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		<title>Staying Healthy While Living And Traveling Around The World</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Leading nutritionist/health specialist, award winning, best-selling author, and radio show host, Nancy Addison talks with her daughter, Amanda (an International Human Rights Lawyer) They discuss food around the world and how it can be fun, but also challenging. Having lived in Texas, Africa, Cambodia, China and now NYC, Amanda discusses the components of having a [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leading nutritionist/health specialist, award winning, best-selling author, and radio show host, Nancy Addison talks with her daughter, Amanda (an International Human Rights Lawyer) They discuss food around the world and how it can be fun, but also challenging. Having lived in Texas, Africa, Cambodia, China and now NYC, Amanda discusses the components of having a healthier diet no matter where you, whether that is at college, a village in Africa or NYC.  They also talk about the challenges of parasites, antibiotics, becoming gluten-intolerant and ways to help the body heal. They also discuss how to make healthier food.</p>
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		<title>International Red Cross Fundraiser!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Come join Nancy Addison and help the International Red Cross! Would you love to lose some weight? Could you use more energy? Do you want to raise the healthiest children possible? Then this is the seminar for you! It&#8217;s free and your donations will go toward the International American Red Cross! &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Come join Nancy Addison and help the International Red Cross!</p>
<p>Would you love to lose some weight? Could you use more energy?<br />
Do you want to raise the healthiest children possible?</p>
<p>Then this is the seminar for you!</p>
<p>It&#8217;s free and your donations will go toward the International American Red Cross!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<figure id="attachment_729" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-729" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0109.jpg" data-wpel-link="internal"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-729" title="Amanda with some of the teachers in her village in Mali, Africa" src="/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0109-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0109-300x225.jpg 300w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0109-500x375.jpg 500w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0109-1024x768.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-729" class="wp-caption-text">Amanda pictured with some of the teachers in her village in Mali, Africa</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_728" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-728" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0102.jpg" data-wpel-link="internal"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-728" title="Nancy, Amanda and a woman from the village in Mali, Africa" src="/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0102-300x232.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="232" srcset="https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0102-300x232.jpg 300w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0102-500x388.jpg 500w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0102-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0102.jpg 1884w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-728" class="wp-caption-text">Nancy, Amanda (Nancy&#8217;s daughter) and a woman from Amanda&#8217;s village in Mali</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_727" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-727" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0083.jpg" data-wpel-link="internal"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-727" title="IMG_0083" src="/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0083-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0083-300x225.jpg 300w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0083-500x375.jpg 500w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0083-1024x768.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-727" class="wp-caption-text">Amanda Addison with some of the Villagers in Mali, Africa holding for the International Red Cross.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_662" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-662" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_0157.jpg" data-wpel-link="internal"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-662" title="IMG_0157" src="/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_0157-300x228.jpg" alt="Nancy with the Doctor in Amanda's village in Mali" width="300" height="228" srcset="https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_0157-300x228.jpg 300w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_0157-500x381.jpg 500w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_0157-1024x779.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-662" class="wp-caption-text">Nancy visits Bougoula, Mali, Africa.<br />Amanda (Nancy&#8217;s daughter) served for 2 years in Bougoula, Mali, Africa with the Peace Corps</figcaption></figure>
<p>Making Healthy Eating- Delicious!</p>
<p>Would you love to lose some weight? Could you use more energy?<br />
Do you want to raise the healthiest children possible?</p>
<p>Then this is the seminar for you!</p>
<p>In this seminar, you will hear how to:<br />
How to eat for super health!<br />
How to get more energy and feel better!</p>
<p>This seminar can help you save money on health care costs!<br />
What is the real deal about raw food and why is it so popular.<br />
How to pick the best fats, sugars and carbohydrates for you and your family!</p>
<p>I am giving a 2 1/2 hour health seminar on July 22th in Dallas, TX at the Hyatt House Hotel. Come and learn about how to lose weight, heal your body, gain more energy and much, much more!</p>
<p>This seminar is free, but donations are appreciated and 100% tax deductible! All the money donated for this event will go to the International Committee of the Red Cross.</p>
<p>Just last year, my daughter was serving in the US Peace Corps in Mali. Since her return last July, a military coup in the South and a rebel takeover in the North have occurred in the country, in addition to widespread famine and drought. The circumstances are quite serious.</p>
<p>Many people are in need of food, clean water, and medical supplies, and the Red Cross is one of the few humanitarian groups braving the dangerous political situation to help distribute supplies and medical aid. I will be taking donations and 100% of them will go to to the International Committee of the Red Cross.</p>
<p>The event is free, but a donation is appreciated! You must register on line on my website at www.organichealthylifestyle.com. There is limited space; so sign up today!</p>
<p>Come, learn, have fun and enjoy a few hours that can help you become healthier in so many ways! You will become a much savvier grocery shopper too! Make your reservations today! I will also be signing my new book for anyone who wishes to purchase one. I hope you will come and join us in helping these sweet people who have come under desperate times. I only have limited seating, so sign up today!</p>
<p>I am switching my shopping cart right now to infusionsoft and I don&#8217;t have it completely set up; so just email me at nancy@organichealthylifestyle.com and let me know if you wish to come to my event! I will be thrilled to have you! Sincerely, Nancy</p>
<p>Where: Hyatt House Information:<br />
Hyatt House/Lincoln Park<br />
8221 North Central Expressway<br />
Dallas, Tx 75225</p>
<p>When: July 22, 2012</p>
<p>Time: Event from 2- <span>[4:30]</span> PM!</p>
<p>Nancy Addison CHC, AADP<br />
Nutrition and Health Counselor<br />
Healthy Cooking &amp;Raw Food Instructor<br />
Member of the National Speakers Association<br />
nancy@organichealthylifestyle.com<br />
www.organichealthylifestye.com<br />
The Main Ingredient is Always Love!</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Making Healthy Eating- Delicious! Would you love to lose some weight? Could you use more energy? Do you want to raise the healthiest children possible? Then this is the seminar for you! In this seminar, you will hear how to: How to eat for super health! How to get more energy and feel better! This [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_662" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-662" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_0157.jpg" data-wpel-link="internal"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-662" title="IMG_0157" src="/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_0157-300x228.jpg" alt="Nancy with the Doctor in Amanda's village in Mali" width="300" height="228" srcset="https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_0157-300x228.jpg 300w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_0157-500x381.jpg 500w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_0157-1024x779.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-662" class="wp-caption-text">Nancy visits Bougoula, Mali, Africa.<br />Amanda ( Nancy&#8217;s daughter) served for 2 years in Bougoula, Mali, Africa with the Peace Corps</figcaption></figure>
<p>Making Healthy Eating- Delicious!</p>
<p>Would you love to lose some weight? Could you use more energy?<br />
Do you want to raise the healthiest children possible?</p>
<p>Then this is the seminar for you!</p>
<p>In this seminar, you will hear how to:<br />
How to eat for super health!<br />
How to get more energy and feel better!<br />
This seminar can help you save money on health care costs!<br />
What is the real deal about raw food and why is it so popular.<br />
How to pick the best fats, sugars and carbohydrates for you and your family!</p>
<p>I am giving a 2 1/2 hour health seminar on Sunday, July 22th in Dallas, TX at the Hyatt House Hotel. Come and learn about how to lose weight, heal your body, gain more energy and much, much more!<br />
This seminar is free, but donations are appreciated and 100% tax-deductible! All the money donated for this event will go to the International Committee of the Red Cross.<br />
Just last year, my daughter was serving in the US Peace Corps in Mali. Since her return last July, a military coup in the South and a rebel takeover in the North have occurred in the country, in addition to widespread famine and drought. The circumstances are quite serious. Many people are in need of food, clean water, and medical supplies, and the Red Cross is one of the few humanitarian groups braving the dangerous political situation to help distribute supplies and medical aid. I will be taking donations and 100% of them will go to to the International Committee of the Red Cross. The event is free, but a donation is appreciated! You must register on line on my website at www.organichealthylifestyle.com. There is limited space; so sign up today!<br />
Come, learn, have fun and enjoy a few hours that can help you become healthier in so many ways! You will become a much savvier grocery shopper too! Make your reservations today! I will also be signing my new book for anyone who wishes to purchase one. I hope you will come and join us in helping these sweet people who have come under desperate times. I only have limited seating, so sign up today!<br />
I am switching my shopping cart right now to infusionsoft and I don&#8217;t have it completely set up; so just email me at nancy@organichealthylifestyle.com and let me know if you wish to come to my event! I will be thrilled to have you! Sincerely, Nancy</p>
<p>Where: Hyatt House Information:<br />
Hyatt House/Lincoln Park<br />
8221 North Central Expressway<br />
Dallas, Tx 75225</p>
<p>When: Sunday, July 22, 2012</p>
<p>Time:  Event from 2- <span>[4:30]</span> PM!</p>
<p>Nancy Addison CHC, AADP<br />
Nutrition and Health Counselor<br />
Healthy Cooking &amp;Raw Food Instructor<br />
Member of the National Speakers Association<br />
nancy@organichealthylifestyle.com<br />
www.organichealthylifestye.com<br />
The Main Ingredient is Always Love!</p>
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		<title>My Daughter was in the Peace Corps</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the spirit of the holidays and last week’s Thanksgiving, I wanted to share a picture and a thought about the Peace Corp and what these wonderful Peace Corps people can do. My daughter lived in Mali for two years in the Peace Corp. I went to visit last spring. It was a life-changing trip [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the spirit of the holidays and last week’s Thanksgiving, I wanted to share a picture and a thought about the Peace Corp and what these wonderful Peace Corps people can do.</p>
<p>My daughter lived in Mali for two years in the Peace Corp. I went to visit last spring. It was a life-changing trip for me and for her. My daughter’s thoughts and prayers have made such a large difference in the lives of the women there, and in the future of the entire village.</p>
<p>While she was there, she raised the money for the men of Bougoula to be able to build a<br />
literacy center for the women of the village, brick by brick.<br />
Carpenters came in from bigger towns to lay the roofing, cement the<br />
structure and paint it.</p>
<p>On opening day the whole village threw a big<br />
party for the literacy center and then everyone turned out!<br />
Peace Corps officials and the local mayor attended and both gave beautiful<br />
dedication speeches.</p>
<p>An excellent teacher was found, hired and trained<br />
and thirty women enrolled in three-hour classes, six days a week. With<br />
school books in hand they headed off to their first day of classes,<br />
and, beginning with the letter “I,” these thirty women took their<br />
first step on the journey toward literacy and a better future for<br />
their families.</p>
<p>As the classes went on the women grew in both<br />
knowledge and confidence, and sitting in on their classes became my daughter&#8217;s<br />
favorite part of the day. Their sense of humor and the dedication with<br />
which they pursued their studies were both inspiring and humbling.</p>
<p>It’s a fact that when a mother is educated, several things improve.<br />
There is a widespread improvement in management of household income<br />
and expenses, children’s health and healthcare information access,<br />
women’s entrepreneurial activity, and a higher rate of enrollment of<br />
young girls in school.</p>
<p>Higher rates of women’s literacy have also been<br />
linked to lower rates of child mortality, lower rates of terrorism,<br />
higher rates of employment and higher rates of gender equality. As the<br />
country with the lowest ranked literacy on earth, Mali is in dire need<br />
of adult literacy programs and training.</p>
<p>Since the Bougoula literacy center’s induction ceremony, the surrounding area has been inspired to<br />
build two other literacy centers, setting off a domino effect as literacy spreads throughout the region.</p>
<p>Many of the women now enrolled had spoken to my daughter of what a privilege it<br />
was to go to school, and how day after day they had sent their children off to school but sat at home, wishing they’d had the same opportunity. They no longer sit at home and wonder at the privilege of<br />
education; provided the tools to learn the skills they’d always lacked they’ve empowered themselves and grown by leaps and bounds.</p>
<p>Since my daughter’s departure this past summer, a local committee of women have overseen<br />
the literacy center in conjunction with the mayor’s office. One never knows the<br />
long-term implications of a such a gesture, but we may assume they are<br />
manifold in the influence they will have on these families, currently<br />
living in a country battling the provocations of terrorism and an<br />
unbroken cycle of poverty and famine in a 21st century world.</p>
<p>I always told her that she was the pebble in the pond. She was the first Peace Corps volunteer to ever live in their village. I am blessed to have her home, but I am also looking forward to going back to visit one day. Until then, I am going to order products from their women’s co-op; so that I can stay connected to her village and also help out financially.</p>
<p>I am such a proud mother.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7993" src="https://www.organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Nancy-Addison-and-Amanda-in-Mali-Africa-in-mud-village-_n-copy.jpg" alt="Nancy addison, nutritionist, and daughter, Amanda, who was in the Peace Corps in Mali, Africa." width="960" height="720" srcset="https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Nancy-Addison-and-Amanda-in-Mali-Africa-in-mud-village-_n-copy.jpg 960w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Nancy-Addison-and-Amanda-in-Mali-Africa-in-mud-village-_n-copy-500x375.jpg 500w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Nancy-Addison-and-Amanda-in-Mali-Africa-in-mud-village-_n-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https://organichealthylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Nancy-Addison-and-Amanda-in-Mali-Africa-in-mud-village-_n-copy-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /></p>
<p>This is Nancy and Amanda in Mali, Africa.</p>
<p>Sincerely, Nancy</p>
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