Brown Rice/ Quinoa Pasta Salad

*1 package of Tinkyada Tri-color Rotini Pasta or Tri-color Rotini Quinoa Pasta

*5 or 6 Green Onions

*A few carrots

*1 to 2 cans Hearts of Palm

*2 cans Black Olives

*1 Red Pepper

*1 Yellow Pepper

*Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinaigrette (Italian dressing is also good)

*Parmesan Cheese (Regular or Veggie Slices Vegan brand)

Cook Pasta until tender and drain. Cool off with ice cubes and run cold water over. Cut veggies and toss in large bowl with pasta, dressing and Parmesan. Great for parties or BBQ's and no one will be able to tell how healthy it is!!

Yummy Protein Oatmeal Porridge

*1/2 cup oats

*3/4 cup water

*3/4 cup egg whites

*2 tbsp flax seeds

***Put all in pot at once and stir consistently until slow boil... turn to low, for 7-8 minutes, stir often & scrape sides well to mix. (hint: add splash of water from the tap as necessary to help un-stick from sides of pot) Top with cinnamon and splenda/stevia for a sweet treat!!!

By: Olivia

Liv's Mediterranean Salad

For a easy and satisfying snack...
Chop all items, combine, and mix or shake well

*3 cucumbers
*1 large tomato
*1-2 bunches of parsley
*1-2 cans of beans of choice (kidney, chick peas, navy, black)
*2 tbs flax seeds
*Roasted sesame seeds
*Herbs (Rosemary, basil, dill, oregano, cracked pepper)
*Lemon juice/ lime to taste
*1/2-1 avocado (optional)

Serve with veggie sticks, rice crackers, millet and flax chips or by itself and enjoy!

Success Stories & Creating Your Own!

I recently had a client who had lost 2o pounds and had leveled off a bit. She was excited about her weight loss but felt a little "off". As it turns out on her last doctors visit her blood pressure was very high and her thyroid levels were very high despite her being on thyroid medication for some time.

She decided to use some techniques that she had learned through the Hungry Heart and just listen to what her body and her intuition was telling her. She received the message from her intuitive self almost by accident as she describes as a 1 minute quiet meditation and just asking herself the question, "what's going on here?" Well, she came up with the answer from her body that she may not be absorbing her thyroid medication which was throwing things off. Her rational mind told her to do some more research and she did.

What she discovered was that her body was actually not acidic enough to break down the medication so she had to create a slightly more "healthy" acidic environment in her body. To do this she drank lemon water 30 minutes before taking her medication. In less than a week of her doing this weight started to continue to come off again. On her next doctors appoinment her TSH levels were back to a normal level and her blood pressure went from 160/100 to 116/75. Her normal energy levels were back up. All of this done by a simple attuning of the intuitive self and a follow through after we know and understand what it is we need to do.

To create your own success with this formula follow the Q'BAHA method or use your own methods of meditation or self-hypnosis.

Q- Quiet Awareness-just be quietly aware of your surroundings you can do this with your eyes open if you like. Be in the moment wherever you are. Pick something out that you see and focus only on that one item and all of its details in this moment.
BA-Breath Awareness-Keeping your quiet awareness pay attention to when you inhale naturally and when you exhale naturally. Let this deepen as your body desires.
HA-Heart Awareness - keeping now both quiet awareness and breath awareness listen for a wisdom whisper from your heart; this may not come in words but sometimes just a feeling which will allow you to feel secure that you are listening to your intuitive part, the part that always knows how to best serve you as long as you choose to listen to it.