How To Stay Young

Found this in some old papers of mine... I don't know who wrote it or where it came from but I like it! Read on....

How To Stay Young

• Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight, and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay her/him.

• Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

• Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

• Enjoy the simple things.

• Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

• The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

• Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever... your home is your refuge.

• Cherish your health: If it's good, preserve it. If it's unstable, improve it. If it's beyond what you can improve, get help.

• Don't take guilt trips.

• Tell the people you lve that you love them, at every opportunity.

And I would add to that list:

• Pick your battles. Most of the time its just not worth it.
• Be silly. Get in costume and go to a halloween party. Or throw a costume party.
  
• Let go. Life is what we take out of it. Take out the good things and leave the bad.
• And the obvious... EAT WELL! Use your kitchen. Eat lots of vegetables, mostly raw. Keep organic dark chocolate in your house. But also go out to a yummy restaurant and thoroughly enjoy the food, atmosphere, and the company you are with. Rich restaurant food and junk food can be good for the soul as long as you don't loose control, and as long as you don't feel guilty while eating it.

Make Your Own Personal Pizza- Simple and Healthy!

My friend Shannon made this one for me, and I liked it so much I prepared it for one of my personal chef clients. It is simple and delicious....

Buy whole wheat pita bread.

Saute a little garlic and onion with olive oil in a frying pan for a few minutes and add tomato paste mixed with a little water until it reaches sauce-like consistency. Add salt, pepper, oregano, marjoram, and basil. (If you don't have marjoram or basil don't worry about it, but in my opinion the oregano is key.) Saute on low heat for 10 or 15 minutes, stirring as to not burn the sauce.

Spread the sauce over the pita bread. I leave a little space around the edges for a crust.

Add grated cheese (I like cheddar)

Cut some zucchini and mushrooms thinly and add to the pizza. Chop broccoli, red peppers, and whatever else you like and add it as well, pushing it gently into the pizza.

Put the pizza in the oven on 350 for 15 minutes, checking a few times to make sure it doesn't burn.

Take it out and add feta cheese and olives.