SmartMune Immune System Support Giveaway

24 May 2012

I don't like taking medicine and avoid it at all costs.  I do take vitamins and supplements daily though (fish oil, garlic, and alfalfa).  Just recently I heard of SmartMune, which is an all natural nutritional supplement that boosts the body's immune system (I saw a commercial just last week).  When you take it you can expect to get results such as:


  • Primes and Strengthens your body's key immune responses.
  • Activates billions of innate immune cells that are a major part of your body's natural defenses.
  • Mobilizes immune cells to protect against the harmful effects of stress.
  • Improves vigor and mental clarity while reducing fatigue and tension.
  • Primes white blood cells so they are ready for action.
  • A natural solution to help maintain health and wellness.
  • Mobilizes your innate immune system to help keep the body healthy.
  • Helps activate and directs key immune cells to support the effectiveness of your immune system.
  • Supports a healthy immune system helping you enjoy your busy life.
  • Promotes healthy energy levels by priming your immune system
  • Primes key immune cells to help protect against the harmful effects of physical or lifestyle stress.


Here is what the website says about SmartMune:

SmartMune with Wellmune WGP® is a unique nutritional supplement that is clinically proven to activate the immune system, as evidence by research both demonstrating its mechanism of action in the body and measuring significant changes in immune response. In fact, the science supporting the efficacy of Wellmune WGP® is overwhelming.

Wellmune WGP® is a natural gluco polysaccharide derived from the cell walls of a highly purified, proprietary yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). This unique ingredient triggers human immune defenses that have evolved over thousands of years.

The scientific understanding of Wellmune WGP's® mechanism of action in the body is well documented in published, peer-reviewed research. Mechanism of action studies as well as measurement of significant changes in immune responses are changing the way researchers and physicians think about innate immune function.

Once swallowed, immune cells in the gastrointestinal tract take up Wellmune WGP® and transport it to immune organs throughout the body. While in the immune organs, immune cells called macrophages digest Wellmune WGP® into smaller fragments and slowly release them over a number of days. The fragments bind to neutrophils, via complement receptor 3 (CR3), which are the most abundant immune cells in the body. In fact, neutrophils account for 60-70% of all immune cells.

With Wellmune WGP®, the neutrophils are now primed for activity. Unlike other immune health ingredients, Wellmune WGP® enhances immune function without over stimulating the immune system, which may be harmful.

Researchers discovered the mechanism through a series of experiments. One study involved tracking fluorescently dyed Wellmune WGP® as immune cells transport it throughout the body. Within days Wellmune WGP® is carried to the spleen, bone marrow and other immune organs.

{GIVEAWAY--One person will WIN 30-Day Supply of SmartMune (ARV $29.95)}



How to Enter:
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Rules:
Open to U.S. 18+
May enter ONE TIME DAILY
Giveaway ends on May 31, 2012 at 11:59 PM, ET
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Winner will be chosen randomly and listed on this post




Disclaimer: This post was written for the sponsor who provided the complimentary product for review in exchange for my honest opinions.  They have also provided the giveaway prize.
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Natural House Moppy Cleaner & Giveaway


The next new product from Natural House is called 'Moppy', which is a natural household cleaning product used to clean floors.  As with the other Natural House products, it comes in a resealable bag that contains 4 packets (30 day supply) and has a light Orange Mint scent.  It can be used on multiple surfaces--high gloss, terrazzo, marble, slate, vinyl, tile, and finished hardwood, and as always is phosphate free, eco-friendly, non-toxic, and biodegradable.  You can purchase it for $4.99 on their website or on Amazon.

This is very easy to use; just drop one packet into water and let it foam for about 5-10 seconds.  Then soak your mop in the solution and scrub your floor.  It can even be used in automatic mops/scrubbers!  I've used it on our ceramic tile and hardwood floors and was impressed with how quickly it cleaned and it didn't leave any residue.  I actually like it better than almost every floor cleaner I have used!



{GIVEAWAY--One person will WIN 30-Day Supply of Moppy}

How to Enter:
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Rules:
Open to U.S. 18+
May enter ONE TIME DAILY
Giveaway ends on May 31, 2012 at 11:59 PM, ET
See Complete Rules for all giveaways on this blog
Winner will be chosen randomly and listed on this post




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What Makes Me Refreshingly Different?

23 May 2012
What makes me refreshingly different?  Huh, that is a tough one because I think I'm quite boring, an old person in a younger person's body.  The only thing I can think of that makes me different than anyone else is my laid back attitude.  While everyone else is all stressed and pulling their hair out, I'm cool as a cucumber.  Yes, there are times when I blow my top, but they are few and far between.  I think mellow should be my middle name.

There is another thing that I find refreshing right now-- Trop50 juice beverage with tea!  Yes, the great tasting juice beverage with 50 percent fewer calories has been improved with the added ingredient of either white or green tea.  The flavors now include:

  • Peach with White Tea
  • Raspberry with Green Tea
  • Pear Lychee with White Tea

I have only found one flavor at our store so far, the raspberry with green tea, which I love!  It has a light raspberry flavor with a definite green tea flavor kick at the end.  It is sold in the refrigerated beverage aisle and each flavor has about 35-40 calories per eight ounce glass.  You will also get a full days supply of vitamin C and a good source of vitamin E, and no artificial sweeteners.  I really want to try the other two flavors, but have to wait until they are finally stocked up at our local stores.  Each 59 ounce bottle cost about $2.99 retail.  Use the store locator to find out if these are available near you.


Disclaimer: This post was written for the sponsor who provided the complimentary product for review in exchange for my honest opinions.  They also provided the giveaway prize, which was passed out to local winners because of availability of product.
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Trying Out Lender's NEW Healthy Grain Multi-Grain Bagels



We eat bagels off and on, with being more on than off recently.  I guess we go through stages as with most food we consume.  Once we get tired of it, we go on to something else.  Thanks to Clever Girls we got to try out the NEW Lender's Bagels in healthy grain multi-grain flavor.  These are available in many Walmart stores, make sure to check the store locator to find out if they are available near you because a lot of people aren't getting lucky and finding any at their store.

Lender's has been making bagels for 85 years!  That tells me that they must be doing something right.  Their bagels are different because they stay refrigerated, making them taste fresh longer than bagels that are sitting on the bread shelf.  They are also shaped and water boiled to make each bagel unique--no cookie cutter bagels.  The multi-grain flavor is made with 7 grains:  flax, oats, white wheat, barley, rye, wheat.  Each bagel has 210 calories, 2 grams of fat, and 11 grams of protein.  That is quite a bit of protein in a bagel!  They taste great with a little cream cheese or jelly.  I know it's not the healthiest topping, but I'm not perfect.



There are eight other flavors of bagels to choose from (we prefer the blueberry).  If you visit the Lender's Bagels website you can also find recipes for your next favorite sandwich or personal pizza.  Each bag of six bagels retails for about $2.99 each, depending on where you go shopping.


Disclaimer:  I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective, and I received coupons for free Lender's Multi-Grain Bagels. The content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
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The Charlatan's Boy {Book Review}

22 May 2012
The Charlatan's Boy by Jonathan Rogers
{Paperback, 305 Pages, Fiction/Young Adult, October 2010, $13.99}

Synopsis:
"I only know one man who might be able to tell me where I come from, and that man is a liar and a fraud."

As far back as he can remember, the orphan Grady has tramped from village to village with a huckster named Floyd, pulling a variety of hoaxes and flimflams on the good citizens of the Corenwald frontier.  It's a hard way to make a living, made harder by the memory of fatter times when audiences thronged to see Grady perform as 'The Wild Man of the Feechiefen Swamp.'  But what can they do?  No one believes in feechies anymore.

Unless Floyd and Grady make them believe.

Armed with the tricks of their trade, the charlatan and his boy set out to create another Great Feechie Scare, which Floyd swears will make them rich.  But while Grady longs for the days when he played the feechie, he can't stop wondering if, after a life of lies, he'll ever know who he really is.

Jonathan Rogers grew up in Georgia, where he spent many happy hours in the swamps and riverbottoms on which the wild places of The Charlatan's Boy are based.  He received his undergraduate degree form Furman University in South Carolina and holds a doctorate in seventeenth-century English literature from Vanderbilt University.  He lives with his family in Nashville, Tennessee.  You can find him online at jonathan-rogers.com.  Get more info here!

My Thoughts:
This is a light read, telling the story of Grady who is a very ugly boy and an orphan.  The only father he has ever known is Floyd, who uses him to make money with one kind of scheme or another, often getting them in trouble.  He has always been told that he was so ugly his own mother gave him up.  Not something a child should ever hear.    There is one person that would love for Grady to stay and live with her, but he chooses instead to go with Floyd.  After going a while without making much money, Floyd comes up with an idea to bring back the Feechies by scaring people into believing they are real.  It actually works and everything seems to be going their way, but Grady always wonders who his parents are and where he came from... You can't help but feel sorry for him and wonder why he sticks around Floyd.    I Rated This Book:  3/5 Stars.
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Disclaimer: This post was written for Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing Group who provided the complimentary product for review in exchange for my honest opinions.
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