Before you decorate those eggs….

From Danielle Zanzarov, http://www.4HealthInc.com

Before you decorate those eggs….

Hi everyone! Wishing you all a joyous Passover and a joyous Easter.

I know many of you, myself included, will be coloring Easter eggs with the kids this week. While it is very easy and convenient to use artificial food coloring (like the little pellets in the egg decorating kits), it is also easy to use natural dyes… and it is a lot healthier.

Many people see artificial food coloring as harmless.

After all, why would they allow it in food if it were dangerous?

This is a question I have a hard time answering myself since artificial food coloring and dyes can be found in just about everything! Truth is, nicely colored food sells better and natural dyes are more expensive. What would you think about a maraschino cherry that wasn’t bright red? Unfortunately, looks are deceiving. Here are just a few bits of information on artificial food coloring:

# There are 7 artificial colors that are currently approved to be used in the US. These are: Blue #1, Blue # 2, Green #3, Red #40, Red #3, Yellow #5, and Yellow #6.
# Europe uses less artificial food colors than are permitted for use in the US.
# Several research studies have shown a link between artificial food coloring and child behavior issues (read more here)
# Studies have shown links between artificial colors and asthma, rashes, and even tumors.
# Children’s growing and developing bodies are more susceptible to the toxicity of artificial colorings
# Artificial food colorings are made from petroleum, acetone, and coal tar
# Artificial food colorings cannot only be found in junk food and candy, but they are even used to make things like salmon and oranges look more appealing

OK, I could probably go on and on with the list but, I think you get the point. The key is, we really want to avoid artificial colorings as much as we possible can. They are just not worth consuming.

So, now for egg decorating! Yes, you can dye your Easter eggs naturally!

1. Use a mug or large glass for each color you wish to make.
2. Place the colorant into each mug
* Brown: 2 teabags or several tablespoons of coffee grinds
* Red: several tablespoons of paprika
* Pink: piece of a beet or 2 berry teabags or mashed frozen raspberries or red fruit juice
* Purple: fill cup 1/3 with grape juice
* Yellow: several tablespoons of turmeric
* Orange: yellow onion skins
* Blue: red cabbage leaves or frozen blueberries (mash a bit in mug)
* Green: spinach (mash a bit in mug)
3. Add 1 teaspoon of white vinegar to each mug
4. Add ~ 1/2 cup of boiling water to each mug and mix
5. Dip eggs in solution. Remember, the longer the egg remains in the solution, the darker your colors will be.
6. Allow your eggs to dry.
7. If you wish for a shiny coating, you can rub with a little bit of olive or vegetable oil

Send me some pictures of your beautiful eggs!!

Just a reminder:
Thursday at 8PM EST, I will be joined by Jenny from Made Fit TV. Jenny will be talking to us about how to get exercise into our schedules and get the best workout!! If you are not registered for the series but want to join in, be sure to register at http://www.4healthinc.com/HealthWellnessinNoTimeTeleseminarSeries.aspx

Here’s to your health and wellness,
Danielle

This is as extreme as it gets…

Thank you Eugenia Karahalias (http://www.unleashyourfullpotentialnow.com/) for posting this on Facebook

Baby Denied Health Coverage Due to Preexisting Condition
By Catherine Donaldson-Evans Mar 29th 2010 11:07AM

A Texas newborn who needed surgery to correct defective arteries was denied coverage by his parents’ insurance company on the grounds that the baby’s condition was preexisting.

Emboldened by the new federal health-care legislation that will make such claims illegal, Houston Tracy’s parents are fighting the decision by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, according to local reports.

“They kept saying it’s preexisting, it’s preexisting, but I don’t know how it can be preexisting on a baby that was just born,” the child’s father Doug Tracy told CBS affiliate KTVT. “If it’s mandated that everyone have health insurance, then how can one be denied?”

Blue Cross issued a statement to AOL Health Monday saying the company is addressing the Tracys concerns, but offered no details on how it was doing so.

“We understand what an emotional time this is for the Tracy family and we regret the frustration they are feeling,” the statement says. “Under privacy laws, we can’t discuss the specifics of any individual’s health care or coverage status with our company. What we can tell you is that we’ve responded to Mr. Tracy in writing over the weekend and are pleased to report that we’ve proposed a solution that addresses his and his family’s concerns.”

AOL Health was unable to reach the Tracys for comment.

The federal health-care legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Obama last week will stop insurance companies from being able to deny children coverage for preexisting conditions. But it doesn’t go into effect until September, meaning Houston came into the world just a little too early.

After the Tracys’ son was born on March 15, doctors found that he had a congenital heart disorder called transposition of the great arteries, according to media reports. Babies with the condition — which is almost never detected before birth — turn blue because the two major vessels that transport blood away from the heart are reversed.

Houston’s dad knew something was wrong right away.

“He wasn’t turning pink fast enough,” Tracy told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “When they listened to his chest, they realized he had an issue.”

But he was stunned when his insurance company wouldn’t pay for Houston’s operation, which the infant needed in order to survive.

“How can he have a preexisting condition if the baby didn’t exist until now?” the paper quoted Tracy as saying.

He and his wife Kim, who are small business owners, say they can’t afford coverage for themselves but pay for health insurance policies for their other two children.

http://www.aolhealth.com

CMIT Solutions is Recruiting

CMIT Solutions has experienced excellent growth in the Tri-State in the last 18 months. Our focus on an under served SMB client base and our outstanding business model have enabled us to thrive in a very tough economy. (Everyone needs their computers and we keep them running!!.) If you have interest in learning more about us as client, potential owner, technician or sales professional please reach out according to your area of interest.

We are looking for business owners who are interested in professional and proactive computer and network support. For more information please visit: http://cmitsolutions.com/southnassau/

Potential owners would include anyone who wants to own their own business. You do not have to have a technology background to be considered. Many people will not qualify, but if you would like to live your dream of business ownership, or convert your break fix business into a more profitable asset then please visit http://cmitfranchie.coms/ to learn more.

Technicians interested in a position should contact me on linkedin or write to our HR department at hmhr@optonline.net

Sales professionals should visit http://talent.cmitsolutions.com/ for more information on the opportunity.
Please feel free to share this with your connections.

Thanks,

Armando D’Accordo
http://cmitsolutionsofsouthnassau.blogspot.com/

IT’S A JOKE SON

From Teresa Ward’s Newsletter - TerersasFamilyCleaning.com

Women are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. Most men don’t want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. So, instead, they sometimes take the apples from the ground that aren’t as good, but easy to reach. The apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they’re amazing. They just have to wait for the right man to come along, the one who is brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree.
Now Men…. Men are like a fine wine. They begin as grapes, and it’s up to women to stomp the heck out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.

Long Island (Networking) Events March 28 – April 4, 2010

March 29
Breakfast Networking
8AM
Panera Bread, 399 Nesconset Highway, Hauppauge
Just pay for your own breakfast

March 29
Speed Networking for Business Professionals
http://www.FacetoFaceNetworking.com
5:30 PM
Select Office Suites
Max of two people per industry, one per company
$35 (Use discount code BISK to save $10)

March 30
SOUTH SHORE NETWORKING MEETING
8AM
Imperial Diner, 63 West Merrick Road
Freeport
Hale Storm
$15 Fee for breakfast
ONE per industry group
RSVP a must – Sherri 516 623 5883

March 30
Women’s Relaxing Networking Event
6:00 – 8:00 PM
The Buccaneer Crab House, 108 W. Merrick Rd., Freeport
(event held Upstairs)
Elizabeth Haglich – ehaglich@hotmail.com

March 30
March’s Irish Business Network
5:30 – 8PM
Verona Ristorante, 1255 Melville Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735
Cost: $20 @ door $15 if paid in advance
FREE Admission For IBN Members
Cash Bar – Delicious Appetizers
RSVP – (631) 360-2727
http://www.irishbusinessnetwork.org/events.htm#March

March 30
AMBIT Energy Presentation
7:30 – 8:15 PM
Marriott Melville, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road , Melville
Bring 3 friends and get a voucher for a FREE 3 days 2 nights hotel stay
RSVP Marilu Nunez – 631-295-0344

March 31
Virtual Networking
Best Practices for Social Media
Adrian’s Network
12N-1PM
The dial in is 712 755 7000; access code is 699775
register at http://www.adriansnetwork.com
rsvp amiller@adrianmiller.com

March 31
Breakfast networking
Panera Bread, 313 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre
8AM
Breakfast cost $3 – $5

March 31
LIConnects Networking Lunch
12:30 PM – 2:30PM
Hauppauge Palace Diner
RSVP A MUST – Jan DeRobertis 631-223-4581

March 31
Changing Behaviors
Financial Behaviors

6:00 PM
Panera Bread, 1025 West Montauk Highway, West Babylon
http://www.meetup.com/Increasing-Knowledge-Creating-a-Savvier-Consumer/

March 31
Blogging Techniques, SEO & Using WordPress as Blog or Site
7:00 PM
Roger Smith Hotel, 501 Lexington Ave., New York
$60
Beginners, intermediaries and Social Media enthusiasts and anyone interested on improving Blogging Techniques and better use of WordPress as a Blogging platform or even as an entirely customized website. This class is also suggested for traditional programmers and web designers interested in learning more about We 2.0
Carolina Frederico & John Ciampa
http://BloggersSchool.com
http://bloggingtechniqueswordpressclasses.eventbrite.com/?ref=eca l

VENDORS – reserve your spot now!!
Sunday April 18th 2010
The 18th Holistic Health Fair
Huntington Hilton Hotel on Route 110 in Melville
10am to 4pm
We typically generate between 100-200 qualified people throughout the day. Advertising will be in Wisdom Magazine, Creations Magazine, Newsday and other calendars of events, mailings and emails. Radio stations are also informed as well as Channel 12.
The participation fee is still only $295 for the day. We close out the event at 30 vendors.  We also have speaking spots available throughout the day for an additional fee.
For more information or to reserve your spot call 631-385-7321

RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW
April 29
Dowling College Career Fair
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
$75.00 will reserve for you a linen covered table, catered lunch for up to two representatives and publication of your organization profile and staffing needs within our fair booklet for participating students and alumni.
Online employment fair reservation form https://www.dowling.edu/careerservices/employers.shtm
or call Jeanine Vanek Career Services Internship Associate 631.244.1137

April 1
A SOAR! with Resilience™ Free Teleclass
Got Stress?  Be Resilient!
7-7:30pm EST
Eileen Lichtenstein – eileen@balanceandpower.com
http://www.motivationalwhisperers.com/freestressmanagement.html

April 1
Pre separation and divorce legal clinic
6:00pm
Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, 1010 Northern Blvd., Great Neck
FREE
answering questions and providing information to members of our
community during this difficult time
http://www.lawjaw.com

April 2
LIMBA (Long Island Mid-Suffolk Business Association)
Networking and keeping you informed about what’s happening on Long Island
Holiday Inn, 3845 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Ronkonkoma
8:30-9:30 AM (registration opens at 8:00)
$15/25 for members and $20 for non members
ernie@limba.net
http://www.limba.net

April 2
Speed Dating
Crowne Plaza Hotel 1790 North Ocean Ave. Holtsville
first drink FREE + appetizers
$38
8:00 PM
Register at http://www.7-in-heaven.com

April 3
The Long Island Breakfast Club
9:00 AM Sharp
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY, Ruth S. Harley University Center (UNC BUILDING) Rooms 201-203, 1 South Ave (Parking in P2 Lot), Garden City, NY
Bring a non-perishable food item for Rock-Can-Roll
$20
RSVP http://www/longislandbreakfastclub.com / 516 315-2762

April 3
10-11 AM
The Coloring Book for Thinking by Numbers
Blog Talk Radio
Or call 646-652-4437
How the gurus in every field talk and write manifests how they THINK. What they say differs; HOW they say it is uniform  . They don’t have to think about the PROCESS; the process thinks FOR them.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/search/the-coloring-book-for-thinking-by-numbers-/

April 3-5
3-Day Professional Networking Event
Twice-daily scheduled networking crunches
$25.00
held online
http://www.wevine.com/
Rhonda Nelson, Wevine Events, contact@wevine.com

Long Island magicians for hire

HARRY MANDEL
516-662-8435

mandelmagic.com

Specialty: He’ll levitate a child
For the finale of his 45-minute show, Syosset’s Harry Mandel brings out two chairs, puts a board on the chairs, brings up the birthday child, wraps him or her in a blanket from the neck down, then pulls out one chair and the pulls out the board. He usually only recommends for 6 years old or older. “When they’re under 5, they get a little scared,” he says.

The online article was mentioned in Newsday yesterday :

http://www.exploreli.com/kids/long-island-magicians-for-hire-1.1824704

When Multitasking Costs You Your Life

Something to think about next time you have the urge to multitask!

Read more at Paul Castain’s Sales Playbook

And remember: DO NOT text and drive. No talking on the phone either. Nothing is more important then YOUR LIFE !!

Yvonne

I finally had some time to sort out a few more EBooks for you…

Send me an email at LIEntrepreneurs@yahoo.com if you would like to receive any of these EBook
Yvonne

Mind and Memory
The Scientific Approach to Memory and Mental Development
by David Mitchell, A.B., A.M., Ph.D.
52 pages

Your Inivisible Power
A Presentation of the Mental Science of Judge Thomas Troward
by Genevieve Behrend
81 pages

40 Fab Fun Ways to add Humor Every Day
Ideas & Inspirations for Rib-Tickers and Smile Makers
Humorous Quotes from Notable Authorities
By Caro Top Rainbow – a heart for clowning
6 pages

Above Life’s Turmoil
The turmoil of the world we can not avoid, but the disturbances of the mind we can overcome
By James Allen
58 pages

Banish Bad Habits
How To Free Yourself From Bad Habits, Forever
27 pages

Blogging for Business made easy
A blog, or web-log as it was once called, is today’s version of the diary
10 pages

Don’t Let Low Vision Rob You Blind

Be our Guest for a Free Lunch and Learn

Dr. Christy Sell and Arthur Singer of Optic Masters will discuss Vision Loss and demonstrate Low Vision Visual Aids

Monday, April 26th from Noon to 2 pm (registration begins at 11:30 am)

at Sterling Glen of Roslyn, 100 Landing Road, Roslyn, NY 11576
All are Welcome.

Please RSVP to 516.364.7474

Learn more at www.lowvisionli.com

Natural Vitamin C Food Sources and Health Benefits

It’s vitally important that we do get plenty of natural vitamin C (with bioflavonoids) in our diets.

Besides protecting you from scurvy, which can kill you fast, vitamin C helps produce collagen. Collagen works like super-glue to keep all the cells in your body where they belong.

Plus, if you get wounded or break a bone, collagen comes to the rescue to help mend and heal.

The Best Natural Vitamin C Sources

Fortunately, C is abundant in most raw fruits and vegetables. We all know that a great vitamin C food source is citrus fruit. But there are many other sources on the fruits list including: lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruits, kiwifruit, papayas, cantaloupe, raspberries, watermelon, tomatoes, pineapples and strawberries.

Good natural vitamin C sources from the vegetables list include: spinach, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, pepers, celery, peas, romaine lettuce, carrots, mustard greens, turnip greens, collard greens, onions, corn, yams, sweet potatoes, chard, cabbage, parsley and asparagus.

Although fruits and vegetables are the best vitamin C food sources, some meats also contain small amounts. These include oysters and organ meats, such as liver, heart and tongue.

Even though vitamin C is naturally abundant in fruits and vegetables, it’s a delicate nutrient.

Broiling, grilling, frying, boiling and lengthy storage can all easily destroy the vitamin C in food. However, lightly steaming minimizes the loss. And since chilled and frozen fruits and vegetables retain their C, it’s best to keep all produce refrigerated or frozen until you’re ready to eat it.

Vitamin C Health Benefits

Vitamin C is so important in making collagen, that it’s an essential nutrient for healthy bones, tendons and ligaments. Other important vitamin C health benefits include the prevention of:

* Strokes,

* Diabetes,

* Blood clots,

* Heart disease,

* Atherosclerosis,

* Hair and tooth loss,

* High blood pressure,

* Joint pain and swelling,

* Various forms of cancer,

* High LDL (bad) cholesterol,

* And development of cataracts.

Vitamin C also contributes to a much stronger immune system. This helps to lower your susceptibility to colds, viruses, flu, infections and many other diseases.

Vitamin C Recommendations

The recommendations for vitamin C vary widely. For example, the National Academy of Sciences says the lowest minimum recommended daily allowances (RDA) for vitamin C should be: men 90 mgs, women 75 mgs and pregnant and lactating women up to 120 mgs. Whereas many other health authorities believe the Optimum Daily Allowance (ODA) should be 250 to as high as 3,000 mgs a day.

How do you know you’re getting enough C (ascorbic acid) from food and supplements?

The most common symptoms of a vitamin C deficiency include bleeding gums, nosebleeds, anemia, tendency to bruising, low resistance to infections and slow healing of wounds.

Source: http://www.bellaonline.com