Hey, United Airlines! Need my help designing your gluten-free menu?

An open invitation to United Airlines. Call me! 1.415.595.5775

Dear United Airlines:

My husband Andy (a recent 1K member) and I (formerly Premier Exec, currently trying to adjust to life as a non-status flier) were recently on an international flight returning home.

I am sensitive to gluten, so I had naturally requested a gluten-free menu. All was well… until breakfast. So here’s what went down:

I’m starving.
My tray arrives.
I look at the tray. I look at Andy. I look back at the tray.
I say, “They must be bringing the rest of my breakfast separately.”
I wait. I wait some more. Tired of waiting, I ask a flight attendant.
We’re told, “This is your breakfast.”
I snort out loud, I’m laughing so hard.

Dirty Detox Secrets! Complimentary Teleseminar on Tuesday, April 13th

Busy Professionals, Entrepreneurs
& Fellow Peeps Living with Autoimmune:

Delicious Health invites you to…

“Dirty Detox Secrets: Why Most Detoxes and Cleanses Backfire &

10 Tips for Finding One that Really Works”

A complimentary teleseminar from Delicious Health ~ we like FREE!

DATE: Tuesday, April 13, 2010

TIME: 6 PM Pacific / 7 PM Mountain / 8 PM Central / 9 PM Eastern

This call will be recorded and shared with you later (as an MP3 that you can download) if you register but cannot attend the call live.

Introducing Quickie Q&As

You’re short on time, right?

And you want to learn things that can help improve your nutrition habits, self-care, and overall health and happiness, right? (If you’re on this blog, I presume that’s the case. I least I hope it is. Otherwise, what are you doing here?)

Good.

So I decided to start a new feature, called Quickie Q&As. On a rolling basis, I will post a series of tips from health practitioners and other kinds of experts that complement the Delicious Health way, in an easy Q&A format.

Sound good?

Good.

Garbage Ahoy! Bon Voyage, Plastiki!

Delicious Health founder Simla Somturk Wickless serves as pro bono nutritionist for the Plastiki crew.

February brought a fantastic opportunity for me to serve as the pro bono nutritionist for the Plastiki crew. A big thanks to our friends at Cook! SF for making the introduction.

What is the Plastiki?

The Plastiki is a 60-foot catamaran made from 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles. It will sail from San Francisco to Sydney this month (March 2010), weather permitting, to bring attention to the world’s wasteful use of resources as well as to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, estimated to be about twice the size of Texas – the world’s largest “land”fill.

Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010: LIVE Complimentary Teleseminar

Delicious Health & Cook! SF invite you to:

“The 10 Food Myths & Mistakes That Are Sabotaging Your Weight, Energy and Mood – and What to Do About Them in the New Year“

A LIVE Complimentary Teleseminar with Simla Somturk Wickless
and special guest Nona Lim

DATE: Wednesday, January 6
TIME: 5 PM Pacific / 6 PM Mountain / 7 PM Central / 8 PM Eastern

The call will be recorded and shared with you later if you register but cannot attend live.

Simla’s Story :: Part I :: Onset & Denial

Author’s note: This is the first installment in a series of articles about how I have healed from several health conditions and come to live very well with my autoimmune conditions, which are in full remission as long as I respect my triggers. The specific autoimmune conditions I will be writing about are:  fibromyalgia; undifferentiated connective tissue disorder; and, immunotoxicity. The other health conditions I will refer to in this context are:  chronic fatigue syndrome; adrenal fatigue; asthma; chronic bronchitis; pneumonia; food and environmental allergies; chronic bronchitis; multiple chemical sensitivity; lyme disease (also referred to as lyme’s disease); medication-induced hepatitis and pancreatitis; IBS; digestive issues; leaky gut; dysbiosis; candida; heavy metal toxicity, and others. While it’s personally difficult to relive a lot of this through the act of writing, I hope to provide the information and inspiration I wish I had while I was going through this life-altering experience. I write from the perspectives of a patient, a busy professional, an entrepreneur, a wife, a daughter, and as a certified health coach and nutrition expert, which is what my experience has led me to become. I’d love to hear from you if this proves helpful to you – you can email me at hello(at)enjoydelicioushealth.com. You may also visit www.enjoydelicioushealth.com or www.delicioushealthblog.com to learn more. In health ~ Simla Somturk WIckless, MBA, CHC, NE.

Type A? Overachiever? Perfectionist? Psssst. Over here!

Health is multi-faceted. I believe we need to eat well and live well to be truly healthy: career or self-expression of productivity, physical movement, relationships, sense of self – otherwise known as spirit – need to be in good order for true health and wellness to manifest. Food is just one way we feed ourselves. These other parts of our lives also serve to feed us. If broken, they will drain and deplete rather than feed.

Are you a Type A overachiever? A perfectionist?

Do you drive yourself to your limits every day – mentally, physically, emotionally?

Simla’s Story Healing from Autoimmune: Series Starting Week of 12/21/2009

[UPDATE: I changed my start date to the week of 12/21/2009. With how busy this month has been for me, I haven't found the head space or quiet, contemplative time to do this type of writing. I will also be clarifying what I mean by "healing" at that time, as this question was raised by a couple of readers recently. Until then, have a wonderful holiday season! Be well ~ Simla ]

Gobble Gobble… Or Not?

The turkey. The stuffing. The mashed potatoes and yams with marshmallows. The buttery gravy. The green beans. The pies.

It’s THANKSGIVING!!!!!

And here’s a recommendation from your friendly holistic nutritionist, moi:

Go ahead and enjoy your Thanksgiving meal to the fullest.

Literally.

Stuff yourself like the turkey if it makes you happy, and take that tryptophan-and-sugar-crash-induced nap.

Helloooo, Sugar!

Why do you butter me up, buttercup, just to let me down?

and

Ah sugar, ah honey honey
[You are my candy...]
And you got me wanting you

and

Pour some sugar on me…

All popular lyrics, all probably written by sugar addicts. It’s not hard to imagine: lovesick songwriter, writing the lyrics as she snarfs down a pint of icecream or as he drowns his sorrows with a wine spritzer.

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