Park for the seashelling, nature trails and Gulf views.

 


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