Home Spa Lady Tips Issue # 78 / Popping the Popcorn Myth

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 78 - May 23, 2007
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
E-mail Marilee
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com/blog (Blog)
Home Spa Lady(TM)

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Make Every Day A Spa Day!

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empowerment, delicious whole foods, cleansing and detoxification
of the body and mind, and having a heck of a good time!


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In This Issue
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1. Popping the Popcorn Myth
2. Do You Eat Alone?
3. Your Menopause Questions
4. Essential Oil Tip: Cool Your Flash
5. Success Tip: Lauren Hutton
6. Recipe of the Week: Gourmet Popcorn
7. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week

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1.Popping the Popcorn Myth
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How many times have we heard that popcorn is a good healthy
snack? It's a given! Popcorn has been a fun, healthy snack since
ancient civilization.

Americans are eating 17 billion quarts of popcorn a year.

How many of them do you think are microwaving their popcorn?
Probably most (not me - I don't own a microwave).

There are findings now that microwaving butter flavored popcorn
can cause damage to our lungs.

The chemical of concern is in the artificial butter flavoring and
known as diacetyl. When heated the fumes are reported to be
toxic.

This was discovered by the National Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health when 31 people who worked at a popcorn factory
were diagnosed with severe lung disease. It has been linked to
breathing vapors from a butter flavoring. Eight are on waiting
lists for lung transplants.

This lung condition, known as bronchiolitis obliterans (which
translates to "destroying the lungs), is starting to crop up in a
variety of places throughout the country.

To learn more about this, and how the FDA and EPA are responding
to this (or not), go to the Seventh Generation website and read this article.

Meanwhile what are healthy ways to make popcorn?

Consider air popped popcorn as a healthier choice over the
microwaved style.

My favorite way of making popcorn is the old fashioned way of
popping in a pot on the stove. Organic popcorn kernels popped in
virgin coconut oil is one of the healthiest ways of making
popcorn today.

Here's a tip from Arrowhead Mill Organic Popcorn:

If there are too many unpopped kernels left in the popper, the
popcorn may be dried out too much. Put the bag in the freezer for
a few hours or overnight. This puts moisture back into the
kernels.

Thank you to Home Spa Lady Tips reader and Naturopathic Physician
Valeria Burton for bringing this to our attention!

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2. Do You Eat Alone?
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There is a study that says that the family meal is good for one's
health.

This decade long study from the National Center on Addiction and
Substance Abuse (CASA) focused particularly on teens.

Teens who had regular family meals were less likely
to get into fights, think about suicide, smoke, drink, use drugs,
or get involved in sexual activity.

It also showed that eating with the family was associated with a
higher intake of fruits and vegetables.

Read more about it here!

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3. Your Menopause Questions
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I decided to take any and all of your questions about natural
approaches to menopause when I interview Susun Weed this Thursday
night in my monthly "Green Tea with Marilee" teleseminar - even
if you don't sign up for the call or the recorded disc.

The responses have been huge - which tells me this is a "heated
issue" (no pun intended!).

Susun Weed is a long time herbalist and author of the book
"Menopause the Wise Woman Way". Susun has been doing this "Wise
Woman" stuff for many many years. As a matter of fact, she is
the first herbalist I ever heard of 20 years ago!

I'm impressed about Susun's work and so is
Christine Northrup MD has an endorsement on her book.

Susun will be with our Home Spa Lady community in real time this
Thursday night and you can access her from your telephone in your
cozy home - you don't have to travel anywhere to hear her!

Not everyone will agree with what Susun has to say - her ideas
and remedies may be very different - but let's hear what she has
to say and how she will answer (your) questions!

If you can't make Thursday night but you are interested, go ahead
and register. All registrants will be getting the
professionally recorded disc mailed directly to their home.

Register with us

Please take a minute to look at this webpage for further
information: http://tinyurl.com/ywtxyd

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4. Essential Oil Tip: Peppermint for Your Flash
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Short and sweet. One drop of peppermint rubbed on your hands and
then the back of your neck will cool a flash instantly.

Order your essential oils from your Young Living
distributor or by going to Young Living's Website

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5. Success Tip: Lauren Hutton
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We can be beautiful at all ages. Feminine beauty comes in all
shapes, sizes, colors, ways.

- Lauren Hutton

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6.Recipe of the Week: Gourmet Popcorn
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This is Orville Redenbacher-style - you can adjust ingredients to
be healthier. Thanks again Valeria!

Prepare 8 cups popped Orville Redenbacher's® Gourmet® Popping
Corn and 1/4 cup REAL butter (use organic!) melted drizzled over
hot popcorn.

You can add one of the following:

--1 tsp. garlic salt
--1/2 cup parmesan cheese
--Italian salad dressing mix (use 1/2 of a .7 oz. pkg. which is about 1 Tbsp.)
--2 Tbsp. instant lemon-flavored iced tea mix (if using
unsweetened add 1 Tbsp. agave)
--3 Tbsp. chocolate flavored drink mix or natural cocoa
--Sprinkles of cinnamon
--Any other spices or flavors!

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7. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a
car. - Carrie Snow

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Where to Meet, Hear, or Learn with Home Spa Lady:

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May 24, 2007 In the comfort of your home
"Green Tea with Marilee"
Live Interview with Susun Weed
Topic "Menopause the Wise Woman Way"
Even if you can't join the call that night - sign up anyway
you will receive the disc in the mail!

Susun is the author of these books:
"Healing Wise; New Menopausal Years the Wise Women Way; Breast
Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way; and Woman Herbal for
the Childbearing Year".

Register here:

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June 6, 2007 In the comfort of your home
F*REE TELESEMINAR WITH MARILEE !!!
Here is a "Spring Turning Summer" Bonus for all of you!
8 PM - 9 PM EST Introduction to Essential Oils
Here is the number to call: (605) 990-0550
Access Code: 556593#

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June 14, 2007 In the comfort of your home
Live Interview with Alexandria Brown, The Ezine Queen
"How Health Care Professionals and Healing Arts Practitioners Can
Turn Their Ezine into Cash"
Registration information coming soon!

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June 30 - July 1 Healing Touch Level One
Holy Redeemer Hospice Philadelphia, PA
Contact Marilee for details: 856-857-1799

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Home Spa Lady Tips Issue # 77 / Substitute Estrogen with Laughter

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 77 - May 15, 2007
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
E-mail Marilee!
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com/blog (Blog)
Home Spa Lady (TM)

Circulation: 1438


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Make Every Day A Spa Day!

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Please forward this e-newsletter to anyone you know who is
interested in natural health, wellness, healing, and beauty based
on principles of energy, consciousness, spirituality, personal
empowerment, delicious whole foods, cleansing and detoxification
of the body and mind, and having a heck of a good time!


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In This Issue
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1. Substitute Estrogen with Laughter
2. Your Holistic Message on Radio
3. Foods As Estrogen
4. Essential Oil Tip: Dragon Time
5. Success Tip: Lily Tomlin
6. Recipe of the Week: Hot Flash Salad
7. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week

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1.Substitute Estrogen with Laughter
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Can laughter help the declining levels of estrogen during
menopause?

Try a new type of HRT - Humor Replacement Therapy.

Minnie Pauz can tell you how to get this and more!

Her tag line "if you don't get it - you ain't there yet" puts a
smile on the face of ladies who are there - because its difficult
to find words to define the experiences of menopause.

Minnie Pauz is the brain child of cartoonist Dee Adams. Her
website (Minnie Pauz's site) offers excellent information like articles on bio-identical hormones, recommended book lists, chat rooms, and funny cartoons.

She highlights the work of menopausal experts like Susan Love MD,
Suzanne Somers, and Susun Weed (what is it with these
'Susan''s?).

Next week - one of these Susans. . .Susun Weed, A Wise Woman
Herbalist...is coming to our Home Spa Lady community to speak
with us LIVE from her forest (I just said that - I don't know if
she really lives in a forest, but I just picture her that way).

Here is a link to a page on Minnie Pauz's site where you can find
articles by Susun Weed, author of "Menopause the Wise Woman Way": Minnie Pauz's site


Here is where you can get more info on Susun Weed's appearance to
our Home Spa Lady community and how you can register for this event.

Even if you can't make the date - register anyway - you will get
the disc mailed directly to you!


Here are some of the things I will be asking her about:


--How to naturally deal with flashes and flushes

--How to view normal bodily changes such as:

-dryness
-hairy issues
-emotional swings
-dizziness
-sleep disturbances
-headaches

--Information to empower your decision on whether or not to take
hormones.

--What herbs can do for menopausal symptoms if you do decide to
take herbs instead of hormones.

--Which herbs to use for symptoms of menopause so you can easily
go to your health food store and have the remedy in minutes.

--Whether to use dried loose bulk herbs or herbs pre-packaged in
containers, and why.

--What herbal remedies you can make at home so you can have your
natural pharmacy on your kitchen counter.


Register Now!

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2. Your Holistic Message On Radio
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My friend Alex Carroll, author and expert in radio publicity,
just put together a large database of radio shows on Mind-Body-
Spirit.

Alex is offering Home Spa Lady readers a special for this
database, and it is only good for 7 days.

Alex Carroll's Mind-Body-
Spirit Radio Show Database/2hlpcf

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3. Foods As Estrogen
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Foods Containing Natural Estrogens

A number of different foods and herbs are sources of natural
plant estrogens, and can be very helpful during menopause, The
following is a list of some of the best food sources of estrogen.
These foods are also high in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and
essential fatty acids, and they are low in saturated fat. In
other words, they are nutritious and should be part of your diet
on a regular basis.

--Alfalfa
--Animal flesh
--Anise seed
--Apples
--Baker's yeast
--Barley
--Beets
--Carrots
--Cherries
--Chickpeas
--Clover
--Cowpeas (black- eyed peas)
--Cucumbers
--Dairy Foods
--Dates
--Eggs
--Eggplant
--Fennel
--Flaxseeds
--Garlic
--Hops
--Licorice
--Oats
--Olive oil
--Olives
--Papaya
--Parsley
--Peas
--Peppers
--Plums
--Pomegranates
--Potatoes
--Pumpkin
--Red beans
--Red clover
--Rhubarb
--Rice
--Sage
--Sesame seeds
--Soybean sprouts
--Soybeans
--Split peas
--Sunflower seeds
--Tomatoes
--Wheat
--Yams


Estrogen Inhibiting Foods

If you are suffering from breast cancer, PMS, fibroids, ovarian
cysts, and other situations that estrogen might exacerbate, the
following estrogen inhibiting foods might be of interest to you.

--Berries
--Broccoli
--Buckwheat
--Cabbage
--Citrus Foods
--Corn
--Figs
--Fruits (except apples, cherries, dates, pomegranates)
--Grapes
--Green beans
--Melons
--Millet
--Onions
--Pears
--Pineapples
--Squashes
--Tapioca
--White rice
--White flour

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4. Essential Oil Tip: Dragon Time Essential Oil and Bath Gel
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Dragon Time is a blend of:

--Clary Sage
--Yarrow
--Lavender
--Jasmine
--Fennel
--Marjoram

This is reported to combat mood swings and headaches caused by
hormonal imbalance.

Dilute with one part vegetable oil and apply to wrists, neck, and
temples. There is possible sun sensitivity so don't wear this
when you sun bathe.

A great way to use this blend of oils is with the Dragon Time
Bath Gel.

Order your essential oils from your Young Living
distributor or by going to Young Living Website

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5. Success Tip: Lily Tomlin
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"Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world".

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6.Recipe of the Week: Hot Flash Salad
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Chopped Kale Salad with Spiced Almonds and Red Peppers.

2 T. olive oil, divided.
1 t. curry powder.
1/2 t. cumin.
1 t. unfiltered honey.
1/2 c. raw almonds.
1/2 c. pitted kalamata olives.
1 small red pepper, seeded and cut into thin strips
1/2 large bunch of kale, washed, stems removed, and chopped.
1/4 c. crumbled feta cheese.

Preparation tip: Use bumpy, dark green dinosaur lacinato kale,
which tends to be less bitter and tough than curly-leafed kale.

--Preheat over to 400 degrees.
--In a medium bowl, combine 1 T.olive oil, curry powder, cumin,
and honey. Mix well.
--Add almonds and toss to coat.
--Spread almonds in a single layer on one third of a baking
sheet.
--Place olives on the middle one-third and red peppers on the
remaining one-third.
--Roast for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
--Place kale in a medium salad bowl and drizzle with remaining
olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper, and massage with hands
to coat leaves.
--Add feta cheese, roasted peppers, roasted almonds, and roasted
olives; toss and serve.

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7. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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10 WAYS TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE "ESTROGEN ISSUES"


--Everyone around you has an attitude problem.
--You're adding chocolate chips to your cheese omelet.
--The dryer has shrunk every last pair of your jeans.
--Your husband is suddenly agreeing to everything you say.
--You're using your cellular phone to dial up every bumper
sticker that says "How's my driving-call 1-800-***-."
--Everyone's head looks like an invitation to batting practice.
--You're convinced there's a God and he's male.
--You can't believe they don't make a tampon bigger than Super
Plus.
--You're sure that everyone is scheming to drive you crazy.
--The ibuprofen bottle is empty and you bought it yesterday.

Note from Marilee:
"hey - if this is you then you better join us next week with
Susun Weed!" Register Here!

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Where to Meet, Hear, or Learn with Home Spa Lady:

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May 24, 2007 In the comfort of your home
"Green Tea with Marilee"
Live Interview with Susun Weed
Topic "Menopause the Wise Woman Way"
Even if you can't join the call that night - sign up anyway
you will receive the disc in the mail!

Susun is the author of these books:
"Healing Wise; New Menopausal Years the Wise Women Way; Breast
Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way; and Woman Herbal for
the Childbearing Year"

Register here

---------------------------------

June 14, 2007 In the comfort of your home
Live Interview with Alexandria Brown, The Ezine Queen
"How Health Care Professionals and Healing Arts Practitioners Can
Turn Their Ezine into Cash"
Registration information coming soon!
--------------------------------

June 30 - July 1 Healing Touch Level One
Holy Redeemer Hospice Philadelphia, PA
Contact Marilee for details: 856-857-1799

-----------------------------------------------
Past Issues of Home Spa Lady's Tips of the Week
-----------------------------------------------

Don't let all this good info go by the wayside! Access the
archives of the Tips of The Week at this site: www.homespaladytips.blogspot.com
-----------------------------------------------

PERMISSION TO REPRINT: You may reprint any items from "Home Spa
Lady's Tips of the Week" in your own print or electronic
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Reprinted from "Home Spa Lady's Tips of the Week," a free ezine
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You are receiving this because you signed up for it at the at Home Spa Lady website or you told me you want to subscribe.

PRIVACY STATEMENT: Home Spa Lady will never distribute
your address to anyone. Period.

Promise.

=======================================================
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E-mail Marilee!
Phone: 856-857-1799 (East Coast)
www.HomeSpaLady.com
www.PeacefulPassages.org

Home Spa Lady Tips # 76 / "because I'm your mother, that's why"

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 76 - May 9, 2007
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
E-mail Marilee
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com/blog (Blog)
Home Spa Lady(TM)

Circulation: 1419
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Make Every Day A Spa Day!
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Please forward this e-newsletter to anyone you know who is
interested in natural health, wellness, healing, and beauty based
on principles of energy, consciousness, spirituality, personal
empowerment, delicious whole foods, cleansing and detoxification
of the body and mind, and having a heck of a good time!

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In This Issue
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1. "because I'm your mother, that's why"
2. Quick, Easy & Cheap Gift Ideas for Mom
3. Help A Mom with Menopause
4. Essential Oil Tip: Joy
5. Success Tip: Washington Irving
6. Recipe of the Week: Roasted Asparagus Quiche
7. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week

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1."because I'm your mother, that's why"
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These "Momisms" will bring a smile to your face - if you've heard
yourself saying them or heard them from your Mom!

--Money does not grow on trees.
--Don't make that face or it'll freeze in that position.
--If I talked to my mother like you talk to me....
--Always change your underwear; you never know when you'll have
an accident.
--Be careful or you'll put your eye out.
--What if everyone jumped off a cliff? Would you do it, too?
--You have enough dirt behind those ears to grow potatoes!
--Close that door! Were you born in a barn?
--If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.
--Don't put that in your mouth; you don't know where it's been!
--Be careful what you wish for, it might come true.
--Don't eat those, they will stunt your growth.
--If you don't eat those, you will stunt your growth.
--What's meant to be, is meant to be.
--It doesn't matter what you accomplish, I'll always be proud of
you.
--I hope that when you grow up, you have kids "Just Like You"!
--Because I'm your mother that's why.
--This is why we can't have nice things.
--If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times.
--Finish your dinner, there are children starving in China
--If you fall out of that tree and break you leg , don't come
running to me.
--One day your face will stay like that.
--Because I said so
--Just wait till your father gets home.
--No dessert until you finish your dinner
--I brought you into this world and I can take you OUT !!
--I've got eyes in the back of my head, that's how
--Get that thing out of your mouth! (or nose)
--Just you wait until you have kids of your own - then you'll
understand
--I work all day and this is the thanks I get?
--Honestly... You'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on!
--Bored! How can you be bored? I was never bored at your age.
--Who'll end up walking, bathing and feeding it...?

Thanks to Mothers Day Celebrations Website for these!

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2. Quick, Easy & Cheap Gift Ideas for Mom
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Don't have much m*oney or time but lots of love to give to Mom?

Here are four simple ways to pamper Mom at home on Mother's Day -
right in her own home.

From fixing her a cup of tea to drawing her an essential oil bath
~ infuse either with love and she'll love it!

Here's an 8 minute video I shot showing you how: Go To Video Now!

Note: I show in this video how to make a packaged Lavender Salt
Bath and how to create a Rose Milk Bath. I didn't mention the
brand of essential oils in the video because of the media - but
you know by now that I only use Young Living!

Order your essential oils from your Young Living
distributor or by going to Young Living's Website

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3. Help A Mom with Menopause
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Susun Weed, herbalist and author of "Menopause the Wild Woman
Way" is coming live to our Home Spa Lady community.

You will meet with these experts on the telephone as Marilee asks
YOUR questions in her "Green Tea with Marilee" interview style.

It's great if you can be on the phone with us - but if you can't
you will still receive the professionally recorded disc from the
call mailed directly to your home.

Hey - this is another great gift idea for Mother's Day - or give
it to yourself!

To learn more and register.

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4. Essential Oil Tip: Joy
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Joy is a great essential oil blend for Mother's Day.

Mothers are naturally full of "heart energy".

Adding a drop of Joy on the heart produces a magnetic energy to
bring even more joy to the heart.

Joy is a blend of these single oils:

--Rose
--Bergamot
--Mandarin
--Ylang Ylang
--Lemon
--Geranium
--Jasmine
--Palmarosa
--Roman Chamomile
--Rosewood

(Possible sun sensitivity with this blend)

A great and easy book to find out what essential oils to use for
certain issues is the Essential Desk Reference.

To order go here.

Order your essential oils from your Young Living
distributor or by going to Young Living's Website

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5. Success Tip: Washington Irving
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A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and
sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of
prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine,
desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling
to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to
dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to
our hearts.

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6.Recipe of the Week: Roasted Asparagus Quiche
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Great breakfast idea for Mother's Day!

1 bunch fresh asparagus
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 pie crust
5 large eggs
1-1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese

- Clean, trim and drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the
asparagus. Wiping the oil on with your hands will give you better
coverage. You can also use a pastry brush. Roast for 20 minutes
at 450 F.

- Reduce oven heat to 425 F. Place crust in pie plate and line
crust with wax paper. Add ceramic pie weights, dried beans or
rice. Bake 25 - 35 minutes until golden brown.

- Remove the crust from the oven. Reduce oven temperature to 375
F. Chop roasted asparagus into 1/2" lengths. Beat eggs, milk,
salt and pepper with a fork.

- Place asparagus evenly in the bottom of the baked crust. Add
grated cheese then pour in the beaten eggs.

- Bake at 375 degrees for 30 - 35 minutes until browned on top.

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7. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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Mother's Love

Someday when the children are old enough to understand the logic
that motivates a parent, I will tell them:

I loved you enough to ask where you are going, with whom, and
what time you would be home.

I loved you enough to insist that you save your money and buy a
bike for yourself even though I could afford to buy one for you.

I loved you enough to be silent and let you discover that your
new best friend was a jerk.

I loved you enough to make you pay for the toy you had taken and
tell the clerk' " I stole this yesterday, and I want to pay for
it."

I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you
cleaned your room, a job that should have taken 15 minutes.

I loved you enough to let you see anger, disappointment, and
tears in my eyes. Children should know that their parents aren't
perfect.

I loved you enough to let you assume the responsibility for your
actions even when the penalties were so harsh, they almost broke
my heart.

But most of all, I loved you enough to say NO when I knew you
would hate me for it.

Those were the most difficult battles of all. I am glad I won
them, because in the end, you won too . And someday when your
children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates
parents, you will tell them.

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Where to Meet, Hear, or Learn with Home Spa Lady:
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May 24, 2007 In the comfort of your home
"Green Tea with Marilee"
Live Interview with Susun Weed
Topic "Menopause the Wise Woman Way"
Even if you can't join the call that night - sign up anyway
you will receive the disc in the mail!

Susun is the author of these books:
"Healing Wise; New Menopausal Years the Wise Women Way; Breast
Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Way; and Woman Herbal for
the Childbearing Year"

Register here.

---------------------------------

June 14, 2007 In the comfort of your home
Live Interview with Alexandria Brown, The Ezine Queen
"How Health Care Professionals and Healing Arts Practitioners Can
Turn Their Ezine into Cash"
Registration information coming soon!

--------------------------------

June 30 - July 1 Healing Touch Level One
Holy Redeemer Hospice Philadelphia, PA
Contact Marilee for details: 856-857-1799

-----------------------------------------------
Past Issues of Home Spa Lady's Tips of the Week
-----------------------------------------------

Don't let all this good info go by the wayside! Access the
archives of the Tips of The Week at this site:


-----------------------------------------------

PERMISSION TO REPRINT: You may reprint any items from "Home Spa
Lady's Tips of the Week" in your own print or electronic
newsletter, but please include the following paragraph:

Reprinted from "Home Spa Lady's Tips of the Week," a free ezine
on how to Make Every Day A Spa Day. Subscribe at Home Spa Lady.

You are receiving this because you signed up for it at the Home
Spa Lady website at Home Spa Lady or you told me you want to subscribe.

PRIVACY STATEMENT: Home Spa Lady will never distribute
your address to anyone. Period.

Promise.

=======================================================
Marilee Tolen RN a.k.a. Home Spa Lady
E-mail Marilee!
Phone: 856-857-1799 (East Coast)
www.HomeSpaLady.com
www.PeacefulPassages.org

Home Spa Lady Tips Issue # 75 / The Heat is On ~ Menopause Tips

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 75 - May 2, 2007
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
E-mail Marilee
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com/blog (Blog)
Home Spa Lady(TM)

Circulation: 1418
=====================================
Make Every Day A Spa Day!
=====================================

Please forward this e-newsletter to anyone you know who is
interested in natural health, wellness, healing, and beauty based
on principles of energy, consciousness, spirituality, personal
empowerment, delicious whole foods, cleansing and detoxification
of the body and mind, and having a heck of a good time!

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In This Issue
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1. The Heat is On ~ Menopause Tips
2. This Will Never Happen Again
3. Sell What You Know
4. Essential Oil Tip: Cut Down on Flashes
5. Success Tip: Judge Judy
6. Recipe of the Week: A Healthier Twist. . .
7. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week

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1. The Heat is On ~ Menopause Tips
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I'm not taking any credit for these tips.

And it's not because I haven't gotten there yet (ha ha!).
It's because these tips come from the writings
and wisdom of an amazing woman who wrote the
book "Menopausal Years The Wise Woman Way".

Susun Weed's book has been known as "the menopausal bible".

Dr. Christiane Northrup says that "Susun's wild green wisdom
has inspired me for years!"

And guess what? As a Home Spa Lady reader you can have live
access to Susun later this month in a "Green Tea with Marilee"
Interview Teleseminar (get details below).

But meanwhile, here are some tips from her book no matter where
you are in the process ~ pre / post / or right smack in the
middle:

Pre-Menopausal Years

--Nourish and Tonify your entire hormonal system with mineral-
rich, phytoestrogen-rich nourishing herbal infusions

--Increase calcium-rich foods ~ green leafies and yogurt
--Physical Activity to maintain peak bone mass
--Don't diet! Dieting decreases bone mass and weakens heart
--Plan your "Crone's Time Away" for when you need it

Menopausal Climax Years

--Take time for solitude - turn your energy toward yourself
--Relax and enjoy your hot flashes - healthy women have lots of
flashes
--Spend time with a journal
--Experiment with eggs, meat, and butter - these can decrease
symptoms

Post-Menopausal Years

--Eat more veggies, fruits, meat and grains, and lentils
--Move, walk, dance, stretch, go, inquire, keep active
--Write a legal will - and revise it every ten years
--Nourish yourself with lots of nutrients - step up digestive
ability

Learn this and lots more when you join Susun Weed live on the
"Green Tea with Marilee" Teleseminar.

Click here for details and to register!

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2. This Will Never Happen Again
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On Sunday May 6th something will happen
that will never happen again - ever.

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after 2 AM the time and the date will be:
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3. Sell What You Know
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You may not know this but besides
this "Home Spa Lady" material I share
with you I also teach Internet Marketing
to Health Care Professionals and
Healing Arts Practitioners.

I've been offering some serious
"teleseminar" classes with industry
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closed - there is one class left
and that is next week.

I'll be offering them again in
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that are guests in my classes.

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Let me first say this - don't underestimate
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You have spent years of your life learning and
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4. Essential Oil Tip: Cut Down on Those Flashes
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This is right out of the Essential Desk Reference
-but my greatest learning about this tip has come
from numerous women I have met over the years. This
works like a charm to prevent lots of heat.

Endoflex essential oil blend under each ankle on
both feet at least twice a day. It simply balances
the hormonal system.

Do it in the morning and at night.

And when the heat is on and you want to cool down -
put a drop of peppermint on your hands and rub the
back of your neck.

To order the Essential Desk Reference book

Order your essential oils from your Young Living distributor or by going to Young Living's Website

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5. Success Tip: Judge Judy
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Beauty Fades. . .Dumb is forever.

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6.Recipe of the Week: A Healthier Twist. . .
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. . .on last week's recipe

I have to admit, I was feeling a bit unsure when I put
the recipe in last week's issue because of the heavy cream.
But I put it in anyway.

I received an email from Dorothy, a Home Spa Lady reader, with a
great alternative to the cream for the Asparagus Soup. I got
her permission to share it with all of you, so here it is -
directly from her email - in conversation style.

Thanks Dorothy!

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Hi Marilee -

I have been making a cream of asparagus soup for many years now
and right after I made my very first batch I really felt I could
do without the cream part. What I use in place of the cream/milk
are potatoes. Yup. I chop them into squares and put them in
early on (my favorite are organic red potatoes and leave the
skins on). It simply makes the best pot of soup. Enjoy.

Yours truly,

Dorothy

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From Marilee: Can I share your recipe with my readers?

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Hi Marilee-

I would be delighted if you wanted to share that information.
Generally, I will use 1 pound of asparagus. I'll give you my
recipe - it is in my head, so feel free to adapt it to your
liking. Before I tell you about it though I have to tell you
about something my sister, Evelyn, sent me. It was info about
olive oil not being able to withstand high temps and how it is
altered molecularly, and ever since then I do all of my sauteing
in organic coconut oil. I absolutely love the subtle flavor it
lends to ALL of my dishes cooked that way.

2-3 Tbs organic coconut oil
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup diced onion
1 cup water
1/2 cup diced celery
2-3 medium red potatoes w/skin, cubed
2 cloves finely chopped garlic
1 lb asparagus cut in 1" pieces, remove woody ends
1/2-1 tsp salt to taste

If you can, purchase all organic ingredients, it really makes a
difference.

--Dice onion, celery and garlic.
--In a large pot over medium heat add coconut oil and saute the
onion, celery and garlic 4-5 minutes stirring frequently.
--Add chicken stock, water, potatoes and salt.
--Cook on medium/high heat about 8-10 minutes (potatoes will
begin to get tender).
--Add asparagus and cook for 8-10 minutes longer or until
asparagus & potatoes are cooked.
--In a blender or food processor pulse to lightly puree.
--Serve warm.

Feel free to add a little/take away a little to your taste.

Yours truly,
Dorothy

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7. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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I wish I knew the person who sent this - I want to thank you
with a big hug! -Marilee

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I've seen two shows lately that went on and on about how mid-
life is a great time for women.

Just last week Oprah had a whole show on how great menopause will
be....Puhleeeeeeeze!

I've had a few thoughts of my own and would like to share them
with you.

Whether you are pushing 40, 50, 60 (or maybe even pushing
your luck), you'll probably relate.

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Mid-life is when the growth of hair on our legs slows down.
This gives us plenty of time to care for our newly acquired
mustache.

In mid-life women no longer have upper arms, we have wing spans.
We are no longer women in sleeveless shirts, we are flying
squirrels in drag.

Mid-life is when you can stand naked in front of a mirror and
you can see your rear without turning around.

Mid-life is when you go for a mammogram and you realize that
this is the only time someone will ask you to appear topless.

Mid-life is when you want to grab every firm young lovely in a
tube top and scream, "Listen honey, even the Roman empire fell
and those will too."

Mid-life brings wisdom to know that life throws us curves and
we're sitting on our biggest ones.

Mid-life is when you look at your know-it-all, beeper-wearing
teenager and think: "For this I have stretch marks?"

In mid-life your memory starts to go. In fact the only thing we
can retain is water.

Mid-life means that your Body By Jake now includes Legs By Rand
McNally -- more red and blue lines than an accurately scaled map
of Wisconsin.

Mid-life means that you become more reflective . . .You start
pondering the "big" questions like:

--What is life?
--Why am I here?
--How much Healthy Choice ice cream can I eat before it's no
longer a healthy choice?

But mid-life also brings with it an appreciation for what is
important.

We realize that breasts sag, hips expand and chins
double, but our loved ones make the journey worthwhile.

Would any of you trade the knowledge that you have now, for the
body you had way back when?

Maybe our bodies simply have to expand to hold all the wisdom
and love we've acquired.

That's my philosophy and I'm sticking to it!

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May 24, 2007 In the comfort of your home
"Green Tea with Marilee"
Live Interview with Susun Weed
Topic "Menopause the Wise Woman Way"
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you will receive the disc in the mail!

Susun is the author of these books:
"Healing Wise; New Menopausal Years the Wise Women Way; Breast
Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Way; and Woman Herbal for
the Childbearing Year"

Register Now!

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