Marilu Henner's Blog, page 223

Stand for something

You gotta stand for something or you'll fall for anything.

As you shift to your weekend routine, make sure you are standing strong in your commitment to your health, your goals, your plan.

Sometimes it's easier to just let everything slide until Monday. But if you do that, you're just doing the two-steps-forward-one-step-back dance every week. Why not give yourself a head start on next Monday – by sticking to your weekday plan on the weekend?

Do your exercise (look! music for you to walk...

Fitness Friday * Jump rope!

Jumping rope is not just for playgrounds anymore! Get your very own boxer body with a jump rope.

Start slow – with two hops per rotation. Build up to one hop per rotation, then speed up the rope. (Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!)

When you've got basic jumping mastered, go from one foot to the other, and try swinging the rope backwards. Challenge yourself to 5 straight minutes of jumping rope!

Take it further:

Invite your kids or the neighborhood children to join you in a jumping contest. Get the...

Featured recipe from Marilu's table * Not-chicken soup

Spring weather can be a bit … unpredictable. If it's cold and rainy outside, soup is a welcome meal. Homemade soup is so easy, and you're in control of the sodium content, the quantity of the vegetables, and the quality of the ingredients.

This vegan version of chicken soup will warm your body and your soul.

Optional: Add 1 cup of cooked brown rice for Not-Chicken & Rice Soup.

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Not-Chicken Soup

Blue * Serves 4

4 quarts vegetable broth (homemade, or try Imagine Foods No-Chicken...

Marilu coming to the Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival

Marilu will do cooking demonstrations and sign her book, "Healthy Life Kitchen," at the Grand Tasting and will host at the Beam Beach Bash BBQ this weekend in Tampa Bay, Florida.

The Grand Tasting * tickets from $75

Friday, May 14 from 1-4 PM for the food and beverage industry representatives

Saturday, May 15 from 1-4 PM for the general public

behind the Loews Don CeSar Beach Resort, 3400 Gulf Blvd. St. Pete Beach

LUSH by Loews Hotels Gala * tickets $200 (limited to 250)
Friday, May 14 at 8 PM

Green power

Greens provide the best source of the alkaline minerals:

calcium * check it out here*
magnesium * check it out here*

iron * check it out here*

 

Greens are loaded with vitamins!

Greens contain more beta-carotene than carrots*Greens contain more vitamin C then oranges*Greens contain more Vitamin E than whole grain wheat*Greens contain more vitamin B2 (riboflavin) than dairy milk*Greens contain a complete amino acid profile (protein) (long article but has good info about vegan protein; cites...

Get up and dance!

This is a familiar "get up off the couch and move your body" song. So…

GET UP OFF THE COUCH AND MOVE YOUR BODY!

You don't have to join a gym or spend a lot of money to get in shape. You just have to keep moving. Don't get caught in the rut of sitting around or looking for the smallest amount of actual work possible. As Marilu has pointed out, animals in the wild don't get fat because they can't be lazy. They're always moving. You can be lean and lithe, too – as long as you're willing to...

Plan ahead * See Marilu's show at The Rrazz Room, SF

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See Marilu's one-woman show at The Rrazz Room in San Francisco on August 6, 7, and 8! The show is at 7 pm each night. Marilu's show is a biographical tour of stories and songs, and highlights her sense of humor and love of life. Make plans now to be in San Francisco for the show!

The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko

222 Mason Street

San Francisco, CA 94102

Tickets $40 * purchase here

More info

 

Featured recipe from Marilu's table * Raspberry salsa

Try this spicy salsa with chicken or fish. It would also be good with marinated tofu (try a citrus-based marinade).

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Raspberry Salsa

Yellow * Makes 2 cups

2 cups raspberries

1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion

3 teaspoons chopped jalapeno pepper

1 clove garlic, chopped

1/4 cup cilantro (or mint)

1/2 teaspoon agave nectar

3 Tablespoons lime juice

Stir all ingredients in bowl and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.

 

BOOTY Camp bonus * Skin brushing

Dry skin brushing is an excellent detoxifier and exfoliator. When you're doing a program like Booty Camp that increases your detox process, skin brushing will boost your results – it stimulates your lymph system (great for detox), and it makes your skin soft (great for summer). Skin brushing's "partner" in both of these effects is drinking plenty of water. Drink half your weight in ounces each day, up to 100 ounces, throughout the day.

Brush your dry skin in an elongated motion toward your ...

Spirit Sunday * All this beauty

In our fast-paced world, we don't always take time to appreciate the beauty that surrounds us.

Find ways to bring beauty into your daily life. Put a vase of flowers by your kitchen sink or in the bathroom (you know, where you'll spend time… what good do they do in the formal dining room?). Frame and hang a photo or print you love. Use your favorite fragrance; don't save it for "good." Garnish your plates at mealtime – a slice of citrus fruit, a sprig of herb, a sprinkle of sliced almonds o...