Friday, October 30, 2009

Jericho Dead Sea Mineral Skin Care Giveaway

Jericho Active Serum is based on a unique formula that includes Dead Sea minerals, honey, plant extracts and vitamins. Active Serum reaches deep into your skin, to rejuvenate, purify and uplift dead skin cells. Apply overnight for intense action while you sleep and awaken with a fresh, enlivened and healthy glow that will be immediately visible. Powerful antioxidants make Jericho’s Active Serum extremely efficient in the anti-aging process. Enjoy the silky smooth feeling of Jericho Active Serum and your skin will feel the difference. You will need to go to their site to get that!!

The great giveaway is here: http://sweeps4bloggers.blogspot.com/2009/10/jericho.html

in reference to:

"Thursday, October 29, 2009



Giveaway - Jericho Dead Sea Mineral Skin Care - Ends 11/7/09



JerichoMineral Skin CareSomehow, even Cleopatra knew the rich beauty secrets that lie within the ancient waters of the Dead Sea. At 1,300+ feet below sea level is a soil so rich in minerals, they have become highly sought after as beauty ingredients for skin care, bath and spa products, and cosmetics. The high concentration of Dead Sea nutrientsare unlike any skin care regime on the market today – with a rejuvenating, age-defying and environmentally-friendly blend of hydrating components that will leave your skin feeling nice to the touch.I'm a big fan of the dead sea.... big fan! :)  I've always thought it would be wonderful to go to the actual Dead Sea and soak up it's goodness.  But for now, I will enjoy a bit of the Dead Sea at home with Jericho Mineral Skin Care products.You can read the history and benefits of the Dead Sea on the Jericho site. They have a wide variety of products available for you face, body and hair.The ones that I got to try are:* Relaxing Salt Scrub with Lavender Oil - Kudos to whoever thought to add lavender to this. The salt scrub would have been great by itself, but the lavender made it extra special. Made my skin feel fresh and soft and the lavender made it very relaxing.* Nourishing Night Cream - This is sooo creamy.  The humidity has been so low here that I had been waking up with dry uncomfortable skin.  When I use the Night Cream before bed, I wake up with fresh skin :)* Dead Sea Salt Soap - The soap felt instantly good on my skin. Even my son commented that his hands felt great after using it.  With "Salt" in the name, I was expecting it to have a salty texture, but it doesn't.  It is a smooth creamy bar with the benefits of the Dead Sea minerals.SPECIAL DEAL ALERT - You can get FREE Shipping on orders of $70 or more - see site for details.PRIZE ALERT - 1 of you will win a set of Jericho Mineral Skin Care products - Relaxing Salt Scrub with Lavender Oil, Nourishing Night Cream and Dead Sea Salt Soap :)"
- Sweeps4Bloggers: Giveaway - Jericho Dead Sea Mineral Skin Care - Ends 11/7/09 (view on Google Sidewiki)

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Weleda Pomegranate Regenerating Skin Care Set Giveaway

This great company also has medical products. They are right up my ally!

The Pomegranate Regenerating Care line is called a skin renewing natural wonder and is made from pomegranates that are organically grown in Turkey. They are filled with antioxidants and are designed to renew and bring out your natural beauty.
* Pomegranate Regenerating Hand Cream
* Pomegranate Regenerating Oil
* Pomegranate Regenerating Body Wash

in reference to:

"The Pomegranate Regenerating Care line is called a skin renewing natural wonder and is made from pomegranates that are organically grown in Turkey.  They are filled with antioxidants and are designed to renew and bring out your natural beauty.* Pomegranate Regenerating Hand Cream* Pomegranate Regenerating Oil* Pomegranate Regenerating Body Wash"
- Sweeps4Bloggers: Giveaway - Weleda Pomegranate Regenerating Skin Care Set - Ends 11/4/09 (view on Google Sidewiki)

Twist & Pout Giveaway

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Win Sothys Poducts to Improve Your Winter Skin

http://www.mylilventure.com/beauty-fashion/win-sothys-poducts-to-improve-your-winter-skin/comment-page-1/#comment-101980

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"As the winter months are upon us, harsh winds and dry air damage your once vibrate and radiant complexion. Everyone strives for healthy and hydrated skin all year round, and Sothys has the solution. Sothys offer the ultimate solution for dried-out skin: Hydroptimale; a third-generation hydration system created to reinforce the skin’s water reservoir.
Hydroptimale THI3 Light & Comfort Hydrating Creams: Patented Sothys complex Optimizer SC regulates water flow through the skin the Molecular Patch acts as a pseudo-skin. Made of osmolytes encapsulated in algae and vegetable polymers, it assures ultimate and long lasting protection and hydration, at least 8 hours. Filagrinol® complex containing extracts from pollen, wheat germ oil, soybean and olive hydrates, softens and improves the overall function of the skin. Sothys’ Hydroptimale Creams produce instant hydration improvement in the skin by up to 82% after three hours. After continuous use for one month, hydration can be improved by 66%. (Price: $55, 1.7 oz)
Hydroptimale THI3 Hydrating Mask: Hydrating Mask offers an instant solution to any type of dehydrated skin, plumping the skin with moisture for a healthy lift and glow by re-balancing the water exchanges within the skin and lessening the tightening sensation associated with dry or dehydrated skin. Beetroot extract balances water movements in and out of the cells to improve their metabolism while plant-based complex Filagrinol retains and optimum moisture in the top layer of the skin with extracts of pollen, soybean oil, olive oil, and wheat germ oil. (Price: $33, 1.7 oz)"
- Win Sothys Poducts to Improve Your Winter Skin « My Lil Venture |Beauty|Fashion & Style|Health|Shopping|Women Talk (view on Google Sidewiki)

Squeezing in your workouts

I'll try to add more as time goes on, but this is a great way to stay fit.  Put some 3# weights in your bathroom, and every time you visit that room, wash your hands and pick up the weights and do 3 reps of 10 each (this can increase as you get stronger) upper body shoulder, abs, bicep/tricep excercises, and the same with lower body lunges, calves, butt, thigh excercises. Alternate upper body days with lower body days.  You will fit in an entire week of fitness in these small increments of time.  We all visit that room at least 4-5 times per day.

This works in an office too!  Get your friends on board, and you can post a sheet to show participation and progress.  Be sure to get your manager's permission.  Depends how you spin it.  Fit workers work better!!  Keeps the brain cells active!!

Stay tuned, and I'll post some really effective, quick excercises!

LOWER BODY

This one is my favorite.  Stand with feet apart (shoulder wide) on your toes and lean forward with your arms out and your hands braced on the wall, or a counter.  Now, squeeze your butt cheeks and push your pelvis as close to the wall or counter as you can, all the time squeezing hard and staying on those toes.  Count to 30, and rest.  Repeat at least once. 

This gets your entire leg and butt.  First time I did it, I had a hard time sitting, I was so sore!  Very effective.

Monday, October 26, 2009

My Favorite Secret Beauty Tip

Coconut Oil!  Extra Virgin Cold Pressed, of course!  All About Coconut Oil

And from the above site:  Today thousands of people testify that Virgin Coconut Oil has tremendous health benefits, related to not only weight loss, but to such things as increased metabolism, helping sluggish thyroids, increased energy levels, killing Candida and yeast infections, improving cholesterol levels, clearing up skin infections, killing viruses, improving digestive health, and more! All across America health care practioners, including MDs, chiropractors, nurses, nutritionists, naturopaths, and others are seeing positive results in their patients or clients when using Virgin Coconut Oil. We bring you many of their stories on the pages of this website.

THE BEAUTY OF COCONUT OIL


Anytime you need moisture on your skin, just rub a little coconut oil into it externally.  I have little pots of it all over the house so I can moisturize anytime.  I use it on my hair too.  I use "expeller pressed" oil externally because there is no coconut smell.  Sorry, I love coconuts, but I don't wish to smell like one!!
As you know, I'm really old.  Starting to notice wrinkles!  They visibly melt with an application of coconut oil!  The stuff is amazing!  And so cheap!!  


THE HEALING BENEFITS OF COCONUT OIL


As you read above it is great for weight loss and cures all kinds of disease and illness.  So the trick is 1 TBSP Coconut Oil (I use Gold Label Extra Virgin for this) 3 x daily taken internally.  I'll be posting how I get my coconut oil into my diet 3 times a day and love it.  It's a secret recipe that I made up, but once I post it, it won't stay a secret long.  I'm still in the process of tweaking it to perfection.



While you wait for my secret recipe, you can try this with coconut oil.  My favorite brand is Tropical Traditions, and I am their fan on Facebook.  Aside from that, try these ideas.


  1. Drink it in your coffee or tea.  I love it so much, coffee without that coconut flavor is seriously lacking
  2. Smear it on your toast instead of butter, and top with jelly or peanut butter.  Gives your toast a tropical vacation.
  3. Use it to saute meats and veggies instead of oil or butter.  It has a high heat tolerance, so you can saute on high without the oil burning.  Also it keeps forever and does not go rancid!
  4. And for Recipes
A whole forum dedicated to Coconut Oil 
The above forum has posts from newbies and old timers.  Many also oil pull.  I do NOT recommend Oil pulling with Coconut Oil.  Dr. F. Karach only recommends Sunflower Oil or Sessame Seed oil, so I stick with his recommendations because HE is the one who documented all the great results of oil pulling.  Aside from that, you will get tons of ideas from that forum!


My Favorite Ancient Cure for Disease

Oil Pulling is so easy to do!  I wish I had known from a very young age.  Instead I had to get old and search the web for all my little ailments to find it.  It costs so little, and is so effective.  You should oil pull 3 times per day, and I do it once before I start my day.  I can't afford health insurance or dental, and it has been a while since a dental cleaning, BUT within 3 weeks of oil pulling huge chunks of placque came off my teeth, and they look very white now!  Also, the gums have stopped receeding and bleeding.  Here is a darling video on the subject:  Oil Pulling  My goal now is to do it once before lunch and dinner also.  I hope to be able to come here and tell you more results as time goes on. 

This is what attracts me about Oil Pulling:
The result of this healing research has attracted amazement and resulted in further research. This additional research concerning Oil Therapy has now been thoroughly documented, especially with regard to physiological similarities between individuals. It is surprising that through this biological healing method a wide variety of symptoms have unquestionably disappeared without any side-effects. This simple method makes it possible completely heal such a wide variety of diseases which would normally be treated by an operation or by powerful or potent Drugs, usually with significant side-effects.
The simplicity of this healing system in which Oil is swirled backwards and forwards in the mouth, is due to the stimulating effect which it has on the body's eliminatory system.
Through this method it is possible to heal individual cells, cell conglomerates such as lymph nodes and more complex tissues such as internal organs simultaneously. This occurs because the beneficial microflora throughout the body are provided with a healthy continuum. Without this natural bodily intrusive element evinced by the microflora the usual pattern of human health tends to lean towards illness rather than wellness. Dr. Karach anticipates that regular application of this treatment by reversing this process so that wellness is the dominant state of the human body is likely to increase the average human lifespan to approximately 150 years, double the present life expectancy.
Dr. Karach is supported in this view by other colleagues in the world. By means of this treatment {Oil } it is invariably the result that diseases like migraine headaches, bronchitis, diseased teeth, arterio thrombosis, chronic blood disorders such as leukemia, arthritis and related illnesses, neuro physiological paralysis, eczema, gastro enteritis, peritonitis, heart disease, kidney disease, meningitis, and women’s hormonal disorders are completely eliminated from the organism. The benefit of Dr. Karach's method is that the oil therapy heals the whole body in perpetuity. In terminal diseases such as cancer, Aids and chronic infections this treatment method has been shown to successfully replace all others. Dr. Karach has successfully healed a chronic leukemia patient with 15 years of harsh treatment methods behind him. Acute arthritis in 1 patient who was totally bedridden was removed from his body in 3 days with no inflammation apparent.
NOTE: The recommended oils to use are Sunflower Oil, Seasme Oil. We are receiving many emails about which oil to use. Our experience with thousands of people across the globe says USE COLD PRESSED OIL as first choice, if it is not available use REFINED OIL ( which seems to be effective in the process too). We have observed that any oil other than SUNFLOWER or SEASME may not be effective.

The above was taken from Benefits of Oil Pulling

I use Sunflower Oil purchased at a Health Foods Market.  They don't have it at my grocery stores locally, but Henry's Market and Whole Foods have it.

Win Yellow Sapphire Earrings, Lash Mantra, AND Beauty Secrets Revealed!

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Anti Aging Giveaway for your Eyes!

Philosophy Sweepstakes

Finally, we see a light at the end of the tunnel. Rejuvenate the delicate skin around your eyes and reveal a younger you this fall. Enter our Philosophy sweepstakes for a chance to win a full set of the brand’s Eye Hope (a $146 value). This long-awaited advanced anti-aging system helps to fight fine lines and smooth skin in as little as six weeks. Let the soothing, lightweight formula put an end to your dark days as it fades undereye shadows and brightens skin tone. It’s an anti-aging solution you can hope and believe in. Visit www.sephora.com for more info.

in reference to:

"Philosophy Sweepstakes






















Finally, we see a light at the end of the tunnel. Rejuvenate the delicate skin around your eyes and reveal a younger you this fall. Enter our Philosophy sweepstakes for a chance to win a full set of the brand’s Eye Hope (a $146 value). This long-awaited advanced anti-aging system helps to fight fine lines and smooth skin in as little as six weeks. Let the soothing, lightweight formula put an end to your dark days as it fades undereye shadows and brightens skin tone. It’s an anti-aging solution you can hope and believe in. Visit
www.sephora.com for more info."
- Philosophy Sweepstakes (view on Google Sidewiki)

Tropical Traditions Cinnamon Teeth Cleaner

Posted on http://sweeps4bloggers.blogspot.com/2009/10/tropical-traditions_18.html
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Giveaway - Tropical Traditions Organic Teeth Cleaner - Ends 10/27/09
Tropical Traditions
Organic Teeth Cleaner! :)

From Tropical Traditions: People living in the tropics where coconuts grow have used coconut oil to clean their teeth long before modern toothpastes were developed. Tropical Traditions has developed a new Teeth Cleaner based on our popular organic Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil as the main ingredient. This 100% natural cleaner for your teeth contains no fluoride and no foaming agents such as SLS. Along with organic Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil, we have added other natural ingredients to clean your teeth naturally.

The Organic Teeth Cleaner comes in 3 flavors: Cinnamon, Classic and Mint. My family is picky with toothpaste and none of us like the ones that are overly sweet and overpowering, so we were excited to try out the Cinnamon. We love it! It doesn't taste at all sugary to us - just a good clean natural cinnamon flavor. Our mouths feel clean and fresh. And the squeeze bottle works well for us - actually, much neater than a tube.

SPECIAL DEAL ALERT - First time customers can get a FREE Virgin Coconut Oil book with purchase! Use the special code 4827991 in the referred by a friend section and it will be added to your order for free :)

in reference to:

"From Tropical Traditions: People living in the tropics where coconuts grow have used coconut oil to clean their teeth long before modern toothpastes were developed. Tropical Traditions has developed a new Teeth Cleaner based on our popular organic Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil as the main ingredient. This 100% natural cleaner for your teeth contains no fluoride and no foaming agents such as SLS. Along with organic Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil, we have added other natural ingredients to clean your teeth naturally.The Organic Teeth Cleaner comes in 3 flavors: Cinnamon, Classic and Mint.  My family is picky with toothpaste and none of us like the ones that are overly sweet and overpowering, so we were excited to try out the Cinnamon.  We love it!  It doesn't taste at all sugary to us - just a good clean natural cinnamon flavor.  Our mouths feel clean and fresh.  And the squeeze bottle works well for us - actually, much neater than a tube.  SPECIAL DEAL ALERT - First time customers can get a FREE Virgin Coconut Oil book with purchase! Use the special code 4827991 in the referred by a friend section and it will be added to your order for free :)"
- Sweeps4Bloggers: Giveaway - Tropical Traditions Organic Teeth Cleaner - Ends 10/27/09 (view on Google Sidewiki)

This is a great giveaway!

http://sweeps4bloggers.blogspot.com/2009/10/alter-eco.html Alter Eco
Fair Trade & Organic Foods

Hooray for Fair Trade! Hooray for Organic!
Hooray for another Alter Eco giveaway! :)

Alter Eco has a wide variety of Fair Trade products available - rice, coffee, quinoa, sugar, chocolate, tea and olive oil.

The Extra Virgin Olive oil comes in 2 varieties - mild and robust. I got to try out the robust - the flavor is superb. And I always feel better using products that are Fair Trade and Organic :)
The olive oil is GMO free, Gluten free, dairy free and vegan - hooray!
From Alter Eco: Planted, picked, and processed by fair trade cooperatives in Palestine, Jenin, West Bank, Alter Eco selects the highest quality olives with perfectly balanced flavor, aroma, and acidity while maintaining their fair trade commitment to help empower marginalized rural communities.
Each bottle directly supports a better life for farming families by having an over 30% increase in farmer revenue over conventional prices. This translates into financing scholarship funds, micro loans for women's empowerment programs, and olive tree planting.

in reference to:

"Alter EcoFair Trade & Organic FoodsHooray for Fair Trade!  Hooray for Organic!  Hooray for another Alter Eco giveaway! :)Alter Eco has a wide variety of Fair Trade products available - rice, coffee, quinoa, sugar, chocolate, tea and olive oil.The Extra Virgin Olive oil comes in 2 varieties - mild and robust.  I got to try out the robust - the flavor is superb.  And I always feel better using products that are Fair Trade and Organic :)The olive oil is GMO free, Gluten free, dairy free and vegan - hooray!From Alter Eco:  Planted, picked, and processed by fair trade cooperatives in Palestine, Jenin, West Bank, Alter Eco selects the highest quality olives with perfectly balanced flavor, aroma, and acidity while maintaining their fair trade commitment to help empower marginalized rural communities.Each bottle directly supports a better life for farming families by having an over 30% increase in farmer revenue over conventional prices. This translates into financing scholarship funds, micro loans for women's empowerment programs, and olive tree planting."
- Sweeps4Bloggers: Giveway - Alter Eco Fair Trade Organic Olive Oil - Ends 10/24/09 (view on Google Sidewiki)

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Anti-Aging My Way!

It appears I have come to the time in my life when this is important.  Therefore, I'm doing my best to maintain what I've got, and I'll be sharing some of my best tips with you as time goes on.  I will also drop some links to anti-aging contests and/or free samples that I come across while doing my thing!  Stay tuned!