What's for Dinner? Turkey

Turkey is an amazing protein with tons of benefits! Low fat compared with some proteins! Eating lower fat has many known benefits!

Turkey contains a mineral called Selenium! Why is this good or important? Well there is some research out there that Selenium can help protect your body from free radicals and cancer!

Turkey also contains B vitamins that are vital for everything from metabolism to how you feel emotionally!

Then of course if you are having trouble sleeping you can always count on the Tryptophan in Turkey to help you out there! :)

Asher and I are cooking turkey today for when Chris gets home from work! I love helping Asher learn about healthy eating and cooking :)

Finally after 2.5 years after my little one was born I am on the right track to getting back into healthy shape!

I tried everything I had done before... including staying away from allergy foods, using various methods to detox, having green juice, eating healthy and working out.   Nothing would budge!

In fact I found myself staying the same or gaining each month.  So what was the problem?  I really feel that the toxic build up in my body was causing this.  It is amazing how much environmental factors can effect your life.

When our new home was built we didn't have as much influence in what was being put in to it as we would have liked to have had but we were in a rush to get in the home before Asher was born.  I think that there were a lot of materials that had some serious toxic effects on my system.

My body wasn't happy and was showing me that.

I went on a cruise in March and did some detoxifying treatments.  I felt better and wanted to continue when I got home so I bought some of the vitamins and some of the liquid that was put on my body.  This didn't seem to do as much at home... which bummed me out a bit.

Much prayer and much seeking of God came next.  I still couldn't figure out what was going on.  I know that it was just timing now that needed to happen.

In one of the business pages I was on they have a trade day where we can trade our products for others.  One person contacted me for a trade and had a wrap to trade.  I was intrigued.  I figured I could use a wrap that would help my body get past to toxins in my body.  When I got it I was a bit bummed because it didn't work.

Then another week another person wanted to trade me a wrap.  I told her that one didn't work and asked if she was willing to trade 2.  Long story short the next wraps worked well and I began to feel better, look better and began to thank God for showing me an answer to what was going on!

Not only that I became a distributor for this company because my results were so good.  Such a blessing from God!

If you want to check out what I am doing check my facebook page!

http://www.facebook.com/iwraphappy

Taking the toxins of the year away! Welcome 2012!

2011 was a harsh year on my family. I found out I had had an infection from the time Asher was born to the beginning of 2011 which caused some female issues and hormone imbalances. I also found out that I was reacting to rice and other non-glutenous grains which was causing my body to retain water and stay at a higher weight. It is not good. Though I am still way down from when I was my largest in 2007 I am about the same weight I was when I had Asher 2 years ago! But now that I have found the reaction to the other grains I think this will be a better year!

It was also a bad year for my Dad and mom. My Dad had a stroke. Thankfully he is still able to walk, talk and do most things... but depression hit and made it stressful for him and my mom as well as the rest of the family! I am happy to say that things are starting to look better now! I am hoping for a happy and healthy year for both my mom and dad!

My sister in law had a high risk pregnancy but thankfully my nephew was born happy and healthy just a few days ago! So things a looking up for them as well! I am praying for a Happy and Healthy first year for him! My brother is so happy!

My husbands grandma was moved into a nursing home and out of her assisted living apartment. She had to be revived once this year. My husband has been so worried about her and really wishes she was closer but my husbands aunt wants to keep her in Florida. (Which is the other side of the country from most of her relatives accept her brother.) We really wanted to go see her this year but just could not afford the flight and other costs. This year my husband feels we need to make it happen... so of course we will!

My cousin had the battle of her life this year... she was diagnosed with breast cancer... and she conquered it! I am praying for her health and strength this year!

Many more families had other things they went through 2011 as well. It just seemed like something happened almost every month. This year....2012 has to be better!

So to start off this year right I am going grain free... yep completely totally grain free! Cold Turkey!!!!

To help with this process I am going to do a detox! I am starting out with my favorite Spicy Lemonade Detox! I am going to do Spicy Lemonade for 3 days then switching to juicing for a couple extra weeks!

Doing a detox like this takes some will power but it is amazing how you feel afterwards! I will give my recipes for all the juices I am using for my detox here as well as a picture of what they looked like!

MMMMMMmmmmmmm Spicy Lemonade! I love it!