5 Reasons Sleep is Foundational for Wellness

Sleeping well is very important to whole-body wellness. We all know that getting enough sleep feels good, but how else does it affect our bodies, our minds, and our emotions?

5 Reasons Sleep is Foundational for Wellness


1. Quality sleep optimizes immune system function.
Conversely, loss of sleep or poor quality sleep has been shown to leave us not only more susceptible to illnesses, but also impairs our recovery time when we do get sick. Our immune system thrives on good sleep.

2. Quality sleep optimizes emotional health.
Most people know that less sleep or poor sleep affects their mood. It often makes them more irritable, cranky, moody, or prone to other emotional/mental issues like anxiety, depression, and toxic stress. Toxic stress has been a big point of public health concern and research in recent years as well, showing that when we are constantly in a place of toxic stress, we don't function well and this can also become cyclical (affecting our quality of sleep just as quality of sleep affects our stress levels).

3. Quality sleep optimizes the body's cognitive growth.
Sleep deprivation studies have shown that cognitive processing steeply declines when loss of sleep occurs. This is important for all, but especially for the young such as children in school, college students, and young mothers... but it's also important for elderly people as they start to experience effects of aging.

4. Quality sleep aids in memory.
There are still many unknowns regarding the connection between sleep and memory, but if we think of all experiences happening during the day, and experiences being processed by our mind and body at night, it makes more sense why we would be able to remember things better if we slept well; our body could process the experience and store the memories more effectively.

5. Quality sleep is an important part of maintaining (or losing) weight.
Our body's way of processing food is dramatically altered by the quality and length of our sleep. This is partly to do with our decision-making about what food to eat when we're fully rested versus when we're sleep deprived, but it also has to do with our body's regulation of metabolism and how it physically processes our food. Our gut does a LOT of work overnight (which is why a good probiotic is often recommended to be taken at night), and by not sleeping enough or well, we cut short the work it was doing to keep us in an optimal weight range.


So you can see, sleep is VERY important. It is a foundational element to so many aspects of our wellness and health! What are you doing to help yourself sleep better and longer?


Need 11 tried & true tips for better natural sleep with zero side effects? You've come to the right place.

Get my sleep tips here. :)

How to Kick Bad Habits with Our Powerful Sense of Smell

How to Kick Bad Habits with Our Powerful Sense of Smell

Overall, I'm a fan of utilizing the sense of smell, which taps into a different, older part of the brain than visual or aural encouragements or clues. Why the sense of smell?

Our olfactory senses are actually housed within the limbic system, the parts of our brain that deal with memory and emotions. So by using the sense of smell, we can affect our memories and emotions! How can we harness this to change habits?

When essential oils are inhaled through the nose, aromatic molecules are carried through the lining of the nasal cavity by tiny olfactory nerves, located in the roof of the inner nose, to the part of the brain called the limbic system. This limbic system in turn influences the endocrine system and the autonomic nervous system. 

Because smell information is sent to different parts of the brain, odors can influence many aspects of our lives, such as memory, mood, and emotion. For thousands of years, fragrant plants have been used in healing practices across many cultures, including ancient China, India, and Egypt. Aromatherapy, for example, aims to use essential oils from flowers, herbs, or trees to improve physical and emotional well-being. memories of smell can be vivid and long lasting, which may have a positive effect.  Scents are powerful—they can transport us to different places, remind us of people, and trigger memories long forgotten. We can also harness this powerful sense of smell to help us kick toxic habits and ingrain new, better habits.

3 Ways to Harness Our Powerful Sense of Smell to Kick Bad Habits:

1. Associate the new habit with a pleasant smell.
Anecdotal research shows that people with good habits (like exercising) associate certain happy, energizing smells (like peppermint) with the habit they are trying to create to help their brain and body enjoy the new habit. This makes the habit easier to keep when the going gets tough, as we all know it will. By anticipating those hard days and proactively reminding the limbic system that the new habit is a happy one, this helps us look forward to it more and allows our body to create positive memories associated with the habit.

2. Help the body relax before tackling a difficult habit to break.
We all know that toxic stress prevents us often from seeking the life we truly desire, and often this comes in the form of picking up unhealthy habits. By using smells to calm and relax our bodies while trying to break a bad habit, we're less likely to return to the bad habit out of our stress response. After all, isn't that why we started the bad habit in the first place? It will often take more than sheer willpower to break a bad habit if we don't change the surrounding circumstances at all.

3. Replace the bad habit with a alternative, positive one.
This is often given as a tool to help people break habits like smoking, for example. Some people recommend an alternative activity like gum chewing. I would agree with this idea, but I'd like to add that there ARE ways we can harness our powerful sense of smell to make this process even easier. If we continue with the smoking habit, for example, black pepper essential oil has been shown to decrease the withdrawal symptoms and make quitting easier from an emotional as well as physical standpoint. There are many, many examples like this where the power of smell has aided in replacing a toxic habit with a positive one.




The whole reason we want to use quality essential oils is that we want to really break the bad habit without anything harmful. Not all essential oils are created equal... You can’t just go out to a big box store (or anywhere online) and trust that you’re getting the good stuff! (My sensitive body learned that the hard way...) Lucky for you, I’ve got a source I trust – want to know more? Click the button in the top corner to get in touch. :)

How to Enjoy Grain Without the Modern Gluten Content

How to Enjoy Grain Without the Modern Gluten Content
Today I want to share with you a little bit about einkorn, since I made some chocolate chip banana bread with it.

How many of you are eating einkorn? Do you like it? It is definitely a bit different to bake with einkorn than with regular, modern wheat.

It is the oldest grain in the world. We don’t even know how far einkorn dates back yet, because every time another discovery is made, we find out that our previous discovery was wrong! Five years ago they said einkorn was about 3,500 years old. Three years ago they said it was 5,000 years. Then last year they discovered a new finding in Turkey that dated back 10,000 years!

Here’s something I want you to think about. Everything has DNA. Every substance has a blueprint. The blueprint of einkorn is perhaps the oldest blueprint in our food chain that exists today. When you’re eating einkorn, you’re eating the oldest ingested food, blueprinted for support to the physical body. Therefore it was designed to give you the nutritional support that your body needs in all ways, from protein to vitamins, to fiber, to amino acids, to enzymes. No other grain today has all that nutritional content, just einkorn.

Einkorn has only 14 chromosomes; other wheats/grains have 28 to 42 chromosomes. The extra chromosomes create new proteins that man was never actually meant to consume. These foreign proteins cause confusion in the digestive system and increase small intestine permeability, which starts autoimmunity and inflammation throughout the body.

The wheat species is called Triticum. You will see einkorn referred to in some publications as “einkorn wheat” (Triticum monococcum). That would be the same as saying “spelt wheat” (Triticum spelta) or “kamut wheat” (Triticum turanicum). You could lump them all together if you want.  It has its own identity, though. I wouldn’t want you to confuse einkorn with today’s hybridized Triticum aestivum wheat, so we refer to it as einkorn or einkorn grain.

So if you have a compromise to your digestive system with gluten sensitivity or intolerance from the hybridized grains that are grown today, and you start eating einkorn, you might need to go a little slow introducing it, take a little time, because your body has to adapt to the new blueprint. Does that make sense? You have to reprogram your body back to the way that it was created to function and find its homeostasis, and you will find great satisfaction in your nutritional needs once that homeostasis is found.

Gary Young found einkorn the first time in the Karimabad Valley in Hunza Land [in Pakistan] in 1996. It took four years before he was able to get the word translated from their language to discover it was einkorn. He looked all over the world and finally found some seed in Jordan, on the east bank of the Jordan River across from Israel.

They took the seed to France, where Jean-Noël was investigating einkorn. They started planting and it started to grow, and it is flourishing there still today!

Einkorn berries before     einkorn berries duringeinkorn berries after -- rough flour! I could have made this more fine but chose not to.

Research sourced here.

Healthy Banana Bread

Healthy Banana Bread
I LOVE banana bread -- homemade is even better! It's the best when it's warm, fresh out of the oven. Yummmmm....


Ingredients:

1/2 c. melted coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 c. honey or maple syrup or agave syrup
2 eggs (preferably local and fresh)
1 c. mashed ripe bananas (about 2 large bananas) -- I freeze my almost mushy bananas
              and just thaw it before throwing it in the recipe. Works great!
1/4 c. milk of choice or water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon himalayan sea salt
1-2 drops cinnamon bark essential oil (only pure ones, especially for cooking!)
1 & 3/4 c. unbleached, unenriched whole wheat flour or Einkorn (an ancient grain I wrote about here)

Optional: 1/2 c. mix-ins like chopped nuts, chocolate chips (my favorites),
                   chopped dried fruit, fresh banana slices, etc...

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees Celsius) and grease 9x5 inch loaf pan

  2. In a large bowl, beat the oil & honey together with a whisk.  Add the eggs and beat well, then whisk in the mashed bananas and milk.

  3. Add the baking soda, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon, and whisk to blend. Lastly, switch to a big spoon and stir in flour, just until combined. Some lumps are okay! Gently fold in mix-ins as desired now.

  4. Pour batter into a greased loaf pan (I grease with this spray cooking coconut oil).

  5. Bake for 55-60 minutes (less without mix-ins, more with mix-ins is my experience). Let the bread cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes before slicing.

  6. Then enjoy! Yummm. :)








It is super important to know that not all essential oils are created equal.

You can’t just go out to a big box store (or anywhere online) and trust that you’re getting the good stuff, especially when cooking. Lucky for you, I’ve got a source I trust – want to know more?
I'd be happy to point you in the right direction.


Sensitivity, TMJD, & Transformation

Sensitivity, TMJD, & Transformation

"Smile! We're in Europe, Andrea!"


I was so thrilled to be on this trip exploring the world and enjoying my boyfriend (at the time, now husband). But the smile I see in that picture is shadowed by pain. I smiled through the pain so many days, so friends wouldn't need to see it because why would they need to? What good would it do?

This picture was taken almost 6 years ago in 2014. Gabe & I were on choir tour in Europe when we were dating in college. 😊 It was such a special time, and I look back on it fondly, though I was in a lot of discomfort from TMJD (temporomandibular joint dysfunction/disorder). On a choir tour, the schedule of singing and rehearsals and performances is pretty rigorous, even for someone without any issues -- lots of standing, singing in cathedrals without air conditioning in thick, velvet robes, sometimes two concerts in one day, etc.


If you look REALLY closely, you can see little tape right by my ears. What's that? Little tiny strong-powered magnets.

I was SO desperate for relief (but too sensitive to take any meds) that I was taping little tiny magnets to my face 15+ hours per day. It DID help a little bit on the worst days, or at least made the worst days less bad (as long as I actually wore them every day), but I hated feeling like a robot walking around with magnets. It felt especially weird because when people asked me why that helped, I didn't have a good answer. No research, or minimal anyway, had yet explained the possibilities for why it helped some, but it helped enough that I did it. I hated being asked all the time about it, even though I would rather people ask than just stare.

I figured that if I had to live with chronic issues, at least I'd rather no one else could visibly see it -- at least I could ignore it by giving my jaw a name (yes, my closest friends knew which days "Doris" was cranky!). But the magnets made it feel permanent because others could visibly see it too. And no one knew if this was going to be a permanent issue or not. That was the hardest part. I questioned my desired career choice. I mean, how could I possibly be a music teacher who has to sing for 7-8 hours per day if I am in pain after 20 minutes of singing? How's that ever going to work out? But I was so far through my degree that I didn't want to waste the time and spend more time in school, so I kept going. I figured I could get a different job with my degree if I had to.

So how did I get from there to here? Today I feel better than I ever have -- physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and relationally.

But it wasn't an easy journey. Lots of experimentation and trial & error happened (including the magnets) until I found some things that really helped. But once I did, it was like a light switch. Things started getting better so quickly that I dared not believe it would actually be a permanent solution. You see, different drs I visited just gave me a list of things to do/not do. They said there was no cure and no known cause, though they gave me a night guard splint to hopefully help. And that did, a little, but it didn't really get to the root issue. Perhaps some drs know more today than they did then, but I didn't believe that they were right with what they told me then. I couldn't believe it!

I'm no doctor, but with what I know about the body and how EVERYTHING affects everything else (for one quick example gut health affects mental health), I knew there had to be other options. And I'm SO glad I was open-minded enough to truly seek and try them and not discount them.

For me it wasn't a matter of if I could afford the options. Yes, some of the things I tried before finding things that truly brought wellness cost me money. But for me the question I kept coming back to was, 'If I found out that this would help, that this would bring wellness and/or relief and I didn't try it, how sad would I feel? Health to me is more important than "fun stuff," especially because I want to truly enjoy the fun stuff! If I can postpone some of the "fun stuff" for a few months or a year until I feel better, how much more will I enjoy it?'

'But if this doesn't work for me, what do I have to lose? A few dollars, I guess. If this DOES work for me, what do I have to gain? Everything! My life and desired career! My social enjoyment in the evenings back instead of going to bed early with a numbed-from-ice-packs face! Opportunities that this holds me back from!' Even if it wasn't cured, I desired a more full and healthy life.

And I have found it. I CAN work multiple jobs now because I enjoy them and have the energy for them! I CAN go enjoy social events (when this whole stay-at-home is over) when I used to stay home and ice my face. I CAN sing for 7-8 hours per day without any discomfort.

If I stop my balancing act of solutions, I do have uncomfortable days again, so I know I still "have TMJD" to a lesser degree -- but the beautiful thing is that it rarely affects me anymore. I feel so empowered to know more about how the body works, how food affects us, how the environment around us really does change us for good or bad. God made plants to be healing, for our good. I have many options now on those very few days when I struggle. I had one day last week where my jaw kept clicking and was really sore (probably from weather pressure). But it didn't turn into a big problem because I knew right away what options I had available to me and what I wanted to try first, before it turned into a bigger problem.

I feel empowered now to make my own wellness choices as a part of a huge wellness community, more like a family, really. And I feel free. God gave me freedom!

And that is WORTH the trial and error process to me.

If you're struggling now (with emotions, with chronic issues, with weight, with motivation, with TMJD, with anything, really!), what is holding you back from really digging deep, from embracing the journey to wellness? How can I encourage you to take those first steps (or maybe 5th or 55th or 107th steps!)?

I have a group of people I'm walking this natural wellness journey with, ready to be their cheerleaders. It's free! If you need a little hope and cheerleading on your wellness journey, come join us. 🥰  And if you want to ideas for your specific situation, I'm more than happy to listen and share what I know. You can find me on FB or contact me through the button at the top of the page too!

I love you guys, really and truly. I'm here for you. 


How to Stay Grounded as an HSP Working a 9-to-5

We all know that working a 9-to-5 job can be stressful for many, but depending on the job, this can be especially true for a highly sensitive person, or HSP.

Here's are 4 ways I help myself stay grounded at work in a very busy, high-intensity job as an HSP.

1. Gratitude

I stay grateful. Before I even get up in the morning, I think of (and sometimes write down) at least 3 things I'm thankful for. This really sets my tone for the day and gets me excited for what is to come, even if some of the tasks of the day seem daunting.

2. Affirmations

I root myself in who I am, not who others or my job thinks I need to be. This helps me accept hard things that occur at work as situations I can assist with rather than part of my identity. An example of an affirmation I might pick for myself is: I am capable, responsible, and kind.

3. Breathe

Take 3-4 moments each day to just breathe. I usually use the square breathing technique (breathe in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, and hold for 4 again) to calm my heart rate and breathing rate down. I also use calming essential oils during this breathing time because essential oils can be found in the bloodstream within 22 seconds, so they do their work quickly!

4. Leave Work at Work

As hard as this can be, I've had to learn to separate my work feelings from my home feelings. I am very "feely" and it can be easy for me to get caught up in the way things at work made me feel or how I hurt for a circumstance that my students may be undergoing. By processing it on my commute home, I can step into my house with a different mindset and ready to truly rest and sleep better, have family time, or get chores done without feeling the weight of all that occurred at work on my shoulders.

These take practice, but implementing these 4 strategies have really helped me be my best at work while still having energy left for my family and myself.

How do YOU stay grounded as an HSP working a 9-to-5 job?






It is very important to know that not all essential oils are created equal...

You can’t just go out to a big box store (or anywhere online) and trust that you’re getting the good stuff. Lucky for you, I’ve got a source I trust – want to know more? Learn more here.


Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Dessert Hummus

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Dessert Hummus
Sometimes, we just want a treat, am I right?

But for us, we NEED it to be healthy. And when I say healthy, I mean low- or anti-inflammatory. We have issues we're working through and keeping managed in the Orem household! So here is my modified, healthier dessert hummus I created from a recipe I Googled earlier. Enjoy!




Ingredients:
  • 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained and rinsed (even better if you soak your own from dried!)
  • 1/3 cup organic stevia
  • 1/2 cup natural organic crunchy peanut butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine pink Himalayan sea salt
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
  • 3 tablespoons organic tahini
  • 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup Lilly's dark chocolate chips
Instructions:
  1. Add all ingredients except for chocolate chips to a food processor.
  2. Process on puree for about 1 minute, stopping halfway to scrape the edges, until hummus is nice and smooth. If you want a thinner hummus, add a splash of milk and process again.
  3. Transfer hummus to an airtight container, fold in the chocolate chips, and chill in the fridge for at least 8 hours (overnight works best).
  4. Serve with crackers or as desired, preferably with a spoon! :)


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3 Non-Math Tips to Help Your Child Be Successful in Math

3 Non-Math Tips to Help Your Child Be Successful in Math

Does your kiddo struggle with math? They (and you!) are not alone. Sometimes addressing non-math issues can really help the issue at hand, speaking from a teacher lens. Here are a few non-math ways to help your child experience success in math. Read on to the end to get a free recipe for my concentration roller blend.





1. Encourage a Growth Mindset

Growth Mindset is not a new concept, but it is especially important when tackling difficult tasks or subjects. Studies show that if people believe they can do something, even if it is difficult and they may not get it right away, they learn it better, retain it longer, and stick with the hard task longer if they have a growth mindset.

Encourage your child to use phrases such as "Mistakes help me grow." or "My intelligence can be developed." or "I keep trying and never give up!" instead of "I'm not good at it." or "I give up easily.'



2. Get Good Sleep

“Daytime thinking is a building process, whereas nighttime thinking is a sorting process.”

― Caroline Leaf, Switch On Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health 

Did you know that children with sleep issues are often misdiagnosed with attention or learning issues? This is because our brains make sense of and sort our experiences at nighttime from during the daytime. When we don't get enough good sleep at night, our brain isn't able to "download" and synthesize what we took in from the previous day. So maybe your child did a lot of great learning of math and made progress the day before, but if he/she didn't sleep well or long enough, that learning may be lost. There are so many other reasons sleep is vital to health and wellness and learning! Read a scholarly example here.

Set a bedtime routine and stick to it! If you need ideas, I shared 11 tried and true ways to get better sleep here that can be adapted very well for kids.



3. Strengthen Left- and Right-Brain Connections

Does your child enjoy some activities that are completely unrelated to math? Of course they do! There are many studies that show certain activities (like music) strength the pathways in the brain between the two hemispheres. What does this have to do with math? Well, math often requires that these pathways be strong. When practicing using these pathways, it's like exercising a muscle and will get stronger with use. The stronger you build a muscle, the stronger you feel when something heavy comes along that you have to pick up. By building strong pathways with something more "fun" -- like music -- your child can come to math work feeling stronger, like the math work is a bit less heavy than last time.

Example: Actively listening to a variety of music (different genres, from different decades and centuries, different instrumentation, and different modes -- major, minor, etc) can activate different parts of the brain. Active listening means paying attention to the different parts of the song, possibly how it is structured, and noticing details like the dynamics (volume), which instruments are being used, how motives (short themes) are used throughout the piece. Even moving purposefully to the music (possibly to show the form -- ex: ABAB) can activate and strengthen multiple areas of the brain at once in a way that can strengthen skills needed for processing math.

In the middle of math work (or perhaps even right before it!), have your child do this active listening + movement piece to activate those multiple areas of the brain.






"I Can Do This!" Focus Roller Blend for Kids

5 drops Peppermint essential oil

5 drops Frankincense essential oil

8 drops Lemon essential oil

8 drops Stress Away essential oil

Add these essential oils to a 10 ml roller bottle and fill with carrier oil. 

Roll on wrists, collar bone, bottom of feet, or the back of neck before tackling a difficult task.




It is very important to know that not all essential oils are created equal...

You can’t just go out to a big box store (or anywhere online) and trust that you’re getting the good stuff. Lucky for you, I’ve got a source I trust – want to know more? Click the button in the top corner to contact me.




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3 Ways to Stay Positive

3 Ways to Stay Positive
I know we are in this quarantine life right now together, and 
our feelings and emotions can get the best of us sometimes. 
Here are a few of my favorite ways to get myself back to 
feeling “normal” and happy. Read on to the end to get a free 
recipe for my "uncertain times" mood boosting roller bottle
and your free guide to grounding, calming, and uplifting! 
I made some more this afternoon and, you guys,
it smells HEAVENLY. 

1. Speak Truth To Yourself

The way we talk to ourselves has a HUGE impact on our mindset and mood. 
Try starting off with a positive affirmation to set the tone for your day. 

Here are a few affirmations I like:

  • I am grounded, stable, and balanced.

  • I am full of joy.

  • I am God's daughter.


2. Move Your Body

This  doesn't have to be hard! It can be as easy as having a dance party 
with your kids, stretching, yoga, going for a walk, or cardio. You choose 
what works for you! 

Get that blood flowing and your endorphins pumping… this will help 
boost your mood, too!



3. Stay Hydrated

This one may seem obvious, but are you drinking enough water every day? 

We should aim to drink half our body weight in ounces each day. So, for a 
100 lb person, the goal would be to drink 50 ounces of water each day.

If you have a hard time remembering to get enough water, try setting
reminders on your phone to drink a set amount of water at specific times
throughout the day.

We like this glass water bottle because we can add essential oils to it.





Get your free "uncertain times" roller blend recipe and free guide to grounding, calming, and uplifting here!






It is super important to know that not all essential oils are created equal...

You can’t just go out to a big box store (or anywhere online) and trust that you’re getting the good stuff. Lucky for you, I’ve got a source I trust – want to know more? Contact me, and I'd be happy to point you in the right direction.



*Disclaimer: this post contains affiliate links. All things I love and use, of course!

Holistic Wellness

Holistic Wellness
Our bodies, minds, emotions, thoughts, muscles, different systems that make our body function.... 
they are all connected. Really. And when I say connected, I don't just mean they are physically linked, 
though that is true. What I mean is that they all affect and impact each other. What I think affects how 
my body digests food. What I feel affects how my muscles respond. What I eat affects how I sleep. 
How I sleep affects how I think. How I think affects how I interact with others. How I interact with 
others affects my mood. My mood and thought patterns affect which digestive enzymes my 
pancreas secretes and how well (or not!) they help my body to digest food. Really. 

“We are not victims of our biology. We are co-creators of our destiny alongside God. 
God leads, but we have to choose to let God lead. We have been designed to create thoughts, 
and from these we live out our lives (Prov. 23:7).”

Whether you believe in God or not, we can all agree that we help shape our future; we are not 
victims of it. We cannot control what others do or what circumstances come our way, but we 
CAN control what we do, say, and think, and we CAN control how we respond to people and 
situations around us.

“Our choices—the natural consequences of our thoughts and imagination—get “under the skin” 
of our DNA and can turn certain genes on and off, changing the structure of the neurons in our 
brains. So our thoughts, imagination, and choices can change the structure and function of our 
brains on every level.”

“Healthy thoughts can enhance the effects of good nutrition and mitigate the effects of bad 
nutrition—to a degree. In fact, healthy thoughts lead to better food choices. Eating and thinking 
are so intertwined that what you are thinking about before, during, and after eating will impact 
every single one of the 75–100 trillion cells in your body, including the cells of your digestive 
system. Your state of mind will have a negative or positive influence on your digestive health, 
and your digestive health will also have a negative or positive influence on your state of mind.”

For more information, I highly recommend reading Dr. Leaf's books, including the above quoted 
and Think Learn Succeed. So you see, we have much more control than we think we do. Take back 
that control. YOU are the gatekeeper of the food and products that enter your home. YOU are 
the gatekeeper of the media/books/relationships that enter your mind and thoughts and emotions. 
YOU get to choose. And I'm here to help you in any way that I can. I'm on this journey with you!

Join our wellness group here where our caring, like-minded group of people come together to grow! 




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Garlic Lovers Pasta Salad Recipe

Garlic Lovers Pasta Salad Recipe
I LOVE this stuff! So tasty, affordable, and easy-to-make.
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