Marilu Henner's Blog, page 169

Happy Birthday Marilu!

Today is Marilu's birthday!

Marilu has given us the gift of knowledge about health through her books and this website.

The best gift you can give her in return is to live healthy. To take care of yourself and your loved ones. To be the best you can be each day.

Members can chat with Marilu today at 1 PM Eastern/10 AM Pacific in the private chat room. It's the perfect time to wish her a happy birthday!

Not a member? Join now, and get in that chat room! Plus, take the April class that starts next week.

 

 

Get your tickets to see Marilu in San Francisco!

A Memorable Evening with Marilu Henner!

performing her new one woman show!

Friday, April 15 at 7:30 PM

Saturday, April 16 at 7:30 PM

Get Tickets

The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko

222 Mason Street

San Francisco, CA

415.781.0306

 

Featured recipe from Marilu's table * Chilled avocado salad

Here's a tasty salad that's easy to double or triple for entertaining or taking to parties. It's easy to mix together if you have the cooked quinoa on hand. (We're big fans of keeping cooked grains on hand – they store beautifully in the freezer.)

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Chilled Avocado Salad

Green * Serves 6

1/4 cup olive oil

2 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon oregano

1/4 teaspoon cumin

1 avocado, pitted, peeled, and diced

1 cup cooked quinoa, cooled

1/2 cup black beans, cooked or canned (and drained)

1 large Roma tomato, seeded and diced

1 green onion, sliced

salt and pepper to taste

Whisk oil, vinegar, salt, oregano, and cumin in a large bowl. Add avocado and toss gently to coat.

Add quinoa, black beans, tomato, and green onion. Toss gently to mix. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

 

April class * Fiscally Fit and Fabulous!

Join Marilu.com and get Fiscally Fit and Fabulous in April!

Get your financial life in order starting Monday, April 11th.

Spend ten weekdays with Coach CindyR, our finance and budget expert. Cindy has helped hundreds of people make sense of their finances – if you need help, this class is a great place to start.

Get tips for fiscal well-being in this class. Save your money so you can invest in your health – perhaps attending Kripalu with Marilu in July, or gifting a friend a membership here at Marilu.com (so you can take classes together), or buying your own Vitamix, or taking a vegan cooking class, or attending Dr. Furhman's Health Getaway with Marilu, or… well, we could list a lot of other ways to invest in your health. Take the class and you'll get the skills to allow you to make the choice!

This class will have three levels – you can see them all, and participate where you fit best.

The first level is for people who want basic financial information and advice.
The second level is for people who are interested in budgeting and being a little more aggressive with their money management.
The third level is for people who are interested in getting their finances under control, paying down debt, and making a detailed plan.

Coach CindyR can assist you at the level you choose.

Become fiscally fit and fabulous!

Members are automatically enrolled in class – check your inbox on April 11th for the class email.

Not a member? Sign up now and you'll have access to the members area and classes right away!

 

Spirit Sunday * Meditation

Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years. Originally, it was meant to help deepen understanding of the sacred and mystical forces of life. It's still used as a form of prayer in many religious traditions. It's also commonly used for relaxation and stress reduction, and it can help improve your mental and physical health (everything really is connected to everything, as Marilu says!). It's a way to center yourself and find balance within, so that you can live a more balanced life in the world.

Anyone can practice meditation. It's simple and inexpensive, and it doesn't require any special equipment. And you can practice meditation wherever you are — whether you're out for a walk, riding the bus, waiting at the doctor's office or even in the middle of a difficult business meeting. Meditation is anything that stabilizes the mind and cultivates its natural qualities. There's really no right or wrong way to meditate, there's only what works for you.

One of the simplest forms of meditation is to focus on your breathing. We're always meditating on something – usually we're meditating on our fears, doubts, and cravings. In this meditation, the breath becomes the focus instead.

Just think about your breath (usually by directing your focus at the tip of your nose) and "ride" it in and out. You'll still think about other things – just set them aside mentally, and come back to thinking about your breath.

Sometimes people think meditating means not thinking about anything, but that's impossible. Instead, we change our relationship to thought. When you notice that attention has strayed away from the breath, simply bring it back (no judgment!).

Today, try meditating for 5-10 minutes. Get somewhere comfortable, where you won't be interrupted, and just breathe.

 

Scrub your way to smooth

Here are a couple of body scrubs you can make yourself (yay!). Treat yourself and your wallet to a spa-quality body scrub.

Peppermint scrub * Mix one cup coarse sea salt with 3/4 cup peppermint tea, forming a paste. Use in the shower to exfoliate and create glowing skin. Works best if you get in the shower and rub the paste all over before turning on the water.

Oatmeal scrub * Mix 1/4 cup oatmeal, 1/4 cup cornmeal, 1-1/2 Tablespoons wheat germ, 2 Tablespoons honey, and 1/2 teaspoon orange or almond extract in a bowl. Add just enough water to make a paste. Scrub your face and body with this mixture to wash off dead skin cells and make your skin feel very soft.

Your favorite gel is now a scrub * Mix equal parts coarse sea salt and your favorite bath/shower gel. Get in the shower and get wet, then turn off the shower and rub the mixture all over, giving rough areas extra attention. Turn the water back on and scrub it all off.

Body silkening cucumber scrub * Cucumbers provide gentle toning and stimulation to the second layer of skin. In a blender, mash three peeled cucumbers. While showering, apply the pulp to a loofa and scrub entire body. Rinse well.

Don't forget to moisturize when you're done!

Photo by Pam Roth

 

Fitness Friday * Foolin' around

This one is for consenting adults…

It's Friday. Get your groove on! Yes, we count sex as exercise (as long as it's active). Start with some partner dancing, and let it take you further. Make it romantic and fun.

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Lose weight quick and easy! Magic pill! No sweat!

April Fools!

Yes, here at Marilu.com we can help you lose weight, but it's going to be a reasonable pace, and it's going to be because you're eating food that nourishes your body. No health robbers that keep you wanting more, or gimmicks that cost extra money. No chemicals, no magic pills. And… well, you'll meet your goals faster if you actually break a sweat every day.

We can also help you improve your health. Most of those numbers that measure your health are at least partially within your control. Why not give them a chance to be better?

When you compare "diet plans," Marilu's Total Health Makeover® makes sense. There may be steps that seem odd or different, but that's probably because the reasons behind them are new to you. You can take the steps at your pace – try one at a time, or several in combination, or all 10 at once. You can commit to the steps at different levels.

And best of all, here at Marilu.com, you can join a group to go through the program, and get daily personal coaching from people like you who have been selected by Marilu to help you. Our coaches don't just give you a canned message once a day – they're available to answer your questions and help you make decisions that will work for you.

You can lose weight; you can improve your health. THM works. And that's no April Fools' joke.

Join now and get started on YOUR Total Health Makeover®!

 

Class news * First look at April's class!

Join Marilu.com and get Fiscally Fit and Fabulous in April!

Health is not expensive. Au contraire! Health is cheap, compared to illness.

Get tips for fiscal well-being in this class. Save your money so you can invest in your health – perhaps attending Kripalu with Marilu in July, or gifting a friend a membership here at Marilu.com (so you can take classes together), or buying your own Vitamix, or taking a vegan cooking class, or attending Dr. Furhman's Health Getaway with Marilu, or… well, we could list a lot of other ways to invest in your health. Take the class and you'll get the skills to allow you to make the choice!

Stay tuned – more details to come!

 

Featured recipe from Marilu's table * Schoolyard oatmeal cookies

Yes! Vegan oatmeal cookies! And they're as easy as any basic "dry + wet" cookie recipe, with no unusual ingredients.

This recipe is from Joanne Stepaniak's book Table for Two: Meat- and Dairy- Free Recipes for Two. Check it out.

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Schoolyard Oatmeal Cookies

Yellow * Makes 12

1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats (not instant)

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup molasses or sorghum

2 Tablespoons canola oil

1 Tablespoon water

3/4 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

1/4 cup raisins

Preheat the oven to 350F. Lightly grease a baking sheet, or line it with parchment paper.

Put the flour, oats, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium mixing bowl. Stir together and set aside. Put the molasses, oil, water, and vanilla in small bowl, and mix well. Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients along with the nuts and raisins, and mix thoroughly.

Drop the dough by 12 rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet. Flatten each cookie lightly with the back of a spoon. Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack using a metal spatula. Cool completely before storing.