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It seems like the blogosphere has contest fever!

I wanted to remind you all that the contest for the Food Matters DVD ends tonight, August 27th, at 9 p.m. (Central Time). I’ll be giving away TWO copies of this life-changing, phenomenal DVD!

Tomorrow night, August 28, at the same time, the contest for Detox 4 Women (by Natalia Rose) ends.

I’ve generously given you SIX ways to enter both of these contests to ensure you have every opportunity possible to win.

Bonus 1:

Ever heard of a Vita-Mix? If you’re in to raw nut butters, smoothies, and other healthy creations, I’m sure you have. Want to win one? I’m sure you do. Me, too! Eeek! How exciting, huh?

Well, Jessie Hawkins is hosting a contest for a Vita-Mix. Competition is fierce–and I DO mean fierce, people–so be sure to get those entries in! She gives you several ways to enter: comment, Facebook, Twitter, mention on your blog. Hurry, contest ends August 31st! Click here to enter. (Oh, and it’s valued at $450!)

Bonus 2:

Love Greek yogurt? I do! Heather over at Heather Bakes is hosting a Chobani Greek yogurt contest with all sorts of yummy flavors! Head on over for several chances to enter: via comment, linking back, and/or Twitter. Contest ends 8am Central DST this Friday, August 28th. Click here to enter.

First, I’d like to remind you about the OTHER contest I currently have running: Food Matters DVD Review + Contest. (Contest ends Thursday, August 27th. There are SIX ways to win!!)

Detox. This one short word is everywhere. We watch TV shows about it, buy books about it, search it online. Toxins are all around us in massive amounts. They’re in the air we breathe, a lot of the foods we eat, our water, our clothes, even bath and body products. What are we to do? How do we detox and get them out of our bodies? Natalia Rose to the rescue! I know her book is titled Detox 4 Women,  but she emphasizes that her tips aren’t for women only–men can find success with them, too!

I’d like to take a moment to thank Sharyn Rosenblum (of HarperCollins Publishing Company) and Natalia Rose (www.detoxtheworld.com) for graciously sending a brand-new copy for my review, and Natalia, for sponsoring this contest so one of you could own a copy of her latest book!

Detox 4 Women

What will you find in this detoxifying read?

Natalia has broken Detox 4 Women up in to 5 sections…

Part One: Detox for Women

This is the section where Natalia dives right into the world of detoxing, what it is, why you should detox, and much more. I particularly love a certain part where Natalia shares “A Path to Freedom”–a self-care philosphy for women, she says.

“Women are very good at persevering on sheer willpower–pretending they’re okay and presenting a face to the

world that falsely bespeaks contentment. But when you’re weight down by your body or your inner pain, no matter

how good an actress you are, you are suffering and missing out on the pleasures of a free, happy life.”–Natalia Rose

The above Natalia Rose quote is not only beautiful and true, it’s the foundation she sets this book’s theme upon. Yes, it is about detoxing like the title suggests, but it’s also about learning to love and care for ourselves, take time for ourselves, to learn that our lives–and most importantly, our health–matters.

Part Two: Three Steps to Detox

I won’t give away Natalia’s steps, but I will tell you that I strongly agree with all three of them! I have had quite a bit of personal experience over the past few years of detoxing. I’ve done this through raw foods, water fasts, juice fasts, herbs, colon cleansing, etc., so I do know just a little bit about the detoxing life.

I would like to mention (for you 100% Raw Foodists) that Natalia isn’t on the 100% raw bandwagon. While she definitely feels that raw foods have their place in our diets–and lots of them–she also feels that raw food was meant to be the foundation of our relationship with food, and not the only source.

She has a small section she titles “Raw Confusion”, where she shares her heart on this topic.

“The original intention of the raw food movement was to bring high-water-content plant food back into

the diet because it contained Life Force Energy andenzymes that the standard diet lacked. Raw food’s

origin was rooted in recognizing the value of simple food and it’s potential to clean cells.”–Natalia Rose

Natalia feels strongly that cooked, non-vegan food sources absolutely have their place in our lives.

Part Three: The Detox for Women Program

Here, you’ll find a “Detox for Women” test, toolbox, shopping list, and more. Natalia touches on those all-too-familiar stimulants like alcohol, nicotine, and coffee. She shares a “Day in the Detox Life” in which she starts with the question most of you would have: “Okay, I’m out of bed–now what do I do?” You’ll learn step-by-step exactly what to do. Natalia also includes a 30-day schedule for you to follow, including lifestyle tips.

A day during this 30-day schedule looks something like this:

• Wake up and follow her lifestyle tips
• Mid-morning, drink raw juices (recipes included)
• Sneak in some herbal tea
• Ideas for lunch (recipes included)
• Ideas for snacks (recipes included)
• Mid-afternoon = more lifestyle tips
• Ideas for dinner (recipes included)
• Ready for this? DESSERT! (Yep, she even tells you what to do about the dessert situation!!)

Natalia also emphasizes the importance of hygiene and devotes a page to body brushing.

Part Four: The Recipes

Um, guess what’s in this section?! LOL Yes, all sorts of recipes. (You deserve a reward!)

Have you been wondering about that herb called Stevia? Learn all about it in this section!

Natalia touches on cooked food in this section, too.

Then, she jumps right into the recipes:

• Raw Juices
• Soups
• Salads
• Raw and Cooked Vegetarian Entrees
• Sides and Snacks

There’s definitely a lot of variety here. I don’t think you’ll get bored or have too many out-of-your-mind cravings while adhering to her 30-day plan.

Part Five: Detox and Exercise

Here, you’ll learn even more about your health:

• Exercising
• Excuses we make for ourselves
• Energy
• The importance of oxygen
• and more

I love that Natalia is big on rebounding. It’s one of my favorite exercises (other than my new found love for yoga!)

Natalia also hits on a few health issues we women sometimes find ourselves with:

• Osteoperosis
• Polysystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
• Menstruation and Menopause
• Cancer
• Bladder Infections
• Thyroid Imbalances
• Body Odor
• Infertility

Do you have brittle hair and nails and/or horrid skin? Ever had an eating disorder? This section addresses those issues as well.

More Thoughts

If you’re looking to cleanse your body, improve your health, learn to find time for–and love–yourself, and discover creative, new recipes that will bring healthy additions to your table, this is the book for you!

I also love how throughout the book, there are pages here and there titled “Real Woman”, along with a real woman’s name, age, and location. They each share their stories, struggles with their weight, health trials, and more.

Detox 4 Life is not just a boring book filled with words telling you to cut out junk and take an enema. Natalia shares her heart and passion for life, health, and healing for her fellow women.

You can learn more about Natalia Rose, her work, and her other books on her website: www.detoxtheworld.com or her blog: www.detoxtheworld.com/blog

Let the Contest Begin!

You’re allowed FOUR FIVE SIX entries for this contest:

Note: Please leave a comment for each thing you do (tweet, plurk, etc.) because each comment will be counted as a number when I enter the total number of comments at Random.org once the contest ends. (DO NOT just say “thanks for the contest” or something like that–I do not publish those type of comments because they seem like spam and aren’t fair to the other contestants who leave a thoughtful, genuine answer.) Thanks!

1. Visit Natalia Rose’s website (www.detoxtheworld.com )and take a look around. Leave a comment sharing  anything that speaks to you and/or why you think you need this book in your life.
   
2. Do you Twitter? Tweet about this contest and then leave a comment with your Twitter name. You can swipe this tweet: RT: @RawJuiceGirl Win Detox 4 Life by Natalia Rose (a $17.00 value) http://bit.ly/qbxLy
3. Do you Plurk? Plurk about this contest and leave a comment with your Plurk URL.
4. Share this contest on your blog, linking back to this post. (The pingback will be counted as an extra entry.) If you don’t see your pingback, just email me at healingwithjuices@gmail.com and let me know. It may have gone to spam for some reason.
5. Add Healing with Juices to your favorites on Technoratori. Comment again to let me know, with a link to your technoratori profile to show you added us.
6. Are you a Stumbler? Stumble and review any post you want to–just leave the link to your SU review in (its own) comment.

NOTE: REMEMBER TO LEAVE A COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY SO I’LL KNOW YOU DID THEM.

ANYONE can enter this contest. You DO NOT have to be in the United States. Oh, and I’ll be using Random.org to choose the winner….

Contest ends Friday, August 28th, at 9 p.m. (Central Time) so you have a WHOLE WEEK to get all your entries in. Have fun trying to win!!

Check it out!

Run to the Finish is having a BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY. Run on over and enter!!

Upcoming Contests Featuring these Fabulous Companies

• Oh Nuts! (raw macadamia nuts and pecans) <— These are seriously delicious nuts–and they’re JUMBO sized!
• E3Live (Green-tasting (which I don’t mind!), but I REALLY notice that it’s making me feel better. It was definitely put to the test through my recent stressful events!)
• 2 books (Coconut Water for Health and Healing and Oil Pulling Therapy: Detoxifying and Healing the Body Through Oral Cleansing by Dr. Bruce Fife
• and MORE!

You’ll definitely want to stay tuned!

So… be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

First, I’d love to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone involved with this amazing film, and for FoodMatters.TV kindly sponsoring this contest. Not only were they gracious enough to send a copy for me to review and glean wisdom from, they were generous enough to send TWO extra copies so TWO of you would have the opportunity to have the same experience as me and own a copy (a $24.95 value!)! Thank you!!

“Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates

The Father of Medicine

The people behind Food Matters believe that Hippocrates truly paved the way and laid the foundation for caring for our bodies–and so do I. Sadly, though, his natural approach to health has slipped through the cracks and is a distant memory for many, and is not yet known for others. Modern medicine has evolved to a place where the vast majority of our medical world focuses on prescription medicine, handing out scripts for bottle after bottle of pills that merely mask symptoms–when they even do that. You’re left with side effects you don’t know how to handle, so you go back to the doctor and you’re prescribed more pills. Treating illness now consists of chemical therapies that kill out our immune systems. We’ve reached a place where it’s “normal” to pop a dozen pills before we walk out the door to go to work and are on a schedule to take that many sometimes a second, and even a third, time within 24 hours.

Yet, so many in our world still ignore the fact that Hippocrates was right. His theory was right on: Our food is absolutely our medicine! Ever heard that phrase you are what you eat? I’m sure you have. I know almost everyone I talk to has heard it. Some live by it; it’s their creed. Others despise it, detest it, rebel against it, and downright refuse to believe that what they put into their mouths, their bodies, has anything to do with the way they feel, what their blood pressure levels are, or how their clothes no longer fit. Go figure…

Chapters

When you insert your DVD, you’ll notice there is a Chapters section. I love this because it gives you a sneak peek of what you’re in for! Don’t cheat, though. Start at the beginning and watch it all the way through. You’ll be so glad you did.

You’ll learn all sorts of awesome things! This film really makes you reflect on what you put in your mouth, how old it is, whether it’s really feeding your body–or if it’s feeding disease.

Note: You’ll also learn about natural cancer therapies and how to detox, lose weight, and keep it off!

Inspiration

I love the strong message of hope and healing Food Matters brings. As someone who has lost over 100 pounds and steadily improved my health by living a high-raw (and at times, 100% raw) food lifestyle + raw juices, smoothies, and juice fasting, I am extremely aware of how food is not only my medicine, but my strength, my healing, and literally my future–or the lack, thereof!

It excites me that as the film proceeds, anticipation about being healthier increases and you truly take away a sense of hope that it’s not too late to turn your health around in the right direction. Sure, it may take a while. Yes, it may be hard most of the time. But as long as we have a breath in our body, there is hope for better health! (I do realize there are situations that may be irreversible, where the patient is too near death to make a U-turn. So, I’m not preaching miracles here–although I do believe in ‘em! )

Experts

You’ll hear Experts chime in on why the quality of and type of food we eat truly matters. Here’s a glimpse of what each of them have to say about the medical industry, our non-organic farming methods, raw foods, and more…

“Good health makes a lot of sense, but it doesn’t make a lot of dollars.”–Andrew W. Saul, Ph.D, Therapeutic Nutrition Specialist and Author

“Dr. Paul Kouchakoff was the first to show in the 1930′s that if  you ate a diet that was more than 51% cooked food, that your body would react to the food as if it was being invaded by a foreign organism. Dr. Kouchakoff was the first to demonstrate that if 51% of your meals were raw, you’d have no leucocytosis; you’d actually have no white blood cell reaction, so your immune system would not be activated with a false alarm. Because we’re dealing with so many immune system issues today, we have to make sure that at least 51% of every meal that we have is raw so that we don’t overburden that already-overburdened immune system.” – David Wolfe

We have a winner!! I know everyone’s excited and anxious so I’ll just get right to it. The contest for the yoga mat (from The Bolder Mat Company) and the yoga DVD (by Stacy McCarthy, of Yoga Nama Stacy) has now ended. We owe a BIG thank you to both of these companies for sponsoring the review and contest and allowing us the amazing opportunity to enjoy their healthy products!

By the way, it always hurts me that I can’t give away whatever prize I’m offering to each and every one of you…

On to business: There were 65 comments in all, and I used random.org to select a winner.

Here’s Mr. Random’s answer:

So, who was the lucky owner of comment #58?

PlaidEarthWorm (Beth Bartlett, of www.plaidearthworm.com)!!

Her winning comment said:

58 plaidearthworm { 08.19.09 at 5:55 pm }

You should get the pingback, but I thought I’d let you know I also mentioned you and the contest on my personal blog: http://plaidearthworm.livejournal.com/21207.html

Her first comment (there was seven ways to enter):

45 plaidearthworm { 08.15.09 at 10:47 pm }

Before today, the last time I tried to do yoga a year ago, I cried, because I was too heavy to do the poses anymore, and didn’t have enough room in my living room to move my big body. Today I did 45 min. of yoga b/c I’m 90 lbs lighter. It felt great! I’d love to win Fish Wish, so I can keep swimming upstream against the stress.

Congratulations!

I’m so happy for you, Beth! Comment #45 is a real tearjerker, in my opinion! Let me tell you, folks: Beth has been on a journey to improve her health. I’ve lost over 100 pounds myself, so I know that her losing 90 pounds is NO EASY TASK! I commend her for sticking to it and keeping her eye on the prize.  She’s persevered and deserves applause–and this prize! *claps hands*

So, keep swimming, Beth. Keep swimming! Just zip me an email (healingwithjuices at gmail dot com)with your mailing information and I’ll get it to the companies. They’ll be in touch with you and you’ll get to tell them you want that Fish Wish mat. I know you’ll enjoy years of yoga with your mat and DVD. Yay!

Didn’t win?

Don’t worry! There are a TON of upcoming contests!!

You’ll definitely want to stay tuned!

Be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life PLUS get to enter all sorts of awesome contests!

UPDATE: This contest has ended and a winner has been chosen. Do feel free to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed. You can also sign up here to have fresh articles delivered via e-mail and be notified of future contests.

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It’s contest time here at Healing With (Raw) Juices again! I’m SO very honored to have the amazing opportunity to host a contest sponsored by The Bolder Mat Company and Stacy McCarthy of YogaNamaStacy.com. A special thank you goes out to them for so graciously and generously sending a GORGEOUS yoga mat (with the vibrant 7th Chakra design) + an outstanding Yoga DVD for me to review–I’m truly enjoying them both!–as well as for teaming up to sponsor this contest!

You can read my reviews of The Bolder Mat Company and Stacy McCarthy here:

• Review: The Bolder Mat Company
• DVD Review: Yoga Body Lean & Defined Total Body Workout (by Stacy McCarthy)

Below is the DVD and Yoga mat I was sent for review. I LOVE them!

Yoga DVD by Stacy McCarthy

7th Chakra Heaven Mat

Georgeous Yoga Mat Designs

The Bolder Mat Company has been kind enough to offer the winner the opportunity to choose the Yoga mat design they like the most! How exciting is that?!

Here’s a sneak peek of the Yoga mat designs offered by The Bolder Mat Company:

Cosmic Breath Mat

Peace Prayer Mat

Fish Wish Mat

Go with the Flow Turtle Mat

Flower Power Mat

7^th Chakra Heaven

Let the Contest Begin!

You’re allowed FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN entries for this contest:

Note: Please leave a comment for each thing you do (tweet, plurk, etc.) because each comment will be counted as a number when I enter the total number of comments at Random.org once the contest ends. (DO NOT just say “thanks for the contest” or something like that–I do not publish those type of comments because they seem like spam and aren’t fair to the other contestants who leave a thoughtful, genuine answer.) Thanks!

1. Visit www.theboldermatcompany.com and take a look around. Leave a comment sharing which yoga mat design is your favorite and how you plan to use it (Yoga, Pilates, etc., or tell us if you’re new to either of those and will just be starting out on your mat journey.)
2. Visit www.yoganamastacy.com and tell us anything you like about what you read about Stacy McCarthy on her About page, or which Yoga DVD sounds most appealing to you.
   
3. Do you Twitter? Tweet about this contest and then leave a comment with your Twitter name. You can swipe this tweet: RT: @RawJuiceGirl Win a GORGEOUS yoga mat (from The Bolder Mat Company) + a yoga DVD (by @YogaNamaStacy) (a $70 value combo!) http://tinyurl.com/ldoqx9
4. Do you Plurk? Plurk about this contest and leave a comment with your Plurk URL.
5. Share this contest on your blog, linking back to this post. (The pingback will be counted as an extra entry.) If you don’t see your pingback, just email me at healingwithjuices@gmail.com and let me know. It may have gone to spam for some reason.
6. Add Healing with Juices to your favorites on Technoratori. Comment again to let me know, with a link to your technoratori profile to show you added us.
7. Are you a Stumbler? Stumble and review any post you want to–just leave the link to your SU review in (its own) comment.

NOTE: REMEMBER TO LEAVE A COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY SO I’LL KNOW YOU DID THEM.

ANYONE can enter this contest. You DO NOT have to be in the United States. Oh, and I’ll be using Random.org to choose the winner….

Contest ends Wednesday, August 19th, at 9 p.m. (Central Time) so you have a WHOLE WEEK to get all your entries in. Have fun trying to win!!

Upcoming Contests Featuring these Fabulous Companies

• 2 Food Matters DVDs (Haven’t had a chance to watch this one yet, but do check out their site–they have a RAWsome message to share!!)
• Detox 4 Women by Natalia Rose (I read this book last night and it’s awesome; it really helps you understand water retention, etc!)
• Oh Nuts! (raw macadamia nuts and pecans) <— These are seriously delicious nuts–and they’re JUMBO sized!
• E3Live (Green-tasting (which I don’t mind!), but I REALLY notice that it’s making me feel better. It was definitely put to the test through my recent stressful events!)
• 2 books (Coconut Water for Health and Healing and Oil Pulling Therapy: Detoxifying and Healing the Body Through Oral Cleansing by Dr. Bruce Fife
• and MORE!

You’ll definitely want to stay tuned!

So… be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

First, I’d love to extend a HUGE thank you to Rick Diamond of The Book Publishing Company (www.bookpubco.com), as well as both authors, Nomi Shannon and Sheryl Duruz, for making this contest possible!

If you’ve been following this blog, you know that I just reviewed two raw food books: The Raw Gourmet and Raw Food Celebrations. After publishing the reviews, I launched a contest for both books and last night that contest came to an end. So today, you get to find out who won! How exciting is that?!

Feel free to read the in-depth reviews I wrote for each book:

• The Raw Gourmet

• Raw Food Celebrations

The Winner

I used random.org to select the winner, and it chose comment # 16 — and that’s Mika!

Here’s Mika’s winning comment:

16 mika { 07.29.09 at 9:47 am }

i have officially tweeted too! @om_sweet_om

thanks for this fun contest

And I thought I’d share the comment from Mika’s first entry:

15 mika { 07.29.09 at 9:45 am }

these cookbooks would be great for the raw food potlucks and events that are going on in my small but sweet town. we have 5 raw foodists that are putting a community together via fun get-togethers, events and of course yummy food

The Raw Gourmet and Raw Food Celebrations will help you expand your raw food wisdom, Mika, and those get-togethers won’t be so small any more, huh?! Congratulations and best wishes on all your raw food adventures! Be sure to email me (healingwithjuices@gmail.com) with your mailing address and I’ll get your books in the mail early next week!

Upcoming Contests Featuring these Fabulous Companies

• 2 Food Matters DVDs (Haven’t had a chance to watch this one yet, but do check out their site–they have a RAWsome message to share!!)
• Detox 4 Women by Natalia Rose (I read this book last night and it’s awesome; it really helps you understand water retention, etc!)
• Oh Nuts! (raw macadamia nuts and pecans) <— These are seriously delicious nuts–and they’re JUMBO sized!
• E3Live (Green-tasting (which I don’t mind!), but I REALLY notice that it’s making me feel better. It was definitely put to the test through my recent stressful events!)
• 2 books (Coconut Water for Health and Healing and Oil Pulling Therapy: Detoxifying and Healing the Body Through Oral Cleansing by Dr. Bruce Fife
• and MORE!

You’ll definitely want to stay tuned!

So… be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

First, I’d love to extend a HUGE thank you to Rick Diamond of The Book Publishing Company (www.bookpubco.com), as well as both authors, Nomi Shannon and Sheryl Duruz, for making this contest possible…

If you’ve been following this blog, you know that I just reviewed two raw food books: The Raw Gourmet and Raw Food Celebrations. Well, now’s your chance to win yourself your own copies! That’s right: I’m giving away both books as a combo prize to one lucky reader!

Feel free to read the in-depth reviews I wrote for each book:

• The Raw Gourmet

• Raw Food Celebrations

You’re allowed FOUR FIVE SIX entries for this contest:

Note: Please leave a comment for each thing you do (tweet, plurk, etc.) because each comment will be counted as a number when I enter the total number of comments at Random.org once the contest ends. Thanks!

1. Leave a comment sharing why you’d benefit from winning both of these books. (DO NOT just say “thanks for the contest” or something like that–I do not publish those type of comments because they seem like spam and aren’t fair to the other contestants who leave a thoughtful, genuine answer.)
2. Do you Twitter? Tweet about this contest and then leave a comment with your Twitter name. You can swipe this tweet: RT: @RawJuiceGirl Win The Raw Gourmet and Raw Food Confessions ( http://tinyurl.com/mygwl9 ) – books for a raw food lifestyle!
3. Do you Plurk? Plurk about this contest and leave a comment with your Plurk URL.
4. Share this contest on your blog, linking back to this post. (The pingback will be counted as an extra entry.) If you don’t see your pingback, just email me at healingwithjuices@gmail.com and let me know. It may have gone to spam for some reason.
5. Add Healing with Juices to your favorites on Technoratori. Comment again to let me know, with a link to your technoratori profile to show you added us.
6. Are you a Stumbler? Stumble and review any post you want to–just leave the link to your SU review in (its own) comment.

NOTE: REMEMBER TO LEAVE A COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY SO I’LL KNOW YOU DID THEM. I realize this is a little crazy, but last contest resulted in 166 comments!

ANYONE can enter this contest. You DO NOT have to be in the United States. Oh, and I’ll be using Random.org to choose the winner….

Contest ends Friday, July 31st, at 9 p.m. (Central Time) so you have a WHOLE WEEK to get all your entries in. Have fun trying to win!!

Upcoming Contests Featuring these Fabulous Companies

• 2 Food Matters DVDs (Haven’t had a chance to watch this one yet, but do check out their site–they have a RAWsome message to share!!)
• Detox 4 Women by Natalia Rose (I read this book last night and it’s awesome; it really helps you understand water retention, etc!)
• Oh Nuts! (raw macadamia nuts and pecans) <— These are seriously delicious nuts–and they’re JUMBO sized!
• E3Live (Green-tasting (which I don’t mind!), but I REALLY notice that it’s making me feel better. It was definitely put to the test through my recent stressful events!)
• 2 books (Coconut Water for Health and Healing and Oil Pulling Therapy: Detoxifying and Healing the Body Through Oral Cleansing by Dr. Bruce Fife
• and MORE!

You’ll definitely want to stay tuned!

So… be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

No yoga for me today. I listened to my body and I knew I should take a rest day, so I did. I can’t wait for my date with Polly in the morning, though! I wasn’t hungry when I first woke up. I didn’t feel like my usual warm lemon water, so I skipped that. I had a tall glass of plain water instead. After that, I had some herbal tea. When I finally got hungry, I didn’t know what I wanted! And guess what? I went crazy and had an organic Greek yogurt with frozen blueberries on top. Yeah, it isn’t raw but this is what I’m talking about when I say I sometimes craves a non-raw food, yet what I’m craving isn’t really junk food just because it isn’t raw. I’m still really close to 100% raw, really, but once in a while (once a day, once a week, once a month–whenever the urge hits), I have decided to treat myself to a non-raw (yet still healthy) food.

Oikos (Organic) Greek Yogurt

After my yummy-to-the-tummy Oikos Greek yogurt, I had my daily shot of E3 Live.

Snack/Lunch

Since I had a late breakfast (around 11 a.m., or so) I didn’t eat lunch at noon. Instead, I ended up having a snack around maybe 1 p.m.? I was a little hungry but not much, so I had a big banana with a spoon of raw honey. Yum! (No pic, sorry!)

Mid-Afternoon Snack

By this afternoon, I still wasn’t really craving anything–except chocolate! I realized I’d been craving chocolate all day, so I had me some! LOL Double the chocolate, double the fun, eh? I started with the totally delicious Amazing Grass Chocolate SuperFood bar. Yum-O! It has a thin layer of chocolate coating on the outside and nutty, green, chewy goodness on the inside. It’s healthy, tasty, and chocolate. What’s not to like? Seriously, I could eat one of these every single day! And they’re very dense and filling–AMAZING!

Amazing Grass Chocolate Bar

I decided to double up on my chocolate fix and had my other sample packet of Amazing Grass chocolate superfood powder, mixed with almond milk. Yum!

Amazing Chocolate Shake

(Just click on the photo below to read all about this yummy chocolate superfood powder! )

Dinner

It was most definitely time for some raw veggies, so I fixed myself a salad. And here’s the sad news: all of my camera batteries are dead and I’m having to charge them–so no salad pics tonight! Sorry! Use your imagination, though, and picture this:

a base of baby spinach leaves

with chopped Napa cabbage

chopped heirloom organic banana peppers (from my garden)

diced heirloom organic bell peppers (from my garden)

sliced heirloom organic beets (from my garden)

Manitoba Harvest hemp seeds

scattered fresh blueberries

Yummy to the tummy!

Contest!!

Want to win a giant 2 pound container of healthy deliciousness? Special K wants to know what nourishes me. So, here it is: raw juices, smoothies, raw foods, and healthy thoughts nourish me. What nourishes you? Head on over there and tell her so you can be entered to win!

Coming next: various foods I’ve eaten when breaking other juice fasts I’ve been on, and also why I don’t incorporate vegetable broth into my juice fasting regimen like some juice fasters do. <—– I am working on this post!!

You’ll definitely want to stay tuned!

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It’s always fun to come across cool contests across the Web. I thought I’d share a few with you that I know about. Be sure to hurry and enter these, they end soon!

• Yoga Love Giveaway (ends July 13th)
• Ginormous (House-Warming) Giveaway (ends July 13th)
• Juicy Beauty Products (ends July 13th)
  
• Crofter’s Superfruit Spread (ends July 17th)

I am also gearing up for lots more reviews and contests right here on HealingwithJuices.com, so be sure to keep reading below…

Upcoming Contests Featuring these Fabulous Companies

• 2 books by Nomi Shannon, The Raw Gourmet (These two books have GORGEOUS photos and the recipes are amazing!
• 2 Food Matters DVDs (Haven’t had a chance to watch this one yet, but do check out their site–they have a RAWsome message to share!!)
• Detox 4 Women by Natalia Rose (I read this book last night and it’s awesome; it really helps you understand water retention, etc!)
• Oh Nuts! (raw macadamia nuts and pecans) <— These are seriously delicious nuts–and they’re JUMBO sized!
• E3Live (Green-tasting (which I don’t mind!), but I REALLY notice that it’s making me feel better. It was definitely put to the test through my recent stressful events!)
• 2 books (Coconut Water for Health and Healing and Oil Pulling Therapy: Detoxifying and Healing the Body Through Oral Cleansing by Dr. Bruce Fife
• and MORE!

You’ll definitely want to stay tuned!

So… be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

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First, I’d like to send out a huuuuuuge thank you to Mic and everyone at Navitas Naturals for not only sending delicious samples for me to try, but for sponsoring this contest so you can try some, too! Thank you!

Navitas Naturals Goodies

Check out that eco-friendly canteen! Now you can re-use your water container and help preserve the environment! And look at those delicious cashews and goji berries. Eeeek!

I was super excited when my package from Navitas Naturals arrived. I absolutely love cashews and I was pleasantly surprised by the freshness of this brand. I had never tried goji berries and to be honest, I wasn’t sure if I liked them at first! They grew on me, though–and there’s so many ways you can incorporate them into your meals or snacks:

• smoothies
• oatmeal
• granola
• cookies
• or just by the handful

Navitas Naturals: The Company

It’s nice to know a company has the health of their consumer in mind when they’re creating and selling their products. Here’s what Navitas Naturals shares on their About page:

“Health conscious consumers choose our nutrient-rich products because they are loaded with antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. Our premium quality “superfoods” are always free of additives and trans fats; the absence of these elements speaking to the purity and effectiveness of the products.”

Do you know what “Navitas” means?

I learned what it means when I checked out their website: The “Navitas” in our name is the Latin word for energy.

How awesome is that?! Healthy snacks from a healthy company–and the root of the company is based on energy! Who couldn’t use a little more energy in this crazy world, right?

What do I mean by “healthy company”?

Look what else I discovered on their About page:

“And like our name implies, our mission is to provide premium organic functional foods that increase energy and enhance health. Part of this effort is to continually search for the world’s most beneficial natural foods. Navitas Naturals is a certified organic, green business headquartered in Marin County, California.”
Healthy for our bodies–and our world? Now that’s a winning combo in my book!

And…. you can follow them on Twitter! @NavitasNaturals

Navitas Naturals Contest!!

What you’ll be winning:

• 1 eco-friendly canteen
• 1 package of raw cashews
• 1 package of goji berries
  

You’re allowed FOUR FIVE SIX entries for this contest:

Note: Please leave a comment for each thing you do (tweet, plurk, etc.) because each comment will be counted as a number when I enter the total number of comments at Random.org once the contest ends. Thanks!

1. Leave a comment sharing why you want to try Navitas Naturals products. (DO NOT just say “thanks for the contest” or something like that–I do not publish those type of comments because they seem like spam and aren’t fair to the other contestants who leave a thoughtful, genuine answer.)
2. Do you Twitter? Tweet about this contest and then leave a comment with your Twitter name.
3. Do you Plurk? Plurk about this contest and leave a comment with your Plurk URL.
4. Share this contest on your blog, linking back to this post. (The pingback will be counted as an extra entry.) If you don’t see your pingback, just email me at healingwithjuices@gmail.com and let me know. It may have gone to spam for some reason.
5. Add Healing with Juices to your favorites on Technoratori. Comment again to let me know, with a link to your technoratori profile to show you added us.
6. Are you a Stumbler? Stumble and review any post you want to–just leave the link to your SU review in (its own) comment.

NOTE: ANYONE can enter this contest. You DO NOT have to be in the United States. Oh, and I’ll be using Random.org to choose the winner….

Contest ends Monday, June 15th, at 9 p.m. (Central Time) so you have FOUR DAYS to get all your entries in. Have fun trying to win!!

After this contest ends, you’ll be competing for more raw nuts, raw nut butters, books, DVDs, and lots more–so don’t miss out on upcoming posts!

Be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

I’m pleased to announce that Healing with Juices is once again in contest mode! I’ll be posting a new contest tomorrow featuring awesome products from Navitas Naturals. This is a fantabulous company. They have super customer service, great products, and it’s an honor that I get to review and host a contest for some of their goodies!

What will you win?

The winner of this contest will receive THREE awesome prizes!!

An eco-friendly canteen!

A package of yummy raw cashews!

A package of tasty goji berries!

I’m busy writing a deserving review of the above and the contest will launch with that post (like always). I’m so excited to be back in contest mode again, you all. I love, love, love being able to inspire you to eat healthier by offering you healthy treats!!

Upcoming Contests Featuring these Fabulous Companies

• 2 books by Nomi Shannon, The Raw Gourmet (These two books have GORGEOUS photos and the recipes are amazing!
• 2 Food Matters DVDs (Haven’t had a chance to watch this one yet, but do check out their site–they have a RAWsome message to share!!)
• Detox 4 Women by Natalia Rose (I read this book last night and it’s awesome; it really helps you understand water retention, etc!)
• Living Tree Community (Raw almond butter and organic coconut mango persimmon butter!)
• Oh Nuts! (raw macadamia nuts and pecans) <— These are seriously delicious nuts–and they’re JUMBO sized!
• E3Live (Green-tasting (which I don’t mind!), but I REALLY notice that it’s making me feel better. It was definitely put to the test through my recent stressful events!)
• and MORE!

You’ll definitely want to stay tuned!

So… be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

Here’s a big thank you to TropicalTraditions.com (and Dawn Campbell, Marketing Manager), for being so kind as to sponsor this contest and allow you (my fantabulous readers!!!) the opportunity to win a giant jar of their amazing virgin coconut oil and a book so you can learn all about it!

What a great contest!! I absolutely loved reading each and every comment and was so honored by your compliments, touched by your desire to try out Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil, and felt so much compassion as I read your reasons for wanting to win. I’m so glad that each of you are thinking of your health and are wanting to try new things. I wish I had a giant jar of this coconut oil to send all of you but I can’t do that. There’s only one jar. And that jar goes to….. George (aka Tumblemoose)!!

These are all yours, George!!!

When I went to Random.org, it chose comment #24. This was George’s second comment in the contest (you were allowed four):

24 Tumblemoose { 04.29.09 at 9:08 am }

Hi Michele,

I tweeted this, too (from @tumblemoose)!

Tumblemooses last blog post..Tumblemoose Times – A writer’s newsletter

I thought you’d love to know what George said in his first comment, which was answering the question of why he wanted to win:

7 Tumblemoose { 04.28.09 at 8:34 am }

Michele,

This Alaskan boy dreams of darn near anything tropical at the end of a harsh Alaskan winter. Mmmmm coconut, mmmm.

I’d use it as a soothing after shave balm for me head and face. I also like the idea of salad dressing with a squeeze of lime!

Cheers!

George

Tumblemooses last blog post..Tumblemoose Times – A writer’s newsletter

I love it that George says he’ll use the coconut oil for his face as after shave and for his bald head (Guys, did you hear that? Try it out!). It’s something I didn’t mention in the list of possible uses–very clever, George! And I can’t wait for you to try it on your salad–it’s delish! I’ll be in contact with you to get your mailing address. Congrats–now we can glow together!!!

UPDATED TO ADD:

I forgot to say that those of you who didn’t win should truly invest in Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil (and the book) as soon as you can fit it into your budget. This is a worthwhile investment, you all!! And if you missed the contest, or if you’re new to Healing with (Raw) Juices, please take a moment to read the review I wrote about Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil and the book.

In future contests, you’ll be competing for raw nuts, goji berries, raw nut butters, and more–so don’t miss out on upcoming posts!

The contest for Raw for Thirty and Raw for Life DVDs has ended and we have a winner!

First, I’d like to thank everyone who entered. I appreciated your heartfelt comments and positive attitudes.

On to the winner…

I used Random.org to generate a winner. It chose #5, and that would be Lisa. Here’s what she said:

5 Lisa { 04.15.09 at 8:41 pm }

Wow! This would be a very useful resource for my family. I’m particularly interested in the weight loss and detox sections.

Congratulations, Lisa! Please email me with your mailing address so I can send you your DVDs!

Next, be watching for a fun post followed by more contests: you’ll be competing for organic coconut oil, raw nuts, goji berries, raw nut butters, more books and DVDs, and more–so don’t miss out on upcoming posts!

Be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

The time has arrived for another contest!! Everyone say yay!

I’d like to take the time to send out a very warm thank you to Alex Ortner, Executive Producer for the film Raw for Thirty, who was so kind as to sponsor this contest so you’ll have an opportunity to win and watch these DVDs and start down your own (raw) journey to better health!

What You’ll Be Getting

The winner of this contest will receive the following DVDs. There are 3 DVDs total. The first is Simply Raw and the others come in a 2 disc set as part of Raw for Life: The Ultimate Encyclopedia Of The Raw Food Lifestyle. This is such an amazing set of DVDs!

On to the review…

Simply Raw

First, let me tell you: The information in the DVDs you’ll be winning in this contest is unbelievable. Talk about inspiring, motivational, heartfelt, sincere, educational…. The list just goes on and on!

The DVD, Simply Raw, is about reversing diabetes in just 30 days. How? By eating only Raw for Thirty days. The theory is that by consuming 100% raw foods, your body will find a harmonious balance and then your blood sugar will stabilize itself–at minimum improving significantly.

Simply Raw gives you a peek into the journey of six Americans who are battling diabetes. Some of them are also battling obesity. While staying at The Tree of Life in Arizona, under the supervision of Dr. Gabriel Cousens, the six individuals (with various diabetes levels and insulin problems) were carefully monitored and cared for.Looking into the lives of these people and watching their struggles, their honest attempts, and then more struggles as they tried to make it through the 30-day program just broke my heart. I’ve been obese morbidly obese. I know the pain. I know how discouraging it can be to wake up every morning with a heavy person weighing your life down and feeling like life is hopeless and like you can never, ever achieve the healthier, slimmer body you so desire.

I also used to be on diabetic medication because my blood sugar was atrocious. I related so much to the stories these people shared in this DVD. It was almost as if I were living my own morbid obesity and blood sugar problems all over again!

So, I absolutely believe in the power of raw foods and know from personal experience and my own journey that blood sugar can stabilize. I’ve lost over 100 pounds and am now eating 100% raw food–no more diabetic medication for me!

Let’s learn about the other 2 DVDs….

Raw for Life

Wow, let me just say that I’m so glad I had the opportunity to watch these two DVDs in the Raw for Life set. I love gleaning from the wisdom of anyone who has been on a path I’d like to travel. In these two DVDs, you’ll learn from 30 Experts including: David Wolfe, a Raw Food Expert, hear from Woody Harrelson (yes, actor Woody Harrelson!!) about his opinions of raw foods, and even Dr. Fred Bisci shares an incredible about of his wisdom and beliefs (he’s Matt Monarch’s inspiration, remember??).

There’s no way to cover everything in these 2 DVDs so I’ll just highlight some of what you’ll be watching below:

Disc 1:

• Starting Out on the Raw Food Diet
• Weight Loss
• Detox and Cleaning
• Raw for 30 trailer
• Wisdom of Eating Raw
• Photo Gallery

Disc 2:

• Nutrition
• Rejuvenation and Longevity
• Spiritual Aspects
• Recipes from Leading (Raw) Chefs (Not only do you get to see the recipes, you get to watch Raw Food Chefs prepare them!!)
• Photo Gallery

If you’ve been stuck in an unhealthy rut, whether it’s diabetes, obesity, blood pressure problems–or even if you’re thin but just want to feel healthier, be more fit, and have more energy you will probably never be the same after watching these 3 DVDs.

I also want to add that I simply ADORED the colorful graphics, photos, and music!

Contest Rules

You’re allowed FOUR entries for this contest:

1. Leave a comment sharing why you’d benefit from owning a copy of this Simply Raw and Raw for Life. (DO NOT just say “thanks for the contest” or something like that–I do not publish those type of comments because they seem like spam and aren’t fair to the other contestants who leave a thoughtful, genuine answer.)
2. Do you Twitter? Tweet about this contest and then leave a comment with your Twitter name.
3. Share this contest on your blog, linking back to this post. (The pingback will be counted as your third entry.) If you don’t see your pingback, just email me at healingwithjuices@gmail.com and let me know. It may have gone to spam for some reason.
4. Add Healing with Juices to your favorites on Technoratori. Comment the fourth–and last–time to let me know, with a link to your technoratori profile to show you added us.

Contest ends Sunday, April 19th, at 9 p.m. (Central Time) Get all your entries in and have fun trying to win!!

After this April 15th contest ends, you’ll be competing for raw nuts, goji berries, raw nut butters, and more–so don’t miss out on upcoming posts!

Be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

Raw Success, By Matt Monarch

“I often dream about what it would be like to meet those Raw Pioneers who have passed on, for whom I have great admiration.”–Matt Monarch

The above quote is the first sentence Matt writes on the dedication page of Raw Success. When I first read that sentence, I immediately thought: what an honor to be able to glean from Matt’s Raw wisdom–while he’s still young and alive! (Matt dedicated Raw Success to Dr. Fred Bisci.)

Matt Monarch is so passionate about Raw Food and health. His enthusiasm is beyond infectious. I’m so blessed that he sent me a complimentary copy of his latest book, Raw Success–and even more blessed that he’s offered to sponsor a contest here at Healing with (Raw) Juices, so you’ll have an opportunity to win your very own copy!! How exciting is that?!

But more about Matt and this “Rawesome” book first….

Although Matt advises against going 100% Raw overnight, he did. He says he went “from burgers to celery” literally overnight. That’s a huge transformation of diet and lifestyle! Can you even imagine the roller coaster of emotional and physical change that brought on?

In Raw Success, Matt walks you through the Raw Food transition, inspiring you every step of the way. It’s such an encouragement to read the words of someone who is where you aspire to be, who has lived EIGHT years eating 100% raw foods only. That’s an amazing accomplishment!

Matt emphasizes living a balanced Raw Lifestyle and not relying heavily on any one fruit, veggie, nut, or seed. Getting colonics is something Matt highly recommends in this book. He says if you’re going to be embarking on a Raw Journey, then you need to continually cleanse your colon because your body will be releasing so many toxins from all those years of cooked and processed foods.

Matt also advises drinking fresh, raw juices every single day so your body will absolutely be getting all the nutrition it possibly can. As I’m always telling you: fresh, raw juices pack a powerful punch! And, get this: Matt’s favorite raw juice is carrot-spinach. Eeek! Mine is, too. I have something in common with Matt Monarch!

I was going to “pester” Matt to do an interview with us, but he’s been so kind and gracious, I decided to direct you to a recent interview he shared at Raw People: In-Depth Interview with Matt Monarch. Enjoy!

Now, on to the contest…

I love how Lori, over at Green Gigs, has chosen to run her current contest. (Go enter her contest!) She’s a great gal offering a great prize!

You’re allowed FOUR entries for this contest:

1. Leave a comment sharing why you’d benefit from owning a copy of Raw Success.
2. Visit Matt’s website and leave a second comment about something you read on his site that resonated with your soul. (Make it original. Don’t copy someone else’s thoughts.)
3. Share this contest on your blog, linking back to this post. (The pingback will be counted as your third entry.) If you don’t see your pingback, just email me at healingwithjuices@gmail.com and let me know. It may have gone to spam for some reason.
4. Add Healing with Juices to your favorites on Technoratori. Comment the fourth–and last–time to let me know, with a link to your technoratori profile to show you added us.

You have until Saturday, April 10th, at 12:00 Midnight (Central Time) to get all your entries in. I’ll be using Random.org once again to randomly select the winner. Nope, you don’t have to have a blog to enter. You can still enter three other ways. That’s it. Easy as pie–raw pie, that is! And… let the contest begin! Good luck!

Oh, and there’ll be LOTS more contests in the NEAR FUTURE!! Coming up next:  awesome DVDs and healthy RAW FOODS (!!!)–so don’t miss out on upcoming posts! Be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

This is a quick (and short!) post to let you know about two contests I discovered today:

The Hungry Yogini is hosting a Barney Butter Giveaway!!

And…

Danica’s Daily is having a blast with her very first product giveaway–how exciting! She’s offering Annie’s products!!

Hurry on over to both contests and enter for your chance to win! And, be sure to hang out around both blogs before traipsing off–both of these gals are health advocates and you’ll love what you find on their sites!!

Good luck!!

Don’t miss out on upcoming posts! Be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

Here’s to life, health, and healing with (RAW) juices!!

News on the Contest(s)!!

Just popping in to let you know that I’ve been working super hard for you all!!  Before the end of this month, HealingwithJuices.com will be hosting our first ever contest! That’s right! I haven’t decided which of the prizes I’ve received so far will be offered in this first giveaway, but I’m reviewing the products right now and will be posting about this month’s contest prize soon. Once I post the review, you’ll know what’s up for grabs and the contest will begin! I’ll be using Random.org to generate the contest winners. When the winner is decided, the lucky Healing with (Raw) Juices’ reader will be receiving their prize(s) in the mail (yeah, some of these contests will be offering combo prizes and you’ll receive more than one gift at once!). Yipee!

I’m bursting at the seams and would love to spill the beans about what these prizes are–but that’d spoil the fun for you!! How about a little hint? Some of these products are from Raw Food Chefs!! Eeek!!! How exciting, eh?

Spring has Sprung!

Spring is here, y’all! And I’m so super excited to be able to bring these amazingly healthy prizes to you. Life is precious; it’s what we make it. Let’s make it the best we can so we can live long, happy and healthy lives on this beautiful Earth!

Sneak Peek at Amish farm critters!!

If you remember my confessions from an Amish farm post, you might like seeing a couple of the critters: mama sheep and her baby lamb. Aw!! So sweet!!!

I’m getting lots of questions about when the Amish blog will be up and running (and I don’t mind them at all!!). Well, with my writing assignments, chores on the farm, and all these upcoming contests, I’m falling behind on my blog work. I assure you that the Amish blog will be worth the wait–and as soon as I figure out all the video/podcasting stuff you’ll get to see for yourself why I’m so scarce around the blogosphere lately.

Don’t miss out on upcoming posts! Be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

Here’s to life, health, and healing with (RAW) juices!!

New Design

As you’ve probably noticed, this site recently received a fresh design–compliments of Heather, at Goofy Girl Designs. I love her creative mind, her bright designs, and she’s such a cheerful soul to work with! I can never say enough good things about her…. Anyway, I adore what she’s done with the place, don’t you?!

Contest Giveaways

I’ve been trying to contain myself and keep this hush-hush, but I’m bursting at the seams and can’t keep the news quiet any longer! I’m thrilled to announce that some awesome contests are in store for Healing with Juices’ readers. I will keep the prizes secret, but I can tell you that the gift(s) winners will receive are quality and will most certainly help you either maintain or improve your health.

Newsletter

I’ve decided to offer a newsletter. It’ll be published monthly and will highlight the previous month’s topics, as well as new information that wasn’t covered here. And I’ll also be sharing products and/or books I love find helpful for a healthy lifestyle. I’m going to update on the status of the newsletter after I decide what prize will be offered to the lucky winner. Yes, there’ll be a special contest for those who sign up for the newsletter!

What a Blessing!

Isn’t this all so exciting? I am so passionate about health and helping others obtain better health. I desire to be your encouragement, inspiration, motivation, and quality resource as you strive to either maintain or achieve your ultimate health. It’s such a blessing to be able to pour my heart and soul into this site–and your lives!–and watch my passion grow, change, improve, and succeed. What part of all this news are you most excited about? Jump in the comments and let us know!

Don’t miss out on upcoming posts! Be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

Just popping in to share a contest with you….

Heather, over at Heather Eats Almond Butter, is hosting a contest for Turtle Mountain coconut products.

What do you win? Heather has 4 coupons to give away. Each coupon is good for one Turtle Mountain dairy-free dessert or yogurt. Heather says it’s perfectly okay if you aren’t fond of coconut–the coupon is also good for soy products as well.

The contest ends tonight, Friday the 13th, so hurry on over for your chance to win!!

Don’t miss out on upcoming posts! Be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.