Do know that 98% of the ingredients in this brand have nothing to do with "Vitamins"!
Showing posts with label natural. Show all posts
Showing posts with label natural. Show all posts
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Baby Steps do add up!
What a great video that starts with a child. How much in our world has changed since we grew up as compared to our kids of today? Chemicals have multiplied 100 fold, if not way more. If we can make positive strides in our health, we can do so in our homes, too.
Watch the short video below. It may just change your perspective, well, I hope it does!
Be Inspired. Share the good news.
Watch the short video below. It may just change your perspective, well, I hope it does!
Be Inspired. Share the good news.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Handbag and Shoe Drive for Dress for Success & Wellness Talk
You may participate in the handbag and shoe drive by attending our free, fun, and transformational event -OR- by dropping your items (new shoes and purses in excellent condition) to a Coldwell RE office in Murrieta by the 27th of August. If you wish for a tax receipt, you'll need to sign in with your full name and address when you drop the materials off. ** If you're out of the area, you may mail in your items to the undisclosed address including your name and mailing address.
Come learn how to look and feel your best inside and out!
Being truly natural is transforming!
* Learn why and how to detox your home, body and life with healthier, safer, truly natural products that are beyond "green" yet economical (includes cosmetics, personal care items, cleaning methods and more).
Being truly healthy is a gift!
* Learn nutrition tips to encourage your hair and skin to glow and grow in addition to promoting sustained internal health.
Giving back is truly loving!
* Feel good by participating in an optional shoe and handbag drive for Dress for Success, a non-profit organization promoting the economic independence of disadvantaged women. Bring tax deductible donations: new women's shoes (no sandals), purses in excellent condition, or cash donations (checks payable to Dress for Success San Diego).
The location of the wellness talk will be in beautiful wine country of Temecula. (Address will be provided when you RSVP. Please annotate in your RSVP if you'll be participating in the drive only.)
Location of RE office - leave comment below.
Dress for Success is an awesome organization that I have supported in the past. Several years ago while I was attending a community college, I co-founded an organization called Women on Campus and we held a Victorian Tea for Women's History Month (March) and raised over several hundred suits for Dress for Success. It was a SUCCESS for sure! I would like your help to raise the items that the San Diego office needs currently - handbags and shoes. Let's rally together and help women get back into the workforce and with their best foot forward.
Thank you in advance for your participation in the handbag and purse drive and if possible, attendance at my wellness talk.
If you need any further information, you may contact me by posting a comment.
Come learn how to look and feel your best inside and out!
Being truly natural is transforming!
* Learn why and how to detox your home, body and life with healthier, safer, truly natural products that are beyond "green" yet economical (includes cosmetics, personal care items, cleaning methods and more).
Being truly healthy is a gift!
* Learn nutrition tips to encourage your hair and skin to glow and grow in addition to promoting sustained internal health.
Giving back is truly loving!
* Feel good by participating in an optional shoe and handbag drive for Dress for Success, a non-profit organization promoting the economic independence of disadvantaged women. Bring tax deductible donations: new women's shoes (no sandals), purses in excellent condition, or cash donations (checks payable to Dress for Success San Diego).
The location of the wellness talk will be in beautiful wine country of Temecula. (Address will be provided when you RSVP. Please annotate in your RSVP if you'll be participating in the drive only.)
Location of RE office - leave comment below.
Dress for Success is an awesome organization that I have supported in the past. Several years ago while I was attending a community college, I co-founded an organization called Women on Campus and we held a Victorian Tea for Women's History Month (March) and raised over several hundred suits for Dress for Success. It was a SUCCESS for sure! I would like your help to raise the items that the San Diego office needs currently - handbags and shoes. Let's rally together and help women get back into the workforce and with their best foot forward.
Thank you in advance for your participation in the handbag and purse drive and if possible, attendance at my wellness talk.
If you need any further information, you may contact me by posting a comment.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Extended Breastfeeding
This is late but I while I was on the East Coast I received comments and looks while I nursed my toddler son in public. Nothing was rude just curious. Some asked why I still do it after 12 months. One said her pediatrician told her she could stop at the year mark. I'm guessing most think there is no more benefit to the mother or the child after twelve months. I'm thankful that I live in California (being that there are many attached parents here, holistic families, natural ways of living) and there are plenty of resources and people who say shoot for 12 months minimum and stop when you and the child want after that.
I like the Kelly Mom web site because she has a plethora of resources for every question pertaining to raising children. The information found therein supports extended breastfeeding. The other day while back home I was leaving a play date that turned into a mom's event with wine and sushi and kids playing in the yard, I left and said my good bye to one of the mothers there who later I found out nurses her soon to be 4 year olds. Wow! I was moved by that! I would have liked to stay for the wine but frankly I haven't had a sip of it since before I got pregnant. My last drink was December 19th, 2007. I surely miss red wine, too. We lived in Italy for 3 years and brought back several cases of Italian red wine, mostly a sweet brand my husband and I fell in love with. When we first move to Italy we weren't wine drinkers. That all changed! But even with that said and as much as I miss the wine, I can live without it right now. I know that I can wait between feedings or when my son was younger I could pump and dump but honestly, I can wait, really. Edit: Just as I was proofing this post, I remembered I did have wine since my son has been born. I had a few ounces of red wine at a Moms Night In last November. I was out for a few hours and knew I had time to have something before getting back to nurse my son. Some would say having a little alcohol (wine) in the milk is not bad for the baby and that it would help him sleep better.
Okay back to the original posting: I'm enjoying the ability to nurse my son because I understand the health benefits for both of us. Breast cancer runs in my family and I know extended nursing helps decrease the risk that I will develop it. I also know that my son will have less ear infections, will get sick less, will fight many infections because of the antibodies found in the milk - yes... even now. My son will be 23 months old in a week or so. We are happy. He is "easy like Sunday morning" most of the time. His cool, calm and collected personality I trace back primarily to his dad but also to the amount of bonding we have done because of the breast feeding relationship. I have no idea when we'll stop. I've always said that I'll let him decide. I'm sticking with that for now.
Breast feeding comes in handy on the days he doesn't want to eat much other than drink cow's milk. At least I know that he's getting more nutrients through my milk because I eat healthy. I hope that this post will offer you some encouragement as you make the decision to breast feed or not and how long you will nurse. I applaud you for trying. I am happy for your little one if all you decided to do was offer your baby the colostrum that comes right after you deliver your bundle of joy. That's liquid gold. Lastly, don't let someone else help you make the decision to no longer nurse. There are many families that aren't supportive... I can say that I didn't have 100% support from many people around me but I knew in my heart it was the best thing for my son.
Edit #2: After I posted this I logged into Facebook and saw a dear friend post a thread about World Breastfeeding Week - Virtual Celebration. Belly Laughs Doula & Baby Services owner, Maggie Jennings, wrote the following: "Breastfeeding gives babies all the nutrients for the best physical&mental development. The AAP recommends babies be exclusively breastfed for 6 months, then continue (w/food) for 12 months min. whereas the WHO recommends babies 2 years min! Both organizations say breastfeeding should continue for as long as mom & baby want."
What impeccable timing!
If you want to see what else Maggie is talking about visit her Facebook fan page or her personal website.
All the best,
Jessica
I like the Kelly Mom web site because she has a plethora of resources for every question pertaining to raising children. The information found therein supports extended breastfeeding. The other day while back home I was leaving a play date that turned into a mom's event with wine and sushi and kids playing in the yard, I left and said my good bye to one of the mothers there who later I found out nurses her soon to be 4 year olds. Wow! I was moved by that! I would have liked to stay for the wine but frankly I haven't had a sip of it since before I got pregnant. My last drink was December 19th, 2007. I surely miss red wine, too. We lived in Italy for 3 years and brought back several cases of Italian red wine, mostly a sweet brand my husband and I fell in love with. When we first move to Italy we weren't wine drinkers. That all changed! But even with that said and as much as I miss the wine, I can live without it right now. I know that I can wait between feedings or when my son was younger I could pump and dump but honestly, I can wait, really. Edit: Just as I was proofing this post, I remembered I did have wine since my son has been born. I had a few ounces of red wine at a Moms Night In last November. I was out for a few hours and knew I had time to have something before getting back to nurse my son. Some would say having a little alcohol (wine) in the milk is not bad for the baby and that it would help him sleep better.
Okay back to the original posting: I'm enjoying the ability to nurse my son because I understand the health benefits for both of us. Breast cancer runs in my family and I know extended nursing helps decrease the risk that I will develop it. I also know that my son will have less ear infections, will get sick less, will fight many infections because of the antibodies found in the milk - yes... even now. My son will be 23 months old in a week or so. We are happy. He is "easy like Sunday morning" most of the time. His cool, calm and collected personality I trace back primarily to his dad but also to the amount of bonding we have done because of the breast feeding relationship. I have no idea when we'll stop. I've always said that I'll let him decide. I'm sticking with that for now.
Breast feeding comes in handy on the days he doesn't want to eat much other than drink cow's milk. At least I know that he's getting more nutrients through my milk because I eat healthy. I hope that this post will offer you some encouragement as you make the decision to breast feed or not and how long you will nurse. I applaud you for trying. I am happy for your little one if all you decided to do was offer your baby the colostrum that comes right after you deliver your bundle of joy. That's liquid gold. Lastly, don't let someone else help you make the decision to no longer nurse. There are many families that aren't supportive... I can say that I didn't have 100% support from many people around me but I knew in my heart it was the best thing for my son.
Edit #2: After I posted this I logged into Facebook and saw a dear friend post a thread about World Breastfeeding Week - Virtual Celebration. Belly Laughs Doula & Baby Services owner, Maggie Jennings, wrote the following: "Breastfeeding gives babies all the nutrients for the best physical&mental development. The AAP recommends babies be exclusively breastfed for 6 months, then continue (w/food) for 12 months min. whereas the WHO recommends babies 2 years min! Both organizations say breastfeeding should continue for as long as mom & baby want."
What impeccable timing!
If you want to see what else Maggie is talking about visit her Facebook fan page or her personal website.
All the best,
Jessica
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