Monday, June 28, 2010

Pizza Popcorn

The girls just built themselves little hideouts in the family room to view their movie…which means one thing to mom….POPCORN! So out came the Kettle popcorn popper (which is used so much it almost never gets put away anyway) and the coconut oil and the popcorn. Now, plain ol’ popcorn isn’t usually found around here. We do a variety of flavors and wanted to share a few with you! Cheesy Popcorn: Add our NON fortified NON active nutritional yeast to your oil or butter with some sea salt as a topping….YUM! Italian Herb: Add oregano, basil, and parsley to your oil or butter topping…YUM! Pizza Popcorn: Sprinkle olive oil on the popcorn and add some of our perfect nutritional yeast and our HOME MADE PIZZA TOPPING! We are changing the name to Pizzazz Topping…because you can use this incredible topping on pizzas, potatoes, popcorn, salads, you name it~! SALT FREE and DELICIOUS! Off to take the girls some cheesy popcorn.......if I don’t eat it all first……..

Vibrant Child Tasting SAFARI July 8th!

Register now for an incredible tasting adventure! July 8th we will hold a tasting safari at ZuZu’s Café in Allenton WI. All children will receive a Passport to Health and be able to venture through the taste bud extravaganza! Each participant will be able to try over 80 raw living foods and mark on their passports the things they enjoy. For every 20 items your child samples, their name will be entered in a raffle for AWESOME prizes! For more information please visit http://www.vibrantlifehealthexpo.com/vibrantchild.html

We are THRILLED to offer this to our friends and family. We are looking to host the Tasting Adventures throughout the SE WI area this fall, and then our HUGE safari to be held at the State Fair Park during our Expo October 22-23rd.

JULY 8th is NEXT week. Safari space is limited, so pass this information on to your friends and their families. We have three safaris to join. Please register for one of the following: 5:30, 6:00 or 6:30 pm. We have a short EXCITING presentation given at approximately 7 pm. The winners of the raffle will be announced at that time as well.

This is an adventure you DON’T want to miss! Until we get all of our sponsors lined up, we will need to charge a small fee of $3.00 for children and $5.00 for each adult who wishes to try the samples. Thank you! (if we are able to get sponsors prior to the tasting, this price may be lower……we do have donations that can be used to help subsidize if you are unable to pay for your children….just let us know!)

Vibrant Child Opportunities

We have an INCREDIBLE group of people working with our Vibrant Child Program. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our July 8th adventure, or any of the other adventures that are being scheduled, please contact Trina at vibrantchild@vibrantlifehealthexpo.com . We are looking for people to cut and dice food products, act as safari guides, and be tour overseers. We NEED YOU! This is an incredible way to help children and encourage them to try living healthy foods…and have a blast!

If you have something you would like to donate as a prize for the raffle, please email Trina at vibrantchild@vibrantlifehealthexpo.com This can be a new item pertaining to physical activity or health (ie dance class, balls, glove, trail mix supplies, health basket, etc) or even a gently used I-Pod or something kids could use for entertainment while jogging or working out. These prizes will be given to children ages 2-17. We appreciate ALL donations, so please call or drop in with your donation prior to July 6th. We will be doing a full prize pledge drive when we are doing Tasting Adventures in each school district, so we are looking for friends and family to make donations for the children of this first safari! THANKS!!

Nail Fungus


Yes, I am actually going to touch here on one of the most common ailments we hear! If you are suffering from nail fungus, historically Black Walnut Tincture has been a true blue winner. We just happen to have Dr. Christopher’s Black Walnut Tincture at our store, so if you are interested come on in! Taken orally and applied topically….historically speaking.

Produce Sale!

Natures Garden is going to have ALL PRODUCE 10% off for the next week! This includes the most incredible fresh organic cherries, organic apricots, organic plums and nectarines, Organic Grapes-strawberries-melons-and all those incredible organic vegetables as well! YUM! ALL produce is organic and ALL produce is on SALE!

And it gets better………

For every $100 you spend at Natures Garden between June 28th and July 17th you will be entered to win a $75.00 coupon for any of our Livin Cuisine or Natures Garden Products! That includes our granolas, raw bread, raw crackers, salmon patties, veggie burgers, pizzas, breads, black out burgers, lasagnas, pancake mixes, hot cocoa mixes, and whatever else I am forgetting! YUM!!!!! Come on in and start saving those receipts today!

Recycle-Reuse

Please bring in your empty Livin Greens containers or Sauerkraut jars if you’d like!

Kraut! Yummy Healthy Sauerkrauts!

Every batch of our kraut tastes different. This is because our cabbage each week is different. We just received a more local cabbage and found it very moist, as compared to the last few 100 pounds. We are anxious for our local cabbage to come in as well! (Chuck….that’s you!) Because of this variety of cabbages, our krauts will have a variety of flavors. I found the plain kraut one this week to be very buttery…YUM! We have hundreds of pounds in cycle as I write. We are using local fresh organic dill in our dilly krauts as long as we can. On this note: If you ever receive a jar of kraut you don’t like…let us know! Of all of the batches we have made, there was one batch we simply did not like and decided to pull……however three were bought before we pulled them! Up until then, we loved every one of them….but we need and enjoy your input! So far we have had nothing but great remarks…..and perhaps we are too fussy…but those three jars are out there somewhere… We never want you to spend money on something you don’t enjoy! Historically, raw fermented sauerkrauts have been used to help with digestive concerns, cleanse the lower bowel, and aid in building up a kingdom of Probiotics in the intestinal track! Heck, we eat it because it tastes great!

FULL BODY HERBAL CLEANSE

Next week, July 5-9th the full body cleanse will be on sale for only $119.00! This is an incredible price. If you have been interested in doing this particular cleanse, this is the best time to start. It cleanses the Blood Stream, Kidneys, Gall Bladder, Liver and Lower Bowel. I have done this cleanse as well and LOVED it! Others in our family and who work with us on our team have enjoyed the benefits of a cleaner internal system. Again, this sale begins July 5th! Historically, this cleanse has helped numerous thousands of people, and we were just a few!

Gall Bladder


While we are chatting about that gall bladder of yours……simply put, that precious little sack is VITAL to your health. It stores bile and whenever you eat it squeezes that bile out so it can help digest and break down foods. It can become like stony island if we consume excessive meats and dairy, or that deep fried fatty food that needs extra break down time…or drink non distilled water. Those stones need to get to the elimination track…….and when they get too big they get stuck in the gall bladder! Thus when you eat something that needs extra bile….you end up in pain! There are stones blocking the way of the bile! OUCH! I will not write at this time an in depth look into that organ, but would like to present some historical evidence: In Germany, it has been protocol to use liquid lecithin to help break down gall bladder stones. Heck, they even used this in hospitals! So why does this $6.00 wonder get over looked? Well, probably because it is $6.00…….. Historically apple cider vinegar every day helps with….everything from dissolving gall bladder stones to alkalizing the body and for better skin! I personally take apple cider every day in my salad dressings or in a glass of water.

Now historically, the need for an easier elimination channel is important while removing stones, so using Lower Bowel from Dr. Christopher is historically the thing to do! Liquid lecithin, apple cider vinegar and LB for a grand total of under $25.00.

Don’t you love history! Live and learn…….

BOOK HAVEN

We have many new books to enlighten you, and more on the way! Pick up The Choice is Clear (All about DISTILLED water, can read the entire thing in an hour…or standing in our store!!) An Herbal legacy of Courage (about Dr. Christopher’s incredible life and gifts to mankind) Dr. Mom’s Healthy Living (Karen’s new favorite book about a mother of 13, master herbalist, microscopist, midwife and lecturer! This woman is incredible and I can’t put it down…) Curing the Incurables (JUST what it says! Written by Mr. Cure all himself – Dr. Christopher) and Transfiguration Diet. WHEW! Time to read! More on their way!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Farmers Market, Vibrant Child

Vibrant Child!

We are holding a meeting this Thursday from 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm to discuss details about our Vibrant Child tasting programs. ANYONE interested in becoming involved in this program, please come or let us know you are interested. We are anxious to begin sponsorship drives and setting up these safari adventures for children around the state. We will have paid positions, and volunteer positions. We need: People to write grant proposals, people to set up and organize the events at area locations, people to find area sponsors for the raffles and to become sponsors of the program in each city, and people to organize and run the volunteers.

THIS will be an incredible way for children to learn what they like, as well as parents. Many people simply have not tasted many fruits, vegetables, raw chips and raw crackers (raw = living dehydrated foods….not raw dough) hummus or sunflower spreads. We will have everything from almond milk shakes to star fruit. YUM!

Tasting Adventure July 8th

Come enjoy a Vibrant Life Tasting Adventure! Open to all children ages 2 and older. Tasting will open at 6 pm with a child’s presentation at 7:15 pm. We are SOOO excited! Grab your passport to health and find out what foods YOU and YOUR child enjoy!

RAW POT LUCK AND MOVIE NIGHT

This Thursday join us for a RAW pot luck and watch the movie Food Matters! We will hold this meeting in the café, the church or our home depending on the size of crowd! We are anxious to see many of you from our Vitalize Your Life program….we have missed our weekly meetings so I hope you can come! Dinner 6:00 Movie 7:00!

Farmers Market!

This past Saturday we joined the ranks of local producers at the West Bend Farmers Market! It was FUN! We sought brave souls who would try the sunflower spreads and our fresh sauerkrauts….many to whom responded with ...”wow!” Do you know how hard it was to convince people they would enjoy our sauerkrauts even if they did not like the canned store stuff!? And we learned NOT to call our spreads hummus. NO ONE wanted to try sunflower hummus so we now call them raw sunflower spreads!

We are looking for someone to work our Saturday West Bend Farmers Market. If interested please let us know! Hours are 6:30 – 11:30 each Saturday……getting paid for this kind of fun is just the way to do it!

Trust

In the past few weeks we have had an increase of shoppers express their concern and mistrust of “health” professionals. We wanted to let you know that in our line of work, we only have your healthy body in mind. We are not selling any multi level marketing products (not that all are bad by the way…), we would never prescribe a toxic pharmaceutical, and we are not selling you a $600 cleansing protocol. We sell food! We offer our opinions when asked, and we know it is up to you to sort through all of the information you receive and do what feels best for you. We live here. You know where we live, breath, work and play. We never would suggest or offer a protocol that we ourselves would or have not tried. We would never recommend toxic medications for you, cleansing that was hard on your system, or cancer therapies that compromise your body’s ability to progress. We only offer our opinions on how to have the body take over. Herbs and foods hold the capacity to bring a sick body into full swing. Food and herbs ARE the perfect cleanse. The correct herbs and foods restore a body to a perfect pH. Herbs and food have brought wellness to anyone in our family who has been sick in any way. Can you trust us? Well, so far so good. We have had countless positive testimonials. We could never lie, or mislead you. Our only intent is to help others find that through food, they too can enjoy wonderful, life promoting and vibrant health. We practice what we preach!

Cleaning Help

We lost our cleaning lady…she started a dog grooming business in Milwaukee! We are looking for someone to help clean the buildings once a week. Interested? 629-4300

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

NYC:

It was a blast seeing our family! We hope you all had a great Memorial Weekend. We spent it in NYC with troops from all our armed service branches. We have encouraged the kids to say “thank you” to all service men they see. Well I sure got a run for my money as we were in NY during Miliary week! THEY WERE EVERYWHERE and I said thank you so many times I cannot count!

Seeds and Plants:
2010 Organic heirloom seeds are now only $1.39 SEEDS! Seeds of every kind! THIS PRICE IS A STEAL GET THEM WHILE THEY ARE HOT and plant that garden! PLANTS NOW ONLY $1.50! We are happy you have planted your garden thus far, but if there are any other plants you need PLEASE stop in. We don't want the ones left to go to waste! They are screaming to be planted. Poor little things! Grad your herbs, they make beautiful perennials, and can be harvested over and over throughout the summertime.

NEW HUMMUS SPREADS:
YUMMMMY! You might have had the chance to purchase different flavored cooked hummus’s from different stores but now Nature's Garden is EXCITED to announce our NEW RAW FLAVORS: RAW Sun Dried Tomato (Sprouted) Hummus & a RAW Kalamata Spread (a sprouted hummus). We also have our other hummus’s and Livin Cuisine specialties in stock: OG Black Bean Hummus, RAW Sprouted Hummus, RAW Sprouted Curry Hummus, RAW Cashew Mayonnaise (a HUGE HIT), as well as RAW PIZZA SAUCE! These hummuses are great tasting, and the BEST treat for you! But don't take my word for it, try them yourself!

SAUERKRUAT:
NEW FLAVORS: RAW VEGGIE KRAUT, RAW BEET VEGGIE KRAUT. Also we have RAW Dilly Kraut, RAW Red Kraut, RAW Sassy Kraut (watch out for this one….sassy and all) and an experimental Raw Onion Dill Kraut all made by Livin Cuisine. Lilly (our 6yr old) begs for sauerkraut every day! EVEN for breakfast! Wow! This stuff is powerful! NEW Lower pricing as well….now that we are making 75 pounds at a time we can offer this! Quart $10.95 and pints are $5.95. This is what we enjoy for healthy living probiotics, and it aids great for any digestion. Plus they taste GREAT.

VIBRANT CHILD!
The first step in our Children’s Educational program has begun! We are organizing Vibrant Life! as a nonprofit 501©(3). Part of what we are offering will be our expos, retreats and our Vibrant Child! Program. Following is a hint of what the Vibrant Child! Program will offer children throughout Wisconsin:
Join us for a WILD Food Safari! Taste what makes the gorilla stronger than superman, the hippo able to crush granite with its jaws, a gazelle jump higher than a basketball hoop, and a charging bull as powerful as a freight train! It’s FOOD! RAW, POWER PACKED FOOD!

Take a trip though the wild side of your taste buds. Come find out what foods you like at our Food Safari! Try sample bites of over 80 crunchy, squishy, juicy, slurpy, salty, nutty, and rich foods! Get your passport stamped with every bite you take. Each 20 stamps makes you eligible for GREAT prizes! Find out what makes your taste buds roar on this adventure to ultimate strength and health. Each adventurer takes home a complete list of likes and dislikes so the leader of the pack (aka – the parents) knows what they like!

Vibrant Child is an educational program encouraging children to eat power packed, nutrient dense foods. The Energy Expedition given at the Tasting Adventure is an energetic and fast paced look at how the body works. This presentation keeps kids and adults on the edge of their seats and roaring with laughter! The world of raw living foods is FULL of exciting facts that inspire everyone to eat more raw foods.
Vibrant Child Tasting Adventures are held at public and private schools, at all of the Vibrant Life Healthy Living Expos, and at Nature’s Garden Health Center. If you are interested in sponsoring or hosting a Tasting Adventure at your location, please contact us at vibrantchild@vibrantlifehealthexpo.com

Well folks what do you think!? If you are as excited as we are, and would like to volunteer at any of the Tasting Adventures, please let us know. We are also looking for board members, so if you would like to join us on the inside level, please contact us!

NEW PRODUCTS FROM "Auromatherapy by Pat."
Gardener's Hand Scrub, Relax and Enjoy The Day Body Oil, Lavender Coconut Body Oil, Relax and Enjoy The Day Body & Room Spray, Citrus Delight Body and Room Spray, Just Lavender Body & Room Spray, Creamy Body Sun Oil, Tick Repellant, and Grapefruit & Sugar Body Scrub. Also don't forget about her famous Vanilla and Raspberry Lotions, Geranium Hand Sanitizer, Sunburn Relief Spray, and Healing Sunburn Spray! But that's not all! There are many scents of liquid soaps, and foam soaps, but I've got to start writing about a different subject....I want to buy it all! (hmm,,, I just did!)

PLEASE SHOP AT OUR STORE

We are sending a huge down payment for the State Fair Park Grounds and need another few thousand dollars. If you have it in your plans to shop, great! If you were putting off that dehydrator or distiller, please consider placing an order soon! You are the reason we do all we do. We love helping others, and are anxious for this next Expo. The payment will be made with or without you shopping; we just thought we would throw it out there to see if an additional shopping boost could come our way these next few days. THANK YOU!!

Living with Energy Class
Next Tuesday, June 15th is our next Living with Energy Class. This class is exciting, and gives an overview of the body, explains proteins, carbohydrates, and the great digestive tract. Please bring your friends that are interested in health, or those family members that may just need some extra motivation. The class starts at 6:30 PM and is $5.00. ALL HIGH SCHOOL students are free. Come one come all!