Smart Shoppers Do This … Do You?

Shopper Alert: Grocery prices are going up, and up, and up, and up…

Do you sometimes wonder how in the world a few bags of groceries could cost as much as a cart-full used to? With groceries and gasoline in a battle to see which can do more damage to the wallet, shoppers are finding it difficult to keep both stomach and gas tank full enough to make it all the way to payday.
The good news, says Melaleuca, is you have many more options when it comes to grocery prices than you have concerning gasoline. The bad news is you may have to make changes in your eating habits as well as in your spending habits. 
Smart shopping is about more than simply choosing generic labels over brand names. Smart shoppers consider the nutritional value of the foods they buy—and that can be an eye-opening experience.
Take the standard advice, add some thought, and amplify your savings
You probably already know the basics of getting the most out of your food budget: tactics like clipping and using coupons, checking the weekly advertisements for bargains, not shopping when you are hungry, and comparing cost per unit are commonplace and fundamental.
The next step is to couple those standard tactics with some introspection. If you will do that, the resultant savings can be significant.
Smart shopping begins in your attitude towards food, and that means a “checkup from the neck up” before you even begin to plan your shopping.  Work to develop an attitude towards food that reflects reality: the primary purpose of food is nutrition, not pleasure.
Now we’re not saying that your food shouldn’t taste great, but focusing on food as a means of satisfying some unnamed longing or unreasonable craving is a sure path to overspending on the food budget. That sort of thinking can also get you headed down the path towards metabolic syndrome, prediabetes, or obesity. Focusing on food as a means of supplying your body with nutrients casts grocery shopping in a different light altogether.
The following ideas are not meant to be a complete list. They are suggestions pointing in the direction of health—both physically and environmentally. They are meant to help get you going.

• Rather than eat from cans and packages, start as close to the source as you can. Example: A crockpot of beans, cooked from a bag, saves about 80% over canned beans (and doesn’t require the recycling or disposal of a can). Cook a bunch of beans and freeze them for future use. Basic food ingredients tend to be much less expensive than precooked and prepackaged alternatives. Moreover, by cooking and storing basic foods, you save money and have the makings of any number of creative and fun meals on hand.
• Turn first to leftovers. Get creative. Try to never let food go to waste. Studies show that up to half of our available food goes to the trash—and much of that occurs in the kitchen. Here again, creativity is the key. Staple foods can be used in any number of recipes—whether from a cookbook, the family files, or made up as you go. Have fun. Let your primary concern be getting the nutrients you need—and that is much easier when you are working with basic ingredients instead of name-brand concoctions.
• Revisit the basic food groups you learned about in school. The plate has replaced the pyramid as a way of looking at how your diet should be structured. Go to ChooseMyPlate.gov to find out more. And think about this: the food recommendations call for fruits, vegetables, protein foods, grains, and dairy—not McDonalds^®, Betty Crocker^®, Pillsbury^® and Stouffer’s^®. Sure, there are times when prepared foods are handy—but it may be that your wallet stays fatter and your body trimmer when you prepare meals from scratch instead of from a package.

There is one more consideration though—one that is especially critical today. Even when you start with basic foods, you may not be getting all the nutrients you need. Most of the available food supply is now produced by giant agri-corporations, and the methods they use have resulted in foods that look good, but may pack considerably less nutritive value than the foods our grandparents ate.
Smart shoppers are turning as much as possible to crops grown organically or purchased from local farms that still work at building up the soil through natural, instead of artificial, methods. Most of us will need to add quality vitamin and mineral supplements to our diet in order to make sure we get the nutrients we need.

IF YOU ARE READY FOR THE SWITCH CONTACT ME TODAY WWW.LIVETOTALWELLNESS.COM/BRANDY

We Have a Law That Protects Us....Don't We? NO-We do NOT!!

Here is why so many people and children are so sick!! This about it!! Were people and children ALWAYS as sick and riddled with health problems? NO-they were not!

THEY WOULDN’T SELL IT IF IT WASN’T SAFE…WOULD THEY?
When we pick up a product at the local grocery store, most of us like to think we are getting something that has been tested and proven to be safe. After all, we have laws to protect our health and safety, DON’T WE?
Actually, the government has very limited power to regulate manufacturers, or require testing of their products.
The closest thing we have to a regulatory agency for the personal care industry is the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), and their power is extremely limited. Here are some disturbing facts:
• A product that kills 50% of lab animals through ingestion or inhalation can still receive a “non-toxic
designation.
• Of the 17,000 chemicals that appear in common household products, only 30% have been adequately
test for their negative effects on our health; less than 10% have been tested for their effects on the
nervous system; and nothing is known about the combined effects of those chemicals when mixed
within our bodies.
• No law requires manufacturers to list the exact ingredients on their package label.
• The FDA cannot require companies to do safety testing on their personal care products before they are
sold to the public.
• The FDA cannot require recalls of harmful personal care products from the marketplace.
• The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) analyzed 2,983 chemicals used in
personal care products. The results were as follows:
884 of the chemicals were toxic 314 caused biologic mutation
218 caused reproductive complications 778 caused acute toxicity
148 caused tumors 376 caused eye and skin irritations
ONE COMMON INGREDIENT
Although it would take an entire book to cover all the ingredients commonly used in household and
personal care products, let me tell you about just one as an example, FORMALDEHYDE.
Formaldehyde is used frequently in both cleaning and personal care products because it is a cheap
preservative. The following information is taken from a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) which, by law,
must be supplied to anyone who uses a chemical product in the workplace. The MSDS for formaldehyde
warns: “Suspected carcinogen; May be fatal if inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through skin; causes burns;
inhalation can cause spasms, edema (fluid buildup) of the larynx and bronchi, and chemical pneumonitis;
extremely destructive to tissue of the mucous membrane.”
All these symptoms and more are caused by formaldehyde. Yet manufacturers can put formaldehyde in
shampoo and not list it as an ingredient! You will be shocked to learn that formaldehyde is a common
ingredient in baby shampoo, bubble bath, deodorants, perfume, cologne, hair dye, mouthwash, toothpaste,
hair spray and many other personal care items. The amount of formaldehyde in many of these products is
slight but the risk is there. If all cancers start from the abnormal growth on one cell, then why allow any
amount into or onto your body?
Source: MSDS – Formaldehyde; Debra Lynn Dadd, Home Safe Home
Source: “The Wellness Guide” by RM Barry Publication


If you would like to know more-contact me and I can share! It does not cost you one single penny to find out a few facts that could change your lives forever. I am so glad that I actually stopped, looked, and listened. I would still be dealing with constant sickness with my family and running a never ending rat race to my corporate career, missing out on my own children growing up. Now, we are at home full time(me and my husband) not missing one thing in our children's lives and loving having complete financial freedom. Ask for more information........


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The Vitality Pack is unlike any other supplement on the market.

Oligo: Absorb Nutrients Just Like Nature Intended

The Vitality Pack not only offers superior nutrition at a better price, it’s also the only multivitamin-mineral in the world powered by Oligo® to offer unmatched levels of mineral solubility and antioxidant protection.
The mineral forms found in the earth and in traditional multivitamins (gluconates, oxides, sulfates, etc.) dissolve easily in the acidic environment of the stomach, but as they pass into the intestines where absorption takes place, they crystallize (or solidify), making them very difficult, if not impossible, for the human body to absorb.
To create the ideal mineral form, Melaleuca started from the ground up—literally—by looking to the ideal source of minerals: fruits and vegetables.

Seeking solutions from nature

In fruits, vegetables, and other whole foods, plants draw nutrients from the soil, binding them to proteins and fibers. In this form they are in an ideal condition for the human body to use and absorb them. The team of Melaleuca scientists set out to duplicate the process used by nature. They tested hundreds of mineral forms before landing on what would become known as Oligo. And the results are nothing short of astounding.

10 times more available for absorption

Only Oligo binds minerals to organic compounds (amino acids and oligofructose) to mirror the way they are found in fruits, vegetables, and other whole foods to maximize solubility. In fact, Oligo minerals are scientifically proven to be up to 10 times more available for absorption than the minerals in the leading brands.
In 2010, Oligo achieved another milestone. For the first time ever, a complete multivitamin-mineral formula was tested for absorption using actual human intestinal cells. The study showed that Oligo is not only the best in laboratory conditions, it’s also superior when it comes to the ultimate test—the human body. In fact, Oligo was proven to deliver up to 4 times greater absorption through actual intestinal cells compared to non-Oligo multivitamin-mineral forms.

You’re not just buying a multivitamin-mineral supplement. You’re buying…

The energy to keep up with my busy life

Family life requires that you’re on your game—every day. The Vitality Pack’s perfect ratios of vitamins and minerals powered by Oligo ensure you’re getting the right nutrients in the right amounts.

The confidence that I’m putting my health first

Nothing is more important than your health. It’s how you enjoy life. How you make a living. How you make a difference for others. That’s why the Vitality Pack uses only the world’s best natural ingredients.

The ability to live every day to its fullest

No matter what age or stage of life you find yourself in, you deserve to get the very best from every single moment. Different Vitality Pack formulas specific to age and gender deliver the power of Oligo to everyone.

Playing after a long day of work

Since your diet alone may not be providing your body with all the critical nutrients it needs to operate at maximum levels, you may find your body wants to shut down before the day is done. Oligo changes that.

Peace of mind knowing I’m giving my body the very best

The Vitality Pack powered by Oligo is unlike any other supplement on the market. Its higher absorption rate and ability to protect antioxidant vitamins make it the perfect choice now and for the rest of your life.

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Vitality Weight Loss Challenge

love this challenge Stacey sent out. If you want to participate feel free to emai her below she is following Melaleuca’s new program!

Ok so we have exactly 10 weeks until Spring Break with our kids and there is no better time than now to get healthy, in shape and do the Vitality Weight Loss Challenge.

I have attached the flyer for anyone that would like to participate in losing 10% of your current weight. Make sure you submit your information to Melaleuca so you can qualify for prizes.

If you’re interested in forming a team e-mail me back and let’s hold one another accountable with weekly check in’s, celebrations and troubleshooting. We want to help anyone that wants to participate achieve their goal!!!

Melaleuca has made it simple with the plan and the products! Let’s get healthy in 2013!

E-mail me no later than Friday, January 11^th at workathomeunitedbrandy@gmail.com – anyone can participate with us so forward to your teams!

Moms

Moms, do your children have eczema, asthma, cancer? More than two years after leading health and parents' groups asked Johnson & Johnson to reformulate its flagship baby shampoo to remove a cancer-causing chemical,(i) the company is still using formaldehyde-releasing preservatives in Johnson's Baby Shampoo in some countries (including the U.S.), while formulas sold in other countries are free of these chemicals, according to this analysis conducted by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Google Quaternium 15 to read more! Switch to safer products guaranteed to save you money as well! Message me for more info! www.workathomeunited.com/brandy

Hello

Hi my name is Brandy. Welcome to my Melaleuca Health and Wellness blog. I have been using Melaleuca products for a 6 years now and I have improved my health in so many ways I can't even tell you in one post. I will be blogging regularly to share with you how you can improve your health.

I used to be extremely overweight and I lost 95 pounds from healthy eating, diet and exercise. I have also improved my quality of life from not allowing allergens and irritants in my home and on my body.

I have a 1-480-577-6032 number you can call me and get signed up to receiving healthy, green and safe products through Melaleuca.

I will be posting this soon along with my testimony on how good choices in products and healthy habits improve your health.

 

 

see so many FB friends with sick kids

I see so many FB friends with sick kids or coming down with their "this time of the year" sicknesses and stomach bugs. I feel so sorry for those people and children as they are absolutely clueless on WHY they are up all night with sick kids, why they always have the same ol sickness each year. We too, in my family used to deal with all of that and NOW my kids have not been sick not even once in 6

years! Katie, my baby just turned 4 years old in June and has yet to have her FIRST runny nose! Now that is a "normal" childhood, not the constant fevers, coughs, up all night sick, headaches, ear infections, eczema, nebulizers, and tons more! If people, moms, and families would just stop for a second and take a breath and become educated on "WHY" their kids are always sick, it would change their lives!! It does not cost one single penny to hear FREE information that will change your lives and your children's lives forever!!
NOT to mention, that I have personally lost 6 pounds in the last week by replacing my breakfast with our new GC Chocolate Fusion....the results for me, are amazing!! I plan on losing about 20 pounds in the next few weeks and that is with eating whatever I want over the Holidays!! I am sooo looking forward to buying an entire new wardrobe in smaller sizes!! What we do for people in the Nutritional and Fitness industry are also life and game changing!! Again, absolutely free information, a little education never hurt anyone!!

What is your in your suncreen ?

Not all sunscreens are safe! There are TWO on the market that are safe, chemical free, and don't contribute to skin cancer.
In all, 84 percent of the 831 sunscreens EWG tested did not pass health and environmental muster. Many contained potentially harmful chemicals like Benzophenone, homosalate and octyl methoxycinnamate (also called octinoxate), which are known to mimic naturally occurring bodily hormones and can thus throw the body’s systems out of whack. Some also contained Padimate-0 and parsol 1789 (also known as avobenzone), which are suspected of causing DNA damage when exposed to sunlight. Furthermore, EWG found that more than half the sunscreens on the market make questionable product claims about longevity, water resistance and UV protection.

Looking to Work from Home?

Looking to Work from Home? Work at Home United is partnered with Melaleuca "The Wellness Company." that started in 1985 and is an established company based here in the US. They are completely

debt free with an A1 financial rating. Last year alone, they generated almost a billion dollars in revenue. They have grown every year for the last 26 years. They just invested over 100 million dollars into company upgrades preparing for their growth and yet they still operate completely debt free. So if you want to Work from Home, please visit our website. We are well respected in the corporate world. To see all of their awards go to www.melaleucaawards.com A few awards that impressed me when I heard this information is that they have appeared five times in Inc. 500 magazines as one of America’s fastest growing, privately owned companies. They’ve been awarded the Torch Award from the Better Business Bureau, which honored our company for their example of ethics and integrity in their daily operations. So, you will be partnered with a reputable company that's in the growing health and wellness industry, giving you the opportunity to earn long-term reliable residual income. Our CEO, Frank Vandersloot, noticed 25 years that people were becoming more and more concerned about their health, the environment and their overall financial security. With these things in mind, he created Melaleuca where customers shop at wholesale prices, factory direct for healthy, green household consumable products that people use every day. At the same time, Frank also wanted to create an opportunity for the average person to get ahead and have financial security. We simply find and refer customers and business partners to Melaleuca. We then earn commissions every single month when these customers shop with the company. What really got my attention when I first heard this information is that Melaleuca has a documented 95% monthly customer reorder rate, which means that 95% of the customers that shop this month with the company will shop again next month. This is what gives us such reliable residual income. For more information go to www.workathomeunited.com/brandy and we will point you in the right direction to get more details.