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I’ve Never Been One To Stick With a Diet

I’ve Never Been One To Stick With a Diet

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This post is brought to you by our sponsor, “Always Eat After 7 PM”. The opinions expressed below are my own.

If you haven’t seen my previous post about Always Eat After 7 PM, you can check that here. I will be doing a series of 4 posts each week to update you on tips for the book and some progress I have noticed.

Tracking PixelBut, I’ve never been one to be able to follow through with a diet change unless it was preplanned meals that I could easily whip up. I feel like Joel’s book is strategically laid out that even someone like myself could follow and see great results if they gave it a chance.

I feel like we bored snack over here, so I am hoping we can change our eating habits, or just make wise healthy food choices that will allow my husband and I to lose some extra pounds we have packed on this year.

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5 Reasons Why Dandelions Are More Than a Weed + Recipes

5 Reasons Why Dandelions Are More Than a Weed + Recipes

Dandelions, the most misunderstood flower. You see a weed, I see healing/ healthy benefits.

After having the only man you’ve known as your father being diagnosed with cancer, you tend to look for other ways that he can be healed rather than standard medicine. Dandelions have been used in herbal medicine for hundreds, if not thousands of years. The benefits of this common plant will probably surprise you.

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Starting the Always Eat After 7 pm Challenge

Starting the Always Eat After 7 pm Challenge

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This post is brought to you by our sponsor, “Always Eat After 7 PM”. The opinions expressed below are my own.

Any of you remember reading an article or having a conversation with one of your friends about eating late and how bad it is as a conventional diet? I always thought it was against the rules until I started to read Always Eat After 7 pm by Joel Marion the other day.

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Kill Fleas on Your Pet With These 2 Natural Products

Kill Fleas on Your Pet With These 2 Natural Products

Fleas are one of those nuisance bugs (like mosquitos) that you can’t believe actually exists. And if you have a pet, you know all too well how annoying they can be.

Now I don’t claim to be a doctor or a health specialist, but I do know from experience that flea collars and flea medications are full of chemicals and poison, so much so that your pet can have an adverse reaction like with any medication on the market. My sister’s dog for instance foamed at the mouth once flea medicine was put on his neck. My cat from many years ago had the same reaction so I knew these were not mere coincidences. This prompted me to search for safer alternatives for both mine and my sister’s animals.

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Open Enrollment is Happening Now on WA Healthplanfinder

Open Enrollment is Happening Now on WA Healthplanfinder

Health insurance is one of those necessities that’s a must from the time you’re born. It provides a major financial safeguard that’s worth investing in because it involves your and your family’s health.

We can’t always avoid illness and the pile of medical bills that go along with it, that’s why getting regular preventative care and staying current on recommended screenings is a must.

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