I feel like there are a lot of mornings where I wake up and don't make GOOD DECISIONS.
Making good choices for the day is ROUGH! I would rather wake up, have some coffee with a ton of creamer and sugar and a donut or two or maybe three if I feel really really hungry. Or maybe I will have a bowl of super sugary cereal with a bunch of whole milk because it's there and why not? Or maybe Pop Tarts or a waffle or two with peanut butter or Nutella on it or who knows what else?! I could spend ALL DAY making a ton of bad decisions!
But if I start the day off with even one or two GOOD decisions I find it is MUCH easier to spend my WHOLE day making good choices for myself!
If I get up and drink my Pink Drink first thing in the morning, take my vitamins, and have a protein shake for breakfast - even if I do any one of those things! - it is so, so much easier to spend the rest of my day seriously thinking about what I eat or do with my body before anything happens. I will choose a lighter lunch, I will go for a long walk, I will do stretches and aerobics, I will plan dinner. I will do more chores, more picking up, and will run more errands. I will put thought into blog posts elsewhere and what I share on social media. I will purposefully have meaningful conversations with people.
Starting my day off with ONE good decision leads to a FULL DAY of good choices!
So BE POSITIVE and start your day off right!
Monday, September 1, 2014
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Plexus ProBio5 is AMAZING!
ProBio5 is an awesome, AWESOME thing!
PB5 is chock full of amazing probiotics. It is a powerhouse of goodies! You know all those great probiotics you get from yogurt with live active cultures? Well, PB5 has all of that and then some. Probiotics are great to treat anything fungal - from yeast infections (yuck!) to athlete's foot (itchy) to things like seborrheic dermatitis.
Have you ever SEEN seborrheic dermatitis?
It's like the world's worst dandruff but it doesn't go away with normal treatment!
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It isn't completely gone, but WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT! It will of course take time for it to fully go away - our bodies are SO USED to consuming way too much sugar that for most people candida overgrowth is a BIG problem! - but to see the degree of improvement that I am is AWESOME! I can't believe that after just two weeks there is significantly less flaking, they say it doesn't itch as much, and the familiar light brown spots of dandruff are disappearing! THIS IS HUGE!! This is better than any shampoo or medication! And THE BEST PART...
We are not just treating the SYMPTOMS...
We are treating the CAUSE!!
That is AWESOME!!
PB5 is chock full of amazing probiotics. It is a powerhouse of goodies! You know all those great probiotics you get from yogurt with live active cultures? Well, PB5 has all of that and then some. Probiotics are great to treat anything fungal - from yeast infections (yuck!) to athlete's foot (itchy) to things like seborrheic dermatitis.
Have you ever SEEN seborrheic dermatitis?
It's like the world's worst dandruff but it doesn't go away with normal treatment!
These are the scalps of my two oldest kids! As you can see it's slightly different on each of them but the result is the same. It's a lot like cradle cap except it definitely isn't on a baby! The worst part is I HAVE IT TOO! We all have very sensitive skin. I have tried EVERYTHING, all the brands of shampoo on the market that claim to be able to handle this sort of thing, prescription shampoos that were SUPER expensive, I have tried all sorts of things and nothing has worked! Their heads looked like what you see above ALL THE TIME. It was itchy, uncomfortable, and embarrassing. I called their pediatrician and was told, "If nothing else has worked the only other option you have is steroid cream." I am NOT putting steroid cream on my children's scalps! Holy cow! I said, what if I put them on some probiotics instead, since most cases are caused by candida overgrowth? They said, go for it, nothing else has worked! Well, it has been about two weeks. Let's see if having my kids JUST take a single dose of ProBio5 a day (with their doctor's approval!)
We are not just treating the SYMPTOMS...
We are treating the CAUSE!!
That is AWESOME!!
Friday, August 29, 2014
Why ProBio5??
"I take probiotics every day!"
"I eat yogurt with probiotics in it!"
"Why should I take ProBio5 instead of what I take now?"
I always say, well, it might not be a type that's helpful for eradicating an overgrowth of candida, it might not be the amount necessary, it might be too little or too much, but I just never quite word it right!
I've been looking for the PERFECT way to answer these questions and I think I've got it now!
Check this out! This chicka knows what's up!
GET IN ON THIS TODAY! You are missing out if you don't!
"I eat yogurt with probiotics in it!"
"Why should I take ProBio5 instead of what I take now?"
I always say, well, it might not be a type that's helpful for eradicating an overgrowth of candida, it might not be the amount necessary, it might be too little or too much, but I just never quite word it right!
I've been looking for the PERFECT way to answer these questions and I think I've got it now!
Check this out! This chicka knows what's up!
GET IN ON THIS TODAY! You are missing out if you don't!
Friday, August 8, 2014
Candida Overgrowth!
CANDIDA!
When I first heard that word I thought it sounded funny. I had no idea what it is. I know now that candida is a bacteria that is in our bodies naturally, one that CAN help us digest food, absorb beneficial vitamins and nutrients, break down toxins and bad bacteria, and do soooo much more. The down side is that like anything else, candida can grow and multiply too fast in our digestive systems! Of course, the symptoms of candida overgrowth are things we have been taught by society and medicine are NORMAL and to be expected of getting older/experiencing stress/living. Exhaustion, weight gain, ezcema or psoriasis, insomnia or other difficulty sleeping or staying asleep, moodiness or irritability, cravings for or dependency on sugars or caffeine, development of age spots or liver spots, the list goes on. We are told these things are just a result of aging, of having kids, of being stressed, and that there is nothing we can do but try to get more sleep (hard to do when you don't feel like you sleep well and don't have time to sleep longer!) or lose weight (which we ALL struggle with) or try to eliminate some of the stress in our lives (impossible!).
These things are all often a result of candida overgrowth.
Funny how having a little too much of one tiny bacterium can throw off your system so much, isn't it!?
But it's true! When I first went to my doctor I told her about all my problems. About my trouble sleeping, my sleep apnea (caused by my weight), my inability to lose weight, my moodiness and depression, my skin problems, my need for sugar and caffeine, my stresses and so much more. She told me I could go on a bunch of medications and get a special machine to help me sleep at night and take dangerous drugs to help me lose weight or even have major surgery (EXPENSIVE and scary) to lose weight but that I would need to do some or all of these things in order to solve my problems. She told me to get more rest (I have three kids!) and see if I could eliminate some stress (I worked in corporate America in a call center for a major company, yeah right!) and maybe those things would help. Basically, she didn't have an answer that I could follow through with without feeling like I was further compromising my health, or masking the symptoms without dealing with the actual problems. To make matters worse, my cholesterol was troublesome and my fasting blood sugar was higher than it should be, a sign that I might be becoming a prediabetic.
I was SO FRUSTRATED.
A friend turned me on to Plexus, and after researching the things they might be able to help with I said, why not? I started on Plexus Slim (The Pink Drink!), Accelerator+, ProBio 5, and BioCleanse. Slim and the Accelerator+ (now BOOST) were for weight loss and balancing out my body but the ProBio 5 and BioCleanse were to help with candida overgrowth! BioCleanse flushes the system gently without causing the nasty side effects of some supposed cleanses and ProBio5 helps you balance out your gastrointestinal tract with all the probiotics many people just don't get anymore because we have become so dependent on fast food and unhealthy snacks.
Within a week, I noticed that I was having less trouble getting to sleep at night. I wasn't quite as tired during the day and I felt like my clothes fit a tiny bit better. I spent a month on all of that instead of the medications she had indicated I would surely need to take in order to control the symptoms I was experiencing, then went back in with ingredient lists and told her what I had been doing instead. She looked everything over and then insisted we do a sleep test (to see if I still had sleep apnea), weigh me and check my blood pressure, and run blood tests. Sure enough my cholesterol was lower, my fasting blood sugar was lower, my blood pressure had dropped from 140/89 to 130/80, my sleep test came back MUCH better and I had even lost five pounds! She told me to KEEP DOING WHAT I'M DOING!
Tomorrow: HOW to test for candida! This is THE most important thing to be able to do!
When I first heard that word I thought it sounded funny. I had no idea what it is. I know now that candida is a bacteria that is in our bodies naturally, one that CAN help us digest food, absorb beneficial vitamins and nutrients, break down toxins and bad bacteria, and do soooo much more. The down side is that like anything else, candida can grow and multiply too fast in our digestive systems! Of course, the symptoms of candida overgrowth are things we have been taught by society and medicine are NORMAL and to be expected of getting older/experiencing stress/living. Exhaustion, weight gain, ezcema or psoriasis, insomnia or other difficulty sleeping or staying asleep, moodiness or irritability, cravings for or dependency on sugars or caffeine, development of age spots or liver spots, the list goes on. We are told these things are just a result of aging, of having kids, of being stressed, and that there is nothing we can do but try to get more sleep (hard to do when you don't feel like you sleep well and don't have time to sleep longer!) or lose weight (which we ALL struggle with) or try to eliminate some of the stress in our lives (impossible!).
These things are all often a result of candida overgrowth.
Funny how having a little too much of one tiny bacterium can throw off your system so much, isn't it!?
But it's true! When I first went to my doctor I told her about all my problems. About my trouble sleeping, my sleep apnea (caused by my weight), my inability to lose weight, my moodiness and depression, my skin problems, my need for sugar and caffeine, my stresses and so much more. She told me I could go on a bunch of medications and get a special machine to help me sleep at night and take dangerous drugs to help me lose weight or even have major surgery (EXPENSIVE and scary) to lose weight but that I would need to do some or all of these things in order to solve my problems. She told me to get more rest (I have three kids!) and see if I could eliminate some stress (I worked in corporate America in a call center for a major company, yeah right!) and maybe those things would help. Basically, she didn't have an answer that I could follow through with without feeling like I was further compromising my health, or masking the symptoms without dealing with the actual problems. To make matters worse, my cholesterol was troublesome and my fasting blood sugar was higher than it should be, a sign that I might be becoming a prediabetic.
I was SO FRUSTRATED.
A friend turned me on to Plexus, and after researching the things they might be able to help with I said, why not? I started on Plexus Slim (The Pink Drink!), Accelerator+, ProBio 5, and BioCleanse. Slim and the Accelerator+ (now BOOST) were for weight loss and balancing out my body but the ProBio 5 and BioCleanse were to help with candida overgrowth! BioCleanse flushes the system gently without causing the nasty side effects of some supposed cleanses and ProBio5 helps you balance out your gastrointestinal tract with all the probiotics many people just don't get anymore because we have become so dependent on fast food and unhealthy snacks.
Within a week, I noticed that I was having less trouble getting to sleep at night. I wasn't quite as tired during the day and I felt like my clothes fit a tiny bit better. I spent a month on all of that instead of the medications she had indicated I would surely need to take in order to control the symptoms I was experiencing, then went back in with ingredient lists and told her what I had been doing instead. She looked everything over and then insisted we do a sleep test (to see if I still had sleep apnea), weigh me and check my blood pressure, and run blood tests. Sure enough my cholesterol was lower, my fasting blood sugar was lower, my blood pressure had dropped from 140/89 to 130/80, my sleep test came back MUCH better and I had even lost five pounds! She told me to KEEP DOING WHAT I'M DOING!
Tomorrow: HOW to test for candida! This is THE most important thing to be able to do!
Thursday, August 7, 2014
What is Plexus good for?
I get asked ALL THE TIME: What is Plexus good for?
Is it good for weight loss? Of COURSE it is! It's great for weight loss! Find the right combination of Plexus products and if you have weight to lose it will help you get it off and KEEP it off!
But Plexus is good for SO much more than that. People who have taken Plexus products have found they can help with almost anything:
DIABETES! (This is a big one, it's why Plexus Slim exists! Controls sugar cravings, helps with insulin response, and lowers A1C)
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Insomnia
Cravings
Exhaustion
Eczema/Psoriasis
Seasonal and reactive allergies
Detox
Addictions to foods, sugars, carbohydrates
Cardiovascular problems
Cellulite
Excess fat deposits
Other skin conditions
ADD/ADHD
Hyperthyroidism
Autoimmune disease
Osteoarthritis
Fibromyalgia
Decreasing visibility/size of scars, stretch marks, skin tags, dark spots/liver spots/age spots, wrinkles
Decreasing constant/recurring pain and discomfort, numbness, rebuilding nerve fibers
AND MORE!
Is it just ONE Plexus product that can do all this? Of course not! There is a Plexus for EVERYBODY - a different product or combination of products that will help you decrease pain, lose weight, maybe even help you cut down on your daily medications!
EMAIL ME or VISIT MY WEBSITE today! You deserve to be healthy and happy!
Is it good for weight loss? Of COURSE it is! It's great for weight loss! Find the right combination of Plexus products and if you have weight to lose it will help you get it off and KEEP it off!
But Plexus is good for SO much more than that. People who have taken Plexus products have found they can help with almost anything:
DIABETES! (This is a big one, it's why Plexus Slim exists! Controls sugar cravings, helps with insulin response, and lowers A1C)
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Insomnia
Cravings
Exhaustion
Eczema/Psoriasis
Seasonal and reactive allergies
Detox
Addictions to foods, sugars, carbohydrates
Cardiovascular problems
Cellulite
Excess fat deposits
Other skin conditions
ADD/ADHD
Hyperthyroidism
Autoimmune disease
Osteoarthritis
Fibromyalgia
Decreasing visibility/size of scars, stretch marks, skin tags, dark spots/liver spots/age spots, wrinkles
Decreasing constant/recurring pain and discomfort, numbness, rebuilding nerve fibers
AND MORE!
Is it just ONE Plexus product that can do all this? Of course not! There is a Plexus for EVERYBODY - a different product or combination of products that will help you decrease pain, lose weight, maybe even help you cut down on your daily medications!
EMAIL ME or VISIT MY WEBSITE today! You deserve to be healthy and happy!
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Plexus products review!
Today:
Plexus SLIM!
The namesake of the Plexus line, Plexus Slim is the base product. It was originally developed to help diabetics curb their sugar cravings, get their blood sugar levels under control without needing as much medication or insulin, and help out with some of the other common issues diabetics tend to have (weight loss, water retention, and cholesterol levels). Unlike most of the weight loss products on the market it DOES NOT contain added caffeine, stimulants, or harmful preservatives or additives. It contains safe, natural weight control supplements like Alpha Lipoic Acid, Chlorogenic Acid, and Garcinia cambogia (things that are proven to WORK). These supplements have not shown any reaction that we are aware of to most major medications (although we always recommend you talk to your doctor first just in case!) and are safe for almost anyone to take. I am nursing and my doctor approved me taking the Slim and ProBio5 without hesitation!
The best part is that Plexus Slim doesn't require you to skip meals or replace meals. For me that's the worst part of a lot of other diet plans - they don't want you to eat all your meals, they REQUIRE you to replace meals with unsatisfactory shakes and protein drinks. It's one little packet of pink drink mix in a 16.9oz bottle of water once a day (or more often if you want, it won't hurt anything). That's IT!
Here's proof on video of how easy it is:
ANYBODY can use Plexus! It's too easy!
Plexus SLIM!
The best part is that Plexus Slim doesn't require you to skip meals or replace meals. For me that's the worst part of a lot of other diet plans - they don't want you to eat all your meals, they REQUIRE you to replace meals with unsatisfactory shakes and protein drinks. It's one little packet of pink drink mix in a 16.9oz bottle of water once a day (or more often if you want, it won't hurt anything). That's IT!
Here's proof on video of how easy it is:
ANYBODY can use Plexus! It's too easy!
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Pyramid Schemes and Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)
I have been told that Plexus is a pyramid scheme .. That you can NEVER make a decent living off of something like this! To that I say, you are SO wrong! Do you want to know just how wrong you are? You are wrong times a billion, squared, plus some. People who say things like that obviously do not understand the difference between a pyramid scheme and multi-level marketing (MLM). So I will explain, in plain English!
A pyramid scheme is exactly that. Someone comes up to you and says that if you give them $X they will invest that, or turn it around, and if you go ask X number of people for the same thing you will get back all you invested and MORE. You don't GET anything for your investment, no proof you did it, no end product. You don't have anything to show for it! You don't even have a company behind you that people can identify with or recognize. You don't get trained, you don't have anything to train anybody on, and you are basically on your own with no information or support. Most of the time you can't get anybody to invest with you because of that. In the end you and your friends are all out money, and there is a pretty good chance you are going to get in serious trouble with the law. Pyramid schemes are ILLEGAL. They are dishonest, immoral, and downright WRONG. (A serious WWJD moment for sure - would He do something like this to His friends? No? Then it's wrong!)
MLM is much different. First, you have a PRODUCT to offer people - think of Amway, Mary Kay, Avon, doTerra, etc. You actually have something that WORKS that you can offer out for sale! You have the backing of a company, something that people can look up and investigate on their own. You have genuine products that people can look at, feel, sample, and HOLD IN THEIR HAND. The only thing is that you can not only make money from selling products but also by helping others join up "under" you, and training them about the products as well! You're no different from the manager in any company - you can select the best employees, interview them, train them to their fullest potential (or let them fall flat on their faces), and you happen to make EXTRA money for doing so. Have you ever talked to someone from any other MLM-based companies about how they recruit? They do so because people who are in NEED of extra money or who genuinely believe in the products want to help others! It just so happens that they are REWARDED for doing so!
I think the reason people immediately hear of opportunities like Plexus and think that it is somehow wrong or a pyramid scheme is because they are 1) misinformed and 2) have probably been burned in the past. Maybe they joined up with another company and had an upline (people "above" them, or the people who recruited them) who did not train them, didn't offer help, or who was not there for them. They feel like any MLM company will do the same thing to anyone who joins and it upsets them! They are RIGHTFULLY upset because unfortunately someone else misled them and didn't support them! I HATE hearing things like that. It's sad and wrong. Plexus is different - it is NEW and based on support and training and the desire to help people!
A pyramid scheme is exactly that. Someone comes up to you and says that if you give them $X they will invest that, or turn it around, and if you go ask X number of people for the same thing you will get back all you invested and MORE. You don't GET anything for your investment, no proof you did it, no end product. You don't have anything to show for it! You don't even have a company behind you that people can identify with or recognize. You don't get trained, you don't have anything to train anybody on, and you are basically on your own with no information or support. Most of the time you can't get anybody to invest with you because of that. In the end you and your friends are all out money, and there is a pretty good chance you are going to get in serious trouble with the law. Pyramid schemes are ILLEGAL. They are dishonest, immoral, and downright WRONG. (A serious WWJD moment for sure - would He do something like this to His friends? No? Then it's wrong!)
MLM is much different. First, you have a PRODUCT to offer people - think of Amway, Mary Kay, Avon, doTerra, etc. You actually have something that WORKS that you can offer out for sale! You have the backing of a company, something that people can look up and investigate on their own. You have genuine products that people can look at, feel, sample, and HOLD IN THEIR HAND. The only thing is that you can not only make money from selling products but also by helping others join up "under" you, and training them about the products as well! You're no different from the manager in any company - you can select the best employees, interview them, train them to their fullest potential (or let them fall flat on their faces), and you happen to make EXTRA money for doing so. Have you ever talked to someone from any other MLM-based companies about how they recruit? They do so because people who are in NEED of extra money or who genuinely believe in the products want to help others! It just so happens that they are REWARDED for doing so!
I think the reason people immediately hear of opportunities like Plexus and think that it is somehow wrong or a pyramid scheme is because they are 1) misinformed and 2) have probably been burned in the past. Maybe they joined up with another company and had an upline (people "above" them, or the people who recruited them) who did not train them, didn't offer help, or who was not there for them. They feel like any MLM company will do the same thing to anyone who joins and it upsets them! They are RIGHTFULLY upset because unfortunately someone else misled them and didn't support them! I HATE hearing things like that. It's sad and wrong. Plexus is different - it is NEW and based on support and training and the desire to help people!
Monday, August 4, 2014
This is so me!!
Yes yes YES!! This so many times! I have doubted myself so many times - felt like I have failed myself or my family or friends - but I am ALWAYS redeemed! I have always continued on! Spread the love today!
Sunday, August 3, 2014
GREAT post!
YOU NEED TO READ THIS...
Not because you are tired (but you are), or because you are overweight (aren't we all), or because you just want something better (don't you though).
It is FANTASTIC and it will change how you think about things! GUARANTEED! I am blown away!
The Reason Behind the Reasons
Have you ever felt like God was calling you to share something? I sure have... And I think this is it!
Not because you are tired (but you are), or because you are overweight (aren't we all), or because you just want something better (don't you though).
It is FANTASTIC and it will change how you think about things! GUARANTEED! I am blown away!
The Reason Behind the Reasons
Have you ever felt like God was calling you to share something? I sure have... And I think this is it!
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