the companies and products i love ~ i refer to them as my tool kit!
so.... there are many different companies and products that my family uses to stay healthy and i thought i would share them with you!! just like a good carpenter... you wouldn't hire a guy if he came with just a hammer, right? well, i believe there are many things that come together to help us be healthy!
here are a few of my favorite things:
Juice Plus+
i started JP+ when i was pregnant with my 5th (Noah) - my oldest was 6 1/2 at the time and my youngest was 2... needless to say - i had a lot of responsibilities! i have always had easy pregnancies... the only 'problem' i had was anemia. (and i say 'problem' very lightly because i am fully aware of how blessed i have been and continue to be!) anyway, i always took great Nature Sunshine pre-natals and Flora-Dix herbal iron (quite expensive and super yucky tasting). despite this, i was still anemic.
with my 5th pregnancy, i was miserable... tired, didn't want to get out of bed, had no energy or no desire to do anything but sleep! with 4 kids, 6 1/2 years old and younger, that was not good!! after a few weeks of this, i actually thought i might be depressed and thought i might have to take medication!! and if you know me, this was depressing :-( a friend shared juice plus+ with me and said they thought it might help... at that point, i was ready to try anything! so i ordered my first box of juice plus+.... and kid you not - within 2 1/2 weeks of taking JP+, i felt better than i have ever felt in my life! my energy, my thoughts, my body - everything just felt great! the other awesome part ~ NO MORE ANEMIA!!!!
i have taken JP+ since then and with my 6th and 7th pregnancies, i took ONLY juice plus+, no pre-natals (which always made me feel sick to my stomach) and no more Flora-Dix!! yippeee!!! pretty much everyone in my family has taken jp+ since 2001. i strongly believe that it helps keep our immune system strong and it has given me a peace of mind knowing that no matter what my kids eat or don't eat throughout the day, they have 17 fruits and veggies running through their system!
there is an awesome program where a child gets free capsules or gummies when an adult orders juice plus+ (this is a special you would have to ask me about - you won't be able to go through my website to get it...)
Melaleuca
i have been ordering from Melaleuca since August of 2002 - it's like an on-line store that makes everything and ships directly to me, so the prices are great! pretty much everything in my house that cleans anything (our bodies, our hair, the clothes, the kitchen, the bathroom, etc.) comes from Melaleuca. the products are non-toxic and safe to use.
i can go into my bathroom and clean everything and be able to breathe the entire time! no more opening all of the windows and having the fan on and having to leave the bathroom to be able to breathe!!
our clothes last forever!! in the last 10 years, i have been able to get out almost every single stain my kids have thrown at me!! with 7 children - this is AWESOME!! there are clothes that have been passed from one boy to another to another and still look new... what a blessing this has been!!
none of my children have any allergies or asthma or eczema or anything like that and i believe it is because our home environment is free of most of the chemicals that are normal for most homes.... there are many sites that you can read awful stories of children suffering because of common cleaning products. it's very sad and this is just another thing we do that i believe has had a very positive effect on our families health!
*coconut oil
*drinking water - our family doesn't drink juice, soda, etc. ~ water, water, water! the best water is Kangen Water ~ ask me more about it!
*getting enough sleep and making sure that our rooms are cool and dark!
*being active (rebounding and vibration platforms are great ways to get your body moving ~ safe and pretty much for any body type!)
*staying away from high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, etc - everything in moderation.... but not this stuff! and sadly enough, pretty much everything that comes in a box has some time of artificial something in it.... along with a ton of other 'stuff' ~ ok, i'll step off my soap box! it's hard - i know... but every effort counts!
*using a VitaMix
*using a juicer
*using a dehydrator
*InfraRed Sauna - AWESOME!!
there's more to come - i only have so much time though :-)
here are a few of my favorite things:
Juice Plus+
i started JP+ when i was pregnant with my 5th (Noah) - my oldest was 6 1/2 at the time and my youngest was 2... needless to say - i had a lot of responsibilities! i have always had easy pregnancies... the only 'problem' i had was anemia. (and i say 'problem' very lightly because i am fully aware of how blessed i have been and continue to be!) anyway, i always took great Nature Sunshine pre-natals and Flora-Dix herbal iron (quite expensive and super yucky tasting). despite this, i was still anemic.
with my 5th pregnancy, i was miserable... tired, didn't want to get out of bed, had no energy or no desire to do anything but sleep! with 4 kids, 6 1/2 years old and younger, that was not good!! after a few weeks of this, i actually thought i might be depressed and thought i might have to take medication!! and if you know me, this was depressing :-( a friend shared juice plus+ with me and said they thought it might help... at that point, i was ready to try anything! so i ordered my first box of juice plus+.... and kid you not - within 2 1/2 weeks of taking JP+, i felt better than i have ever felt in my life! my energy, my thoughts, my body - everything just felt great! the other awesome part ~ NO MORE ANEMIA!!!!
i have taken JP+ since then and with my 6th and 7th pregnancies, i took ONLY juice plus+, no pre-natals (which always made me feel sick to my stomach) and no more Flora-Dix!! yippeee!!! pretty much everyone in my family has taken jp+ since 2001. i strongly believe that it helps keep our immune system strong and it has given me a peace of mind knowing that no matter what my kids eat or don't eat throughout the day, they have 17 fruits and veggies running through their system!
there is an awesome program where a child gets free capsules or gummies when an adult orders juice plus+ (this is a special you would have to ask me about - you won't be able to go through my website to get it...)
Melaleuca
i have been ordering from Melaleuca since August of 2002 - it's like an on-line store that makes everything and ships directly to me, so the prices are great! pretty much everything in my house that cleans anything (our bodies, our hair, the clothes, the kitchen, the bathroom, etc.) comes from Melaleuca. the products are non-toxic and safe to use.
i can go into my bathroom and clean everything and be able to breathe the entire time! no more opening all of the windows and having the fan on and having to leave the bathroom to be able to breathe!!
our clothes last forever!! in the last 10 years, i have been able to get out almost every single stain my kids have thrown at me!! with 7 children - this is AWESOME!! there are clothes that have been passed from one boy to another to another and still look new... what a blessing this has been!!
none of my children have any allergies or asthma or eczema or anything like that and i believe it is because our home environment is free of most of the chemicals that are normal for most homes.... there are many sites that you can read awful stories of children suffering because of common cleaning products. it's very sad and this is just another thing we do that i believe has had a very positive effect on our families health!
*coconut oil
*drinking water - our family doesn't drink juice, soda, etc. ~ water, water, water! the best water is Kangen Water ~ ask me more about it!
*getting enough sleep and making sure that our rooms are cool and dark!
*being active (rebounding and vibration platforms are great ways to get your body moving ~ safe and pretty much for any body type!)
*staying away from high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, etc - everything in moderation.... but not this stuff! and sadly enough, pretty much everything that comes in a box has some time of artificial something in it.... along with a ton of other 'stuff' ~ ok, i'll step off my soap box! it's hard - i know... but every effort counts!
*using a VitaMix
*using a juicer
*using a dehydrator
*InfraRed Sauna - AWESOME!!
there's more to come - i only have so much time though :-)
