I just had to brag about my upcoming guest appearance on Marty Marsh’s monthly Discussion Group, Feb. 28th – hope some of you can join us!

Here is the wording in his newsletter

Next Discussion Group Meeting – Creating Healthy, Vibrant Lifestyles

Join me for our next Law of Attraction Discussion Group when Cravings Coach, Diana Walker, joins me to talk about overcoming cravings and our addictions to food.

Diana has helped me to get some control over my desire for sugar and she can help you, too. Come learn about why cravings happen and how we can banish them from our lives. There will be plenty of time to ask Diana lots of questions, so mark your calendars now and register today.

When: Wed., Feb. 28, 2007
Time: 9pm Eastern (6pm Pacific)
Cost: Absolutely FR*EE (except for any toll changes you may incur for the call)

Diana Walker has been actively involved in the Health and Wellness field for over 30 years. In Hawaii, she led exercise classes on the beach, and worked for, and studied under, Dr. Paul Bragg, world-famous Naturopath and Life Extension Specialist. He was 95 years old at the time!

Diana has studied and taught herbal remedies, reflexology, iridology, and many other healthy lifestyle modalities.

Diana’s passion and interest in nutrition and human potential is contagious, and she has coached hundreds of people on the path to more vibrant, energetic, fulfilling lives.

Diana’s particular field of interest is the study of cravings for common foods and drinks like sugar, coffee, sodas, fast foods, fried foods and carbs. Diana provides insights into freedom from cravings.

As a Certified TeleClass Leader, Diana creates rapport and works easily by phone and internet, in groups and one-on-one. She leads workshops and teleclasses supporting people who want to lead healthier lifestyles.

Register for the Stop Cravings teleclass here…

Diana

 

Serotonin is one of the “feel-good” chemicals in the brain.  When our body is in balance, and we are eating highly nutritious healthy foods, we receive enough serotonin, and feel even and balanced.

When our body is out of balance, we crave sugary and fatty foods. These high carb foods do raise the happy, feel-good levels in our brain, but temporarily.  Then we need more, so we grab another cookie, donut, chocolate bar, bag of chips, and so on, to get that “high”.

There are foods that we can eat which are healthy, and can help raise the serotonin level naturally. Raisins, sweet potatoes, and spinach are terrific whole natural fruits and vegetables that can help. They contain tryptophan, which helps raise the serotonin levels.

Turkey is another food that helps — try to get organic if possible! — but you know how relaxed you feel after a turkey meal — it could have lots to do with all the carbs you are eating, but turkey does play a role in it too!

Happy eating!
Diana

Wouldn’t it be different if we said to our children:

“If you finish your ice cream, you can have some vegetables”..!

Most of us have grown up with the “reward” or “treat” of getting a sweet dessert if we finish our vegetables.

I’d love to see a world where we crave vegetables and healthy food and where they are looked on as a “reward” or “treat”!

Today at lunch I was literally craving cucumbers. I took a long English organic cucumber, sliced up 2/3 of it, placed it in a beautiful arrangement on my plate. Then I sliced up an organic tomatoe, then added a slice of organic coarse rye bread, and a large bowl of split pea soup.

Oh, the vegetarian split pea soup recipe contains: celery, onion, carrots, organic green peas, fresh dill, parsley, bay leaf, organic garlic, chili flakes, turmeric, sea salt, pepper.

How’s that for a delicious lunch? And I definitely do not crave life-robbing dead non-foods!

Hope you are having a happy and healthy day!

Diana