Get a fresh start this January. Do you hear your inner voice saying “It’s the New Year, I want a better life! Time to get a new start! So, stop wasting time doing the same old stuff.”
It is such a challenge not to over-indulge during the holidays, and all of the food, parties, family celebrations and temptations in all of the stores. Those gorgeous treats are a delight to the eye. They are at the grocery store check-out, at parties, in advertisements, and given as presents. It is not surprising that our willpower can soon be found out the window.
Most people make New Year’s resolutions, but Time Magazine reported that most New Year’s Resolutions that we have are released, before they are accomplished.
Some of those on their list are:
Quit drinking or drink less
Manage stress
Get fit
Lose weight
Eat a healthier diet
Get a better job
Learn something new (a language or an instrument)
Spend more time with family
Time Magazine also reports that 60% of health club memberships end up being unused!
On top of this, the National Institute of Health (NIH) reported that 99% of the people who go on a diet actually gain the weight back and even more!
So, now it’s January and we are pretty much locked inside with little sunshine and recycled air. This is a time when we tend to feel tired, depressed, possibly fighting a cold or sore throat and not really happy about the extra weight put on over the holidays.
The good news is, I believe that given the right tools, the body can heal itself and when it’s healthier, the body simply becomes a healthier weight.
With some motivation, commitment, and a good program, you can start off 2014 with a program for positive change and a healthier lifestyle.
So, where to start? Instead of making a New Year’s resolution, create or get on a program to help you reach your goals. Make a reasonable list of things you truly want to accomplish and write them down. The link between unconscious and conscious is writing. Studies show that people who write their goals down are much more likely to accomplish them. Do it with a buddy to help you stay on track and to help make it more fun! It is very helpful to get someone to keep you focused, motivated, knowledgeable and accountable. By following these steps, your change can become a gradual improvement in your life that can be sustainable.
So, lighten up, get going and embrace a new, healthier lifestyle that can help you achieve your goals, heal your body and make this a lifestyle that you can maintain for the rest of your life! You can feel lighter in your body, mind and spirit! It is time for that change!

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Our hair can definitely be influenced by what we are consuming. In many cases, hair loss is the result of a deficiency of Vitamin B and other nutrients. Lack of the right kind of essential fatty acids can also be part of the equation.  A lack of Vitamin B’s (especially B6 and folate), magnesium, sulfur, zinc, and collagen, that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy can result in hair thinning or hair loss.

The combination of nutrients is what is important, including eating the right kind of complex amino acids (proteins) in the right amounts. Foods rich in B vitamins are brewer’s yeast, wheat germ, and lecithin. Beans, lentils, peas, legumes, and seafood are also high in protein and B vitamins.

There are also many vitamins that contribute to healthy hair. Zinc is one of those. It works in cell reproduction and hormone balance, affecting hair growth and taking care of the hair follicles. If the body is low on zinc, the hair follicles can become weak. Foods heavy in zinc are seafood and nuts.

Vitamin E is another important element of healthy hair, having been shown to improve scalp circulation because of its anti-cellular aging and increased blood oxygenation properties. Avocados, kiwi fruit, nuts, seeds, and olive oil are good sources of vitamin E.

Vitamin A’s protection of hair follicles has been documented, and can be found in carrots, spinach, and unrefined cold pressed seed oils, such as flax, walnut, pumpkin.

Essential fatty acids are another vital way of promoting healthy skin and hair. Some essential fatty acid sources are hemp seeds, flax seeds, walnuts, avocados, almonds, pecans, pumpkins, hazelnuts, pine nuts, sesame, olives, chia seeds and their respective oils.

I try to get at least 1 teaspoon of the equivelent of the essential fatty acids, omega-3 oil into my diet every day. I keep the cold pressed, organic hemp or flax seed oil in my refrigerator and use it that way. It is easy and you get more of the oil directly into your system that way. My favorite way to add these omega-3 foods or oils to my food is to put the oil or the fresh nuts or seeds to salads, smoothies, casseroles and soups.

Although it is best to get nutrients in a whole food form, all of these vitamins and minerals can be found in supplement form. When buying supplements look for organic whole food vitamins. Your body can read whole foods much better than it can an isolated vitamin. Also, the Organic Consumers Organization recommends looking for products that contain “100 percent plant-based” or “100 percent animal-based” on the product’s label, so you know you aren’t getting synthetic vitamins. I recommend avoiding synthetic vitamins.

I also use a supplement that improves my hair health in many ways. It restores collagen on a cellular level. It has been found to help people’s hair grown back. We stop making collagen in our twenties, so we become depleted over time.

This unique and exclusive Collagen/HA Matrix® Technology has shown to support joint and muscle fitness, connective tissue health, counteract skin photoaging, restore youthful skin, and support healthy hair, nails, gums and eyes., It’s so effective it has been awarded 7 international patents.

I love this supplement. It was originally developed to help get rid of joint and arthritis pain and I used it to help me get rid of my back pain from scoilosis. I have avoided surgery and chronic discomfort by using this supplement.

When they develped this supplement, one of the things they found out, is that when people used it, it helped their  skin, hair and nail health as well. I love that!

(I’m 63 now and my skin look so nice that people actually ask me if I have had a face-lift and I haven’t. They also think I look much younger than I am. I love that too!)

This company also sells safe non-toxic shampoo, conditioner, etc, that I use. What we use goes directly into our blood stream and we need to use only non-toxic safe things on our body. I highly recommend using safe products on your hair or skin. (They do sell this world wide and my links for your $10 discount on your first order is below. I have the links for each different parts of the world. Use the one for your country.)

Here is the link for the supplement I use that helps get rid of joint discomfort or arthritic discomfort and helps skin and hair be thicker and more luxurious. Their website has a lot of the information on it and the 37 human clinical trials that shows how effective it is. It was so effective that they were awarded 7 international patents on the supplement.

This link is for people in the US: If you use my link, you will get a $10 discount on your first order

https://www.modere.com/?referralCode=j220555

Here are some of the international links, but you will need my referral code J220555 in order to get a $10  discount on your first order.

For Hong Kong:

https://www.modere.com.hk/?referralCode=j220555

For Japan:

https://www.modere.com.jp/?referralCode=j220555

For Europe:

https://www.modere.com.eu/?referralCode=j220555

GReat Britain

https://www.modere.eu//?referralCode=j220555&language=en-GB

For Australia,:

https://www.modere.com.au/j220555

For Canada :

https://www.modere.ca/j220555

New Zealand seems to work:

https://www.modere.co.nz/j220555

That link will give you a $10 discount on your first order. If you put it on smart ship, they will charge and send it to you each month and provide you with a 5% discount.

You can cancel at any time, but that makes it very easy, so you don’t run out and you get the discount.

Go to collagen science tab and order the month supply of “Life” or “Pure” blend, if you have diabetes or blood sugar problems. (The Pure Blend uses stevia and has no calories.)

You will get two bottles. You take a tablespoon morning and night

It needs to be refrigerated after you open it.

Here is. a photo of Thera, in her 80’s, and look how it’s helped her appearance.

Let me know if you have any questions or problems and I will be happy to help you.

It also helps get rid of arthritic pain, etc. I started using to get rid of my scoliosis pain in my back.

I”ve been on it over 5 years now. I’m 63 and feel great now.

I call it my fountain of your supplement.

Here are the links:

This link is for people in the US:, so you get a $10 discount on your first order.

https://www.modere.com/?referralCode=j220555

by Nancy Addison CHHC, AADP
for more information go to www.organichealthylife.com or contact me at nancy@nancyaddison.com

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I was reading the other day about “clean eating.” My client had asked me, if I knew what it was and I really didn’t. I supposed it is certainly better than eating dirty food! So, I looked it up on line. Apparently it is a term used for non-processed or “fast” food. I guess it is making a come back because a lady, wrote a book for “idiots.” And their guide to eating “clean.” It is a term that has caught the buzz. Now there are magazines and websites about eating clean The Clean food movement looks like a good movement. It is a movement that was started over the moral values of the times in the sixty’s, when I grew up. Much of what I talk about in my book and really why I became an organic proponent and vegetarian in the first place is because of the amazing amounts of chemicals and preservatives that are added to food at restaurants and packaging plants; as well as the inhumane treatment of these precious, living creatures. The “clean eaters’ support eating whole, real food. Makes sense to me! As people have gotten sicker and sicker from eating processed foods filled with additives, preservatives, flavor enhancers, as well as antibiotics and hormones; as a last resort they have turned to focusing on what they put in their mouth. I know changing what we eat can be really difficult, but when we stick with it for at least two weeks to ninety days, we can regenerate our tastes buds and really made a shift to the new lifestyle, even in our way of thinking. From what I can find on-line, the “Clean Food” movement says they have 7 principles. So, let’s look at those.
Number 1. Eat whole, natural foods and seek to eliminate or minimize processed foods. Well, that is admirable. But watch out for the word “natural.” It can be totally chemically derived and be legally called natural by FDA standards.
Number 2, They say to choose unrefined instead of refined foods. That sounds good.
Number 3. Include some protein, carbohydrates and fat at every meal. That sounds good as well.
Number 4: Watch out for fat, salt and sugar. That is good concept. But really, what you should look for is what kind of fat, salt and sugar it is. So many of these are really not good, but the healthy alternative can be extremely beneficial. I wrote really long chapters on the types of fats, sugars, and salts there are to choose from. I think quality is paramount.
Number 5 They say to eat six small meals throughout the day. I personally disagree with this. This can create weight problems and digestive problems in my opinion.
Number 6 They say not to drink your calories. The basic thought is good, but some of the suggestions for drinks are not a healthy choice in my own personal opinion. I think they can cause allergies and weight gain.
I am not into counting calories. I don’t do it. I think it is really an outdated mode of eating, because it doesn’t take into account the quality of the food as compared the quality of the other food. Calories for white refined flour are the same as calories for whole- grained, organic flour. I don’t believe it is as relevant and people think. I think it also makes eating so much more complicated. I don’t think eating healthy food should be complicated.
Number 7 is to get moving. Well, how can anyone argue with that? Good suggestion.

Well, in conclusion, if you are a clean eater, I would say you are much better off than you might have been previously, assuming you were eating a lot of fast and processed foods and leading a sedentary lifestyle.

I hope this helped you!
If you want to learn more about healing the body and the healing diet, sign up for my seminar March 10th from 1PM to 5 PM! It is an afternoon that you can spend with me. I only have small intimate groups; so you can ask questions and get all the answers you need. You will learn to handle stress, how to eat for candida yeast problems, cancer, diabetes and heart disease problems. What a gift you can give yourself and your loved ones. It is almost full, so, sign up today! It will be the best investment in your health that you can make.
Aren’t you worth it?
Go to www.organichealthylifestyle.com for more information.

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Many of the holiday foods, that are so abundant and beautiful, are one of the major reasons, so many of us gain weight and get too tired over the holiday season.

We overindulge and probably eat and drink things we don’t normally have. I, for one, have been doing exactly that. I realized the other day, that all the food that had been put in front of me at all of these holiday events, was really not very healthy. Even the spinach salad I ordered last night had a dressing that made the salad unhealthy.

I think I am going to eat before I go out for the next couple of weeks; so I am not too hungry when I get there. Drinking a lot of water throughout the day, will also help.

That way, I won’t be as tempted to eat food that won’t support my health. Well, that is my thought for today!

I hope you have a wonderful holiday!

Lots of love, Nancy

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When I was a little girl, we would sing this song:
Shine On Harvest Moon
By Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth (1903)
Shine on, shine on harvest moon
Up in the sky,
I ain’t had no lovin’
Since January, February, June or July
Snow time ain’t no time to stay
Outdoors and spoon,
So shine on, shine on harvest moon,
For me and my gal.

Later, one of my favorite songs by Neil Young became one of my all time favorites.
I hope you enjoy this video link of Neil singing this song.
Have a great evening!
Love, Nancy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVi0UvFu8Yo

You may like Nancy’s book on nutrition and health. You can see them on her website: www.organichealthylife.comhttp://www.organichealthylife.com

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It was a dream and I wanted to try to make it a reality.

Sometimes, we have visions of things we want to do; then we talk ourselves out of it for one reason or another. Sometimes we just have to take that risk and try.

I am so happy that I finally made this dream of mine come true. I am even more excited that people love my book! That makes all the hard work, so worth while.

Even better is the fact that many people are actually getting their health back because of the book. Well, I saw this article today and I thought I would share it with you. It is all about making your dreams come true. Here it is: Article link.

When I had children, one of my sayings to them was: “Shoot for the stars!

Even if you land on the moon, it is a whole lot better than not trying at all.”

I truly believe that we should all try shooting for our dreams in the stars. So, let’s get going!

Love, Nancy

You can see my books on my website. www.organichealthylife.com

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Finally, “How to be a Healthy Vegetarian!” Both the health care provider and lay person have an easy to understand resource in reversing the course of preventable disease. Increasing lifespan and quality of daily activities through better decision-making in daily dietary choices is a recipe easily afforded in this time.

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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 seminar can help you save money on health care costs!
What is the real deal about raw food and why is it so popular.
How to pick the best fats, sugars and carbohydrates for you and your family!

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!
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.
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!
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!
I am switching my shopping cart right now to infusionsoft and I don’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

Where: Hyatt House Information:
Hyatt House/Lincoln Park
8221 North Central Expressway
Dallas, Tx 75225

When: Sunday, July 22, 2012

Time:  Event from 2- 4:30 PM!

Nancy Addison CHC, AADP
Nutrition and Health Counselor
Healthy Cooking &Raw Food Instructor
Member of the National Speakers Association
nancy@organichealthylifestyle.com
www.organichealthylifestye.com
The Main Ingredient is Always Love!

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