Author: Daniel and Lucila Gurtner

6 Easy Ways to Boost Your Mood

Have you ever felt like total crap?
Like no matter what you do, you can’t seem to feel good?
Are you craving a lot of sweets or starches lately?

I know this place all too well. While recovering from clinical depression, I learned about the relationship between food and mood, and how our lifestyle plays a big role in our emotional health.

If your blood sugar is on a roller coaster from eating too much processed sugar, refined carbs and artificial ingredients, you’re more likely to feel emotionally imbalanced and cranky. Keeping your blood sugar steady and your digestive tract running smoothly with natural ingredients will do wonders for your overall mood. Plus, the nutrients you get in healthy foods can influence your brain neurotransmitters like serotonin, GABA and dopamine.

Here are easy 6 ways to improve your mood with food:

  • Consume foods rich in folic acid and Vitamin B12 
  • Eat more fresh, organic fruits and veggies
  • Choose selenium-rich foods
  • Consume more omega-3 fatty acids
  • Get a daily dose of Vitamin D 
  • Make dark chocolate or raw cacao your new indulgence

Also, daily practices such as gratitude journaling, meditation and exercise can have dramatic benefits for your emotional health and help to increase feelings of optimism, joy and appreciation.

These are just a few functional practices, food tips, and life strategies from my new Hay House lifestyle guide, Eaternity. Order before April 12th and you’ll get four bonus gifts, including three exclusive videos, a complimentary ebook “The Ultimate Morning Routine” and be entered to win my $3,000 kitchen reboot giveaway:

Pre-order Eaternity and use it to feel better now

Once you start eating more of the right foods and taking good care of your brain chemistry, you may be amazed at how much better you feel in a short period of time. It’s way easier (and more delicious) than you think!

Much love and light always,

Jason

Appetite for reduction? Here’s my favorite juice recipe!

How’s your Spring so far? Are you feeling energized, focused and full of life?
Or are you sluggish, run down and exhausted right now?
If it’s the latter, it might be time to try a seasonal cleanse to kickstart your energy, balance your mood and help you feel better.

My personal favorite seasonal cleansing regimen involves some simple (but really effective) strategies for rebooting your system. One of my favorite ways to cleanse is with organic, raw green juices. So I’m going to share with you my #1 favorite juice recipe…

This Glorious Green Juice is loaded with antioxidants, flavonoids and is fantastic for adrenal, liver and skin rejuvenation:

1 large bunch watercress
1/2 medium bunch curly parsley
2 cups sunflower sprouts
1 large green apple, sliced
3 medium apples, sliced
5-inch piece of ginger root, peeled
1 small lemon, peeled and quartered

Run everything through a juicer and serve fresh. This is one of my top go-to juices from my cleansing protocol, which also includes strategies such as:

  • How to reduce inflammation with natural foods
  • Why sauna therapy and dry skin brushing is good for lymph detox
  • How probiotics can balance your emotions and brain health
  • Why liquid nutrition and trace minerals are essential for rejuvenation

Along with 154 healthy vegan recipes, I have an easy-to-follow natural cleanse and detox program in my new Hay House book, Eaternity. When you pre-order before April 12th, I’ll include some awesome bonuses, including my new ebook “The Ultimate Morning Routine” and three exclusive tutorial videos not available to my YouTube subscribers. You also be entered in my $3,000 kitchen reboot Grand Prize Giveaway.

Click the link below to pre-order the book and then enter your name, email and order number to get the bonus gifts sent to your inbox:

Pre-order Eaternity & get your bonus gifts!

Wishing you a delightful, energetic start to your Springtime and thanks for being amazing!

Much love and light always,

Jason

Whole Lifestyle Nutrition

I recently came across this website, Whole Lifestyle Nutrition: Organic & Holistic Recipes and Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle – Real Food Made Simple. It’s full of great resources and recipes for the whole family, so I just wanted to pass it along…

Here are also some current items available from Whole Lifestyle Nutrition:

Gluten Free & Grain Free Breads, Batter & Doughs eBook

Clay Diffuser Necklaces

Organic Peppermint Lip Balm

-Daniel

Join us for a power packed weekend of services with Pastors Mark and Trina Hankins

Services are on

Friday, Feb. 26th – 7:00pm
Saturday, Feb. 27th – 6:00pm
Sun., Feb. – 9:00am/10:45am and 6:00pm

At Spectrum Church in Chula Vista, CA

4378 Lynndale Ln, Chula Vista, CA 91910

More info can be found at spectrumchurch.org

“The vision of Mark Hankins Ministries (MHM) is to take the spirit of faith, the message of  who the believer is in Christ, and the work of the Holy Spirit to  every generation and to every nation.”

Use this flier to print and share with friends 🙂

Honest Healing Balm

We bought a 2-pack of Honest Healing Balm at Costco sometime last year and we have started to use it for nearly everything! It works great for minor scrapes and cuts but lately we’ve also found that it works well as for parched, dry skin and lips. Instead of buying lip balm, like we’ve done nearly every year, we’ve decided that Honest Healing Balm does the trick much better than anything we’ve used in the past. The same thing goes for moisturizing hand-lotion – we just use the Honest Healing Balm instead.

Honest Healing Balm, Front

If you click on this Honest Healing Balm link, it will take you straight to their website to learn more!

Our insider trick

One thing that we’ve found out using the Honest Healing Balm which we’d like to mention here is that if it’s stored at low-ish temperatures (like under 60°F), it gets a little hard and is also harder to apply to the skin. We assume that’s because of the natural oils and beeswax. So our insider trick for making it a little easier to apply is to simply put it in our pocket for about 20-30 minutes before using it.

If you’ve tried the Honest Healing Balm yourself, please leave a comment and let us know so we can compare notes!

What we like about it

It’s made of ingredients that are not worried about putting on our skin or our children’s skin.

Honest Healing Balm, Back

Paleo Grubs Book

The Paleo Grubs Book is hands down the number one resource to use on a daily basis. The Paleo Grubs Book, and it’s hands down the number one resource to use on a daily basis to not only make Paleo work, but to make it work more easily.

Today, we’re sharing a little gem that helps out on any number of occasions when the panic of what to make for your next meal starts to set in.

It’s called The Paleo Grubs Book, and it’s hands down the number one resource to use on a daily basis to not only make Paleo work, but to make it work more easily.

Some key features of the book:

Over 470 Recipes – Sure, there are plenty of recipes online for free, but when you want consistent results, you have to trust your source. Detailed pictures and simple steps make all the difference.

Desserts are Included – Most people wouldn’t last a week on Paleo without a steady stream of waistline friendly desserts. Don’t use willpower, satisfy your cravings for the sweet stuff.

Crock Pot Recipes Make Paleo Easy – Includes a separate recipe guide full of slow cooker Paleo dishes that puts your success on autopilot. Spend less time cooking and still lose weight and look great.

Hate following recipe instructions? It’s probably not your fault, but the recipe itself. The instructions in this book are easy to follow. And the photos are professionally taken, so they’ll spur you on to create what you see.

In case you haven’t noticed yet, The Paleo Grubs Book is highly recommended and if you want to try it out you get it instantly, so you can cook up your first recipe tonight while you’re still excited.

One more thing, this book has actually saves you a lot of money, not only in the form of time, but also because:

  • You won’t waste money buying unneeded items at the grocery store.
  • You’ll learn how to make your own food from scratch rather than buying pre-packaged items.
  • You’ll save yourself from the head trip of having to plan out your meals every day or week.

It’s basically a lifestyle upgrade that takes the Paleo diet from being a confusing and stressful monkey on your back to a simple and easy-to-follow plan that you can use to create the body you’ve always wanted.

Business Men’s Fellowship (BMF La Mesa)

The men at BMF La Mesa are from every walk of life. We are christian business owners in all different types of industries. We are of all ages, from every race, ethnic background, and denomination. Some of us were raised in the church while others were not. We are simply you!

And the men of Business Men’s Fellowship are involved in a variety of marketplace ministry activities that are changing the culture of the workplace. Some chapters sponsor highly successful golf tournaments to benefit other ministries or programs. Others sponsor sports programs to benefit youth organizations.

Join Daniel and the men of BMF La Mesa at 7:30am at Denny’s, 6970 Alvarado Rd, San Diego, CA 92120.

www.bmfusa.com

Growers Direct

Growers Direct has been family owned and operated since 1967, serving the community with fresh produce grown locally without the use of pesticides or gases.

Address:
7055 University Ave
La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone:
(619) 462-2532

Hours
Mon 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tue 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wed 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thu 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Fri 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sat 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sun Closed