Hilary Vreeland

Hilary’s Tip of the Week 1/31

Hilary Vreeland — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:30:20 +0000

This is my favorite brand--Nutiva organic extra virgin

Here’s another beauty tip for ya. We’re in the dead of winter, and your skin might be painfully dry. Eating good fats (think avocado, nut butters, coconut oil, olive oil) will actually help moisturize your skin.

Tip: Add in some healthy fats to your diet this week. Also, try using coconut oil topically to soothe dry skin.

Happy Monday!

xox,
Hilary

P.S. These tips are way prettier in their email form. Join my mailing list and get my weekly tips sent straight to your inbox. You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter.

If you sign up for my mailing list, I’ll give you a FREE 50-minute consultation with me! That’s a $150 value!

Ready for the New Year? I think the best New Year’s Resolution is making a commitment to yourself to become healthier. (I might be a little biased…) I’d love to you help you out! Contact me for a FREE 50-minute phone consultation! (That’s a $150 value.) We all deserve specialized attention to help us feel great and live our most vibrant life. And there’s NO reason you can’t achieve your New Year’s Resolutions this year!

Hilary’s Tip of the Week 1/24

Hilary Vreeland — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:40:19 +0000

This tip is for the ladies and particularly stylish gentlemen: You know that most Newman's Own olive oil--nutritious & useful! makeup products and toiletries are incredibly toxic, right? And those toxins get absorbed lighting-fast by your biggest organ: your skin. So here’s a little tip to replace a product you probably use everyday.

Tip: Replace your eye makeup remover with organic olive oil. I put mine in a little squirt bottle and use it with an organic cotton ball. It’s cheap, effective, nourishing to your delicate eye area, and non-toxic!

Happy Monday!

xox,
Hilary

P.S. These tips are way prettier in their email form. Join my mailing list and get my weekly tips sent straight to your inbox. You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter.

If you sign up for my mailing list, I’ll give you a FREE 50-minute consultation with me! That’s a $150 value!

Hilary’s Tip of the Week 1/17

Hilary Vreeland — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:30:52 +0000

Have a sweet tooth? Enjoy desserts? This tip will make eating dessert easier on your digestion, and if you like chocolate, it’ll help you sleep better at night!

Tip: If you love dessert, enjoy a healthier choice dessert after lunch instead of dinner. You’ll have more time to digest it before you sleep, and if you have anything with caffeine in it (like chocolate) it’s less likely to affect your sleep!

Happy Monday!

xox,
Hilary

P.S. These tips are way prettier in their email form. Join my mailing list and get my weekly tips sent straight to your inbox. You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter.

If you sign up for my mailing list, I’ll give you a FREE 50-minute consultation with me! That’s a $150 value!

Hilary’s Tip of the Week 1/10

Hilary Vreeland — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:30:05 +0000

Teehee! Courtesy of ToothpasteForDinner.com

I don’t know about you, but when it gets cold outside, sometimes I really don’t like to get out of bed when my alarm clock chirps.

I’ve also found that when I hit the snooze button too many times in the morning, I have trouble falling asleep that night.

Tip: Before going to bed, set the intention of saying “Yes” to your alarm clock. If you wake up saying “yes” instead of “no,” you’ll wake up on time, you’ll feel better, and it’ll set a great tone for your entire day.

Happy Monday!

xox,
Hilary

P.S. These tips are way prettier in their email form. Join my mailing list and get my weekly tips sent straight to your inbox. You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter.

If you sign up for my mailing list, I’ll give you a FREE 50-minute consultation with me! That’s a $150 value!

New Year, New You

Hilary Vreeland — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:20:00 +0000

*This is a copy of my January newsletter. Click here to sign up for my mailing list!*

“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.” – Leo Tolstoy

Happy New Year! How was your holiday season? Mine was exciting, restful, and joyful but also stressful, turbulent, and personally challenging.

After the stress and busyness of the holidays, it’s easy to end up in a wintertime slump. Instead, I invite you to use the momentum of the new year to start making small, incremental changes to support your health in the coming year.

Featured Article: New Year, New You

A lot of people begin the new year by making resolutions. We’ve all been there. We take a vow to lose weight, exercise more, or spend more time with our family. We start the year with great intentions, but then we quickly relapse into old habits. Why is it so hard to stick to those New Year’s resolutions?

Here are some ways you can make your intentions a reality this year:

1. Write down your intentions and keep them in a visible place, like taped to your bathroom mirror or the dashboard of your car.

2. Get to the source of whatever is keeping you in a rut. Are you in a stressful relationship that causes you to eat a pint of Ben & Jerry’s every night? Are you stressed at your job and feel too tired to exercise after work? If you don’t tackle the root of the behavior, it will be much harder to accomplish your goal.

3. Be clear about what your life would look like once you achieve your goal. If you resolve to go to the gym more, how will this benefit you? Get connected to the result of your action, and you will be more likely to stick with your plan.

4. Share you resolutions with friends and family. Hold each other accountable for achieving your goals. If you want to go to the gym more, have a friend call you two or three times a week to check on you, or invite them to join you.

5. Reward yourself with every little accomplishment. If your intention is to lose weight and you lose one pound a week, pamper yourself with a massage!

Big changes do not require big leaps. Permanent change is more likely to happen gradually than through one big restrictive plan. Allow yourself to climb the ladder one rung at at time.

Food Focus: Sea Vegetables

A seaweed salad is a great way to get sea veggies into your diet!

In traditional Chinese healing, sea vegetables correspond to the winter season and to the kidneys, adrenal glands, bladder, andreproductive organs. The strengthening, balancing, and cleansing properties of sea vegetables are known to help these organs as well as the hair, skin, and nails. Sea vegetables (or seaweeds) provide a variety of minerals and vitamins, including calcium, iron, and iodine and can help balance hormone and thyroid levels in the body. Eating too many processed foods or foods grown in mineral-depleted soil can result in a lack of minerals in the body, leading to cravings for salty or sugary foods. Adding sea vegetables to your diet can help balance your energy levels and alleviate cravings.

Recipe of the Month: Mighty Miso Soup

Prep time: 5-10 minutes

Cooking time: 10-15 minutes

Yield: 4-5 servings

Ingredients:

4-5 cups filtered water
1-2 inch strip of wakame seaweed, rinsed and soaked 5 minutes
1-2 cups thinly sliced veggies of your choice (see notes)
2-3 teaspoons barley miso
2 scallions, finely chopped

Directions:

Chop the soaked wakame.
Discard the soaking water or use on houseplants for a boost of minerals.
Place water and wakame in a soup pot and bring to a boil.
Add root vegetables first and simmer gently for 5 minutes or until tender.
Add leafy vegetables and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Remove about 1/2 cup of liquid from pot and dissolve miso into it. Return it to the pot.
Reduce heat to very low; do not boil or simmer miso broth.
Allow soup to cook 2-3 minutes.
Garnish with scallions and serve.

Note:

Any combination of vegetables can be used in miso soup. Here are some classic combinations:

onion-daikon: cleansing
onion-carrot-shiitake mushroom-kale: mildly sweet
onion-winter squash-cabbage: great in winter
leek-corn-broccoli: great in summer

Variations:

Add cooked grains at the start of making the soup. They will become nice and soft.
Add a tablespoon of uncooked quinoa or millet at the beginning and let it cook with vegetables for 20 minutes.
Add bean sprouts toward the end.
Season with 1/2 teaspoon ginger juice for a twist.
If using dry shiitake mushrooms, let them soak for 20 minutes, slice, and add at the beginning.

I’d love to hear what you think of this month’s newsletter! Leave a comment below =)

Lots of love,

Hilary

P.S. Want to join my mailing list and get this monthly newsletter sent straight to your inbox? You can also sign up for my weekly tips–they’re short, sweet and every week.

If you sign up for my mailing list, I’ll give you a FREE 50-minute consultation with me! That’s a $150 value! I do consultations by phone or via Skype.

Hilary’s Tip of the Week 1/3

Hilary Vreeland — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:26:33 +0000

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hey there! Sorry I missed you last week–I was out with a holiday-induced cold. But I’m back and ready to rock! How did your holiday season go?

This new year has me thinking about how all too often I find myself recounting everything I didn’t do or the ways in which I haven’t “measured up.” Do you ever do that to yourself? Instead, this new year I invite you to take a different tack!

Tip: Make a list of everything you did fantastically this year, any and all accomplishments, and anything you’re proud of yourself for. All your “wins” listed out in one place helps us remember how much we ARE doing really well!

All the best wishes for a happy, healthy, juicy, and vibrant year!

xox,
Hilary

P.S. These tips are way prettier in their email form. Join my mailing list and get my weekly tips sent straight to your inbox. You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter.

If you sign up for my mailing list, I’ll give you a FREE 50-minute consultation with me! That’s a $150 value!

Hilary’s Tip of the Week 12/20

Hilary Vreeland — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:50:45 +0000

The holidays can be stressful and overwhelming, especially if you’re an entrepreneur. It’s easy to get wrapped up in work, play, and holiday celebrations and forget to take any time out for you.

Check out my tip, just a little loving reminder from me to you this holiday season!

Tip: Take some friggin’ time off! This holiday season, spend some time with those you love, and take the time and space to look inward as well. Recharging your batteries is of the utmost importance to staying centered and focused in your work in the coming year.

Happy Holidays!

xox,
Hilary

P.S. These tips are way prettier in their email form. Join my mailing list and get my weekly tips sent straight to your inbox. You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter.

If you sign up for my mailing list, I’ll give you a FREE 50-minute consultation with me! That’s a $150 value!

Healthy Holidays! Want to know exactly how I’m going to lose weight this holiday season without depriving myself of my favorite holiday foods? Contact me for a FREE 50-minute phone consultation! (That’s a $150 value.) We all deserve specialized attention to help us feel great and live our most vibrant life. And there’s NO reason you have to put on that dreaded “holiday weight”! Tell a friend and I’ll give them a free consultation, too!

Urban Homesteading and Tasty Kale Chips Recipe

Hilary Vreeland — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:00:23 +0000

When a friend of mine told me there was a group of people swapping homemade food in Brooklyn, I couldn’t wait to check it out. The people were interesting and friendly, the food everyone brought for the potluck was great, and I swapped my raw macaroons for some seriously yummy stuff! I was a little anxious that there wouldn’t be much for me to swap for (mostly raw, gluten-free, don’t eat soy, sugar, or dairy…) but I had nothing to worry about! There were plenty of goodies for people of all dietary persuasions.

The event was BK Swappers, hosted by three awesome women: Meg Paska of Brooklyn Homesteader, Kate Payne of Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking, and food writer Jane Lerner. After mingling and munching for about an hour, the swapping began. I made out with a chai spiced tea kit, pecan cranberry pate, and vanilla extract from Goddamn Cobras, gluten-free/sugar-free pumpkin cake from Britt of In Arms, yummy kombucha from Mombucha, delicious quick pickled veggies from @BronaCos, and more macaroons from Bird’s Eye Maples! It was fantastic meeting like-minded foodies, and leaving with a bag of goodies I could never have made myself was especially satisfying.

My kale chips were a big hit at the potluck, so I’ll share the recipe here. Enjoy!

Tasty Raw Kale Chips

Dark, leafy greens help purify your blood, prevent cancer, strengthen your immune system, and improve circulation. Kale chips are an easy, delicious way to get more greens in your diet. And since they’re raw, their nutrients and digestive enzymes stay intact. These are a hit with kids and adults alike, and they’re a fantastic, easy snack to have on-hand. They’re so delicious that this is my most requested recipe!

Ingredients:

- 2 cups cashews

- ½ red bell pepper

- ½ cup nutritional yeast

- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

- 3 pinches Celtic sea salt

- 1 ½ cups water

- 2 large bunches kale

Optional add-ins:

- 1-2 tablespoons red chili flakes

- 1-2 tablespoons curry powder

Equipment:

- high-speed blender

- dehydrator (this recipe fills a 9-tray dehyrator)

Cover the cashews in water and let soak for at least one hour, and up to eight hours. Discard the soaking water and rinse the cashews.

Rip up the kale, discarding the stems, and rinse. Blend all ingredients except the kale in a high-speed blender, like a Vitamix. In a large mixing bowl, pour the mixture over the kale. Massage through the leaves, making sure each leaf is well covered. Spread out kale on dehydrator trays and place trays in every other slot in the dehydrator. Bake at 115° overnight, or approximately 12 hours. These will keep for a few weeks in drier climates and less time in more humid climates. Super easy!

I’d love to hear what you think–please leave a comment below! If you’d like more info on how the swap works, check out Kate’s great post, How To Host a Food Swap.

Hilary’s Tip of the Week 12/13

Hilary Vreeland — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:30:03 +0000

photo courtesy of http://bit.ly/h4RSRK

Do you ever finish a meal and think, “Gosh, I just want another helping”? Me, too. But I’ve realized that it’s rarely because I’m

hungry. Most of the time it’s because I’m bored or lonely or sad.

Your body only wants you to eat food when you’re hungry. So here’s a little tip to help you stay true to your body. Plus it’s really good for your teeth =)

Tip: Brush your teeth after meals. It gets rid of any leftover tastes from your meal that might trigger you into thinking you want more.

Happy Monday!

xox,
Hilary

P.S. These tips are way prettier in their email form. Join my mailing list and get my weekly tips sent straight to your inbox. You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter.

If you sign up for my mailing list, I’ll give you a FREE 50-minute consultation with me! That’s a $150 value!

Hilary’s Tip of the Week 12/6

Hilary Vreeland — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:30:33 +0000

Surprise! Video tip!

Happy Monday!

xox,
Hilary

P.S. Join my mailing list and get my weekly tips sent straight to your inbox. You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter.