New Vegan Age writes about Health Coaching
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on Oct 17, 2011 | Be the First to Comment
At every meal, the choice at the end of your fork will speak volumes about the potential of your health.
I am excited to share with you, my readers at Your Natural Choice - an interview I gave for New Vegan Age on health coaching with a plant-based emphasis. Tom Epler’s New Vegan Age is a great blog that celebrates the vegan community with original in-depth interviews, insightful commentary, rousing discussions and lots of vegan recipes. His goal as I see it, is to reach out to folks in the Vegan and non Vegan communities and open up dialogues about compassion to all living creatures, while also exploring the health benefits of a plant-based diet. Tom’s personal vegan credo is beautifully stated, well worth the read and appears in his blog, New Vegan Age.
and now - an Interview with Rochelle Blank-Zimmer, CHHC on health coaching, and a plant based vegan diet and lifestyle. “More often than not “It isn’t your genes that dictate your fate, but rather,what we are putting at the end of our forks”
http://newveganage.blogspot.com/2011/09/interview-vegan-health-coach-rochelle.html
Would love to hear your comments - either here in the comment section or on the New Vegan Age website.
To Your Vibrant Vegan Health, Rochelle Blank-Zimmer - Your Natural Choice
Obesity all time high and Halloween candy lines store shelfs
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on Sep 6, 2011 | 1 Comment
Mamma’s don’t let your babies grow up to be sugar junkies - Stop the Halloween madness! Let’s do something different this year.
Yesterday I was in Target and already aisles of mini sized processed sugar soaked carmel favored nothing real in them “candy” littered the shelves. Im guessing all the other stores are doing the same.
Here is what I don’t understand. Adult and childhood obesity is at an all time high in this country, with children now suffering from adult type 2 diabetes. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention about one third of US adults are obese which means they are almost slated for if they don’t already have heart disease, cancer, diabetes, strokes, high blood pressure and a linty of other diseases.
What are marketeers thinking, by offering these easy to grab bags of fake food candy nearly 2 months before Halloween - which is a day that should let go of this tradition of giving out crap candy for treats.
Consumers beware, buying these junk bags and storing them in your home means you will more than likely store them on your hips before they ever reach the front door on Halloween. That is just what the manufacturers are banking on. And Banking they are - on your bad health and their happy wallets.
Show the food companies you don’t want this crazy “food” by not buying their unhealthy disease boosting packages of fake processed ingredients.
Take care of yourself and your children and choose whole unprocessed foods, vegetables, fruits, grains, beans and legumes. One processed candy bar is one candy bar too many.
To Your Vibrant Vegan Health, Rochelle Blank-Zimmer, Health Coach - Your Natural Choice
“We are what we repeatedly do…”
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on Jun 14, 2011 | Be the First to Comment
”We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit.”
- Aristotle
What habits do you practice everyday? What are you really good at doing?
If being good at something begins with doing something repeatedly then all bets are off on I can’t.
I noticed this Aristotle quote on Facebook - a friend had it up on her page - it resonated with me so here I am on a Tuesday afternoon pondering this quote - and wondering - when I practice doing something repeatedly that benefits me vs. when I practice doing something repeatedly that is destructive. Which do I believe or do more often?
How about you? What habits do you practice everyday?
Bio-Identical Human Hormones - Should you or Shouldn’t you?
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on Jun 6, 2011 | Be the First to Comment
I am excited to announce a great talk I am bringing to Princeton, NJ -
Bio-Identical Human Hormone - Should You or Shouldn’t You?
This informative lecture will be given by Dr. Teresa Schaer - voted one of New Jersey’s most respected physicians for over twenty years.
Approaching menopause? past menopause or even far from menopause - the topic of Bio-Identical Hormones is often on woman’s minds. Sooner or later you’re going to be asking yourself - what’s up with these roller coaster moods, with these sudden heat waves - and I am not talking 90 degree summer days or what’s with these sudden but frequent fuzzy thoughts…
Knowing the question - Should I or shouldn’t I take Bio-Identical Hormone is a question you will ask yourself one day - I teamed up with Dr. Teresa Schaer of Signature Health Solutions and invited her to speak on Bio- Identical Human Hormones - Should you or Shouldn’t you at The Nassau Club in Princeton, New Jersey on Thursday night - June 9 at 7:00 PM. Cost $25.00 at door.
Dr. Schaer will answer your questions and address your concerns. Her talk is designed to help YOU make an informed choice about bio-identical human hormones by comparing human vs. non-human hormone replacement.
To be clear - Human Hormones are also known as “bio-identical” hormones, but Dr. Schaer labels them “human” because she wants to make it perfectly clear that the hormones used in replacement therapy SHOULD be human hormones, not chemically modified hormones or those derived from a horse (Premairn)
Are Bio- Identical Hormones right for you? Spend an evening with Dr. Schaer and discover your answer…
Bio-Identical Human Hormone Talk Details
- Thursday, June 9 at 7:00 PM
- The Nassau Club - 6 Mercer Street, Princeton, New Jersey
Cost: $20.00 in advance - PayPal
Green smoothies - sport a green mustache for doing your body good
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on May 18, 2011 | Be the First to Comment
Green Smoothies - “It does a body good!”… Join me and trade in your white mustache for a green one. Image you and celebrities sporting a green mustache for natural vibrant health instead of a white one. How super cool, honest and really health promoting that would that be.
My clients and participants at talks that I give always ask me - “What do I eat for breakfast? Ever the vegan green health hound, I start most days with a green smoothie.
Here’s why - GREEN SMOOTHIES - made from 100% raw organic ingredients actually will do a body good. They’re energizing, alkalizing, cleansing, immune system supporting, ideal for promoting you ideal weight, free from chemicals, pecticides and health offending ingredients - and green smoothies are green-licious. Need I pour my heart out more? No - but I will…
If you’re the person who rarely eats greens - this is a way to get some of them easily into your body. You can start with more fruit than green in the beginning and work your way up to a solid green smoothie or anywhere inbetween. I will give you a basic green smoothie recipe at the end of this post which includes both vegetables and fruits.
The beneficial bennies you can reap from a GREEN SMOOTHIE
A Time saver - Challenged for something filing and yummy for breakfast with a only a few minutes to spare? Blend your way to health, while at the same time satisfing your tummy full with no want for food until hours later. (Sounds like a weight loss buddy if ever…)
Eating amazingly nutritious high quality green plant food which is also easily absorbed into your body in less time than it takes to eat a salad (not that I object to salads - love them, but in this case - no temptation for high calorie dressings), just fast and efficient nutrients.
A high powered blender such as a Vita Mixer breaks food down more efficiently than chewing with your teeth - making the bounty of nutrition in your green smoothie immediately available to you. (If a Vita Mixer appeals to you - check at the end of this blog post for a sensational Vita Mixer savings… )
Live enzymes, important for nutrient absorption in your body are part of your raw green smoothie package. Jamming with fiber, your green smoothie will turn on your digestive system supporting detoxing, naturally.
Cheers to the environment - Green foods are nature’s best friends reserving space lower on the food chain, tending towards lower levels of contamination affecting them and you. A double yippee skippy for your health.
My green smoothies have supported my mood and energy levels, which are up and steady. It’s hard to be sad when you are eating real food fortified from sunlight - the natural happy enhancer.
and Green Smoothies are - Green Delicious.
Like sandwiches - there are endless ways to make a green smoothie. One thing you’ll always want to use are - vegetables, fruits and seeds/nuts that are 100% free from chemicals and pesticides. Go organic - because that always does a body good.
I use a Vita Mixer - because it blends fruits and vegetables like no other. I can add all sorts of things, like nuts,seeds and produce that your average blender won’t be able to blend up into a smooth and creamy drink. Since I use my vita mixer daily, my investment paid for itself in the first 2 months of use.
Here’s some fruity smoothie math - Your average smoothie place - will peel out of your purse between $7.00 and $10.00 for a large smoothie - On a recent NYC visit I paid $9.50 for a large smoothie with a few extras!) Ouchy Wawa, Holy green grass without the sass…
and - you might have to suffer with ingredients that you don’t want - like no organic produce, sweeten milks, yogurts and fruit juices - none of which I am suggesting in green smoothies.
If you don’t have a Vita Mixer, and you don’t want to get one - don’t dispair - cut your fruit up smaller and use a nut butter instead of the actual nut if you want to add nuts at all to your drink. While your green smoothie may not be as “creamy” smooth as one from a Vita Mixer, it will still be delicious.
Green Smoothie Recipe - Please use only 100% organic products for your best optimal health results.
- 1 large green apple
- 1 green pear
- 1/3 bunch of flat leaf parsley
- 3-7 pieces of Kale - stems removed or handful of baby Spinach
- 1/2 - 1 carrot
- Juice of one lemon
- 1- 2 inches ginger root (depending on how much ginger you like) - BTW, ginger is great for digestion, supports the immune system and warms up your insides.
- Handful of Cashew nuts or sunflower seeds - (use only with a Vita Mixer)
- Sprinkle of Hemp seeds - optional
If using a Vita Mixer, add all ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy. Start on a low speed and gradually move to high speed for several minutes.
If using a household blender, chop your fruits and veggies up into small pieces. If using nuts, replace nuts with a nut butter such as organic almond butter, cashew butter or peanut butter. Hemp seeds which are really small and soft are fine to include with your household blender.
Your Vita Mixer Discount: Free Shipping - a $25.00 dollar value when you call 800.848.2649 Ext. 2316 and ask to speak with Janet - Use this discount code: 06-003776 to be eligible for your free shipping. Orders placed online aren’t eligible for free shipping, you must call the number above and speak with a rep.
To Your Vibrant Health, Rochelle Blank-Zimmer, CHHC - Your Natural Choice
To schedule your personal breakthrough health consultation go to: Your Natural Choice or contact rochelle@yournaturalchoice.net.
How “Innocent” Foods Can Destroy Our Health
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on Apr 29, 2011 | Be the First to Comment
Good things come to Princeton, New Jersey. It is that kind of town.
Dr. Tel- Oren is a good thing and he is coming to Princeton to speak about How “Innocent” Foods Can Destroy Our Health. Allergies, Sensitivities and Inflammation can be the result of “Innocent” Foods. Dr. Tel-Oren is going to tell us the untold scientific story of allergies, sensitivities and inflammation as triggers and promoters of chronic disease.
Are wanting to love the spring weather but can’t bear going outside because of the high pollen count in the air - or do you suffer from food sensitivities? - are challenged by some type of chronic inflammation?
What Dr. T has to say will provide you with keys to understanding what is going on in your body and what you can do to reverse these situations.
I am brimming with excitement, to present to you Dr. Tel-Oren on:
Monday, May 2 at 7:00 PM
The Nassau Club - 6 Mercer Street - Princeton, New Jersey
Cost: $20 in advance - $25.00 at the door
For ticket information contact:
rochelle@yournaturalchoice.net
or call:609.490.0202
To Your Vibrant health, Rochelle Blank-Zimmer
Stress & Nutrition - Brendan Brazier vegan triathlete speaks in Princeton
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on Apr 7, 2011 | Be the First to Comment
How exciting, Brendan Brazier, best selling author of Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life
coming to Princeton, New Jersey on Friday, April 8 to speak about plant-based nutrition. He is a vegan pro-Ironman triathlete and creator of VEGA, a plant-based nutritional line. Being a professional athletic who is also Vegan, he should have plenty to say to the serious athlete, the bashful beginner or anyone blossoming from consistent action.
His lecture is slated to speak about health and energy, how to fight stress, battle fatigue, increase energy, balance hormone levels, support your adrenal glands and improve your sleep.
This talk is sponsored by Peace Weavers, a nonprofit group, based out of Bass, New York, who used to be local to the area.
Talk Details:
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation
- 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, NJ
- Friday, April , from 7-9PM
Raw Naked Chocolate Talk in Princeton, New Jersey
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on Apr 5, 2011 | Be the First to Comment
Raw Naked Chocolate - Sunday, April 10, 2:00 PM - Onsen For All - 4451 Rte 27 - Princeton, New Jersey - Reservations recommended: 609.924.4800 - Cost:$15.00
Everyone knows that chocolate is delicious, a treat when offered anytime and a super favorite amongst women. But are you aware of the many science proven, health enhancing and feel good benefits that
RAW NAKED CHOCOLATE
can provide for you?
Get set, get ready…You
are about to find out how to juicy up your health
and have shameless fun doing it!
Join Rochelle Blank-Zimmer, Certified Holistic Health Coach
Your Natural Choice
For this lively fun Raw Naked Chocolate talk where
You get to discover:
- The impostors posing as chocolate that are discreetly sabotaging your energy, keeping you addicted to sugar and offering you no health benefits. (UGH!)
- What specific ingredients to look for when sourcing this yummy happy enhancing food.
- A bit of chocolate lore and it’s medicinal uses through the ages.
You get to learn all about the champion chocolate - raw vegan cacao - the real stuff that offers you energy, focus, joy and of course super fantastic health benefits … (without of course one of those nasty sugar hangovers) YEAH!
But WAIT my fine chocolate friend, there’s more for YOU!
How about being privy to a simple chocolate demo where you get to learn how you can make sinfully delicious healthy vegan chocolate right in your kitchen…
And best of all -
You! get to Sample, simply the best and most delicious Raw Naked Chocolate on the planet ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
compliments of Gnosis Chocolates
Raw Naked Chocolate Talk - presented by Rochelle Blank-Zimmer, CHHC
Sunday, April 10 at 2:00 PM
at: Onsen For All - 4451 Rte 27 - Princeton, New Jersey
Reservations requested: 609.924.4800
Cost $15.00
Super Healthy Children Talk with Author Karen Ranzi in Princeton
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on Mar 29, 2011 | Be the First to Comment
Karen Ranzi, author of Creating Healthy Children
Karen’s talk will guide you on the path to creating happy and healthy children, confident of their disease-free future. Rather than medicate your child’s diseases,infections, and learning difficulties, Karen’s unique and proven approach simply eliminates the causes of health and weight problems through a healthful rawfood lifestyle. She conveys the understanding of your child’s biological need to obtain optimal nourishment—implementing healthful choices from pregnancy on. Karen also emphasizes fulfilling your child’s emotional needs by adhering to attachment parenting principles throughout the growing years.
While this talk focuses on children, the information and research is applicable and advantageous to children of all ages. If your kids are grown, bring your adult grown self to the talk regardless.
Here is what some astute and learned folks have to say about Karen, starting with T. Colin Campbell, PhD and author of The China Study, followed by Gabriel Cousens, M.D. author ofConscious Eating
to name a few.
“Karen Ranzi has written a most important book, Creating Healthy Children
scientific evidence is now clear that a plant based diet means optimal health, and the sooner young
people are started on this diet, the better. The storyline in this book is personal, professional and very,
very sensible.”
— T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Co-author of The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health
“I’m very appreciative of Karen Ranzi’s wonderful book, Creating Healthy Children—a powerful expression and guide on how to raise our children to their highest potential as healthy, full spirited human beings living in harmony with all of creation. This book helps families transition away from the worldwide disease culture and teaches the Culture of Life. For all prospective parents, this is your book.”
— Gabriel Cousens, M.D., M.D.(H), D.D.,Diplomate American Board of Holistic Medicine &
Diplomate in Ayurveda, Director of the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center. Author of Spiritual Nutrition, Conscious Eating, and Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine.
“The greatest gift we can give our children is health now and long into the future. Creating Healthy Children offers all the tools you’ll need to create healthy children and healthy families. Karen’s holistic approach is essential and refreshing as she writes from personal experience. I recommend this book to parents, parents-to-be, grandparents, aunts and uncles, child caregivers, and, of course, kids. This book will be vitally rewarding to your child’s health…and yours too! Kudos to Karen.”
— Susan Smith Jones, Ph.D., Author of Be Healthy~Stay Balanced and The Healing Power of NatureFoods: 50 Revitalizing SuperFoods & Lifestyle Choices to Promote Vibrant Health
Karen follows in Dr. Tel Oren footsteps for health and wellness speakers I have begun to bring to Princeton, NJ. My goal is to open a dialogue of what is possible for our health and well being. To reach beyond what we think we already know and learn new things that can have profound effects on our own personal health, the health of our environment and the health of all animals.
Talk Information:
Super Healthy Children
Thursday, March 31 at 7:00 PM
The Nassau Club - 6 Mercer Street, Princeton, New Jersey
Cost: $25.00
Advance ticket purchase recommended
Either via: PayPal
or contact Your Natural Choice via email: rochelle@yournaturalchoice.net
To Your Vibrant Health, Rochelle Blank-Zimmer, CHHC, Your Holistic Health Coach - Your Natural Choice
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Freedom from Emotional Eating - Talk at Onsen for All
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on Mar 13, 2011 | Be the First to Comment
I am brimming with excitement to tell you about a talk I am giving in Princeton, New Jersey
Freedom From Emotional Eating - Sunday, March 20 - 2:00 PM - Onsen For All - 4451 Rte 27, Princeton, New Jersey - 609.924.4800 - Cost: $15.00 - Reservations recommended.
Growing up, my main interest in food centered on the attention I got from eating it or not.
As a kid and young adult, I was either busy bingeing on uber-sugary sweets of the cupcake, cookie, and bread variety or not eating much of anything else. Although I didn’t know it at the time, I was using food to comfort and control what felt out of control to me. Dangling at the end of my fork were my fears and apprehensions.
How about YOU?
Do you use food to comfort yourself?
Do you eat when you are bored, distracted or not hungry? Do you stuff your voice quiet with food? Has food become a stand in for a best friend or a missing love interest?
When the going gets tough, do you reach for food?
Is your first, second, or third snack a way to procrastinate away your day’s challenges? Are there particular foods that hold you hostage to their taste? Do you rationalize or not count it as eating, when you eat off of someone else’s plate?
Chances are, you or someone you know is an emotional eater.
I will let you in on a little secret - I have never met anyone who ate, who didn’t have some sort of emotional charge going on with their food. And, if you are like me, you have experienced real frustration and anguish in regard to your eating choices.
I want you to know this - There is an end to the frustration and anguish which you many have experienced surrounding eating.
YOU can champion your emotional eating. I did and YOU can too!
Want to know more? - You can on,
Sunday, March 20 at 2:00 P.M, Onsen For All in Princeton, NJ will be presenting an inspiring talk:
Freedom From Emotional Eating
This powerful talk will privy you to a few select secrets that yours truly, Your Natural Choice - Rochelle Blank-Zimmer Holistic Health Coach has successfully used with herself and with her clients.
- Are you ready to address those conflicts that are at the root of your overeating?
- Is it time for you to banish the frustration and anguish you have experienced in regard to eating?
- Would you like to transform your relationship with food, feelings and weight so that you can create a satisfying life that nourishes and rewards you with other things besides food?
- Are YOU ready to Free Yourself From Your Emotional Eating?
Sunday, March 20 @ 2:00 P.M.
Onsen For All - 4451 Route 27, Princeton, New Jersey
Advanced reservations are always best as seating is limited. Call 609.924.4800
To Your Vibrant Health, Your Natural Choice, Rochelle Blank-Zimmer, Certified Holistic Health Coach
- Links:
- Your Natural Choice
- Central Jersey Holistic Health Examiner
- To schedule a Nutritional Strategy Session with Rochelle Blank-Zimmer, HHC email: naturalchoicehhc@aol.com
