Health Benefits of Coconut Oil

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Health Benefits of Coconut Oil — Coconut Oil is apart of my daily life. Really. I take it everyday internally and slather my body, face and heart with this amazing natural oil. I’ve over at How Does She today talking about the health benefits of coconut oil, and why everyone needs to bring it into their lives and partake. I didn’t get really serious about taking coconut oil, until I watched my older sister age younger! Meaning, as each year went by I watched as she looked younger and younger until one day I was like what is your secret, you must tell me. And she said coconut oil! Isn’t she beautiful? And guess what? She is in her 50s! I know. She does look good. I’ve also discovered that the ketogenic diet and coconut oil go together like strawberries and cream. It certainly is something I might have to try soon.

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So come over to How Does She to hear me talk (or write) about the health benefits of coconut oil, and also my new obsession with oil pulling! This stuff has helped me so much with adult acne I’ve been having around my chin and have had a hard time to get rid of. But the oil pulling has helped clear it up. Do you use coconut oil?

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Tips to Staying Healthy During the Winter

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Tips to Staying Healthy During Winter: I am over at How Does She sharing tips on how to stay healthy during the winter.  These are tips that come from basic food items that can be found in your kitchen or at your local grocery store.  All natural items that have health and prevention benefits.  If you know me I have a love for natural healing and have seen the how much it has blessed our house.  Not to say we don’t get sick, but we when we are doing these tips we don’t get sick as often…or as long.  Come check it out and try a few of the tips!

Check out these other tips:

Natural Remedies for Sick Children

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Apple Cider Vinegar Tonic

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How to Treat Strep Throat Naturally

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How to Avoid Weight Gain

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I’m over at How Does She today sharing tips on how to avoid weight gain during the holidays and still have that slice of pie.  I turned to my three sisters to get their opinion on the topic, and together we came up with some strong tips that we have used when we head to holiday parties or are tempted by homemade sweets.  Check it out!

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Healthy Baking Substitutes

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The holidays are here!  And the bake goods are right around the corner, which means a new pair of love handles for me!  But seriously.  I am going to try hard to watch the number of cookies I eat at the next holiday gathering.  Of course I want to actually enjoy the holidays and not deprive myself.  So, I created a cheat sheet of healthy baking substitutes to replace milk, butter, sugar, flour and eggs.  My full post with the cheat sheet and suggestions is over at How Does She.  And yes I do believe you can make grandma’s cookie recipe into a guiltless but delicious recipe.

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Favorite Snack: Apple Slices

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My favorite afternoon snack are apple slices.  Apples fill me up and can keep me chugging through the afternoon.  So, I shared some of my favorite ways I slice, cut, prepare and serve apple slices over at How Does She.  This is the season for apple varieties!  I like to take advantage of those sweet, juicy, crisp, round fruit.  I think I’ve rubbed my apple fetish on my kids because their number one request for a snack after school is usually apple slices.

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We like to get creative with our apple slices so I’m sharing are favorite recipes like this one.  Peanut butter, dark chocolate and coconut.  Yum.  This recipe is my afternoon energy boost–protein, energy and sweetness.  The perfect combo.  So, head over to How Does She to see the rest of the post.

How do you eat your apples?

Check out these other apple posts:

Apple Variety Chart

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Apple Fennel Salad

Apple Fennel Salad || Darling Darleen

Homemade Apple Sauce

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Apple Pie Recipe

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Repurpose Vintage Jewelry

I forgot to post over here on my blog about the post I did for How Does She last month about repurposing vintage jewelry.  This was such a fun post for me because work with jewelry almost every day for my business, but never with vintage jewelry.  And then taking made jewelry and re-creating it into a style that is current.  Check out my DIY post.  Pst…I’ve been actually wearing these restyled pieces quite a bit!

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