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I'm Holly Noonan. I'm a Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor. What I love about my work is ... being my own boss.

  "Food is not just calories, it is information and it talks to your DNA and it tells it what to do.  The most powerful tool you have regarding your health is your fork."
--Mark Hyman MD

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Kitchen Tips-

Have you picked up your CSA share and wondered, "What IS that??" Here are some recipes for your seasonal weekly harvest. Includes obscure items like celeriac and kohlrabi.

Client Testimonials-

“Hey Holly,
Three years ago I joined TOPS and lost 28 lbs in 5 months, then starting sliding. I mostly lived on Lean Cuisine though. I re-joined TOPS the week before (your) group in Rockland started and have not eaten any Lean Cuisines or packaged “diet food”. I’m embracing everything you’re teaching (maybe not the amaranth so much..) and not following any diet plan at all. Once I stopped eating sugar I lost 2 pounds that week and another 1 1/2 this week. So far I have dropped 9 lbs since we started. My real goal is to be healthy and losing weight is a happy side effect. Thank you!”

S.P., Rockland, April,’09

...more testimonials...

Your health is your best investment! When times are tight financially,  investments can't compare to feeling good, having energy and a solid equilibrium that allows you to sleep well, roll with stress and connect deeply with others. It's just plain smart to empower yourself as much as possible instead of put all your faith in our healthcare system and the pharmaceutical industry. Shifting habits is do-able and YOU can do it! Click here to set up a free hour with me.

Interested in a career in health counseling? Visit the For Health Counselors page on my website.

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change."                                                               
                                                                            -Charles Darwin

Summer is here! I've decided to consolidate my summer monthly newsletters into this single summer 2009 edition. Enjoy!

The following letter was sent to Senators Collins and Snowe and Congresswoman Pingree. Do you have anything to add?

Dear lawmakers-
We are witnessing a moment in history when massive, fundamental shifting is possible. There are very powerful people in this country who are interested in preserving the status quo of profit-driven politics that keep millions of Americans uninsured and underinsured, not to mention addicted to processed food and sick enough to require medication. It is only during a crisis that powerful players who helped create our crisis don’t have the influence that they are used to having. These simultaneous economic  and health care crises are giving us a tremendous opportunity; to finally shift the status quo in our health care system.

The old guard might suggest that it’s “unAmerican” to insure everyone. But when our banks and car makers are being nationalized and the bonuses at AIG are being taxed at the “unAmerican” tax rate of 90%, it might be time to revise what it means to be American. Do we want to be a country that chooses corporate welfare over citizen welfare?  Is it really more important that our corporations thrive than to rescue our people from sickness, desperation and early death?

There is no other entity but our government that can protect us– the consumers– from enormous, predatory corporate giants. Indeed, we have just witnessed the giants getting so big, the government itself was unprotected from the potential systemic corrosion. (Thus, they are “too big to fail.”)

We must revise our systems.

Of course the government is responsible for assuring a safe food supply. Who else will do it? Of course our government is responsible for the security of its citizens. Who else would do it? There is no question that the government is responsible for the basic education of its citizenry and the reliable delivery of the mail. Why on earth is it such a leap to imagine an American government that would offer basic health care and a refuge from over-powerful corporate entities who would rather continue to profit from an overweight and unwell population?

The time is now to not only redefine what it means to be American by prompting you, our law makers, to support President Obama’s health care plan proposal with a public option– but to take back the sovereignty of our own bodies by getting interested and proactive about our health. Prevention is accessible, affordable, and most of all, it’s patriotic. We’re all in this together.

If we have a public option plus a major new emphasis on prevention, that will indeed be a modern America.

Holly Noonan

Maine Citizen

Take Action by signing this petition for a public option.

Join me March 2010 for Holistic Holiday at Sea™ -- an amazing, inspirational and educational vacation aboard a luxurious ocean liner in the Caribbean. A combination of fitness, adventure, mediation, cooking classes and holistic health seminars, the 7-day holistic cruise stops at exotic ports of call and offers a wide variety of lectures, workshops, and private consultations by leading authorities in the fields of alternative health and holistic healing. All this while dining on specially prepared natural foods, swimming and snorkeling in the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean, and lounging in saunas and Turkish baths. March 21st - 28th, 2010

Contact me if you would like to be part of our group of 16 people!

RHEAL Nourishment

The next Food Lifestyle Group starts in Rockland at Rheal Day Spa in the fall. Contact me or call the spa for more information. 594 5077.

Does your sunscreen work? Surprisingly, 3 of 5 brand-name sunscreens either don’t protect skin from sun damage or contain hazardous chemicals — or both. An Environmental Working Group investigation of 1,614 sunscreens rates the season’s best — and worst.

Check out what you are using.

Recipes by Tina Annibell!
Tina is my recipe goddess. She blesses us with regular tried and tested recipes from her cooking classes, both here in the newsletter and here on my recipe swap. Everything she creates is divine. I'm a huge fan. Check out her recipe below!

Tangy Tahini Veggies

1 bunch Broccoli or Cauliflower or
1 lb of string beans, trimmed and cut into pieces of roughly the same size

Dressing
3 heaping tbsp sesame tahini
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp tamari soy sauce
juice of 1 lemon
1/3 – ½ cup water

1.  Bring 1 to 2 inches of water to a boil in a
     large pot with a steamer basket
2.  Only when water is boiling, add the veggies, cover
     and let steam for about 2-3 minutes.
4.  Combine all dressing ingredients except for water in      
    a blender or food processor.  Blend until creamy.  
    Add water to reach desired consistency.  The     
    dressing will thicken in the refrigerator.
   5.  Toss veggies with dressing

Dressing:  This dressing will store in the refrigerator for up to 10 days and is delicious on salads, grains and veggies.  I LOVE it with brown rice.

Upcoming Events--

Saturday August 1st, Total Health Alliance, 10am-2pm
The Context of our Food Series
A powerful mini-course with two popular workshops back to back in one day with a lunch break in between. Please bring a bag lunch. Both workshops, $35

1) The Ancestral Food Workshop

This is a nutrition workshop that illuminates our current food trends by
placing them in historical context. It has been said that our food has
changed more in the last 30 years than in the previous 30,000 years.
In what ways has it changed? Are our bodies having a hard time
keeping up? What were the traditional foods passed down in your family and
how far back does the tradition go? Has the recent globalization of our food
supply affected your family? This workshop introduces some ancestral food
recipes and tells you where to get the ingredients locally.

2) The World Food Workshop

This is a nutrition workshop that illuminates our current food trends by
placing them in international context. Take a peek inside the kitchens of
families in ten foreign countries with a powerpoint slideshow to see what
they eat and what it looks like. These families and their countries are in
various stages of “modernization.” How much food comes in packages? How much
is refined or imported vs. fresh and local? How much meat do they eat? How
much sugar? What oil do they use for cooking? Do a little armchair traveling
around the world to explore our world’s foodscape, and then bring it home to
your kitchen. This workshop introduces some exotic food recipes and tells
you where to get the ingredients locally.

If you would like to book a date to have me do a workshop for your group, contact me. I love to do them.

Mind Body Nutrition Counseling
28 Washington Street, Camden, Maine 04843 (207) 975-9442
holly@mindbodynutrition.net ~ www.MindBodyNutrition.net

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