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Healthy Gift Ideas December 21, 2011 |
| Hello Happy Holidays!
Instead of letting yourself get wrapped up in the stress of the season and thrown off course...Eat well, rest well and take excellent care of yourself while you celebrate. There are many ways to enjoy the holidays without sacrificing health or sanity. In this issue we've included some delicious holiday cookie recipes and some great healthy gift ideas. And if you do get off track (or just want to start out the New Year with healthy inspiration) we'll be offering our famous Holiday Recovery Group Detox again in January. Let's head into 2012 feeling great together! Have a healthy, happy holiday! Cindy and Jo Volume III, Issue VI, December 2011 In this Edition
Giving the Gift of Health
However you celebrate this season, part of the celebration will likely be sharing meaningful gifts with your loved ones. It can be challenging to find the perfect gift for each of your family members. Of course, we want to choose gifts that our loved ones will appreciate and benefit from, but in the face of mass media marketing we often wind up giving and receiving more "stuff" that we don't really need. This year, give the gift of health! If we had only one wish for the people we truly love it would be for good health. And yet we tend to give each other gifts and create scenarios that degrade our health (especially at the holidays). Modern people are rich in so many ways. We have so much "stuff", plenty of food, and lots of resources at our disposal. The one area in which we are desperately poor is health. This holiday season you can make a choice to spread good health with the gifts you give and the food you prepare. Through the choices you make around gift giving this year, you could make a world of difference in the lives of the people you love while supporting healthful businesses and lessening your impact on the planet. Some ideas to get you started Spreading the Whole Body Detox Diet love is a great place to start! If you have benefited from the practical information, loving support and creative resources that we share then your loved ones will, as well.
Creating your own Healthy Gift Baskets is a great way to go if you want to include a variety of healthy things in a unique way. We have written up some suggestions to get your creative juices flowing. Here are some examples of gift baskets that you could put together with healthy items:
Gather some scrumptious stocking stuffers (or items for a gift basket) from Gnosis Chocolate, the world's most nutritious chocolate. Team Gnosis makes the highest quality handmade raw chocolates loaded with superfoods and delicious flavor combinations. Be sure to check out some of their holiday specials:
Another excellent way of promoting health this holiday season is through herbal education. LearningHerbs.com has great options for both adults and children to learn about the healing powers of herbs. They offer:
And if you really want to dazzle your loved ones with the ultimate in health-giving kitchen power, get them a Vitamix Blender. We each have one and use it every day to create delicious healthy food with ease. We make our own nut butters, grind grain into flour, make the creamiest spreads and, of course, whip up lots of green smoothies. If you know a special someone who loves to prepare wholesome food, this will be just the thing for them.
We hope you're able to find the perfect health inspiring gifts for the people you love. Have a Healthy Happy Holiday and a Fantastic New Year! Special Detox Tip: Enjoying the Holiday Season
The holiday season has become a source of stress for many people in our culture. The pressure to buy loads of presents, make loads of food and go to loads of holiday gatherings can be taxing on people struggling to keep up with family life, work obligations and tight budgets. But this is not what it's really all about. The winter holidays are actually about going inward...getting quiet, embracing the dark and celebrating the light that emerges from within. This holiday season take a stand for your personal health and encourage your loved ones to do the same by honoring the true spirit of the season. This doesn't mean you can't have fun, celebrate, share delicious food and exchange presents. You can do all those things AND enjoy them if you do them out of a place of choice. Take a moment right now and write down your 5 most favorite things about the winter holidays. Then write down the 5 things that stress you out the most. Look at your list and decide which of the items on your stress list you can let go of and which of your favorite things you can put more energy toward. This is your life...you are meant to enjoy it ;) Feature Recipe: Holiday Cookies It's time for some holiday baking! Making holiday cookies is such a fun (and yummy) tradition that it would be a shame to throw it away in the name of health.
Fortunately you don't have to. We have some absolutely delicious alternatives to the classics that are completely free from sugar, gluten and dairy! Our newly developed recipe for Rollout Cookies is an amazing alternative to the traditional sugar cookie. You can color them with natural colors, roll them out and cut them into festive shapes. You can even follow our directions for making multi-colored Solstice Spirals, Chocolate Spirals and Candy Cane Cookies. Or, if you're craving a heartier cookie with some nice holiday spice try our Pumpkin Cranberry Holiday Cookies. Make all of these and put them together in little gift baskets for your friends, family, and/or co-workers. Be sure to print out and include the recipe with the gift so your loved ones can enjoy these delicious healthy cookies again and again! Also, remember to use our other deliciously healthy recipes when planning your holiday menu.
Announcing the 2012 Holiday Recovery Program! Another holiday season is upon us and we have planned an excellent Holiday Recovery Group Detox. Over the past couple of years we have had a great time getting together at the beginning of the New Year and cleaning up after our holiday indulgences. This guided group detox is a great way to start the New Year with healthy inspiration and focus.
Make 2012 the best year of your life by getting it off to a great start! Register today to commit to kicking off the New Year in good health.  Do you need extra support for your detox and healthy lifestyle? Jo delAmor, Holistic Health Counselor, provides professional detox guidance and health counseling. She'll help you create and follow through with a plan that's just right for your specific needs, concerns and conditions.
"Thank you for your incredible support, Jo. It takes a special person for me to feel comfortable sharing the things I've shared with you. Without exaggerating, I feel today may have changed my life." Kelly, Philadelphia, PA "Thanks again, I do appreciate that you are helping me make these decisions and implement them :-) It's amazing how much more gets done with a Jo in the picture!" Ashlynn d’Harcourt, Austin, TX
Click here for details on guided detox programs or holistic health counseling with Jo.
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The holiday season is upon us and, as the nights grow longer, we are growing closer to the festivities of the season. We want you to have the healthiest and happiest holiday ever. Remember, this is a time to celebrate, relax and enjoy the blessings of life.
"Don't make too much out of giving. It is just a trick. If you do not know any other mode of opening yourself up to that which is the source of creation, this is a simple possibility. Just making every act and every breath into a process of giving - seeing how you can contribute to everything around you, no matter what you are doing, You will see in 24 hour's time, you will be so rich that the experience of life, the beauty of life, will set a glow on your face because that is the only way life functions."