Hangover help the natural way

Stephanie | December 26, 2015

Are you looking for hangover help the natural way? Sometimes, especially around the holidays, it is easy to have one too many alcoholic beverages. If that happens to you, these products can help without adding any more junk into your system. You can take these products before bed or first thing in the morning (or both if you had two or three too many). Make sure to drink plenty of water, too! To be sure my water is clean, I love the Get Clean water set.

Shaklee Performance®

Pure Hydration Drink

Performance supports optimal hydration. It comes in lemon-lime or orange. We buy the larger size for extra savings! This is also great to have on hand for stomach bugs!

Liver DTX Complex

Helps maintain normal liver function*

Liver DTX helps your body excrete toxic compounds.

B-Complex

High potency B vitamins with patented folic acid delivery system.

B complex are vital for healthy energy function. I have also noticed they help with cravings and moods!

Some of my favorite wine selections are listed here. Please enjoy responsibly and be sure to have a designated driver!

Cheers,
Stephanie

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Christmas in Chicago

Stephanie | December 24, 2015

This is my husband and my first Christmas as a family in Chicago. If you are new to the blog – Welcome! I grew up in the Midwest, so enjoyed many white Christmases. However, I moved to Florida in May of 2000. So, for the last fifteen years, I have been in the sunny warm climate for Christmas. My children were born in Florida and have never seen snow or the change of seasons. You can read more about that here. It is actually kind of funny that last year I said I wanted to change the fact that my kids have never had a white Christmas. Well, I thought moving them to the Chicago would be a sure way to change that!

The kids loved seeing snow for the first time a few weeks ago. However, there is no snow in the forecast for Christmas! That’s alright. I’m sure there will be more this winter for us to enjoy!

What are your favorite Christmas traditions? You can read more about mine here.

Merry Christmas,
Stephanie

Give the gift of health

Stephanie | November 23, 2015

As I get older, I appreciate thoughtful gifts so much. As a result, I try to give gifts that matter and really enjoy giving (and receiving) gifts that compliment a healthy lifestyle. What could be better than giving the gift of better health? I’d love to share some of healthy gift ideas with you.

Shaklee can help make the holiday gift giving season easier for you! You don’t have to leave the house looking for the perfect gift. I am always here to help you, too!

Great everyone gifts!
1. Herbal Blend Multi-Purpose Cream … $7.75

Our cooling mentholated formula is enriched with natural extracts, including rosemary, chamomile, corn oil, and salvia to nourish stressed skin. This nongreasy formula leaves skin soft and refreshed. Perfect for soothing dry, chapped and rough skin including callouses on knees, elbows and feet.

2. Basic H2 Organic Super Cleaning Wipes & Germ Off Wipes … $15.50

Basic H Wipes: Powerful, all-purpose cleaning wipes.

Basic G: Leaves your bathroom and kitchen fresh and clean. The smart way to clean and disinfect.

3. Meadow Blend Cleansing Bar & Herbal Blend Multi-Purpose Cream … $14.65

Bar: Meadow Blend is a mild, soap-free, pH-balanced, biodegradable cleansing bar that thoroughly washes away impurities. Enriched with soothing oatmeal, vitamin E, and wheat germ oil to leave skin clean, healthy and soft. Ideal for those with sensitive skin.

4. Meadow Blend Cleansing Bar, Herbal Blend Multi-Purpose Cream & Lip Balm … $21.35

Lip Balm: This nourishing lip treatment provides protection against peeling and chapping while smoothing the appearance of fine vertical lines. Softens and firms with Cocoa Seed and Shea Butter. SPF 15 provides broad spectrum protection against UV-induced collagen breakdown.

The gift of a safe, non-toxic home

5. Basic H2 Organic Super Cleaning Concentrate $ Three Pack Spray Bottles … $17.25

Basic H: This little 16 oz bottle creates an unbelievable 48 gallons of super-safe, really powerful, all purpose cleaner, or 5,824 bottles of window cleaner. We challenge you to use it up any time soon to clean everything from spilled milk, to bug guts on the window, to splattered spaghetti sauce.

6. Hand Wash Concentrate & Pump Dispenser … $20.00

This super mild, sudsy wash makes it so nice to do as you’ve always been told – go wash your hands. It has wheat germ oil and algae extract to moisturize; soy protein to condition; aloe, marshmallow (Althaea officinalis), and linden flower (Tilia cordata) extracts to soothe; and rosemary and arnica extracts to energize. So now it’s more like, “go take your hands to the spa.”

7. Basic H2 Organic Super Cleaning Wipes, Germ Off Wipes & Scour Off … $22.75

Scour Off: Here’s an exclusive scouring cleanser that sets a new standard. It’s a paste, so it doesn’t form dust clouds, yet it gently removes stains other cleansers can’t and is great for cleaning tubs, ovens, sinks, and tiles and it will even remove rust, and is great for cleaning these surfaces: copper, grout, cement, ceramic, and imitation marble.

8. Get Clean Water Starter Kit … $57.50
The green way to cleaner water. Get Clean® Water is a revolutionary new water pitcher filtration system certified by the Water Quality Association (WQA) to reduce up to 99% of lead*—as well as dozens of other nasty contaminants that can turn up in your water and may be harmful to your health. This Starter Pack contains all you need to get started on healthier, great-tasting water.

* See Performance Data Sheet for complete contaminant reductions.

9. Get Clean Starter Kit … $99.00

All you need to start cleaning your way to a healthier home.

The gift of a healthy, stress free holiday

10. B Complex & Vitamin D3 … $29.65

11. Sustained Release Vitamin C & Defend and Resist Complex …$39.00

12. Stress Relief Complex & Shea Butter Cream … $57.50

Stress Relief: Natural stress relief you can safely take every day.

Shea Butter Cream: Luxurious shea butter is extracted from the fruit of the shea tree, and has amazing moisturizing properties.

The gift of healthy children (great idea for grandparents to give, too)!

13. ShakleeBaby Massage Oil & ShakleeBaby Soothing Lotion …$36.15

14. Incredivites MultiVitamin & Mighty Smarts DHA Chews … $56.70

Great for athletes!

15. Performance & Physique … $45.70
Performance is a pure hydration drink with no artificial flavors, sweeteners or added preservatives.

Physique is a recovery shake that supports muscle repair.

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All prices are based on member Price and do not include tax or shipping.

You can learn more about the advantages of becoming a member here.

My hope is that this gave you some ideas for gifts for those that you love. Give them something to truly treasure like the gift of better health!

Happy Holidays,
Stephanie

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Fall recipe round-up

Stephanie | November 5, 2015

I love fall and am so excited to be back up north to experience the beautiful colors of fall! For some reason, fall makes me want to start cooking and baking. So, I thought it would be nice to share some fall recipes. I hope you enjoy them! Please let me know your favorite fall recipes in the comments below. If you find this helpful, please share it!

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Fall recipes

Cranberry Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin Smoothie
Pumpkin “Ice Cream”
Pumpkin Soup
Healthier Pumpkin Pie
Healthier whipped cream
Sweet Potato Bites
Sweet Potato Mash
Quinoa Dinner
Blended Veggie Soup
French Onion Soup
Wedding Soup
Pumpkin Gingerbread Dessert
Pumpkin Spice Coffee
Healthy Pumpkin Bars

Skinny Pumpkin Cookies from creativesouthernhome.com
Homemade Pumpkin Spice from thecrunchychronicles.com
Real Pumpkin Spice Creamer from thecrunchychronicles.com

If you are planning for Thanksgiving, here is a menu idea.

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What is your favorite fall recipe? Please share it below. I love trying new things! Which one are you going to try first? I’d love to hear how you like it!

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Thanksgiving dinner

Stephanie | November 4, 2015

Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time of year. People focus on giving thanks, which is something that I believe should be done all year!

Another great thing about Thanksgiving is the delicious food. Last Thanksgiving we went to my parent’s home and enjoyed a lovely feast. On the menu was:

Turkey on a spit

Sweet potato mash

Green beans (Recipe coming soon!)

Mashed potatoes

Stuffing

Cranberry Pumpkin Bread

Rolls

Pumpkin pie

Lots of good wine! During dinner the turkey paired nicely with Prosecco.

I can’t wait to see what this Thanksgiving has in store for us. What are your favorite Thanksgiving recipes? I’d love to hear them in the comments below or on social media.

Thankfully yours,

Stephanie

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Healthier Halloween Ideas

Stephanie | October 30, 2015

For most people, Halloween means dressing up in costumes and CANDY! The kids get candy at parties, festivities, school and of course on Halloween night. Thankfully, many people have recognized that sugar is not good for you and have decided to do something about it. Have you heard of the teal pumpkin project? Houses with teal pumpkins have non-candy treats! I believe this is such a wonderful idea.

My husband won’t let us participate in that project (he claims our house will get egged). However, the last few years, I have compromised. We have provided candy and non-candy treats. Some of my non-candy favorites are listed below.

Healthier Halloween Ideas

Spider rings
Tattoos
Stickers
Pencils
Halloween Erasers
Pennies
Glow sticks
Glow bracelets
Glow necklaces
Fake spiders
Bags of popcorn
Bags of pretzels
Bags of graham crackers
Healthier fruit snacks
Bubbles
Witch fingers

Healthier Halloween Ideas

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For other healthy snack ideas, you may enjoy the healthy snack ideas on nuts.com.

You may also enjoy these healthier Halloween treats:
Pumpkin smoothie
Pumpkin Gingerbread dessert
Pumpkin cranberry muffins

Another wonderful non-candy idea is the “switch witch”. Have you heard of her? She is a witch that leaves presents in exchange for Halloween candy. So, Halloween night, I have my children set most of their candy outside their room and the “switch witch” leaves them a note and a present. This is a great way to get rid of most of their candy! Do you do anything like this?

What are your favorite healthier halloween treats and ideas? I would love to hear them in the comments below and on social media! If you enjoyed this post, please share it so others can enjoy it, too!

If you are trying to reduce your sweet tooth, you may enjoy this post.

Pumpkin Spice Coffee

Stephanie | October 28, 2015

Who needs expensive, sugary coffee drinks when you can make healthier versions at home? You get to control the ingredients, so you can make it as sweet or unsweet as you like! Making your own drinks are even sweeter as they are much more economical!

Pumpkin Spice Coffee

1 cup Coffee or expresso
Pumpkin Spice, to taste or use the spices at the end of this post
Milk* (any type: cow, soy, almond, coconut, etc.)

Make your coffee. Add the spice and milk. If you want to get fancy, you can froth the milk.

*For an even tastier treat and to get some protein, you can add some protein shake. This pumpkin smoothie is delicious in coffee!

I don’t drink milk in my coffee (you can read how I did it here), except if I add some of a shake. However, I do like to add coconut oil. It tastes delicious and is a great lip conditioner! I also add pumpkin spice to my coffee.

**To make it even more special, you can add these delicious Trader Joes Pumpkin Spiced Pumpkin Seeds (although they aren’t exactly healthy)!

Pumpkin spiced coffee!

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Healthy Pumpkin Bars

Stephanie | October 26, 2015

I’m so excited to be back up North, where there are four seasons. It is really inspiring me to try new pumpkin recipes! These healthy pumpkin bars are a nice healthier treat to enjoy, especially in the fall! I love adding in some protein power, too!

On a random side note, does anyone still call this time of year Autumn?!?!

Healthy Pumpkin Bars
1 cup of rolled oats
1 T cinnamon
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 ripe banana, mashed
1/4 cup peanut butter

Optional ingredients
2 scoops of protein powder – you can use any kind, but my favorite is this one
1 T flax seeds
1 T chia seeds
1 T coconut sugar, honey or other natural sweetener

*Please use organic ingredients when possible.

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What is your favorite pumpkin recipe? I’d love to hear it in the comments below or on social media!

Happy Fall!

You may also enjoy these other protein ball recipes:

No bake healthier “cookies”
Healthier Buckeye Cookies
Pumpkin protein balls
Valentine energy bites
kids protein bars

Pumpkin Smoothie

Stephanie | October 22, 2015

There is something about fall that screams, “pumpkin”! This pumpkin smoothie is one of my favorites, especially when I am craving a pumpkin drink filled with sugar and yucky ingredients. You can make this with coffee, too!

Pumpkin Smoothie
1/4 can of pumpkin puree
2 scoops of vanilla or cafe protein powder (my favorite is this one)*
1/2 cup of liquid (you can use almond, coconut, cashew or organic milk or even coffee)
1/2 tsp pumpkin spice*
1/2 frozen banana

Optional: whipped cream

Combine all ingredients in blender. Blend until creamy.

*If you don’t have pumpkin spice, you can use the spices below:

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
dash of ground ginger or a small piece of fresh ginger
dash of ground cloves

Additionally, you can make this (or any) smoothie thicker by adding avocado. I added one in the smoothie below. I also added Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Spiced Pumpkin Seeds for an extra special treat!

What do you think? What is your favorite pumpkin drink recipe? I would love to hear it in the comments below or on social media.

If you think someone else would enjoy this pumpkin deliciousness, please share it!

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30 days to better health

Stephanie | October 22, 2015

Many of us try to get healthier, but it can be hard. What if there was an easy way to start your journey to better health and it all came with a money back guarantee? What would you have to loose? I am so excited to share Shaklee’s Life Plan with you.

Life Plan is the best, most comprehensive nutritional system in the world. It has 35 patents/pending. Do you want to feel younger, longer guaranteed? Yes, legal gave approval for that!

Feel younger longer, guaranteed!

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You can watch the video here: http://www.shaklee.tv/life-plan-from-shaklee

For a limited time, select life plan packages have free shipping, too! As always, Shaklee products are 100% money back guaranteed.

What is the Life PLan?

The Shaklee Life Plan is a combination of the Life-Strip and the Life Shake. The Life Plan is based on years of scientific research including The Landmark study and our preliminary clinical study on telomeres. The Life Plan is designed to provide both micro- and macronutrients that help create a foundation for a longer, healthier life.* The Life Plan can be personalized based
on your nutritional needs and desires. There are two versions of the Life-Strip, with and without Iron, and six flavors of the shake, Soy: vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and café latte and Non-Soy: vanilla and chocolate

What is the Life Plan Guarantee?

We stand behind every single one of our products. We believe
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Shaklee Life Energizing Shake – is available in soy and non-soy formulas

Delicious meal shake designed to:

increase energy
help you achieve a healthier weight
provide digestive and immune support

Contains:

24 gramsⱡ of protein, including 16 grams of proprietary, ultra-pure plant-based non-GMO protein with precise ratios of 9 essential amino acids, optimized for high protein quality.
The non-soy Life Shake contains an exclusive blend of non GMO protein from sacha inchi, potato, rice, pea and leucine.
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