An Easter Basket of Happiness

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An Easter Basket of Happiness
by Holistic Lifestyles Radio on Apr.25, 2011, under Home

Carol Harblin (CHHC)
Easter is one of those holidays that really FILLS a person completely. There is always plenty of food, almost like Thanksgiving part one, and there is family around too.
Family days like these are so filling, more than a cherry pie and a chocolate bunny. Why do we get so full and yet so calm and content by day’s end?
For Easter, many of us begin a day with God and then it dominoes into all our other family and friend relationships. That is two major primary foods that feed us and nourish us more than our secondary food we consume.
Spirituality and relationships take up more than 75% of the day. On top of that, we still manage to consume copious amounts of lunch or dinner (which almost feels like a Thanksgiving dinner).
Are we tired and full yet?
After eating our meals, the topper of the day would be to go for a family walk. This would fulfill the other primary food of activity!! By walking or even bicycle riding, this makes moving the body fun and it makes the eating worthwhile too.
After a family and spiritually-oriented day, we feel quite satiated and happy. These are the days that allow our bodies to fall asleep with minimal effort.
Imagine if we allowed our every day to encompass family and activity and spirituality/God…then we would have a fulfilling day of events which would allow us to have proper night’s sleep. Who needs sleep aids when we have our primary foods?

Spring into Spring Foods

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Spring into Spring Foods
by Holistic Lifestyles Radio on Apr.18, 2011, under Home

Carol Harblin (CHHC)
Ayurveda is the science of life. Much of the food consumed is dependent upon the current season. Ayurveda is about the natural life of Earth and its elements. It is important to consume simple whole foods from the Earth.

Now that Spring has arrived, what foods are the BEST to eat at this time of renewal?

During Spring, dried fruit is the BEST fruit to eat. Of the vegetables, the cruciferous vegetables are very good, as well as sprouts and peppers.

Lentils and kidney beans are very good to consume during Spring also.

Spring time is a season when pitta gears up its energy for summer. Pungent spices are best to use also, such as, cloves, cayenne, coriander, cardamom, and ginger.

Think about how energetic we become in the Summer months. Spring is the time when we increase this limitless energy potential.

There are no bad foods. Our addictive personalities and compulsive behaviors create our bad habits which bring on the negative effects of certain food items. Remember that moderation is the key to consuming any kind of food.

Bounce into a healthy summer from an energetic Spring. Let’s store up some unlimited potential energy.

One of the best ways to eat with your season is purchasing foods at Farmer’s Markets. This is a good way you will obtain those appropriate seasonal foods that will benefit your best and healthiest body!!

Appreciating Family Hour

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Appreciating Family Hour

by Holistic Lifestyles Radio on Mar.14, 2011, under Home

Carol Harblin (CHHC)

In light of the Japan tragedy, we should be viewing family in a different way. Is it sad that after any sort of tragedy we tend to value family more?

It’s not only family that we value, but our humanitarian side. After the 9/11 attacks, there were many people who donated blood, helped clean up ground zero, and even helped counseled the victims.

Why does it take a crisis to help people and create unity?

Why don’t we treat every day as though it’s Christmas and treat people with goodness and sincerity?

Having children is more than just a tax break or a rite of passage, but it is also a way of life. Children in a home create the word family. First there is a couple, then the children enter the equation and they create the family life.

Dinner hour is an important part for families. Research has shown that when families eat together the children are less likely to do drugs when they are older. By having dinner together we create a unity among each other. Even when there is no talking at the table it still gives a message of togetherness.

During the day, the parents and children are all in different areas of town or city, and by the end of the day the family is brought together by the grace of God and celebrate it with dinner. Before dinner, there should be a moment where there should be a mention of gratitude or appreciation of the togetherness and the food.

After dinner if there is time, get together and play a game.

Let’s bring back the family hour. Appreciate each other and love each other up!
Thank God for our loved ones!

The Green Wave Cafe located at 5221 West Broward Blvd, Plantation, Fl 33317

Chef Lisa Valle is a graduate of the world famous Living Light Culinary Arts Institute in Fort Bragg, California. Her passion for preparing healthy and delicious gourmet living foods has made her well known in the South Florida area. She has appeared on Majic 102.7 where she dazzled the radio crew with her incredible desserts. After her successful Rejuvenating retreat in West Palm Beach this past May she has set her sights on organizing a raw foods school in Broward County called "Green Wave Café".

The Green Wave Cafe located at 5221 West Broward Blvd, Plantation, Fl 33317 is now open for lunch from Tuesday through Friday from 11 AM to 4 PM. Classes and special events are offered during selected weeknights and weekends. Call us at 954-581-8377. Check our Calendar!
Raoul Valle is a Health Educator from the well known Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach. He gives lectures on how raw foods can have a tremendous positive effect on your life.

Dawn The Broken Picker Fixer On The Holistic Lifestyles Radio Show Every Friday

The Holistic Lifestyles Radio Show On Friday December 11, 2009, I am excited to have as my guest, Food and Fitness Coach Bea Metz. We will be discussing the importance of proper nutrition and exercise for a healthy lifestyle and happy relationships. As a Food Coach Bea guides her clients in making lifestyle changes to lose weight, gain energy, and develop healthier habits which lead to a healthier body and mind. Bea’s passion and enthusiasm is contagious. As a palates instructor she changes the bodies and lives of people every day.



It is impossible to have happy and healthy relationship without first being a happy and healthy person. By incorporating proper diet and exercise you work on the body part of the mind, body and spirit. But, only that, Bea will explain the connection between food and mental fitness. How certain foods can have detrimental effects on your emotional outlook and how food selection can improve your disposition and energy level.

PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING

BY BRIAN SCHAFLIN, L.C.S.W.,P.A. 11-28-2009

The term pathological gambling is used to best describe as having an addiction to gambling. The term is also used to make a diagnosis when an individual meets the criteria of having a problem with gambling. The diagnosis is listed along with many other forms of addictions in a manual called the Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders. The criteria for pathological gambling includes: 1. a need to increase the amount of money in order to achieve the desired excitement,2. repeated unsuccessful efforts to cut back or stop,3. becomes restless and irritable when trying to cut back, 4.lies to family members, employers, and therapists, 5. has committed illegal acts such as forgery, theft, and fraud and, 6. has jeopardized relationships, job, or career opportunities. There are additional criteria listed but if 5 of the 10 that are noted in the manual are accounted for, the diagnosis of pathological gambling can be made. It is quite easy to see how an addiction to gambling can be a crossover to other forms of addiction. Whether it is alcohol, drugs, food or sex the brain does not differentiate, it ends up in the same place. This point is best made when defining addiction. Upon review of recent studies from the literature on addictions, the following definition is used. The four basic components of addiction include:1 the individual receives some form of pleasure,2 the behavior in seeking out the drug, alcohol, food, or gambling is clearly compulsive,3. there is a loss of control with use or intake, and 4.denial. The denial is not that there is use but of the resulting severity of problems with their use has on their lives.

Pathological gambling does have its own specific components that is important to note. According to the Journal of Gambling Studies there are an estimated 2 million American adults who become compulsive gamblers at some point in their lifetime. The Journal goes on to report that in any given year about 4.8 million Americans are considered problem gamblers. There are common forms of gambling that an individual can develop an addiction to. They include sports betting, lottery, slot machines, and all the other forms of casino gambling.

Pathological gambling also has its specific signs and behaviors. Compulsive gambling habits include: taking time away from family and work, quitting after feeling remorse only to start all over again, gambling until your last dollar is gone, gambling with money needed to pay bills, lying stealing or selling personal valuables to get gambling money, dreaming of the “big win” and gambling when feeling depressed.


In conclusion it is easy to see how gambling can become an addiction similarly to alcohol, drugs, food, and sex. Looking at the four components of addiction best proves the point that gambling can be classified as a disease. Therefore as with alcohol and drugs the treatment for pathological gambling according to the Journal Of Gambling Studies and the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry would include cognitive-behavioral skills training with the individual, family and in groups and if necessary medications. At the same time most professionals would agree that a 12 step recovery program is essential when developing a comprehensive treatment plan.

TO CONTACT
BRIAN SCHAFLIN, L.C.S.W.,P.A.
bschaflin@gmail.com
561-843-0152