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This summit offers up-to-date, highly useful information from an amazing array of inspiring voices and, including expert doctors and acclaimed researchers such as NY Times best-selling authors Joel Fuhrman, MD (GOMBS Diet and author of Eat To Live), Dean Ornish, MD (Preventive Medicine Research Institute) and T. Colin Cambell, Ph.D (The China Study); NY Times best-selling authors Marianne Williamson (Spiritual Principles for Weight Loss) and Kathy Freston (Quantum Wellness); Culture-changers and icons such as Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me) and Rory Freedman (Skinny Bitch); Natural health pioneers such as Joseph Mercola (Mercola.com) and David Wolfe (Radiant Health Now); Food system innovators such as Vandana Shiva (How to Stop Big Ag) and Ronnie Cummins (Organic Consumers Association), and many more inspiring visionaries.

Over seven days, you’ll get training, inspiration and practical know-how from modern day heroes of health and sustainability.  You’ll get answers to burning questions, tools for dealing with family and peers, and practically useful insights, ideas, motivation and tips, all from the comfort and convenience of your phone or computer.

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The Summit offers training, inspiration and practical know-how from modern day heroes of health and sustainability. Participants are promised answers to burning questions, tools for dealing with family and peers, and practically useful insights, ideas, motivation and tips, all from the comfort and convenience of your phone and computer.

The summit will include focus on the latest thinking on preventing and reversing heart disease, cancer and diabetes; the truth about GMOs, soy, raw foods, and grass-fed beef; the social, ethical and environmental impact of what you eat; and how to inspire your family to join you in making healthy choices.

Learn more and register for free at: www.foodrevolution.org

Blanch fresh spinach in boiling water and quickly remove, drain and set aside.

In a sautee add coconut oil, onions, garlic and mushroom, sautee until onions are golden and mushroom are moist. Add rice, mustard, milk and cream cheese.  Put into 350 degree oven for 15 minutes. Stir in spinach, carrots and milk. Cook another 10 minutes then stir in 1/4 cup of the sunflower seeds and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup seeds on top and serve. Makes 4 servings for a delicious nutritious GOMBS meal.

2 bunches of fresh spinach – cleaned, dried, torn into pieces
1/2 pint of fresh blueberries
1/2 thinly sliced red onion

For Dressing:
1/3 cup of sugar
2 tbsp. sesame seeds
1 tbsp poppy seed
1 1/2 tsp minced onion
1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp paprika
1/2 oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar

Place dressing ingredients in a blender and blend until mixed. For lovely individual servings, place the spinach on each plate and arrange the blueberries and onions in a pleasing pattern. Then drizzle with the blended dressing.  The salad can also be made in one large bowl, with dressing mixed in, or served in a nice little pitcher alongside.  To add extra GOMBS touches, try experimenting with adding some thinly sliced mushrooms in the salad, or some extra sesame seeds sprinkled on top.

If you add the mushrooms in then this salad covers all the GOMBS needs:  For greens we have fresh crisp spinach which is a classic for this kind of salad.  Sweet red onions add nice flavor and crunch (I like them sliced thin, as they can be a little strong). Thinly sliced mushrooms hand the M part of  GOMBS and add a nice deep heart healthy taste (try experimenting with different types of mushrooms if you like – I like a firmer mushroom for this recipe, like baby portabellas).  SOmetimes this recipe is made with strawberries and that too would cover the B part of GOMBS, but I just love the blueberries in this salad (maybe I just love blueberries in general).  And for S there are sesame seeds and poppy seeds.  To be accurate to all of GOMBS (or should I say GOMBBS) I left the beans out of this salad.  They just didn’t seem to fit, though if you wanted to try, I’d say some nice mellow little white beans might go quite well.  If you try it, let me know how it tastes.

Here’s wishing you GOMB appetit!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoons butter
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 24 small white mushrooms, cut in half
• 1 bunch kale, trimmed, with stems removed and chopped
• one small onion cut in pieces
• 1/4 cup Marsala or other sherry
• Salt and pepper
• Sesame seeds

Directions

It is a common misconception that aerobic exercise and cardio workouts alone are enough to burn fat and tone muscles. However aerobic exercise accomplishes very little toning and firming. Resistance exercise, or weight training, is where the toning and firming of muscles happens.

Essentially the best exercises will contain a cardio aspect for burning energy and a toning element to have the fat burn keep going after you are done exercising. You will see your results faster by combining both exercise elements of cardio workout and toning specific muscles. Doing both aerobics and weight training is optimal for losing fat and gaining muscle. Studies have shown that weight loss increases by 56 percent when aerobic and strength exercises are combined.

The idea that building muscle only bulks you up is an outdated one. While muscle may weigh more, when you increase your muscle mass, the body is able to burn more fat, even when you are resting, because it raises your metabolism. A pound of muscle uses up 350 to 500 calories per week, while a pound of fat uses only about 14 calories per week.

However, keep in mind that when you are looking for where to get started, the best approach is to choose an activity that you enjoy. It is no good to start a program that you don’t enjoy. I find that what works best for me is to start moving to music I love, then once I am warmed up, my body just naturally wants to keep going. Then lifting some weight or doing leg lifts feels satisfying. But if I start out telling myself that I just have to do situps because it is the best exercise to lose weight, then I am only setting myself up to fail. (Because I simply hate doing sit ups!) I’ll stick to it for a day or two but then I get bored and resentful. But if I start out by dancing, then add in some weight lifting work I enjoy the way my body ends up feeling.

So the best exercise for weight loss is the exercise you can keep doing in the long term. And then keep upping your activity level as you get stronger and fitter. Walking is great if you have not been exercising much. If you have been walking slowly, start walking faster. Then add some weights to your walk and move your arms back and forth as you walk. In other words keep upping the ante and your body will thank you. If you are looking to kick start your exercise and healthy eating plans, you may want to look into attending Dr. Fuhrman’s Health Getaway for some good exercise and healthy nutritarian food.

Keeping up a regular consistent exercise routine, eating a healthy meal diet, working GOMBS into your diet, will keep you feeling fit and healthy, which will keep you progressing on losing weight and living a long and healthy life.

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. will host his 6th annual Health Getaway at the Ritz Carlton Amelia Island, Florida from August 19th to the 25th, 2012.

This getaway will immerse guests into the incredible healthy diet style that Dr. Oz calls, “A medical breakthrough…”

Guests will come away from the week with motivation and armed with the latest advances in nutritional science and the necessary tools to live a long, healthy life free of disease. Dr. Fuhrman’s objective is for there to be no heart attacks, no strokes and no cancers. This is truly a life altering vacation, with a great mixture learning, rejuvenation, fun and inspiration. It could be a vacation that could save your life.

Dr. Fuhrman will lecture on removing food addictions to lose weight effortlessly, preventing cancer, lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, reversing heart disease and diabetes, and developing super immunity. Cooking demonstrations on some of the best ways to incorporate the Gombs diet into your life will be led by both Dr. Fuhrman and his special guest,  Executive Chef Chad Sarno of Whole Foods Market.

The Health Getaway is family friendly, with plenty of events to entertain the kids. Children will have a blast all week with daily activities, such as the Ritz Kids club house, a luau party with dancing and live band, bedtime tuck-in and storytelling by a pirate, a special musical guest and fun family excursions.

To learn more about the Health Getaway or to register, please go to www.drfuhrman.com

Joel Fuhrman M.D. is a board–certified family physician, NY Times best-selling author and nutritional researcher who specialize in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. As one of the country’s leading experts on nutrition and natural healing, Dr. Fuhrman has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows including: ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, Today, Good Morning America, the Discovery Channel, TV Food Network, CNBC, and the Dr. Oz Show. His own PBS television show, “3 Steps to Incredible Health!,” began airing nationwide in June 2011.

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In tea there are three main varieties – green, black, and oolong.  The main difference is really in how they are processed.  Green tea is made from the green leaves of the tea plant and are not fermented.  Green tea reportedly has the highest amount of of antioxidants (polyphenols). Antioxidants are the particles that fight the damaging compounds in the body that mutate and damage cells and DNA  (these bad guys are called free radicals).  Anitioxidants like polyphenols found in green tea help to neutralize free radicals and have been shown to reduce and help prevent damage that free radicals cause.

In traditional medicinal practice in Chinese and Indian cultures, green tea is used in many ways.  It is used as a stimulant, a diuretic (which helps the body get rid of excess fluid), an astringent (which controls bleeding and helps wounds to heal), and to increase heart health. Some other traditional uses include treating bloating from gas, regulation of body temperature, maintaining even blood sugar, helping the digestion, and improving mental functioning.

Green tea weight loss has been the subject of numerous studies in humans and animals and other health benefits of green tea have been studied as well. Some of these studies suggest that green tea may be helpful in treating these conditions: High cholesterol, many types of cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, liver disease, obesity, inflammatory diseases like arthritis, genital warts, and cold and flu.

Studies show that drinking green tea reduces the risk of dying from any cause. This is quite a statement, isn’t it! The information above comes from the University of Maryland Medical Center and you can read more about green tea weight loss and incorporating green tea into your diet for optimal health on their website. I leave it up to you to determine if green tea weight loss is just hype or something relevant and powerful to introduce into your lifestyle. Even if not for the purposes of losing weight, drinking green tea is clearly good for your body. You should consider of course that there is caffeine in green tea.  Weight loss is sometimes helped by caffeine, and yet still you need to pay attention to your own body and take caffeine into account with any green tea weight loss methods you use.

And here is another great way to eat fresh kale. To make it a tad more in line with GOMBS, you could sprinkle on some sesame seeds, a bit of green onion, and some diced mushrooms.

Slim chicken fiesta wrap: Put one small corn tortilla on a plate and add 3 oz. of chicken.  Top it with 2 Tbsp. of shredded cheese (Cheddar, or Monterey Jack) and a good dollop of salsa.  Warm it up in the microwave and enjoy.

Pita Party:  Instead of a pity party binge on chips and dips, indulge in a big whole wheat pita bread with 2 Tbsp of hummus. Squeeze on some lemon or lime juice and  sprinkle with ground flax seed and paprika.

String Cheese: one yummy string cheese makes for a good snack.  You can dip it in a little warm marinara sauce for variety.

Guacamole and Bean wrap: fill one small corn tortilla with 1/4 cup of black beans and 1/4 cup of avocado with fresh salsa.

Get creative and leap out of the box.  I love nonfat greek yogurt.  Take a 1/4 cup and add some garlic powder or dill and mix it up.  Then grab some crunchy celery or carrots and dip away for some fun and tasty healthy snacks.