I started working for Swanson Health Products as a 24-year-old in the summer of 2007. Growing up, I didn't pay attention to my health other than taking a few sporadic vitamins and occasionally glancing at some food labels. When I applied for a job with Swanson, the only thing I knew about the company was that you could buy vitamins and supplements from them.
After working at Swanson for a few years, I've come to realize how important my health is and how much control I have in maintaining my health. I have made many changes to my daily routines, focusing on improving my diet, incorporating some dietary supplements and moving towards natural products in my home. Here are some my favorite Swanson products:
I've learned a lot about natural health over the last few years and I will continue to learn a lot more in the years ahead. On this blog, I hope to share what I learn with you and hope you will comment on some posts and help me learn even more.
People
are often surprised—even shocked—at the wide variety of products
now available at Swanson Health Products. I'm going to highlight
some newer products that you might not know we carry...products you
could be saving a lot of money on (not to mention saving time by
ordering your daily essentials online).
Cosmetics—You can find
makeup primer, eye makeup remover, mascara, eye defining pencils
and more in this section of our site. Made from great brands
including Aubrey
Organics, Reviva Labs and...
I ate a gigantic salad for lunch almost everyday during my raw food
challenge. It was an easy way to incorporate a ton of vegetables
and even some fruits into my meal, and also was something that was
quick and easy to make and bring to work. Making my own raw salad
dressing was the most interesting part.
I tried to cram as many ingredients as I could into these salads
and they typically contained these ingredients.
During my week on the raw food diet, I really enjoyed my smoothies
for breakfast as well as my salads for lunch. The same thing can't
be said for my dinners. At dinner, I'm used to eating a large, warm
meal. I live in Minnesota. It's freezing outside, and our 'comfort
foods' are all warm. During raw food week, nothing was warm.
The first dinner of the week was Zucchini Noodles with Pesto. We
made a typical pesto sauce with basil, organic olive oil and pine
nuts. Zucchini noodles are made by using...Read More »
During my week on the raw food diet, breakfast was definitely my
favorite meal of the day. Before the raw food diet, I would either
skip breakfast or I would simply eat one piece of toast with
organic peanut
butter. I would also have a cup of coffee. During my week
raw, I turned my attention to raw smoothies.
I'm going to show you the basic recipe I used for my raw breakfast
smoothies. Each day, the recipe varied a bit to accommodate the
ingredients that were in my kitchen. Also, I used a normal...Read More »
The first step in my one week raw food diet challenge was to get
prepared. I knew I was going to need a lot of motivation and
support to get through a whole week entirely raw. These are the
steps I took to before starting the diet.
Support
I got my wife Jenna and my good friends Ben and Emily to agree to
undergo the raw food challenge with me. Having friends and family
members also go raw really helped. It would have been more
difficult for me to create and eat raw meals, if I was...Read More »
After spending the last few years working in the natural health
business, I've read plenty of websites and blogs proclaim the
health benefits of a raw food diet. I decided I wanted to challenge
myself and went on a raw diet for one full week. I just finished
the raw week and am going to tell you about how it went.
Why I went Raw for One
Week • Help
my body with cleansing and detoxification
• Become leaner
• Learn to incorporate more
raw foods into my diet •...Read More »
A recent
report by The American Academy of Pediatrics offers some
new guidelines on how to treat a child who is running a fever. Many
parents quickly turn to ibuprofen or acetaminophen to reduce the
child's body temperature, but that isn't always the best route to
go. The report explains that maintaining the child's temperature
close to "normal" should not be the main concern and instead, "the
primary goal of treating the febrile child should be to improve the
child's overall comfort."
Here are five examples of foods that are considered healthy or at
least considered good choices for dieting, but that can actually
lead to weight gain. The first four options on this list can be
part of a healthy, balanced diet, but if you are looking to lose
weight or maintain weight loss, you are better off finding
alternatives. Losing weight can be easy if you focus on a natural
health diet and make lifestyle changes you can stick with. Focus on
natural organic foods, many of which you can...Read More »
A lot of people pay close attention to what they eat. They avoid
fast food, and instead choose organic foods for their many
benefits. Yet, they completely neglect to pay close attention to
the products they put on their skin and breathe in everyday. Watch
this fantastic video on the dangers of cosmetics.
Over the past two years, I have eliminated almost all of the toxic
products from my house. I have replaced all of the toxic cleaning
products in my house by simply buying a couple of e-cloths, a...
Tired of making the same old smoothies everyday? Here is a list
of the top 15 smoothie ingredients to inspire you to try something
new. This isn't a recipe for a smoothie. It's just a simple list of
healthy additions to consider adding to your favorite
recipe.
1) Bananas- Delicious, affordable and full of
potassium.
2) Yogurt or Kefir- Your best option is to find a
natural, organic brand without high-fructose corn syrup and more
likely have live probiotic cultures.
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I'm going to show you the basic recipe I used for my raw breakfast
smoothies. Each day, the recipe varied a bit to accommodate the
ingredients that were in my kitchen. Also, I used a normal...
Why I went Raw for One
Week
Many...
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