Healthy Chocolate Mousse Recipe with Avocado Diana Walker www.diana2.com

What a great idea, to use avocado and chocolate together.  Family members Goldie Denise and James Wilson have provided our family with this delicious recipe for desert many times over the last few years.   Since we are mainly vegetarian, it works well as a delicious healthy dessert.

Ingredients for Healthy Chocolate Mousse Recipe

Ingredients Healthy Chocolate Mousse Gluten-Free Vegan Sunrider Recipe www.diana2.com

The following photos demonstrate James Wilson preparing the chocolate mousse (pudding) in his Vitamix.  Peel and pit the Acocados.
Ingredients:   3 ripe Avocados, 8 Dates (organic), 1/4 cup Cocoa (organic), 1 teaspoon Vanilla, 10 drops liquid Stevia or 2 tablespoons Agave Nectar, 1/2 to 1 cup Water or Almond Milk

You can use a heavy-duty blender.  You may want to include Sunrider liquid Stevia and Chocolate Vitashake in this recipe.  Place into individual wine glasses or custard dishes, and place in refrigerator for 3 hours or more.  Actually, we love it warm (from being blended so fast in the Vitamix) – and we don’t wait for it to cool off!

How to Make Healthy Chocolate Mousse Sunrider Recipe www.diana2.com

James Wilson Healthy Chocolate Mousse Sunrider Recipe www.diana2.com

Now we all get to enjoy this healthy dessert!
Wishing you Vibrant Health and Freedom from Cravings!
Diana Walker, Cravings Coach
CEO, Diana’s Healthy Lifestyles

Choice #1 – Unhealthy Green Drink made with Sugar, Milk, Artificial Color, Preservatives – called Shamrock Shake
or
Choice #2 – Healthy Green Drinks – Click Here  Top Ten Healthy Green Drinks 

Unhealthy Green Shake with sugar

GREEN SHAMROCK SHAKE – sugar, corn syrup and many different ways of saying sugar! along with preservatives and artificial flavors, definitely not healthy and over 500 calories!

Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream  Milk, sugar, crean, nonfat milk solids, corn syrup solids, mono- and diglycerides, guar gum, dextrose, sodium citrate, artificial vanilla flavor, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, disodium phosphate, cellulose gum, vitamin A palmitate.

Shamrock Shake Syrup:  High fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, sugar, natural flavor (plant source), xanthan gum, citric acid, sodium benzoate (preservative), yellow 5, blue 1.

Whipped Cream:
Cream, nonfat milk, water, corn syrup, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, mono-and diglycerides, carrageenan, polysorbate 80, beta carotene (color), natural (dairy and vegetable source) and artificial flavor, mixed tocopherols (vitamin E) to protect flavor. Whipping Propellant (nitrous oxide)

Marashino Cherry: Cherries, water, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, malic acid, citric acid, natural (plant source) and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), red 40, sulfur

12 ounce serving:  Calories: 530; Protein: 11 grams; Fat: 15 grams; Carbs: 86 grams; Sodium: 160 mg; Calories from Fat: 140; Dietary Fiber: 0 grams; Calcium: 390 mg; Sugars: 73 grams

Green Drink for Health www.thecravingscoach.com

or – GREEN DRINK FOR HEALTH
this delicious, healthy green drink with fruit, vegetables and seeds, giving you energy for hours.

2 Frozen, Ripe Bananas (peeled)
1 Cup of Spinach or Kale
1 tbsp. Hemp Seeds or Sunflower Seeds
1 Cup of Coconut Milk

Blend these ingredients together and Enjoy!

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

GMO-Tumors-Rats1 possible heath hazards from Genetically Modified FoodsGMO-Tumors-Rats1

Definition of GMO – Genetically Modified Organisms

Genetically Modified Organisms are experimental plants or animals that have been genetically engineered in a lab with DNA from other plants, animals, bacteria and viruses.

Did you know? – Five countries produce 90% of the world’s Genetically Engineered crops: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India and the United States.

Prop 37 in California say GMO products must be labeled

“If there are labels on those products then there’s liability, there’s accountability, and there’s traceability… and that’s what the food industry is trying to avoid.” ~ Robyn O’Brien Robyn O’Brien, child health advocate, on labeling of GMOs

Are You Tired? Digestive Problems? Foggy-Brained? Allergies? Uncontrollable food cravings?
GMOs products could be to blame!

(Thank you to RawforBeauty for the graphic below)

Top 10 GMO – Genetically Modified – Foods can cause health problems

* GMO Foods are Genetically Modified Organisms. We need to have GMOs labelled.
* Canada and United States produce most of the world’s GMO Corn and Soy.
* Monsanto modifies their seeds to make them resistant to the pesticide Round-up and then force farmers to use Monsanto seeds and force them not to be able to keep their own seeds.
* It is important to have Heritage Seeds
* Europe, Russia, China will not allow GMO in their countries

GMO Corn Genetically Modified by Monsanto www.thecravingscoach.com

Particularly watch out for anything containing:
1. Corn, or

2. Soy

Genetically modified products are everywhere, salad bars, meats, dairy products, breakfast cereal, baby foods, soups and definitely most soy products like soy milk. Also look out for anything that has high fructose corn syrup. Other hidden GMO products include soy protein, oils, sweeteners, amino acids, aspartame, flavorings (natural and artificial), maltodextrin and sugar from sugar beets.

GMO refers to “trans-genic”, or the ability or process of introducing genetic material from one species into another, at the cellular level. Genes from a fish into a vegetable, from a woman into a cow, from one plant species into another. done in the lab, not the field, not in the garden. Very different from plant breeding, that’s been down for centuries.

False marketing by Whole Foods. 20% to 30% of their products contain GMOs.  Even the Vitamin Line in Whole Foods may contain GMOs – Vitamin C – Ascorbic Acid – made with GMO Corn!

Whole Foods advertises Local and Organic, but sell lower-cost GMO products, so they have higher profits.

$10 Billion in Sales in 2011, and probably 20% of that would be sales of GMO products.

November 6, 2012 – Prop 37 – California is voting on whether to have labelling of GMO products.

Russia stops import of GMO Corn Cancer Risks www.thecravingscoach.com

49 Countries – China Russia and Europe will not allow GMO Foods in their countries.

Unfortunately USA and Canada do allow Genetically Modified Foods and have for about 20 years.

The “Bad Guys” – Companies Who Do Not Want GMO Labels:

Companies who financially oppose Prop 37 – they want you to vote NO to Labelling GMO products – these are some of the companies who do not want labelling of GMO products.

1. Whole Foods, who falsely advertise using words like Organic and whole foods, wholesome, natural that have formed trust with people. I used to do almost all my shopping at Whole Foods on Fourth Avenue in Vancouver, BC, Canada, from 2006 to 2011. In USA a nation-wide boycott of Whole Foods is being encouraged.
2. Pepsi

3. Kellogg

4. Kashi

5. Garden Burger – Morning Star Farms

6. Coca Cola – uses GM corn in its corn syrup

7. Hershey

8. General Mills

9. LaraBar – I know you are buying LaraBars because you think they are healthy, but they are not.

10. Smuckers

11. Dean Foods

The “Good Guys” – Companies and Individuals You can Trust:

There are 33 Companies that support Prop 37 in California, and want GMO Labeling. They care about the future of humanity. Some of them are:

1. Dr. Mercola

2. Organic Consumers Fund

3. Natures Path

4. Dr. Bronner’s

5. Lundberg Family Farms

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/magazine/why-californias-proposition-37-should-matter-to-anyone-who-cares-about-food.html?_r=1

Next month in California, a few million people will vote with their votes on a food issue. Already, Prop 37 has ignited precisely the kind of debate — about the risks and benefits of genetically modified food; about transparency and the consumer’s right to know — that Monsanto and its allies have managed to stifle in Washington for nearly two decades. If Prop 37 passes, and the polls suggest its chances are good, then that debate will most likely go national and a new political dynamic will be set in motion.
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/are-biotech-foods-safe-to-eat

But what exactly is genetically modified food? Is it safe to eat? Why isn’t it labeled in the U.S.? The European Union and the U.S. are boxing it out.

The U.S. government’s position: Genetically engineered crops are safe, resist disease better, and can provide much-needed food in starving nations.

The EU position: Keep it out. We prefer organic, which is much healthier. The risk of genetically modified foods to health and the environment outweigh the benefits. Only the multinational biotech companies will benefit, dominating the world food supply and squeezing out traditional farmers.

The U.S. is the largest producer of genetically modified crops.

More than a dozen countries around the world have latched on to the technology, including Argentina, Canada, China, Australia, India, and Mexico.

Sunrider nutritious, healthy, whole foods and beverages are NON-GMO.

My favourite healthy drinks are Fortune Delight  and  Calli Tea

You can start using other healthy foods and drinks here:  Sunrider Nutrition Customer account

GMO means food and medicine are genetically modified, with bacteria and sometimes with viruses, or with weed killer, worm killer, bug killer.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/037621_GMO_side_effects_cancer.html#ixzz2AiJWxunz

Here is a Non-GMO Shopping Guide:   http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com

Provided by:  Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil helps with Memory Brain and Emotional Health www.thecravingscoach.com

Diana Walker has been using Organic Coconut Oil for the past 4 months. I happen to love the taste, but you can get it unflavored. I had heard about the health and nutrition benefits for many years, but had not chosen to use Coconut Oil until a few months ago.

I saw this video:
http://www.cbn.com/media/player/index.aspx?s=/mp4/LJO190v1_WS

Diana Walker was so impressed – what a wonderful testimony! Some symptoms of Alzheimers were reversed within 2 weeks of using Coconut Oil daily. The man in the video was being tested using the “Clock Test”. His wife, Dr. Newport, is a Physician in Florida, USA. When he was first tested he was on the verge of Severe Alzheimers.

• Originally – On the Clock Test he could only draw 3 circles an a couple of random numbers.
• Two weeks later – you can see stunning improvement in the Clock
• Three weeks later – Wow – you can recognize the Clock in the drawing

The Alzheimer’s Patient improved intellectually, physically and emotionally.

• He had not been able to read for a year and a half prior to the testing and Coconut Oil. Now he started reading, within 2 to 3 months after starting daily Coconut Oil.
• He had been Sluggish. Now had more energy
• He woke up with more energy, and was talking and joking again.

Coconut Oil helps the brain absorb Glucose, the primary food for the brain. Medium Chain Triglycerides are necessary, and are abundant in Coconut Oil. HDL – the GOOD Cholesterol – is raised by Coconut Oil.
When shopping and using:

• Be sure to look for Pure, not Hydrogenated
• Purchase Organic Pure Virgin Coconut Oil
• Use 1 Tablespoon or more daily – add it straight from the container into your smoothies, mix into cereal, add to vegetables instead of butter or oil.
• Use in baking, substitute Coconut Oil for butter, margarine, cooking oil – in all your cooking and baking

Of course, including healthy beverages like Sunrider Fortune Delight and Sunrider Calli Tea, have been part of my daily healthy eating and drinking plan for 15 years, so I consider adding Coconut Oil an added benefit in my daily nutrition plan to keep me young and healthy!

See my video here, with more details and health benefits described by my friend Kyler – Diana Walker Video in April 2012:

http://thecravingscoach.com/blog/coconut-oil-health-benefits-organic/

Diana Walker – Health Benefits I have noticed:

1. improved skin texture
2. happier moods
3. laser-beam thinking
4. feeling younger and younger!

Dr. Newport has written a book called “Alzheimer’s Disease – What If There Was A Cure”?   Can be helpful to patients with Parkinson, ALS, Dementia, Schizophrenia and Autism.  Also use as natural Antibiotic, could kill HIV and Herpes Viruses according to the video mentioned above on CBN News.

I hope that you will consider adding wonder Coconut Oil into your diet on a daily basis!

Wishing you Vibrant Health and Freedom From Cravings!

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

Coconut Oil got a bad name back in the coconut oil scares about the amount of saturated fat in coconut oil. Because of this, many theatres switched to other supposedly healthier oils like Canola Oil. You likely still see signs in the theaters that switched. The problem is, they are very wrong. It’s true that coconut oil is high in fat, it is after all, fat. And we can probably argue all day long about eating oil of any kind, the fact is, there are many health benefits to organic virgin coconut oil.  Here is a recent video I did with my friend Kyler who helped me learn about more ways to use coconut oil.  Kyler was inspired by a story of a gentleman who had cancer, and used coconut oil every day for a year, and was cancer-free after that year of eating it.

Lauric Acid — Coconut oil has a substance called Lauric Acid which is also found in breast milk. In fact, coconut oil contains about 50 percent Lauric acid and in fact is the best known source of Lauric Acid known to main aside from human breast milk. Lauric Acid helps our bodies fight off fungus, bacteria and viruses. If your body is low in Lauric Acid you will have trouble fighting off many conditions that could be prevented if only you had a better supply. Outside of breast milk this is your only source.

Organic Coconut Oil Kyler Salmon Arm BC Canada Diana Walker photo

Better Skin –  Ingesting and using coconut oil topically has many health benefits. You can prevent dryness, wrinkles, and sagging of skin with a regular regimen of rubbing virgin coconut oil over your skin every single day. If you have skin allergies it’s a great make up remover, as well as moisturizer. It’s also shown to clear up acne with regular application after washing face at bedtime.

Better Hair — A terrific conditioner, you can use it “as is” out of the bottle for conditioner, a scalp rub to help in prevention of dandruff, and in help to prevent and get rid of lice. If you have damaged hair you can put rub a lot of coconut oil on your hair and scalp, cover hair with a warm towel and let sit for 30 minutes before washing out. Your hair will feel wonderful!

Heart Health — It might seem counter intuitive since coconut oil has a large amount of saturated fat, but apparently due to the Lauric Acid mentioned earlier using coconut oil is not harmful as previously thought and in fact is better than many other so called healthful oils including olive oil for lowering bad cholesterol as well as prevents injury to the arteries.

Weight Loss – Fat for weight loss, you say? YES! When you diet your pancreas gets seriously stressed out and by adding in good, healthy fats like virgin coconut oil you will help boost your thyroid function, reduce stress on your body, and lose more weight with less hunger.  This also helps with cravings for junk food – help with sugar cravings, salt cravings, fatty food cravings.

Increased Regularity — Many people today suffer from constipation due to the lack of fat in their diets. Fat has been given a bad name and we eat a lot of “fake fats” and fake foods which are adding to our digestion issues. Adding in a tablespoon a day of virgin coconut oil will increase your regularity, and make that morning smoothie last longer keeping you full until lunch.
Buy Coconut Oil here:

Miscellaneous — Adding coconut oil into your diet could prevent and assist your body in healing from liver disease, gall stones, and diabetes as well as bone and teeth disorders.  It can increase metabolism and support your immune system.  Helping with Mood Swings, helping you get Essential Fatty Acids in your diet and for Heart Health, are major incentives for adding pure virgin unrefined coconut oil into your health plan.  In fact, if you add coconut into your diet before you have any of these issues you will know that you have taken a preventative step for your health.

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach
CEO, Diana’s Healthy Lifestyles

My friend Aurelia Williams, who is an author and Certified Life Coach has written an ebook called “Journey to Joy”

Aurelia has provided me with one of her Articles to share with you below to start your year off right!:

In a search for happiness, many people look for it in other people and not within ourselves.

Many people feel that things like money, a better job, better relationships..etc will make them happy.

In reality, to find true contentment you must look inside yourself and learn to be your own best friend.

That means you have to trust, love, and care for yourself just as you do the people you consider to be close to you.

Following are steps that you can incorporate into your life that will help you to feel more empowered and happy about yourself!

These are just some of the many practical strategies my friend Aurelia provides to Journey to Joy students:

LIFT YOURSELF UP

Begin to lift yourself up, not put yourself down.

If you don’t like something about yourself, work to change it.

If you can’t change it, simply accept it. Don’t beat up on yourself with negative self-talk.

You’re not likely to change for the better when you fill yourself with negative thoughts.

GIVE YOURSELF POSITIVE REWARDS

Give yourself positive rewards.

When you do something that you are proud of give yourself a small reward.

Try not to wait for others to praise you because you may grow resentful if the praise doesn’t come.

Pat your own back, it is a great feeling that can stay with you for a long time.

FORGIVE YOURSELF

Forgive yourself. I doubt that you would keep scolding a child over and over for making a mistake so don’t do that to yourself.

Give yourself the gift of forgiveness when you make a mistake.

After that, work to figure out what lesson you can learn….and use it to make better choices the next time around.

ENJOY YOUR SUCCESSES

Enjoy your successes.

Most people can remember all of the details of depressing, painful or even embarrassing events.

That happened many years ago. What if you did the same thing with all of your wins?

Try to remember all of the triumphs and accomplishments that you’ve made and keep that memory with you and think about it at least once a week.

CELEBRATE YOUR WONDERFUL QUALITIES!

Always remember to celebrate your wonderful qualities! You will soon discover that the more you love yourself, the more you will be able to give love to others – and the more others will be able to love you!

Next Steps:

For more help, instantly access your Journey To Joy tools, for a happier and more fulfilled you.

This inspiring eBook with accompanying audio recordings, worksheets and easy-to-apply action steps shows you how to take back the joy in your life.

This may be exactly what you want to empower you for 2012!!

I hope your year ahead will be filled with good health, happiness, deep friendships,

loving relationships and success beyond all measure.

Happy New Year!

Diana

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach
CEO, Diana Walker’s Healthy Lifestyles

This is the perfect time of year for this delicious whole food twist on a traditional holiday favorite!

Healthy Whole Food Eggnog Smoothie
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Ingredients
1 cup unblanched soaked almonds
4 cups filtered water
2 ripe bananas
1 apple
1 large ripe persimmon
2 tbsp pure maple syrup
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

For a BIG boost of extra nutrition add 2 Scoops

of NuPlus® Regular from Sunrider®

See the recipe on page 3 of my Live Earth News from December 2005

http://www.diana2.com/f/1-12_December_2005_Live_Earth.pdf

Now, enjoy My Live Earth News for December 2006

http://www.diana2.com/f/2-12_Dec2006_Live_Earth1.pdf

Includes:

The Incredible Power of the Mind
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- Did you know that your brain is actually a veritable storehouse of chemicals that can have a powerful effect for good or bad on your body and well-being?

- A conscious change towards stress reduction and visualization techniques can and will create secretions of calming, soothing hormones.

Whole Food = Whole Life
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Baby Avery – is far more aware and content than many other babies his own age. The Pediatrician in the hospital said: ‘I see babies all day long and I don’t normally see babies like this. I rate him an 11 out of 10, he is PERFECT.’

Warm Red Bell Pepper Soup
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Great whole food recipe to enjoy in the winter.

You know that my teaching for reducing Cravings and living a healthy lifestyle puts great emphasis on having more and more whole foods in your diet.

Remember, click here to view your copy of my Live Earth News for December 2006.

http://www.diana2.com/f/2-12_Dec2006_Live_Earth1.pdf

I’m wishing you a Healthy and Happy (and hopefully stress-free!!) Christmas season.

Diana

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach
CEO, Diana Walker’s Healthy Lifestyles 

Note: the contact details on my Live Earth News is changed.

1-800-840-0014 is still my toll-free phone number.

Bread High Carb Sugar Cravings not healthy

Definition of Carbohydrate

What are Carbohydrates?

1. Foods containing carbohydrates include sugars, starches, and cellulose. When eating candy or any sugary foods, carbohydrates are then broken down in order for them to become blood sugar.

2. Carbohydrates come in two forms: simple and complex.

Examples of Simple Carbs – Chocolate Bar, Doughnuts, cakes, cookies, whipped cream, candies, white bread, white sugar

Once eaten, and because they are processed much faster in your system, you develop a sugar high, right? But then after awhile, that high wears off and you seem to crave more food and more sugar. Stop sugar cravings, eat more high-quality protein and eat no Simple Carbs.

Examples of Complex Carbs – beans, fruits, whole grains, vegetables, yams

These are foods that are high in fiber and contain starch. Most of these Complex Carbohydrates are processed slower than the Simple Carbohydrates.

These complex carbohydrates are packed with vitamins, minerals, and fiber.

Huge Advantage to anyone on a Weight Loss Diet

When you eat Complex Carbs, you never feel hungry afterwards, you don’t crave sugar, due to the fact these foods are more slowly absorbed than their counterpart.

Salmon Green Vegetables Complex Carbs Protein Healthy Whole Foods

Now, here is the key component in choosing either simple or complex carbohydrates. Once either of these carbs is consumed, one of two things can occur. Either you exercise, in which case the fat produced from the carbohydrates is dissipated, or you do nothing, which would then allow the fat to build up. Thus, the diets which have become so popular in reducing carbs play a significant role.

It all boils down to this: carbohydrates and sugars are synonymous. The trick is to discern which foods are digested slower than those which are not. If you are trying to decide whether or not to go on a low-carb diet; research the appropriate foods and exercise that will ensure the efficacy of this specific diet plan.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup cooked oatmeal
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup grated apple
2 cups raw, grated zucchini
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 cups whole-wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl combine oatmeal, honey, olive oil, apple, zucchini and vanilla.
Beat ingredients until well blended.
In a separate bowl, sift flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Stir both bowls of ingredients above together into a new bowl and blend well.
Pour mixture into 2 small bread pans.
Bake for 1 hour.
Allow bread to cool completely on a cooling rack before serving.

Depession can be difficult to diagnose and treat.  You may have prescription medications provided by your doctor, but that may only cover the symptoms and can have severe side effects. It may be necessary in some cases, but it is worth your while to research what natural remedies are available for depression.

Serotonin plays a huge role in your brain functioning and in your emotions.

St. Johns Wort contains chemical components which, according to recent studies, might work by preventing nerve cells in the brain from absorbing the chemical serotonin, and reduce levels of protein in the body’s immune system.  St. John’s Wort is considered an effective natural remedy to treat mild to moderate depression.
Get More Info on MindSoothe for for Depression, Insomnia, OCD and Anxiety

However, it must be noted that St. Johns Wort is still undergoing studies to determine its efficacy in treating severe depression.  St. Johns Wort should not be taken with other drugs wherein the interaction between the drugs can cause harmful results.
Diana Walker, the Cravings Coach has utilized St. John’s Wort and highly recommends it for anyone with mild to moderate depression.

The statistics on depression reveal there are approximately 19 million Americans who suffer from the medical condition of Depression.

While there are many people who are taking anti-depressive drugs, there are those who prefer not to take medication at all.  There are a variety of remedies which one can use to alleviate depression, as long as it is mild to moderate in severity.

Breathing, Yoga, Meditation

Breathing exercises have an enormous therapeutic value in treating depression. So too, yoga and other forms of meditation can alleviate many of the symptoms associated with depression.

Omega 3, Folic Acid, Magnesium, Vitamin B6

Other natural remedies can be found in diets which contain omega-3 oils, folic acid, magnesium, and vitamin B6.

Stop drinking Alcohol and Caffeine and Reduce Sugar

Alcohol and Caffeine and Sugar also play a huge role in depression.  These all harm the body in various ways.  Therefore, stopping alcohol and caffeine as well as reducing the amount of sweets and sugar products you eat, can also reduce the effects of depression.

Exercise

Exercise is also a great way in which to minimize depression. Establish a routine such as walking 20 to 30 minutes daily. Utilize aerobic exercise which naturally increases chemicals in the brain known to enhance one’s mood and at the same time decrease the stress hormones.