Marilu Henner's Blog, page 210

Spirit Sunday * Look around… see the beauty

We remember one of the first words we learned to read in school – "LOOK." Why is it that after we've learned to read the word, we do less and less actual looking?

Spend some time today looking at the world around you. LOOK with your eyes, your brain, your heart. Find pleasure in the beauty that surrounds you. Then – if you don't see enough beauty on a daily basis – figure out ways to add beauty to your life. Hang an art print (or art postcard) on your bulletin board. Buy yourself some...

Recommended reading * Vegan & vegan-friendly cookbooks

We just completed a really great Viva la Vegan online class here at Marilu.com, and we're fired up about plant-based diets. These cookbooks are recommended by our members – people like you – who want good food on the table. Some of the cookbooks are not veagn, but you can easily substitute vegan ingredients, so we're calling them vegan-friendly.

Check out these cookbooks from your library, or click on the titles to get them at Amazon. Also check this post for books about veganism that...

Date night

Dates (whether with friends, or in groups, or with someone special) can be active. Don't let all your dates be about food and movies and spectator sports. Get up and DO something. Dancing is an obvious choice, but there's walking, bicycling, canoeing, going to a gallery or museum, volunteering, volleyball, softball, bowling, festivals, fairs, camping, and oh, could we go on.

Here's some music to dance (and laugh) by.

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Fitness Friday * Set a goal

So it's not the new year. But it's almost a new month.

What's your fitness goal for August?

Although you've heard it a thousand times, setting a goal can really make a difference when you're trying to get in shape. A goal can be as small as progressing from "girl" (knee) push-ups to regular push-ups, or as big as running your first marathon. Make your goal as specific as you can, using numbers to define what you want to do – in minutes, miles, reps, sets, weight, etc.

Keep a record of...

Marilu at The Rrazz Room next weekend

Marilu Henner at The Rrazz Room

performing her new one woman show!

August 6, 7 & 8 at 7 PM

Tickets $40

The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko

222 Mason Street

San Francisco, CA 94102

415.781.0306

Directed by Bob Garrett * Written by Lorin Henner * Musical Direction by Scott Healy

 

Featured recipe from Marilu's table * Cold Provençal white bean salad

We're very hot on these summer days, and a cold main dish salad that offers some protein sounds so good.

You can choose to cook the beans yourself (save money!) or buy canned. The crock pot cooking method in the recipe will help keep the kitchen cool.

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Cold Provençal White Bean Salad

Blue * Serves 4

2 cups dried small white beans (or one 15-ounce can small white beans, rinsed and drained)
6 cups water (not needed if you use canned beans)
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil

Perfect vacation * Cruise with Marilu!

A Taste of Health presents the ultimate gift for your mind, body and spirit. Share the experience and wisdom of some of the world's leading authorities and experts in holistic living and natural health, including Marilu Henner!

Cruise the Western Caribbean from Ft. Lauderdale on one of the world's premier Italian luxury liners, the MSC Poesia, which combines the style and sophistication of Europe with American comforts and convenience.

Visit exciting ports of call, such as Cozumel; Ocho...

The high cost of animal protein * antibiotics

The livestock industry is responsible for about 50 percent of the antibiotics used in the United States. (source: United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization report, "Livestock's Long Shadow," 2006) Many scientists believe that routine use of antibiotics may lead to increasingly resistant bacteria – and that means more illnesses we're not able to contain or control.

The antibiotics are given to animals in two ways – routinely, in their feed, and also when they fall ill. There is no ...

Posture check!

Your posture is an indication of your personality, and like your diet, it correlates with what's going on with your body. If your posture is centered and balanced, you are more likely to be a centered and balanced person. On the other hand, if your posture is slouchy and distorted, something is out of balance.

~ Marilu Henner, Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover

 

Recommended reading * Vegan resources

Are you interested in learning more about being vegan?

Do you want to know more about the health benefits of a plant-based diet?

Do you need examples of what you would eat as a vegan?

We just completed a really great Viva la Vegan online class here at Marilu.com, and we're fired up about plant-based diets. These books are recommended by our members – people like you – who aren't interested in hype or "the next big thing." We're committed to health. We like good research. And we want food...