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The Word on the Street…

I have been hearing around town that a new Korean Style spa is coming to Granada Hills. I haven’t heard any more details than that, and nothing specific except that someone heard that someone heard. I’ll keep you posted.

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Aloe Vera Juice

Everyone should incorporate aloe vera into their life, in my humble opinion. Sure, it’s a very dramatic looking organic, you can snap the spears open easily and reap the benefits of a healing gel, and it is virtually impossible to kill for those of you (me included) with a purple thumb…but have you ever considered actually consuming aloe vera? Incorporating 2-4 ounces of aloe into your daily diet can improve:
- Circulation
- Constipation
- Regulate blood sugars
- Detoxify the body; cleanse the colon
- Improve immune system with it’s antibacterial/anti fungal properties.

Still want more? How’s this:

“Aloe vera works to both reduce and stabilize the body mass index by stimulating the metabolic rate in our liver cells so that we burn more energy. The energy used for this comes from fat and carbohydrate stores in the body. Drinking aloe vera juice every day has been likened to doing multiple workouts throughout the week. Aloe has a high content of collagen protein. When you drink aloe vera juice every day, the body has to spend additional energy to assimilate its protein into your system. This extra expenditure of energy also supports weight loss and muscle development. Aloe vera reduces the amount of time food stays in your intestine, which means that less energy is absorbed from the food.” Taken from AmericanChronicle.com

I take it daily in a cranberry/aloe drink mix, usually after my workout. I also have a probiotic supplement that I take every morning that contains significant traces of aloe vera in it’s components, so I’m taking it twice a day. Other ways that you can consume aloe off the top of my head would be to throw some aloe suppliments in a smoothie, as a juice, or even as a daily supplement from your natural food store. If you’d like to know the details on the ArdysLife supplements that I personally take, drop me an email and I will send you the details. Or you can go to your local health food store.

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Rescue Remedy is from the Heavens

IF you struggle from anxiety, stress or have a hard time dealing with drama that forces itself into your direction without invitation, but don’t have time to deal with the sedative effects of xanax, or resorting to begging the good doctor for some other drug regulated controlled substance for relief – you NEED to try Rescue Remedy. An entirely brand new substance to me – this 100% natural and holistic approach to stress management is amazing!!! Here’s how I was introduced to what I am calling ‘Jesus Juice” aka Rescue Remedy:



I have a very neurotic and rescued pekingese named Cha Cha, who has a notorious barking and separation anxiety issue. After 4 years of a calm and lovely living situation with us, he still had showed some issues of the nuerosis, and my holistic-friendly veterinarian Dr. Winkler recommended Rescue Remedy in the Whole Body section at Whole Foods as a supplement to enhance calmness in the dogs. Method of use is pretty simple – 4 drops into a glass of water, or you can drop them onto your pulsepoints.

For pets, the dosage is the same, 4 drops into their water bowl or food, or you can apply it to the dog’s paws or rub them behind the ears. One word of caution though: if you do the pulse point method (like I did) don’t be surprised if you all end up lounging extra hard on the couch because I think the solution seeps into your skin as well. Needless to say, we all had a very zen evening. I bought mine at Whole Foods for close to $20 with tax – but I just found it at Drugstore.com for $15.99 plus free shipping, so you know where I’m getting my replacement from!

When I brought it home, I decided to give it a try myself, and whoa…WHOA. It was amazingly relaxing, yet without the narcotic/sedative effects of xanax. I don’t think I will be using it again, but as a suppliment to my insane dog’s behavior issue, I am seeing great results. After all, the dogs don’t have a gazillion things to do and make sure the bills are paid at the end of the day. Yoga does come in a bottle!!

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Benefit’s Posie Tint es Muy Fabulousito!

Truth time: Who thinks they are too old for Benefit Cosmetic’s Posie Tint? (RAISING MY HAND!!!). I remember when this product first launched and the sales guy (yes, i said guy) at the Macy’s counter was showing me it, I took one look at the name and thought “Oh that is for teeny boppers”. When was that…last spring maybe?

Well, anyway, I finally was in a position of actually trying on Posie Tint when I was against all odds, and guess what?? I absolutely ADORE it! And I’ll tell you why: It’s a sure fire way of getting a tint of color right where you want it. I put two dabs on what I would like to consider the ‘apples’ of my cheeks, but being that I have chipmunk cheeks, when I smile, I have huge power-sized cheeks and its super hard to find a good blush that is light enough, but noticeable enough, and I think that I have found it with Posie Tint!! It has just enough sheer illumination in it that you can build color…but you know what – as I type this I think that I will have to do a video blog just so that I can show you, because it really is that good. Stay tuned!

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Puppy Panic!

Sooooo, my new pekingese puppy Obama (Obi for short) has been quite a challenge to train. As a matter of fact, it almost seems as if he is the one training me. I hate to admit it, but it is true. I barely started crate training yesterday, because frankly, I just have had it. I’m channeling my inner Dog Whisperer, and even saying commands in spanish, if that will help me at all.

I just can’t seem to handle his energy. And the bad part is, that he hasn’t gotten his full round of shots yet, because he is only 3 months old and still has another month to go before he can go on walks, which I know will be a complete asset to his training. I suppose I am just venting at this point, however, at the moment I do sit here with Obi tethered to my my belt loop so that he can’t sneek off and pee in the living room.

Anyway, my friend Ivy suggested today a site (here is the banner link) that has better pricing on some of the holistic doggy suppliments and pet meds than at Petco, so I thought I would give them a try.

In the meantime, I did notice that they are offering a puppy daily newsletter…a sign from the universe?? THANK YOU IVY!!! Once Obi gets some sort of home training, we must playdate with Bear!

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