Giving Back

Giving back to the community I live in is a major goal of mine.  Here's a way we can all help a woman feel special on Mother's Day.  Help me make a big difference in the lives of others.  

Parabens=Bad for You

"Health starts on the inside."  We all have heard that what we eat is how healthy we will be.  Have you heard of parabens?  This is a product found in many skincare products.  Since skin is our largest organ it absorbs the parabens into the body.  It is a suffix and would be found on a label as Methylparaben, Propylparaben, ect.
Parabens have an estrogen like effect on the body.  The terrible thing about parabens is it is found in 99% of breast cancer tissue.  Now I don't know how you feel about that number, but I have changed my mind about what I use.

5 Tips To Be Successful

1.  You need to find yourself to be successful.
We create ourselves.  There is no book that you have to find that says what you are supposed to be doing.  You write your book as you go and add to it what you want.

2.  Everyone has to like you.
While it is nice when people like you, you do not need it to be successful.  You need to add value to others'.  That's it.  If you add value to the lives of others, they usually will like you anyway.

3.  When you get something specific, life will be successful.
When you look a certain way, get the job, get rich, or find that significant other your life will not magically change. You must love yourself where you are today and success will be inevitable.

4.  Being a procrastinator to avoid failure.
The number one reason most people procrastinate is fear of failure.  Failure is a part of success.  You will not always succeed.  And if you never fail, you are not pushing your limits.  Try something scary.

5.  You went to school and you don't have to learn anything else.
Being a constant student will make you more successful.  You are more marketable if you learn something new and stretch yourself.  If you don't have time to sit and read a book, try audiobooks.  Get out of your comfort zone and learn something new.

Metabolic Syndrome and Noninfectious Disease

Metabolic syndrome is the root of many health concerns.  It is linked to not only diabetes, but also heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's, cancer and arthritis to name a few.  I am not an expert in this.  I have only done research that has educated me on the role my sugar cravings have for my personal health.  "If one was to Google hyperinsulineamia along with any noninfectious disease you will find a strong correlation to any of them."~Robb Wolf.  This is true, I tried many things and continuously came up with some correlation.
I heard it best put as, "I am a vegetarian that eats animals."~Vinnie Tortorich  Many people see I am "Paleo" and think that I eat bacon, nuts, and coconut oil.  That could not be further from the truth.  My diet actually consists mostly of vegetables, then healthy fats, and a little meat.  My goal with Paleo is to remain as healthy as I can be and reduce risks for pain from degenerative disease.  What is your goal with the Paleo lifestyle.

Flank Steak and Miss Molly's Chimichurri

Try this chimichurri recipe over grilled flank steak!  Serve with sweet potato and/or veggies on the side for an amazing dinner.  

Miss Molly's Chimichurri

1c Olive Oil

2-3 Cloves garlic (I like garlic I used 5)

Shallot or half onion

1 bunch cilantro

1 bunch italian parsley (I had to use curly)

2 T vinegar

2 T lemon juice 

Salt to taste

Puree all ingredients together in a food processor or blender until smooth

Obstacles Will Either Make You Or Break You

I used see success stories and think, "It was so easy for them, they had (fill in the blank) working for them."  I have learned that I was seeing the success and never the struggle that came along with the success.  Obstacles will either make you or break you.  It is up to me to decide which way I will allow the obstacles in life turn out for me.

No one wakes up in the morning to find themselves successful. So what is different for certain people?  Why is it that the same obstacle can destroy one person's efforts and pay off big time for another?  I found one thing when talking to people about this...resiliency.

When I say that successful people are resilient, I mean they really don't live in the past.  Learn from mistakes, don't make those mistakes again, and then move on.  This is a process I have been working on for myself in the last 3 weeks.  I tend to dwell on mistakes and have a difficult time moving forward after making them.  Mistakes are going to be made, it's how we handle them that separates successes from failures.  Find the successes in your life and find a way to duplicate it.

New Supplement Review

I am going to come clean here.  I am always skeptical when trying a new supplement or wellness product.  I think that most products claim that they are going to change my life and they don't end up living up to the claims at all.  So, when I was told to try the Clear Advantage Skin Care Supplement I was skeptical, but I have had such great results with the skin care line that I figured I would try it.

I started taking the supplement on 6 days ago.  I really wish I would have taken before pictures, because it works!  I had a cystic spot on my cheek for about 3 months now, it is totally gone.  I also have hormonal acne that creeps up on me during each month.  Well it's supposed to be this week.  I have nothing going on with my skin this week.  It also does not have a weird after taste that I have experienced with other supplements.

This is seriously so easy.  It is a pill that I take each morning with my regular vitamins.  It is loaded with extra zinc, Vitamins C and E.
A few things that Zinc is good for other than clearing up your skin.
1.  Treating chronic diarrhea
2.  Memory and learning
3.  Regulating immunity
4.  Wound healing

With all these added benefits this supplement will continue to be a part of my daily routine.