Refreshing, Simple & Healthy Sorbets

Watermelon Sorbet

Serves: 8
Ingredients:
1 small seedless watermelon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups ice cubes

Directions:
Place ingredients in blender (or a Vitamix).

Turn on low speed and slowly increase to high to blend as little time as possible so that the mixture stays cold.

Eat immediately or freeze. How simple is that!!





This next recipe is thanks to Jason Wyrick found in 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Your Health by Neal Barnard, M.D. my hero!



And for all you lucky Pittsburghers, Dr. Neal is making a special appearance at our Homewood Carnegie Library -- before he travels to the NAVS Summerfest in Johnstown to be honored and to speak there. Don't miss this FREE introduction to this latest book of his - on July 7th - Thursday 7 pm. The library is at 7101 Hamilton Avenue
15208.

Mango Lime Sorbet





This dessert is a silky smooth sorbet inspired by the lush flavors of Thailand. Mangoes and limes create a refreshing combination of sweet and tart. The beautifully bright color of the mango is an indication of its richness in antioxidants, vitamins, and disease–fighting phytochemicals.

Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

2 cups pureed partially frozen mango
1/2 cup agave nectar
Juice of 2 limes

Directions

This recipe works best if the mango is frozen, and then allowed to thaw for about 15 minutes. Once it has partially thawed, puree the mango along with the agave and lime juice. Pour the puree into a shallow glass or metal bowl and then place it in the freezer. After 30 minutes, stir the puree, then repeat every 15 minutes thereafter until you are ready to serve.

To make it simpler, use store-bought frozen mango to avoid peeling and deseeding several fresh mangoes. (note: I love Trader Joe's frozen chunks)

Also note: The freezing process accentuates tartness and reduces the sweet flavor. That means the puree should be slightly less tart and slightly sweeter than you expect the final product to be.

Nutrition Information Per serving (1/6 recipe)

calories: 139; fat: 1 g; calories from fat: 1%; cholesterol: 0 mg; protein: 0.5 g; carbohydrates: 35 g; sugar: 33 g; fiber: 2 g; sodium: 2 mg


Third and probably my all time favorite has NO added sweetener:

Simple Mango-Cantelope Sorbet
Just two ingredients! Peal and Slice 3 mangos ( or as above, use two packages of Trader Joe's frozen chunks) Peal and chunk 1 small cantelope or 1/2 of a large one. As with the previous recipe, puree and pour into a shallow glass or metal bowl and then place it in the freezer. After 30 minutes, stir the puree, then repeat every 15 minutes thereafter until you are ready to serve.



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Many Species - One Planet - One Future
I See You ~ Namaste ~
Yours in Wellness, Gratitude, Vitality and the Rhythm of Nature,
Suzen Sharda Segall
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Count-down to the Kickstart!

Join PCRM's 21-Day Vegan Kickstart That Begins on Sept. 6.

More than 20,000 people have already signed up for the Sept. 6 Kickstart, and we're just getting started! Everything about the Kickstart is easy, including how to join in. Have more fun by grabbin' your family and friends to take this healthful challenge with you and sign up today at http://www.21DayKickstart.org or click on the title above or the logo!

The Kickstart is a free online program that makes it easy to try a plant-based diet! Meal plans, celebrity coaches, restaurant guides, special events, and much more are in store for you beginning Sept. 6. Here's your sneak preview:

Ask the Vegan Doc on Sept. 15: This conference-call style forum for Kickstart participants allows you to hear from two all-star pediatricians who follow a plant-based diet, Leslie Brown, M.D., and Jay Gordon, M.D. They will share their advice that includes plant-based nutrition for all stages of life and take your questions!

I'll be in the 'burgh partnering with at least one 'burgher on the road to better health, optimal weight and deep satisfaction --and am eager to celebrate here with everyone else taking the challenge -- so sign up to follow me - to the right -- and tell us you have joined - and keep us posted on how it's going -- there is plenty of support online -- and I'm also going to have a weekly teleconference check-in call - where we can have more of a conversation about our kickstart experiences -- Q & A -- shopping tips --- tips for overcoming obstacles --

Speaking of obstacles, so why have you not yet signed up for the 21 Day Kickstart??

Let's get the list of obstacles going folks -- in the comment section below --

We will address each one -- and overcome each one -- together!

Here's the first one -- My 'burgher friend who I promised to walk thru these 21 days with -- doesn't like to go on line --

So, Monday, I will be by her side - firing up and registering the both of us -- at her computer --

I will also have a daily phone date with her -- to keep the focus and the accountibility -- -

It's a new adventure! Aren't you worth it??

From you I receive, To You I give, Together we share and From this we live
Many Species...One Planet...One Future
~I See You ~ Namaste ~
Yours in Wellness, Gratitude, Vitality and the Rhythm of Nature,
Suzen Sharda Segall

This blog post can be reproduced in its entirety with the following information:

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Keep chewin'!!

Another medical leader in the field of reversing and preventing disease through nutrition is lesser known Joel Fuhrman, MD who has done some exceptional science-based work and public service via his online resources. I have his permission to reprint the following article featuring his nutritarian philosophy and principals.

What if your health can be predicted by the quality of the calories you consume? Chew on this and let me know if you take the challenge - experiment for 21 days with either this nutritarian system of Dr. Fuhrman or the Vegan transition Kickstart program of Dr. Neal Barnard -- and do use the comment section on this blog for support through written intentions - and accountability -- keep us posted on how you are doing!

My nutritarian food pyramid illustrates the principles of my Health Equation: Health = Nutrients / Calories (H = N / C) which defines how health is impacted by the micronutrient per calorie density of the diet. In other words, the future of your health can be predicted by the quality of the calories you consume. Micronutrient per calorie density is important in devising and recommending menu plans and dietary suggestions that are the most effective for tackling weight loss and for preventing and reversing disease.


It is not merely that these foods are not micronutrient rich and displace protective foods off our plate, but also that too much animal protein is linked to higher levels of IgF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1) increasing risk of breast and prostate cancer. By keeping these low nutrient foods to a minimum and striving to eat at least 90% of calories from unrefined plant foods you construct a health-promoting, disease-preventing diet that has tremendous potential.

My experience in the last 20 years of medical practice is that individuals following this type of diet have transformed their health, and are living well in their 80's and 90's without the diseases plaguing other Americans. I call those who strive to follow a high nutrient eating style for its disease-protective properties, nutritarians.

Nutritional science has demonstrated that colorful plant foods contain a huge assortment of protective compounds, most of which still remain unnamed. Only by eating an assortment of nutrient-rich natural foods can we access these protective compounds and prevent the common diseases that afflict Americans.

Go to his website to Learn more:
·Become a nutritarian

·Best foods for weight-loss and disease protection

· Compare it to the USDA MyPyramid

By following the guidelines of his nutritarian food pyramid and eating an abundance of high nutrient foods you can obtain superior health, lose weight, and recover from chronic illnesses such as headaches, indigestion, high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. See more at http://www.drfuhrman.com/


Many Species...One Planet...One Future

Yours in Wellness, Gratitude, Vitality and Reverence for all Life,
Suzen Sharda Segall

This blog post can be reproduced in its entirety with the following information:

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Chew on this!!

We're just transitioning out of a very enriching week-end retreat in Berkeley Springs WVA. I am preparing a series of follow-up posts that are intended to offer on-going support for celebrating life through vegan transition meal planning.

I thought I'd share these resources to the wider viewing audience of wellness practitioners - self-care enthusiasts - folks interested in healing and anti-aging and new-comers to BodyArts Therapeutics programs.

This seasonal transition summer -fall is simultaneously upon us all -- and holy days of a variety of traditions has already begun with Ramadan, soon to be followed by the Festival of Forgiveness of the Jains (9/4-12), and then The Jewish High Holy days (9/8-18) -- what have I forgotten???
Forms of fasting are integral to all of the above holidays.
If you feel called to increase your energy, heal, turn back the clock, return to more balance and harmony, be more proactive/ more congruent with you green consciousness and actions, the universe is ready to support you - including Dr.Neal and Suzen/Sharda!

My hero Neal Barnard, MD through PCRM and The Cancer Project has launched a comprehensive FREE online support system that begins in five days - The 21 Day vegan Kickstart program that I encourage you to check out -- and who do you know that might have interest and not be aware of this service? Do pass this blog post on before September 5th! (Use the share button to the right?)

Register today to join the Kickstart at http://www.21daykickstart.org/

Included in this free online program: Webcasts offering cooking demos, shopping tips, tips from celebrity guests -- A message board for free Q & A and social support --- 21 day menu with delicious recipes. (I'm already contracted to support one Pgher committed to these 21 days as pre-surgery preparation to lose weight. I'll make a couple of meals each week for her - from the Kickstart program)




What if following the 21 day kickstart program became the most powerful three weeks of your life: revolutionizing your relationship to food - losing weight - gaining energy -- lowering your cholesterol and blood pressure and living in harmony with nature?

Leave a comment below to let me know you are registered and continue communicating here throughout the three weeks - when you have a question - or just want to have a source for accountability - checkin' in here letting us know how it's going -- in the comment section. Also
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Many Species...One Planet...One Future

Yours in Wellness, Gratitude, Vitality and the Rhythm of Nature,
Suzen Sharda Segall

This blog post can be reproduced in its entirety with the following information:

© Suzen Sharda Segall 2010, CelebratingtheInnerHealer.com

Listen at: http://tinyurl.com/

Blog: www.celebratingtheinnerhealer.blogspot.com

Or on its unique radio channel at:

Suzen Sharda Segall, Wellness Personal Trainer/Consultant, designer and facilitator of BodyArts Therapeutics, has provided an integrated approach to health and wellness for a wide variety of populations, internationally,for over thirty-five years