Get Over your Cold in 3 Days!

It is that time of year again, make it easier on you and get over your cold quick!!

I got a really bad cold on Sunday my throat hurt so bad I could not even talk. Everyone told me that they had the same thing and it took weeks to get over. Well I was 100% back to normal by Wednesday. Here are the steps and tools I used to heal so quickly.

Now some of these are obvious solutions but I think it is nice to be reminded and that if you actually fallow threw that you can heal quicker!

• Lots and Lots of Sleep and Rest! I slept probably 10-15 hours a day/night. Stay down I know it is hard but it is better to spend a couple days on the couch then weeks of feeling crummy.

• Lots of Liquids which this actually gets a little tricky... I believe that Gatorade and Juices actually can make you worse... Those are just chemicals and sugar that you are putting in your body and added sugar to your blood stream is going to make it harder to let your body rest and sleep.WATER is key
• Lots of Hot Water with Lemon and Decaffeinated Herbal teas! I prefer Acai, Peppermint, and Green Tea. You should be drinking every Ten Minutes

• Lots of Soup! Try and make it as homemade as possible. Now homemade broth has many steps so I prefer Bouillon cubes. It taste better and all you have to do is add it to boiling water. Instead of noodles try and add White beans and Vegetables. 

• Vitamins!!! If you already have vitamin regiments then keep with it! I take a multivitamin, calcium, vitamin C & D. 

• Keep Moisturized! Humidifier helps moisturize and flush all the bad out. If you do not own a humidifier then take a pot fill full of water and let water boil. Then safely place your head over pot into the steam. Another great way to moisturize is to take  Q-tips and put into Mineral Oil then gently use on nose and ears. Sounds funny but it will really help. Warm wash cloth. When lying on the couch take the time to rest a hot wash cloth on your eyes.

• The lasting I do is I actually own an Earthling Sheet www.grounded.com. This mat has done wonders for Seth and me! Better sleep, quicker heal time, and less sore muscles. If you live in warmer weather you can outside and walk on the grass or sit in a lawn chair and place bear feet on grass for 20 minutes. Please only do this if you are in very warm weather!  

So those are the steps that I took and I believe to make you Happy and Healthy and over your cold in 3 Days!!!

Healthy Life= Happy Life 

Peanut Butter & Cacao No bake Cookies

Quick, Easy, No Ovens & Delicious!!!!

What you need: Whisk, Sauce Pan, Measuring Cups, Wood Spoon, & Parchment Paper

Ingredients:

2 Cups Sugar

1/2 Cup Cacao

1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter

1/2 Cups Milk

1 Teaspoon Vanilla 

3 Cups Oatmeal

1/2 Cup Peanut Butter

Directions:

In Sauce pan on medium heat melt butter, then add sugar, Cacao, and Milk. Whisk all together till smooth. Let mixture come to a boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat. With wooden spoon stir in Peanut Butter, Vanilla, and Oats. Mix till well combined. It will be a little thicker. Spoon on to parchment paper. (I like them a little bigger rounds but it is up to you!)  
Let it set for 30 minutes or until solid. Yes, you can put them in the fridge to speed up the proses but be careful if refrigerated too long they will dry out. 
Makes roughly 20 to 24 Cookies.

ENJOY!!!!!

Other Variations: Cacao Powder instead of Cocoa, Nutella, Sunflower Butter, or Cookie Butter instead of Peanut Butter. I have tried all these variations and they are ALL Delicious but Peanut Butter and Cacao are my favorite!

 After all Ingredients have been mixed in sauce pan

When first dropped onto partchment

Cookies Set

They are so good that only a few make it to the cookie Jar!

Healthy Life = Happy Life

Relax Live a Little!

Something That I Can Struggle With....

It is so nice to just let loose and have some fun! To act like a kid and be silly! To enjoy every piece of candy!

A few weeks ago we went to a local in door theme park. We played video games, went bowling, and did a ropes coarse! It was so much fun to just be a kid! At the end of the night we finished it with a Banana Split and it was Delicious! I enjoyed every bit and I do not regret it at all! Perfect night!

Take time out of your life to act like a kid!!! We all need some silly times in our life!!! And when it comes to the ice cream sundae  ENJOY every bite! 

Healthy Life= Happy Life

Cream of Potatoe and Broccoli Soup

It May Sound Watered Down but I Promise it has LOTS of Flavor!

What you need: Pan,  food processor or blender,  measuring cups, spoon

Ingredients:
2 Cups Water with 1Vegetable Bullion Cube
1 Tablespoon Whole Wheat Flour
1 1/2 Cups Milk (of your choice I use 1% Organic)
2 1/2 Cups Chopped Potato
2  1/2 Cups Broccoli

In Pan cook Veggies in boiling water. Strain and remove from pan.

Bring 2 Cups water to a boil add bullion cube stir till dissolved.

Take 1 Cup cooked vegetables and 1 Cup Broth and blend till smooth.

In pan add Milk and flour to remaining broth. Stir well and let boil. Once it has boiled and thickened stir for one minute more. Add in broth vegetable mixture and vegetables. Add Salt and Pepper to taste. Stir all together and serve!

Healthy Life= Happy Life

Then New Stuffed Potatoes

Leave the Sour Cream and Cheese in the Grocery Store! 

What you Need: Sauce pan, spoon, tin foil

Ingredients:
2 Potatoes
3 Tomatoes
1 Cup Sliced Mushrooms
1 Cup Chopped Red Onion
1 Teaspoon Olive Oil

Wrap potatoes in tin foil and place in oven at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Check by pushing fork threw center if soft they are done!

Cut all vegetables. Take sauce pan place olive oil in pan and heat to medium. Place all vegetables in at once. Stir till tender.

Take potatoes and open and mash with fork. Place vegetables on top. Add Salt and Pepper to taste.

Enjoy!!!!

Healthy life= Happy Life

Fitting Out

 In today's society it is so hard to fit in... Skinny, youthful, lean, tight clothes, small wastes, big boobs, and so on... How are we suppose to be all of these things. Then on top of all that be good wife's, amazing mothers, be successful strong woman, oh and eat whatever we want but never gain a pound or have any stretch marks.... This is Crazy!

I say fit out!!! Be unique. Find what you enjoy. Find what clothes make you feel good. Find foods that make you feel well. more than anything surround yourself with people that make you feel great!

I think so many times we get caught into what we are suppose to be we flat out forget who we are. How sad.

We are all made different so let your "different" shine. Now I am not at all saying to go get a million tattoos and piercings and change your name eat only junk food and never leave your house. I am saying that instead of trying to look like a stick thin model on a magazine or eat whatever diet a celebrity says they eat or wear clothes that are only found on the covers of fashion magazine.  Find your own. Find your own size, find your own foods, and find your own clothes.

You are you and they are them.

Not everything works for everyone so the challenge is to find yourself. Find what things feed your sol. Find foods that make you feel energized and happy after eating. Find clothes that make you feel good about yourself.

That is the ultimate satisfaction. When you find yourself and let your amazing unique self shine!!!

Healthy Life= Happy Life

Tilapia with Garlic, Tomatoes, and Mushrooms

So easy, fast, and yummy! 

What you need. Sauce pan, spoon, and spatula

2 Cups Cherry Tomatoes

2 Cups Mushrooms

2 Cloves of fresh garlic

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

2 Tilapia Fillets 

Salt and pepper to taste

Cut tomatoes, mushrooms, and mince garlic. Add Oil to sauce pan then tomatoes, mushrooms, and garlic. Stir until nice and tender (caramelized). Set aside. Put fillets in pan and cook about 2-4 minutes on each side if they are fresh. (I like mine a little golden).

Put fish on plate. Cover with veggies then salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!!!!!