Mila Superfood Giveaway

So Excited about Lifemax MILA Superfood

I am very excited to tell you all about the newest addition to my kitchen: a little chia seed called MILA! WHAT IS Chia?


For those of you that have never heard of chia, it's a seed. It was eaten by the Aztecs at the time of Columbus’s arrival. It hasfewer carbs than rice, barley, oats, wheat, or corn and contains high amounts of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, and copper.

The Miracle Seed is gluten–free, trans–fat free, sugar–free, high in fiber and protein, has no taste or smell and can be deliciously combined with many foods! It's low in sodium, Its supreme biological properties are not diminished by heat in the baking process, therefore making it easy to incorporate into your favorite recipes.
WHY MILA?
Mila™ is a mixture of Salvia hispanica L. seed which has been carefully selected to maximize its nutritional value. The mixture is mechanically processed using a proprietary system that optimizes the bioavailability and increases its nutritional value. Nothing is added to the product – it is a pure form of Salvia hispanica L. and is simply the best available today.
WHY DR BOB ARNOT BACKS MILA? 

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Dr. Bob's Role as Chief Wellness Educatorfrom Lifemax on Vimeo.

MY REVIEW

Many of you may remember my Pualani giveaway a few weeks ago. I had the privelege of meeting Iwalani who owns Pualani Swimwear. Her energy and enthusiasm was contagious. When we were chatting about my review of her beautiful swimwear she offered me a glass of Mila mixed in water and said, "Here is a gift of health." After I drank it, she shared with me about this super food and Lifemax's mission to help bring Mila to impoverished people in Africa. I was inspired that I decided to have my family eat Mila everyday.

We all experienced increased energy and my husband's knee pain has decreased dramatically. When I don't take Mila my nails do not seem as hard and healthy and I am definitely hungrier. I love to mix it in brownies, sprinkle on salads and just drink it mixed in water. It is truly a staple of our diet now! (your pets will love it too)

Earn Money and Get Healthy!
Lifemax mission is to change the health and wealth of the world. I am thrilled to be part of this mission. You can too! Browse and enjoy my website where you will find videos on our miraculous product MILA, the Lifemax company and a business Overview. I invite those of you who are interested in trying this amazing super food to visit me today. There are also awesome opportunities to create a fun and dynamic business, so please contact me with any questions!

Try a full bag for yourself 

GIVEAWAY

How to enter: (mandatory) Tell me why you would like to try Mila

Extra Entries: (please leave a separate comment for each entry) 
1 Extra Entry -visit lifemax.com and tell me something you learned: 

1 Extra Entry subscribe by email
1 Extra Entry - Follow me on Facebook

1 Extra Entry - Follow me on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway (you can daily)

3 Extra Entries if you put my button up on your blog.

3 Extra Entries if you blog about this giveaway linking back to me

5 Extra Entries if you make a purchase

10 Extra Entries if you decide to sign up to be a distributor

*Giveaway ends February 28, 2011 Open internationally

Disclaimer: Mila™ is not intended to treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The information provided is intended for educational purposes. It is not to be construed as providing medical advice or substitution for professional services. All information provided is general and not specific to individuals. We endeavor to state the case properly and educate our associates appropriately. Lifemax does not, in any way, represent treatment, cure or mitigation of disease. Persons experiencing health problems should consult a medical professional.

Mom's Best Bet Monday

There are so many great ideas, reviews, and giveaways going on around the blogosphere that it is hard to remember them all. There is something new going on here every Monday that you can be a part of. 


Let's share our BEST BET on the Linky or in the comments section below. It could be something you read about, an outrageous recipe, or maybe a product that is outstanding, or an amazing giveaway that you want to share about.


Whatever your best bet is, please share below and we will choose a few to shine in the "Mom's Best Bets Spotlight!"
Here are some best bets from last week to enter:


* 2W2T - Tassimo T20 $129 Value (1/30)


*OBM-$100 Swim Spot GC 02/01

*ITTOD - Sterling Silver Family Necklace - 2/4

Pro Bowl in Ko' Olina Hawaii Schedule

The Pro Bowlers are here in full force.  I have been seeing them with their families today and even got to watch the welcoming fireworks display tonight.   
Here is the 2011 Pro Bowl Schedule:  

Jan. 28 
4:30 p.m.-9 p.m. - Sunset on the Beach-Watch NFL highlights and  The Blind Side, along with a special guest appearance by the Pro Bowl cheerleaders and mascots

Jan. 29 
9 a.m.-noon - NFL Pro Bowl 'Ohana Day Celebration at Aloha Stadium
* All children are invited to sit in the Kid's Zone to enjoy special contests, prizes, inspirational presentations, and mascot mania. Admission is free.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Pro Bowl Youth Football and Cheerleading Clinics at Kapiolani Park
7 p.m.-10 p.m. - Pro Bowl All-Star Block Party Waikiki at Kalakaua Avenue

Jan. 30
10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. -- Pro Bowl Touchdown Club at Aloha Stadium Lot 8B
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. -- Official Pro Bowl Tailgate Party at Richardson Field
1:30 p.m. -- Pro Bowl Pregame Ceremonies at Aloha Stadium

* special half time performance by the Goo Goo Dolls.
2 p.m. -- 2011 Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium

Fissler Pasta Lifter Giveaway

Fissler USA

Fissler makes quality cookware with stylish designs that are "Made in Germany". The Company was founded in 1845 by Carl Philipp Fissler, and has been experiencing success for 160 years. Fissler offers a beautiful line of high-quality and professional grade kitchen accessories. 

Pictured above is their magic pasta lifter.  Whether you have made the pasta yourself or not, this pasta lifter will do the job. The high-quality stainless steel used is evident in the look and feel. The deep shape makes it easy to remove large portions of pasta or spaetzle from the water.  At first glance I thought it was too large and the holes might allow for pasta to fall through, but I was wrong.  Not once noodle escaped and it looks rich and shiny in my kitchen.  

The brushed 18/10 stainless steel finish is extra easy to care for and the classic design matches any kitchen style.

Features:

• Pasta lifter
• Solid stainless steel construction
• Mirrored hanging loops
• Beautiful brushed stainless steel finish

• Dimensions: 2.95" H x 5.12" W x 13.78" D
• Material: 18/10 Stainless Steel
• Dishwasher safe
• Limited lifetime warranty

Now you can win a Fissler Pasta lifter too!

GIVEAWAY

How to enter: (mandatory) Follow with GFC and comment that you did

Extra Entries: (please leave a separate comment for each entry)

1 Extra Entry -Follow Fissler blog: 
1Extra Entry subscribe to Mom's Best Bets

1 Extra Entry subscribe by email
1 Extra Entry - Follow me on Facebook

1 Extra Entry- Follow Fissler on Facebook
1 Extra Entry - Follow me on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway (you can daily)
1 Extra Entry - Follow Fissler Foodie

3 Extra Entries if you put my button up on your blog.

3 Extra Entries if you blog about this giveaway linking back to me

*Giveaway ends February 15, 2011

*product provided for review purposes

Aloha Kanani: The Newest Hawaiian American Girl Doll!

American Girl is spreading the Aloha for their 25th birthday celebration with the debut of Kanani Akina, a Hawaiian doll.  I couldn't be more excited because we live in beautiful Hawaii and know just how special and remarkable these islands and the Hawaiian people are.    It's wonderful that her story and the spirit of Aloha will be shared with little ones all over the globe.  

Kanani, which means beautiful is also the 2011 Girl of the Year.  Kanani loves Hawaii's tropical sunsets, fun lu‘aus, and sharing the aloha spirit.

Kanani has a hapa Hawaiian look with long, wavy medium-brown hair and hazel eyes.  Her kukui nut lei, "slippahs", and blue flowered dress are quintessentially Hawaiian style.  

We just went nuts looking at all of the neat accessories for her like the paddle board set and the shave ice stand. She also comes with a book written by Lisa Yee, "Aloha Kanani," where you learn more about this island girl and her home on Kaua‘i.

In the book, Kanani loves everything about Hawai‘i and tries to share this aloha with her cousin from New York.  She helps to save a Hawaiian monk seal and discovers the joy of helping others 

American Girl is sharing this Hawaiian aloha spirit by partnering with the National Wildlife Federation® (NWF) to help raise awareness of endangered animals, like the Hawaiian monk seal.
With the purchase of every Kanani plush monk seal sold in 2011, American Girl is donating $1 (up to a maximum of $100,000) to NWF’s efforts to help children throughout the United States gain an appreciation and understanding for America’s most vulnerable animals through various educational programs and activities.

Visit http://www.americangirl.com/ to order your Kanani doll or to check out all of their American Girl selection. You can also call

1-800-845-0005 for an American Girl catalog.

Mom's Best Bet Monday

There are so many great ideas, reviews, and giveaways going on around the blogosphere that it is hard to remember them all. There is something new going on here every Monday that you can be a part of. 


Let's share our BEST BET on the Linky or in the comments section below. It could be something you read about, an outrageous recipe, or maybe a product that is outstanding, or an amazing giveaway that you want to share about.

Whatever your best bet is, please share below and we will choose a few to shine in the "Mom's Best Bets Spotlight!"


Here are some best bets from last week to enter:


Simply Stacie- $950 Cash- 1/31
WAD- Win a Clarisonic 2/15

Drinking Kale Water for Health

Kale is a nutritionally excellent food.  It's packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory nutrients.

Whenever I am cooking kale for my family I save the leftover water.  Call me crazy, but it tastes delicious.  It reminds me a little of green tea.  It's also loaded with vitamins such as vitamin K and vitamin A. 

Other uses for your leftover kale water can be to freeze it and add in your stock or soup.  I always add a half a cup to my daughter's miso soup.  She doesn't even know it's in there but it certainly makes her soup even more nutritious.  So, next time save your veggie water and have a sip!

Wellness Wednesday: Healthy for 2011

In case you haven't heard every first and third Wednesday is "Wellness Wednesday" here at Mom's Best Bets.  I invite you to learn more about getting healthy with Lifetime Family Wellness Center. 

One thing I love about entering through the doors of LFWC is the friendly faces that greet me and the cutting edge handouts that are continuously available and constantly being updated.  I learn so much from them each visit and wanted to share this fun 
"Guide for living in 2011" that I read the other day.  

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow ON trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured IN plants..
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2010 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep at least 7 hours.
10.Take a 10-30 minute walk daily.  And while you walk, smile.

Personality:

11. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don’t have negative thoughts on things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don’t over do.  Keep your limits.
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously.  No one else does.
15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time.  You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past.  Don’t remind your partner of his/her mistakes in the past, that will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.  Don’t hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.  Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don’t have to win every argument.  Agree to disagree…

Society:

25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70, and under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick.  Your friends will.  Stay in touch.

Life:

32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful, or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.
37. The best is yet to come…
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

*For all of my Hawaii Readers check out http://lfwchawaii.com/ to learn more about how you and your family can live a healthier life. 

*If you don't live in Hawaii please check out Bonfire Health which is a collaborative website with Dr. Bruce and two other notable doctors who will give your free tips and information on how to adopt this healthy way of life.

You can learn more about getting a check-up by contacting http://lfwchawaii.com/   

Green potatoes can make you sick

Have you ever bought a green potato?  Unfortunately, I have been seeing more green potatoes for sale at local supermarkets.  Many people have no idea that eating them could make you ill.  Potato poisoning happens when someone eats these green spuds or new sprouts that may be present. 

WHY? 

When green potatoes are this color it's due to high levels of chlorophyll, which is harmless but contribute to the high levels of a solanine.  This can cause nausea, headaches and other issues.  

What to do?
I usually buy sweet potatoes, but once in a while when I do buy white potatoes, I stay away from buying them in bulk and check them thoroughly.  Oh, and just because they are organic they can still be green.  Also, keep them away from light since this activates the solanine.

Mom's Best Bet Monday

There are so many great ideas, reviews, and giveaways going on around the blogosphere that it is hard to remember them all. There is something new going on here every Monday that you can be a part of. 



Let's share our BEST BET on the Linky or in the comments section below. It could be something you read about, an outrageous recipe, or maybe a product that is outstanding, or an amazing giveaway that you want to share about.


Whatever your best bet is, please share below and we will choose a few to shine in the "Mom's Best Bets Spotlight!"
Here are some best bets from last week to enter:


**Fash Org - Ecoist Purse (ARV $49) - 1/18


**Naturepedic Organic Crib Mattress (ARV $279) 2/15

LightAir IonFlow Air Purifier Review

The LightAir IonFlow 50 Surface can clean your air while looking beautiful in your room.  Research shows that LightAir IonFlow 50 in continuous operation is especially effective in eliminating the smallest particles, which are considered to cause severe health problems.

I was able to review the Surface model, which is the little sister of Style. It has a shorter slightly conical stand with a height of 56 cm. The shorter stand makes it fit both on a table and on the floor. 


My thoughts: 

Clean air is important to me so having an air purifier to make our space healthier is essential.  I was looking for a machine that was easy to use and low maintenance.  

I was in love with the contemporary thin look of the Lightair and the fact that it has no filters to change made me smile. 

This ionizing air purifier produces no ozone and removes the smallest pollution particles that are most harmful to your health: bacteria, dust, dander, pollen, smoke, mold and fungus spores. Studies show that within three hours of operation, mold particles in the air are reduced by over 90%. 

I also liked that it runs on less than 10% of a light bulb’s energy (far less than other purifiers) and requires only periodic filter cleaning with hot water, saving you hundreds of dollars a year.  

The assembly was easy as well, only taking me five minutes.  The look is one of the best features because it will be attractive in any room with it's compact modern design.

My criticism is that you will get an electrical shock from touching the cleaner when it's in use.  It's mild but I recommend keeping it out of children's reach and keeping the plastic shield on.   

At first I didn't think it was working because it was so silent.  Interestingly enough I felt more energized in my living room (where it is placed) than in any of my other rooms.  

I really like the lightAir Ion flow and am looking into their sky model as well.

  

• Eliminates the smallest airborne pollutants
• No expensive filters to change; wash collector every 2 weeks
• Compact; fits on a table or countertop
• Purifies rooms up to 540 sq. ft.
• Works in under 5 hours without generating ozone
• Does not lose its effect over time
• Removes bacteria, dust, dander, pollen, smoke, mold and fungus spores
• Discreet light at base, switches off at anytime
• Runs on less than 10% of a light bulb’s energy
• Saves you hundreds of dollars a year
• Virtually silent operation under 5 decibels
• Easy to use, assemble and maintain

You can purchase your LightAir here.

Tropical Traditions Coconut Cream Concentrate Giveaway

Ingredients: 100% Pure Organic Coconut!
Nothing else!

What is Coconut Cream ConcentrateTM?

Coconut Cream Concentrate is certified organic whole coconut meat in concentrated form. It contains no additives* (not even water). The dried coconut meat is ground very finely, giving it a creamy consistency due to its high fat content. Since it is 70% fat, it is a rich source of pure coconut oil. Note: this is a food, not a cooking oil.

How is Coconut Cream ConcentrateTM used?

You  can mix 1 or 2 teaspoons of Coconut Cream Concentrate with water or juice to make a creamy coconut drink. Many people put it in their coffee as a non-dairy creamer. It is also an excellent ingredient for cooking and baking. Because of its low moisture content, it can be mixed right in the batter or dough of breads and pastries. It can also enhance soups, be blended with smoothies, or made into ice cream. 

My thoughts:

I use it as a butter replacement on toast and I also pour some over frozen blueberries which hardens like ice-cream and is delicious. I have also tried it in my norming coffee and I love the rich creamy flavor.  I use Coconut oil every day and this is yet another way to get the health benefits of coconut in all of your dishes.

Now you can have a chance to win!

GIVEAWAY

Tropical Traditions is giving away 1 jar of coconut concentrate

to one Mom's Best Bets reader!

TO ENTER Visit Tropical Traditions and tell me what other product that you like and why.

EXTRA ENTRY:

2 Extra Entry-Review Me on Alexa

1 Extra Entry- Follow Me with Google friend connect

1 Extra Entry -subscribe to Mom's Best Bets

1 Extra Entry -subscribe by email

1 Extra Entry-sign up for TT's newsletter

1 Extra Entry - Follow me on Facebook

1 Extra Entry - Follow me on Twitter and tweet for extra chances

3 Extra Entries if you put my button up on your blog.

3 Extra Entries if you blog about this giveaway linking back to me

*This contest ends 1/25

Giveaway ends at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. Winner will be notified via email.Open to US  and Canada only.

*Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me a sample of this product to review.  I was under no obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway