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A good night’s sleep… ditch the sheep!

Tired of being… tired! My solution, TranQuell Sleep.

Formulated specifically for sleep issues. The natural ingredients in TranQuell Sleep Formula include melatonin, bromelain, and a proprietary blend of lemon balm, chamomile, and lavender to aid in restful sleep. Produced naturally in the body, melatonin is a hormone that controls the sleep and wake cycles and is commonly used as a supplement to help alleviate sleep problems. Bromelain is an extract from the pineapple plant that aids in the reduction of minor aches and pains that can interfere with sleep. The proprietary blend of lemon balm, chamomile, and lavender helps to facilitate relaxation by reducing stress and anxiety. This combination of ingredients is a natural and effective sleep aid that helps promote a healthy and rested body.

I don’t know about you but I’m cranky when I don’t get my sleep! Don’t wait, order today for a good night’s sleep… www.gselite.com/healthy

Goldshield Elite products are Made In America!

Heart Healthy! Don’t wait until it’s too late…

This is the perfect time to educate yourself about cardiovascular health. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States! Headlines constantly read “heart attack”, “cholesterol”, or “stress,” this should be a warning that we need to take every preventative step possible to safeguard the health of our heart.

Many people wait until their mid-50′s to get serious about heart health, but why wait? Research shows that the earlier you start to care for your heart the better. there are simple things you can do such as eating a healthy diet, getting plenty of exercise, keeping stress to a minimum, and supplementing with Goldshield’s Formula #1 OC-Classic. This original cardiovascular food formulation released in 1984 became the pioneer product of this type. Doctors who recommend IV chelation therapy and doctors who own IV chelation clinics use Formula #1 for their patients. Tens of thousands have used this formula for 25 years to maintain their health. It contains fresh royal jelly protected in honey and fortified with honeybee pollen, vitamin B12, and other nutrients essential for assimilation. Stabilized with EDTA.* Excellent choice to help keep your heart pumping strong for years to come!!

Elite Edition February 2012

*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and these products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Top Ten Surprises: Grocery Shopping for Smart Phone Junkies

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Interesting shopping experience Thursday night. My husband and I shopped together, which is usually a budget killer, and we used Fooducate to scan as we went. We attempted to find a happy medium between what we would actually eat and what was good for us. Surprisingly, it was not nearly as hard as I thought it would be.

Here are ten items that I got really excited about (yes, I’m a dork!):

1. Uncle’s Bens 90 Second rice: (B-) This was a shock to me. I truly thought this would be really bad for you. Don’t get me wrong, it’s high in sodium but compared to cardboard pizza on a “don’t even ask me what’s for dinner” night, this is not bad.
2. Gordon’s Grilled Tilapia: (B+) This is may not be “smack your momma” good but again, after a long day it’s nice to throw this on a foil lined baking pan and let it do it’s thing. Then toss it on top of some 90 second rice and your good with no mess and no stress!
3. Honey Nut Cheerios: (B-) Yes, I know we all knew it was good for us… and yes I know the plain would have been better. But I won’t be tempted to add sugar to these… Makes a great breakfast, snack or dessert. I’d pretty much eat cereal for any meal.
4. Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel: (D) AND
5. Kellogg’s Frosted Strawberry Poptarts: (D+)
6. I got really excited over these because after we scanned it we decided NOT to get it! We decided on trying something a little healthier for breakfast! Go Fooducate!
7. Thomas’ English Muffin: (B-) This was our alternative breakfast to try out. We know we already love them, so it’s a matter of setting aside a few extra minutes to actually get to eat them!
8. Egg-land’s Best Eggs: (A-) We really love boiled eggs and we don’t eat enough so we are going to try… this particular brand seems to last a bit longer.
9. Wonderful Pistachios: (A) These are a staple in our house and if it wasn’t for the fact that they are an excellent snack (in moderation), I would grumble about the big price tag!
10. Cod Fillets: (A-) Another favorite in our home! We love it blackened over Mahatma’s Yellow Rice, mmm, mmm good!

I’m sure the other shoppers were probably cussing me under their breath for taking my time but overall we made more smart choices than not, and somehow managed to save $40 more than usual… can’t beat that! I hope a few of the choices inspire you to try something new. Would love to hear your suggestions! That’s all I got for now, have a good night… www.gselite.com/healthy

Forcing myself to be miserable

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When I want something I get crazy obsessed. This goes for everything, especially food. I have found that if I cut myself off from something I want, it’s not pretty, for me or anyone within a ten foot radius. So the dieting mentality is not for me. But I think I’ve managed to find something that is for me, as cliché as it sounds, a lifestyle change. I’ve been working on it for a few months now and apparently it’s sticking.

I don’t refuse myself anything. I am simply trying to rethink what I want and adjust portion sizes. So if I want pizza, I have pizza. But I don’t eat half the pizza. If I’m hungry again later I eat a small snack, not an entire bag of chips.

This was still excruciatingly slightly painful at first. I was consuming an outrageous amount of calories when I began. But it’s gotten easier. Smart choices and smaller portions have begun to win out, most of the time. I still allow myself free days. I’m off today and thought today would be a free day, but so far I’ve not really eaten anything nutritionally unwise… maybe tomorrow, maybe not.

The key is not to force myself to be miserable. Life’s short, eat dessert first – but not the whole darn cake.  www.gselite.com/healthy

i HATE wheat bread… maybe

I really have tried to like wheat bread. And it’s not that I have an untouchable love affair with white bread either. I just can’t stand wheat bread. It’s like eating cardboard, and some it is like eating cardboard with flakes of dirt on it!

So when a friend of mine had mentioned she had found a wheat bread she liked, and it was only 35 calories a slice, I did not get overly excited. It looked soft, didn’t appear to have any dirt or chips of bark on it …hmmm. Did I really want to buy a whole loaf of bread again only to feed it to the pissed off  poor birds after one slice, not really.

But I did, and it’s actually quite good… now before I tell you the name let me warn you that it’s not the perfect wheat bread. The perfect wheat bread, nutritionally speaking, is not the wheat bread for me. But this is so much better than what I was eating and it received a B on the Fooducate scale. The winner is… Heiner’s Wheat Bread. For those of us who hate wheat bread.  www.gselite.com/healthy

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Thermo-Lift Millennium’s Total Control Combo Pack: Free Gift

Okay… We are running another free gift giveaway in February! One lucky fan of our Healthy Freedom facebook page will win a Thermo-Lift Millennium’s Total Control Combo Pack… all you need to do to to be eligible to win is LIKE our facebook page. Drawing to be done Valentine’s Day and posted on our FB page!!
Click here to be redirected to our Healthy Freedom Facebook Page for your chance to win!

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