If you are reading this post, you are probably one of two groups of people. You either know deep down that it’s important to buy organic, but if you were asked to list the reasons, you might not be able to do so, or you are not yet convinced that it’s important to buy organic [...]
January 18, 2013
Melissa Villamizar
Lifestyle, Nutrition
Many of you have reached out to me with such amazing, positive feedback from our all-natural, chemical-free deodorant line and we want to thank you for that feedback! We are thrilled with the results and effectiveness and even more thrilled that it’s working for you too! We’ve decided to put a short post together containing [...]
September 6, 2012
Melissa Villamizar
Health, Lifestyle
Hello and Happy Monday friends from across the globe! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! We are starting off this new week posting about what many might consider a rather touchy subject. It has come to my attention that several people may have experienced some frustration after I recently shared a photo on [...]
July 16, 2012
Melissa Villamizar
Health, Lifestyle
Hello friends! I hope you’re all enjoying the warm weather now that summer is in full swing! We sure are enjoying the heat down in Texas! And speaking of the heat… yep… the homemade deodorant is still working! In fact, the responses to the Aluminum Zirconium and Homemade Deodorant Recipe posts were so overwhelming, I’ve decided [...]
June 18, 2012
Melissa Villamizar
Health, Lifestyle, Recipes
Congratulations on finishing the first month of the Biggest Achiever Program and welcome to month #2 of our three month program! I am proud to announce that many of you have been extremely successful on this program so far, not only with weight loss, but with an increasingly positive outlook on life in general! I’ve [...]
February 13, 2012
Melissa Villamizar
Health, Lifestyle, Motivation
I recently watched Food, Inc. (there is also a book) and it was one of the most influential documentaries I have ever seen. I was blind to exactly how corrupt our government really is, the hidden dangers in our food and the poor farmers that are too fearful to show their faces or use their [...]
December 29, 2011
Melissa Villamizar
Books + Movies, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition
I just completed 21 days of the CLEAN Program. Wow. That was tough, and wonderful, all at the same time. For those of you that aren’t familiar with CLEAN, it is a program created by Dr. Alejandro Junger, to “restore the body’s natural ability to heal itself.” But it does much more than that. By [...]
Key Factors There are three key factors that differentiate cleanses from one another. (4) How intensely (consider speed and side effects) does the cleanse switch the body into detox mode? How much nutritional support does it offer while the detox process is taking place? (Will it remove toxins from circulation?) Does the program create the [...]
September 23, 2011
Melissa Villamizar
Health, Lifestyle
What is Cleansing? A cleanse is a program done for a specific amount of time that puts the body in a more intense detox mode than it encounters on a regular day-to-day basis. Although a scary word to some, cleansing can actually be a very enjoyable and eye-opening process. You feel renewed, like a better version [...]
September 23, 2011
Melissa Villamizar
Health, Lifestyle
In theory, if you are eating fresh, healthy foods, you should be getting all the vitamins and minerals you need for optimal health, right? Maybe in theory, but not in reality. In the past, I was against taking any kind of supplement. I figured that if you were eating all of the right foods, there [...]
September 1, 2011
Melissa Villamizar
Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition