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Donna Sonkin's Tips For A Healthy New Year
Posted: Monday, January 01, 2007
By: Donna Sonkin H.H.C., A.A.D.P.


SELF CARE:

Self care is just that, massage, an old school shave with the whole hot towel treatment, manicures, pedicures cooking for yourself, taking a long bath, going through your clothes and donating whatever you do not absolutely love, keeping your home environment tidy and pleasing to the eye, basically treating yourself as you would someone that you really love and like … because you do!

FUN!

Have fun darn it!

-Invite the fella’s over for Texas hold ‘em
-Have an ‘80’s movie night – heck, drink each time they say “oh my G-d!” or “cool!”
-Go to a wine tasting
-Start a tradition of a once a month couples dinner night
-Borrow a friend’s dog and walk through the park
-Join a charity organization or political group
-Take a cooking class (mine!)
-If you’re single tell your friends that you want to get fixed up

The bottom line is to really understand that even though you are busy you can still have a life. It just takes some planning ahead. Most important thing is to know that you deserve to be joyous and healthy! It is your life and it can be what ever you wish it to be!

I give you these suggestions with love and wishes for a year and a life filled with health, joy, laughter, happiness and fun!



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Donna Sonkin H.H.C., A.A.D.P.


Donna Sonkin is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor accredited with the American Association Of Drugless Practitioners. Donna’s “Get Thin For The Camera” program is devoted to helping actors, models and performers of all types achieve their optimum weight through a ‘whole food nutrition’ approach.

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Donna's Energy Recipes
Morning Power Smoothie

This smoothie recipe is a wonderful combination of flavors giving you a way to enjoy the nutritional benefits of berries. The added tahini/ almond butter and yogurt will help to sustain you for a healthy fruit pick me up.
Prep and Cook Time: 5 minutes

-½ cup frozen organic blueberries OR strawberries, OR any other berry
-¼ cup good quality organic (no hormone no antibiotic) plain yogurt
-1 cup apple juice
-1 TBS tahini OR almond butter (raw)
-½ banana (frozen)
-½ tsp vanilla
-1 teaspoon honey OR maple syrup OR agave nectar

*You can add a teaspoon of ground flaxseed meal OR oat bran for extra fiber.

Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Approximately 350 calories.
Enjoy!

Outstanding Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Bars:

-1 cup raisins
-1 cup unsweetened organic apple juice
-¼ cup good quality walnut oil (I used 1/8 softened butter, 1/8 walnut)
-½ cup organic whole wheat pastry flour or spelt flour
-½ cup oat bran
-1 cup organic rolled oats
-½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
-Dash ground cloves
-Splash vanilla extract
-¾ cup malt sweetened chocolate chips or carob chips
-½ cup chopped walnuts or chopped almonds

Soak raisins in apple juice overnight. The next day, preheat oven to 375 …puree raisin/juice together in blender, add oil, and blend again. Combine rest of ingredients in bowl, mix well. Add raisin mixture – stir until mixed well. Spread in a deep baking pan that is about 9 inches long and 5 inches wide @ 375 for 15-20 minutes or until lightly brown. Remove from oven and cut with a spatula - Makes around 12 bars.

Donna’s Autumn Breakfast Porridge

-2/3 cup water
-¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
-¼ cup pumpkin puree (may use apple sauce)
-1/3 cup --oats/ Bobs 5 grain breakfast porridge (total) mostly porridge and about 2 tbs. rolled oats
-Raisins (a handful)
-Cinnamon to taste
-Vanilla extract 1 teasp.
-Maple syrup to taste (1 tbs.)
-1 teaspoon psylium husk (optional)

*Handful of crushed almonds or walnuts (optional)

Put liquids in pot first then add the rest of ingredients bring to boil stirring often, shut flame off cover with lid let stand for 5 – 10 mins

320 calories (without nuts). Use organic whenever possible.

Enjoy!

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