I also posted articles on Chicago’s food deserts at is link to health issues and how it is being dealt with and Janet Jackson’s talk on a ‘tell-all’ book she will be releasing on her battle with weight management.

Read all the recent articles at: Chicago Holistic Examiner

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Don’t forget to check for the weekly specials Nature Sunshine runs each week.
This week B-Complex is on special.
Go to this link to take advantage of the specials:
http://www.mynsp.com/motherknowsbest

Have a great week!

I posted the recommended vitamins and supplements that Dr. Oz suggested in a past blog that list all the supplements he suggest we take regularly:

Dr. Oz’s suggestions for daily supplements

This week Nature Sunshine has some popular products on special:

High Potency Garlic, a natural antibiotic and part of the program to manage high blood pressure.
$2 off
Buy 4 get 1 free

Probiotic Eleven
Good for gut health.
$2 off – $20.95
Buy 4 get 1 free – $91.80

See all of the specials for the week and order online at www.mynsp.com/motherknowsbest

I recently posted articles under my Chicago Holistic Examiner column in June with important information diabetes, heart disease and endometriosis, review of Jillian Michaels’ new show plus remembering celebrities we lost recently much too soon. Click on the article headlines below to read full articles.

Lifestyle changes that could save your life if you are diabetic

Jillian Michaels goes to a black neighborhood this week

Garry Shider “Starchild” of Parliament-Funkadelic dies at 56

One Illinois woman’s plight with endometriosis

Marvin Isley, youngest brother of The Isley brothers dies after battle with diabetes

Healthy health habits for people with heart disease

Have a healthy, happy week!

(picture of my youngest son with his dog above)

Read the full article covering Dr. Becker’s suggestions at Chicago Holistic Examiner.

(Click headline below)

Healthy health habits for people with heart disease

Don’t forget to check out the specials Nature Sunshine is running June 6-12th.
View PRODUCT SPECIALS at http://www.mynsp.com/motherknowsbest

Make it a great week!

Photo by trinamole www.sxc.hu

A frequent question people ask me about is Acid Reflux. Here are some suggestions on herbal supplements and habits to help deal with Acid Reflux:

Acid indigestion may involve a hyperactivity of the stomach, causing excess acid production, but more commonly a difficulty to properly digest food caused by insufficiency of hydrochloric acid being produced by the stomach and a lack of digestive enzymes.

We have a product called Anti-Gas Formula with papaya fruit, ginger root, peppermint leaves, wild yam root, fennel seed, dong quay root, spearmint leaves, catnip herb and lobelia herb.

We also have a product called Stomach Comfort that you can take with you and take after a meal. They are chewable tabs with natural ingredients.

Also, try eating right for your blood type.

More tips for acid relax:

Eat smaller meals.

Don’t eat heavy late at night.

Don’t eat a diet heavy in protein like lots of red meat and pork.

Avoid greasy, fried foods.

GERD or Acid Reflux can be linked to stress.

The products mentioned above are available on my site through Nature Sunshine and with your first $40 order you get a FREE membership and will get your products at member’s price.

All members can take advantage of weekly specials. This week NSP is running great specials:

Silver Shield – Aqua Sol Technology (Colloidal Silver) – 18 PPM
$2 OFF – $19.95
Buy 4 Get 1 FREE – $87.80
Buy 9 Get 3 FREE – $197.55

Silver Shield Gel Aqua Sol Techology – 24PPM
$2 OFF – $13.75
Buy 4 Get 1 FREE – $63.00
Buy 9 Get 3 FREE – $141.75

Read the great benefits of Silver Shield HERE and under TESTIMONIES

Go to the main page of my site to find all the specials of the week and take the FREE Health Analysis
http://www.motherknowsbest.net/

SHIPPING IS FREE THRU Monday, May 31st!

Make it a great week!

Diabetes Testimony

This was taken from an Nature Sunshine Products forum website:

I was found to have diabetes type 2 last April. After doing some personal research, checking with Mary Jane L., my NSP Rep and a nutritionist, I embarked on an aggressive new diet -totally eliminating all forms of sugar and no sugar substitutes, no white flower and no milk products, mostly salads and fresh vegetables, various beans, little meat, whole grain cereals, Ezekiel Bread, almond butter and cashews and lots of water. My diet previously had been junk food, sweets/pastries/cake/ice cream, loads of pasta, lots of red meat, coffee – almost no fresh vegetables or salad – most of the wrong things.

A few weeks into the process I added Chromium GTF – it made a significant difference in the numbers, evened the swings out – lessening the morning and mid-afternoon drops and the peaks after meals. I noticed that it took one tablet about every 4-5 hours to really stabilize my system. During the process, although I was not overly heavy, I lost 20 pounds in approximately 2 1/2 months. I ran out of my supply of Chromium GTF about 6 months into the process and decided I had to have my Chromium and couldn’t wait to get some from Mary Jane, so I picked up what the GNC clerk said was their best product – GNC Chromium Picolinate 500. I expected the same result but was very disappointed. There was a day and night difference between the two products. Within a couple of days I was on the phone to Mary Jane and told her what had happened and that I needed several bottles of NSP’s product right away!

Since then, I have converted to the Sugar Reg and have found it to be far superior to Chromium. I still take 4-5 per day and I rarely encounter any problem, even under stress. When I wake up every morning my numbers are always between 94 and 112. I don’t want to be without it.

-Joseph B. of Cleveland, Ohio

All Nature Sunshine supplements mentioned in above testimony and article below can be found at my Nature Sunshine online store: www.mynsp.com/motherknowsbest

Read this Examiner.com article on diabetes and take the quiz if you have diabetes, overweight or have family members with diabetes.

Click on headline below to read full article:

Diabetes quiz to take and healthy lifestyle changes to try

Pimples can be caused by hormone changes but aggravated by poor diet and lack of body cleansing. One of the first things people notice when they do a good herbal colon cleanse is how much better their skin looks because the colon cleanse will cleanse out waste, toxins and parasites, clean the blood and helping to cleanse the liver. This all benefits the skin and clears breakouts.

Products like:
Chlorophyll

Cleanstart colon cleanse

Tiao He cleanse

or the special System cleanse program we highly recommend is good for skin care internally. Contact me for details on the program – momsherbs@gmail.com
All these programs are awesome for detoxing internally.

This week our Acne Treatment Gel is on special and this is a great product to apply topically to the skin to help clear blemishes with natural ingredients.

Acne Treatment Gel
Buy 3 Get 1 FREE – $36.45

We also have other great specials:

Chromium GTF
$1 OFF – $6.65?Buy 4 Get 1 FREE – $30.60

Intestinal/Soothe & Build
$1 OFF – $8.00?Buy 4 Get 1 FREE – $36.00

Checkout all the specials at: http://www.motherknowsbest.net

Cllick on the headline below for past Chicago Holistic Examiner article for natural beauty tips:

How to look younger, with tips from The Doctors TV show

Answer my health question: What is an easy, cheap detox program for the New Year?

Make it a great week!

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For the week of May 16th Nature Sunshine has some wonderful specials as usual

Products you want to keep stocked in your home:
Fenugreek & Thyme
Supports the respiratory system.
$2 off – member cost $8.50
Buy 4 and get 1 FREE – member cost $42.00

See all this week’s specials at: http://www.mynsp.com/motherknowsbest under PRODUCT SPECIALS

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WATCH THE VIDEO ABOUT THESE NEW AWESOME ENERGY DRINKS

http://solstic.naturessunshine.com/
and order right on my site under SHOP

1. Solstic Energy

• Helps reduce physical fatigue.
• Increases mental clarity and focus.
• Helps the body mobilize fat stores to be used as fuel.
• Increases exercise endurance and stamina.
• Provides energy for daily tasks.

2. Solstic Cardio
• Helps protect against premature aging.
• Supports healthy sexual function in both men and women.
• Contributes to more productive exercise.
• Supports overall energy levels.
• Supports healthy immune function.

• Helps maintain cholesterol levels already within the normal range.
• Supports muscle mass and bone density, which may help reduce fatty tissue.
• May help increase mental clarity.

3. Solstic Twenty-Four
• Provides at least 100% of the Daily Value for 13 vitamins.
• Supports the immune and cardiovascular systems.
• Offers bone support through calcium absorption.

• May improve energy and stamina.

4. Solstic Nutrition
• Provides 100% or more of the Daily Value of 18 vitamins and minerals.
• Is convenient, portable and easy to use.
• Offers the important antioxidants lutein and lycopene.

All drinks are available on my site – Motherknowsbest.net under SHOP with Nature Sunshine

Photos by my 13 year old son Amoz with his Nintendo DSi

Peace and blessings to all the moms. Hope you had a great Mother’s day. I have been sharing amazing testimonies and a variety of natural alternative therapies that people have found successful on my previous blog post and article for Examiner.com. Do you have a testimony you would like to share? Please post.

If you are interested in learning more about natural alternatives in health continue to follow this blog. This week you can join me at two webinars and a blogtalk radio show I will be interviewed on. Subscribe to my Healthy Ezine for webinar invites. I will be on Black Folk Hot Spots radio show Tuesday, May 11, 10:00 p.m., central time. Join me and other Black business folk.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blackfolkhotspots

Specials at Nature Sunshine this week include:
Sinus Support
- For proper nasal function
- Maintain nasal tissues
Contains herbs such as burdock root, golden seal root plus natural trace amounts of magnesium, silicon and zinc, vitamins A and C, and thiamine

$2 off $12.30 (member price)
Buy 4 get 1 FREE $57.20 (member price)

Go HERE for all this week’s specials.

Photo by Amoz, taken right next door to us.

Read my recent articles for the Chicago Holistic Examiner

Open your mind to holistic treatments and get the benefits others have received

Shop at Farmers Markets for Chicago’s healthy living

I prepared my favorite recipe for Mother’s day and wanted to share it with you from K.I.S.S. LIFEIT. (Congrats to the opening of her Lifeit Detox Center in South Carolina):

Creamy Kale Salad

Aromatherapy treatment.

Alternative health therapy is becoming more popular. One recent article noted that Alternative medicine booming in popularity.

People are learning that prescription drugs and surgeries aren’t the only option to deal with health issues. Relief from Arthritis can be achieved with the ancient Chinese treatment of Acupuncture. Some people find relief with massage, a form of soft-tissue manipulation. Yoga is also great for Arthritis and other pain relief. It is also great for stress and even depression.

Herbs are another alternative that has been around for centuries, along with Aromatherapy for many health issues to cleanse, build and activate the system.

People find Chiropractors, Massage Therapists, Naturopaths and Herbalists can offer the services they are looking for in dealing with various conditions from migraine headaches to female health issues.

People have testified that massage helped their serious back problems. One woman visited a Naturopath that gave her the answer to what was going on with her body with Fibroid tumors, Endometriosis and cysts. She was able to avoid surgery. One doctor recommends going to a local massage school for affordable massages. They aid in toxin removal and increases oxygen flow through out the body.

You can find great testimonies on this blog from people who got health benefits from herbs under TESTIMONIES.

What’s your testimony? Leave a comment here and tell us your favorite alternative treatment and the location. We LOVE testimonies.

For Education Week Nature Sunshine presents a new product that has all the things people are looking for in an energy drink plus it is very beneficial for you.

Solstic Energy

Some of the benefits include:

• Helps reduce physical fatigue.
• Increases mental clarity and focus.
• Helps the body mobilize fat stores to be used

Try this great drink at Mom’s Online Health Store

Read my latest Examiner.com article on spots to educate yourself in Holistic Health

Home study of Holistic Health