Creative Strategies for Wellness | Design Communications | Wineitudes

Hayseeds Creative

Enhancing Lives

hayseedscreative's avatar

hayseedscreative

Making the safe choice, comes easy when you know

hayseedscreative's avatar by Leave a comment

Ever feel like choosing safer products for your home and family automatically means spending more?
Let’s take a moment to clear that up that idea. You know, at first, I thought going the safer route would cost a fortune. But once I compared prices, I was pretty shocked.

Doe example, take a look at some current Walmart prices vs. my Online Wellness Store:

WalmartOnline Wellness Store
Native deodorant – $12.97Wellness Store – $5.49
Lume deodorant – $14.97Wellness Store – $5.49
Windex – $3.48 (1 bottle)Wellness Store Clear Power – $6.99 (6 bottles)
Downy Scent boosters – $15.97 (24oz)Wellness Store Boost! – $11.99 (32oz)
409 Cleaner – $3.54 (1 bottle)Wellness Store Tough ‘n Tender – $6.99
(6 bottles)
Gatorade – $7.88 (8 bottles)Wellness Store Sustain – $12.49 (20 bottles)
Dreft – $19.94 (80 loads)Wellness Store Melapower – $19.49 (96 loads)
Claritin – $19.77 (30 tablets)Wellness Store CounterACT – $12.29 (30 tablets)

That’s just a small sample of what’s available at my online store. It’s not just cleaner and safer—it’s honestly more affordable—and the convenience? Ships right to my door (usually faster than Prime!) Plus, they’re always throwing in free gifts just for shopping.

I like to say I’m Shopping better while saving money

Hot Tubs vs Saunas 

hayseedscreative's avatar by Leave a comment

Hot tubs and saunas can both soothe aching muscles and provide welcome warmth, but hot tubs might offer greater health benefits.

A study found that soaking in hot water raises core body temperature more than dry or infrared saunas, triggering stronger heart, blood vessel, and immune responses.

That’s the takeaway from a new study done by researchers in the Bowerman Sports Science Center at the University of Oregon, which compared the physiological effects of soaking in a hot tub to sitting in a traditional dry heat sauna or a more modern far-infrared sauna.

Researchers monitored body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac output (the amount of blood the heart pumps per minute) and immune cell populations and blood biomarkers of inflammation. Data were collected before, during and after subjects soaked in a hot tub and sat in traditional dry heat and far-infrared saunas.

All three options are effective but hot tubs fared better because:
hot water immersion gives you the most robust changes in core temperature. We can’t effectively dissipate heat as we can if we have contact with the air and we’re sweating to cool the body. When you’re submerged in water, the sweat mechanisms aren’t efficient.

Regardless, in addition to relaxation, there are great benefits to the heat!

And you thought you were doing your body a favor by switching from Coke to Diet Coke?

hayseedscreative's avatar by Leave a comment

Think again.

It’s been said that a coke (or diet coke) is so caustic that it can clean the corrosion of your car battery. You want that in your gut?

https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/experts-say-quitting-diet-coke-can-improve-heart-health-gut-balance?fbclid=IwY2xjawK1G8hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFCalZBRFhjWjZKdnpYcTRXAR6ow6IKtXdH1cRYfxKLqNe_Qjyl3uLLGuPKFnJTu_pkmf7R7ZVgg_s9QcdYuQ_aem_tNlx2yhfDSupYnS39eU4nQ

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐲𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞

hayseedscreative's avatar by Leave a comment

From a happy shopping club member:

“It’s always kind of satisfying when you get actual proof that your supplements are doing what they’re supposed to do.”

Here’s the backstory…

Last year, I stopped taking most of my usual supplements—part of some health testing I was doing. I didn’t want anything messing with the results (long story…).

So when my annual bloodwork rolled around in March 2025, I really shouldn’t have been surprised… but I kind of was. My cholesterol and triglycerides were way up. Not ideal. I’d hoped the parathyroidectomy last fall would help normalize things, but no such luck. To top it off, my liver enzymes had climbed too. That one caught me off guard.

At that point, I didn’t hesitate. I got back on my trusted supplements—the ones I know work for my body—and gave it eight weeks before retesting.

The results? Cholesterol, triglycerides and liver numbers dropped beautifully. In fact, they’re even better than they were before I stopped everything in 2024.

I won’t be stopping again.”

Heavy Metals and Heart Disease

hayseedscreative's avatar by Leave a comment

Heavy metals like mercury, lead, and arsenic have been shown to increase blood pressure and raise the risk of heart disease. These metals can accumulate in your system over time, interfering with metabolic processes that support cardiovascular health.

How heavy metals affect your heart

  • Damages blood vessels
  • Increases oxidative stress leading to arterial plaque buildup
  • Increases blood pressure

How to reduce exposure

  • Filter drinking water using a system certified to remove heavy metals.
  • Limit consumption of high-mercury fish like king mackerel and swordfish.
  • Avoid lead-containing cookware and glassware.

Heavy metals can impact more areas than just the heart.

Can you even believe it?

hayseedscreative's avatar by Leave a comment

When your family sized load of laundry calls for less laundry detergent than your cookie recipe calls for vanilla…you know you’re going to be saving money. To be exact, this load takes two teaspoons of detergent per large load. My cookie recipe calls for two and one half teaspoons per batch.

It’s certainly a small amount of detergent, yet my clothes and linens always come out super clean.

Why should I pay for water-filled detergents when the machine adds water already? And, why should you?

Never Ever…

hayseedscreative's avatar by Leave a comment

It’s 2025. It must be a better value. It must be convenient. It must (really must) be healthier.
Those are four reasons why I do not buy meat in a big box grocery where the only one that fits from the four item list is: it is 2025.

Getting my poultry, fish, pork from Good Ranchers also points to some of the perks:
– supporting American farms
– reclaiming two hours from grocery store
– helping 170,000+ veterans.

My beef from Riverbend Ranch Black Angus has the perk of amazing flavor since it is all Prime and Select. It is totally raised, harvested and aged on the same ranch. Those stressful crowded hauler trips do affect the taste of beef.

Of course, Riverbend Ranch products qualify as Never Ever having antibiotics and hormones—if your meat isn’t labeled “Never Ever” and just says “No antibiotics or hormones” that does not mean never ever. I need a producer I can trust and I have found one in Riverbend Ranch.

Say “Hi” to CELLWISE.

hayseedscreative's avatar by Leave a comment

If you’re taking Peak Performance, you’re already getting Cellwise twice a day!
Cellwise is probably one of the most important supplements in the Wellness store, and it’s only $16 for a bottle of 60!

Cellwise provides broad-spectrum ANTI-AGING and antioxidant protection at the cellular level, and the ingredients are designed to block the free radical damage. In a nutshell, Cellwise:
• REDUCES wrinkle formation
• DECREASES inflammation
• FIGHTS free radicals to boost immune system
• PROTECTS skin from UV light damage
• IMPROVES red blood cell production
• PROTECTS sensitive eye tissue

But wait…there’s more! In my WELLNESS GUIDE, Cellwise can be found listed under all of these headings:
Abdominal Distress; ADD & ADHD; Allergic Reactions; Anxiety; Arms/Legs asleep; Asthma; Athlete’s Foot; Back Pain; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Bleeding Gums; Bronchitis; Bursitis; Cataracts; Chemotherapy; Chest Pains (Angina); Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Cigarette Smoking; Constipation; Dental – Gum Disease; Depression; Edema; Fibromyalgia; Gingivitis; Gout; Headaches; Hot Flashes; Indigestion; Insomnia; Itching & Flaking Skin; Leg Cramps; Leukoplakia; Lupus; Macular Degeneration; Menopause; Mononucleosis; Mouth – Foul Taste; Multiple Sclerosis; Nervousness; Neuropathy; Nicotine Withdrawal; Nutrition; Osteoarthritis; Osteoporosis; Pruritis Ani; Psoriasis Ringworm; Seborrhea; Shingles; Sneezing; Thrush; Urinary Tract Infections; Vaginitis; Yeast infections; and more.

I’m happy to provide more info about Cellwise and any of these conditions if you’d like—just drop a line!

We love babies

hayseedscreative's avatar by Leave a comment

I just received a panicked phone call from a new dad and Wellness Store shopper because the lid to the Koala Pals Baby Bathcame off while bathing his daughter and it got on her face, in her eyes and she may have ingested some.

I promptly told him to call poison control.

Poison control looked up the product and said “She’s fine with that product.”

Yep! they mean it when they safer for your home…little baby was soapy, but safe.

No lawsuits or recalls or babies poisoned This isn’t because kids don’t get into the products or because accidents don’t happen, but because these products are SAFE!

I like to say I only use the best! This baby wash comes from the same online Wellness store where I buy all of my household products and my beef. When you know better, you do better for your family.

Laundry factoid

hayseedscreative's avatar by Leave a comment

Did you know that 90% of the energy used for a load of laundry comes from heating the water? Not washing the laundry—heating the water!
Luckily for me, my favorite non-toxic laundry detergent is designed to work in any water temperature, so ! can wash my things in cold tap water and save around $22 to $25 per month on my electric bill. Not to mention my non-toxic detergent is also a lot less expensive than Tide, and you only need a small amount per load.
Like I always say, some swaps just make life easier—better for your home, your wallet, and the planet!