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REVIEW: CPR & FIRST AID TRAINING – ARE YOU PREPARED?

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I don’t know if I’m the only one like this, but I often play out the scenario of being the first responder on the scene of an accident.  What would I do?  Would I freak out?  How fast and efficient would I respond?  Working in fitness centers has absolutely conditioned me to pay attention to people and their safety and being a mom has made me be on the verge of paranoid in making sure my kids are safe.   I’m thankful for accessible and quality First Aid/CPR training as a pedestrian, as a fitness instructor/personal trainer and as a parent.  

In Middle Tennessee, we have a fantastic CPR and First Aid training provider 
 
THE MISSION
  “to provide high quality, ‘hands on’ training so you will be prepared to react effectively in the case you are faced with an emergency.”
  • Visit CodeOneCPR.com 
  • Courses are in compliance with the AHA (American Heart Association) guidelines
  • On-site training 
  • Online CPR and First Aid
CLASSES OFFERED 
  • BLS for Healthcare Providers (both initial and renewal) 
  • BLS for Healthcare Providers online & skills check package 
  • Pediatric First Aid and CPR
  • BloodBorne Pathogens (online course here)
  • Child and Babysitting Safety
  • Basic First Aid
  • CPR and AED
  • CPR, AED and First Aid
  • Acute Stroke (online course here)
  • Stroke PreHospital Care (online course here)
CPR and First Aid Training
CodeOne CPR offers discounted group rates for WORKPLACE TRAINING in Middle Tennessee!  Also, hospital and nursing students get 20% off!  click here
 
Click here for class registration/schedule 
Click here for AED (Automated External Defibrillator) info and purchase 
 
Contact karl@CodeOneCPR.com for more information
Click here to follow CodeOneCPR on FACEBOOK
 
My 13 year old daughter and I will be attending the 
Child and Babysitting Safety 
class soon. 
*UPDATE:  The Child & Babysitting Safety class was great!  Read about the experience here.

 I encourage you to get trained and be prepared!

Now go visit  CodeOneCPR.com and make your plans.
BE SAFE FRIENDS!
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TYE4 IN PILATES STYLE MAGAZINE!!!

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OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH! IT’S OUT!  
THE TYE4® STORY IS NOW OUT IN THE PILATES STYLE MAGAZINE!  
Pilates Style Magazine
IT IS SO COOL TO INTRODUCE THIS CREATIVE NEW FITNESS SYSTEM.  
I HONESTLY LOVE IT MORE EVERY TIME I USE IT!
GET YOUR HANDS ON THIS ISSUE FOR DETAILS ON THE TYE4! 
… check out the full story HERE
 Visit tye4fitness.com for Tye4 classes, sports training and consulting.

TheMethod PILATES

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It is such an honor to be on the PhysicalMind Institute website showing Tye4®.  This is the original and leading Pilates Certifying Institution. The latest from the Institution is Standing Pilates, Circular Pilates, Tye4®, HeadFloater™ and 80Bites – a weight loss program that is comparable with the Pilates principles: less is more.
 
Join the mailing list. 
 
Follow TheMethod Pilates on twitter and 
 
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If you are a Pilates instructor, want to become a Pilates instructor, a physical therapist, a dance instructor, gym owner or athletic coach …
 
or if you want to build a strong, lean, balanced body for yourself… get connected.  Check out the training programs that offer the most cutting edge curriculum for the 21st century.  

“If Joseph Pilates were alive today, he would applaud the innovation we have brought to his original exercises.  As he created the original movements as a response to the needs of a population almost a century ago, we at the Institute have developed a coherent, no nonsense program for addressing the needs of the 21st century client.”  TheMethod Pilates

Look for more on Tye4 in the March edition of

GIVEAWAY: 1 GALLON COCONUT OIL

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Tropical Traditions is generously donating 1 gallon of their 
GOLD LABEL VIRGIN COCONUT OIL 
to the winner of this giveaway!!!  

Open to US and Canada. After you enter, take a look at some of the videos and info I’ve added with ideas on how to use your coconut oil.

Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Take a look at this short video review 

https://vimeo.com/79909044

 

Tropical Traditions has many video recipes for you to check out. Check them out on YouTube!
Click HERE on how to use COCONUT OIL. 

Keep in mind that when you cook with coconut oil and it gets on your skin, or you use it in your personal products, it absorbs – like everything does – through your skin into your blood stream… and it’s GOOD FOR YOU!  This is another way we are getting rid of those harmful chemicals in our home.

Since the FDA does not want us to discuss the health benefits of coconut oil on a page where it is being sold or given away, here is the best website to read about the health benefits of coconut oil: http://coconutoil.com

If you order by clicking on any of my links and have never ordered from Tropical Traditions in the past, you will receive a free book on Virgin Coconut Oil, and I will receive a discount coupon for referring you.

BUY Coconut Oil HERE!
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY
& HAVE A HAPPY HEALTHY DAY!

HeadFloater™ WORKSHOP JAN 11 – FREE

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I hope you had a Merry Christmas!  
I enjoyed my family so much 
and now I’m looking forward to see what the new year will bring!
 
This past year I was introduced to 2 new products that are my absolute favorite things:
1. the TYE4® and 2. the HeadFloater™ both invented by
 
I use them both regularly and when I don’t I misses it greatly!
 
If you live in the Nashville area, you have a chance to come experience the HeadFloater on January 11!  I am holding a FREE workshop and if you use a computer, drive a car, spend any time on your phone or iPad, read books, play sports, or have any kind of shoulder or neck tension, 
YOU NEED TO COME!!!
I will do two 30 minute sessions.  One will start at 9 am and the second will start at 9:30.  We will be at 
524 N. University St.
Murfreesboro, Tn
 
The Workshop is FREE
The HeadFloater is $35
email for questions and to buy a HeadFloater
 

 

A GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING FOR HIM

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SO IS EVERYONE FINISHED CHRISTMAS SHOPPING?
 
DON’T LIE.
IT’S OK, IM NOT FINISHED EITHER.
SO, I HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THE “HARD TO BUY FOR GUY”
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB???  IT’S THIS REALLY COOL COMPANY THAT DELIVERS 4 FRESH BLADES TO YOUR DOOR ONCE A MONTH SO YOU CAN TOSS IT AT THE END OF THE WEEK AND ALWAYS HAVE A CLEAN SHAVE!
…………………..LOVE IT……………………
JEREMY, MY HUBBY, IS A MEMBER AND WILL GIVE YOU A BRIEF REVIEW AT THE END OF THIS POST.  BUT FOR NOW, DSC HAS CREATED A HELPFUL TOOL SO YOU CAN  FINISH YOUR SHOPPING.  HOW NICE 🙂  CHECK IT OUT…


GOOD TO KNOW, RIGHT?  SO NOW READ JEREMY’S REVIEW, REALIZE THAT THIS IS THE SOLUTION YOU WERE LOOKING FOR, AND CLICK HERE TO FINISH YOUR SHOPPING.  

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I was hooked on the company after crying laughing watching the Dollar Shave Club commercial on the Glenn Beck program. As much as I’d like to say that I don’t shave because I’m going for the Don Johnson scruffy look, the

reality is that shaving has simply never been a necessary or pleasant experience.  First I have to admit that I’m not that hairy: meaning that I didn’t need to daily shave until I was in my late 20’s.  Second, because I did’t need to shave daily, I didn’t get into a habit of buying blades on a regular basis.  I would use the blades I had, then over use the blades I had and as a result shaving didn’t feel too good.  To top things off my facial hair density is uneven so dull blades will shave the hair on the sides of my face nicely but then pull the hair in the front.  All together very unpleasant.

ENTER THE DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB

With a friendly, easy to navigate website it was insanely easy to set up my delivery.  Now I don’t have to worry about forgetting razors at the store, painful shaves and best of all I feel like a proper man for knowing the joys of a good clean face.  Many thanks to folks over at DSC for their humor and understanding my plight.     –Jeremy

WHAT’S IN MY SWANSON VITAMIN box?

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I got my SwansonVitamins.com order today!!!  
Let’s take a look at my goodies…

First, I was so happy to see that these powered probiotics were BUY 1 GET 1 FREE!!!  They are still running this sale, so go now and order HERE!!!   2 for $9.99…  YOU CAN’T BEAT THAT!  This fall I started adding this to my kids smoothies and juice.  They didn’t even know it was in there, and they were getting 
  • Needed support for the kid’s GI and immune function development 
  • 3 billion viable organisms in each serving
  • No added sugar and flavor free 
 
This is a protein supplement I add to smoothies or just mix with water.  
It taste really good and check this out…
  • It’s a hormone-free high-protein nutrition with Aminogen plant enzymes!
  • It boosts overall health and supports lean muscle development 🙂
I have never had frankincense essential oil and I thought this is the perfect season to try it!  Frankincense has a long history dating back thousands of years and has proven to have antiseptic and inflammatory properties.  It was considered an effective remedy for toothaches to leprosy (history.com)
Frankincense was valued greater than gold during ancient times and only those with great wealth and abundance possessed it. It is mentioned in one of the oldest known medical records, dating from the 16th century BC – an ancient Egyptian list of 877 prescriptions and recipes.  Man that’s a lot. 

“They entered the house and saw the child in the arms of Mary, his mother.  Overcome, they kneeled and worshiped him.  Then they opened their luggage and presented gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.” Matthew 2:11  The Message

Frankincense was used to anoint new born sons of kings and priests… and it was brought as a gift to the new born baby Jesus.  For the purpose of anointing their king and/or a great first aid to stick in her diaper bag, I know Mary was thankful for this gift!

I’m not sure yet how we will use it, but I will apply it to Christmas day somehow.  Any ideas?  Let me know in the comments below! 
And these are the new products we are trying!
I’ll let you know how I like them 🙂
A few other products I bought:
  • Organic Chia Seeds
  • Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Soap
  • Jasmine Absolute essential oil
  • Peppermint essential oil – we love this in our homemade toothpaste recipe HERE
  • Texas Cedarwood essential oil… WHAT???  This is a new one for me… and being from Texas, I’m super pumped about it!!!
  • A Beauty Drink Mix with verisol – For me 🙂
  • Policosanol… heart health – Jeremy’s
  • Alpha Lipoic Acid… antioxidant protection, powerful free-radical fighter – Jeremy’s
  • Aged Black Garlic…the benefits of garlic without the stinky breath!
If you have never shopped at Swansons before, you will get a $5 coupon if you click on the links on this post!  It’s a refer a friend program.. and you are my friends… and I absolutely recommend you shop there!!!  Best Prices 🙂
 
 
In a few weeks I will do a HEALTHY KIDS supplement giveaway here on the blog!  Sign up to receive emails so you don’t miss it. 

REVIEW: COCONUT OIL GIVEAWAY!!!

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Hello Friends!  I’m excited to share this GIVEAWAY with you!!!
Have you heard of Tropical Traditions?  Well if not, let me invite you to make friends with this fabulous company! They so generously sent me a quart jar of their Gold Label Coconut Oil to review and they are sharing a quart jar with the WINNER of this GIVEAWAY!  
 
So take a look at this short video review and then ENTER to win your own jar!  

Tropical Traditions has many video recipes for you to check out.  Check them out on YouTube.  Click HERE on how to use COCONUT OIL. 

Keep in mind that when you cook with coconut oil and it gets on your skin, or you use it in your personal products, it absorbs – like everything does – through your skin into your blood stream… and it’s GOOD FOR YOU!  This is another way we are getting rid of those harmful chemicals in our home.

Since the FDA does not want us to discuss the health benefits of coconut oil on a page where it is being sold or given away, here is the best website to read about the health benefits of coconut oil: http://coconutoil.com

If you order by clicking on any of my links and have never ordered from Tropical Traditions in the past, you will receive a free book on Virgin Coconut Oil, and I will receive a discount coupon for referring you. 🙂

 Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

BUY Coconut Oil HERE!

 

GUEST PRESENTATION AT SCHOOL – DIY FUN!!!

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My daughter, Taylor, attends a super cool school called Cedar Hall.  It’s a school on a farm!  The classical learning style helps develop a love of reading, learning and exploring.  
The hands-on “farm” learning teaches the students about life and gives application to what they are learning.  
WE LOVE IT!
 
I was honored last week when I was invited to do a demo and show the kids how easy it is to make chemical-free common household (and school) products. 
 
 IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
The entire Middle School.
 
As you can see, I pulled out my stash of goodies from my “chemistry lab” and handed out a sheet with the recipes for them to follow.
Are YOU curious as to what we made???
Well, I thought I’d be a nice blogger and share with you 🙂

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We made hand soap and all-purpose spray for both the girls and the boys bathrooms.  Each decided on the essential oil “flavor” they wanted.
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TOOTHPASTE
We all made a batch to take home and try out. 
* 1 part Baking Soda
* 1 part Coconut Oil
* 5-10 drops of essential oil:
peppermint  spearmint  eucalyptus  grapefruit
lemon  lime  cinnamon  rosemary  orange
* And everyone gets their own toothpaste container! 
 
NO DOUBLE DIPPING IN MY TOOTHPASTE!!! 
The spearmint was the most popular, followed by peppermint and orange.  A few tried cinnamon and we decided it “tasted” like those Christmas cinnamon brooms… 
so not for me.
I did warn the kids that this tasts/feels salty because of the baking soda.  Add more coconut oil if you want and you can add a little stevia or sugar to sweeten it… but that seems weird to me because we are trying to remove sugars from our teeth, but some recipes add it.  
Check out how easy this is on my DIY Toothpaste video.


 Right now Tropical Traditions has their Coconut Oil on Sale!
This is no doubt the best quality you can get and I absolutely LOVE this awesome company.  
Click HERE to take a look and buy.

STUFF TO KNOW ABOUT ESSENTIAL OILS
* Citrus oils pul toxins out of plastics and should only be used with glass.
* Essential oils should not be used undiluted on the skin.  Some can be used with “carrier oils, waxes,     butters, alcohols, or other diluting measures
* Do not take essential oils internally – especially wintergreen and eucalyptus
* If you’re allergic to a food, you will be allergic to that oil.
* Most essential oils are high in antibacterial, anti fungal and antiviral properties… good for cleaning!
* If you use product on a child under 5 yrs, use half the amount of essential oils
* Always test a small area of your skin first to make sure it isn’t  going to irritate your skin
Click HERE for other DIY Products I make!
I buy all of my DIY products from 
They have an impressive amount of high quality brands to choose from, with such a LOW price!  Shopping HEALTHY, NATURAL, and ORGANIC doesn’t have to be expensive!  
Check them out HERE and order a few Essential Oils to start your own Homemade Collection!
And if you’ve never shopped with Swansons before you will get a $5 coupon as a THANK YOU for choosing them!
Here are some of the wonderful products that came to my door last week from SwansonVitamins.com
Tis the season!
LOVE THIS!
Frankincense & Myrrh!
My absolute favorite Natural Deodorant!
Finally something that works!
Makes the winter season a little less cold (along with my UGGs!)
Go shop and I’d love to know what you pick up!
Goodbye for now,