Rich Roll Podcast

I'm can't remember how, but a few weeks ago I came across this awesome podcast by a guy called Rich Roll. I had not heard of him before but just remember hearing he had a really good podcast so thought I'd check it out.  The podcasts are pretty long but are defiantly worth listening to, if you have an interest in health, fitness and/or spirituality. I decided that I would start listening to the podcast from the beginning (he had just started at the end of last year) so I could get the full story.  Well this lead me to borrowing his book-finding ultra- from the library. What a great read. His story is very inspiring-especially for those of us who have gained a few extra LB's over the years- and even those who haven't. He has overcome some giant obstacles in his life and his story came across well in the book along with his wicked sense of humor.

Rich roll's wife, Julie Piatt, sometimes guest hosts on the podcast with him. I think these are the best ones, the way they play off of each other is hilarious. I really appreciate how they can laugh at themselves individually and as a couple. Needless to say lots of fun to listen to in the car and great information.

What podcast's do you listen to?

Weekend sniffles

So amidst the birthday parties and general conference I was diligently trying to fight off a cold. Someone in my office hadn't been feeling very well earlier last week and I could feel the germs circulating, well I unfortunately wasn't very proactive, add in a few late nights and I sir-came to the cold. Friday I woke up feeling okay, but as my day progressed things went down hill. From the time I left the house until I arrived at my office it was like I was a different person. I couldn't stop sneezing, my eyes were watering and I had to blow my nose so many times it was red raw by lunch! I felt bad staying at work but was able to avoid too much contact with people.

So operation get well was in full force. My main weapons were apple cider vinegar, honey, lemon, garlic, cayenne pepper and lavender oil. I took shoots of apple cider vinegar , which is very good at alkalizing your body. Then I mixed the freshly squeezed lemon juice with honey, cayenne pepper and garlic ( which I crushed) and poured hot water over it to let it brew before drinking. I followed this up with rubbing lavender oil on my neck, chin and bridge of my nose as well as burning it in a oil diffuser.

I also tried to eat as clean as I could to help boost my immune system so I could fight it off but unfortunately I couldn't resist our general conference tradition but did have a great smoothy on Saturday and made a huge jug of green juice on Sunday. I also tried to stay a hydrated as possible drinking lots of herbal tea-peppermint and camomile are my favorite-I also drank some coconut water and of course good old fashioned filtered water.

Yeah fitting in a green smoothie on the go

Yesterday (Monday)  evening I was feeling way better with just a little bit of a stuffy noise. Today I'm even better with the last few remnants of it leaving...I can actually smell and taste again : ) Oh I forgot I used coconut oil to help my nose and it is all better too. Now poor Ben is fighting it off...Sorry honey!

Pure lavender essential oil-my Mum has used these since I was a kid.

My oil diffuser spreading wellness in our living room, then kitchen, then bedroom.

The Honest Company

Look what showed up at my house! I was so excited. I have tried several "green" products before but all seemed over priced for what I got. The honest company seemed to fit the profile for what I was looking for...natural cleaning and beauty products at reasonable prices.

You do have to sign up for monthly deliveries, which I was a little apprehensive about but once I looked at the budget I felt that I would truely be replacing my usual purchases with the membership. Also I can cancel at anytime so I figured the risk was minimal.

My package was coming from California but still arrived quickly. I placed my order on Friday and it arrived the following Wednesday. I was really happy with the service, when I order things on line I love the shipping confirmations that actually have tracking information which The Honest Company's e-mail did.

I used the shampoo, conditioner and lotion on Cordelia right away (I really got these for her) the verdict is still out as I really can't judge them on just a few uses but so far so good. I'll do a seperate post on there performance in the up coming weeks.

Have you found any "green" products you love?

Wordless Wednesday-Juice anyone?

Day 1!!

So my husband (Ben) and I have spoken for awhile about doing a juice fast but just hadn't felt, before now, that the time was right. Well with us both enjoying the long holiday weekend we figured this would be the best time! We are doing a mix between Reboot with Joe and Juice Lovin Cleanse by The Belly Fit Club.

We started off our morning with hebal tea-I did peppermint and Ben did black cherry. We followed this up with (about 30min-an hour later) The Belly Fit Club's Master Cleanse Lemonade.

For breakfast Ben enjoyed carrot, apple, pineapple and ginger juice and I did Apples,Beets, sweet potato, lemon, cucumber, celery juice...it really is yummy!!

We had alot to do, including running to the farmers market for more supplies. The day unfortunately got away from us and we did chores around the house. Lunch time was upon us and we had enough supplies to make mean green juice for lunch. We had some more herbal tea as snacks and drank alot of water.

Well after we made the customary drop off of Cordelia to her Papa we made it to the farmers market...but by this time our will power was zero! So as soon as our cleanse started it was over sushi and donuts ensued!

These were bitter sweet.

Even though we didn't complete a 3 day "reboot"/"cleanse" we came away with some valuable information.  

• Prepare, prepare, prepare! We will definitely be making the trip to the farmers market before hand and even making up some juice ahead of time so we can sip on it throughout the day.
•  Don't do it over a holiday weekend. We were invited out for Easter dinner and the lure of ham, baked potatoes and dessert was too much for us to resist.

We haven't picked a future date just yet, but when we do I'll let you know how we get on!