HAPPY NEW YEAR

MAY ALL YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS BE DEFINED.....

IN THE YEAR of 2009!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR ....FROM DOLKAR WELLNESS

YOU ONLY GET TO KEEP WHAT YOU GIVE AWAY

It's a universal law:

You have to give before you get.

You must plant your seeds before you reap the harvest.

The more you sow, the more you will reap. In giving to others, you will find yourself blessed.

The law works to give you back more than you have sown.

The giver's harvest is always full.

Those that obtain have little.

Those who scatter have much.

Nature does not give to those who will not spend.

A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.

- The Wizard to the Tin Man

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GO AHEAD....EAT A BIG BREAKFAST

Hard to believe, but there could be a benefit to loading up your breakfast plate. Besides helping you eat less later in the day, a big breakfast might also help you lose weight. But you have to be smart about it.

Load Up to Slim Down? Okay, so you can’t completely overdo it at breakfast and hope to drop pounds. But when obese dieters ate a big 600-calorie breakfast of healthy protein and carbs (think scrambled eggs, diced turkey, whole-wheat toast, and a banana), they lost significantly more weight than dieters who ate only half that much. Why? Researchers speculate that eating a large balanced meal in the morning helps stymie carb cravings later in the day -- especially if you’re cutting carbs and calories in an effort to slim down.

A Better Breakfast: Here are some other ways to make your morning meal really count:

Put eggs back on the menu. Yep, they’re officially a health food again. I always knew it…

Never skip breakfast.

Follow these four simple breakfast rules for shedding pounds:

1. Do it daily. Your goal is to make it a daily, automatic habit. The reward? You can kiss late-day low blood sugar and sugary snack cravings goodbye.

2. Do it sooner rather than later. For the best results, eat breakfast within an

hour or so of waking up -- even if you’re not hungry. Morning-time low blood

sugar produces a brain chemical designed to mask hunger pangs -- but can

cause sugar cravings later in the day.

3. Make it complex. We’re talking complex carbohydrates here (whole-grain

cereals, steel-cut oats, high-fiber fruits, etc.) The fiber keeps blood sugar on

an even keel and helps you feel full longer.

4. Power it with protein. Protein slows digestion, helps prevent spikes and

dips in blood sugar, and can even give you a dose of depression-fighting

tryptophan. DesMaisons recommends that you get a third of your daily

protein at breakfast.

The BEST breakfast? One containing oatmeal or another whole-grained cereal (either hot or cold), eggs, yogurt, whole-grained bread, peanut butter or fresh fruit.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS

WE AT DOLKAR WELLNESS SEND YOU LIGHT AND LOVE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON....OUR WISH FOR YOU IS HAPPINESS.

AFFIRMATIONS FOR MORE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS

Have you ever wondered how you could improve your relationships with family and friends? There is a passive but effective way that you can use - changing yourself first and then the law of attraction will do the rest. It's called "AFFIRMATIONS".

These affirmations are really just common sense but they are the first to go when our minds put us on auto pilot and we lose are awareness. We’re not perfect but we can aspire to making our lives more peaceful by improving our relationships with friends, lovers, family …..and those people we meet for the first time by first changing the way we think. Try it…it works!

Say the following affirmations as many times a day as you like. You can stand in front of the mirror and sincerely recite them - or just keep them in your mind throughout the day:

I am grateful for all the opportunities to learn the lessons of love.
I treat all people I meet with kindness, respect, and understanding.
I give and it is given back to me with the same measure.
I extend love and the whole world responds to my love.
I am a positive influence in my world.

Speak good words, kind words, words of wisdom, words of encouragement like gentle rain upon a dormant field. Eventually, they will coax the seeds beneath the soil to life.
-Rabbi Tzvi Freeman

For more helpful Affirmations, contact Dolkar Wellness NOW!

VITAMIN K FIGHTS INFLAMATION

Have you heard of Vitamin K? It’s a less known member of the vitamin alphabet but plays a very important part in the weapon against chronic inflammation where the body’s natural protective mechanism overreacts and causes problems. Vitamin K has been linked to a lower risk for two inflammatory conditions – osteoarthritis and heart disease in women.

Two long-term studies show that people who consume the lowest levels of K are at the greatest risk for osteoporosis. And now research in the British Journal of Nutrition links improved levels of vitamin K in children with increased bone mineral content.

Are you getting enough K to fight inflammation? Tufts University researches suggest that you’re probably not. Most deficient in vitamin K are older adults. Try to get between 90 micrograms (for women) and 120 micrograms (for men) a day and eat plenty of leafy greens (broccoli, kale, lettuce, and spinach) as well as olive oil and soybeans.

For more help with "Super Anti-oxidants" contact Dolkar Wellness NOW!!!

BEET HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

Drinking approximately two 8-ounce glasses of beet juice a day significantly lowers blood pressure. Researchers are suggest that “Drinking beetroot juice might be a simple way to maintain a healthy cardiovascular system.”

Not only is blood pressure substantially reduced three hours after drinking this juice, but the reduction was also observed up to a day after ingestion.

So…..Beet It – your urine will also be prettier.

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THE SEASON FOR GIVING

We all talk about the season of giving but who do we give to…..our families, our lovers….our friends. I’ve asked myself this question many times….are our families and friends more worthy of our giving than the stranger down the street who is down and out and really needs help?

I’ve given to the poor and to charity on more than one holiday season rather than buying presents for my family that they would have shoved in a drawer. Those in need were very happy….but my family…not so much.

My point is not to neglect our families….but do they really NEED all that we GIVE? I doubt it. So here’s my proposal for the holiday season: Give something of value to someone who needs it. That “something” can be a smile, a warm gesture or encouraging words. It could be some food or something that is valuable to them in their time of need. I encourage everyone to give to just one or two people this holiday season who you don’t know and who cannot benefit you in any way. See how you feel about yourself….see how you feel about the holiday.

I saw this quote on a community page and it rang true to me – I’d like to share it with you….and thanks to Sharon for her special insight.


"A single act of giving has a value beyond what we can imagine. So much of the spiritual path is expressed and realized in giving: love, compassion,sympathetic joy, equanimity; letting go of grasping, aversion, and delusion."

To give is powerful. That is why the Buddha said that if we knew as he did, the power of giving, we would not let a single meal pass without sharing some of it. Sharing food is a metaphore for all giving. When we offer someone food, we are not just giving that person something to eat; we are giving far more. We give strength, health, beauty, clarity of mind, and even life because none of those things would be possible without food. So when we feed another, this is what we are offering - the substance of life itself.
--Sharon Salzberg

THE FIVE DIRTIEST FOODS

Do you wash your fruits and vegetables thoroughly before eating??? I know lots of people who don’t because they think their produce “LOOKS clean.” Read this….it’s a safety wake-up call. There’s lots of critters that are not visible to the eye that are lurking on your peaches and celery. Take Care….they could make you sick.

The 5 dirtiest foods are:

Eggs: While most eggs aren't going to make anyone sick, experts estimate that more than 2 million germy eggs (as in Salmonella infected) get into circulation each year, sickening 660,000 people each year and killing as many as 300. Um, maybe we should think twice about eating that raw cookie dough. Make sure the egg carton says they're pasteurized and never buy a dozen that contains any obvious cracks or leaks.

Peaches: They're pretty, but that's just skin-deep. Health experts warn that peach skins are doused in pesticides before they make it to grocery store to prevent blemishes. On average, a peach can contain as many as nine different pesticides, according to the USDA. This is the number one reason to buy organic. It’s true that organic produce cost more than conventional but it is worth not ingesting all those poisons sprayed on the produce to keep the bugs off.
Pre-packaged salad mixes: Surprise! "Triple washed" doesn't mean germ-free say experts. Pathogens may still be lurking so be sure to wash your greens before tossing in your salad bowl.

Cantaloupe: Get ready to be grossed out. According to one article, "when the FDA sampled domestically grown cantaloupe, it found that 3.5 percent of the melons carried Salmonella and Shigella, the latter a bacteria normally passed person-to-person. Among imported cantaloupe, 7 percent tested positive for both bugs." Scrub your melons with a little mild dish soap and warm water before slicing.

Scallions: Blamed for several recent outbreaks of Hepatitis A, and other bugs like the parasite Cryptosporidium, Shigella and Salmonella, scallions present a food safety problem because of the way they grow (in the dirt) and lack of proper washing. While you can't control what happens in restaurant kitchens, you can give them a super-duper washing at home before cooking with.

Other dirty foods in the article include chicken, ground beef and turkey, raw oysters, and cold cuts.

The bottom line: Don't be afraid to eat these foods, just be aware of the precautions you need to take before enjoying them. Most food-borne illnesses are the result of hygiene carelessness somewhere in the food chain. Protect yourself!

Contact Dolkar Wellness NOW for more assistance in avoiding illness-causing bacteria on your foods.

MANY THANKS TO ALL FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE AHIMSA CELEBRATION

The Ahimsa Celebration for Peace on Saturday, December 6 was to commemorate His Holiness the Dalai Lama's winning of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. It was an effort of joy and love dedicated with the motivation of benefiting the long lives of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama and our precious Teacher, ZaChoeje Rinpoche and for the happiness of all beings. We are completely indebted to ZaChoeje Rinpoche for his inspiration, wisdom, unequaled kindness, skillful teaching, enduring patience and gentle humor.

Thanks to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, for his supreme wisdom, endless compassion, uncompromising strength, and tireless efforts in bringing the policy of loving kindness to all of our lives. May you live long for the glory of the Dharma and may your legacy remain secure for hundreds of eons.

My personal gratitude goes out to ZaChoeje Rinpoche for rescuing me at a very dark time in my life and to the Emaho Foundation for supporting and befriending me when I needed it most. If not for them, there would be no Dolkar Wellness.

HIS HOLINESS the DALAI LAMA