Healthy Discoveries Fall of 2011
I zig and I zag all over the place with this blog, which means I pretty much write about whatever is on my mind at the moment.
However, my original mission statement was, and still is: “To connect you to healthy people, products, ideas, books, events and places.”
So let’s revert back to that mission statement for today’s post, shall we?
Here are some of my recent Healthy Discoveries For the Fall of 2011.
1. You Are The Best Medicine –
Julie Aigner Clark is the creator and founder of the Baby Einstein company.
In 2004, at age 37 Julie was diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2008 the cancer returned and she continues treatment for stage 4 cancer today. She is an amazing woman, mother, entrepreneur and Colorado resident! She recently authored the children’s book, You Are The Best Medicine, that helps mother’s explain cancer treatment to their children in an optimistic and loving way. Julie donates all proceeds from the book to UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Donations to date: $34,600.
If you know a child who has a parent going through cancer treatment this is a great Healthy Discovery.
2. Lunch Box Awesome –
My friend, Heather Sitarzewski is a talented artist. She has been making Bento Box Lunches for her son this year. She creates a different Bento lunch for him each day and posts a picture on FaceBook and her blog. Follow along, get inspired and start making fun, healthy lunches for you and your kids!
3. The Science of Food Addiction – Can a donut act like a drug? This is a well produced video by the University of Berkeley regarding will power, biochemistry and over-eating.
Food Addiction from News21 Berkeley 2011 on Vimeo.
4. Topricin –
I tried CrossFit for the first time last week. It was hard. My leg muscles hurt for days. As I staggered (literally) into Whole Foods Market one day looking for relief. I stared blankly at the homeopathic cream shelf trying to make a decision. The nice Whole Foods employee took pity on me and gave me a handful of Topricin sample packets.
“Here, try these” she said. “I swear by this stuff, it works miracles”
So I tried it.
She was right, after 5-days of strained muscle pain, the Topricin cream gave me instant relief. I felt 90% better within minutes of applying Topricin.
Hey, I sound like an infomercial and Topricin isn’t paying me to say this. Topricin is an anti-inflammatory cream that is formulated without parabens, petroleum or other harmful ingredients. It’s for arthritis, carpal tunnel, back pain, fibromyalgia, neck and shoulder pain, neuropathy, plantar facitis, shingles, sports injuries, nerve, joint or gout pain.
After I used up my sample packets I went back and bought a jar of this stuff. It’s a good thing to have on hand.
5. My new favorite cartoon.
6. And finally, my business coach just posted this on FaceBook. I love it! It’s too good not to share.
LOOK at the camels first and then read the message below.
This is a picture taken from directly above these camels in the desert at sunset. It is considered to be one of the best pictures of the year. When you look closely, you can see that the camels are the little white lines in the picture.
The black images you see are just the shadows!
Sometimes, our “problems” seem to be as big as the shadows…but they are little. Have a lovely day!
LOOK ONCE MORE. YOU CANNOT BELIEVE IT, RIGHT?
