Comfort Food Slowing You Down? 4 Steps & 5 Ingredients to Get Back to Feeling Good.

Lymph Salad

4 kale leaves, cut into strips

4 cherry tomatoes, cut in half

1 beet, quartered

3 slices organic rotisserie chicken

4 strawberries, cut in half

Garnish with balsamic vinegar, olive oil and salt and pepper.

Enjoy!

Snow on Tuesday, sun and 60 degrees by Sunday.  It's November and I think winter is here.  For some it means chamomile, curry lentil soup and chunky, cozy scarves.  Did I forget a 'c'?  Ahhhhh, yes, comfort food.  Enter pimento mac and cheese, honey butter fried chicken and thai chili cream corn to keep warm.  While these foods are definitely warm and comforting, my body is quickly feeling the effects.  Sometimes we need to go back to our childhood ways of eating to remind us to get back on track and eating whole foods.

So, today I made a cleansing salad for the lymphatic system.  Click here to read more about keeping your pipes clean 'aka' the lymph.  


1.  Add red colored foods to your plate like tomatoes, beets and strawberries.  

2.  Don't forget your greens.  Try kale, collards, arugula or spinach.  Or dice up a mix of all 4 for an extra boost.  All that roughage helps to regulate your digestion and elimination, and keeps your gut clean, by sweeping all the nasties out.  A happy gut is an extremely important element to your overall health, so take care of it! 

3.  Try cutting down on inflammatory foods such as dairy and gluten. See Dr.Weil’s Anti-Inflammatory Food Pyramid to get you started. And make sure you are eating PLENTY of veggies and fruits.  

4.  Choose a high quality protein like chicken, grass fed & grass finished beef or beans.

Sheila Petersen, CHHC, AADP, founded Life Elemental in 2012 and is a Certified Holistic Health & Lifestyle Coach.  

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3 Things You Can Do Now to Prepare for Fall

The leaves are turning vibrant shades of red, purple, yellow, and orange. Cozy sweaters, pumpkin lattes, and Halloween decorations are popping up everywhere. That’s right, it’s October! And October means we are making the transition from the hot, hectic, longer days of summer into the slower, cooler, shorter days of fall.

That feeling is the energy and activity of our surrounding environment, the flora and fauna, as everything transitions from summer, slows down for fall, and prepares for winter.

As humans, and as participants in this cycle of nature, it is also our time to focus inward; shed unwanted and unnecessary items, ideas, and emotions; and sift through and separate out what is truly important in our lives: our friends, our family, our loved ones.

Here are three things you can do now to help transition and prepare for fall:

1) Let Go. Let go of emotions you may be harboring – regret, resentment, guilt, bitterness, or anger. Let go of outdated and tired ideas so your brain has the power to manifest fresh dreams.

2) Do some Fall cleaning. Fill a few bags of clothing no longer needed. Gather extra blankets and comforters to donate to a homeless shelter. Get rid of clutter and make space for useful things and novel ideas.

3) Practice abdominal breathing three times a day. As you inhale, fill your abdomen up like a balloon, expand your ribcage, feel your abdominal muscles stretch. Hold for a second, and then slowly, gently exhale completely, forcing your breathe out at the end. This will further increase your ability to relax and let go.

Once you start letting go, whether it be physical or emotional, you’ll be making room for the truly important things, easing the transition, and embracing the power of Fall. 

Money - Good, Bad or Neutral

Is money good or bad?  What experience have you had with money?  Do you live in fear of money, lack of money or have superstitions around money?

The world of form is backed by your beliefs and filters within you individually and are fueled and propelled by something.  Think back to your childhood and you may recall hearing one or all of these statements.  You could probably fill in the blanks to the following:

Money doesn't grow on _______.
Money is the ______ of all evil.
We just can't keep up with the __________.

I'd like you to think of money in a new way.  What if it was neutral?  When you understand money to be neutral, it's a much better place to be.  Ever notice as humans we like to label everything - be it good or bad, it's a label.  What if you could remove the label and call it for what it is?  Remove the emotion of good or bad and let it flow.  Money is just energy.  It flows in and it flows out. 

Yes, we need money to survive as life's currency to have a home, food and clothing.  But what if you removed all of the beliefs and emotions around money that are no longer serving you?  

Adapting a belief such as this - nothing is personal, nothing is against me - life is unfolding and occurring.  It's the belief that I place upon something, that label, that defines it.

Thanks for reading.

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