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Bodylove Beauty Food: Spice Up Your Life Moroccan – African Fish

There is no time like the present to enter into a new sassy mode of living! I just love living the good life and I’ve dedicated much of my time to the pursuit of nirvana or heaven on earth, as I like to call it. So with my passion for all things juicy, I’m launching Bodylove Beauty Food with me, Miss Bodylove A.K.A Ingrid Arna, in the kitchen.

You see, I’m on a mission to help women heal their bodies, on both an energetic and physical level! So to support your journey, I’m going to cook up a storm bringing you divine food to nourish your body, mind and spirit.  With Bodylove Beauty Food and The Bodylove Diet ( launching in MAY – a ground breaking myth busting program), you will gain a whole new appreciation of food, sex, love, beauty and your body.

You will receive lots of juicy information on mind- body rituals, energy clearing, healing foods, releasing fears, weight loss tips and juicy delights to inspire self love, pleasure, weight loss and YES, least we not forget a beautiful rocking and healthy body.

Many of us have been told that we need to deprive ourselves and suffer to reach  beauty but that is absolutely not the case and quite BOGUS actually!  In other words BS. I love to curse just to get my point across! J

To live in beauty we must be beauty. So how to we BE BEAUTY? Simply by learning to love and nourish the divine sacred bodies that we have. This is the beauty that is limitless and never ending. So if your 20 or 70, this kind of sacred  beauty lives on! Now, how gorgeous is that? Woo Hoo! The health – happy – beauty revolution is finally here!

Some of you know me well and others of you don’t know my full story. Here is a brief snap shot. I used to have a whole truck load of fears around food and it caused me great pain. I’ve had chronic health issues including a life threatening illness and an eating disorder. I starved my body from 12 years of age to about 25 before heading to hospital for four surgeries. I had blood poisoning from a bacteria infection, my immune system was completely shot and my metabolism was pretty much non-existent after torturing myself in an effort to be a success in the world of entertainment and modeling. After being a diet pill addicted stressed out skinny mini for ten years, I gained about 20 kilos (45 pounds) the minute I started to eat again. Expletives could be heard world wide as I keep piling on the weight!

I decided that my life was too hard and that in order for me to really live in beauty, I had to create a mega shift, if I was going to have the pleasure filled live I wanted. I literally got down on my hands and keens and prayed for guidance and that is when the word “Bodylove” came to me. I got my groove on and set about creating a new reality for myself. In the process, I healed my body and my relationship with myself and with food. As I surrendered into my pleasure path, I began to reveal a new way of living that recreated my beliefs, then reshaped my body on a spiritual, cellular and physical level. Then from that point, I reinvented my entire way of living and relating to live. I filled myself with love and then in turn became a magnet to love in all areas of my life. I met the man of my dreams, got rid of the toxic relationships and attracted a new juicy, sassy, loving possy of empowered friends and business partnerships.

When we release our fear of food, we can embrace eating for pleasure and self love, which reconnects us to the wisdom of the body. We then begin to trust in life and in love which taps into our inner radiance, divine beauty and intuitive guidance. We come vessels of love and then the world around us changes to match our new energy! – Board certified health counselor, Ingrid Arna

So this is my contribution and gift to all women (and you too boys!) to inspire a healthy, happy, beauty revolution! So the truth is if I can heal my body then you can too! I now have over 12 years of intensive study behind me. I know I look so very youthful but in actual fact, I’m 36!! Yeap, you see the great thing about eating for self love, pleasure and rocking health and body, is that it has anti-ageing benefits too! How super is that!

So, please join me by posting your questions here at my Blog or on Facebook @Ingrid Arna. I would love to hear from you! Also if you like my blogs and video please share the beauty of Bodylove my forwarding to your friends and loved ones. You can do it in two seconds by sharing below!

My first guest is beauty and cosmetic entrepreneur, Lydia Jordane otherwise known as my MUM. We cooked up a storm last night for you! African fish cooked in coconut oil which was to die for and Sexy Spicy Chicken Curry served with Garlic Infused Green Vege Medley! Yummy in my tummy!

If you want to lose weight, radically improve your health and feel groovy baby tune in to gain a whole new appreciation of food, sex, love, beauty and your body.

I’m also launching my pod cast how Love, Sex & Money in May. So to get your Free Bodylove E-BOOK, my Bodylove Chocolate Beauty Mousse and to be on the VIP list for Love, Sex & Money please sign up on the sexy bluee banner titled FREE GOODIES! Your email will not be shared EVER!

http://www.mybodyloveblog.com

Much Bodylove, Beauty and Bliss,

Ingrid Arna x

Ingrid is a board certified holistic health counselor with extensive expertise in mind-body healing, integrative nutrition, women’s health and body image. Endorsed by celebrities like Kate Winslet and featured in numerous magazines including Cleo, Cosmo, Instyle, Grazia and Body & Soul.

http://www.bodyloveweightloss.com

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David Wolfe: THE VIBRATION OF FOOD, SELF LOVE, SEX & COCONUT OIL – Part 2 of our David Wolfe Interview

Here is the latest in a 2 part interview I recently conducted with David Wolfe. This was super fun and there is some great info in this interview. Enjoy and leave any comments at the bottom!

Holistic health expert and Bodylove founder Ingrid Arna, interviews author and nutrition guru David Wolfe about food, mood, anti-ageing, the energy of love, the pleasure and health benefits of eating as a self love ritual, coconut oil for lots of yummy and sexy uses and his LONGEVITY NOW program. Ingrid is on a mission to empower women to get off poisonous diets forever by learning how to nourish the body with healing food to create rocking health and happiness. In this dynamic conversation, David presents powerful nutritional information so you can live the best life ever. Be sure to watch the FEEL GOOD SHOW weekly at www.mybodyloveblog.com
This is part two of THE FEEL GOOD Show series. Check out Part One Here: http://bit.ly/g5G2mo

Find out more about David Wolfe’s Australian tour at: http://bit.ly/1uQPCH

FREE: Get a FREE health history today by emailing, limited time until end of MARCH 2011. Ingrid@mybodylove.com

FACEBOOK:
Please head to Facebook to engage in the Bodylove conversation at username INGRID ARNA. Ingrid would love to support your wellness journey so make sure to ask questions!

For Ingrid’s private coaching mind body weight loss program and upcoming seminars with Ingrid please email ingrid@mybodylove.com

TWITTER: BODYLOVEROCKS

Check out David’s books:
Eating For Beauty – http://amzn.to/gMOyMa
Naked Chocolate – http://amzn.to/eksCWC
The Sunfood Diet Success System – http://amzn.to/hZoSsG
Superfoods – http://amzn.to/eliFsv

Also David’s amazing sacred chocolate can be found at: http://bit.ly/ibGYjA

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Snack To Stay On Track

A great way to fuel your body and to keep your energy balanced through out the day, is to eat 5- 6 small meals or snacks to stay on track. If you want to feel great then snack to stay on track and experience the difference; boost your energy, develop focus and mind power, lift your confidence and improve your health.

taro #2: nice bento stuff too!The secret is the following:

1. A STRONG DESIRE TO FEEL FABULOUS.
2. SELF-CARE.
3. PREPARATION.
4. AWARENESS.

Eating a yummy snack every three hours keeps your metabolism burning and your body powering along, avoiding energy slumps and potential binge behavior when your absolutely starving. If you want to have bread, eat sugar free whole grain bread 3 times a week in the morning so you burn it off during the day.

Limit pasta and potato at night and remember the motto is quality not quantity. If you can have grass fed beef once a week, chicken a few times a week and fish a few times a week with ONE glass of wine that would be a great start. Perhaps you can splurge on two glasses on Friday night!! WooHoo.. just remember one glass is good but much more than that is not so great. Each glass has about 4gms of sugar which is pretty low but you would be cutting out quite a bit over say a week and then a month. It all makes a difference and it all adds up!

Here are a few suggestions for you. To save time and to ensure that you are organized, it might be best to prepare some of these snacks at night to take to work. This makes it easy to grab a bite when you feel you need to. Another great idea is to save a portion of your dinner or make an extra meal at night to keep as a snack or meal for the following day. Charcoal or roasted chicken is another option if you hate to cook or don’t have time. Free range or organic are great. They have great chickens (including salt free) at Wholefoods in the States at most Coles and Woolworths in Australia. You can also request them too. For easy eating, cut the chicken into quarters then wrap small portions and take to work or store in your fridge for quick snacks. As soon as your starting to feel hungry take the time to have a 5 minute nosh to eliminate any energy slumps. If we can take sugar breaks then I am sure we can take a nosh break to refuel.  If you get over hungry your blood sugar levels tend to plummet which can make you feel tired, irritable and unfocused. It has also been proven to drop productivity and memory by over 30%. You might want to avoid that from happening!

Make sure to always eat breakfast to jump start your metabolism to supre charge your energy for the entire day.  Not eating breakfast is one of the worst things you can do deplete your energy. While sleeping, you’ve been fasting over night and your body needs food in the morning to operate effectively. So if you have to get up 15 minutes early to make time for breakfast, do it. Your body will thank you.

Binge Busting Snack Ideas:
1. 200 grams Grilled Chicken & 1/4 Avocado
2. Protein Bar / Raw Food Bar (check to see that the sugar content is low and that there is no fake sugars and try to get an organic bar or raw food bar ) I like Horley’s Carb Less Bar and you can get them at health food stores, buy a box and keep at work provided you don’t eat more than one a day.
3. Boiled Egg with a touch of salt
4. Boiled Egg,  200 grams Grilled Chicken & 1/4 Avocado
5. Protein Smoothie (2 scoops protein, 1/2 banana and or berries, water, ice and soy milk – sugar free, delete banana if on low carb diet but having some carbs is good for you as in vegetables, fruit, salad, legumes and some grains)
6. 8 almonds and an apple, or half and apple and one teaspoon of almond butter or peanut butter.
7. Soup – you can buy at most food stores and eat when you feel like it. Go for low sodium options if you can.
8. Buy a whole chicken from Wholefoods / or any store see if they have free range, cut in quarters and keep at work to snack on. Also baking chicken legs takes less than 5 minutes to prepare, see recipe below, point 10.
9. Limit soda or better yet delete it all together, keep a big bottle of water on your desk and aim to drink it all by the end of the day. Also sugar free iced tea can be purchased or easily made with a few herbal tea bags and lots of hot water. I store litres of it in my fridge and my favourite is herbal berry~ I add stevia to sweeten and I am good to go.
10. Chicken legs, l/4 cup of coconut milk, 1 tablespoon of curry powder, one onion chop finely, one capsicum, one zucchini, cut all vegetables finely, dash of sea salt and mix in bowl, then add to baking tray and back on 180 degrees for 30 minutes.  Substitute with other vegetables if you prefer but no potato.
11. Keep frozen berries in freezer have a small bowl for dessert or ¼ of apple sliced finely so you savor it.
12. Iced herbal tea is great. Get a glass jug, boil water and add about 4 tea bags and add water and then chill. If you like some sweetness add stevia.

For more information on sugar in white check out this article:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/8907-need-sugar-white-bread/

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Learn to cook a scrumptious organic salad with Ingrid & Dominique!

Learn to cook a scrumptious organic salad from Ingrid Arna on Vimeo.

Ingrid Arna and celebrity TV chef Dom Rizzo cook a divine Italian Salad that is good for the soul and body. In 12 minutes you will get the step by step tips to cook up the delicious fare at home. We will discuss food, mood, organics and more!

Here is the wonderful recipe direct from Dominique’s website:

One of the great recipes from the recent Waterfront Festival held in the Gold Coast.  Be sure to let me know what you think of these yummy recipes in the comments section.

Sicilian-Style wild grain salad ( Dominique used a mixture of quinoa, millet, brown rice)

Quinoa(information)

  • not a common grain that is used in most kitchens today
  • rich (protein) seed that has a fluffy, creamy, slightly crunchy texture and a somewhat nutty flavor when cooked.
  • Most commonly considered a grain, quinoa is actually a relative of leafy green vegetables like spinach and Swiss chard. It is a recently rediscovered ancient “grain” once considered “the gold of the Incas
  • new to the United States,
  • quinoa has been cultivated for over 5,000 years,
  • The Incas considered it a sacred food and referred to it as the “mother seed.”
  • the Spanish conquerors destroyed the fields in which quinoa was grown. made it illegal for the Indians to grow quinoa, the cultivation of quinoa was all but extinguished.
  • 1980s, began cultivating it in Colorado.
  • complete protein
  • Help for Migraine Headaches
  • Cardiovascular Health relaxes blood vessels
  • Prevent Heart Failure with a Whole Grains Breakfast reducing the risk of heart attack and high blood pressure
  • Antioxidant Protection – guard other cells, such as red blood cells, from injury caused by free radicals.
  • Excellent source of Fiber from Whole Grains and Fruit Protective against Breast Cancer

Rinsing the quinoa and then toasting it gets rid of the green, raw, and slightly bitter

taste this grain can have called sapions. It is an option to toast the quinoa after it has been rinsed, it is not necessary but gives a lovely toasted flavour to the grain.

Ingredients

10 sun-dried tomatoes, sliced

1/3 cup roasted capsicum, sliced

8 black olives chopped

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 medium red onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

8 cups shredded Swiss chard  or wild greens

3/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups quinoa, rinsed and drained

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/2 cup pine nuts, roasted

1/3 cup golden raisins

1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Place the toasted rinsed quinoa into a saucepan and cover with water and bring to a boil. Cook the quinoa until the grain slightly swells and is soft to the bite. Drain the quinoa and set aside.

Heat the olive oil in a fry pan and sauté the onions, garlic and spinach for 2 minutes or until softened.  Combine the quinoa with the spinach mixture in a bowl and add all the other ingredients, adjust the seasoning and drizzle in a little olive oil.

Remember these ingredients are optional and you can substitute your favourite salad combinations.

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