Elana's Spicy Slaw

One of my favorite blogs for recipes that are tasty, easy, sugar, and gluten free is Elana's Pantry. She is a wizard with almond flour! Here is her recipe for Spicy Slaw

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½ head purple cabbage, shredded
1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
1 carrot, grated
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
1 teaspoon minced ginger
2 limes, juiced
2 tablespoons olive oil
7 drops stevia
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt

1.Place the cabbage, cilantro, carrot, jalapeño and ginger in a large bowl

2.Toss veggies with lime, olive oil and stevia, then sprinkle with salt

3.Serve
 
Check out http://www.elanaspantry.com/ for all kinds of dinner, snack, or treat ideas. Everything I have tried has been divine. Thanks Elana!!

Gorilla Style Goodness

I am totally addicted to everything at Gorilla Foods that has their Olive Tepanade in it. It is a tepanade to die for. I have been craving the 'Main St. Monkey Sandwich' almost every day! Gorilla Foods is a funky little place on Richards Street, nestled downstairs in between Hastings and Pender. Everything on their menu is organic, vegan, and raw. Don't let that have any negative connotations, everyone I have introduced to the Gorilla has been pleasantly surprised by the scrumtiousness of everything they have to offer.
Check out their menu, and for something different, and vegalicious head on over to the Gorilla for a meal, or snack, of really filling smoothie. They are now open from 11-7, excluding Sundays. Enjoy!
(This restaurant is Lipolaser friendly)

Cookie Play by Play

Pictures of the cookie making process, as promised

Mush Banana....

Mix in other stuff....

Scoop onto cookie sheet....

Bake and enjoy.

Super easy, quick, yummy, breakfast, or snack.... Healthy COOKIE....

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take one ripe banana. Ditch the peel. Mush it up with a fork in a bowl. stir in some vanilla, cinnamon, maybe some nutmeg. Also stir in approximately 1 cup of oats, and then anything else you want! Some dark chocolate chips or carob chips, blueberries, nuts, coconut,cocoa nibs, goji berries,hemp hearts.....Combinations are endless. Spoon on to a cookie sheet, doesn't have to be too perfect. Bake for 12 minutes. Much longer, and they aren't quite as good. Banana and Oats are a good source of energy for intense workouts, and it's a nice light yet dense snack to get you through an energy slump. I will post a pic after I make some up this evening.

(These aren't them, but that's the idea)

News from Dr. Mercola

and I quote...

"Beware: Conventional Vitamin D Recommendations are Still Too Low

Based on the latest research, many experts now agree you need about 35 IU’s of vitamin D per pound of body weight. This recommendation also includes children, the elderly and pregnant women.

This is a far cry from the 200-600 IU’s currently recommended by our health agencies.

Remember, however, that vitamin D requirements are highly individual.

Your vitamin D status is dependent on several factors, such as the color of your skin, your location, and how much sunshine you’re exposed to on a regular basis. So, although these recommendations may put you closer to the level of what most people likely need, it is virtually impossible to make a blanket recommendation that will cover everyone.

The only accurate way to determine your optimal dose is to get your blood tested. Ideally, you’ll want to maintain a vitamin D level of at least 50ng/ml and perhaps as high as 80-90 ng/ml year-round. "

For more information on the wonders of Vitamin D head over to http://www.drmercola.com/

LIPOLASER+ and WEIGHTS 101, a match made in heaven

When your goal is to get into serious shape; maybe for summer or an event, there is one sure fire way to get there....  A few sessions of LIPOLASER+ each followed by a training session at Weights 101.

Weights 101 is a private gym located on the edge of historic Chinatown, just minutes away from Nu Age LIPOLASER+ in beautiful Vancouver, BC. One on one training sessions with trainers who design a specialized program just for you. Its like going to the spa..... being tortured for half an hour, but then imagine how good the sauna capsule feels after that. Yes, after your workout you can choose to melt your stress (and fat) away in their state of the art dermalife sauna capsule. Heavenly! You will be in tip top shape in no time. Head over to Nu Age and have LIPOLASER+ release all that stubborn fat, then to weights 101, and you can ensure you are saying goodbye to that excess fat once and for all!