Thursday, August 26, 2010

Multivitamin 101

The importance of taking a multivitamin in today's world is crucial considering that vitamins and minerals are required for life, yet our bodies do not naturally create most of them. Not to mention, that the best source for these nutrients are found naturally in fruits and vegetables of which only 14% of US adults eat the required amount, according to a 2009 report from the Centers for Disease Control.

There are two major problems with most multivitamins that are found on the market today...... the first is they are designed to be taken once a day, well as humans we are designed to eat more than once a day so it only makes sense that we should be supplementing more than once a day. Secondly, most minerals out there are only about 10% soluble. What exactly does this mean? Well, it means that they dissolve easily in the acidic environment of the stomach, so when they pass into the intestines, where absorption takes place, they crystallize and become almost, if not entirely, impossible to be absorbed by the body.

Thank goodness for science! It has been discovered that fruits and vegetables absorb raw minerals from the earth, and bind them to organic compounds such as protein and fiber. There is now a multivitamin available that mirrors this process by binding minerals to organic compounds like amino acids and oligofructose, the way they are found in fruits, vegetables, and other whole foods. This process allows for over 85% solubility, compared with less than 10% in traditional multivitamins. I find this amazing!

To learn more about these wonderful supplements powered the way nature intended, please contact me @ th1313hunt@yahoo.com.

Thank you and remember to MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

It IS Possible!!

I am excited to be starting a new adventure!

It has always been my childhood dream to be a stay-at-home mom and for the last 4 years I have had the privilege to live out that dream. But, with this crazy economy and my husbands career as a Lead Carpenter, our income can vary quite drastically from week to week. Because of this, I began researching ways to bring in an income while not giving up my dream to be home with my beautiful children. I will be honest..... this proved to be no easy task! There are a lot of scams out there.

I was thrilled when I found a legitimate way to earn an income AND help other moms do the same. Not only that, but I am now using safer, healthier products that I was buying at discount stores for about the same amount of money. How lucky am I? The best part is I can now help other families make the switch to healthier products that are also better for the environment.
All of this is possible because I have joined a successful group of women called Internet CEO Moms who work with a complete wellness company offering over 350 everyday necessity products like: laundry stuff, dish washing detergent, soaps, lotions, make-up, supplements, and so much more.

Because my family is VERY important to me, so are the products that we use on a daily basis and not knowing exactly what chemicals go into making these products was a bit scary to me. I began looking into some of these and found out that there is an ingredient in baby shampoo called Quaternium-15 that is actually a form of formaldehyde.... how disgusting! Check out this link to educate yourself about what goes into some of the products that we all use on a daily basis..... this link is not associated with the group that I have joined, but great information, none-the-less! http://storyofstuff.org/cosmetics/

Oh, and don't forget to check out my website! http://www.mykidsarehappy.com