Naturally Speaking Newsletter by Naturopath Rumana Zahn February 2008 Hello and Welcome! This newsletter aims to keep you informed and up-to-date in the area of natural health. You are welcome to forward this newsletter to friends and colleagues.

Dear Reader

OK January has gone and I've already noticed the daffodils coming up and snow forecast..what's going on? Keep warm and healthy.

Enjoy the newsletter it's packed with lots of exciting stuff.

In this issue:

• Do you love eating healthy and tasty foods?
• Weight Loss Essentials 2: Body
• Reflect on Your Successes

With Love

Personal Reflections

So what do you think about the obesity pills that doctors are prescribing?

Knowing the side effects and the harm these pills can cause I have to say I'm a bit outraged. They may work in some cases but their success rate is not guaranteed at all.

Doctors agree that the best way to address obesity is through diet and exercise so why don't they assign a healthy living practitioner and get people coached into action?

This is one of the biggest things about weight loss - keeping on track, keeping focused and not giving up. If you're on that journey then keep up the good work. You may wish to listen in to the recorded tele-seminars I have been doing on this topic or join us on the weight loss programme itself. See below.

The Spice of Life

Ayurveda and Healthy Food

Actress Demi Moor is an advocate as is western medical doctor Deepak Chopra. It is used for beauty treatments, creating health and healing. It is Ayurveda, India’s traditional medicine system and it literally means "science of life."

If we want to find out about the secrets of keeping healthy, well and looking great, Ayurveda can offer some sound advice. It offers guidance on living a holistic life as well as being able to deal with ill health, principally looking at not doing things that cause ill health in the first place, fitting in with our modern context of prevention is better than cure.

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Weight Loss Essentials 2: Body

Find out the three key areas you need to know about when losing weight. Once you understand these you will have the tools to put into practice the essential steps to help you lose weight and keep those pounds off.

Join Rumana on the second free tele-seminar. Click here to find out more.

Listen Again. Did you miss the Weight Loss Essentials 1 tele-seminar on Foods? You still have time to listen to the 30 min recording at your own leisure but this will only be up until 4th Feb. Just drop us an email and you will be sent the call details.

Retreat in the Mountains

The retreat is already 50% full. If you are thinking of coming please book your place soon.

To find out what previous participants thought of the week click here.

We will be putting up a video recording of someone who previously went so watch this space.

Celebrate Your Successes!

Aviva Baran shares her wisdom to keep us all engaged with our inner sparkle.

Don’t we all spend too much time reflecting on what we could have done better - today, last week, in that meeting, last year...? If only we gave ourselves half of that time to think about what we achieved instead! Then we can build our self awareness, our self-worth, celebrate our successes and use our strengths again and again. Wouldn’t you agree; this is a much more energising experience than driving ourselves to do better this year; to do more and more?

If you do agree with the above, then I recommend that you complete the following "4-step plan" right away. If you hear yourself saying, "I’ll come back to it" - remember that 99% of you won't!

4 Step Plan

1. Take your 2007 work and social diary.
   
2. Make a list of all your accomplishments; both personal and professional, however big or small. (Think of those not so obvious ones too, whether it was that difficult client call you made or that blind date you went on!)
   
3. Now, identify the qualities that you have that made it possible for you to achieve each accomplishment.
   
4. Spend a few moments allowing the impact of all those qualities, your fabulous qualities to permeate your mind, your heart, your soul. This is you. This is what you have to offer the world this year, and every year into the future.

Congratulations to you, for all that you are.

Which Remedy?

There are so many good ones on the market but which one is the best to go for...?

I have been seeing no ends of coughs and colds over this winter period. It's not over either. With the forecast for more cold weather you're going to need to keep your immune system and circulation topped up.

Onion and Horesradish Elixier is a great winter tonic and I particularly like that it includes warming foods such as ginger, chilli and horseradish. It will help motivate the circulation benefitting the whole system including improved digestion and boosting immunity.

Onion and Horseradish Elixier is a product by Herbs Hands Healing.

Rumana runs a Walk In Clinic at the Nutri Centre, Tesco Kingston Park Newcastle every Friday 2-6pm. Pop in for a free 10 min consultation.

Events

See Full Calendar of Events

What is a Tele-seminar?
If you haven't participated in a Tele-seminar before it's easy. Tele-seminars are talks that are done over the telephone. You can ring in from anywhere, your home or work and just sit back and listen. All you need to do is dial in on the number given (which will be sent to you once you've booked) and enter a pass code which will let you listen in.

See the full calender for more events

About Rumana Zahn
BSc (Hons), DipM, CEd, MBRCP, KFRP, MH, MRNI, MGNI and MAMH

Rumana Zahn is a multi-disciplined practitioner in the field of Natural Medicine, principally a Naturopath and Medical Herbalist. She runs clinics in Newcastle - within a GPs practice, Darlington and Seaham Hall's exclusive Serenity Spa. Recently she set up a Walk-In Clinic at the Nutri Centre in the Kingston Park Tesco in Newcastle.

Rumana writes a health column for the North East Exclusive and is one of the key Advisors to the Institute of Complementary Medicine. She runs health improvement programmes and retreats internationally. She is passionate about natural medicine speaks and lectures regularly on the subject of creating health and wellbeing.

Rumana is a member of the British Register of Complementary Practitioners

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