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Nicole Andrews

About Nicole

Nicole Andrews, RD, LD/N, is a Registered, Licensed Dietitian but more importantly ~ A Holistic Health Coach, focusing on the mind-body connection, whole foods and therapeutic-grade supplements. She is the creator and producer of her own nutrition education video entitled, Eat Right Now, The complete guide to no nonsense healthy eating and E-Book, Feeding Frenzy: End Emotional & Binge Eating for Good! For almost a decade, she has helped clients through her “hand-holding approach” coaching programs and educational tools to lose weight without dieting, improve health conditions, skyrocket energy levels and increase their overall health and vitality. Health, healing and happiness are words she lives by and is committed to help and encourage others to do the same.

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Stress Reduction Tip

Monitor your body for stress signals. Are your stomach muscles knotted? Neck and shoulders sore? Is your breathing shallow? Are you having heart palpitations? Bowel trouble? Losing sleep? This may be a sign that your body is out of balance. Here’s a quick tip that can help immediately! Make a point to take at least 5 deep breaths and do this whenever you realize how stress is affecting your body. This resets your nervous system and within seconds starts to slow down the production of those stress hormones that wreak havoc on our bodies & minds.

Sit back, and try it now… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Feel the difference?

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Featured Recipe

STRAWBERRY, MELON AND AVOCADO SALAD

Nutty and slightly sweet sherry vinegar is a perfect partner for strawberries. This salad makes a perfect summer lunch or even a delicious starter for an evening meal.

Ingredients:
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar, or red-wine vinegar
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint (optional)
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Pinch of sea salt
4 cups baby spinach
1 small avocado, (4-5 ounces), peeled, pitted and cut into 16 slices
16 thin slices cantaloupe, (about 1/2 small cantaloupe), rind removed
1 1/2 cups hulled strawberries, sliced
2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted

Preparation:
Whisk honey, vinegar, mint, pepper and salt in a small bowl.
Divide spinach among 4 salad plates. Arrange alternating slices of avocado and cantaloupe in a fan on top of the spinach. Top each salad with strawberries, drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Featured Food

Stevia~ A Healthy Alternative to Sugar
Want a sweetener that’s not only sugar-free but also free from the horrible side effects (that are being revealed in the latest research) after ingesting sweeteners such as aspartame, sucrolose or saccharin (a.k.a. Splenda, Equal and Sweet N' Low)? Then Stevia is your answer! Stevia actually comes from the plant of the same name (also called the sugarleaf plant), and believe it or not, its extract is 300 times sweeter than sugar! So you only need a drop or two! It’s actually been used for centuries by the natives of Paraguay. Some brands of stevia may seem to have an aftertaste close to licorice or slightly minty so find a brand that works well with your buds. Stevia is also an antioxidant! (Antioxidants help your body fight aging). Other sweeteners contain absolutely no health benefits, so this alone puts stevia at number #1 when it comes to a sweetener.


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