Archives for March 2010

Secrets to Banish Sugar Cravings and Have a Great Mood

March 31, 2010 By Trudy Scott 10 Comments

I’m speaking at this fabulous event for women on April 11 – if you’re local come and join us! $35 includes presentations and buffet dinner (which starts at 4:45pm). Make an evening of it and bring a friend (or two or three)

The Secrets to Banishing Sugar Cravings and Having a Great Mood during Peri-menopause and Menopause

Are you stressed and overwhelmed? Do you have mood issues like anxiety, the blues, irritability, low self-esteem and obsessive tendencies? Do you have sugar or carbohydrate cravings? Do you eat sugar to calm down or eat sugar for energy? Do you eat sugar for comfort or as a reward? Do you have late afternoon and evening cravings? And have you ever considered that your mood, stressed-out feelings and cravings may be related?

You’ll learn the relationship between cravings and mood and the secrets to banish those sugar cravings, have a great mood and reduce stress. We’ll discuss the importance of eating real food and how much is enough protein (as well as avoiding problem foods like gluten) and more. You’ll also hear how to balance your neurotransmitters/brain chemistry, your hormones and address nutrient deficiencies with some pretty incredible nutrients – so you can feel on-top-of-the world during peri-menopause and menopause.

You’ll also have the opportunity to complete your own food-mood-cravings questionnaire, to provide you with insights to your own unique biochemistry. PS. This information is focused on peri-menopause and menopause but is applicable for younger women too.

This is going to be an amazing event to celebrate and support women. There’ll also be a short exercise session, a talk on total wellness for hormonal health, some fun surprises and gift raffles, as well as some great vendors with special offers just for you.

Register with Diane Johnson (209) 747 7951 or Sherri Elston (916) 479 6406. For more information please call me at (916) 605 6283.

Walking in Wellness event, April 11, 2010 4-9pm, Arden Hills Resort Club and Spa, East Terrace Room, 1220 Arden Hills Lane , Sacramento

Have fun exercising and prevent cancer

March 26, 2010 By Trudy Scott 20 Comments

It’s all over the news today – up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided with a nutritious diet and exercise. (This was announced at a conference in Spain this week – http://tinyurl.com/yalf9s7 for the full story.)

Wow that is so powerful! We do have control over our own health.

How much time do you make for exercise?

Do you get too busy to go to the gym?

Do you find that you force yourself to go because you know you should?

Do you watch the clock and wish away the time when you’re at the gym?

If exercise is a chore, find something fun to do and it will be a totally different experience I promise. You’ll get so much more out of it and will want to keep going back for more. Take up ballroom dancing, do belly-dancing lessons (maybe not if you’re a guy!), start playing tennis again or try something fun and new. This last summer we took windsurfing lessons and it was a total blast.

The windy season is just starting again and we were out on the local lake on Saturday and I could have stayed out all day. Exercise, healthy, laughter, fresh air, sunshine, companionship and most of all – pure fun! Now that is what exercise should be! Get out here and have fun ok?

Amazing amino acids for sugar addiction, not soda taxes!

March 16, 2010 By Trudy Scott 17 Comments

I love the grass-fed beef and other great quality products from US Wellness Meats! I subscribe to their online newsletter and a few days ago their trivia question was the following: “What US city is considering a tax on soda and what are your thoughts on this?”

I could not resist emailing my thoughts to them and I’d love to share them here too….

I think it’s great to bring awareness to the many health problems associated with excessive soda and sugar consumption: obesity, heart disease, cancer, lowered immunity and many other health issues.

But it seems that diet sodas will not be taxed and they have their own set of issues – health concerns regarding artificial sweeteners and the fact that some studies show that even diet sodas can cause weight-gain. Replacing regular sodas with diet sodas is not the solution.

The BIG thing for me, being a sugar-cravings and mood-food expert is that it is not addressing the root cause and is not providing solutions as to why you have sugar cravings – such as poor eating habits, nutrient and neurotransmitter imbalances, candida, stress and toxins/pollution.

If you address these then you won’t crave sugar! The first place I start with my sugar-addicted clients is with the amazing amino acids and they see dramatic results in few days, often in 24 hours! And they have more energy, sleep better and have a great mood. And more money in their pockets to buy healthy real food!

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this too….

PS. The city is New York.

Fly healthy and be happy, part 2

March 13, 2010 By Trudy Scott 36 Comments

We want to be in fly-healthy mode before we leave and while we are away. Part 2 covers what to pack and take with you to stay healthy while you’re away and how best to eat while you’re there.

What to pack and take with you –

First aid for a cold – extra vitamin C, garlic tablets, oil of oregano tablets and tea tree oil (a great throat gargle).
Cans of sardines and oysters, grass-fed beef jerky and fruit for emergency rations
Portable blender and smoothie ingredients like whey protein powder and coconut milk
A good supply of delicious herbal tea bags, like licorice, rooibos, lemon-ginger

When you are there –

Veggie omelets are great for breakfast or whip up a smoothie
Ask for olive oil and vinegar for a healthful salad dressing
Drink plenty of water and herbal tea
Make good meal choices for lunch and dinner – order meat or fish or chicken with a serving of veggies and/or salad (use your sardines as a backup if needed)
If you’re in a place like Vegas and are exposed to 2^nd-hand smoke, take extra vitamin C
Have fun and enjoy!

Exercise, Food and Vital Nutrients for a Great Mood

March 3, 2010 By Trudy Scott 15 Comments

I’m thrilled to be presenting on this very important topic on Saturday March 6, at the 80th State Conference of CAHPERD (California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance). The conference runs from March 4-7, 2010 in Ontario, CA.

It’s quite incredible how you can eliminate anxiety, depression, mood swings, irritability, low self-esteem and so many more mood issues – with a combination of exercise, eating real (nutrient-dense) foods and targeted individualized supplementation with the amazing amino acids and other vital nutrients.

Here’s a sampling of some of the information I’ll be sharing:

Adult rates of depression & anxiety have tripled since 1990
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S
In the U.S. one in ten children and adolescents suffer from mental illness
Exercise has a significant therapeutic benefit as it raises endorphins and serotonin
Aerobic and non-aerobic exercise helps, so walking, yoga and swimming are all great
Eating a good wholesome diet is imperative. See my posting on the benefits of a Mediterranean Diet on depression
Refined sugar strips us of crucial nutrients like B vitamins and zinc, all of which are so important for mental health
Gluten intolerance can cause anxiety, depression and schizophrenia, and not only digestive problems
Supplementing with the amino acid tryptophan can help with depression, anxiety, PMS, low self-esteem, afternoon cravings and sleep problems
Extreme shyness and social phobia can often be corrected with therapeutic levels of zinc and vitamin B6

For more details on this conference and information on CAHPERD here is their site http://www.cahperd.org/conference/index.html