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FERTILE FOOD CORNER How does my weight affect my chances to conceive? Women who are extremely overweight OR underweight often stop ovulating. It may be nature's way of ensuring checks and balances because often these pregnancies are quite complicated and end in miscarriage or birth defects. Fat cells are hormonally active by producing estrogen. If you have too many fat cells, you may become estrogen dominant, thereby throwing off the delicate balance of your hormonal system. Too few fat cells can create estrogen deficiency, causing irregular (or no) ovulation, poor vaginal fertile mucus and dwindling sex drive.
How do you know if you are at the ideal weight for conception? Your best bet is to keep your BMI (Body Mass Index) number between 20-24. That means your height and weight are proportional. To figure out your BMI, look at the chart on http://www.consumer.gov/ Please remember that these are just guidelines and if you are trying to lose or gain weight, please do it very slowly!
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Cynthia
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Holistic Health and Nutrition Specialist
| FEATURE ARTICLE |  |
Quick Tips to LOSE Weight This Holiday Season |
| UPCOMING FREE TELECLASS | |
Weight Loss Now! |
| CYNTHIA'S LATEST EXPERIMENT | |
The Almond Milk Making Disaster |
| HOLIDAY PACKAGE DEAL | |
Nutrition Counseling and Pilates-Based Training for One Month |
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| A NOTE FROM CYNTHIA... |
If you haven't already checked it out, take a look at the newly launched www.cynfullyhealthy.com web site!
Cynfully Healthy is gearing up for a great new year offering you FREE teleclasses (the first one is mentioned below), group programs, and as always, comprehensive private nutrition and health counseling programs for physical, emotional and spiritual healing.
Look around the web site for FREE resources, referrals for other Healthcare practitioners, and so much more!
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| FEATURE ARTICLE: WEIGHT LOSS |
Quick Tips to LOSE Weight This Holiday Season
Yes, you heard me correctly. I said actually LOSE weight, instead of praying you don't GAIN weight. How to do this with grace? For a complete set of tips and very effective strategies, join me for a FREE one hour teleclass on Tuesday, November 29th at noon. Completely free! See below for details to sign up and get your call-in number.
In the meantime, here are my top two suggestions, which will be covered more in depth during the teleclass:
1. Eat your heart out on Thanksgiving, Christmas and/or one night of Hanukkah. Why? Because one night makes absolutely no difference, if the other 90% of your time is spent following suggestions 2-5. If you deprive yourself when you really want all that delicious food in front of you, I guarantee you will be much more likely to keep snacking, sneaking treats and using food for comfort during these holiday months. Actually allowing yourself full grace on special days goes a long way to prevent any “"I deserve" eating at other times.
2. Decide in advance which night out of every week you will drink. Alcohol and sugar, especially at night, are the top two reasons you will not only gain weight, but prevent yourself from losing weight. So out of the week, how many parties do you have? How many times will you be tempted? Decide in advance which one night you REALLY want to allow alcohol (if any!), and the rest of the tempting nights don't even consider it. Pre-conscious thought about this empowers you, instead of leaving you feeling like you have no will power.
See details below to sign up for the FREE teleclass on November 29th to learn the rest of the tips, recipes and techniques that will make you so proud of yourself!
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| FREE TELECLASS |
TOP FIVE WAYS TO LOSE WEIGHT NOW…and still enjoy the Holiday Season!
Forget about praying that your pants will still fit on January 1st. How
about getting motivated NOW to actually LOSE weight over the next month, holidays and all?
This fun, interactive FREE one hour phone call will provide you with:
- Quick strategies to survive the holiday season with grace
- Better techniques than just “"willpower" to avoid overeating
- Whole foods based meal ideas and recipes
- A chance to ask your questions and get immediate feedback
DATE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH
TIME: 12pm-1pm
All you have to do to join the call is contact us and put "Teleclass" in the subject line. You will then be emailed the call-in number and details.
Bring friends! Tell everyone! It's free!
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| CYNTHIA'S LATEST EXPERIMENT |
How to NOT Spill Homemade Nut Milk All Over Your Kitchen
After years of being in the whole food community, I decided it was finally time to make my own nut milk. A daunting task you may think? Nah.. just a little messy.
You can find many varieties of almond milk, soy milk, rice milk, even oat and multi-grain milks in health food stores these days. They are great alternatives to dairy, but the problem is that they come in tetra-paks (those un refrigerated cardboard boxes) with linings that can leach potentially dangerous toxins into the product you are drinking.
So, ideally, making your own is best. Here is how I did it:
1 cup soaked and rinsed (8-12 hours) almonds, walnuts, pecans, seeds, etc
2-3 cups pure filtered water
3-4 dates (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Blend very well. Pour into cheesecloth or nut-milk bag and squeeze until no more liquid remains in the bag. Makes 3-4 cups, and you can control the “"richness" with more or less water.
(To order a nut-milk bag, go to www.rawgourmet.com)
Now for a smart woman, I can be real dumb sometimes. Apparently I didn't get the memo that you are not supposed to squeeze the milk from the straining bag directly into the jar because IT WILL GO EVERYWHERE. Yes, my very expensive $12 per pound organic almond milk was squeezed onto the counter, floor and the walls. Please learn from my mistake and squeeze GENTLY into a very large bowl first. Then you can pour and store in a large glass jar. And don't put all the pulp into the cloth at once. Squeeze in very small increments. The milk will last approximately 3-5 days.
Even for all my kitchen trauma, I must say this almond milk was absolutely delicious! Fresh, creamy and naturally sweet. A perfect after dinner drink or mid-day snack for the holiday season.
Are you ready to try it?
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| HOLIDAY GIFT PACKAGE |
Looking for a unique and beneficial holiday gift item?
Give the gift of health!
One Month Total Wellness Holiday Gift Package
Included in your recipient's package:
- (2) 50 minute private sessions of Holistic Health and Nutrition Counseling
- (1) 30 minute Pilates-Based personal training workout for core strength and flexibility
- A Natural Food Market tour in Manhattan
- Regular email support throughout the month
Your gift recipient will receive customized recommendations for their specific needs with a motivational kick-in-the-butt to get moving on their personal health goals!
Their questions and concerns will be answered with care, courtesy and understanding by a professional whose goal is to listen, respond and assist in profound healing of mind, body and spirit.
This $295.00 value is drastically reduced at a Holiday price of $175.00.
They will love you for it.. guaranteed.
This gift can be customized for your friends and family members anywhere in the world.. just ask.
Purchase now by contacting us with “"Holiday Gift Certificate" in the subject line of your email. You will then receive a beautiful gift certificate to hand to your recipient.
Or maybe buy it for yourself!!
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