A Healthy Turn

Quick and Easy Halloween Prep

2011-10-19T18:50:00.000-07:00

Are you ready for Halloween? There's lots to do before the 31st, like buy costumes, pick and carve pumpkins, buy candy, get yard and porch ready for trick-or-treaters, and get the inside of the house ready if you're hosting a Halloween party.

You can get many of these tasks done quickly with a little help from YourHalloweenHQ.com. Check out the hottest Halloween costumes for kids and adults, plus Halloween decorating ideas and inspiration.

First, make your pumpkin caving a decorating a snap with these pumpkin carving kits.

Don't just throw your candy in any old mixing bowl you have lying around. Use these cute candy bowls that your trick or treaters won't soon forget.

Get inspiration for your outdoor Halloween decorations, and find out how to create a Halloween graveyard.

Many of the hottest costumes of the year are selling out fast, but YourHalloweenHQ.com's Facebook page has a beat on who's still got them in stock.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Costume Ideas

2011-09-28T09:48:00.000-07:00

Are you ready for Halloween? If so, then check out a few costumes that will be hot this year. Get costume ideas for kids and adults. Don't wait 'til the last minute. Be sure to get the costume you want before it sells out. Here are some cool costume ideas to get you started

Harry Potter Costumes for Adults
Pop Culture Halloween Costumes 2011
Hot Halloween Costume Ideas
Gone with the Wind Costumes for Kids
Hermione Yule Ball Dress

Kindle Gift Card -- A Fantastic Gift for Any Occasion

2011-06-28T14:49:00.001-07:00

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To give an Amazon Kindle gift card for books (and other Amazon purchases), click the link above.

Banana Almond Butter Fiber Wrap for Breakfast

2010-10-17T08:46:00.000-07:00

I'm dragging this morning and really need an energy boost, so I'm about to make one of these banana almond butter fiber wraps for breakfast. The bananas will be filling, and the protein in the almond butter will give me some much-needed energy. Whole Foods' 365 almond butter is my favorite. It tastes great and it's affordable, unlike most almond butters. Off to the kitchen I go...

I Prefer Whole Food Vitamins

2010-10-12T13:04:00.000-07:00

Now that I've discovered whole food vitamins, I'm never going back. Yes, they cost more than synthetic vitamins. But synthetic vitamins are a waste of money in the first place. If your body can't extract the nutrients from them, then what's the point? Also, if you're a person who shops for organic and pesticide-free food whenever possible, then why wouldn't you make sure your vitamins are just as good? It's a no-brainer to me.

Most importantly, they work for me. I definitely feel a difference over my old vitamin supplements. I'm convinced.

Time to Take Your Vitamins

2010-10-10T12:48:00.000-07:00

I don't know about you, but I have the darndest time remembering to take my vitamins every day. I've tried everything -- packing them in my lunchbox, setting up Lotus Notes reminders, putting the bottle on my desk, my dresser, my bathroom sink, my coffee table. I've come to the conclusion that visual reminders just don't work for me. I get so used to seeing them that I tune them out.

I recently came across this Daily Medication Manager that I'm going to try. I like that vitamins are WITH the alarm, as opposed to me having to respond to the alarm and then go retrieve the vitamins. I also like that the vitamins are packed for the week (well, 4 days, actually, but that's good enough for the workweek).

I like having the vitamins stored in dosages, but having the dosages all together. I think that seeing the days that I missed (if any) would be motivating. Seeing the whole bottle just doesn't have the same effect.

I also like the idea of being able to set an alarm for a time of my choosing, since I'm not in the habit of working vitamins into my meals. I don't take vitamins with my breakfast, because I'm iron deficient and I usually have coffee in the morning, which inhibits the absorption of the iron from my plus-iron vitamins. Plus, I don't drink with meals (other than the coffee with breakfast), so taking vitamins would be tough. It's best for me to take my vitamins sometime in the afternoon, once I'm done with coffee for the day. But once my day gets going, I usually forget all about them. I'm hoping a medication alarm will help.