BECOMING OURSELVES

Nourished Health Lunch Series

For those of you that love workshops, but also love keeping your weekends free, come to the Lunch & Learn Series at the Nourished Health Wellness Center, in Central Denver. 

Learn ways to create a vibrant lifestyle during your lunch break! Thursdays from 12-1PM.

10/7       Optimize Your Brain
10/14     Change Your Brain, Change Your Life-with Hypnotherapy
10/21     The Whole Person Approach to the Body you Desire
10/28     The Blue Zones’ Secrets to Longevity-Part I  Research by National Geographic
11/4       The Blue Zones’ Secrets to Longevity-Part II
11/11     The Science of Gratitude
11/18     Introduction to Sound Healing

For more information on each topic and to reserve your place at the table, go to Nourished Health Wellness Center. Lunches prepared by Healthy Chef Katie Bauer are available.

Dr. Amen on Rachael Ray Change Your Brain Change Your Body Part 1/2

via www.youtube.com

Take a look at this clip to see how knowing more about your brain can help you lose weight naturally. Dr. Amen explains clearly why we have added brain nutrition counseling to hypnotherapy in our weight loss program.

Fall Classes at the People House

New location-we are now in Denver and are in the process of creating many personal growth opportunities in various metro locations. Our main website is Technologies of the Self . This blog will continue to list cutting-edge resources for brain optimization and healthy eating.

We have scheduled five classes at the People House for the fall. We will be posting descriptions of each session this week. For more information go to the People House website.

Sept.11     Change Your Body, Change Your Mind, Change                                                     Your Life-with Hypnotherapy

Sept. 18    The Whole Person Approach to the Body you Desire

Oct. 2, 9    Nine Secrets to Healthy Longevity

Nov. 7       Your Body, the Orchestra: A healing experience

Nov. 14    The Science of Gratitude

Pre-registration required. Call 720-202-3078 or email Victoria@technologiesoftheself.org

San Luis Valley Grass-Fed Beef

With the recent chill in the air, I have been in the mood for heavier fare, like Rabo Encendido, Cuban Oxtail Stew. This morning, while looking at the recipe, although I was craving its rich deep flavor, the idea of eating the tail of an ox was not very appealing.

Of course, when is the last time any of us has seen any oxen? Growing up in Puerto Rico in the '50s and early '60s they were all over the hillsides and in the canefields. My visual memory of the dusty weary beasts pulling wagons, their tails swishing flies, did not make my mouth water.

So, I was relieved to read that here in the States, Oxtail Stew is made with cow tail. I was even more relieved to find out that I could buy tails from cows who had been raised on grass, free to roam in a pasture in the San Luis Valley. Trudi Kretsinger was at her booth at the Alamosa Farmer's Market today with a variety of cuts from KW Farms. On the occasions when I do eat beef, I want it to be guilt-free and Kretsinger's Pasture Perfect Organic Pasture-Finished Dry Aged Beef is the best.

According to their brochure and sites like www.eatwild.com, forage beef vs. starch heavy grain-fed beef contains 3-5 times as much CLA (a cancer fighting and weight loss assisting fatty acid), 2-4 times more omega-3 fatty acids, and more vitamins A and E, branch chain amino acids and enzymes.  More. . .

Contact info for Kretsinger Pasture Perfect Beef is (719) 589-0429 or tzwk9@amigo.net

A great source of many types of healthy meats, from grassland goat, lamb, and bison to sustainable seafood is http://www.grasslandbeef.com/StoreFront.bok .

But for me, I love the local, personal connections possible here in the San Luis Valley.

Difficult Choices Nowadays!

We want to be as healthy as we can be, even though we don't have the land or the time to grow all our own organic food, but we go to places that try to provide us with choices, like Wild Oats, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and many more . . .

Yet, what is best? What is best for our families? What is best for the people that work in the fields?  What is best for the planet?

Garlic kills brain cancer cells

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina discovered three elements found in garlic that are effective in the killing of a fast growing type of brain cancer cell.

"This research highlights the great promise of plant-originated compounds as natural medicine for controlling the malignant growth of human brain tumor cells," according to Swapan Ray PhD.

"To take advantage of any potential anti-cancer benefits from garlic cut and peel a piece of fresh garlic. . . and let it sit for fifteen minutes before eating or cooking it. This time allows for the release of an enzyme (allinase) that produces the anti-cancer compounds. Eating too much garlic can cause diarrhea, allergies, and internal bleeding, so it is important to monitor garlic consumption."

"The news isn't that fruits and vegetables are good for you.  It's that they are so good for you they could save your life."                                                                                 --TIME  10/20/03

Our Own Medicine Cabinet

According to Dr. Joan Borysenko, "healing is really the simplest of matters. We heal by becoming truly ourselves, by discovering our wholeness.

The process of healing is one of self-realization. It is a peeling away from the fears, concepts and negativity that obscure the light of our own true nature and its innate essence of compassion, creativity, wisdom and love. As negativity is transformed, the physical body often heals as well.  MORE. . .

Just as our mind affects our body, our body also affects our mind because they are all one. . . Mind and body cannot be separated."

In an interesting segment of the her recent audio CD, The Power of the Mind to Heal, she explains how our "Brains are Like Medicine Cabinets."

Brain Nutrition

Integrative Psychiatry: Mental Symptoms and Nutrients (7/14/06), via Brain Blogger.

"...Nutrients play a critical role in mental health. They are the building blocks of the nervous system. In fact, the brain has first call on the available supply of nutrients. Therefore, the first effects of nutritional deficiencies are often mental symptoms. Deficiencies in almost any of the vitamins and minerals can show up first as emotional or mental symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, or impaired memory and concentration."  MORE . . .