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Spice Up Your Holidays with a Pumpkin Spice Shake Love pumpkin pie, but still want to stick to your goals over the holidays?  Try this Pumpkin Spice Shaklee Life Shake recipe to add some variety to your shake.  It tastes just like pumpkin pie! Pumpkin Spice Makes 1 serving 2 scoops Vanilla  Shaklee Life Energizing Shake 8 oz. nonfat milk (low fat soy milk can also be used) 2 tbsp. canned pumpkin ½ tsp. pumpkin spice Dash vanilla extract Dash cinnamon Ice (as needed) Mix all ingredients together in a blend and mix until frothy. Enjoy! Calories: 276, 24 g protein, 35 g carbohydrates, 3 g fat, 8 g fiber Click link for  Shaklee Life Energizing Shake

We have a car trailer that we use to haul our cars when we race. On a trip home late one night the oil cooler on our tow vehicle blew a line shooting diesel oil all over the side of the truck and all over our white trailer. If you have ever seen diesel oil, then you know just how nasty it is. You can buy a special trailer wash designed to get a white trailer white again since they tend to "grey" over time. That will get the oil off, but unfortunately it will take off some of the paint, too. You can see that the dangerous chemicals remove the paint along with the grime because when you rinse it off, the water turns the color of the paint. Not good for the surface for sure. I was determined to try my beloved Shaklee Get Clean line and low and behold - they worked fabulous! You can see the four panels that I cleaned and the remaining where I hadn't yet. My husband who was so skeptical, couldn't believe it! So the next time life literally "throws...

Automatic Dishwashing Powder -  Warning! Strong eye & skin irritant. Can burn throat. Contains corrosive bleach that can burn mouth and throat. Repeated or prolonged exposure to vapors or dust can cause irritation of the lungs, central nervous system disorders and even death. Most common poisoning among children. Many children have died from eating the little candy looking detergent pods or consuming the powder. Scared yet? I would be. The powder and liquids used in dishwashers account for some of the most common poisonings of children. Picture this:  You’re a mom, tired from working all day. As you are cleaning up from dinner, you have one child asking you for help with homework, your husband is asking where his favorite shirt is, the dog is barking, the clothes washer sounds off balance and your toddler is tugging at your leg while you are loading the dishwasher. Sound like a typical evening in the kitchen for you? You have the ...

Here is a great tip to help ward off the cold and flu viruses this year. Shopping cart handles can be pretty nasty and most of us like to wipe the handles down with a disinfecting wipe.  I often notice the stores will be out of the wipes they provide and I’ve also noticed they don’t do such a good job of cleaning. I put several of the wipes we use in a Ziploc type baggie to throw in my purse. I use these to wipe down the shopping cart handles. I just pull one out of my purse as I walk up to the carts. I like to have disinfecting wipes in my car to clean off the steering wheel, handles, radio knobs, etc. every now and then, too, especially if we just walked out of a store and my kids have touched every toy and item in the store. Don't you just love it when you see your kids handle all the toys in the store, then stick their fingers in their mouths? Ugh! We use Shaklee’s Germ Off Disinfecting Wipes and we use them on everything, phones, doorknobs, hand...

When you have a new baby in the house or your baby is just starting to be mobile, what are some of the things you do to make their home safe? Car seats Baby gates Outlet covers Cabinet locks These are just a few items. There are many safety items for baby out there as you know and as a conscientious parent, you try and make your baby’s environment as safe as you can. And you would never dream of spraying a chemical like a bleach cleaner or air freshener “on” your baby’s skin or around your baby laying on the floor. Yet, what do most of us do when baby goes to bed? We get those same chemicals out and spray them all over the baby’s environment… the high chair tray they eat off of, the floor they crawl on, the air they breathe – it doesn’t make any sense. These chemicals are proven to cause, organ damage, brain damage, allergies, asthma, eczema, behavior problems and more. Again, it makes no sense to use dangerous products that cause more harm than the d...

It is clear from multiple studies that essential fatty acid distribution in obese and overweight persons is different than their lean counterparts. This study was designed to determine whether supplementing with Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA) following weight loss would impact future weight gain. (See below this article for link to full study) The studies discovered that supplementing participants, who were previously obese, with 890 milligrams a day of GLA did have an effect on preventing future weight gain. The authors noted it took nine months for this effect to be noticed, suggesting that it takes a while for GLA to be incorporated into the cells of the body. What is GLA? GLA, or gamma-linolenic acid, is an omega-6 fatty acid that our bodies use to form prostaglandins: potent, hormone-like substances that help the body regulate many normal body functions such as blood thickness, skin and joint health, cholesterol levels, dilation and constriction of blood vessels, ...

When we work hard we dehydrate. Finding the best way to re-hydrate, especially if you are an athlete or an astronaut is extremely important. If we are dehydrated, we can't perform at our best. Even if you are not an athlete, you still need to rehydrate efficiently to keep your energy level up and don't experience things like backaches, headaches, fuzzy thinking, fatigue, etc, which are all symptoms of dehydration. NASA knew it was crucial to find the best rehydration drink for their astronauts during re-entry. One study done,   Vascular Uptake of Rehydration Fluids in Hypohydrated Men atRest and Exercise   (Click link to read full study) addressed this problem. Why was this study done? Astronauts commonly experience dehydration during long flights. It is important to understand the role of rehydration formulas and their ability to prevent dehydration (maintenance of plasma volume). This study was designed to better understand the role of differing concentra...

This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Asthma is one of the more common childhood conditions and effects around eight percent of adults. The prevalence has been increasing since the 1980s. This study was designed to help understand the connection between omega 3 supplementation, inflammatory markers, and asthma symptoms. What did the study find? Supplementing with omega-3 fish oils, in a two to one (omega 3/omega6) ratio reduced inflammatory markers (leukotrienes) and symptoms in most, but not all, asthmatic participants in the study. The news that Asthma may be helped with fish oils, I did not know, so this is encouraging news.  I do know from my own experience and from hearing from countless others that fish oil helps with the inflammation and pain from arthritis and other joint pain and swelling. Message me for more information on fish oil, which is the safe one to take and what to avoid. You can also chec...

Pina Colada Shake - just in time for the weekend! Makes 1 serving 2 scoops Vanilla Shaklee Life Energizing Shake 8 oz. nonfat milk (low-fat soy milk can also be used) 1/2 cup fresh or canned pineapple 1/2 tsp. coconut extract Ice (as needed) Combine all ingredients in blender. Blend until creamy. 297 calories, 24 g protein 41 g carbohydrates, 3 g fat, 7 g fiber Find here: Shaklee's Life Energizing Shakes in Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry & Cafe Latte flavors