Healthy Memorial Day BBQ: An oxymoron? Not With THESE Recipes!

May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment

BBQ season & picnic plans are upon us!

Don’t let your detox and weight loss goals go down the drain just because you’re going to a few parties – plan and bring delicious, easy food to share and enjoy!

Hearty Healthy Salads for Picnics!

Chickpea Lemon Spinach Salad

 

3 cups cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed

1 cup finely chopped parsley or baby spinach

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1/2 teaspoon fresh black pepper

 

Directions:

Couldn’t be easier! Combine all ingredients in a big mixing bowl and stir well to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving so the flavors marry together. Serve cold or at room temperature!

 

Want more detox friendly recipes for the summer holidays and picnics on your schedule?

Check out my Patriotic Plant Protein Patties (AKA Veggie Burgers) here: 

 

And for even more awesome, healthy, DELICIOUS recipes, get my books:

The Great American Detox Diet, Vegan Cooking For Dummies and Living Vegan For Dummies!

 

Happy Holidays!

Alex

 

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Pain Pain Go Away: Chronic Pain Management, Living Pain Free Tele-class

May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Ever had a migraine headache? Chronic pain? Back pain?

I have. In fact, I suffered from migraines three to four days a week for months.

When I went to the doctor for help, I was given a prescription for heavy duty pain killers within minutes. This is the modern state of pain management – drugs.

I told the doctor I was also feeling exhausted all the time and kind of depressed. He then recommended anti-depressants. Within 5 minutes, I had two powerful prescriptions and headed out the door, determined to find another way.

See, my family history is littered with depression, pain and drug addiction. I knew there was another way out of this pain, and within weeks I had found my answers…on my plate.

By changing my diet I eliminated my pain, and my life changed.

I removed the most inflammatory foods from my diet including sugar and wheat, and within two weeks, my pain was gone.

If you’ve been suffering from constant pain, headaches and aches, I want you to join me and my special guest, Lou Paradise for:

Living Pain Free

Free Tele-Class: Thursday May 23rd 9pm ET/6pm PT

Get the information here and join the free call:

(If you can’t make the call LIVE sign up anyway -

you’ll get the recording Friday)

Lou is a friend and colleague – and the founder of Topical Biomedics, a company dedicated to reducing pain in the world.

Lou has his own incredible story about overcoming pain and has helped thousands  of people to live easy and free in their bodies.

You can reduce or eliminate your pain – and Lou and I want to help you feel better.

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I believe in Miracles! And Gabby Bernstein shows you how, too

January 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment

I like hanging out with searchers – people who are pretty happy with their lives, but are always looking for new experiences, teachers, and inspiration to make their lives even richer.

I’ve been hearing about A Course in Miracles for ages – many of my friends have studied it or even teach it. And one awesome lady, a sister-New Yorker in my circle, is widening the reach of this special course ~ Gabby Bernstein (you may know her as Gabrielle, but we’re all friends here right?)

Alex Jamieson and Gabby Bernstein at Danielle La Porte’s book launch

See, Gabby just launched her third book. May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change, is now available in a beautiful hardcover and as an e-book.

May Cause Miracles is a six-week guide that enlightens, inspires, and empowers. Gabrielle helps you clear through blocks and discover authentic happiness in every aspect of your life. With the structure and support provided by May Cause Miracles, you’ll transform your relationships to friends, family, romantic partners, work and money, your bodies, and the world. By adding up subtle shifts, you’ll create long-lasting, miraculous change. (Translation: Did you make a New Year’s resolution? This is how to make it stick.)

If you’re not yet familiar with Gabrielle, she was just featured as a new thought leader on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday. She’s the best-selling author of Spirit Junkie (recently out in paperback!) and Add More ~ing to Your Life. Gabby is an incredible inspirational speaker and teacher of A Course in Miracles—and believe me when I say she not only talks the talk, she walks the walk.

Ready for amazing change? Check this out: When you give yourself the gift of May Cause Miracles,  you get bonus gifts, too. You’ll receive:

Gabby’s video course on how to manifest your desires in 2013
Guided meditations
Gabby’s interviews with miracle workers Kris Carr, Nick Ortner, Danielle Laporte, and Mastin Kipp

I have just one question for you: What are you waiting for?

Make 2013 the year of radical, positive, long-lasting change simply by adding up subtle shifts over 40 awesome days.

Get your copy of May Cause Miracles now!

XO,

Alex

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The Blu Premiere: NYC

May 8, 2012 By 1 Comment

Sharks were splashing down Broadway last week, and I don’t mean the normal financial executives from Wall Street.

It was actual sharks.

TheBlu.com launched last week in New York City, and the sky-high screens of Times Square lit up with blue water, larger-than-life fish, and sharks swimming past building windows.

theBlu turtle1 theBlu: Interview With Neville Spiteri, Creator Of The Virtual Ocean World

The Blu is a remarkable virtual program where you can create your own ocean – and it’s incredibly soothing to watch. Watching the free starter version is akin to an afternoon at the shore – without the seagulls or beach trash. (Sorry Snookie)

To kick off the launch, creators Neville Spiteri (fiancé of delicious friend and Mink vegan shoe designer Rebecca Mink) and Scott Yara presented the second-life-ish online program on the screens above Times Square -

The results of their years of work is amazing. Spend a few bucks to buy a fish or shark to inhabit your underwater virtual world, and the money goes to ocean conservation projects and non-profits – so now your relaxation escape is helping protect the real deal.

I have to say, overlooking the crowds of tourists and busy New Yorkers rush past on Times Square was a site to behold – and meeting Director Louie Psihoyos from the Oscar winning documentary The Cove was a highlight of the party. (He’s working on a new documentary about global species extinction, so keep an eye out!)

the cove director Louie Psihoyos, Alex Jamieson & Bob Gower at TheBlu.com

Finally, it was a total blast to meet my DeliciousVitality reader Kaarli Tasso, who is a super-user of The Blu and absolutely adores relaxing at the end of the day to the underwater world that she’s created.

Kaarli Tasso and Alex Jamieson at The Blu launch in NYC

I highly recommend you check out this free program online and consider donating some money to get yourself a fish or two.

AND ~ I’m giving away a limited edition archival print of an original work of art called K-Town, an interpretation of the Queen Angelfish by artist Hugo Shih, from The Blu.

To win, leave a comment here on my blog by 5/18 or click below to tweet:

 Built an ocean – Most relaxing thing I’ve done all day! Try TheBlu.com, win limited edition print on @DeliciousAlex: http://bit.ly/IFrvnd

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Join me and Jamie Oliver: Food Revolution May 18th!

May 1, 2012 By 2 Comments

Parents are annoyed and kids are whining.

 

The Ice Cream Guys are waiting for us, like every weekday, at the exit from school.

Some parents buy the ice cream for their kids on a regular basis, no questions asked. Other kids get it after whining and wearing down their parents into submission. My kid has never had one – I bring fresh fruit or a cold coconut water drink because I know he’ll be hungry.

 

I have a plan to inspire the families to say no to the ice cream guys and yes to real, healthy food.

 

Will You Donate $1-$5? 

Help me give the kids of PS 295 a free organic fruit snack after school for our Cardio Carnival on Friday, May 18th, in honor of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day.

 

I see the challenges parents and schools with healthy intentions. Our “food environment” is plagued with commercials aimed at kids to support the idea that junk food is cool.

 

Most school budgets allows for $.97 a day per kid for food, so of course schools rely on subsidized junk food from the USDA, a lot of which is the infamous “pink slime” meat, hormone-filled dairy, and few fresh fruit and veggie options.

 

Since Super Size Me hit theaters in 2003, my awareness of the obesity epidemic has shifted from “fast food is the bad guy” to “advertising to kids is evil” and back again.

 

Now I see the challenge is much bigger and more complicated. Yes, I believe we should ban certain advertising messages to children.

 

Québec banned print and broadcast ads aimed at kids under thirteen, and Sweden banned ads aimed at children under 12.

 

According to Consumer Reports magazine, “young children have difficulty distinguishing between advertising and reality in ads, and ads can distort their view of the world.”

 

US public schools should also get more money so they can serve healthy meals to kids that provide real nutrition, not just enough calories.

 

I said as much in the new documentary Lunch Hour, which just received the special jury prize at the Palm Beach International Film Festival (watch the preview here).

 

But there’s more to be done.

 

I joined the Wellness Committee at my son’s public school here in Brooklyn, and we’re putting on a Cardio Carnival this month.

 

Families will enjoy a free night of games and have a night of energized fun, while we provide a “Burrito Bar” for dinner, instead of the regular pizza treats.

 

We have some money from a city grant for this event, but I want to make the impact bigger – not just showing families that they can have a fun night of fitness and healthy, yummy food…

 

That we can also make better choices with our kids for their snacks and after school treats.

 

Will you donate $1 to $5 to my Cardio Carnival Campaign?

The money will go directly to providing organic fruit snacks to NYC public school children.

 

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21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Win A Signed Copy!

April 5, 2011 By 111 Comments

Last week I was simply honored and trembling with excitement when I got an invitation to attend Dr. Neal Barnard’s book launch party in New York City.  Held at Kathy Freston’s gorgeous mid-town home, the party featured delicious Gardein “chicken skewers” and organic wine from Frey Vineyards.

After talking with Neal and hearing his inspiring talk, I had him sign a copy of his new book, 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart. The book is partially inspired by the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine’s Vegan Kickstart program, in which my recipes have been featured.

Dr. Neal Barnard and Alex Jamieson at 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart book party

Over the last few day’s I have been looking through the book, and am finding myself re-inspired by the information presented. Dr. Barnard provides easy to digest nutritional and medical advice that has been proven to boost metabolism, lower cholesterol, and help people lose weight all without counting calories.

The recipes are easy to prepare, and there are many handy lists of dairy-free and meat-alternative foods that make it easy for newbies to this idea of plant-based eating.

With out current healthcare crises of heart disease and type 2 Diabetes on the rise, this book couldn’t come at a better time.

Do yourself, and your loved ones a favor – get this book! It could save someone’s life.

Want to win a copy?

Go check out PCRM’s Vegan Kickstart page and find 1 new recipe, fact or tip that you found inspiring. Tell me what you found in a comment here on my blog, and you could win a signed copy of Dr. Neal Barnard’s new book, the 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart!

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