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5 and 30-Day Challenge - Eat More Vegetables to Improve Health

6/15/2022

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To become the slim and healthy person you want to be, instead of focusing on what you think you should eat less of, consider what you should be eating more of.

Most people can improve their health by eating more vegetables. In our culture, meals are planned around protein, breads, and other starches and few if any vegetables!

Vegetables add the vitamins and minerals and fiber needed to help you create better health, energy, and help you live longer. Adding extra vegetables to your daily diet helps keep you regular, may help lower cholesterol, and reduce the risk of heart disease and some cancers and prevent many other problems.

Different vegetables provide different nutrients, so it is important to get a mix of vegetables. Although five servings of vegetables a day is often used as a benchmark, many nutrition and healthcare experts believe we should be aiming higher, for more like 8-10 servings.

How do you get 5-10 servings of vegetables? To get a variety of vegetables and to meet the number of suggested servings, I make these servings a “mix” rather than just one type.

Here are some suggestions:
...Add some greens to your breakfast shake/smoothie
...On a sandwich add lots of romaine lettuce, spinach, onion, tomato.
...Create and eat lots of mixed salad:
romaine lettuce, spinach, mushrooms, broccoli, green peppers, sweet peppers, tomato, avocado, red onion, carrots, squash
...Buy mixed vegetable frozen packets or create your own from fresh vegetables:
broccoli and cauliflower
green beans and broccoli and red peppers
yellow squash, green squash, tomato, green beans and onion
lima beans and corn

...Add a multi-vitamin
A multi-vitamin is a “vegetable” supplement to our eating habits. A complete, natural multi-vitamin is important as “nutritional insurance” that we are getting all that we need to help our bodies function effectively when:
we don’t have time to prepare vegetables
we don’t like vegetables
we don’t get a mix of vegetables vegetables we get are not grown properly and may not have the quality of nutrition that we
expected .

Studies have shown that people who take certain supplements long-term have better health than those who just “ate healthy.” But … not all supplements are healthy! Checkout more information about “bioavailability” and 2 tests you can do to test if your current supplement is natural.

Here is the multi-vitamin I prefer: Vita Lea because:
...Research shows it is natural
....Studies have shown it is proven to be effective in building health ....Easy to digest - doesn’t leave an aftertaste or “burping” ....Reasonably priced
....It made a significant difference in my health

Here’s the 5 and 30-day challenge:
Increase your vegetable intake for 5 days to see what difference it makes in how you feel. Add Vita Lea multi-vitamin for 30 days to see what difference it makes.

Preparation:
List how you feel physically and emotionally Plan your list of vegetables Shop and prepare in advance Order Vita Lea
Day 1-5 Keep a log of the vegetables you eat
Day 5 – Compare how you feel on Day 5 to Day 1
Day 6-30: Add Vita Lea to your nutrition regimen and keep up the vegetables.
Compare how you feel at the end of 30 days to how you felt on Day 1.

Would love to hear your results!

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5 Habits for a Healthy Immune System

8/30/2021

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We have been encouraged to take preventative measures in order to have avoid getting the virus. Whether you have been vaccinated or not, it is so important part of those measures is to keep a healthy immune system.
Here are 5 Habits that people with a Healthy Immune system do on a regular basis.
Which ones are you doing well? Which ones do you need to improve on?
1. Healthy eating
A well-balanced diet is so important. It is your first line of defense. It is not always easy to get all the healthy food we should. Supplements can also fill the gap when you are not able to get everything from the foods we are eating. However, not all supplements are the same! Shaklee products are guaranteed to be safe (no harmful ingredients) and they have been scientifically proven to work.
2. Exercise daily:
Walking at least 30 minutes a day improves your immune system and helps you manage your weight!
3. Get seven to nine hours of sleep!
In addition to our diet and walking or other exercise, simple stretching exercises such as yoga or progressive relaxation can help you sleep better.
4. Maintain a healthy weight
When on a low-calorie diet, it is difficult to get the balanced nutrition you need. Many diets are not “safe” or offset your metabolism thus causing what is referred to as the “yo-yo” effect (you gain the weight back.) Here is a safe, delicious and effective way to lose weight: Slim Up Be Healthy
5. Manage your stress and anxiety. Keeping a positive mental attitude is not easy, but there are some things you can do to keep from being depressed and/or anxious. For more tips and to help you develop a healthy plan of action, check out this course on Stress Management for Daily Living.

How well are you doing? What are some habits you will improve on to help you have a healthier immune system?

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Are You Living in a Toxic Home?

4/17/2021

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Are you living in a toxic home?
The EPA has indicated that many homes have too many chemicals and toxins inside the home.
Where do they come from? While there are several sources, but the one that is a major contributor and one that can be more easily remedied is the common everyday household and personal care products!

Two common chemicals found in cleaning products that are dangerous to our health are ammonia and bleach. In our personal care products, formaldehyde is a common ingredient that is harmful. There are thousands more. To find out more about the products you use from the grocery store ... check out this website:
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/ingredients.htm

Get Clean StarterKits products have been around for over 40 years protecting our homes from toxins - providing better health for you, your family, your pets and the environment.
   ...Sustainable ingredients
   ...Biodegradable surfactants
   ...Recyclable packaging
   ...Recyclable dryer sheets
   ...No chlorine bleach
   ...No ammonia
   ...No phosphates
   ...No nitrates
   ...No harmful fumes
   ...No animal testing..

•Safe for people, pets, and environment
•Concentrated, fewer plastic bottles
•Recyclable packaging
•Saves you $$$$ by switching brands

Shaklee is a company that was one of the pioneers in the environmental movement. Here are just a few of their accomplishments:

•Their product Basic H was the first Earth Day product
•Climate Neutral Award – offsets carbon footprint 100%
•Stevie Award for Environmental Responsibility

Shaklee will plant a tree with the American Forest for every Get Clean Starter Kit purchased.

Make your home a healthy home and protect the environment and save $ ... get your Get Clean Starter Kit.

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3 ways to Save $ when Buying Shaklee

5/5/2020

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Shaklee nutritional products will never be the cheapest products available.
Why?. Because of the quality that goes into the ingredients and the research behind the products. Synthetic or partially synthetic vitamins will of course be cheaper than natural and organic supplement But you may not get the results you need from the cheaper products.

You can have confidence that by taking Shaklee nutrition products that you will be able to give yourself the health and energy you need. We suggest at least a “shake and strip” a day. Shaklee guarantees you will feel better in 30 days. And most people like myself who do so have saved thousands of dollars from not purchasing medicines or incurring medical bills.… most people feel that kind of health is priceless.

However, many of us still have to live with in a budget…so, here are 3 things you can immediately do to help you save money when buying Shaklee.

#!. Shaklee-ize your home: Replace household and personal care items with Shaklee’s.     Basic-H and Basic-G are the most economical products.
How much do you spend each month on general household cleaning products, window cleaner, and disinfectant?   Because Shaklee’s Basic-H and Basic-G products are concentrated and replace most of the cleaners people purchase from the store, most people will spend around on just these only $40-50 a year on these 2 products. So, if you spent $20 on cleaners at the store per month, that is $240 per year. Use Basic-H and Basic-G products instead and you save at least another $200 a year. Plus – there are no chemicals to make you ill or to hurt the planet.

In addition to saving $, protecting your health and the planet, using Shaklee’s Get
Clean products can save you time and of course, time is $$$. Check out my   article on “Tired of Cleaning Your Bathroom” for how you can practically have a self-cleaning bathroom!

#2. Shipping:
    Members can save on shipping when purchasing $150 or more.
    If you placed one order per month, that would be $8 x 12 = $100 savings.

     Distributors do pay shipping, but get reward points for them.
     Also, look for Shaklee specials that announce “free shipping.” That is the time
     to stock up on the larger, heavier items.

#3. Rewards Points
    Place your orders on autoship. On some products, like Vitalizer, you will get
   10% off! And for each autoship order you place over $100, you get “reward
    points.” Once you have accumulated some points, you can redeem them for
    free products (1 point = $1.) Last month I got $200 of free products. While I
    pay for my nutritional regimen, now I can get the other products such as the
    Youth Anti-aging Skin Care products for “free.” Or even pay for the Get Clean
    household products!

And of course, there is a way to get an additional bonus back from Shaklee that may be great enough to cover all your Shaklee products and even give you some extra income. By sharing the products you love with others who want better health and saving money by joining our consumer-network plan, Shaklee rewards you with an additional monthly bonus based on the purchase volume of your order and the other people you sponsor as members or distributors. (Members must upgrade to participate.)

Take an inventory of what you already buy from the health food store, grocery store, or drug store and how much you spend on it. Then compare it to our “Do You Use” list and/or your Shaklee member site to see which Shaklee products you can use instead.

Not a member? Join us.

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5 and 30-Day Challenge - Eat More Vegetables to Improve Health

5 Habits for a Healthy Immune System

Are You Living in a Toxic Home?

3 ways to Save $ when Buying Shaklee

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