California Living reveals the World’s #1 Mai Tai Recipe

Score the World's #1 Mai Tai Recipe compliments of Trump Waikiki on California Living® with host Aprilanne Hurley on ION Television.

World’s #1 Mai Tai Recipe in California Living ® Hawaii Travel Spotlight. California Living® host Aprilanne Hurley invites you to say hello to Summer fun with the inside look at how create the perfect backyard escape, host an easy Summer BBQ…and shake things up with the World’s #1 Mai Tai recipe. Plus …

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California Living launches new Hawaii travel spotlight series

California Living® host Aprilanne Hurley delivers the Insider's Guide to Hawaii Island Hopping.

California Living ® TV host and Party Girl Diet™ author Aprilanne Hurley announces the upcoming launch of California Living’s new Hawaii Travel Spotlight Series with California Living® recommended Hawaii Travel destinations for viewers and web-visitors looking for a trusted, Insider’s Guide to Hawaii Travel. Completing her mission to visit all …

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California Living airs Sonoma wine and food party ideas

California Living® host Aprilanne Hurley gets the inside look at Sonoma Food & Wine Pairing at "girl & the fig" and more...

Hello Sonoma Wine Country… California Living ® host Aprilanne Hurley dishes the ultimate Sonoma Wine & Food Pairing Special with everything from Sonoma wine pairing party ideas with… Restauranteur Sandra Bernstein of “girl & the fig” restaurant in Sonoma, California, to Aprilanne’s Sonoma wine & cheese tasting party planning tips from …

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Party Girl Diet reveals how to lose weight with moon phases

California Living ® host and Party Girl Diet™ author Aprilanne Hurley invites you to explore how to lose weight with the moon's phases.

California Living ® host and Party Girl Diet™ author Aprilanne Hurley invites you to explore how to lose weight with the phases of the moon.

California Living ® host and Party Girl Diet™ author Aprilanne Hurley shares an inside look into how the rare full moon on Christmas Day 2015 and the subsequent waning moon phase timed with the beginning of the upcoming New Year offers an unprecedented opportunity for people to start a quest for “Super Health & Fitness” and successful weight loss program in 2016.

How to lose weight with the moon phases:

Timing is everything. Take for instance the timing of the rare Sept. 27, 2015 “Blood Moon,”which transformed an already impressive “harvest moon” into a show stopping blaze of red during a coinciding total lunar eclipse. Considered “THE astronomical event of the year,” scientists say we will not experience another “Blood Moon” until 2033.

So what does this “Blood Moon” talk and the 2015 Christmas full moon all have to do with your efforts to achieve super health & fitness and lose weight? Everything. In fact, the timing of when you start a new diet and “super health & fitness” routine to lose weight can greatly enhance the end results. Here’s where the powerful phases of the moon come in. You see, the gravitational pull of the moon actually has a huge influence on our lives and subsequently the success of our diet and weight loss efforts. Research reveals that by planning your “super health & fitness” activities around the moon’s phases, you will be taking action at the right time…to successfully diet and lose weight.

While all of the phases of the moon bring the opportunity for positive, life changing opportunities, the best time to lose weight and achieve super health & fitness is during a “waning moon.” The moon enters the waning phase about 3 to 10 days after the full moon. The waning moon is the ideal time to eliminate things from your life. Whether you want to break a bad habit such as smoking…or want to lose weight, the time to do it is during the waning moon.

The waning moon is also known as the “banishing moon” because it can help pave the way for anyone trying to “banish” something from their life, and that includes getting rid of those extra pounds. If you want to lose weight, try starting a new diet at the beginning of a waning moon. Plan ahead. Now is the perfect to to take advantage of the next “waning moon” to start your “New Year” off right, which includes planning to start anything new such as a new job or adventure in addition to new health & wellness goals.

CALIFORNIA LIVING® host and Certified Lifestyle Fitness Coach Aprilanne Hurley performs her Super Abs Workout in the CALIFORNIA LIVING® Super Health and Fitness Special.

California Living ® host and Certified Lifestyle Fitness Coach Aprilanne Hurley performs her Super Abs Workout in the California Living® Super Health and Fitness Special.

Discover how to lose weight with your Party Girl Diet “diet and fitness personality” for super health & fitness

So what about the rest of the moon phases? Check out a high-level overview of the phase of the moon to enhance your life, productivity and super health & fitness:

Full Moon

As with the waning moon, the full moon phase is considered an ideal time to make positive changes in your life. If there is an issue in your life you want to address, tackle it during he full moon for a positive outcome.

Waning Moon

The waning moon takes on a C-shape. As indicated earlier, it enters this phase about 3 to 10 days after the full moon. The waning moon is a “New Moon” and a great time to say good-bye to a relationship that is not working out or a job that has lived out its time.

New Moon

While we can’t actually see a new moon – it’s there. It’s not visible because there is no reflection from the sun on it during this phase. As the word “new” may indicate, the new moon marks a time for new beginnings. Keep the “new moon” phase in mind when looking to start a new relationship, buy a new home, car, etc.

Waxing Moon

The waxing moon takes on a D shape. The waxing moon phase is the perfect time to start something you want to make happen in your life. The waxing moon comes between seven and 14 days after the new moon and has been shown to be an auspicious time:

  • Success
  • Courage
  • Luck
  • Health
  • Friendship

The waxing moon is also a great time to make new friends, join a weight loss group and in essence, seek group support and expand your horizons in the social and friends sector of your life to achieve super health & fitness…because as we now know – timing is everything.

Portions of this article originally appeared in Aprilanne Hurley’s San Francisco Nutrition Column on Examiner.com, and have been reprinted with the author’s permission.

California Living meets up with Mavericks founder Jeff Clark

Mavericks Surf Competition founder & California Living® TV host Aprilanne Hurley get in a SUP workout on ION Television.

California Living host Aprilanne Hurley gets up close and personal with Maverick Surf Competition Founder Jeff Clark for the inside look at how Mavericks was discovered, and hits the beach to get onboard with a fun water sport that torches calories and conditions your core.

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CA Living TV dishes ‘California Wine Month’ food and wine

California Living® host Aprilanne Hurley shares secrets to great food and wine pairings..

California Living host Aprilanne Hurley’s mission to uncover the best food and wine pairing secrets brought her on-location with Winery Chef Jeffrey Starr at the Trinchero Family Estates Sutter Home Inn located in beautiful Napa Valley, Calif. The wine and food pairing secrets discovered, as well as the easy entertaining tips we scored are inspiring nuggets for both aspiring home chefs and busy people who want to entertain but don’t often have the time it takes to make it all happen with everything else they have going on.

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California Living: Carneros Inn on list of ‘Top Hotels’ for Wine Harvest

CALIFORNIA LIVING® host and Party Girl Diet™ author Aprilanne Hurley on location at the Carneros Inn & Span, Napa Valley, California

Carneros Inn and Spa, Napa Valley, California, on list of “Top Hotels” for California Wine Harvest by California Living® Host Aprilanne Hurley and the Robb Report. When CALIFORNIA LIVING® creator and host Aprilanne Hurley set her sights on producing a travel special on the Carneros Inn & Spa, she knew …

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California Living dishes PlumpJack Wine and BBQ pairing

PlumpJack Wine Pairing with BBQ on California Living®

Hands down one of our all time favorite Spring recipes featured on CALIFORNIA LIVING™ with Aprilanne is New York Strip Steak with Spring Vegetable Couscous and Olive Salsa Verde – the perfect dish to go with Cabernet Sauvignon. compliments of PlumpJack Winery, Napa Valley, California.

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Harvard, Purdue research links drinking wine and weight loss

California Living® host & Party Girl Diet™ author Aprilanne Hurley in Napa Valley, California.

Yes!  #WineLovers…it’s time to celebrate! California Living® and Party Girl Diet™ author Aprilanne Hurley are excited to share research findings linking drinking wine and weight loss from Harvard School of Public Health, Purdue University and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. A Harvard School of Public Health study of more than …

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CA Living TV dishes Tequila Shrimp with Sonoma Kiefer

Join Aprilanne Hurley for the inside look at Tequila Lime Shrimp in the California Living® Sonoma Wine Country Studio Kitchen.

California Living ® host Aprilanne Hurley invites you behind the scenes of the California Living® Sonoma Wine Country Studio Kitchen for an inside look at how to make Tequila Lime Shrimp with Executive Chef Peter Pahk.  Check out how to make this healthy, “Party Girl Diet Approved” dish centered around Clover …

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