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

Photo by Roland Lipski

Mineral Chi tonic helps the adrenals, boost energy.
ON SPECIAL THIS WEEK
(32 oz) – $2 OFF = $24.15
(32 oz) – BUY 4 GET 1 FREE = $104.60

Mineral-Chi contains the following renowned Chinese tonic herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to boost and maintain balance in the body’s energy system:

Gynostemma herb

Lycii berry

Schizandra berry

Eleuthero root and rhizome

Astragalus root

Deglycyrrhizinated licorice root

Reishi mushroom (ganoderma)

Ginger rhizome

Ginkgo biloba leaf

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Nature’s Noni Juice is an amazing fruit that hits ‘every’ cell in the body and helps balance the body’s pH.

Just to name a few of Noni’s benefits:

Helps digestion
Boosts immunity
Repairs ‘Leaky Gut’!
Anti-Inflammatory
Anti-Depressant
Anti-Parasitic
Anti-Oxidant
Anti-Histamine
Stronger bones
Fights Cancer
And I could go on and on.

Nature Sunshine’s Nature’s Noni is NON-RADIATED, has a good flavor and from Hawaii. It is scientifically proven to be six times higher at boosting the Immune System than the competition!

Try this cockail daily:

Nature’s Noni 2 Tablespoon
Mineral Chi Tonic 1 Tablespoon
Coral Calcium 1 Scoop

Mix and add in water or juice. Take twice daily (morning and evening).

Mineral Chi Tonic on SPECIAL this week!
(See the Weekly specials and SHOP at my Nature Sunshine site. You can purchase your Nature’s Noni and Coral Calcium here too.)

Photo by Alex Bramwell

It is almost tax time. Election time is coming up in different areas. Families are struggling to keep their heads above water during these tough economical times. Parents have so many responsibilities. How can we handle it all without becoming totally stressed out? We have to put ourselves first. Take time out and do something to boost our energy and de-stress. Yoga is a great tool for this. Even if you just take 10, 20 or 30 minutes a day, it is an unbelievable way to stretch the body, focus on breathing and just totally go to another zone where you are clearing your head and get into poses that aren’t so difficult but release stress and tension. Yoga is so good for the spine.

Stress is one of the roots of many illness

More women are dealing with fibroid tumors and stress is linked to this. Hypertension is a growing health issue that connected to stress also. Get a yoga mat, a good DVD and a nice quiet spot in your home and give it a try. Work your way up if you can’t do all the poses at first. After time you will be able position your body in the various yoga poses and feel all the wonderful benefits.

I recommend Shiva Rea who has many great yoga DVDs. She shares yoga techniques on beautiful locations that help you to take yourself away from it all. Yogaworks is another line of great instructional yoga DVDs. If you have OnDemand TV you can find great yoga shows to check out before you buy the DVD. I am not an expert in yoga but I do love the results I get from a good yoga session. It is invigorating, relaxing and helps me tone and stretch my body.

Visit my Amazon estore today and shop for all your yoga needs.

Start your day off with this great smoothie recipe for energy boost:

After a good yoga stretch get out your bullet or blender and blend these ingredients together:

Morning Energy Smoothie

1 frozen banana
2 or 3 frozen strawberries
About ½ cup of blueberries
1 cup of almond, rice or soymilk
1 Tablesp of Vitawave
(Liquid multi-vitamins and minerals that really gives an energy boost. Find on my Nature Sunshine website).

You can also add other herbs and health juices by Nature Sunshine for a great energy smoothie.

Ultimate Greenzone – For a green smoothie add a scoop of this powdered supplement for added protein-rich grains such as quinoa, amaranth seeds, brown rice, millet and spirulina plus nutrient-rich greens such as kale, broccoli, alfalfa, chlorophyll, artichoke, asparagus, parsley, spinach and chlorella and more amazing ingredients. This will boost energy, curbs appetite and you will feel great!)

Nature’s Noni juice – The Noni fruit is an amazing fruit from the tropics that has so many benefits from being a cancer fighter, helps keep you regular, it is a natural pain killer, anti-yeast and anti-parasitic and helps to balance your blood pressure naturally.

Shop at My Nature Sunshine link and Amazon estore for products highlighted above.

A panoramic view of Petit Mountain. Yoga can mentally take you to another place like this.

Young woman disabled from routine flu shot!

It is a warning she wants everyone to hear:

High-Fructose Corn Syrup Produces Toxic Chemical “HMF” When Heated

http://www.naturalnews.com/027286_HFCS_food_honey.html

I was happy to see this link on twitter today, more good recipes to try on the family…

Healthy vegetarian recipes posted on twitter – Delicious!!!:

http://www.hsus.org/farm/humaneeating/recipes/recipes.html

Mom’s Healthy Radio Show will be back in November!

I am working on a show now and plan to cover the topic of Female issues: Fibroids, Cysts, Endometriosis, PCOS and how to deal with these issues naturally.
Should be a great show. Help me spread the word. I am also working on a great musical guest and of course, my co-host natural health expert, Hondo Solomon.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR: ?November 5, 2009
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/momshealthyradioshow

Don’t forget to checkout the weekly SPECIALS at my Nature Sunshine online store.

This week’s special include a great product for gall bladder problems:

Gall Bladder Formula –
Benefits:

- Supports the digestive system.

- Provides soothing action.

http://www.naturessunshine.com/us/shop/specials.aspx

ALSO, DON’T FORGET You still have the rest of October to get these discount packs:
Sunshine Heroes – Promo Pack:
-Multi-vitamins & minerals
-Omega 3 -Antioxidants For the children
-Probiotics
ALL for $51.25 for new member sign ups ($85 value)
http://www.naturessunshine.com/us/products/catalog/product/default.aspx?stocknum=14848
Silver Defense Promo Pack:
- Silver Shield Gel
- Silver Shield Liquid
- VS-C
Powerful pack for fighting viruses, just in time for flu season.
ALL for $51.25 for new member sign ups ($85 value)
http://www.naturessunshine.com/us/products/catalog/product/default.aspx?stocknum=14849

Have any questions for your herbalist? Feel free to leave a comment.

As people are receiving their shakeology shake shipements lots of feedback is hitting the internet. If you haven’t read about this great meal replacement drink that Beachbody released recently then go to www.shakeology.com and hear all the testimonies. I am so excited to place my order. This will be a great addition to my fitness program. I am working out each morning with the Slim in 6 fitness DVD and I enjoy it. So, adding this meal replacement shake will boost my weight loss goals with proteins/amino acids (good for cellular, muscle, repair) and anti-oxidants which protect the body from the aging process. My clients are excited too. It is Spring and people are ready to loss weight and get fit. People are enjoying their shakeology drink in the Chocolate or Greenberry flavors. Add a scoop of the powder to water or milk and it tastes fine, some add ice.

Here is the basic information on Shakeology (aka the healthiest meal of the day):

140 calories
17 g protein
1 g fat
17 g carbs
9 g sugar
3 g fiber

Add banana:

1/2 banana
1/2 cup milk
3 ice cubes
1 scoop Chocolate Shakeology

CARL DAIKELER SPECIAL (CEO of Beachbody)
1.5 scoop Chocolate Shakeology powder
1 banana
1 Tbsp almond or peanut butter (or to taste)
1 cup ice
8 oz water

BLUES BUSTER
½ cup combined frozen blueberries and blackberries
1 tsp fresh orange juice
1 Tbsp non-fat blueberry yogurt
1 scoop Berry Shakeology powder
3/4 cup of water
Ice

Shakeology costs $119.95 for a month’s supply. Purchase yours today at the SHOP section of this website and feel free to contact me if you have questions.
As the shipements come in we will post more combinations. If you would like to share your favorite way to mix your Shakeology please post and share.