Beach Babe Fitness: No Time, No Problem

 I decided that I wanted to  use a "guest post" today because, honestly 1) I am packing to go away for the holiday weekend and don't have time to blog and 2)  My daughter is an excellent writer with all kinds of great ideas 3) We are both passionate about helping people get and keep excellent health.  I'm sure that you'll enjoy the following and have a great Memorial Day Weekend!!



Beach Babe Fitness: No Time, No Problem: We are all pressed for time. I feel ya. However, if you think you need an hour to get a good sweat, you're wrong! High Intensity I...

Educate Yourself for Great Health!

"My people perish for lack of knowledge"   Hosea 4:6 

I am so excited regarding my new online store with Metagenics Nutraceutical Company that I needed to announce this new relationship with this fantastic company as soon as I had the chance.  I have been consuming and purchasing many of their products for almost twenty years and I have been credentialed to sell and ship these products throughout those years.  Until now I have not had a place where you could go to explore and order them on your own; at your own leisure, whenever you want.  I know that these products have contributed to my overall health in body, mind, and soul.  Click here  to see my new site or you can go to my "products" page on this website.One must be a licensed practitioner to distribute Metagenics.  They are not available in stores but only in doctor's offices and qualified health centers.  I offer a 10% discount online.

I have also featured three of my most requested and favorite products.   Unipro Perfect Protein, which is the best protein powder available.   Myocalm, which is a calcium magnesium supplement that works great for relaxing your tired muscles.  It provides immediate relief for those leg and foot cramps that I hear so many complain about.  Take two before bed or take two of the Myocalm p.m. formula if you have trouble sleeping.   Inflavanoid Intensive Care is for sports or other injuries.  Please don't be a popper of NSAIDs (Non Steroidal Anti-Inflamatory Drugs) Tylenol, Motrin, Advil, etc.  Every one of these over-the-counter pain relievers have terrible side-effects for your liver or your kidneys.    

No products work quite like proprietary Metagenics products, and they have the data to back it up. They've changed the product development model to deliver truly nutrigenomic medical foods and nutraceuticals that offer a higher degree of safety, effectiveness, and reliability in natural approaches.
Their ongoing commitment to genomic and proteomic research has identified plant-based extracts and derivatives that act as SKRMs, or nutrients that communicate with specific proteins to send signals in favor of healthy functioning. These SKRMs “amplify” healthy messages from food to offer uniquely effective and powerful formulas for both targeted and broad health applications for enhanced support.
They also value the wisdom of others. Time-honored plant derivatives are formulated in patented combinations with other nutrients for targeted approaches to health. And industry leadership gives Metagenics preferred access to nutrient discoveries from suppliers around the globe to use as raw materials. These novel ingredients are supported by reputable clinical and laboratory research that complement their own high standards.
For flexibility and optimal use, some formulas offer multi-functional support while others may be used in combination to meet individual needs.  They also consider client preferences and tastes when formulating optimal ingredient delivery in capsules, softgels, tablets, liquids, chewables, powders, and bars.

 There really is a lot of power that comes through knowing about as many subjects as you can.   For instance: if you know where the majority of your food comes from and what it is composed of you can avoid eating empty, processed calories which end up making you even hungrier.  Once you know the difference between quality supplements and the ones that you buy "on sale" from a chain store you will stop wasting your money.  The latest studies have proven that our food is not as nutrient dense as it once was so it is essential for our health to take vitamins and minerals.

 If you read about and become educated regarding the risks involved with putting certain chemicals on your skin or using them in your house, you will be a stronger, healthier person at the core.   I will continue to research and affiliate with many health conscience, non-carcinogen producing companies and I will list these on my products page.  I have some great suggestions coming soon!
 Since a lot of our exposure to potentially harmful substances is beyond our control I have always advocated the approach of learning about and controlling what we can and then not stressing or becoming obsessive about what we cannot control.

 It is important to read and do research and compare information.  Don't believe everything you read on the internet, in many ways it has become like the bathroom wall in Jr. High or High School.  Not everyone has your best interests at heart.  Get second and third opinions when you are faced with an invasive procedure of any kind, and seek the advice of wise counsel always.

                                                           







                                                  

Healthy and Happy You!

Grammy D and Haven

One big way to stay healthy is to engage in child-like fun with those you love.  I got a double-dose of this last week when my husband, daughter, mom and I took our grandchildren to a local petting zoo. 

Robert IV is not sure about the Emu!

It's so easy to get caught-up in the things we "have to do" sometimes we forget to take time to do the things that really matter.  This was such a fun day,  interacting with these two darling grandchildren who had never seen most of the animals.   Check-out the looks that my grandson and the Emu are giving each other!

Haven is sifting for treasures!

We pet and hand-fed bunnies, guinea pigs, goats, cows and a few others.  Having enjoyed a ride on a horse and a ride in a train, our last stop was to mine for hidden semi-precious stones by allowing Haven to sift through the water.   When we gave her the choice of another ride on the horse or yet another try for more "treasure" she opted for the latter.   She left the day with two ziplocks full! 

Seeing things through such innocent and fresh eyes is tough.  If we could only appreciate things in the same way that little children do.  Being grateful creates health in our body, our mind, and our soul.  I believe it is very important to cultivate the practice of gratefulness.

Spend some time outside with someone you love today.  Don't rush through the experience but allow the situation to unfold however it might.  Look for things to be grateful for,  they are all around.

                                                        

Robert Schuller, Church With No Walls

Four generations of Robert Schuller!

Shortly after Robert Cohen Schuller IV was born my husband and our son Bobby visited his great-grandpa, Robert Harold Schuller.  I am so glad that I snapped this photo.

 Robert Anthony and Robert Harold are no longer preaching at the Crystal Cathedral.  Robert Vernon has been preaching there for the past ten months.  The church will move it's congregation in just a few weeks, and the Hour of Power televised church service will continue from the new location.  What my father-in-law started almost sixty years ago continues, although in a different way.   What my husband helped build for over thirty-two years will live-on as well.

 Our past and what we do for others is unchangeable.   It is eternal.   Like RHS always said, "anyone can count the seeds in an apple but only God can count the apples in one seed."  I am so thankful to have been a part of some amazing, life-transforming seed-planting for over half of my life.   The years I spent with my husband at both Rancho Capistrano and the Crystal Cathedral were some of the happiest times of my life.
It's never easy to say good-bye but as Albert Lord Tennyson wrote:

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

Always remember all of the great things that have been accomplished for God around the globe because one man had the courage to build a great ministry that will have positive lasting effects on society forever.

*Join us on May 15th at 6pm Pacific Time as we begin a new chapter in our ministry as well.  We will start our monthly church with no walls service.  Please plan on joining us as my husband Robert and our son Bobby discuss the future plans for the ministry, including updates on our local and global mission projects. All you have to do is to call:  530-881-1300   When prompted key-in the code: 642848#
Send this code out to anyone who you think could use some mid-month encouragement.

 

The Earth is God's and Everything In It - Psalm 24:1

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters."
Genesis 1:1-2

Genesis establishes why we should live with a theocentric (God-centered) view of life.  The earth and its inhabitants are not an evolutionary accident, devoid of moral and spiritual meaning.  Genesis encourages that our lives have significance because we are created in God's image.  As such we should honor all that God created, including Mother Earth.


It's Earth Day and what exactly does that mean?    It is a day to think globally but act locally.  To do whatever you can do in your own home to conserve and protect this beautiful earth that has been on loan to us from the great creator-God.

Here's one thing you should be doing and if not, start today.  Recycle.  I have been doing this for many years and it's really very easy.  All you have to do is to purchase a separate plastic can (I have the blue one with the recycle symbol on it) and then put the new receptacle somewhere convenient so that you will actually use it!  I would say that one third of my trash is refuse and the other two thirds are recycle.

Another fun habit I have is recycling the greeting cards that I receive from friends.  This tradition was something that began as a Christmas project when I was a young girl.  My mom always saved the Christmas cards we got from others and made the next year's gift tags with them.  It became a game to see who could do the best job of matching the carefully cut tags to the gift wrap.  I have continued that tradition in my own family and I have even taken it a step further.   I cut and re-design birthday, thank you, and other miscellaneous cards that I get in the mail.  Not only do I make some unique, one-of-kind cards but it conserves the earth a bit and it saves me money too!

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Earth Day is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Earth Day is observed on April 22 each year. This date was designated as International Mother Earth Day by a consensus resolution adopted by the United Nations in 2009.  Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network.  It is celebrated by 192 Nations around the globe. 

Click here for more ideas on how to honor the earth 

Honor and respect God, others, yourself, and the earth.  Teach your children and grandchildren to do the same.