Yummy For Every Tummy

While You Are On Your Way to Good Health... Congratulations on taking your first step to living a healthier lifestyle. In this book you will find exactly what you need to get you started on the road to a healthier more vibrant you. I guarantee you will be satisfied with the change you will see in yourself. While you're on your way to good health, there is one more very important thing you should think about. Like my naturopath once said, “it's great that people are starting to eat healthier in recent times, but what about all the junk that went into their bodies leading up to today?” He couldn't be more accurate. Yes it is very important to eat healthy and to try and make it your permanent new lifestyle, but it's even more important to rid our bodies of the waste that's been building up ever since we were put on this planet. My naturopath suggested “the perfect gentle cleanse program”. Ever since I began this program, I have seen astonishing results in my physical and emotional being. I shed stubborn weight, my digestion improved, I have much more energy than ever before and my thoughts are so much clearer; I'm more focused. I was able to rid my body of so many toxins that I didn't even realize were there. So many of us think we're in perfect health, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Many people think that because they are not sick, they are healthy. What many of us don't realize is that health is not the absence of disease. Disease can take many years to manifest and if we feed our cells the nutrients it's seeking we can then be in true health. A first step in this venture is regular cleansing and replenishing the body with nutrition so that it can perform optimally and help us sustain a longer and richer life. I would love to help guide you and your new lifestyle through this journey to vibrant health. Please feel free to explore my webpage for more information on how to thoroughly cleanse and rid the body of all the `bad', so that you can put in all the `good'. Visit www.cristinagallo.isagenix.com for more information. Enjoy the journey to a healthier you. Yours in health always, Cristina A. Gallo Health and Wellness Coach Nutrition Consultant FOREWARD Today's society is not like it used to be 20 years or more ago. Today we deal with substances that should not be allowed for human consumption: additives, sugar, hydrogenated oils, genetically modified foods (GMO) and chemicals to make our food taste good, stay fresh and last longer. Today allergies, cancer, heart disease and a myriad of diseases are on the rise. We need to ask ourselves why this is happening. Could it be what we're putting into our bodies, the change in agricultural practices, electro-pollution that takes over our world or the suppression of our many body systems? Maybe it is a combination of all those things and more. Research proves that past generation's health has an impact on the development and health of our future children. What our ancestors, grandparents and parents put into their bodies will become what our children's bodies are made up of. We have the choice to make a change and to make the difference that is so needed in this day and age for ourselves and future generations. We have a choice to be healthy or to continue to live the same life as we always have been. Choosing to feed your body with quality food will only feed your cells with the nutrients that they're lacking. As our cells die and regenerate every second it is what we're feeding them that will cause them to regenerate into new healthy living cells that equates into healthy organs and bodies. Disease is not something you just catch; it has the potential in every body. Each person has unhealthy cells; it's when they grow out of control that disease sets in. It's a choice to be conscious of what we feed our cells. When people hear the words “health food” or “healthy diet” many assume that they will no longer be able to enjoy treats and tasty dishes. This is so far from the truth and I invite you to learn how a healthy lifestyle can also taste great too. Cristina's book is a blessing to those mother's and women out there looking for a way to start incorporating healthy changes without compromising taste. Using many alternatives, avoiding additives, and using natural ingredients are what you'll find in her recipes. Having journeyed through the natural world to find answers to her questions, she created these recipes from her own kitchen to bless other women and show them that it is possible to be healthy and enjoy food too. I have tried many of the recipes myself and have thoroughly enjoyed each one. I invite you to discover this new easy world of natural, healthy eating. To your health, Kristen Verschoor-Owens, RHN, RhA Natural Health Practitioner Holistic Nutritionist & Allergist Fresh and Light Quinoa Salad 1 cup quinoa, cooked and cooled 1 small carrot, peeled, coarsely grated 1 small field cucumber, cubed 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced 1 small red pepper, diced ¼ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped Juice of 2 large limes 4 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp basil, finely chopped 1 tsp oregano ½ tsp salt Pinch of pepper Place all ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix well using a wooden spoon. Chill for 2-3 hours before serving. Makes 6-8 servings