Mix all the above ingredients together and press in the bottom of your pie pan.
NOTE: It will seem not fully compact, but once you add pie filling, it all comes out nicely after cooked.
Filling:
* 8 oz. low fat cream cheese
* 8 oz. plain Greek yogurt
* 1/2 cup 100% pure maple syrup
* 1/3 cup pureed pumpkin
* 1/2 tsp. vanilla
* 1/4 tsp. cinnamon and nutmeg
Blend until smooth, pour into piecrust and bake for 50 minutes at 350-degrees.
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In this video you'll get my three tips for enjoying the holiday feast without packing on extra pounds and adding inches to your waistline.
Hint: one of my tips is making a healthy dish for the table. You can get one of my favorite holiday desserts in my next blog post, which I'll share in a couple days.
There's also a powerful NUTRITION TRICK that you can use before any holiday feasts to help control insulin and blood sugar response and help flow calories into muscle cells instead of fat cells, and it's described at the video here:
You might be surprised to know that MOST people have low vitamin D levels (especially in the winter), and a lot of people are surprised to find that they could be dangerously low.
Keep in mind that it's best to get your vitamin D naturally from the sun if you can. The sun is the absolute best source of vitamin D, and leads to a powerful strengthening of your immune system when your body can naturally produce Vitamin D from moderate sun exposure.
When the UVB rays (not UVA rays) from mid-day sun hit your skin, it reacts with oils in your skin to produce vitamin D that is slowly absorbed by your body. Remember that this does NOT mean getting burned in the sun… it means getting a moderate amount of sun on large portions of your body (not just your face) for approx 15-40 minutes per day WITHOUT sunscreen on (since sunscreen blocks the UV rays that directly stimulate the vitamin D production in your body).
Everybody is different based on their skin tone. Very pale skin tones may only need 10-15 minutes or so in full sun in the middle of the day to get adequate vitamin D before any skin damage occurs, but darker skin tones may need a slightly longer time (sometimes 40-60 minutes) in the sun to produce adequate vitamin D. To protect your skin, it's essential to get enough sun without sunscreen on, but NOT get burned.
If you are working in an office from 9-5 most days of the week, then most likely you need a supplement of Vitamin D. The best food sources of natural Vitamin D are egg yolks, fatty fish such as salmon and mackerel, organ meats, and some mushrooms. However, keep in mind that it's tough to get enough vitamin D in the winter from food sources alone.
Natural Vitamin D from either cod liver oil and/or an oil-based D3 supplement are the best options in my opinion for the times of the year you're not getting enough sun.
2. Garlic
Garlic is one of the most potent of all superfoods! Not only does garlic go back thousands of years for treatment of sickness, but recent studies back up the legendary claims for garlic boosting your immune system.
*Start including garlic powder on a lot of your foods, fresh chopped garlic in meals, and also a garlic capsule or two each day.
3. Probiotics
Keep in mind that 70% of your immune system lies in your gut flora and the health of the friendly organisms in there to protect you against pathogens and sickness.
Kombucha tea is a fermented tea (naturally effervescent) that contains billions of friendly gut organisms (probiotics) that help to strengthen your immune system by bolstering your levels of good organisms in your gut, which provides a first level of defense against pathogens from things you ingest. You can find Kombucha tea or other probiotic drinks at health food stores such as Whole Foods. I also recommend my very own Earth Echo Probiotic!
Kefir is a cultured/fermented dairy drink that's been used for thousands of years as a health elixer in many parts of the world. Kefir is an even better source of probiotics than Kombucha tea, but keep in mind that variety is best when it comes to probiotics, so use various sources for the best benefits to your digestive system and immune system.
Kefir is also the easiest form of dairy to digest due to the pre-digestion that's done by the probiotic microorganisms, and because of this, kefir is generally 99% lactose free. When I feel any sickness coming on, I start loading up on Kombucha tea and Kefir, drinking them both throughout the day.
I've started seeing other probiotic drinks on the market recently too, so just make sure to look for one that has very minimal sugar per serving (3-6 grams per 8 oz serving is acceptable, but much more than that is way too much).
I take a daily probiotics supplement to ensure I'm keeping my gut flora healthy and my immune system strong.
4. Herbal Tea
There is evidence that green tea and chamomile tea can help aid in strengthening the immune system. Even if the effects are minimal, you can't go wrong because both are loaded with powerful antioxidants unique to each tea.
For that reason, I try to drink a couple of cups of green tea with a small bit of raw honey early in the day. And then at night I have a couple of cups of chamomile or mint tea.
This isn't a bad idea even for a regular habit, but it's even more important when you feel a sickness coming on. I also drink a lot of other teas too such as Rooibos tea, which is thought to be even higher in antioxidants than green tea.
5. Light Exercise
When you feel a sickness coming on, a super-high intensity workout is not a good idea, as hard training forces the body to do a lot of recovery. Your body needs all of it's energy to fight off the oncoming sickness.
*Although I usually recommend high intensity training when you're healthy, when you're not feeling 100%, it's just a good idea to get some light exercise instead.
Personally, I like to get outside for some fresh air and go for a hike or go snowshoeing in the winter. These aren't very strenuous for me, so they won't cause my body to be forced to do a lot of recovery. Just getting out in the fresh air and getting the circulation going can help your body fight off the sickness.
6. Avoid ALL processed foods, sugars and white flour
When you feel a sickness coming on, this is no time to bombard your body with processed foods, inflammatory omega-6 oils (soybean oil, corn oil, etc), fried foods, high fructose corn syrup, refined sugars, and chemical additives.
All of these foods force your body to do extra work to deal with all of this junk and the internal inflammation that they cause in your body. By the way, grain-based foods like bread, cereal, muffins, pasta, and bagels are a big culprit in causing internal inflammation and disrupting normal gut function. This means you should avoid grains as much as possible.
These 6 tips will go a LONG way to helping you ward off any oncoming sickness.
Much love,
Danette May
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On a recent episode of Access Hollywood Live, Danette shared the to 5 food lies. Danette reveals which foods you should eat and which foods you must avoid for fat loss and optimal health.
Five Food Lies Exposed
1. All Green Drinks Are Healthy
Green drinks are all the rage with celebrities and fitness guru's alike. But not all green drinks are healthy. The store bought green drinks such as Odwalla are the worst offenders. These drinks are so full of sugar that you may as well drink a soda.
And if you are consuming unwashed veggies, you could possibly be downing a glass of harmful, toxic pesticides. Be sure to wash your veggies and add a little fat such as hemp seeds or flaxseed oil. Adding fat to your green drinks will help your body absorb all the wonderful fat soluble nutrients.
I normally make a green drink every morning with fresh organic veggies, but when I'm traveling or on the go, I'll get my daily greens through Athletic Greens. This is the package you saw me point to in the video. By the way, you can grab Athletic Greens for yourself here:
2. Whole Wheat Is Healthy
This one may come as a shocker, but the fact is that wheat contains a very unusual type of carbohydrate (not found in other foods) called Amylopectin-A, which has been found to spike your blood sugar higher than even pure table sugar. This means that wheat-based foods such as breads, bagels, cereals, muffins, and other baked goods often cause much higher blood sugar levels than most other carbohydrate sources.
As you know, the higher your average blood sugar levels are over time, the more Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) are formed inside your body, which makes you age FASTER. These nasty little compounds speed up the aging process in your body, and cause damage over time to your organs, your joints, and create wrinkled skin.
3. Low fat Yogurt Is Healthy And Will Help You Lose Weight
Be very careful in buying yogurt, especially if you believe this is going to make you healthier or lose weight. Most yogurts that claim to be “low fat” or “sugar free”, contain harmful artificial sweeteners and are loaded with sugars. They also contain other chemicals which alter your hormone balance.
When you consume sugar and lots of artificial processed products, your body actually holds onto the fat. Chose an organic plain greek yogurt like Fage or Greek Gods. And if you need to sweeten it a little, add your own sweetener like honey, stevia or 100% maple syrup.
4. Drinking Tea Is Healthy
Unfortunately, most of the tea sold today is nothing like the unadulterated version of tea from years gone by. Many of today's tea brands are operating under the guise of providing health benefits and promoting clean living, but are actually laden with pesticides, toxins, artificial ingredients, and GMOs.
Beware of ingredients that have “natural flavors”. You can breakdown anything that is found in nature and if it ends up tasting like the flavor you wish to use, you can add it to any product and call it “NATURAL FLAVOR” on the label. It could come from a stone in the ground or really anything. This is why when I see the words “natural flavor” listed in the ingredients, I put the product down and run far far away. Your best best is to buy organic teas.
5. Coooking Oils Are Healthy
First, anything labeled soybean oil, canola oil, corn oil, vegetable oil, or cottonseed oil (these are in a LOT of processed foods you probably eat) have likely undergone a refining process under extremely high heat, and treated with chemical solvents such as hexane. This leaves you with an oil where the polyunsaturated fats have undergone a lot of oxidation and are therefore VERY inflammatory inside your body, producing free radicals, damaging your cell membranes, contributing to faster aging, heart disease, and other possible health problems. Instead, use organic virgin coconut oil and olive oil.
Yours in Health,
Danette May
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If you love chicken salad, you know there's one ingredient you must AVOID if you're on a weight loss plan…
MAYONNAISE
This ingredient is killer for your waistline and your overall health. And the “low fat” or “no fat” options for mayonnaise are also a no-go.
So you'll be happy to know that I created a fat-burning chicken salad recipe that is absolutely delicious! Give it a try and I promise you'll never use mayonnaise again.
This is fast, easy to make and so yummy! You can top it on a bed of greens or eat it plain.
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I whipped up this delicious anti-aging smoothie for my family this morning. The combination of ingredients is perfect for optimal health, nutrition, skin beauty, energy and free-radical fighting agents.
Everything the body needs to slow the aging process and turn back the hands of time! Food is such a powerful tool for creating good in our body, mind and spirit.
