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MyEmpoweredWorld Blogtalk Radio Interview with Alexandra Roach

November 22, 2015 By Alexandra Roach Leave a Comment

MyEmpoweredWorld Blogtalk Radio Interview

Alexandra Roach is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (AADP), Integrative Health Coach, and Author of “Healing the Military Soul,” which was published in 2014. During the past decade, she works not only with personal clients but also active duty military members and veterans who are ready to approach their healing process through integrative measures.

Currently, Alexandra is embarking with her family on the “Journey of a Lifetime,” which brings them for one year across North America. You can follow their trip journal and connect with her: Journey of a Lifetime.

Alexandra is also a registered Yoga and Tai Chi Instructor, Personal Trainer, Meditation teacher, and Reiki Master. She devotes herself to creating awareness around these topics and the ‘love of her life’ – nutritious food. WWOOFing along the way, Alexandra is now learning more about the source of organic food, farming, and sustainable agriculture & living. Find out more about Alexandra’s work & travels on her website.

Top 3 Healthy Snacks on the Go

August 14, 2015 By Alexandra Roach Leave a Comment

Healthy snacks for travelers or business people on the go must be easy, quick, and portable without being messy. Hitting the road can mean hours or days of travel, strenuous lay-overs, energy-robbing traffic jams, and the lack of time or facility to provide ourselves with nutrient-dense foods. This makes it even more important for us to conquer these challenges with food that replenishes our system instead of draining it even more. The following are my top three suggestions for healthy snacks on the go.

Nuts

An array of cashews, pine nuts, chest nuts, macadamias, brazil nuts, almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts, walnuts, and pecans also provides an array of valuable minerals and vitamins. Since each nut is packed with protein, essential fatty acids, fiber, minerals (magnesium, calcium, iron, phosphorus), and vitamins (B1, B2, B5, B6, B9, E, PP), this makes a perfectly nutritious, energy- and brain boosting snack. By the way, nuts provide energy through lipids. Therefore, worry less about the high fat content in nuts, most of it is the heart-healthy kind, which is an extra added benefit. Extra tip: Check the ingredients on the label when buying nuts to ensure that you will not have added oils (like canola oil) in your medley. Remember, you are looking for the most natural way to eat healthy.

Dried Fruit

Consuming dried fruit will add a nutrient-dense food to your healthy snack; think high fiber content and beneficial antioxidants. Dried fruit contain little to no fat, making them a perfect energy-booster for athletes, high-performers, but also busy people on the go. The benefits include also vitamins and minerals (vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene, vitamins E and niacin (PP), iron, and magnesium. The richest in potassium and sodium are dried apricots. Dried banana has the highest magnesium content. Figs have the most calcium (EFIC, 2015). Make sure to watch for unwanted added sugar when buying dried fruit. They have enough sugar as is – no need for additional. Extra tip: Consume dried fruit in moderation because of its high calorie content. Also, especially dried apricots can be pretty laxative if eaten in larger quantities.

Vegetable Sticks

Colorful, organically grown orange, purple, and yellow carrots, mixed with celery and cucumber sticks makes this medley of vegetables not only easy to take on the road, but also beautiful for the eye to look at. This crunchy powerhouse provides not only vitamins A, C, K, B1, B2, and B6, but also micronutrients and minerals like copper, potassium, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, biotin, and silica. Extra tip: Buy your vegetables fresh, wash and cut them right after returning home, and store them in a cool and moist place. Wrapped in a damp kitchen towel and put in a cooler will keep them fresh for days and ensure their crispness.

Reference:

European Food Information Council (2015), Retrieved from http://www.eufic.org/page/en/page/faq/faqid/fruit-dry-nutritional-benefits/

Roach Lifetime Adventure

July 24, 2015 By Alexandra Roach Leave a Comment

Journey of a Lifetime https://www.facebook.com/roachlifetimeadventure

This is it, friends!

We sold our home in Alaska, condensed our household from a 3050 sq. ft. house to a 250 sq. ft. travel trailer, put most of our worldly belongings in long-term storage, and set out to travel through the United States and Canada over the next year – or so 😉

We left Eagle River, Alaska on July 12th, exactly 2 days after my dear husband, Jason, retired from the Army. After 20 years of military service, we set sail exploring and setting out to define our ‘next’ life. Family from the East Coast and friends from Germany were visiting for the retirement ceremony. We went to the Kenai Peninsula with them (Glacier Cruise in Whittier, River Rafting on the Kenai River, enjoying fresh halibut and mussels in Homer), then we drove up to Denali National Park where Jason and the kids hiked the back-country wilderness for three days. Other stations along the way were: Cantwell, Denali Highway, Alpine Creek Lodge, Paxson, Delta Junction (good shopping at Food Cache), Tok, crossing into Canada: Haines Junction (awesome little café there – look out for the Village Bakery off the main road in the neighborhood), Whitehorse (Yukon), Cassier Highway, Lake Boya, Jade City, Iskut (gorgeous campground: Mountain Shadow RV Park with its own little valley and nature walk, breath-taking views, and bald-eagle cries), Smithers (with another great campground: Glacier View Park), and Prince George (Hartway RV Park – we stayed there two years ago and returned, good choice!). For more details about this section of the trip, stay tuned on the FB-blog page… I will be updating it as soon as I have reliable Internet connection… not so much of that through the wilderness of Alaska, the Yukon, and Northern BC!

Now we are on the way to Kamloops in British Columbia. Jason will run another marathon there on Sunday, July 26. His plan is to do many along the way (next one on September 6 in Bend, Oregon). Currently we are enjoying free WiFi and amazing sandwiches in the Beanery2 in McBride along Hwy 16 in British Columbia… the family is eating while I am typing 😉 Super nice little family-café with friendly service and homemade food!

Anyway, more details and MANY pictures about out travel adventures will be posted on Facebook!

I would like to invite all of you to ‘like’ my husband’s and my new page there as we are embarking on this 1-year trip through North America!

Journey of a Lifetime https://www.facebook.com/roachlifetimeadventure

This is where most of the travel-blogging and pictures will be happening – so please, if you are interested in following our camper adventures and all that comes with it, like sight-seeing, road-schooling, healthy food on the road, sustainable living, WWOOFing, volunteering at National Parks, and much more… spread the word! It’s just so much more fun to be in touch with people along the way!!!

Smiles,

Alexandra & Jason

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