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Top 10 Summer Essentials

Happy first day of summer! I can’t believe that summer is already here! I feel like I have been waiting for it for so long that I thought it would never come! In preparation for summer I started thinking about some of my favorite things for summer! I have so many that I thought I would break it down into categories! Today I will be sharing my top 10 Essential Summer Shaklee Items! I have a few other post in the making right now to that are some of my must haves while beating the heat while pregnant during the summer and a few of my favorite summer activities!

When I first came up with this idea for a blog post idea, I knew that I would have a hard time coming up with my top 10 summer essentials. Not because I didn’t have 10 of my favorite things to share but I had a hard time narrowing it down to only 10 things! There are so many great things that come in handy during the summer months that I want to share them all!

No matter where you live, our bodies can really take a beating from summer! We need to make sure that we do everything we can to take care of ourselves.  With the sun on our skin, to the chlorine in our hair we need to have the best products around to get us through these hot summer months!

So today I will go over my top 10 essential Shaklee products for summer and share with you some of the reasons I love these products!

Top 10 Summer Essentials Shaklee

Here is my list of my favorite products including a link to where you can get them for yourself! I didn’t necessarily put these in order from my favorite products down because they are all my favorite! But they are in order from right to left and top of bottom from the picture below!   Top 10 Shaklee Summer Essentials life shake

  1. SPF 30 Sun Screen Whether you are young or old our skin needs to be protected from the sun! As you can see, this little sweetpea isn’t going to get burnt by the sun this year or any year after this!  Shaklee sun screen with Magdalena
  2. Performance There are so many days that we feel like we get beat by the heat. Having a all natural hydrating drink is perfect on those extremely hot days to make sure we stay hydrated! I sometimes even freeze them into performance pops for Magdalena (I might sneak  one here and there as well, they are too good to pass up)!
  3. Performance pop Life Shake I have a smoothie almost every single morning and I don’t know what I would do without them. It is the best and most refreshing way to start my day!
  4. Peaches and Cream Smoothie Energizing Tea I honestly drink this energizing tea every single day, sometimes twice a day (on those days you really need it lol) this is my favotire Pomegranate Lemonade Recipe The-esiest-pomegrante-lemonade-that-is-naturally-sweetened-with-stevia_tea
  5. Purifying Shampoo and detangeler is crushal to keeping your hair healthy during the summer months! Especially if you like to spend time in the pool to keep cool!  Prosante Shampoo and Conditioner
  6. Shea Butter Cream With as much sun exposure as we get it is so important to make sure that we keep our skin moisturized and this is my favorite lotion ever!  Enfuselle Spa
  7. Enfuselle Lip Balm just like our skin we need to keep our lips soft smooth and silky too!  Soft-Smooth-Silky-Lips-at-BeautyBlondie.com_2
  8. Enfuselle A.M. Time Repair Cream If you aren’t going to use sunscrean everyday it is important that you at least use some on your face! This time repair cream has SPF 15 in it. The perfect amount to keep your skin feeling great and prevent any buring.  Brandon's before and after
  9. Snack Bars There are so many times I am out and about in the middle of the day and in need of a quick bite. This snack bar is just the right about of protein to keep you full until you get home to eat! We also have some amazing Meal Bars as well!
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  10. Get Clean Water Pitcher Staying hydrated is probably the most important thing and wrote a whole post on the importance of drinking water here The-importance-of-drinking-water-1024x1024

There you have it, those are my top 10 summer must haves! The most important thing about the summer is that you enjoy it! These are just a few of the things that help me enjoy my summer to the fullest! I would love to know what some of your summer must haves are?

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10 Green and Healthy St Patrick’s Day Snacks

The one thing I love about St Patrick’s Day is that it is an entire day were we can eat natural greens all day long! I have here for you 10 different healthy snack options that you and your kids will love! Who knew that eating greens could be so much fun!

10 Green and Healthy St. Patrick Day Snacks

The Perfect Cucumber Sandwich 

Cucumber sandwiches

Fruit Skewers

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Broccoli Tots

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Spotted Leprechaun

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Green Juice Popsicle

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Green Tea Chia Pudding

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Green Machine

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The Green Monster

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Green Juice

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And since you ate well all day long you can treat yourself to a Green River Float

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I hope you all have a great St. Patrick’s Day!

Elisabeth Johnson

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5-Day Life Reset {FREE Workshop}

Hey everyone, I am so excited to share this with all of you today! My good friend Sarah Solomon (From Pampered Daughter Thrifty Wife) is have me as a co-host for a LIVE Facebook event that we are doing tomorrow! This event is about something that is very special to me.  I know that some of you have been following me for years, I also know that some of you just started following me and you might not know my whole weight loss story!

I find it a true passion of my  to share my story with others in hopes that it might help someone else someday! So… to be asked to be a co-host for the 5 day Reset is truly an honor to me and I couldn’t be happy to help changes lives!!

Ok, I know what you are thinking. What does this have to do with me? Well I am happy to say that Sarah and I are opening up this workshop to anyone who wants to learn more, for FREE!! That’s right, I said FREE!

This isn’t something we do often but I want you all to be able to take advantage of all this event has to offer.

THE 5-DAY LIFE RESET with ELISABETH JOHNSON + SARAH SOLOMON
RESET/DETOX/CLEANSE:
5 DAYS TO A HEALTHIER YOU
+ FREE DOWNLOAD: SMOOTHIES RECIPE BOOK OF YOUR CHOICE
Fall or Winter Edition
Make sure that you get on our guest list today by reserving your spot! We are trying to keep this event more intimate so that the people joining can really have our full attention. The Workshop is tomorrow so make sure you sign up today!

Thanks again for following along, I will see you tomorrow!

Elisabeth Johnson
Hairstylist by Trade
Health and Wellness Coach for LIFE! 

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What supplements do you need to take during pregnancy? {Shaklee & pregnancy}

One of the most frequently asked questions that I get from women is what supplements to take while pregnant and what did I take? Even though this is my first time being pregnant I have several family members that have been pregnant multiple times: My mom has been pregnant 12 time, my sister 4 times and my sister-in-law 5 times. Through watching them and having my own, I have learned a lot about which supplements to take while pregnant.

For starters, I hope women know  and understand that every women needs to and should supplement while pregnant. Women carry something so small and precious, they are caring for another human life been inside of them and they need extra nutrients.

Everyone in my family has chosen Shaklee supplements for all of our pregnancies for the past 16 years and swear by them. 

Shaklee’s been around for almost 60 years and is the number one natural nutrition company in the USA. Shaklee takes pride in the fact that all of their products are guaranteed to ALWAYS WORK that they are ALWAYS SAFE and ALWAYS GREEN. Shaklee makes sure that it lives in harmony with nature using only the best and safest ingredients that can be found.  You can read more about the Shaklee difference here.

The Shaklee Difference

I know that I am not a doctor although Shaklee has lots of doctors on staff and this is what they recommend for pregnancy.As soon as I told my Doctor that I was taking Shaklee’s supplements he immediately said; Shaklee, that is excellent!

 (Because the nutritional needs during pregnancy and lactation are unique to this stage of a women’s life, we strongly urge all women who are pregnant or nursing to discuss the use of dietary supplements with their obstetrician) 

However, along with our general recommendation to eat a healthy, well balanced diet to ensure pregnant and nursing women are meeting their nutritional needs, we also recommend a combination of Shaklee supplements that can be used as alternatives to a standard prenatal vitamin once discussed with the Obstetrician.

Materinty Pictures what vitamins should I take while pregnant

An excellent “Shaklee alternative” would be:

2 tablets of Vita-Lea with Iron

2 tablets of B complex for the basic prenatal nutrients, in particular folic acid to help prevent neural tube defects

For women who do not drink milk or eat the recommended number of servings of dairy foods the addition of:

2-4 tablets of OsteoMatrix can help meet needs for calcium,vitamin D and other bone health nutrients

To provide a safe and beneficial amount of omega three fatty acids (ie. DHA):

3 softgel capsules of OmegaGuard per day are recommended to support fetal brain development

It is not uncommon for some pregnant women to need additional:

1 tablet of Iron plus C can be added providing an additional 18 mg of Iron and 60 mg of Vitamin C

And lastly:

Shaklee 180 meal smoothie prepared as directed, and used as part of healthy breakfast or midday snack provides a mother and her growing fetus with an additional 270 calories, 24 grams of high quality protein and 6 grams of fiber.

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Although Vitalizer is a comprehensive nutritional foundation for virtually all adults, there are some components that might not generally be considered essential in a standard prenatal nutrition program. In addition, certain nutrients such as folic acid were not included at levels intended to support a pregnant mother and her growing baby. The use of Vitalizer during pregnancy should be discussed with the Obstetrician, who may wish to suggest an addition 1-2 B Complex and Osteomatrix as stated above if approved for you.

 

Shaklee Vitalizer

Elisabeth’s Recommends:

I recommend everything that Shaklee recommends with a few additional lifestyle products.

Shaklee 180 Energy Tea for ever more energy.  I didn’t take this in my first 2 trimesters, but I really needed extra energy in my 3rd. (Plus we are refinishing our house, which means we are constantly trying to keep up with the dust and dirt in the house! I asked my doctor and he said it was fine. No more than 1-2 teas a day.

Get Clean Non-Toxic Cleaners and Natural Laundry Proudcts because you should NOT be cleaning with toxic cleaners.  If you haven’t switched to natural cleaners now, you should ASAP.  If not for you, for your baby.  This kit has everything you need to start cleaning your way to a healthier home.

Enfuselle Skin Care and Natural Hair Care because you should remove all toxins from your home including and especially your what goes on your skin.  Did you know that anything you put on your skin gets absorbed into your body within 90 seconds…which is where your baby is?  Sick.  Not for me.

Natural Daily Care like toothpaste, deodorant, lotions, etc. because I believe you should take out all toxins.

Stay tuned for my posts about postpartum care and breastfeeding nutrition. Taking care of your baby is the most important thing you can do! Here is a picture of my little Magdalena Rose!

Go here to shop Shaklee now

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Congrats on your pregnancy!  I wish you a happy & healthy pregnancy, birth, and baby!

Enjoy this time.  Thank you for letting me help you build the healthiest baby.

Your baby will be here soon…

Elisabeth 🙂

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