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I never met a better blender until I purchased a Vitamix. I’ve owned mine for 8 years and use it at least daily. I used to go through other brands rather often. The 7-year warranty that comes with buying new and direct from the manufacturer really helps me because I can be somewhat hard on kitchen tools and this gives me a peace of mind. You also have the option of paying for an extended warranty with the purchase of your Vitamix blender. With the Vitamix, I can make foods in a snap. Plus, now they have several new models – a space saver style and a blend and go.
If you’re interested in purchasing a Vitamix from the manufacturer, you can earn free shipping ($25Us/$35CN) by clicking on the image below or at a later time, entering this code: 06-008064 before you check out. (Plus you can request interest-free installments.) Some of my favorite uses of the Vitamix is making my own pesto, grinding flax seeds to make meal, making 1-ingredient powdered sugar, using it as a food processor to make raw fudge, and none other than nutrient rich smoothies!
We all can (and should) eat more fruits and vegetables. Dr. Bill Sears recommends that we eat 9 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. I personally recommend that people strive for 5. That is five different fruits and 5 different vegetables daily. This way you will get a variety. Most people cannot achieve either recommendation regularly.
Dr. Sears recommends Juice Plus+ because it is backed by independent third-party clinical studies in reputable medical journals. If you want to understand why he chooses Juice Plus+ it is because it answers the following two questions in the 30+ published studies. More on funding of the published studies.
1) Does the product get into the blood stream? And 2) What does it do once it gets there?
“Not a multivitamin, medicine, treatment or cure for any disease, Juice Plus+ is all-natural and made from quality ingredients carefully monitored from farm to capsule so you can enjoy improved nutrition and wellness.”


As a professional in the wellness industry, I have a responsibility to inform consumers about safety of products and but also support their decisions to align with companies that meet their needs and values.
If you know me, I always ask, “What are the ingredients?” and I aim to empower consumers to make smarter, healthier choices primarily in their nutritive choices, but I have always had an interest in the safety and efficacy of personal care products too. I was introduced to DIYing when I was a blogger. I started to read ingredients on personal and home care products. I started to dig in. Through my relationships with other bloggers, I learned about Beautycounter. I loved their mission statement, the consultants, and most importantly, the quality of the products!
If you are ready to dig a bit deeper, you can look up many personal care products on the cosmetics database www.ewg.org/skindeep, which is the EWG's Skin Deep Database that rates products and ingredients as LOW, MEDIUM and HIGH risk based on the chemicals the products contain. If a product is not on the EWG's list, you can compare the ingredients to Beautycounter's NEVER list.
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