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MASTIHASHOP, NYC REVIEW & GIVEAWAY!

While I was in New York City in December for the Pilates Style Magazine photo shoot,  I passed by this adorable shop I just had to check out called MastihaShop.  I was so excited to meet the owner, Artemis Kohas.  We chatted a while and she told me about the amazing Chios Mastiha…. “Mastiha is the natural and rare tree resin of the pistachio lentiscus var Chia tree.  Scientific research has shown that this resin has anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory qualities.  It has been documented from antiquity for its health benefits, its use as the first natural chewing gum and as a cooking spice.  Today, it is still chewed as well as used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and in the culinary world.  Chios Mastiha contributes to a healthy gastrointestinal system and has beneficial effects for both oral hygiene and skin care.”  So cool!  I love this.
 
MastihaShop highlights and promotes the Mediterranean lifestyle of health, well-being and natural products stemming back centuries.  Read more of their story and incredible vision for the shop here. 
 
MastihaShop carries all kinds of products,
most of which contain Mastiha and lots of quality greek products!
TOOTHPASTE & MOUTHWASH
CHEWING GUM & MINTS
JAMS & MARMALADES 
SAUCES & SEASONINGS
SPREADS & MUSTARD
OIL & VINEGAR
SKIN THERAPY
BATH & BODY
CHOCOLATE 🙂
BEVERAGES 
… and much more!  
 
GREAT PLACE 
TO GET COOL, UNIQUE, HEALTHY, LOVEY GIFTS!!!
GET CONNECTED and help SPREAD THE WORD!
CHECK OUT the WEBSITE!
FOLLOW on FACEBOOK

…………………….GIVEAWAY TIME…………………..

The winner of this sweepstakes will receive
Pasteli Bars – Mastiha nougat w/ almond center
Mastiha essential oils carved soap
Mastiha chewing gum

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GIVEAWAY: 1 GALLON COCONUT OIL

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.

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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!

WHAT’S IN MY SWANSON VITAMIN box?

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!!!

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.

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BUY Coconut Oil HERE!

 

DIAMOND CANDLE GIVEAWAY WINNER is…

CONGRATULATIONS 
Glenda Sorrells!!!!
 
YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE 
DIAMOND CANDLE GIVEAWAY!!!
 
Once you burn your new candle down enough to get your ring, I hope you will share it with us!
 
And anyone else who will now be ordering a candle!!!  They have wonderful fall scents that you will want!
Check out all the candles HERE.
Don’t forget: this is a sweet, easy gift to give for the Christmas Season around the corner!
 
If you missed my Diamond Candle Review, come check it out HERE.
 
Have a great Fall day!
 

REVIEW: DIAMOND CANDLE GIVEAWAY

I love a good candle.  Who doesn’t?  And I love nice rings… surprised? 
 So if you’re like me, listen to this: 
This cool company, Diamond Candles, has a huge variety of eco-frindly soy scented candles to choose from AND guess what???  They hide a RING down inside the candle!  The rings range from $10 to $5,000!!!  It’s like a Cracker Jacks box for the Ladies, but with Cracker Jacks, no one ever hopes to pull out a $5,000 temporary tattoo!

So Diamond Candles gave me a candle of my choice to try out and share my thoughts with you guys!  Yay!  Being that it is the end of summer, I chose the SUNWASHED scent.  It leaves a nice, fresh smell in the room.  

Here’s my kiddo enjoying the candle while she works on homework.
(I think she’s going to try and still my ring!!!)  
Usually I get sad as a good candle burns down and disappears… but I have to admit, I was really looking forward to making some progress on this one!  

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1.  These candles are 100% soy.  They are eco-friendly and natural! WooooHooooo
2.  The fresh scent filled the room even before lighting it.
3.  They release a non-toxic scent.
4.  We have all- including my 7 year old son- been anxiously awaiting the ring reveal!  
 
So sit back and enjoy the next 1minute and 22 seconds of your life as you watch my exciting ring reveal…
 
This was a lot of fun, but there is one thing I’d change… I’m not sure why I didn’t burn the candle and then use tweezers to get the ring out of the liquid wax.  Then I wouldn’t have a large crater in my candle :/  
Well I guess I just couldn’t wait any longer!
 
 I do think this makes a great gift!  
Santa should add this to his list this year. 
And if you’re a Dude, make a note:  She wants one! 
So now the fun part!  
Enter to win your own Diamond Candle!!!
Follow 
to see other ring reveals!  
It’s fun stuff.
 
Visit their website to check out all their scents
 
P.S.  Give me a shout in the comments if you ever spot my ring in other photos!!!

GUEST POST: DIY SALVE AND GIVEAWAY!

A few years back, a friend of mine gave me a cute little tin can of stuff called Eden Salve from the BULK HERB STORE.  At the time I didn’t know what salve was, but it smelled nice and easily fit in my purse.  My friend told me I could use it for bug bites, rashes, stings, burns,… ya know, all those fun things that happen to our kids!  It didn’t take long for me to realize that this stuff REALLY WORKS and is now my NEW FAVORITE THING!  It’s my “ONE PRODUCT I would take if I were stuck on a desert island.”  No one has ever asked me to answer this question, but if you did, Eden Salve would most definitely be my answer!  Well, the Eden Salve drew me to THE BULK HERB STORE, where I found out how to make PLANTAIN TINCTURE:  THE BEST “ITCH CREAM” 

Now let me introduce you to a new friend, Kristin Amaro.  I recently found out she was making this salve herself and couldn’t help but ask her to write it down for us!  So take a few minutes and follow Kristin as she teaches us how easy it is to make our own healing ointment.  Oh, and in case you were wondering, she is a talented photographer as well! You should most definitely check out her website!

One more thing before I pass the baton:  Kristin has generously donated a large jar of GREEN SALVE  for a GIVEAWAY for one of my healthy readers!  ENTER TO WIN at the end of this post!

Guest post by: Kristin Amaro
“My garden does not whet the appetite; it satisfies it. 
It does not provoke thirst through heedless indulgence, 
but slakes it by proffering its natural remedy. 
Amid such pleasures as these have I grown old”
~ Epicurus

I have always been a fan of the natural remedy.  I do not diminish in any way the value of modern medicine and doctors – I agree there is a place for these things!    However, the more I learn and see, the more I realize that so much is available to us right there in our gardens.

Over the past year or so I have been suffering with knee pain – degenerative arthritis/torn meniscus is what I’ve been told.      These knee issues (along with the occasional post-workout muscle woes) put me on a quest to find some relief outside of the traditional doctor prescribed treatments & medicines.  My search took me to the wonderful world of herbs!

Herbs are not new to me.    I have used them for teas, cooking and aromatherapy.   One herbal product in particular has made me a true believer in the healing properties of herbs.     For over three years I have been a fan of a product called, “Eden Salve” (or “the green stuff” as we sometimes call it).   Eden Salve is an organic salve formulated from a number of herbs and other natural ingredients.      This stuff……..is………amazing (I could give you many personal testimonials about how this salve has helped me).     I have used it on everything from burns to bites, chapped skin to rashes.    There are more uses and testimonies on the product’s testimonies page.    This product is made and sold by The Bulk Herb Store (BulkHerbStore.com).  They also offer a variety of herbs, products and a wealth of information to their site visitors.

So I was on the Bulk Herb Store website recently and came across some herbal “mixes” – one of which was called “Arthritis Salve Mix”.     Oh yesssss – that sounds right up my alley!!     After further investigation, I found they also offered other herbal mixes (“Muscle Salve Mix” and “Green Salve Mix”).

Hmmm….I wonder if I can put ALL the herbs together in a hot bathtub and just never get out.

It only got better after that.    I then found their “Salve Kit” which contains all 3 mixes along with organic beeswax and cute little tin containers.     The kit has some cost savings and it would allow me to get my feet wet with salve making!

After seeing all of this, I suddenly had burning within me a very strong desire to be a maker of salve.     So I set out to purchase my supplies, gather my tools and turn my kitchen into a salve making factory.    I was happy to involve my 10 year old daughter, Abby, in the process.    She is the Eden Salve power user of the household so she was eager to see and participate in the process and potentially have an endless supply of Green Salve to use to her heart’s content.

So…..let’s make salve!   (All links are located at the bottom of this post to products that are used)

Ingredients & Tools

Before getting started, I got all my tools and ingredients together – let’s take a look at what I used:

  1. A crock pot and some dishtowels.     I know you are super jealous of my old school crock pot.
  2. Herbs and beeswax (these items were purchased from BulkHerbStore.com as part of their “Salve Kit”).
  3. Oil (coconut, olive or sweet almond) – I use Tropical Traditions Gold Label Coconut.   Anyone who knows me knows that I can’t shut up about this coconut oil.    It’s everything within me to not nest a sub-post right here about how fabulous this Coconut Oil is.
  4. Vitamin E Oil (this acts as a natural preservative).   My bottle came from Trader Joe’s.
  5. A pot (used to warm beeswax and infused oil).    You certainly could use your crock pot instead of dirtying up another pot.
  6. Mason jars with lids (I use the tall 1.5 pint jars) and straining cloth (cheese cloth, cotton sheet or an old t-shirt work for this).
  7. Something to pour the finished product into.    I used the tins that came in the salve kit as well as wide mouth ½ pint mason jars.    Although I love mason jars for storing the salve, I would prefer swapping the two piece lids out with one piece lids.    I don’t know about you, but I have a special knack for causing the two piece lid to fly apart in different directions when I open it.    A problem easily remedied by using one piece lids.
  8. Here are a few more things that didn’t make it to my photo shoot:    a strainer, a chopstick and something to stir with.

The Process

The herbal mixes I received from the Bulk Herb Store Salve Kit have directions on “How to make salve” printed right there on the herbal mix label, as well as on their website.  I’m going to go over that process here and show you pictures of how things were looking for me.

Fill mason jars 2/3 full with herbal mix

Pour your oil over the herbs, leaving about an inch at the top – I gave it a nice little stir with a chopstick.   Then I wished that I had some sushi to eat.

Note:  For me, the temperature in my house is below 76 degrees so my Coconut Oil is normally in a solid form – this does not make nice for pouring.     In order to liquefy it, I placed a bunch of oil in a 32 ounce Pyrex measuring cup and placed that in a pot of hot water on the stove.    I put the stove on low heat and let the oil just melt.    Then, I was able to pour the oil directly into the Mason jar without any mess.       After I poured it all out, I licked the remaining oil from the Pyrex cup.     Just kidding.    Maybe.    
Put a dishtowel at the bottom of the crock pot.     The instructions don’t really say why to do this, although I’m assuming it’s so the jars have a nice little barrier between them and the ceramic crock.

Put the lids on the mason jars and set them in the crock pot.  Fill with warm water (leave about an inch at the top) and set the crock on low.    The instructions indicate that water should be “hot” but not boiling.

The crock pot lid may not fit over the mason jars, so place a damp towel over the opening to the crock pot and then put the lid on top of the towel.     If you are worried that the environment will not stay hot enough, let me reassure you.     IT WILL BE HOT ENOUGH!

Be excited!!    The oil is in a happy infusing environment….the salve is going to start taking shape!

The Waiting

After getting the oil/herb concoction hooked up in the crock pot, it’s time to wait.  In order for the oil to become infused with the wonderful properties of the herbal blend, it must stay in the hot water for 3 days.     Take note of the start time and add 3 days – mark it down!

During the infusing process, check the crock pot a few times a day and replenish any water that has evaporated (remember water should be about an inch from the top).    If a towel is being used to cover the opening, ensure that it is still damp – if not, run it under warm water, give it a squeeze then replace it over the crock along with the lid.     During the waiting process your friends may or may not make fun of you for having a towel-covered crock pot sitting on your counter for 3 days. If this should happen, don’t fret….they will come around when you give them a sample of your awesome salve.

The Salve Making Home Stretch

After the 3 days of waiting, the oil is ready to be made into salve.     Here comes the fun part!

Carefully remove mason jars from crock pot….use a dishtowel to remove them since they are super hot from being in the water for 3 days!      Get your pot, strainer and straining material ready.

Pour the herbs and oil into the cloth covered strainer.  Let it sit until the oil has strained through.   While you are waiting, take in the aroma of the infused oil.

Warning….you are either going to really, really like this smell (like me!) or you are going to really, really dislike it.   You may also find yourself dreaming of rubbing it on a brisket…. I’m just sayin’

After the oil has strained, give it a nice squeeze – don’t be wimpy, squeeze it good!   You want to get every drop you can of this liquid goodness.    Take a moment to give yourself a little massage with the oil that’s left on your hands!!

Note:  you will need to measure how many ounces of oil you have in order to determine how much beeswax and Vitamin E oil to use in the following steps.   To do this, I poured the oil from my pot back into a few of my mason jars and got my reading that way.   I first wiped them out to remove left over herb bits.   There may be an easier way to do this, but this was how I did it.


Beeswax Pastilles

 

Determine how much beeswax and Vitamin E oil you need.   For the beeswax, the instructions on the salve mix suggest 2 to 3 ounces of beeswax per 8 to 9 ounces of oil.   Note:  my first batch of salve was a bit on the hard side….I used 3 ounces of beeswax per 9 ounces of oil.    My second batch, I scaled back the beeswax (2 oz beeswax to 8 oz oil) and found the consistency to be much better for me. 
For the Vitamin E oil, use one drop for every ounce of infused oil you have.
The beeswax have just added to the infused oil
With the stove on low heat, warm the oil and beeswax until it’s melted.    This could also be done in the crock pot to save a pot from getting dirty.   I did not want to do this because it meant cleaning out a very hot crock pot.   Ain’t nobody got time for that.    I opted to just use a new pot instead.     Note: once the wax is melted, it looks very much like it did before adding the beeswax. I was very tempted to just throw more beeswax into the pot so it would get “thicker”.    Trust the math and stick with the plan.

To the melted mixture, stir in the Vitamin E oil (one drop for every ounce of infused oil).   Pour the concoction into containers and let cool until the salve is hard.     Now, give yourself a pat on the back – we just made some salve!
A few of my mason jars with freshly made salve – waiting to be cooled!
The salve (in a tin from the Salve Kit), after it’s cooled….

The This & That’s

  • Be sure and write the name of your salve and date made on your containers….according to the Bulk Herb Store instructions, salve can keep for five years and more.
  • Keep your salve out of light and extreme heat
  • If you find that your salve is too hard, melt it down and add a bit more oil.   If it’s too soft, add a bit more beeswax.
  • love, love, love the smell of the salves!     Of course, I had several people strongly dislike the smell.    It may be fun to add some essential oils to the mix.
  • This may seem random, but when I give the salve to people to use, their first move is to rub their finger pad across the surface in the same way you would if you were going to get some lip gloss from a tin (sorry fellas, just roll with this).      How I get my salve is I “scrape” my nail across the surface – away from me –  so that the salve ends up on top of my nail.   You get more salve this way and you can dig into it cleaner than you would with the pad of your finger.
  • The Salve Kit made enough for me to have jars all around the house as well as give to my friends.   I still have some of the herb mix left over.     I did run out of the beeswax (the Salve Kit comes with 1 pound) during my second production of salve, so I kept a reserve of infused oil to use as a massage oil.
  • Share salve with friends and family and let them experience the healing property of herbs!

The Testimony

I have been using the Arthritis and Muscle Salves for almost a month.    I am……loving…..them!

Share with friends!

The Arthritis Salve

I will confess that I had a bit of an expectation that rubbing this salve on my knees would immediately enable me to do a 3 sets of mountain climbers, lunges and squats followed a time of jumping up and down rejoicing about my new knees.

This ain’t that kind of salve.

However, I will report that when I rub this on my knees, my knees feel better.    Do they feel better forever?  No.   But, they feel better!   When I rub it on my knees at night (and I’m talking about a really good rub down with a generous amount of salve) I wake up with knees that feel less stiff.

Not only that, but I feel good about using this because I know the ingredients – and they are all natural.    

The Muscle Salve

 
The first time I used the muscle salve, I had just started feeling the soreness from a 30 minute dumbbell circuit I did earlier in the morning.   Since I had not lifted weights in awhile, I knew that I would be super sore.    I rubbed the salve on all over my arms and some parts of my legs – I did this a few times over the course of 2 days.   After the rub down, I still felt pretty sore.   However, I wasn’t as sore as I expected to be.   There is no telling if that’s because of the salve, or maybe I didn’t lift as hard.   So, I was kind of unsure after that experience.
I had a few more opportunities to rock the Muscle Salve that were very successful.    I had the same reaction that I did for the Arthritis Salve.   The combination of massage and salve made my muscles feel significantly less sore.    Now I don’t have any clue what science is actually going on once I rub the salve in, but according to the Bulk Herb Store website this salve “penetrates the skin, soothes and helps to heal damaged muscles, while reducing inflammation“.     All I know is, I felt better.    Nobody can argue with that.
The Green Salve
 
I haven’t had an opportunity to use my Green Salve yet…..the herb recipe for this mix is slightly different from the Eden Salve that’s made and sold by the Bulk Herb Store.   However, I would expect for it to work in much the same way.

The Links

The Bulk Herb Store– Buy your complete Salve Kit here.
Eden Salve
Swanson Health Products Essential Oils
Tropical Traditions Gold Label Coconut

Great selection of bulk herbs, books, and remedies. Articles, Research Aids and much more.
Thanks for joining me on this journey of Salve Making!

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Kristin Amaro is a wife and mom living in the great state of Tennessee (a transplant from the great state of California).   Her days are full of many blessings which include home-school teacher for her daughter,  photographer & designer for afH Capture+DesignDatabase Analyst for the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, artist for Doodle Noshings and serving in her church as a leader in Celebrate Recovery.    Oh yes, she is also a maker of salves.
All photos are copyright 2013 Kristin Amaro for afH Capture+Design and may not be used without permission

GIVEAWAY TIME!


Thank you Kristin for this awesome tutorial and for donating a large jar of Green Salve for one healthy reader to WIN in this GiveAway!  My family and I can testify that this stuff works!

Official Contest Rules:
You must be 18 years or older and live within the United States to enter.  The winner will be chosen randomly and announced on this blog on 9-18 and will then be notified by email.  The winner must respond within 48 hours of winning or another winner will be selected.

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I want to show you this product I came across the other day:
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I got SO excited when I found this product online!
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* carbonated water friendly
This is what Zing Anything said on FaceBook:

Perfect reason to use your Zinger…Sugary drinks are a leading cause of weight gain including an increased risk for obesity, heart disease, and diabetes.  According to the Centers for Disease Control, soda contributes 6% of calories which we simply don’t need.  Not to mention, the health effects of artificial sweetener in low or zero calorie beverages may not be pretty! 

The Zing Team cares about your health 🙂

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LOVE this CITRUS ZINGER!

For this drink, I added 
orange, lime, and a mint leaf 
to my filtered water.  
It was REALLY good!

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The products are made from stainless steel and BPA/EA-free Plastics!  YAY!  Thank you ZingAnything for producing healthy, environmentally friendly, green products!  
EXCITING NEWS!!!
The winners of the Slow-Carb Challenge Contest will be getting a CitrusZinger as a part of the prize package to encourage a LIFESTYLE  of healthy living!!!  Winners will be announced the beginning of March!

Choose health!