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| Corn and Quinoa Salad |
4 tablespoons olive
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon
mustard
3 green onions
1 garlic clove, minced
3 cups cooked Quinoa*
1 pt grape tomatoes, halved
1 small yellow zucchini squash
1 ear if fresh sweet corn, removed from the cob
1 cup basil leaves, chopped
Whisk together the oil, vinegar and mustard, set aside to
use as a dressing. Place cooked Quinoa
in a large salad bowl. Add the tomatoes, squash and sweet corn. Add the basil
leaves and then pour the dressing onto the salad mixture. Mix thoroughly.
* To make the Quinoa, measure 1 ½ quinoa with 3 cups of
water into a rice cooker or saucepan. Cook about 20 minutes or until all the
water is absorbed.
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Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. She was the 2012
National Champion Paratriathlon Open Division. In 2013 she qualified as a member
of the Team USA Duathlon Team and was eligible to compete in 2014 at the Age
Group World Duathlon Sprint Championship in Pontevedre Spain . She chose instead to represent the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American
Triathlon Championship in Dallas ,
Texas
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure
for CMT. We have 152 members in 30 states. We also have members in Australia , Canada ,
Vietnam , Turkey , Finland
and Iran .
If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com
or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the
nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of
normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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