When is National Peach Month?

The month of August is National Peach month.

What is this Holiday for?
This holiday is for honoring and enjoying the great flavor of juicy peaches! So go get yourself a few. Eat them right off the tree, sliced in cream, make peach cobbler with ice cream or you can even blend them in delicious slushies. It doesn't matter how you eat them just as long as during this month you celebrate National Peach month by eating them in as many ways as you can think of and if You want Healthier ways & Recipes just ask me of course!

What is this Holiday for?
This holiday is for honoring and enjoying the great flavor of juicy peaches! So go get yourself a few. Eat them right off the tree, sliced in cream, make peach cobbler with ice cream or you can even blend them in delicious slushies. It doesn't matter how you eat them just as long as during this month you celebrate National Peach month by eating them in as many ways as you can think of

Peach Facts
The peach (Prunus persica) is a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach.

It is a deciduous tree growing to 5–10 m tall, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae. It is classified with the almond in the subgenus Amygdalus within the genus Prunus, distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated seed shell.

The leaves are lanceolate, 7–15 cm long and 2–3 cm broad. The flowers are produced in early spring before the leaves; they are solitary or paired, 2.5–3 cm diameter, pink, with five petals. The fruit is a drupe, with a single large seed encased in hard wood (called the "stone" or "pit"), yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a skin that is either velvety (peaches) or smooth (nectarines) in different cultivars. The flesh is very delicate and easily bruised in some cultivars, but is fairly firm in some commercial cultivars, especially when green. The seed is red-brown, oval shaped and 1.5-2 cm long. Peaches, along with cherries, plums and apricots, are stone fruits (drupes).

The scientific name persica, along with the word "peach" itself and its cognates in many European languages, derives from an early European belief that peaches were native to Persia (now Iran). The modern botanical consensus is that they originate in China, and were introduced to Persia and the Mediterranean region along the Silk Road before Christian times. Cultivated peaches are divided into "freestone" and "clingstone" cultivars, depending on whether the flesh sticks to the stone or not; both kinds can have either white or yellow flesh. Peaches with white flesh typically are very sweet with little acidity, while yellow-fleshed peaches typically have an acidic tang coupled with sweetness, though this also varies greatly. Both colours often have some red on their skin. Low-acid white-fleshed peaches are the most popular kinds in China, Japan, and neighbouring Asian countries, while Europeans and North Americans have historically favoured the acidic, yellow-fleshed kinds. wikipedia

• Favorite Peach Dishes
• Peaches & Cream
• Peach Cobbler
• Peach Cheesecake
• Peach Pie

We'll do it the Healthier Way my Friends!


How can this holiday be celebrated? * By growing your own peach trees. * Learn to cook with peaches! * Blog with us about it! - We can all gain insite on healthy ways to use and cook with peaches! * Send Free E-Greeting! - If your ready to get together with your friends don't forget to invite them with these fun Internet Invitations. Have a Perfectly Peachy Party!

P.S. Healthy Tip: Try Peaches & Low fat Cottage cheese its Yummy & Simple

"How eating Seasonally and locally supports you most nutritiously and healthfully"

18 Raw Recipe Tips before you get started on your Recipes

Before you get started on a recipe, here are a few basic points to keep in mind:

Your ingredients should be raw, of course (raw carob powder, raw tahini, raw almond butter, unpasteurized miso, and so on). A few recipes call for items that are not raw . These can be used for flavor, if desired or ommitted.

• Use Organic produce when possible.
• Wash all produce.
• Peel what needs to be peeled (for example, bananas, avacados, jicama, papayas, and any waxed produce); otherwise, leave the peel on (for example, carrots, apples, and unwaxed cucumbers).
• Remove large, hard seeds, such as those as of dates and prunes, and also some smaller ones, such as those of citrus fruits and papayas.
• Remove woody stems, such as those as figs and apples.
• Use pure water in any recipe that calls for water (or for soaking).
• When a recipe calls for soaking nuts or seeds you'll typically soak them in twice as much water as their dry volume. Large nuts are generally soaked from eight to twelve hours. Small nuts and seeds are generally soaked from four to six hours. Rinse nuts and seeds in a colander after soaking, and drain them well and quickly before using them. Discard the nut soak water in the garden or use it to water plants. It is not for consumption. Dried fruit should be soaked in a small amount of water (just enough to cover) until it is tender. The soak water can usually be included to add moisture to a recipe. Certain recipes may deviate from these guidlines.)
• Soaked dates are called for as a sweetener in many recipes; if your using soft dates, however, you do need to soak them.
• It's fine to substitute! Try using almonds for walnuts, raisins for dates, lemon juice for lime juice, and so forth.
• If what you are processing in the food processor or blendor looks like it needs more water, add a little at a time.
• Feel free to omit any seasonings, including salt, from any of the recipes.
• The times given for food dehydration are not exact , as so much depends on the moisture of the food and the surrounding climate. You are the best judge of when something in your dehydrator is ready.
• When dehydrating, keep the dehydrator's temperature set to just under 100 degrees F.
• Consider using raw soups as salad dressings and as sauces for entr'ees or side dishes.
• Be joyous in your food preparation. Pray, sing, chant, and smile!
• It takes only a moment to decorate. Love, good cheer and humor conveyed through beautiful food will inspire others to try it and like it!
• Use your imagination be creative and have fun!

By applying eating seasonally to your life you are doing a great act of eating locally grown foods at the time in which they will naturally ripen. This vary act equates to saving money (food costs less when it's plentiful), and lastly you are supporting your own health (foods are most nutritious when and where they ripen), supporting local farmers and reducing wastes are also key to making a much better effort to our community and your health. I hope you enjoy and have a happy and healthy day!

By, Natalie Pyles

Health & Fitness Expert, Nutrition Specialist, Author, & NSA Speaker

"How to Use Faith in Healing your Unhealthful Habits"

The 4 P's in Preconditioning your mind to Success

Positive thinking is one of the most powerful tools you have access to in life in overcoming major obstacles and adversities in life and day to day living. When you focus your energy and thoughts on positive thoughts how does that make you feel? Have you ever heard the saying you become what you think about most of the time? Well this is true for anything in life you have a much better chance at overcoming poor health, obesity, negative thinking, or whatever your dealing with in life by at least staying more optimistic about things. Nothing lasts forever we are always going through peaks and valleys that is what you call life period! The truth is we all have problems and life is all about solving and finding solutions to our problems. The better we become at using our minds consciously when it comes to our health the better chance we have at staying well through mind, body, and spirit. Basically, the better you can cope with life through constructive choices and habits the better chance you have at achieving lasting health.

Prayer is another powerful tool that will give you so much peace and guidance in life. I realized years ago I am nothing without God. Taking the power of God into your life is one of the most essential steps in preconditioning your mind to success. Forecast that you are going to achieve a certain goal , and then move steadily towards that goal. When you have given yourself a really difficult assignment, you cannot achieve it by yourself. I happen to believe weight loss is one of the biggest obstacles people have to overcome in their life. I see it every day with my clients the things the go through after our sessions together. The choices they have to make in social settings, family environment, and work etc. The demands of today are absolutely overwhelmimg with too many choices and life throwing us in so many directions. I happen to know first hand how difficult weight loss is I had to overcome it myself. Losing 65 pounds as teenager was not easy because it required hard work, and a heck of a lot of faith! Remember this Prayer changes things! We need to use the mighty forces that God has given us and draw upon that power that he has placed in everyone of us. These powers are available to all of us that can ultimately lead us to a life full of success!

Planning is another critical area of achieving your ultimate levels of health and successful living. No matter where you are now successful living and better health can be yours with a good plan. It doesn't matter who you are or how often you've failed . Neither does it matter how old you are. Successful living can always be yours through the transformation of renewed thinking, and amazing success-pattern strategies. Before knowing Jesus I was always chasing the wrong things Fitness competitions, vanity, success, money, and all the things of the world that once I achieved them didn't really fix my inner self. If your reading this right now I want you to listen to me loud and clear until you accept yourself, forgive yourself, and learn to trust yourself and what God can do in your life then better things will begin to happen for you. You need to be ok with you from the inside out and live your life from a loving standpoint. Having a good plan of action that you can maintain for a lasting lifestyle is the only way to long lasting success. That is why I'm always happy my friends because I know where I'm going. Life here is temporary and I choose to follow what is right!

Purpose is the last key element to achieving lasting better health and vitality. Have you ever seen so many people fail every diet, every program, up and down all around. All I can say is WOW! I know I have truely seen it all over the years of being in this business. What I can tell you that is absolutely true is that overweight people want a quick fix. People don't stop to think about what got them there in the first place and how many years it took to put it on. Poor health and poor thinking doesn't happen over night my friends. I have found the most successful people that have overcome weight loss and better living chose a better lifestyle on purpose. Based on their values and principles of life that gave them purpose and meaning they were able to apply it to their every day living. Remember my friends life is not easy and I realize that but don't wait until it's too late apply the 4 P's in Preconditioning your mind to Success and watch just how much your life will get better each and every day. God is always with you and has never left you and he has always had faith in you the question is do you have faith in you? Have a healthy and happy day!

By, Natalie Pyles

Health and Fitness Expert, Nutrition Specialist, Author, & NSA Speaker

Top 20 Fitness Trends for 2009!

American College of Sports Medicine Survey Predicts Fitness Trends

Are You Ready for a sneak peek at the top 20 fitness trends for 2009?

Those trends were ranked in an online survey by 1,540 professionals certified by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

Here are the survey's results, reported by exercise science expert Walter Thompson, PhD, FACSM, FAACVPR, Regent's Professor at Georgia State University:

1. Educated and experienced fitness professionals. Certification and accreditation for health and fitness programs and professionals are becoming more common.
2. Children and obesity. Fitness programs to address childhood obesity are a top trend for the third year in a row in the ACSM survey.
3. Personal training. Personal trainers are becoming more accessible to more people, according to the survey.
4. Strength training. Men and women are lifting weights; staying strong while aging is increasingly part of their motivation.
5. Core training. This trend is about strengthening muscles in the abdomen and back to stabilize the spine.
6. Special fitness programs for older adults. This trend includes aging baby boomers, frail elders who want to get stronger for daily tasks, active older adults, and master athletes.
7. Pilates. Done on a mat or special equipment, Pilates trains the core muscles and improves flexibility and posture.
8. Stability ball. These big, inflatable balls (also called Swiss balls or balance balls) are used for crunches, push-ups, and other exercises. Staying stable on the ball is part of the challenge.
9. Sport-specific training. This trend is about athletes training in the off-season to build their strength and endurance.
10. Balance training. In balance training, you might stand on a wobble board or use a stability ball to hone your balance. It's a trend for all ages, Thompson notes.
11. Functional fitness. A functional fitness workout preps your body for daily activities such as running for the bus or lifting groceries -- not just gliding along on the elliptical machine.
12. Comprehensive health programming at work. This trend is about improving employees' health -- and lowering employers' health care costs.
13. Wellness coaching. Wellness coaches support clients in making behavior changes for better wellness.
14. Worker incentive programs. Some employers are giving their workers incentives to make healthy changes.
15. Outcome measurements. This trend is about accountability and measuring progress toward fitness goals.
16. Spinning (indoor cycling). Spinning classes, fast-paced group workouts on stationary bikes, have been around for a while, but they're still going strong.
17. Physician referrals. Doctors are increasingly referring patients to health and fitness facilities, according to the ACSM survey.
18. Exercise and weight loss. Sensible or "sensationalized," most diets now include an exercise component, Thompson notes.
19. Group personal training. Groups of two or three people can often get discounts from personal trainers.
20. Reaching new markets. Thompson estimates that 80% of the U.S. public doesn't have an exercise routine or a place to exercise, which amounts to a "huge market" for the health and fitness industry.

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15 Toxic Truths You need to Know About

How better Food choices can make you Win the game of Life

Here are the Toxic Truths that you need to be aware of and remember this is you and your families health so pay attention and be aware.

• Organic foods are really good for you. Foods sprayed with herbicides, pesticides, and other toxins are not. Choose wisely!
• The insecticides or hormones eaten by or injected into cows can be passed into their milk, which becomes your milk. Scary!
• Fat is when toxins are stored in mammals. Therefore, when you eat animal fat, you may be eating their toxins, too.
• Anti-fuels are loser fuels.
• Powered sugar drinks, chips, and boxed pastries that sit on supermarket shelves for weeks on end are mostly labmade anti-fuels. Unreal.
• Artificial, lab-made chips, cheese, and ice cream are fake foods. Get Real!
• Fake foods are sickening.
• Mant fast food shakes are fake shakes loaded with artificial who knows what! Try making your own healthier shake with yogurt, fruit, and nuts. Like a Vanilla Almond shake yummy!
• Fake foods can hang around your gut for a long time! We all know that to be true and we love our Abs!
• How long do you think a fast food burger that your body can't digest sits in your intestines? Longer than a day? No, usually much longer. Ask me I'll give you a really good lean turkey burger recipe no problem.
• Your body can handle the toxins of one bag of French fries. The problems start when you pile on the fries, sodas, fast food burgers, toaster pastries, colored sugared cereals, grilled cheese, chicken nuggets, and chocolate chip cookies day after day. Need I go on! To these poor choices the toxins and physical demands of your sports plus the stresses of your school. This is when your body heads into absolute overload. There is just so much of this magic body of yours can handle until it breaks down on you. "Overload, overdone!" Sometime and somewhere it just says "Enough."
• Would you ever put soda into the gas tank of your car? Are you a Pinto or a Porche? Come on its your choice! Do you think the engine will break? Well guess what soda doesn't belong in your body either.
• It's simple eat more of your friends not enemies. Your friends are clean water, veggies, fruits, nuts, other legumes, grains, fish, and lean meats. The enemies are (simple carbohydrates), hydrogenenated and trans fatty acid processed fake foods.
• Save junk food treats for 1 meal a week as your reward for fueling your body with incredible gasoline for better performance. In the meantime, enjoy fresh foods like a juicy red apple and teaspoon of Organic Peanut butter!
• Crocodiles have lived for millions of years on freshly caught food! Hmmm makes you think doesn't it!

I hope you understand the message my friends its loud and clear take care of you we only have one life to live and our health is very important. Don't wait until its too late start living well. Have a happy and healthy day!


By, Natalie Pyles

Health and Fitness Expert, Nutrition Specialist, Author, & NSA Speaker

How to Make Green a Family Value that Lasts

5 Tips to Use the Outdoors for a Greener Lifestyle

Are you ready to get outdoors? Good lets go have some fun shall we. While it sometimes seemsas though we've paved over most of the world, in fact nearly a third of the land in the United States- Almost 700 million acres- is owned by the public and managed by various agencies in part for outdoor recreation. We've got urban parks, dense forests, alpine meadows, desert canyons, and remote wilderness.

Let's not only save the earth. Let's get out there and enjoy it. There are so many ways you can make Health and Fitness a Green Family value here are some of the common ones. Hiking, running, brisk walking, swimming, and bike riding are all activities that require a minimal investment in gear, keep you fit, and get you outside appreciating and reconnecting with nature which will completely destress you. Doing things from your front door saves you fuel and greenhouse gas emissions. I believe in it so much that I started doing Mobile Personal Training, Lifestyle consulting, and Nutritional Counseling teaching clients to utilize their own environment for sustainable results that last a lifetime.

Another plus: With the average cost of a gym membership running about $50 dollars a month , moving your workout outdoors can save you about $600 a year. Don't get me wrong I grew up in gyms my whole life and they have value too but, I realize they are not for everyone especially when you do have a family to support and would rather be spending time with them. Afterall family is most important and should never be neglected so enjoy Fitness together.

Take the whole family. Childhood Expert Richard Louv wrote a thoughtful book called Last Child in the Woods (2006), in which he laments that today's kids are "alienated" from nature. He thinks depression, anxiety, and obesity can all be lessoned by reaquanting your kids with the grand outdoors. I am a living example of overcoming childhood obesity and depression and would never want anyone to suffer what I went through. There are so many ways for you and your family to live a healthy, happy, Greener lifestyle so I hope you enjoy and get outdoors!

By, Natalie Pyles

Health & Fitness Expert, Nutrition Specialist, Author, & NSA Speaker

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