Power of Marci

In our family, birthdays are a very special event. Actually, any milestone we get to celebrate life is a big deal to us! But celebrating Grace Moreau today is even a bigger deal~Although she holds the title of our baby girl, she has been our pillar, confidante, true north, moral compass, and an endless list of everything that is good in this world! So to our girl who turns the world on with her smile, Happiest Birthday! We love you! I love you more, and for sure, Daddy is proud! ❤️

The Power of Food Plan
"Let's Make a Plan To Find More Power"
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Everyone is looking for more health and happiness these days, and I know how to find it…
It’s all about food, and power and, honestly, I can get you there.
All you need is a Power of Food Plan~ your personal food guidebook to a healthier, happier life.

It’s personal, individual, and unique to your own body and mind~. with The Power of Food plan you will get a one hour individual consult where I find out all about your health status, genetics, eating habits and preferences, body composition and life style.

Then based on your personal story I develop your own
Power of Food Plan. It's a cookbook, just for you, pointing you right to your optimal health, and it's developed just for you.

Your Power of Food Plan has
customized recipes, personal power points, and health and wellness information, all tailored to your individual nutritional needs. It’s made only for you, to be your best and brightest.

And I think, your best is powerful enough. After all, we don't need to be perfect, we just need to be happy and healthy, and powerful.

As I get older, health and happiness are more important to me, and I think more and more about the meaning of life.

These days, I have pretty much decided, “I don't want to be perfect, I just want to be happy, healthy, and powerful.”

We all have one ride on this thing called life, and there will be a lot of things that we cannot control. But what we can control is how we choose to nurture and feed our body and our mind.

And the food we eat is the single most important thing we can do to impact our health and wellness, so why not make the right choices and be the healthiest and happiest we can be.

My Power of Food Plan is the right choice. Order yours today...
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Happy to present Chef Jarad Mccarroll, the man elevating hospitality at Montauk Yacht Club, featuring the new Ocean Club Montauk with Proper Hotels.

Check out my Chef's Table in Vivant Magazine for the story...
He's a rock star! https://lnkd.in/dXakvBKs

"I’ve always believed in the power of food, and yet, the profound impact and significance food can have in our life will never cease to amaze me, and neither will the people who make it their life’s mission to embrace and nurture the culinary connections that bring more pleasure into the world."

Chef Jarad McCarroll, knows all about embodying this power, and even more about food. He is a truly genuine man, an amorous culinary talent, and, an even more passionate visionary, with a pursuit to elevate hospitality. Considered a natural at transforming the experience of preparing food for others into pure joy, he is bringing a new beginning, and a lot of rapture, to the Ocean Club in Montauk, NY.

I'd like to introduce everyone to East End Food and announce my new position as Executive Director. Excited to be part of their mission to support, promote and advocate for farmers and producers, while ensuring everyone in the community can enjoy and be nourished by local food. www.eastendfood.org
It's all about more food and more power!

Introducing Marci Spellman Moreau Executive Director, East End Food

Driven by her personal story, Marci has dedicated over two decades to researching the power of food. Her journey began when her daughter, Rachel, was diagnosed with leukemia at two years old, and her husband, Michael, was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Marci holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Saint Joseph and a Master’s Degree from the University of Southern Connecticut. She founded Time For Life, a nonprofit for children with cancer and their families, and explored the impact of food on health.
She then ventured into private label food production, creating a brand focused on organic, nutrient-dense ingredients, and initiated educational food programs. Marci writes two columns for VIVANT Media Group: The Power of Food, and The Chef’s Table, sharing food stories and insights.
Certified in integrative medicine and nutrition for mental health, Marci specializes in nutrition for conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, Alzheimer’s, and cancer. Her mantra, “using food first to power the body and mind,” guides her as Executive Director at East End Food.

For everyone looking to be healthier this summer!

In my Power of Summer Food eCookbook I’m sharing some of my favorite summer recipes, it’s everything you need to know about summer foods and power…Get yours at linktree in my bio..

“I know my worth. I paid dearly for every ounce of it.” Finding our way can often be overwhelming, and all of us at one time or another will feel lost, and maybe even take a wrong turn, down the wrong path…

I know I’ve went in the wrong directions a few times, especially when life throws the infamous curve balls, you sometimes try to catch them, and you drop the ball and veer off for a bit…For me, when Rachel was fighting leukemia, or when Michael was dying, or when my business was falling in the gutter, it’s pretty easy to question your worth…

Maybe because I had four daughters who I knew were watching me, I had to get stronger…There was a lot to lose, and I already lost too much…and not to make it sound simple, but I turned to food. And no, it is not a simple, as I started eating more veggies, or organic, or juicing every morning…Sure, I do that, but I also did thirty long years of research, looking at the impact of food and nutrition on our physical and mental health. This meant I spent a lot of time alone, reading and studying and thinking about how to right all these wrongs.

It started when I needed to keep Rachel alive after her bone marrow transplant so I focused on boosting her immune system, and I quickly realized cancer traumatizes souls as much bodies, and I studied the psychological impact of cancer on the children who are diagnosed and their family members. And then I realized cancer never really goes away so I looked at using food to help with the PTSD, depression and anxiety that goes along with all of this…and although there is a lot more to talk about, the point is, there were many times in my story, I felt kinda crappy and questioned my worth.
But not any more, because I’ve done the hard work.The research, the education, but mostly, I learned how to use food to become stronger, physically and emotionally.

I am now certified in nutritional counseling and wellness for mental health, you could say I’m a believer, and between myself, food, and, even God, I found my worth, and I paid for every ounce of it.

Personally I think if you need to do better in life, sometimes you need to pivot, make a change, and just make it happen…and for me, I think nothing will ever change until you change it with food, so change the food you eat for the better and a better life will follow. Coming soon, Tooth, Nail & Food. It’s part cookbook, part memoir, but mostly it’s my story about surviving life with the power of food. ❤️ Stay tuned ❤️

“To be powerful is to change well” Just check out the transformation . We gave LUX Magazine a new face, a new vibe, and lots of power. Read our latest issue in link in bio ❤️

I wish more people believed food plays a huge role in healing trauma…

Especially, after a traumatic experience, food and nutrition are even more important, because to really heal, our bodies and our minds have greater nutritional needs.

And all the latest research supports this…

Trauma creates havoc on our bodies, and our minds, particularly our digestive system, damaging the villi that line our small intestines, creating numerous problems, such as, leaky gut and increased inflammation for every system in our body. We are then unable to absorb the nutrients our body and mind needs to be healthy and happy and instead of healing from trauma, the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post traumatic stress increase.

Additionally, with an unhealthy gut microbiome, our immune system is weakened and there is an increase of physical health problems after trauma. It’s a never ending cycle of suffering, yet food can stop the hurt and help to heal, our bodies and our minds.

Trauma is no stranger to most of us, and personally I have seen, and even felt the damage, but I’ve also witnessed the healing, recovery, and hope, especially with food.

“ If you are uncomfortable, change. Don’t stay with something that doesn’t work for you. Be fearless…always be fearless.”

The positive effects of healthier eating contribute to a mindset that is more resilient and confident in the face of challenges. The healthier the foods you eat, the more you are able to confront your problems, navigate failure and change the bad into something better ❤️

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and all the warriors I love, and have lost, I wrote this article, “The Power of Food is becoming much more Powerful.” here’s an excerpt…
Better health with better food is always something to celebrate. However, the most recent breakthrough is by far the most compelling. Research is revealing individuals with more of the good gut bacteria and less bad gut bacteria are more likely to respond to the newest immunotherapy drugs when in treatment for cancer. And even more, a higher fiber diet appears to feed the good bacteria, making them better fighters and playing a role in strengthening the immune response to cancer, as well.

Although this area is very new, it’s hard not to get excited at the promise of, in some way, influencing treatment and recovery for cancer with food. To me, when food, science, and our bodies can work together to save lives, there is nothing more powerful. I’ll gladly stay in the kitchen for this one. ❤️ linktree in bio for full article

“September is National Su***de Prevention Awareness Month and it is also National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and food needs to be part of the treatment plan for both cancer and mental health.”

In my life, these two causes have fueled my passion and drive to find more power, as I like to say…

And September always brings me back to the beginning of my story…It was the month my daughter, Rachel, had her bone marrow transplant. September 28, 1990.
Some things you never forget.

Rachel was only two years old, I was not much older, and found myself carrying her though the halls of Dana Farber Cancer Institute trying to figure out what else I could do to save her life.

My focus was on winning the battle with cancer but what I didn't realize at the time was, with the physical disease, comes the emotional fallout. Lots of it…Cancer creates havoc and has the ability to turn things upside down, and not just to the body~to relationships, and to finances, but mostly, to our soul~Cancer is a life threat, and in fact, it is now considered to be a qualifying event for PTSD. So with it comes all the messy and painful impact of trauma; depression, anxiety and emotional unrest. Nothing is safe and mental health issues increase and become complex and complicated, putting too many at risk for more severe mental illness and yes, even su***de.

I’ve spent my life researching interventions that can help people heal, and more and more the research is pointing to food and nutrition as a factor in how our bodies heal for cancer, and how our minds heal from the debilitating depression that can lead to severe mental illness and su***de.

It’s a powerful message in support of changing the paradigm to use food as part of the treatment plan for both cancer and mental health. I know I’m hoping we begin to do just that. ***deprevention

If I look tired that’s because I am. It’s been a tough week…I spent a lot to time with doctors this week, talking about genetics and cancer. Grace had the genetic testing for the BRCA2 gene, the same gene that her father, Michael had. Chances are 50%, she has inherited this gene. Weird to say, but its really a flip of the coin…
I’m super proud of her. It takes courage to make these hard decisions and when you are sitting in a room with genetic specialists and oncologists the conversations can be pretty scary.
But in all the fear, as they took the blood from her arm she was certain, resolved, and very, very brave. Of course, this cancer talk has been our language for her entire life.
Grace was only one when her father was diagnosed with breast cancer and just turning twelve when he died, and all during that time, her sister Rachel was recovering from the bone marrow transplant that treated her rare form of leukemia. It’s safe to say we are fluent in cancer.
When it comes to cancer, we always want to talk about healing, and recovery, and saving lives. I’ve had to figure out how to do that for a very long time so I started doing the research. Believe it or not, in all the science there is more and more information about food. It’s the very reason I talk about the power of food so much, because it works.
The research is telling us certain foods can improve our immune response to diseases, reversing and even halting the progression of some illnesses, and better, healthier foods create a healthier gut microbiome so the newest immunotherapy drugs can work more effectively and cure more cancer.
And for people who have genetic mutations, what you eat has a profound effect on how your DNA is “expressed.” Meaning, certain foods can turn off genetic markers for cancer, and many other diseases as well.
Your diet and the food you choose to eat really does have life or death ramifications. For us, this is why I’ve choose to make food such a big part of our life. Put simply, it gives us hope. And this week, as we wait for Grace’s results, it gives us something to hold on too.

There’s a lot of power in food that grows in the Summer Solstice, especially tomatoes…They have lycopene that will improve heart health and cardiovascular functioning, help to fight major diseases. and improve anxiety and depression,with recent studies showing remission of these mental health issues…
Check out my latest article and recipe for my Native Tomato Salad at link in bio.

There’s a lot of Power in foods that grow in the Summer Solstice, especially tomatoes. Check out my latest article and recipe in Lux Lifestyle Magazine here https://issuu.com/luxelifestylemagazine/docs/lux_lifestyle_summer_2023_/36

Check out my latest Chef’s Table in the new Delamar Magazine with Chef Frédéric Kieffer, Executive Chef and Greenwich Hospitality Group Partner. “We have a mission to better the world with food.” Click here to read https://issuu.com/luxelifestylemagazine/docs/delamar_2023_/53
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Happy to be culinary editor of this new hospitality magazine ❤️ For lots of power click at link in bio for inaugural issue

“Tell me what you eat and I will tell you how you feel, and then, I will tell you, how to feel happier and healthier.”
Join me for The Power of Food Thursday July 27 5pm to transform your body, your mind and your life.” ❤️ register at link here https://www.exploretock.com/theramsheadinn/event/421477/the-power-of-food-marci-moreu

Join me Thursday July 27 at 5pm for The Power of Food -register at link in bio
Find out how to restore your body and mind with food as we tour the organic garden and demonstrate recipes to bring more power into your life! ❤️ I promise, it’s a game changer, and you will walk away with a new understanding about the connections between food with an optimal nutritional profile, and healthier, happier bodies and minds.”

Join me Thursday July 27 at 5pm for The Power of Food -register at link in bio
Find out how to restore your body and mind with food as we tour the organic garden and demonstrate recipes to bring more power into your life! ❤️ I promise, it’s a game changer, and you will walk away with a new understanding about the connections between food with an optimal nutritional profile, and healthier, happier bodies and minds.”

“When you focus on food and nutrition your entire life will change” Changing what you eat and increasing your nutritional intake level is definitely life changing! It not only improves physical health, adding years to your life, but also improves your mental health. With more research focused on food and mental health, the link is getting stronger…and it is not as simple as good food, good mood… it’s so much more…
Emerging research indicates certain foods decrease anxiety, depression and PTSD. And we are now discovering we can reverse the effects of trauma and lower the likelihood of su***de when we use food as part of the treatment plan for mental health. This is life saving for so many people, and it is a message we need to promote! Join me to change the paradigm and use food as part of the treatment plan for mental health. Preorder my cookbook, The Power of Food for Mental Health @gmail.com

To me, the best part of learning how to eat to improve your mental health is the feeling of power. It’s that feeling of being stronger, and happier and healthier. You know those days, when we feel like we have it all together, and even when things go wrong, we are still ok..Our anxiety does not get the best of us and adversity is easier to deal with…We can pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off much easier.

For me, I’ve needed this power, because picking myself up, and dusting myself off, was an everyday occurrence when you are living with a health crisis. I spent 28 years taking care of people I love while they were battling a cancer diagnosis, and I now know why it’s referred to as a battle.

But the real truth is, we all have our battles and everyone of us needs more power to live a life that is happier and healthier. We are all on one trip of this thing called life, so our only choice is to make it the best one ever, no matter what life throws at us. That means when life brings us into battle we know how to prevail, and when it comes to our body and mind, the best line of defense, will always be food.

My cookbook, The Power of Food for Mental Health, brings together the best of food for better mental health. It is the answer when you need to pick yourself up and dust yourself off. Preorder today @gmail.com. ❤️

Join me this Friday May 19th at 5:30 pm as I talk about nutrition during cancer treatment and recovery and raise funds for breast cancer. Register here please…https://conta.cc/3nmsxEL

I’ve been researching food, teaching psychology and healing people for most of my life. I know this stuff…. My cookbook, The Power of Food for Mental Health, brings together the best of food for better mental health. It is my love story ❤️ with food. It is my opus.
Preorder today. [email protected]

With mental illness on the rise in young children and teenagers we need to nurture our children’s mental health with food and nutrition. The latest research shows nutrition can affect brain development and the mental health status of children, possibly even more than adults. I already know this, so please. follow my link in my bio for my recent article in .lifestylemagazine The Power of Food for Mental Health…I’ll share a little bit of my story and a great smoothie recipe , for you and your family that will help make life feel a little better when it gets overwhelming!

I’ve always found my greatest power with food…especially when it comes to talking about mental health.
Right now there are over 24 million people going untreated for mental health issues, so it’s hard not to talk about it, but I still think we need to do better.
And when I say, “we need to do better,” I mean, we need to change the paradigm for mental health, and we need to start using food as part of the treatment plan to help us heal…
May is mental health awareness month, So for the month of May I’m going all in…I’ll be spending the entire month talking about better foods to help improve our mental health.
Recipes, nutrition tips, everything and anything food…
The good news is today is a perfect storm for the mental health world … we now have the hard science telling us certain foods can decrease anxiety, depression, and PTSD…This is life changing because this is lifesaving for so many people!
And with the right supports in place recovery is real, and food, is one of those right supports.”
The message today is clear~the better the food the better our mental health and I can help. Follow me and heal, with food.

Heal with me, and food...
The Power of Food Nutrition Program for Mental Health.
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The Power of Food Nutrition Program for Mental Health

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*A personalized Power of Food Nutritional Program

*Follow-up appointment and Nutritional Program Review
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"It's so important we all speak up about mental health,and food."
And since May is Mental Health Awareness Month I am going all in...I am dedicating May to changing the conversation about
mental health to include food as part of the treatment plan.
Watch for my new videos, podcasts, articles...anywhere, and everywhere I can talk about food and mental health, I will be doing so...because to me it really matters!!!
And for those of you who may want and need more...contact me @gmail.com and follow me on instagram or to sign up for my
Power of Food for Mental Health Nutrition Program...
I promise you it will change your life!