The Healthy and Wealthy You

On another website, Mother Connie Sez, there is a series of Guest blog posts that have to do with achieving balance and harmony in your life.  The Guest Blogger is Ralph P. Brown.  It so happens that Mr. Brown has just released a guide to the Medicine Wheel.  His title:  “Awakening the Eagle.”

Amazon.com, the online book store, has Brown’s book in stock.  My own copy arrived today and I am just thrilled to my toenails!  The foreword has been prepared by Dr. Frances W. Kaye and it is impressive.  The introduction is not only interesting and enlightening but it draws the reader into the volume and one is loathe to lay it down before it is finished.  I highly recommend that you get this book for your own library.  The ISBN number is as follows:      9 781439 228203 Brown’s pointillist art work on the cover is worth the modest purchase price of the book.

If the energy of art is something that resonates with you, there is a wonderful website which features all of Ralph P. Brown’s amazing creations: Mirrored Windows is a treat for the eyes of your soul and you can subscribe to his meaty newsletter, too.

If you are serious about your health and interested in your wealth you will really be glad you looked into this.

All of our partners are concerned with your health and wealth as they do go hand in hand.  One of our partners is making some huge changes to better serve their followers.  You might want to be in their loop at Lay Off Your Boss 3.

When it comes to eating for your good health, you will want to see the new, updated look at the home of the Dinner Diva, Leanne Ely: Saving Dinner!

Of course, I want to nudge you into commenting on this page and making your opinions known.  You are welcome to remain anonymous if you are shy, so please click on the COMMENTS at the top of the page to leave us a note!  We moderate all comments so it may take some time for the comments to appear on the blog.  We truly appreciate your taking the time to leave your thoughts with us.

Connie Baum

So, if the question is ‘how you can be healthy AND wealthy’, the answer is ‘to multi-task’.  When you eat well and wisely it insures your health.  When your health is good, you have a much better chance of increasing your wealth.  The best news is that you can do all of these things at one time!

Here are some super notions in that regard:

Think differently about your leftover food:

Take a peek inside your fridge.  What is there to be re-purposed?  At the price of food today-and gasoline to get you to your shopping center-you really can’t afford not to eat everything you buy.  Leftover veggies can be morphed into a rich and healthy soup.  Sometimes you can make a stir fry dish quickly, just using leftover vegetables and some rice that might otherwise go unused.

Think outside the icebox:

Use that teeny dab of coleslaw to top a turkey sandwich; use the last of the relish plate to top a salad or casserole.  If you have a lone stalk of broccoli it will go nicely with some cooked noodles or some browned ground beef.  It will pair nicely with cauliflower and onions.  Use what you have on hand.

Think of Mother Earth:

If you have a garbage bowl, like Rachel Ray suggests, you can toss your vegetable waste into it and work that into your garden soil.  Mother Earth will be so grateful to have help enriching her soil.  Doing so will cut down on the amount of waste that goes into a landfill.

Think of yourself:

Make certain you pay yourself FIRST when your earnings come to you. By setting aside ONE DIME FOR EVERY DOLLAR YOU EARN which constitutes 10% of you income you can cause your savings to grow on a regular basis.

Think of others:

Take another dime from your earnings to use for a tithe.  This might go to your offering plate at church or wherever you gain your spiritual strength.  The Universe operates best when it is in harmony.  Giving away some of your earnings helps balance that harmony.

Having health AND wealth will create balance, harmony for you and you will experience enormous empowerment!

Our partners, Rapid Cash Marketing, Lay Off Your Boss, and Saving Dinner, whose banners appear on this page, are all about Health and Wealth.  They want the best for you, as does the Healthy and Wealthy Team.  Check them out, if you like.  We also hope to hear from our visitors.  It is so easy to post a comment in the comment box on this page where it says “COMMENTS” at the top of the page.  Thanks for your interest in The Healthy and Wealthy You website.

Connie Baum

Are conference calls a part of your business week?  They are most assuredly an important part of mine.  And with good reason.  For the price of a long distance conversation I can sit virtually at the feet of the masters and learn what they have come to know.  It is amazing the information that can be acquired from listening to other peoples’ questions, the answers offered and there is always new perspective. Even the best conference call will be of no value IF YOU DO NOT TAKE ACTION!

The most recent call to which I was privy was the regular Q and A call for Rapid Cash Marketing and it was presented by The Tremendous Trio.  I have taken out bragging rights on all three of these internet giants because I admire them so.  The Tremendous Trio is comprised of Jeff Wellman, Dixie Brown and Paul Counts.

The questions from the callers seemed to be well thought out and well presented.  The lively discussion ranged from html code and File Protocol Transfer to Search Engine Optimization and whether or not to do business with questionable URLs.

There was even a technical how-to for a caller who needed to put a logo into a different format.

The team who make up Rapid Cash Marketing work well together because they each have different strengths and they emphasize one another’s strengths in their business partnership.  It makes for a relaxed learning atmosphere with humor sprinkled in for fun.

Maybe your path to wealth is not in cyberspace.  That’s fine.  But if you are interested to boost your income, add another stream of income, or follow a dream you have about your passion, you would be wise to look at what the Rapid Cash folks have to offer.  When success is your goal, it really helps to have professional guidance along the way.

It helps to have some guidance in the kitchen, too.  That’s where Saving Dinner
can really help!  Who has the energy for complicated kitchen stuff when you are slaying dragons, following gurus and cashing in on today’s economy?

Rapid Cash Marketing

Connie Baum

The news about PEANUT BUTTER is grim.  The media is in a frenzy over the fact that some peanut butter is riddled with salmonella.  Supposedly, the evidence points to a certain location as the alleged source, but of course, nobody can be certain.

I will spare you my tirade about peoples’ resistance being low and why that is…but I cannot resist mentioning that nut butters in ANY flavor don’t have to be problematic.

SIDEBAR: The morning television news announcer gave us the gloomy, sordid details at length during this morning’s first newscast.  Immediately, they cut away to commercial.  A PEANUT BUTTER COMMERCIAL.  END SIDEBAR

Peanut butter, unless you are allergic, is a fabulous source of protein and carbohydrates.  Chunky peanut butter is even better as a source of fiber in addition to all the basic goodness.  The same is true for almond butter and it has even fewer calories so it’s ideal for people who worry about their weight.  Although considering that America can now boast more OBESE people than OVERWEIGHT that may not be a point worth mentioning.

To make nut butter, it takes shelled nuts, a bit of sea salt, some nut or vegetable oil, and a blender.  You don’t even need a recipe to figure out how nut butters are produced -YOU DO UNDERSTAND IT IS JUST THAT EASILY DONE, DON’T YOU? 

If you like your peanut butter or almond butter soft enough to spread and you will eat it before it becomes rancid you can keep in on your pantry shelf.  If you take longer to use the product, it’s best to store it in the fridge to keep it fresh.

Being healthy is simple.  Do not overthink the process. There is no need to fall prey to the scare tactics of the media, Big Medicine, or Big Pharma.  Instead, eat organic, whole foods.  Drink pure water.  Get enough rest.  Think positively.  Repeat daily.

Please remember, too, that as soon as you get those peanuts shelled, you are cordially invited to drop by Saving Dinner to see all the great ideas from the good people there.

Connie Baum

Today was another of those delicious “Postcard From God” days.  On the way home from our little country church we drove on a dirt road featuring Johnson County clay.  As we made our way within the confines of the ruts we were treated to the colors of the countryside and a little surprise:  We were greeted by a flock of wild turkeys.

They were summarily unimpressed by our little blue Honda.  They pecked at the sparse amount of gravel in the roadway, bobbed this way and that, shook their gobblers to and fro and waddled from one side of the road to the other.  Some even flipped a Louie and made a return trip.  We giggled at the lot of them as they made their way up the hill, disappearing into the tall Indian grass.

Seeing this group sparked a conversation about the upcoming holiday menus.  We are likely to paw through a pile of frozen offerings in a grocery market rather than remove one of these creatures from its hillside home.  And ours will be roasted to a glorious tan.  The turkey will be the star of the show but there will be other goodies as well.

In the fall of the year, the healthy fare is an embarrassment of riches.  There are squashes of every color and size.  There are pumpkins that make for so many desserts.  The apples are plentiful this year, too!  We have been enjoying the crisp, crunchy, juiciness of the fruit for weeks now.

When I was a little girl I would come home to a house that was so fragrant with the aromas of fall foods that I could smell the goodness as I climbed the porch steps.  Mom used to make pork roast or roast chicken and since the oven was going full tilt, she would add potatoes to bake and acorn squash to roast.  Ah, in my mind’s eye, I can still see the puddle of butter in those squash halves.

Sometimes Mom would bake apples, hollowed out and stuffed with brown sugar, raisins and butter.  Then we would drizzle cream over the apple when she brought dessert to the table.  Such great memories!

 Another treat my mother loved to make in her cast iron skillet was fried apples.  She would sautee them in a bit of butter and slather them with brown sugar, cinnamon, and cloves.  Oh, it was our family’s favorite perfume! 

Those were the days when we would have big bowls of fluffy popcorn after supper as we gathered round the radio for the evening’s entertainment. Yes, not only am I older than dirt, I am older than television!

I want you to remember, also, that, unlike you and me, my mother never, ever had the benefit of Saving Dinner !

Hoping you stay healthy and wealthy,

Connie Baum

I overheard a conversation the other day that upset my apple cart.  You know how women love to exchange recipes, don’t you?  Well, these women were all giddy about the FAKE SUGAR, artificial sweetener,  that comes in those little colored packets.  They fairly swooned over the fact that it could be used in place of sugar – spoonful for spoonful. 

 It wasn’t my conversation so I held my tongue.  But these people are feeding POISON to the people they love most, and themselves!  They are digging their own graves with their spoons.

The fact of the matter is that those well advertised products in the colored packets is pure waste, absolute toxicity.  Touted as ‘safe for diabetics’ the public flocks to purchase something new, something easy, something that is sugar-free and attractively packaged.

The news gets worse.  Get a load of THIS: regular sugar is being made now from genetically modified sugar beets!  No one knows the long term effects of GM foods but doesn’t anybody remember the old television commercial from eons ago that warned, “It’s not NICE to fool Mother Nature”?

People, we have GOT to get a grip!  We need to pay attention to what our bodies NEED, not what’s on sale, not what is processed, not necessarily what is being promoted. 

We can save much more than dinner.  We can save ourselves the misery of who knows what by using real food-organic when you can get it-good clean water, trusted supplements and using our bodies wisely in exercise. 

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Saving Dinner

I challenge you to listen to your intuition to tell you what is in your very best interest when it comes to your health.  If you use up your body, where are you going to live?

“No love is greater than the love of food.”  –George Bernard Shaw

People love to congregate to talk and eat.  This was never more evident than when my husband and his brother hosted a Pasture Walk recently.  Gathering to look at weeds, offer suggestions regarding how best  to manage the noxious pests and observing the grazing and watering  techniques on my husband’s grassland was their prime reason to meet.  These people are producers of quality, grass fed beef, pork, and poultry and organic crops.  But the food was the real star of the show.

My sister in law is an excellent cook, well known for her many delicious menu items.  She had gone to the trouble of baking-from scratch-a pair of chocolate sheet cakes.  One of the guests favored us with samples of what he called ‘cottage bacon’.  That looked like bacon but tasted to me like ham and the cake and the meat were SCRUMPTIOUS.  He tells me he’d be thrilled to sell you some if you leave your info with me…

Memories are made around food.  Growing and harvesting it, cooking and sharing it and remembering the events around food is powerful.  We long to have foods we enjoyed as children, we ooh and aah over foods that look and smell and taste the ways we recall foods being in days gone by.  Eating well keeps us feeling well both physically and emotionally That saves us ginormous amounts of money on medical costs.

Leanne Ely GETS IT about food.  Her understanding of good economical food paired with great dinner table conversation in families and its impact on the quality of family life is on point.  She shows us so many ways to use food easily in everyday living to help us be healthy, happy, and fill our tummies.

 I hope you will remember to visit her site, Saving Dinner , RIGHT AFTER you leave your contact information on the comment form, just in case you would like to have some cottage bacon.  Oh, talk about comfort food…

   Menus and meal planning are ongoing events.  As soon as the dinner table is cleared someone is bound to pipe up and ask about snacks, about the next meal, even about next Sunday’s dinner.

   Would you love to have some personal assistance in this regard?  I have some ideas to share: Menu Mailer,  for example, is a life saver.  It helps you create great meal plans and lays out your grocery items just with the click of a mouse!  The Dinner Diva HERSELF has taken all the heavy lifting out of meal planning and menus.  I hope you will give her the opportunity to see for yourself. SavingDinner.com is THE way to go. Leanne Ely and her mastery of the culinary arts has simplified MY life…her home made mixes are standard fare at our house and she practically INVENTED chicken ‘stretcher’ meals!  She will show you how to easily plan your food to be HEALTHY and that will help you in the WEALTHY department.

  Here is healthy food idea from a Canadian publication that came to me from a Toastmasters Club pal:  (Thanks, Ralph)  It is cost effective as well as tasty:

“Balala” Your humble blogger has no clue what that means, but it sounds classic!

1 can Garbanzo beans, rinsed & drained

1/2 can black beans, rinsed & draned

1 tomatoes, seeded & chopped

2/3 cup chopped onion

1/4 tsp garlic powder

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 tablespoon lemon juice

1/8 to 1/2 cup parsley

Combine all and mix well.  Chill 15 to 30 minutes before service.  Serves 4.

270 calories  13 g fat  0 cholesterol and 10 g protein

–Emily Tarbell

  So there you have it, kids!  That’s what’s to eat.  You now have some new tools from  The Dinner Diva , plus you have a yummy salad for those who put their toes under your dinner table. 

  Now, I should like to propose a toast to YOUR good health and YOUR wealth!  Bon Appetit!

Saving Dinner is one thing.  Saving LUNCH?   But, if you can save dinner, lunch will be a cinch!

I invited a new friend to put her toes under our table for lunch and she quickly accepted.  Deep inside, I was mortified!

“What was I thinking?” I mused. 

Then I remembered my saving grace:  Leanne Ely’s Saving Dinner: http://www.savingdinner.com/1287.html

With The Dinner Diva’s wealth of menus, recipes, and video tutorials it is always fun to plan for guests now!

By the way, I’ll be serving a creamed egg dish.  You’re welcome to join us!  On your way over, could you pick up some dessert to share?

If you visit The Dinner Diva’s website: http://www.savingdinner.com/1287.html , you will see more than how to videos and menu plans.  There is also a way for you to supplement your income by enrolling in her affiliate marketing program.  Interested?  Check it out!

Next time, lunch time will be YOUR time to shine!