Sugar Is Bad!!

I am about to read "Suicide by Sugar" written by Nancy Appleton. Check out Nancy Appleton's blog and learn more about her crusade: click here .

Fresh vs. Frozen

Click here for interesting info!
Fresh vs. Frozen Vegetables: Are we giving up nutrition for convenience? Eating Well

My Special Arbonne Gift

I won this beautiful necklace in our Arbonne team raffle. My wonderful friend and Arbonne National VP sent this to me along with a note that included a lovely quote: "The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground."

Man Eating Sugar

This is hilarious but sadly true! Click Here to View Video

The Skinny on Exercise

Exercise boosts blood circulation and the delivery of nutrients to your skin, helping to detoxify the body by removing toxins. As exercise boosts oxygen to the skin, it helps increase the production of collagen, the connective tissue that keeps your skin elastic.
Mayo Clinic, Feb 2011

Plant a Seed

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Tattoo

I read a great quote today in my Experience Life magazine (a publication of Lifetime Fitness). I think it can apply to most anything in life: "I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear most is usually what we most need to do." Find something "scary" to do and don't let fear get you down!

Archive of Healthy Living Call Series

I am so excited to have recently discovered this resource and wanted to share it! Arbonne Independent Consultants have been hosting a Healthy Living Call Series since the start of 2011. Every week there are Health & Wellness professionals featured on these calls. These guest speakers (who are also Arbonne Independent Consultants) talk about their specific areas of expertise and how Arbonne's products can be a great benefit in promoting optimal health. Click here for the Archive of calls with topics included! Enjoy!

Water Snob

We love our new water! Every week we fill up recyclable water jugs at Whole Foods -- with reverse osmosis, amazingly clean water -- and then place the water jugs inside this puppy & we get both instant hot & cold water. Pure, clean, yummy water. I wish they made a travel size! :)

Walk it Off

Because exercise helps use up oxygen, it causes your body to burn stored fat. If you walk 4 miles a day, 4 times a week, you can burn 1,600 calories a week. If you don't change your diet at all and walk that same distance for six months, you'll lose about 12 pounds. Walk that same distance for a year and you'll drop about 24 pounds! Mayo Clinic

Foods for Beautiful Skin

This is a fantastic resource from Eating Well magazine (one of my favorite magazines, by the way): Click Here to Learn about Foods for Beautiful Skin

Smoky Eye

I have always wanted to try this out and now I have quite a few color options to work with. This is fun! If I am brave enough perhaps I will post a photo of my first attempt at this look. Perhaps.... Click Here

Today I am making....

... a Leek, Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup with White Bean Puree. Here is a photo of the ingredients. I can't wait to have this soup!

My fave new shirt and YES!, I love Sushi

My April Newsletter is Here!

Please click this link for my April 2011 Newsletter. TONS of great information -- be sure to click through all the links within the newsletter.

Becky inspired me!

I decided, thanks to my friend Becky (see post below), to try out the Pad Thai recipe from "Feeding Our Families" cookbook.

It is sooo delicious and actually a lot of fun to make!

Check out http://www.healthnutfoodie.com/ for more great info. and ideas.

Pad Thai Becky-Style

My good friend, Becky, made this awesome Pad Thai dish & sent me the photo. Becky & I both own the book "Feeding Our Families", written by Arbonne Consultant & blogger Katie Newell. This book is where Becky found the recipe. I pretty much want to eat my computer screen looking at this photo! YUM.