Take Control Over Your Health: Small Steps to Success

I usually like to start the New Year with a few resolutions just to make myself feel somewhat motivated -- whether or not I stick to them is ambivalent but what matters is I took the first small step towards a goal.

So far I have probably broke 2 resolutions which include staying away from sweets and minimizing the yelling in the household...
the first week of the New Year is a trial, right?

Well, I figured baby steps to success has always helped me most in my endeavours and I think truly the best way to go about achieving your objectives.
This year, one of my main goals isn't to "lose the baby weight" or "exercise more!", I initially wrote these two on the top of my list but then quickly crossed them off and changed them to this: Focus on my Health.

One of the best and easiest ways to attain your goal to a healthy start to a new you for this year would be to start taking a multi-vitamin.

Adult Essentials has quickly become both mine and my husband's (and now my parents and siblings) choice of vitamins.

They taste good, instead of forgetting to take your daily vitamin/s, in this case you have to be careful not to actually surpass the daily amount you get to chew on.

I've always been bad with remembering to take my vitamins each day but have never had this issue since introducing these gummies into my life.

Try them today and let me know what you think!

If you follow them on Facebook or Twitter, you will always find they offer amazing discounts and deals on their products. And of course, you can learn more about them online at: www.adultgummies.com.

You can find them at most major grocery stores and pharmacies in the vitamin aisle.

If you're a busy mom like me, sometimes my quick food choices in between mount washmore of laundry, getting baby to nap while making sure my four year old learns her lower case a,b,c's for the day can be more bad than good for my health. That's not an excuse.

On top of a multi-vitamin, I am now stocking up on fresher and frozen food items that I can quickly whip up into a filling and healthy meal alternative.

 Check out this easy recipe for a delicious Simply Strawberry Green Smoothie that I found on Pinterest (via excellent-eats.com).  

Ingredients: 2 cups frozen strawberries, 1/2 frozen banana, 2 tablespoons flaxseeds, 3 cups fresh organic baby spinach, 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk 

Small steps to success! That's the key.

Here's to a happy and healthy 2013!

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Beat the Winter Viruses with #Adult Essentials

This season is the perfect opportunity to spend lots of fun quality time with family, especially your little ones.
Ski trips, tobogganing, snowboarding, winter hikes along the beautiful trails, skating followed by a cup of hot cocoa.
Another thing that my family loves to do during this time of year is head out for a brisk walk around the neighborhood after dinner with home-made hot chocolate all cozy and bundled checking out the gorgeous Holiday lights up on the houses.  It's amazing how much effort our wonderful neighbors put into lifting the
holiday spirits with how they decorate their homes for this festive time of year.
Being a mom, what I've come to realize though is that the common cold virus has a knack for visiting intruding my home and all the members in it starting with the kids most often during this time of year.
This makes for miserable moments combating runny noses and sore throats and time wasted in taking in this beautiful season outdoors.

Prior to taking my daily vitamin, I use to get sick quite often.  Let's just say I have a poor immune system.
I would avoid any and all that have come in contact with a virus like a plague but now that I'm a mother, that's very hard to do.
I can't stress enough the importance a daily vitamin is in your lifestyle.  We think we eat healthy enough, work out, etc. but we are always lacking a little something and could use a little boost.

First and foremost, start your day with a decent breakfast and a multivitamin, making sure to have a decent amount of Vitamin C as well, either derived through orange juice or a similar beverage, or an additional vitamin if necessary. Ensuring that your body has the necessary energy and nutrients to fight against the germs that carry the common cold is perhaps the most important step in attempting to have a healthy, cold-free winter. Your immune system must be kept at its peak during these months in order to stave off more debilitating illnesses like the flu.
Stay nice and bundled up as an external defense and they say consuming a cup of black or green tea daily is good for their antioxidants.

The germs that cause the common cold are actually most easily transmitted through the hands, so it is very important to take the necessary steps to wash and clean your hands several times a day in order to reduce the risk of catching a cold when in public places.  I like to keep antibacterial wipes and/or hand gel in my car and my purse when heading out.

It is still entirely possible you will catch a cold this winter, but if you follow the above tips daily and avoid contact with sick people when possible, then you will have significantly reduced the risk of getting sick yourself.

You can check out Adult Essentials line of Vitamins here.
You can also find them on Facebook and Twitter.

You will be able to find Adult Essentials Gummies at any of your local pharmacies and grocery stores in the vitamin aisle.  If you're having difficulty, you can check here for a list of retailers that carry them.

They are a Canadian brand the understands our Canadian Winters and the creator is also a Mom, just like you and I. If there's a brand that I can trust, it's definitely Adult Essentials.

How do you battle the ugly winter Viruses?


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Disclosure: I am participating in the Adult Essentials Blogger Outreach program by ShesConnected.  I received a supply of vitamins and compensation in exchange for my participation in this campaign. The opinions on this blog are my very own.

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Mission Accomplished: ShesConnected with Adult Essentials Gummy Vitamins

I use to think taking vitamins daily was such tedious task. Having to remember to take pills every day (which mostly are massive in size and ready to bring out a sudden gag reflex) and also reminding and "forcing" my family members to take it, was also a challenge in it's own.

It wasn't until I was introduced to Adult Essentials and Iron Kids Gummy Vitamins that my whole outlook on vitamins changed. Truly!

We love the taste and texture of the gummies and taking them each day was a treat.  Felt like we were having gummy candies as opposed to vitamins.
Adult Essentials only uses natural flavours and colours -- nothing artificial no sugar coating, Gluten, Nut and Dairy-Free!

Oh, and did I mention they are a PTPA award winner? :)

This was especially reassuring for me having a fussy-eater 3 and a half year old daughter and also a hubby that thinks having a burger with lots of veggies in it + fries and a milkshake was considered a complete meal. *sigh*

Because of my new found love for these gummies, I jumped at the opportunity to be a Brand Ambassador for Adult Essentials with Shes Connected and absolutely delighted to have been chosen as one!

Look who was as excited as mommy and daddy was to receive some new vitamins courtesy of Adult Essentials and She's Connected.  She got to sample the new Iron Kids calcium vitamins too!

Before Adult Essentials and Iron Kids, heading to the pharmacy or grocers Vitamin aisle was daunting, to say the least.  Staring for minutes upon minutes (what seemed more like hours) at the copious amount of vitamins they offered, reading the ingredients, etc. trying to ensure that I introduced the right vitamins for me and my family.  Can I tell you how much money I wasted? Most often, they end up being hidden in the back of our medicine cabinet collecting dust or being constantly spit out.

I headed to my local grocers (Fortinos) during a typical grocery run and decided to pop on over to the vitamin aisle to see if they carried our beloved Adult Essentials and sadly they did not.  However, I was happy to see they carried Iron Kids!

My next usual spot that I frequent often is the local Shoppers Drug Mart, and *tada*...
They carried Adult Essentials! Woo-hoo!

Now I know that I don't have to worry about where to find our favourite gummy vitamins.
Have you tried them yet?

Visit Adult Essentials online for more infomation at: www.adultgummies.com.
And for great tips, specials, and updates, make sure you are following them on Facebook and Twitter!

You can find these delicious gummies including their line of Iron Kids Gummies at many local grocers and pharmacies including these:

They are also available online at Well.Ca.

Let me know what you think of them and most importantly, take care and stay healthy!

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Disclosure: I am participating in the Adult Essentials Blogger Outreach program by ShesConnected.  I received a supply of vitamins and compensation in exchange for my participation in this campaign. The opinions on this blog are my very own.

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