5 Ways Your House is Making You Fat, Sick and Toxic
Written by Danielle on February 9, 2012 – -
5 Ways Your House is Making You Fat, Sick and Toxic
- by JJ Virgin
JJ Virgin is one of the nation’s foremost fitness and nutrition experts, an accomplished public speaker and media personality. Her 25 years in the health and fitness industry, the past 10 in holistic nutrition and functional medicine, have earned JJ recognition as the go-to weight loss expert who can unlock the door to lifelong weight management through her sensible, no-fail approach to nutrition and fitness.
We’re excited to announce that JJ will be featuring in WISH Summit 2012! Starting March 8, the world’s leading authorities on women’s health and wellness converge online for 40 days and 40 nights to take on the most pressing issues facing women today.
Here’s what JJ has to say about how home environment could be affecting our health:
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Tags: decluttering, green cleaning, JJ Virgin, toxic-free home, WISH
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Wild Beauty – Rediscovering Your Inner Green Goddess
Written by Danielle on February 7, 2012 – - Wild Beauty – Rediscovering Your Inner Green Goddess
- by Heather Gardner of Conscious Earth Company
Freckles are a sign of beauty, my mother would tell me, when I had borne the brunt of yet another attack on my freely flowing tousled red tresses and sun speckled skin. Oh how as a young girl, I wished to be ‘normal’, ‘plain’, ‘to fit in’, have flat thin hair in a sociably acceptable shade and not have skin that people play join the dots on with their biros, when bored.
Eventually taking matters into my own hands in the only way I knew how, I turned to Mother Nature. At the young age of 14, I was to be found hiding behind my wardrobe door at boarding school, applying my crafty freckle busting concoction of chamomile, elderflower and lemon toner, making strong brews of sage, rosemary, nettle and horsetail to rinse my hair with, in a desperate bid to darken it, and doing over night herb infused olive oil hair treatments in an attempt to tame those troublesome tresses. Now I have no such woes. In the end I fell in love with being a frisky flame haired female and chose to celebrate the way nature created me.
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Tags: essential oils, Heather Gardner, natural beauty, natural beauty recipes, plant infusions, wild beauty
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How to Create Love this Valentine’s Day
Written by Rebecca on February 6, 2012 – -
How to Create Love this Valentine’s Day
-by Brenna Taylor
Valentine’s Day is almost here again. Maybe you aren’t feeling valentiny at all. In fact, maybe you want to hide away, and you just don’t feel like getting out of your negative-nancy rut. Instead, you want to gorge, whether it be on food or on negative feelings. But I can promise you that will not help a thing. So let’s agree to put down the pizza, put down the putting-yourself-down and slowly, carefully walk towards the light.
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Tags: beauty secrets, Empowerment, green juice, natural diet, Raw Food Health
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Frisky Friday Giveaway: Monkey Mike’s Un-Cookbook for Kids!
Written by Danielle on February 3, 2012 – - Frisky Friday Giveaway: Monkey Mike’s Un-Cookbook for Kids!
- by Danielle Greason
When Raw Mom Joanne Newell put together the first ever raw food recipe book for kids, we knew it would be a hit, but we didn’t realize how well-loved and adored this collection would become! So many kids of all ages have been inspired to get creative in the kitchen and love their veggies served with style, since this book was written.
The daily moments we create now with our children help determine the choices they make in the future. Monkey Mike’s Un-Cookbook for Kids is the perfect kitchen companion to help make that happen!
This week we have up for grabs 3 copies of Monkey Mike’s Raw Food Kitchen recipe collection. Read on to find out how you can win a copy to inspire the little ones in your life along a path to vibrant living.
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Tags: Giveaway, healthy snacks, joanne newell, monkey mike, raw food for kids, Raw Food Recipes
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Zucchini Linguini with Red Capsicum Tomato Alfredo
Written by Rebecca on February 2, 2012 – -
Raw Food Recipe: Zucchini Linguini with Red Capsicum Tomato Alfredo
-by Priscilla Soligo, founder of Rawthentic Food
Are you missing your old pasta dishes? Replacing pasta noodles with zucchini can be one of the most fun tricks in the raw food book. Try this gourmet recipe on for size and let us know what you think. We have also included a recipe for a unique fig salad, over which we suggest serving this deliciousness!
By the way, keep in mind when you are munching your veggie noodles, that zucchini is high in fiber and rich in vitamins C, A, magnesium and potassium. In addition, figs are also a great source of potassium, which can help balance the pH in your body.
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Tags: alfredo, Figs, Priscilla Soligo, raw alfredo sauce, Raw Food Recipes, raw pasta, Zucchini Noodles
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The Fat Truth: Quality Raw Fats for Weight Loss
Written by Danielle on February 1, 2012 – - The Fat Truth: Quality Raw Fats for Weight Loss
- by Eliza Ceci
There is so much confusion about fats in the diet, particularly when your intention is to lose weight. The truth about fat is simply this: fat does not make you fat.
So, what makes a ‘good’ fat?
Simple. A good fat is a raw fat.
The ‘bad’ fats for ease and understanding are the cooked ones such as saturated, monounsaturated or partially hydrogenated.
So, to make things simple for you, look at your fats from one stand point: Are the fats I am consuming cooked and processed or are they raw and in their natural state?
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Tags: avocado, bad fats, Body Enlightenment, Eliza Ceci, good fats, healthy fats, nuts, weight loss
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How to Conquer Cravings, Overeating & Food Guilt Using EFT
Written by Rebecca on January 31, 2012 – - Using EFT to Improve Your Relationship with Food
- by Rebecca Johnson
EFT or (Emotional Freedom Technique) is a simple, powerful and effective therapeutic tool that can be used to identify and eliminate emotional blocks and limiting beliefs that are keeping you stuck.
Traumas, big and small, tie up the energy in our bodies and cause us to feel blocked. You don’t need to spend a year in therapy to start feeling better about yourself. You don’t have to spend weeks toiling over self-help books and meditating your way to peace. You don’t even have to “believe” or have faith to experience the benefits of EFT.
It just works.
You can try it on everything, including your relationship with food!
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Tags: bingeing, eating disorders, EFT, food guilt, overeating, Rebecca Johnson, Tera Warner
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