Get More Energy in your Day!

Greek Pasta Salad

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic 
• 2 tablespoons oregano (or ask me about using essential oils in cooking)
• 1 teaspoon sea salt ( leave out if on a low sodium diet or have high blood pressure)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice ( one large lemon)
• 12 ounces dry pasta (Cook, drain and cool)
• 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata/favorite olives sliced in half ( use sparingly with low sodium diet)
• 1/2 cup grape tomatoes cut in half
• 1/2 cup sweet onions (chopped small) if people don't like onion pieces, use onion powder instead (no salt)
• 1 cup diced red or yellow bell pepper to taste ( if people don't like peppers, slice rings of pepper on top)
• 14-ounce can artichoke hearts drained, stems left on and quartered the long way (or leave out)
• 2 tablespoons of crumbled feta or blue cheese ( use smaller amount if on low sodium diet)

(See another version of this recipe on afamilyfeast.com)

So 24 hours...how do you get more out of that??

Get it together! Get Organized!! Stop wasting time looking for stuff, not finding it, getting frustrated and buying more. ONE thing no one needs is more stuff. It takes up more time. Time to clean it, maintain it, store it, use it, loan it, find it, save it...you get it.Our stuff owns us...yep it does.

Got more than one office in your home? Got more than one room with clutter?
It's taking a toll on you without you being totally aware of it. Seriously it's an energy drainer!

You say "ughh" as you walk by a mess, you tell yourself you are too busy right now to deal with it and it's still sitting there weeks, maybe months after the 1st time you said it.

Am i seeing into your soul?? How do I know? I have been there and am so empowered now that I am working my way out of the swaller...is that a word? Anyway, this little piggie is cleaning up her act and what I wanted to share with you today, is that you should do it too! Never mind what your home, office, garage, man cave looks like when people walk in...it's behind those closet doors and inside those drawers and everywhere you have stuffed things that don't belong that are causing you to short circuit. Let me explain. It's like an electric wire...it starts out full power from the source and if the wire gets a hole in it, it loses some power...over time, many small holes, means you will hardly have power to turn on a light bulb.

So lets get on that project that is driving you crazy...you already thought of it. Yep, that one. Pull out our calendar or pull it up and carve out 2 hours to "Git-er-done" It will really help you POWER UP!

I'll be excited to hear about your project and what you learned and how it affected you. So stop back so we can all hear your story.

Stay healthy!!till next time.
Sandra
www.sandrabulalrd.com

It could be today!

Today could be the day someone you know gets cancer. Based on statistics...it could even be you or me.
http://www.cancer.org/ has all of the latest stats if you really want to increase your fear and phobia.

So why hit you between the eyes with it? So you'll listen:)

We can't get more out of life if we aren't living !!

Every day we make choices. We know when we make a bad one just like we know when we make an awesome one. Question is...how will that choice impact us in the future?

In my job as a medical underwriter for a long term care insurance company, (retired in 2011) i had the privilege of  getting an up close and personal glimpse into our nations medical history from every corner of the United States.

So what...right?  Here is what I found out...We are one sick, under educated, dying breed. I won't get on any soap box today...but I will give you a few facts to possibly wake you up !!!!!

You are the one I want to help today. You and I are here together and right now, it's you i want to focus on.

Here are some basic TRUTHS you should take to heart:

1- You are what you eat
2-  A body at rest stays at rest, a body in action stays in action
3-  You know your health better than your doctor
4-  Educate yourself to get health

One HUGE thing I noticed was that when individuals had a habit of "eating out" they had cancer in their history. Men had prostate cancer, women had breast cancer. WHY? because they didn't know that they were feeding themselves fats/foods that were causing an inflammatory response in their body. That simple.

So, no one wants to cut out going out to dinner with family and friends right? But there is a way you can ...pardon the pun...have your cake and eat it too.

That is to educate yourself about the healthy fats that you body needs to stay strong and build new cells and the ones that make you fat, sick and dead.

Call me for a 15 minute (just you and I) and get started today!! 1-800-503-0483

Get more out of life!! Live it!!

~Sandra
www.sandrabullard.com

Let me be me!!

Some days wouldn't you just like to scream at the top of your lungs?

Ok, well maybe you are the quiet, reserved, well mannered person in the family. But I bet you have thought about it. I want to just be me, be myself and quit feeling like I have so many rules that I can't breathe.

Come on, yell it!! Now didn't that feel great?I heard you way up here in New York! What a set of lungs!

Enthusiasm, that's what I like and you have it! We all have it! But we have to let go of the thoughts that bind us. The ones that tell us what we have to do for people to accept us.It's such a competitive world out there and it's getting even harder to stand out, or stand up or be unique. Or that's is what I used to think. But what I found out was, that I was already unique. There is only one me and one you. You are awesome. Just the way you are. Get and give permission to grow!! Become the me inside that you want to be. The person you were born to be.

Let's be free...you and me. Are you working still? Let's work together. Are you retired? Let's be retired together. Are you looking for yourself? Let's look together. I'm still discovering myself and you can too.

Sandra

Meals in a Hurry!!

Learn to alkalize your body !
Bean & Rice Combo

Ingredients:

1-½ cups cooked brown or white rice

1 tsp sea salt, (to taste)

2 cups black beans, cooked

½ tsp ground cumin

1 large avocado, cubed

2 medium tomatoes, diced

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 clove garlic, minced

2 green onions, chopped

Directions:

1. Cook rice according to package directions and keep warm.

2. Warm beans in a small saucepan and stir in ground cumin.

3. Cut avocado into cubes. Make a salsa by combining diced tomatoes, avocado, lemon juice,

garlic, and green onions; then add sea salt to taste (about ½ tsp). into rice bowls add warm rice, seasoned beans, and salsa.

Here's a simple meal that you can make even faster!
Curried Hummus Wrap

Ingredients:

1 large avocado,sliced

1 cup prepared hummus

1 tsp curry powder

1 medium cucumber cut into thin round slices

4 lettuce leaves (love leaf lettuce)

4 whole grain flatbreads

Directions:

1. Blend curry powder into hummus.

2. To make each wrap, spread ¼ cup hummus onto bread and top with avocado, cucumber and lettuce.

Ooooo...the most important part..ENJOY!! without guilt because you are eating healthy!! Just stick to a small portion size and you have it made in the shade! Comments appreciated!! Questions answered!

Who wants ice cream?

Life used to be simple. Why were prices much lower and the interest rates much higher? How do the drug and insurance companies get away with running the doctors. Why do doctors have to pay HUGE $$ for malpractice insurance and we complain we wait too long, get too little and pay too much? How has war become a profitable business? Why do we help other countries recover from disasters, starvation and illnesses while our own country is in need ?Why do both parents have to work? Why are so many people going out to eat and but say they can't afford to buy organic? Why does the neighbor's dog bark all day long for no apparent reason? Who wants ice cream?

Might as well stop asking questions that there are no good answers to right? Is there a solution to all of these problems? Who has the answer and why don't they share it? Why isn't somebody doing something?? Who wants ice cream?

Why are Americans becoming sicker and sicker? Why does the food pyramid keep changing? Why is butter bad one day and good the next? Why do people know they have to eat right and exercise but do everything but that? How do we make ourselves change bad habits? How did cigarettes get to be $10 a pack, require no advertising and still stay as one of the top 5 bad habits? How did getting the doctor of your choice get to be chosen by someone other than you? Who wants ice cream?

I haven't even taken a chip out of the iceberg on these questions. The worst thing about icebergs is what you can't really see isn't it? So what am I missing? What do you think? What questions are bugging you? Share your comments with me. I want to know!!

Oh... and who wants ice cream? That cures everything doesn't it?:)

Quick Tips for Tonight's Supper!

Grilling can be healthy as long as you don't char it. Turn it low and go slow. When weather does not permit outside grilling you can broil in the oven for similar results.

Cooking a one pot meal will feel so much easier and clean up will be faster. 

Learn to use easy clean up techniques such as crock pot bags, cover oven floors with something you can throw out instead of wash or scrub off. Cover cookie sheets and anything that splatters, put a lid on.

If you cook with a microwave ( I don't recommend it) put paper towels under and over things to reduce splatter and avoid cleanup.

If you start out late or are in a hurry, learn to use a pressure cooker. In just 45 minutes you can have a huge roast cooked or enjoy soups, stews and more!

Ingredients
·                     2 lbs russet potatoes (about 5 potatoes)

·                     1 1/2 cups heavy cream

·                     1/2 - 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese

·                     3 cloves garlic

·                     2 sprigs thyme

·                     2 sprigs dill

·                     2 sprigs parsley 

·                     4-5 leaves of rosemary (not the entire sprig)

·                     1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (you can add more if you like it really spicy)

·                     1/2 teaspoon black pepper

·                     1/2 tsp garlic powder 

·                     dash of sea salt 

Directions:

1.            Peel and slice potatoes.  You can slice these by hand or use a mandolin which is the easiest way to get uniformed slices. Slice the potatoes to 1/8 inch thickness.  Place potatoes in a bowl with cold water to prevent from browning. 

2.            Prepare the cream mixture by heating milk on low heat and adding chopped herbs, salt, garlic powder, chopped garlic, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.  Let it simmer until for 5 minutes on low heat. 

3.            Butter a casserole dish and begin to layer potatoes.  Pour a little milk over the first layer and then sprinkle some Parmesan cheese.  Continue to layer until your milk mixture and potatoes have been used up. 

4.            Sprinkle a little paprika or cayenne pepper on the top layer then add rest of parmesan cheese. 

5.            Bake at 375 degrees for 55 minutes.  Insert a toothpick into the center of the dish to make sure potatoes have cooked all the way through.  If the top is not brown enough, turn broiler on for 2 minutes to get a golden brown crust.  Keep and eye on it since the broiler works quickly and can burn your potato dish easily!