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  We are but a small speck on the planet but each of us plays an important role in how we affect the world and one another.  We are honored that Delicious Organics attracts the best people in our south Florida community.  We share a commitment to create a healthier life for ourselves, our loved ones, our neighbors, and our planet.  We have varied talents and passions to achieve this goal.  This is a list of people and companies who share our vision for good health and a sustainable future. We want to make this list complete so if you or your favorites aren't listed, please Get Listed!  Together we have a big impact.   
     
   
     
  Art & Music  
     
 
  • Rachel Currea Thomas, a pianist and composer in the Classical/New Age music world, has just released a CD of relaxing piano solos of her own composition!  Her works have been performed in the Middle East and US. She composes primarily for solo piano, despite an impressive background in violin, viola, voice, and percussion, because she prefers the sound of acoustic piano. The vibrations and sounds appeal to her sensual and playful nature.  This CD would make a lovely gift for someone by itself or added in with a basket of other relaxing luxuries.  Visit her at www.rachelcurrea.com or www.myspace.com/rachelcurrea to hear full tracks.
     
  • Harmon Isle Gallery Handmade American Art & Craft at 902 NE 19th Avenue, Ft Lauderdale, FL, 33304, 954-527-2880.
  
     
  Babies, Toddlers & Children
  • offers accessories to help the breastfeeding mom, cloth diapers to keep the baby covered, clothes and shoes to keep your baby warm and stylish, and all natural products to keep your baby clean.  Being a busy mom herself, Beverly has the experience to guide you to the right option of cloth diapers and offer encouragement for new moms.
     
  • is a huge 5,000-square-foot facility in Aventura offering a wide variety of Mommy and Me, gymnastics, music, and arts classes, as well as birthday parties, and a safe open air-conditioned place for open play.  Jungle Gym is filled with new equipment for toddlers and preschoolers to climb on and gymnastics equipment for older children. The most popular item is the 30-foot-long air track, which blows up into a mini-mountain that kids climb up and slide down. Jungle Gym serves children starting at 4 months old in its Mommy and Me classes, up to age 6 with gymnastics and specialty classes, such as hip-hop. It also offers summer camps and a toddler drop-off program that is truly superb  2968 Aventura Blvd., Aventura, FL, 305-932-1496.  Located by the Publix just north of the Aventura Mall.  Winner of Gold Best Programs for Infants, Toddlers and Preshoolers in Miami-Dade County by South Florida Parenting Magazine.
     
  • offers baby carriers, fashionable diaper bags, strollers, toys, furniture, kids clothing and so much more, Ellen is the resource for helping you find the perfect baby carrier, baby wearing, attachment parenting, and more.  She is smiling, hip, working mama who will help you wear your baby in style and with ease!
     
  • Giving Birth
  • Nursing
  • Raising Children
  
     
  Food

Cakes

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  •  offers Raw Vegan Cuisine  - Live Foods for a Full Life.  Mariela creates gorgeous delicious raw desserts and cakes for any occasion.  Send an e-mail to mariela@veggiemunn.com to create a custom raw treat or visit her web site.

 

Chefs

  • Raw Vegan Cuisine offers Live Foods for a Full Life.  Don't have the time, equipment or inspiration to make your own raw vegan meals?  Mariela can help!  Delectable raw organic vegan meals delivered to you on every Monday: 5 soups, 5 entrees and 5 desserts to complete your week and make eating healthy and delicious easy!  She also creates gorgeous delicious desserts and cakes for any occasion. Visit on the web or send an e-mail to mariela@veggiemunn.com  She was gracious enough to share some recipes here.  Miami-Dade & Broward counties.
     
  • Staci Smith created Nutritious Family based in Broward county to educate us in healthy eating.  She is a Personal Chef and offers cooking classes and nutritional coaching.
     
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Delivery Service & Organic Food

  • Delicious Organics, organic produce and more delivered to your door.   Serving south Florida from the Keys to West Palm Beach and many areas we are adding additional delivery days each week.  We offer over 8000 items including a huge selection of fresh organic fruits and vegetables at prices about 20% lower than the grocery store and many times lower than farmer's markets and even coops and buying clubs.  We also offer boxes, frozen items, grassfed meats & dairy, convenience foods, healthier snacks, office & lunchbox snacks, raw organic honey, raw "prepared" foods, organic furniture, non-VOC paint, water filters, books & magazines, safer personal items, environmentally safe cleaning products, and our selection is always growing to meet the requests of the wonderful people who support our efforts.  Our web site offers a lot of information on healthy living and ways to incorporate greener choices easily into our every day lives.  And yes, we have FRESH ORGANIC Turkeys for the holiday!

 

Raw Dairy

 

Raw Food Un-Cooking Classes & information on Raw Foods

  • Marcela Benson, in Miami Beach offers small group classes and has the motto of LOVE, PEACE & VEGETABLES - we can all use more of all of that!
     
  • offers Live Foods for a Full Life.  Don't have the time, equipment or inspiration to make your own raw vegan meals?  Mariela can help!  Delectable raw organic vegan meals delivered to you on every Monday: 5 soups, 5 entrees and 5 desserts to complete your week and make eating healthy and delicious easy!  She also creates gorgeous delicious desserts and cakes for any occasion. Visit on the web http://www.veggiemunn.com or send an e-mail to mariela@veggiemunn.com  She was gracious enough to share some recipes here.  Miami-Dade & Broward counties.

Lodging & Restaurants
 

  • Deer Run Bed & Breakfast is a certified organic bed & breakfast located in Big Pine Key.  Every morning nourish your body with an organic vegetarian breakfast on the screened veranda overlooking the ocean.  Located at the end of a private street, this is a great little getaway  for relaxing and recharging but close enough for fishing, boating, kayaking, canoeing, snorkeling, visiting parks, bird watching, bicycling, and walks along the ocean.  Key Deer are a small white-tailed deer only found on the Keys and sadly endangered now but you are sure to catch a glimpse here and there during your stay.  The home has hammocks, canoe, kayak, life vests, hot tub, grill, and more.  Perfect for meditation, reflection, reading, and quiet time, yet located only 1/2 hour from Key West, this is a private oasis close to busy activities.
     
  • Good Food Conspiracy is a Fodor's Guide 5-star natural food eatery and a cherished favorite to locals in Big Pine Key serving up an array of raw and cooked vegetarian and vegan delights as well as free range turkey sandwiches.  Organic Smoothies and a Full Juice Bar.  Visit them at US Highway 1 Mile Marker 30.2 oceanside or call 305-872-3945

     
  • A mother/daughter cafe serving up great tasting food that is fresh, environmentally responsible and community-oriented.  Eco-friendly containers are used and they even encourage regulars to reuse delivery bags.  Green Gables Cafe is located at 166 Alhambra Circle in Coral Gables.

 

 

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  Health & Fitness

Personal Education, Motivation, and Instruction

  • 180º with Ximena, affordable group Holistic Nutrition & Lifestyle Coaching sessions
  • Lose Weight with Nature in 12 Easy Steps with Ximena, the Modern Cavewoman
  • Ximena Gonzalez, NSCA-CPT in Aventura can be reached at 305-937-2444 or via email by clicking on her name here.  She is a CHEK practitioner who will help guide you on proper nutrition based upon your needs and a personalized exercise plan.  She has extensive experience with helping Vegans, Vegetarians, people who keep Kosher, and Raw Foodists.  Ximena works to maximize nutrition and specializes in Metabolic Typing.  She is easy to work with and very informative and supportive
     
  • Dan Hellman of Holistic Health & Fitness is a certified CHEK Coach and Practitioner.  He is more than a Personal Trainer, he is a Certified Corrective Exercise Kinesiologist trained to help people with complex health and fitness issues.  He is a certified Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach who provides expert evaluation of your nutritional and physical needs to keep you healthy and fit.  He has an M.S. in Physical Therapy.  His Six Foundational Principles to achieve optimal health are: Thoughts, Mind and Spirit; Exercise; Nutrition; Breathing; Hydration; and Sleep.  Health & Fitness is Located in Fort Lauderdale, 954-803-0545.
     

  • Located in Key Largo, FL, Christi Allen of Pilates In Paradise is a CHEK Certified Lifestyle Coach and a Certified Pilates Instructor level 5 through world renowned Romana's Pilates.  Classes and private sessions are available for all levels to sculpt, shape and strengthen your body.  Christi's enthusiasm is contagious and she will guide you on a your way to good health through nutrition and exercise.  Contact Pilates In Paradise at 305-453-0801 or email pilates_paradise@bellsouth.net
     

  • More information and resources for Weight, Nutrition & Fitness

Nutritionists & Lifestyle

  • Dr. Elizabeth Trattner, A.P., D.O.M. is a Florida and National Board Certified Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture.  Dr. Trattner specializes in women’s health, weight management, allergies, autoimmune diseases and environmental illnesses.  For the past ten years she has been advancing the concepts of Integrative Medicine, combining her expertise in acupuncture and oriental medicine with nutritional counseling and women’s health.  Located at 1090 Kane Concourse Suite 203, in Bay Harbor Island.  She can be reached at 305-682-9358 or via e-mail:  elizabeth@trattner.net
     

  • Janis Roszler is a registered dietician, certified diabetes educator, insulin pump trainer, author and radio host.  can help us in Living Longer Healthier Lives.  Visit her web site to learn more.
     
  • The was created by Dr. Ester Ben-Zion, a graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and certified Holistic Health Counselor.  This is the place to go to alleviate fatigue and aches, have more energy, and learn to really live.  Call 305-861-9383 or email drbenzion@holistichealthstudio.com for an appointment.
     
  • 180º with Ximena, affordable group Holistic Nutrition & Lifestyle Coaching sessions
  • Lose Weight with Nature in 12 Easy Steps with Ximena, the Modern Cavewoman
  • Ximena Gonzalez, NSCA-CPT in Aventura can be reached at 305-937-2444 or via email by clicking on her name here.  She is a CHEK practitioner who will help guide you on proper nutrition based upon your needs and a personalized exercise plan.  She has extensive experience with helping Vegans, Vegetarians, people who keep Kosher, and Raw Foodists.  Ximena works to maximize nutrition and specializes in Metabolic Typing.  She is easy to work with and very informative and supportive
     

  • More information and resources for Weight, Nutrition & Fitness

Health Centers

  • The  Holistic Health Studio was created by Dr. Ester Ben-Zion, a graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and certified Holistic Health Counselor.  The is the place to go to alleviate fatigue and aches, have more energy, and learn to really live.  Call 305-861-9383 or email drbenzion@holistichealthstudio.com for an appointment.

Yoga & Pilates

  • Harmony House Yoga, where peace comes to life - group sessions available at Cooper City studio from beginner to advanced.  Darlene Mars is a nationally recognized yoga instructor with the Yoga Alliance and is certified with over 8000 yoga sessions through the Yoga Center.  Private sessions, Parties, and Corporate Yoga also available.  Yoga Therapy and assisted stretching also offered  - if you have any aches or kinks and think you need a massage, try yoga therapy instead!  Visit www.harmonyhouseyoga.com or email info@harmonyhouseyoga.com or call 954-434-3377.
     
  • Mark Springle, Surfside, 305-401-8863
     
  • Located in Key Largo, FL, Christi Allen of Pilates In Paradise is a CHEK Certified Lifestyle Coach and a Certified Pilates Instructor level 5 through world renowned Romana's Pilates.  Classes and private sessions are available for all levels to sculpt, shape and strengthen your body.  Christi's enthusiasm is contagious and she will guide you on a your way to good health through nutrition and exercise.  Contact Pilates In Paradise at 305-453-0801 or email pilates_paradise@bellsouth.net

Massage, Acupuncture, More

  • Renee Kirzner, L.M.T. is nationally licensed specializing in therapeutic massage & bodywork, craniosacral therapy.  Serving the Florida Keys community in Key Largo, Tavernier, Islamorada & Marathon.  See www.islamoradabodywork.com or email her at renee@islamoradabodywork.com
     
  • Mary Bardis, LAc, RN created Body, Mind & Spirit to Keep it together with Chinese Medicine utilizing methods including Gentle Acupuncture, Extraordinary Vessel Healing,
    Chinese Herbs, Homeopathic Formulas, and Gentle Detoxification.  Contact her in Hollywood at 954-298-9779.

Health & Home

  • EcoHarmony offers the ECOsmarte® system using oxygen derived from water and ions for Chlorine-Free Swimming so no more burning eyes,  no more exposure to chemicals and chlorine,  no more bleached hair and skin.  Like swimming in bottled water!  Rose Sherry can be reached at 239-450-1494 or ecoharmonyllc@yahoo.com

Medical Doctors, Dentists, Homeopaths, Holistic Healers

  
   
  Information
  • Annie Appleseed Project for volumes of information on complementary and alternative treatments for cancer as well as lists of meetings and other services.  NOTE NEXT LOCAL CONFERENCE: Jan 10-11, 2008, WPB, Conference Agenda
     
  • Delicious Organics offers information for healthy living, food controversies, and answers any questions we can about food, health, and healthful green living.  Pictures, recipes and information about almost any fruit or vegetable listed too.
     
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  • Planet Printing offers a great web site and even better personalized service. Their talented team of sales associates, graphic designers, and print specialists help you every step of the way. Printing Solutions for Your World.
     
  
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