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    Are You Ready to Get Sculpted with PiYo?

    Get an ultra lean and intensely defined physique without bulking up or straining your joints. Introducing PiYo, a high-intensity, low-impact workout for a new kind of STRONG. Chalene Johnson took the very best Pilates- and yoga-inspired moves and cranked up the speed to give you full-throttle cardio, strength, and flexibility training—all at once. PiYo packs it ALL into each workout so you can build lean muscle mass—as you’re burning crazy calories. Now you can carve every inch of your body. How? You’ll use your body weight to perform a series of continuous, targeted moves, to burn fat as you redefine…

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    How I’m Surviving Allergy Season

      Allergy season in East Tennessee can be brutal. It’s this time of year that people walk around with watery itchy eyes, runny red noses and sore scratchy throats. I’ve experienced all three of these things this week. While some people’s allergy symptoms are lasting weeks or months mine have only lasted a few days. So do you want to know how I’ve beat my seasonal allergies? I’ll give you one hint. The allergy medication didn’t work. Essential oils have saved me this allergy season. I have used 3 different essential oils this allergy season that have made a world…

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    Workout Challenge Week 2

    I recently started a 90 day workout challenge through Beachbody. I’m only in my second week and I can already see a huge difference in my energy level and strength. The program I am using is T25. Shaun T in my living room 25 minutes a day. The workout is pretty hard core and I have a love hate relationship with Shaun T. There have been times during my workouts that I have cussed him and flipped him off. But when the workout is over and I’m feeling great I’m thankful that he kept pushing me. After my first week of…

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    Cancer Awareness Week – Cannabis for Pain and Nausea

    My daughter’s school is participating in Cancer Awareness Week this week. This is something that is very near and dear to my heart since I lost my Pappaw to cancer last year. I still miss him dearly and often wonder if there isn’t more that could have been done to help him and more to be done to make his last days easier. So every day this week I will be posting something educational relating to cancer awareness, prevention and treatment. Some of these posts will be controversial, but they will be backed by scientific studies and evidence. I am…

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    Thieves Oil – Brands Comparison

    Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases Update: I just posted a long overdue update to this post! I finally found a thieves oil that I love…and it’s inexpensive! Hop over to this post to find out which oil I went with.  As I’ve started getting into essential oils thieves oils has hands down become one of my favorite oils. It smells great, has amazing benefits and can be used topically (with a carrier oil) or diffused. My love of thieves oil started with my Young Living Thieves Oil. But at $42.99 per bottle the price seemed…