Let's Start With Food

With "Key #1" in hand, we open up the first door to Health & Wellness:

Eat to Live

We all have to eat. Most people love to eat.

The question is, "Are you eating to live, or are you living to eat?"

Which begs another question, "Is it possible that what you are eating could be killing you?"

Key #1: Eat to Live

• Eat food that was created to be food!
• Eat food in a form that is healthy for the body, close to the natural source, not man-made. Our bodies are then nourished and able to perform at optimal levels. The more convenient "foods" are less healthy and farther away from God's design for living.
• Eat foods that are produced sustainably (organically grown or raised) - a system of farming that maintains and replenishes soil fertility without the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers.
• Eat the right combination of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
• Eat 25-30 grams of fiber daily.
• Eat the Top Healing Foods - foods that promote life. (Watch future blog for list.)
• Avoid the "Dirty Dozen" - foods that take away life. (Watch future blog for list.)
• Chew each mouthful of food 25 to 50 times.
• Drink 6 to 8 glasses of pure water daily. Drink 8 ounces whenever you feel hungry.
• Drink 1 to 3 cups of hot tea blends each day to provide antioxidant protection and maintain a healthy weight. (Ask me about the special tea I drink every day - I'm addicted!)
• Consume at least one snack per day (protein bar or smoothie). I can recommend one that is not highly processed, and not made from genetically modified plants, and has no artificial flavors, additives or sweeteners added.
• Partially fast one day per week.

(Thank you to The Great Physcian's Rx for Health and Wellness).

Turn a New Key

Happy New Year!

I love keys. Keys open things. Things that could lead to endless possibilities. Who can resist turning a key into a lock of an unknown treasure? Whether it be a trunk, or a jewelry case, or a diary, or a huge iron gate, our curiousity almost always gets the best of us, and we say, "I wonder what is in here. If I just turn this key, Iwill find out!"

And therein lies the "key" - wonder! Wonder is what leads us to take chances, if you will, risks we take, with the hopeful possibility that we will discover something wonderful when we simply turn the key.

2011. Could it possibly be a year of wonders for you? With the right keys to open the right treasures, could you discover something new and exciting for yourself?

How about your health? Is your health exciting to you? Interesting question, huh? I just jumped from intrique and adventure to a topic as "boring" as your health!

Hmmmm . . . . let's pause and think here. Pose another question. "If you don't have your health, what DO you have?" Could there possibly be keys to be used first to open the doors of Health and Wellness to you? Do those doors need to open up to you first, before you can enter into other doors of wonder and possibility? A more purposeful life?

Such is my own personal story. (You can read about in previous posts here. I also have a video posted.)

What I care about right now is YOU.

For the next seven weeks, I will be posting a Key for YOU. Seven Keys that could make all the difference in a new life for you. I pray it will. Enjoy!

Seven Keys for Health & Wellness

Reach your full potential!

What is Health? The presence of Vibrancy (not just the absence of disease)

GOALS

• Body: Overcoming health issues, sleeping & resting better, increasing your overall level of health, regaining lost energy, losing weight (if needed).
• Mind: Rethinking your ideas of health & wellness, reducing stress & worry, creating patterns of health for a lifetime.
• Spirit: Finding God's purpose for your life, taking spiritual responsibility for your physical health.

Shaklee Health Network

Shaklee Health Network

ELEVEN CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT . . .

1. Are there no artificial colorants, sweeteners, preservatives or other unhealthy ingredients in the supplement?
2. Is low or no heat used to process the vitamin, preserving enzyme life?
3. Is the vitamin food-sourced?
4. Where do the raw materials come from? Are all raw materials pure and controlled - are they tested for pesticides, fungicides, herbicides and heavy metals?
5. Is the manufacturer committed to scientific research - not just marketing research?
6. Is that research published in scientific medical journals, not just advertising journals?
7. Does the vitamin disintegrate quickly enough to be bioavailable for your cells? Does the manufacturer run clinical trials on their OWN product to guarantee it's efficacy for the consumer?
8. Has the product been clinically tested by an outside and reputable source? Has there been research published by peer reviewed journals on this product?
9. Is a 100% money back guarantee offered?
10. Do pro-athletes & practitioners use the vitamins without payments for endorsement?
11. Do the representatives of the company know anything about wellness issues, offer you free consultations & provide you with personal care toward meeting the goals you have for yourself?

When choosing what goes into your body, and if optimal wellness is your goal, doesn't it make sense to choose the company that sets the standard in the industry? For over 50 years, Shaklee has been a company with a conscience and is dedicated to its heritage of responsibility.

CONTACT ME FOR YOUR FREE CONSULT:

optimal-wellness@comcast.net

My Business Story & Vision

A picture (or video) speaks 1000 words. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc3XmPU2YCY

Shaklee Independent Distributor

Shaklee Independent Distributor

Five Reasons To Attend Your Annual Conference

"Thirteen conferences?! One every year?! Why do you keep going back?

Good question. Deserves a good answer.

When I first joined Shaklee 15 years ago, I had no idea what a Global Conference was. Wasn't it "just another meeting"? Why was it so important to attend? Couldn't I just see all the news "online"?

First of all, when I began my Shaklee business, computers weren't even being used, but that's beside the points. It's a lot easier now!

But now, here we are 15 years later, we DO have computers and all of the conveniences of online ordering, product education, business training via conference calls, webinars. Why make the effort to fly clear across country to California this year and spend a week at yet ANOTHER Global Conference?!

5 Reasons Why I Keep Going Back:

1. GROW! I always experience greater business growth after attending.

(Distributors are 10 times more likely to advance when attending.)

2. DEVELOP! I learn from other experienced leaders and receive hands-on

training from the best trainers in Shaklee.

3. LEARN! I hear first-hand all of the latest product and business news.

4. CELEBRATE! That's the best part. WE celebrate each others' achievements.

I get to gather my team of distributors around me that come from various

states across the country for loads of fun!

5. RELAX! I get to enjoy the surroundings of the great locations that Shaklee

picks for each Global Conference.

This year, my husband and I head to beautiful Orange Co., California, home to Disneyland and beautiful beaches! Vaca here we come!

No, my annual conference is NOT just another meeting!

Tell me one think you like about the annual conference you attend for your job/industry.