Cynthia Stadd, HHC
Holistic Health and Nutrition Specialist

                                                             © 2007 Cynfully Healthy

FEATURE ARTICLE		Reap the Rewards with Fall Foods to Harmonize Body and Spirit
RECIPE		Butternut Squash Pilaf
SUPPLEMENTS		Liquid Multi-Vitamin / Multi- Mineral
DISCOUNT HEALTH COUNSELING BY PHONE		15% Discount for Your Personal Health Coach!

A NOTE FROM CYNTHIA...

Hello again!

Life moves fast, and once again there are big changes happening.  My birthday is today and I welcome it with a new grey hair, a deeper forehead intelligence line (ha!) and the glorious start to my first E-book focusing on Nutrition and Natural Solutions for Fertility!  It has been a long time coming and I'm thrilled to be partnering with my friend and biz coach, the fab Mr. James Roche.  (http://infoproductguy.com). 

Also, my long-time partnership with the Chinese Medical Doctor I have been associated has come to a natural close.  I am looking forward to forming some fantastic new relationships in the healing community.   As always, I would love to connect you with an appropriate holistic practitioner if you need one.  Please refer regularly to my "Holistic Practitioner Partner Page" at http://cynfullyhealthy.com/partners.html and email me if you have a specific need.

Remember, I love to hear from you!  Have questions or comments about anything in this newsletter?  Don't hesitate to email me at cynthia@cynfullyhealthy.com.

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SUCCESS STORY

We all have to reach out for help from time to time.  The friend I reached out to luckily referred me to Cynthia.

She called me.  She called me twice.  With an out of control schedule and a to-do list a mile long I really did not have time for me, for my health, for my life.

I have time now.  Every day I now have time for me, for thinking about what I put into my body.  It takes about ten seconds.

I am not on a diet.  I am on a mission.

I am not on a program.  I am being educated.

This was something I knew could not be done alone.  After a short period of time, it is almost beyond explanation how easy it is.  I am not limited, I have more choices, and I am actually eating more.

My participation with Cynthia has given me the opportunity to get back the lasting healthy feeling a left behind a decade ago.

I lost 20 lbs. and I am just getting started!

Jay Norway, Sales Professional

FEATURE ARTICLE

Fall Foods to Harmonize Body and Spirit

Autumn is here!  Welcome to the season for harvesting the “fruits” of your labor set forth in the first half of the year.  That means it is time to receive benefits from work projects, relationships and of course, your health. The best way to harvest all the wonderful energy of this time of year is to eat in rhythmic harmony with the season.

Seasonal eating sets the stage for helping your body stay balanced and stress-free.  When you eat foods that are in dis-harmony with this time of the year, your body has to fight harder to keep the energy that pulses through your channels every day clear and open.  According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (what acupuncture is based upon), the roots of  physical dis-harmony can be traced back to energy blockage. 

And eating seasonally doesn’t just help the bod – it keeps your mind uncluttered and allows your true emotions to surface.  Yes, this is a good thing!  Guess what causes a majority of energy imbalance in your body, thereby leading to physical illness?  Emotional blocks!  So go ahead and cry, scream and laugh your way through eating all the following yummy seasonal foods!

Many of the seasonal foods for this time are appropriate because they support your body’s natural cleansing pathways.  The beginning of the autumn and spring seasons are naturally the best times to cleanse. 

Some of the foods mentioned below will support cleansing, while others are simply nutritional, energy harmonizing foods for fall.

Here are my top picks for foods to focus on right now (September-November):

Fruit and Juicing

Grapes! 

Yes, this fine fruit will cleanse and tonify the lungs and large intestine, the organs of autumn.  Buy organic, as non-organic ones are often sprayed with chemicals.  But don’t become a wino! 

Citrus fruits and juices such as grapefruit and orange in the morning.

Vegetable juices in the afternoon like carrot, beet, celery, zucchini and parsley.

Winter Squash

These include varieties like pumpkin, hubbard, butternut and acorn.  Although these are more building foods than cleansing like the juices, they are packed to the rim with immune boosting anti-oxidants.  Squashes have also been used to heal migraines, burns and for the males, the prostate gland.

Easiest way to work with squash is to bake or boil.  Peel or cut off the thick outer layer and cut the orange flesh into chunks.  Then drizzle some olive oil and cinnamon or nutmeg and bake for about 20 minutes at 375 degrees, or make the delicious Butternut Squash Recipe below.

Garlic

Stinky but definitely one of the most healthful substances on earth.  It actually contains micronutrients like calcium, phosphorus, Vitamins B and C, and acts as both an anti-bacterial and anti-viral.

If you can eat it raw, go for one clove a day!  Mix with a little applesauce to take away the burn.  Your partner may run away, but you sure are gonna be healthy!

And there are lots of stories how garlic wards off evil spirits and vampires.  If you have any vampires in your life, just eat a few and smack ‘em with a big kiss.

Remember that diet changes should always be slow.  Think of adding or deleting up to only two items per week in your diet.  Once that becomes habit, add or delete something else the next week.  Have fun with it!  

With food, like life, we are meant to enjoy the journey as much as the final product.

Did you find this article helpful? Let me know by contacting me at cynthia@cynfullyhealthy.com!

RECIPE

Butternut Squash Pilaf

2 Tbsp olive oil

½ cup minced onion

2 garlic cloves, minced

¼ cup slivered almonds

1 cup brown rice

1 Tsp ground cumin (optional)

1 Tsp dried oregano

2 cups vegetable or fat free reduced sodium chicken broth

3 cups  peeled and diced butternut squash

2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

½ cup dried cranberries

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

In medium saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté 2 minutes, until soft. Add almonds and cook 1-2 minutes, until golden.  Add rice, cumin and oregano and stir to coat.  Add broth and bring to boil.   Reduce heat to low, cover and cook 30 minutes.  Add squash.  Continue cooking for 15-20 minutes or until rice is completely cooked and squash is tender.  Remove from heat and stir in parsley and cranberries.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Make 6 servings. Per serving: 201 calories, 5 g total fat (<1 g saturated fat), 35 g carbohydrates, 5 g protein, 4 g dietary fiber, 199 mg sodium.

For more deliciously seasonal free recipes, please visit my website at http://cynfullyhealthy.com/recipes.html.

LIQUID MULTI-VITAMIN / MULTI-MINERAL

People often ask me to suggest a high quality Multi-Vitamin/Multi-Mineral formula.  The one I use in my practice with much success is:

Isotonix Multi-Tech, with or without Iron 

(Click here for product details and to order online)

The Isotonix line is liquid, which means it is both pleasant to take for those who don't like pills, and it is 90-95% absorbable, compared to the average Multi in pill form than only absorbs up to 40%.

Governmental guidelines suggest that women of childbearing years, especially those with heavy menstrual flows, should take a Multi Formula with iron*.  Men are generally recomended to take the formula without iron*.

*Please check with your doctor before starting a new supplement regime.

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Cynthia works with clients all over the country via phone, email and video chat if you have a mac or other video capability.

She can help if you experience any of the following:

	Battle with a chronic imbalance — menstrual, digestive or energy related — that just won’t go away
	Suffer with male or female infertility and/or specific reproductive disorders
	Realize that deciding what to eat is more stressful than enjoyable
	Are unable to permanently lose weight and are sick of dieting
	Feel like your relationship with food and/or your body is unhealthy and don’t know how to get unstuck
	Over-eat and/or binge eat

Don’t hesitate to call for a FREE 30 minute talk. Let’s see if we are good match! 917.691.4170

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Note: the information in this newsletter is presented for educational purposes only. This information is not intended as a substitute for diagnosis and treatment by a licensed professional.

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