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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Healthy Banofee Pie
School holiday treat time...But with live super foods. My favourite super food...
RAW VEGAN CACAO POWDER
I love making my girls yummy healthy raw vegan desserts and treats. It satisfies my heart and soul knowing I can give them something yummy special but also healthy that gives their body nutrients and energy rather than robbing it.
Not only will your kids love this the whole family can enjoy a dessert together.
In my new revamped Raw Banofee Pie I use the super food Cacao Power.. notice CACAO not cocoa powder. There is a big difference. CACAO is a super food and has more antioxidants flavonoids than blueberries, red wine, green tea
Banofee Pie
Step 1
1cup almonds
3 fresh dates ( you can use pitted dates soaked if you haven't got fresh, add 1/2 cup
water plus the 3 dates)
1 tablespoon agave (or honey)
blend all ingredients in a food processor until forms together.
Press out into a flan dish, press up the sides
place in the freezer
Step 2
3 Tbspn Cacoa
2 Tablespoon coconut oil
2 Tablespoon agave
Pinch of sea salt
Melt coconut oil, in a bowl add cocao powder, agave, stir well.
Step 3
Take base out of freezer and pour chocolate ontop, put it back in the freezer until sets
Step 4
Slice and cover fresh bananas ontop. Sprinkle with chia seeds or if you want to be naughty follow the next step.
Step 5 - For the Kids...
Beat fresh cream and cover the top of the pie
Ready to serve on its own or with fresh strawberries.
To read more on CACAO powder http://livesuperfoods.com/raw-cacao-powder.html
RAW VEGAN CACAO POWDER
I love making my girls yummy healthy raw vegan desserts and treats. It satisfies my heart and soul knowing I can give them something yummy special but also healthy that gives their body nutrients and energy rather than robbing it.
Not only will your kids love this the whole family can enjoy a dessert together.
In my new revamped Raw Banofee Pie I use the super food Cacao Power.. notice CACAO not cocoa powder. There is a big difference. CACAO is a super food and has more antioxidants flavonoids than blueberries, red wine, green tea
- Promote cardiovascular health - Help dilate bloods vessels, reduce blood clotting, improve circulation, help regulate heartbeat and blood pressure, lower LDL cholesterol, and reduce the risk of stroke and heart attacks.
- Protect from environmental and metabolic toxins - Help repair and resist damage caused by free radicals, and may reduce risk of certain cancers.
There are many more benefits of Cacao powder. Instead of using the traditional processed caramel in this recipe I have used my favourite chocolate recipe instead.
Banofee Pie
Step 1
1cup almonds
3 fresh dates ( you can use pitted dates soaked if you haven't got fresh, add 1/2 cup
water plus the 3 dates)
1 tablespoon agave (or honey)
blend all ingredients in a food processor until forms together.
Press out into a flan dish, press up the sides
place in the freezer
Step 2
3 Tbspn Cacoa
2 Tablespoon coconut oil
2 Tablespoon agave
Pinch of sea salt
Melt coconut oil, in a bowl add cocao powder, agave, stir well.
Step 3
Take base out of freezer and pour chocolate ontop, put it back in the freezer until sets
Step 4
Slice and cover fresh bananas ontop. Sprinkle with chia seeds or if you want to be naughty follow the next step.
Step 5 - For the Kids...
Beat fresh cream and cover the top of the pie
Ready to serve on its own or with fresh strawberries.
To read more on CACAO powder http://livesuperfoods.com/raw-cacao-powder.html
New Yoga Bali DVD has 3 Raw Vegan Master Classes included. Get your copy today.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Zest of life
The
beauty of olive leaf extract oil is it is the king of ANTIOXIDANTS and provides
and overall to well being. If you are sick of getting sick, then maybe this
highly beneficial Liquid will help boost your immune system.
I have
been using olive leaf extract oil for years now and love the healing power it
seems to have on my body. If I feel anything coming on, I double dose on the product
along with a drink of honey, lemon, boiling water cooled, plus magnesium powder. Its
always been my little dose to giving my body the zest it needs to fight off any
flu or those times when you have been burning the candle at both ends, as my mother use to say. These days I have balance and strive to look after my health by taking time out to relax and rejuvenate my body and soul and help inspire others to do the same.
A friend just recently complimented on my physical body how fortunate I am to have a healthy strong body that carries me through life. It made me reflect on my physical body and how important it is that we all take responsibility to look after the body best way we can. We are made up of energy, and will go on living but while we are here PHYSICALLY it is our job it look after our home of our energy, I like to call it in my 'How to be a Happier Mum book'
Here are
the health benefits
Olive Leaf Australia - Olive Leaf Extract :
A multi-use health food supplement that has been used in
traditional remedies all over the world
·
Helps maintain a normal healthy cardiovascular
system and has mildastringent properties
·
Traditionally used to help relieve fevers
·
Assists in the maintenance of normal heart
function
·
Has powerful antioxidant and free radical
scavenging properties
·
Olive leaves have been used widely in the
traditional remedies of many nations, including for fever relief. They also
help to maintain a healthy cardiovascular system and normal heart function.
The liquid extract in this
bottle contains a range of very powerful cell-protecting antioxidants and is
made directly from fresh-picked olive leaves. It’s for busy people who need and
deserve good health to meet every day’s demands.
I love this brand and it comes in peppermint flavour. Although I prefer the natural flavour.
http://www.australianvitamins.com/products/view/1659
Join the 10 week Mind and Body Transformation today. http://www.nickyarthur.com.au/#page=10week
For daily inspiration to keep you on track, healthy and educated with nutrition and mindset.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Weight loss and happiness Tips
Weight
loss and happiness Tips
Are you tired of being tired and sick
of being sick?
‘Take the first step toward vibrant living’
Your
Kick-start program to Weight loss, Energy and vitality.
‘Life comes from Life’
Forces
of Nature
Life
comes from life. To feel alive, energetic and preserve our body best way
possible
is to eat LIVE RAW food. Over the years we have become habitual
human
beings, programmed to eat what we can grab on the run, and overtime
lose
awareness of what we are doing or consuming.
From
my years of experience and study on health and fitness I am excited to
share
with you what works and how to get results. The results most people are
after
are similar. Increase energy, vitality, fitness and WEIGHT LOSS. You can
exercise
all you like but if your nutrition is not clean then you will always
struggle
to make changes. I have watched members in the gym for over 20yrs
train
and never change their body. If you
workout just to feel great and maintain
then
you are achieving your goal. However if you are sick of 'yo yo' dieting and
never
getting
results then listen up!
Our health is a reflection of the way you live your life. The sad thing is most
people in today’s world are literally sick and tired from living fast and eating fast
foods. Happiness is depleted from tired bodies and lack of joy and energy.
Learning how the body works and how it was originally designed, helps you
understand why our bodies just don't function the best on processed foods,
gluten and white flour, artificial sweetener's etc.
In a nutshell: our bodies were never designed to break down these food types.
When you add water to flour, what does it do? It acts like glue, and is very hard
to even rinse off the bowl... this helps us understand how it works inside our
body. It takes your digestive system a huge amount of energy to break down
white bread, flour or any heavy foods that are processed. This is why you can
feel tired after eating such foods. Getting your digestive system working to
optimal condition plays a vital role in weight loss, energy and internal health.
Let me coach you on how to live a healthy and vibrant life.
The 10 week Mind and body Transformation Program is;
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Stronger
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Adapt
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Yoga
and meditation skills
You will gain control and healthy
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Assist
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Reduces
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mental performance, focus, and
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Concentration
and alertness.
Cleanse
the body from toxins
Gain
a more positive outlook on life
Our
health is a reflection of the way you live your life. The sad thing is most
people
in today’s world are literally sick and tired from living fast and eating fast
foods.
Happiness is depleted from tired bodies and lack of joy and energy.
Learning
how the body works and how it was originally designed, helps you
understand
why our bodies just don't function the best on processed foods,
gluten
and white flour, artificial sweetener's etc.
In a nutshell: our bodies were never
designed to break down these food types.
When
you add water to flour, what does it do? It acts like glue, and is very hard
to
even rinse off the bowl... this helps us understand how it works inside our
body.
It takes your digestive system a huge amount of energy to break down
white
bread, flour or any heavy foods that are processed. This is why you can
feel
tired after eating such foods. Getting your digestive system working to
optimal
condition plays a vital role in weight loss, energy and internal health.
Let
me coach you on how to live a healthy and vibrant life.
"Let Food be Thy Medicine and Medicine be Thy
Food"
Our
bodies were designed generations ago to eat LIVE GROWN foods, years
ago
they lived off green leaves from plants.
The 10
week Mind and Body Transformation is not a diet. When you diet you
deprive your body from nutrients, minerals and vitamins.
Most
people can not sustain a diet because your body will crave sugar. After
dieting
and returning to your normal eating people put the weight straight back on.
On
the 10 week mind and body program you will start with a de tox helping you kick start your journey to live natural and put an end to
tiredness, dieting fatigue
and yo yo dieting. This way of eating and living will eliminate any sugar
cravings
and
help you have sustained energy and lose any extra kilos you may be carrying
through bad eating habits or living.
Taking
care of yourself is the best insurance you will have for a vibrant life full
of
joy and happiness.
please
be advised the information in this program is not necessary representative of
health
professionals and physicians. Please consult your doctor or health care
professional
before starting any new regime. If you are pregnant, we advise you seek
professional
advice before making any dietary changes. Neither the author nor
publisher
can accept legal responsibility for any problem that may occur while on the
program
trying tips ideas and recommendations in this booklet.
15
weeks until Christmas. Don’t wait until Christmas Day and find yourself no
further towards your goals or lifestyle change this year. Take up the
challenge, step up to what life has to offer you and Live life with passion by choosing LIVE RAW
foods.
Join a friend
Promotion this month. 2 for 1.
Sign up today and email me your friends details to get started.
I promise you if
followed step by step you will get the results you are after.
email
nicky@nickyarthur
check out Ann’s Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8po_W_7JZU
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Me Time is vital for your wellbeing... Are you getting it?
'Me Time' is becoming more vital in today’s world than ever before. You only need to
reflect back ten – twenty or more years ago and see how different the world has
become. Time is chewed up so easily with technology... even if you are loving what you do.
Living
in today’s world is exciting, and one of the best times for us to be living. We
have so much access to anything we like anytime.
This weekend I saw a video clip my lovely Lucia was watching. The music awakened my soul, ignited my happiness and
the lyrics spoke to me. All I had to do within seconds was log in to iTunes from the iphone, search the name; I was guessing it was called. It came up right
away, I clicked on it, downloaded the song and YIPEE it was on my iphone before
I knew it and I have been listening to it all weekend, and the video clip was
on You Tube… so even better free to air. My point is there is so much available
to us to source, whether it's a song, book, or course. We live in a very
blessed world to have the knowledge and resources our parents just did not
have access to.
Today’s
world needn’t be all focused on the things many people tend to dwell on such as
lack of time, money, love, happiness, fun, peace and the list goes on.
I am
here to tell you all of these things are available to us today… and the beauty
is most these techniques don’t cost you a cent. I have been passionate about
looking after my body, my mind my health for many years now, and I am grateful
this is now my job… this is my chosen career. Writing, creating, teaching, facilitating
workshops, motivational talks and it feels like the best job in the world because I am
giving, sharing and helping others.
So lets
talk about ‘ME TIME’
Your
mind already might be saying things such as ‘But I just don’t have enough time,
to go to the gym, take a yoga class, read a book, go for a nature walk, sit in
meditation, cook, bake, paint, sing, dance’ or ‘Work is too busy and I am under
the pump’ or maybe ‘My children consume my time, and I have to clean and tidy
up’ We call this Toxic Mind virus.
What
ever it may be this is what I want you to sit up and take note… THERE is always
going to be SOMETHING to do!
Or
maybe you are lacking motivation and spending time consumed doing things that
don’t really serve your soul, you mind, and body or help you live a productive life.
Where do you spend most of your time?
If you
look that wheel of life , most of us all have to try and fit in similar
facets to our life somehow.
- Family & friends
- Relationships
- Romance
- Career
- Health and fitness
- Personal growth
- Spiritual
- Personal finance
However, where do you spend the ‘ME TIME’ and how often do you spend incorporating it into your daily life? It is vital in
today’s world to schedule it in daily, not weekly nor monthly, but daily.
Because your life is flashing by and everyday your body is taking on amounts of
pressure or stress if you are not stopping and spending some time to restore and renew the blood
cells for LONGEVITY.
- We all get the same amount of hours in one day… twenty-four hours; the question is how do you spend it?
How
about depositing some time back to your physical body and soul this week and
start scheduling in ‘ME TIME’
Here
are some Tips that one cost you a cent. I like to call my ‘ME TIME’ my hour of
POWER. Because taking time out reignites your soul, you gain control back of
your day, your energy your mindset, in return making you live a very happy and
productive life.
- Nature walk
- Reading books to help you learn and grow into the best you can be
- Your chosen sport, training, yoga class, gym session, be sure to add on stretching, to lengthen your muscles, align your posture, strengthen your core, and calm your mind.
- Writing affirmations, goals, action plan with a meditation and visualisation
- Relaxation around nature, you might stop in a quiet park and meditate around nature
- Pamper session, if your body is tired and sore take a soak in a hot bath with Epsom salts and a drop of lavender to calm and relax your mind and body… this one is my favorite. Make a pot of loose tea; try T2 chamomile or Lemon and ginger.
- Anything that takes you away from technology is the KEY. Getting back to basics and creating some time without noise to give you the best quality time out for yourself.
The
idea is to restore, relax, rejuvenate your mind body and soul and it doesn’t
necessarily mean going like a mad thing exercising everyday. Although exercise
and raising the heart rate is vital to our body, try aim for some balance and
restorative ‘Me Time’ otherwise you may find yourself fully depleted and low
energy of patience for anything else in your life.
Personally
my Yoga practice has become my daily ritual so I like to add some me time on to
that in my day somewhere, even if it is 10 mins of meditation around nature,
and then I like to call these Mini breaks along with my Hour of Power. To
keep your creativity flowing and
your soul nourished its important to deposit time back, if you are continuing to
give all day everyday.
Aim for
giving and receiving and enjoying the abundance of beauty that surrounds us.
When we
are one way of the other, giving too much, of just receiving and not
contributing we can feel out of balance. You know that feeling in your body and
mind. This week take control back of your life, body and mind and practice some
‘ME TIME’
Please
email or facebook me your end of week ‘Me Time’ I would love to hear your results
and feedback.
Live
with passion, power and energy
Nicky
If you are looking for some 'Me Time' and want to learn how to cultivate work life balance or Find Your true North, check out my up and coming events.
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