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Oh How I Loved My Coffee

If you only knew how much I loved coffee! I mean we are talking monthly auto-ship from an online coffee vendor. Anytime I was near a favorite high-end coffee shop I would always have to bring home a bag or two of Fireside Blend…oh so delish (my fave for many years!)

What about those chocolate-covered coffee beans…yummy? Except for the chunks of grinds left between your teeth, haha! They are always an opportunity for a double kick if you will.

One of my crazy coffee snob antics (I’ve given my friend the okay to share), will tell of times when we have been out of town together and how I always brought my own coffee! I would empty out the hotel packets and very carefully replace the hotel grinds with my own ground coffee to provide delicious dark roast coffee every morning. Anyone who knew me knew I loved coffee!

Oh for the Love of Coffee

So why am I saying that I loved my coffee? I can hardly believe it myself! It just so happens that I no longer have the desire to drink that luscious dark delight I once enjoyed. Whaaaaa? So how does a bonafide coffee snob stop drinking coffee anyway?

A few years ago, I was introduced to a nutrition product called Zeal. A wonderful, easy to drink, complete food product/supplement. Zeal, fills you with all the wonderful vitamins and nutrients we lack and need especially in today’s deprived world. I dabbled and took it on and off for about 9-months.

When fall arrived I decided that I would try this product the way it was supposed to be taken, daily for three months. I would then be able to tell if the stuff really worked as was reported. It would fill me with goodness, improve my immune system, provide anti-inflammatory results, help with my aging process, and did I mention improving my focus…and brain fog?

The Zeal Results

That year I did not get sick or get bronchitis, (which would come to dwell with me for about three months including recovery every new year!) For a woman who uses her voice for her employment that was great news! I continued over the next year, I still didn’t get sick! Woo hoo, incredible. I loved the energy I got from taking it and of course the fact that I wasn’t getting the annual Bronchitis was amazing!

And then there’s Guarana

Here’s the interesting thing…Zeal has an amazing ingredient called Guarana in its formula that falls under its Enrich Blend properties.

This is how it affected my coffee consumption:

  • The morning coffee routine began to decrease to one or two cups
  • My afternoon coffee was then replaced with a second serving of Zeal

The afternoon slump gave way to added nutrition instead of a cup of coffee like so many of us do mid-afternoon.

What’s so Good about Guarana?

Guarana Seed
Guarana seed powder is used to help increase energy, regulate a healthy metabolism, and suppress the appetite in a natural and healthy way. Click To Tweet

Guarana, will give you the energy you need as it’s released slowly through your system over several hours. Sufficient to carry you through the day (whether your day begins early or you need help with that mid-afternoon slump.)

“…through clinical studies, it is shown that Guarana can improve memory and alertness. In many cases, it can also improve a person’s mood…The biggest advantage–and one that most people aren’t aware of–is that it can help you lose weight.” ~HerbWisdom.com

Needless to say, I do not drink coffee. And seriously, I didn’t plan this! The smell is still captivating but I just don’t enjoy the taste anymore. The good news is that I’m benefiting from the properties of the Guarana seed powder that helps curb my appetite and benefit my metabolism.

I would love to help you give Zeal a try. Even just 30-90 days might make a difference in how you feel, why it might even be great!

Yup, there was a time when I ‘loved’ my coffee. However, now I love what is aiding my health quest!

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On a Health Note…Antioxidants

Do you know why antioxidants are so important to our diets?

Antioxidants are compounds that help protect our cells from oxidized toxins and aid in their removal. They help our cells continue to function optimally, protecting them from premature aging and “cellular rusting” so to speak. Consuming foods rich in antioxidants may be good for your heart health and helping to lower your risk of infections.

We just need foods rich in antioxidants! However, it doesn’t happen easily in today’s diet!

Antioxidants are a substance that inhibits oxidation, especially one used to counteract the deterioration of stored food products.

Friends, you really need to supplement to attain the levels needed to accomplish the desired effects in today’s depleted world. What does that translate to? Using the proper supplementation will allow you to stay boosted, especially with your immune system. That’s what battles the bad stuff we come in contact with in our bodies! Believe me, there’s a war going on!

From PNN 7/8/16

“There are many exogenous substances out there that have antioxidant properties, but some of the most effective are thought to be vitamins A, C and E as well as beta-carotene and lycopene.

Vitamin C is the most abundant water-soluble antioxidant in the body while vitamin E is the most abundant fat-soluble antioxidant in the body. Together these substances (along with many others) help to defend against cellular damage caused by oxidation which can lead to serious and long-term health problems.

Then there are berries! Berries are not only delicious fruits, but many of them have extremely high levels of antioxidant compounds present. The levels of antioxidants present in food is measured by what is called the oxygen radical absorption capacity (ORAC for short) and will test the capacity to absorb and eliminate free radicals. Many types of berries have a high ORAC score, like goji berries with 25,000 ORAC, wild blueberries with 14,000 ORAC, elderberries with 14,000 ORAC, cranberries with 9,500 ORAC and blackberries with 5,300 ORAC. After learning this information, you’ve never had a better reason to get those berries into your morning smoothie!” ~ activebeat.com

Antioxidant ingredients to help you with your health journey include the following:

  • Goji Berry Extract…

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  • Grape Seed Extract
  • Ashwagandha

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  • Wild Blueberry Powder
  • Green Tea Extract
  • Moringa Oleifera Powder
  • Turmeric Extract
  • Noni Juice Powder

Hey, Zeal Wellness is the real deal to help your body ward off those free radicals that would just love to set up housekeeping in your body and cause you great harm. The basis of our Wellness product is Rice Bran and Stabilized Rice Bran has over 120 antioxidants!

If you would like to know more about Zeal Wellness, I would love to tell you more!

I am here to tell you that Zeal Wellness contains those very supplements necessary to give you the antioxidants you need.

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Making the Shift

KN with tagWelcome, I am so glad you are here!

Sometimes we get to a place in our lives when there comes a tweaking, a nudge, or a reconfiguration if you will. That is what is happening on this site you have visited, just a smidge of a shift to embrace the fullness of not just the Spiritual and Emotional part of our lives but to include as importantly our body.

A few years ago I got seriously involved in making a difference in my health. Deciding to put to test a product that I had been introduce to by a dear friend. You can read more about my Zeal testimony.

Just so happens I began to really like what was happening with my health as my immune system was being boosted. I found that I wasn’t getting sick like I typically did. Because of that I ended up becoming a consultant for Zurvita.

I am thankful that I have made this move because what has happened is a better awareness of the importance of building into our earthly tent or body, as well as the other two elements that comprise who we are. And the Bible has a lot to say about taking care of our “temples.” Why? Because we house the Holy Spirit when Christ redeemed our lives!

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In the past I dabbled with health fads and eating various nutritious foods. I have always gardened and love fresh foods. But in this age of super farming (which has annihilated what was once good for us, by genetically modifying our base foods,) we are basically putting a gun to our heads by the food choices we make when they aren’t healthy. Or we may be completely ignorant going along with the societal trend of the super-size, fast food eating.

This new area includes issues like dairy and grain allergies. Don’t you wonder why people are struggling, trying to maintain their health even when it seems like they are eating well?

Well, here is a place where we will embrace all three elements of health and wellness from top to bottom if you will.

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I hope you will join me on the journey of healing so we can be the effective instruments God has designed us to be…as we confront the spiritual, emotional and physical aspects of this pathway called life. Let’s be an encouragement to one another and lift each other up because when the ‘body’ is hurting then we all are hurting!

John16.33

Knowing that God has called to live a life full and abundant should tell us something. And when we are dragging around we aren’t much help to ourselves and others!

In here you will find information about how we can guard, improve, address those stumbling blocks, and grow into healthier human beings. I will even include recipes and features from friend who are on the journey with me.

So if your with me lets give it our very best! Join me on the journey to wholeness so we can finish strong and take many with us!

This Scripture will remain a standard closing for us when we finish our time together…

“May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he’ll do it!” 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Message Paraphrase

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Energy Bites

This has become one of my favorite mid-meal snacks. The kind that gives you the boost needed to make it through the morning or afternoon blahs! They also can satisfy that little sweet craving.

They are extremely versatile from vanilla to chocolate; sweetened or not and add in what you’d like.

So easy to make you will want to whip up a batch right after reading this…

In a medium stainless or glass bowl mix all together:

1 Cup of ground flax seed (I use either golden or brown)

1 Cup peanut butter (any kind you like but my preference is the natural)

2 scoops of your choice of protein powder (love my Zeal protein powder which comes in Vanilla or Chocolate)

2 oz of coconut oil (optional)

1/4 cup of honey (or you could use molasses if you like the flavor)

2 cups of rolled oats

1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips (you can use minis if you like and any flavor you like)

Optional add ins: finely chopped nuts, 2 oz of cocoa powder (for a more chocolaty flavor), dried fruits (chopped fine), flaked coconut. Really the skies the limit!

Energy Bites 1

Once you have these mixed up well–and remember that your honey, coconut oil even peanut butter will mix much easier if warmed–grab your trusty marvelous #4 scoop! This recipe will make up approximately 18 nice sized balls. If you find your mixture is a bit on the dry side, try drizzling some honey or melted coconut oil until the consistency is moldable instead of crumbly. Again, warm ingredients will work best.

Energy Bites 2

Mine are placed in a square storage container and refrigerated to thoroughly chill and store. Throw in the freezer to keep longer or out of those fingers that just want another!

And do enjoy!

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