Sharing our stories, accomplishments, obstacles that we have overcome can be very encouraging for others who face the same challenges. I encouraged my sister Cherry to share her story because she discovered some “secrets” that finally made her successful in losing weight. Those same “secrets” may just be keeping you from losing weight.

Here’s Cherry’s story:

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 8:20pm

I have struggled with my weight since I was in 5th grade. Honestly. After having two children, I kept on 30 pounds – 10 lbs. after son #1; another 20 lbs. after son #2. Add to that an … Read the rest

Houseplants lend atmosphere to a room by bringing a bit of the outdoors inside. But did you know that all plants filter toxins from the air? That’s a great benefit to you.

Indoor air may be more polluted than outdoor air, especially if your home or work place is “air tight”. Chemicals outgas from plastics, carpet, furniture, wall coverings and other synthetic materials polluting your air. After you breathe these chemicals into your lungs, they can be absorbed into your body. If your body can’t eliminate them, they get stored in your tissues.

Stored chemicals can cause pain, disability and … Read the rest

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Vitacost may change the products they carry, so you may not find all of the products listed below when you search the Vitacost site.

Dr. Jo… Read the rest

The hordes at the starting line.

What a happening. Every year folks of all ages gather at Lake Siskiyou in Mount Shasta, CA for the Tinman Triathlon. A few are serious competitors, but most of us just have a lot of fun participating. Training for the 740 yard swim in the lake, 10 mile mountainous bike ride and 4.5 mile run. Just finishing it is a thrill.

Coming out of the water after the swim.

Wow! Glad that swim is over. Trying to swim with other swimmer’s piled all around you is a challenge!

She's off to the races on

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In part 2 we found out that vitamin D not only strengthens our bones and teeth, but also can help prevent all sorts of dread diseases (almost any disease that you can think of).

Vitamin D, a multifaceted health benefit to our bodies, becomes especially important this time of year as the days get shorter and the germs start flying around. Less sunlight on our skin means less vitamin D production in the skin. But we need more vitamin D to fight the germs, colds, and flu that becomes so prevalent in the fall and winter.

To maintain optimal blood … Read the rest

As promised, here’s a brief synopsis of Dr. Price’s amazing journey to discover the truth about which foods nourish and build up the body and which foods cause degeneration of the body. His whole story is so fascinating that you will undoubtedly want to know more about it.

In the 1930’s Dr. Price, DDS, traveled 150,000 miles, visiting 6 continents and 17 different cultures of people, studying the effects of diet on teeth and general health.

His premise: “modern people” were eating too much white flour and sugar and not enough health building foods. Eating wrong kinds of modern food … Read the rest

To start your day in a healthy, invigorating way, drink this power drink in the morning. It provides your body its daily requirement of essential fatty acids and protein building blocks. This protein drink combination sustains your blood sugar at an optimal level, preventing the high to low blood sugar swings that occur after a high carbohydrate meal such as cereal, fruit or doughnuts, etc.

If you add a complex carbohydrate to the mixture, you will also create the balance of carbohydrate, protein and fat in your meal that promotes the optimal insulin-glucagon response for weight control.

1. Grind 1 … Read the rest

So what happens if we get safe sun exposure so our skin can make vitamin D or if we take a vitamin D supplement to raise blood levels? Does vitamin D actually provide a host of health benefits?

Of course, the first disease that we may think of is osteoporosis, a disorder helped by adequate vitamin D and calcium intake. But we can’t be sure a person has optimal vitamin D in their blood without following blood tests. Often vitamin D supplements have to be pushed much higher than commonly recommended to reach the level that will effectively counteract osteoporosis.… Read the rest

Would you believe? In only 12 minutes per week you can:

• Lose fat faster
• Strengthen your heart, even after a heart attack
• Increase your lung volume
• Raise HDL cholesterol (the “good guy”)
• Add years of healthy living to your life
• Boost your immune system
• Increase your muscle mass
• In only 12 minutes per week

 It’s Got to be Hype!

I hear you. It sounds absolutely unbelievable. But listen to what these medical doctors have found from years of research into exercise physiology and from working with people to improve their fitness levels.

Actually it’s a not so new concept but … Read the rest

With all the supplements everyone takes, would you think that most people are still deficient in one crucial amazing vitamin that prevents and helps so many disease processes?

Can you guess the name of this deficient vitamin? Did you know it’s readily available most days but you actually go to great strides to avoid it?

With all of the buzz about it in the news you probably guessed right. Yep, it’s vitamin D.

I first wrote about vitamin D in the fall of 2008 after attending a medical conference sponsored by the International College of Integrative Medicine (ICIM), an organization … Read the rest