Today, I was wearing white pants. I was busy and when I looked down, I saw red. Yep, red ink across the thigh. of my new white pants. It was only the second time I wore these pants and was heartbroken. I didn’t have my favorite stain remover with me, so I figured the ink would be set in by the time I got home. BUT… I have a spray bottle of Sol-U-Guard at work. I wet the ink area with water, sprayed the Sol-U-Guard in the hopes it might help. The ink is GONE!!! Mind blown
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Hot days! Over 90’s! I am getting hydrated! Here’s a Public Service Announcement for anyone melting in this 100-degree heat:
If you’re only drinking water…congratulations, it’s great. But, unfortunately, you may still pass out from heat and dehydration. What you actually need is: Electrolytes. Electrolytes are your summer lifeline. Electrolytes are not just a “gym thing.” They’re not just a “sports drink” thing. Electrolytes make sure you don’t-end-up-face-first-in-the-yard thing.
You want the holy hydration trinity:
• Potassium (for muscle + heart function)
• Magnesium (for cramps + mood)
• Calcium (for nerve function)
Not a product with 500mg of sodium in a fluorescent blue bottle.
That’s why I like Sustain. Sustain has four electrolytes with vitamins C, E and B12! It also has six grams of sugar!
Sustain has sugar because that touch of glucose helps your cells better absorb all that hydration goodness.
If you get too much salt? You bloat.
Too little potassium? You cramp like a banshee.
No magnesium? Welcome to twitchy-town and mood swings.
If you get no electrolytes at all? Enjoy your front-row seat to heat stroke, dizziness, and possibly crying in the Kroger parking lot.
Pro tip: To hydrate properly, you need 100mg sodium and ditch the junk. You don’t need dyes, chemicals, or a sugar crash pretending to hydrate you.
After all, Hydration isn’t just water. It’s electrically charged survival.
That’s why I drink Sustain.
Added sugar refers to sugars added to foods or beverages during processing, preparation or at the table verses sugars naturally present in the food. Some examples are:
In other words, added sugar is any sugar that is not naturally found in the food but is added to sweeten or enhance its flavor. It is important to note that natural sugars, such as those found in fruits and milk, are not considered added sugar.
So, give second thought to purchasing items that fall within these categories when you’re at the grocery store. Be very careful and read the nutritional label for hidden ingredients!
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:
| Walmart | Online Wellness Store |
| Native deodorant – $12.97 | Wellness Store – $5.49 |
| Lume deodorant – $14.97 | Wellness 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 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!
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?
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 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
How to reduce exposure
Heavy metals can impact more areas than just the heart.
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?
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.
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