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We all want to live healthier and be happier, but sometimes we don’t know quite how to do that. If you turn to these blogs, they can provide you unlimited tips towards healthy living and ultimately help you to shape the best habits for your lifestyle. If you need a bit of motivation or want to learn a thing or two, these blogs can be just the answer.

1. Healthy Habits – The name says it all, but this is a rather unique slant on the health picture. This blog focuses its content around how to find and obtain the very best health insurance possible. It speaks to how important this is and how it can benefit the well being and health of you and your family.
2. Nutrition Frenzy – The nice part about this blog is that the habits and the tips come from somebody who gets it. You can find some great fitness and healthy eating tips from an expert in the field. She’s made her career as a model and spokesperson in the industry, and the tips are as helpful as the content is interesting.
3. Fitness Destinations – If you aren’t already a workout buff, this blog will help to motivate you to get up and go. This blog is centered around healthy living and therefore the tips really hit home with those who want to learn the right habits. You can get some great fitness tips which is the focus, but it doesn’t end there. You can learn about the best way to lose weight and ultimately to lead a healthy and natural life.
4. This Life – This is amazing because it is written from the perspective of a retired doctor. You can expect to find tips on how to manage your health conditions and how to lead a far healthier life as a preventative measure. Not only can you learn about the proper steps to take, but how these new and healthy habits can truly benefit you. As it comes from a doctor, there’s a lot to learn here.
5. Medicine World – If you have a certain health condition, want to prevent one from occurring, or want to learn how to manage it, then this is the blog for you. You can learn all about various health conditions, what causes them, and more importantly what you can do to prevent or even cure them. A doctor manage this blog so the content is all very precise and accurate.
6. Acupuncture & Massage – This is a great blog not only if you are interested in acupuncture and massage, but if you want to learn about alternative health methods. This site is set up to teach people about how these alternative practices can benefit others, and how you can lead a healthier life through your own being.
7. WakoWa Everyday Wellness – Though this is another alternative medicine blog, the tips are good for every walk of life and lifestyle. People can learn a lot about prevention and generally find some helpful health tips for a cleaner and more natural life.
8. Trusted MD – This covers everything you could ever want to know about health and well being. There are tips on here that can help you to develop better habits, lead a healthier life, and to understand certain health conditions. If you are looking for a healthier and more fulfilling life, then this is the blog to check out.
9. Weight Training Exercises Blog – If you have been looking for better workouts or simply a motivation to lead a healthier life, here’s where to find it. The focus started off on strength training, but it has quickly turned into a forum to discuss health habits and tips of any type.
10. Embrace Your Heart – This comes from a woman who suffered a heart attack and has turned her attention and focus to living better. You can see a firsthand accounting of why healthy living is so important, and can use this blog as a motivation for helpful tips and habits to adapt.

Sometimes healthy living is about a bit of motivation, and these blogs can provide just that. So if you’re looking for a first hand accounting of what it means to live well or just want to pick up some great tips, you can do that through any of these great blogs.

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OK . . . many people may not think that giving your child cloth diapers is a fun Christmas gift.

But I think, judging from Mr. Smiley's face and the fact that he played with his new present for 20 minutes or more, that he liked his new diapers.

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A few months ago, a guy named David hooked me up with some free Vitalicious coffee.  It was good.  Not too long after that, he introduced the Hottie Hubby and I to Novelle's Maqui Superberry. 

What is Maqui?  Have you ever heard of Noni Juice?  Well, Maqui Superberry is like Noni Juice, but supposedly better.  From what I have read it is what I would call a little wonder berry!

Seeing as though the Hottie Hubby and I are would you would call a little natural or "granola," we have been seeking alternative solutions for combating, alleviating, and thwarting the symptoms and aggravations caused by his early onset psoriatic arthritis. 

Becoming "arthritic-man" at such a young age (30) took my husband and myself by surprise.  My husband has always been active--having played football well into college, followed by running, biking, and backpacking  post college.  In addition to being fit, he ate reasonably well prior to his relatively recent whole foods knowledge, avoiding many processed food even in his teenage years.  

David sparked my interest when he mentioned that Novelle's Maqui Superberry aided in decreasing symptoms caused by arthritis.  Additionally, because the product would be provided and shipped to us for free I was hooked.  But the final clincher that grew in me a belief that the medicinal properties of this drink could be significant was the fact that one of my favorite whole foods authors, Jordan Rubin, began carrying it at his online store . . . I grew more trustful of trying this whole food touting miraculous benefits from ingesting. 


What is this Maqui Superberry? I haven't seen the actual berry, but the juice is a deeply purpled liquid. It tastes like blueberry/cranberry juice.   This berry comes from Chile.  The superfruit grows in an area where the Mapuche Indians live and harvest this nutritious food.  It is claimed or inferred that by drinking Maqui the Mapuche Indians have remained an unconquered people group for generations. 

Traditionally, the Mapuche Indians ingested Maqui because they noticed that it appeared to support stamina, increased their strength, and promoted a healthy immune system.  Scientifically, the Maqui Superberry does have the potential to accomplish or aide the body in accomplishing these much desired bodily attributes. 

The Maqui Superberry drink has been tested and found to have an ORAC value of 4396.  What does this number mean?  ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity.  The ORAC number is a measurement that shows the antioxidant capacity of different foods. 

What then is an antioxidant?  Well, you want to eat a diet high in antioxidants because they are believed to play a role in the free-radical theory of aging.  In short, antioxidants help the body to prevent cell damage.  If you don't have viable antioxidants available in your body, then your body is not able to fight free-radicals, which are atoms with an unpaired electron desperately seeking stability by becoming married to an electron.  In an attempt to achieve stability, the atom will steal, kill and destroy to get its electron, which means cell damage in your body.  Once the process of stealing electrons starts, it can become a snowball effect.   The older you get the more damaged cells can accumulate in your body, which would seem to me . . . a bad thing.

At 1 tablespoon a day Novelle's Organic Maqui Superberry provides:

• the highest antioxidant value (compared to products such as Noni Juice, Acai, POM Juice, and Goji)
• supports healthy inflammatory function
• aides in a strong immune system
• protests cells from oxidative stress
• neutralizes free radicals
  
• supports cardiovascular health
• and is an excellent source of Vitamin C and Potassium

My conclusion:  This stuff tasted great.  I wanted to have a tall glass of Maqui Superberry over ice.  Now the Hottie Hubby was not in agrement with me regarding taste.  I can't say that we saw signifigant health benefits from drinking Maqui. 

However, I don't question the fact that it could be VERY beneficial to other individuals, especially those who don't practice a whole foods lifestyle like the Hottie Hubby and I do.  If you have had success with Noni Juice, I think that Maqui Superberry might be a better choice. 

It's now your turn to do the research.  I've given you my very LAYWOMAN opinion and I welcome your thoughts and further explanations regarding ORAC values, antioxidants, free-radical, and superberry drinks.

Thanks for reading!







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