1. You can share your calender. This will make it easier to coordinate appointments and healthy outings with your family and friends.

2. It has a mobile app that stays updated. Not only can you get your calender on your computer and phone, but you can also log in to your google account anywhere to see your calender.

3. You can set reminders. This seems obvious for appointments, but you can also set reminders to defrost leftovers or frozen grass-fed meat if you are an omnivore or follow a paleo diet. Personally, I like to set a reminder to defrost a small amount of grass-fed organ meat once a week.

4. Coordinate multiple calenders. Some ideas for helpful and healthy calenders are…

• Doctors Appointments
• Beauty Appointments
• Exercise
• Vacation
• Meal Planning

5. You can print your calender directly from Google Calender. If you prefer a hard copy for your fridge this will give you options for day, week, and month views. You can also choose which calenders are visible, so if you want to only print the meal planning calender for your fridge, you can leave out your other calenders.

This is a great lecture about the importance of food synergy and the cumulative effect of healthy ingredients. I hope you enjoy this TED Talk as much I did.

It can be hard to splurge on health items. (Although now, with chronic pain I wish I had) Discount websites, particularly Groupon, can be really great for helping you buy healthy products or do healthy activities without the big price tag. So far, I’ve gotten a colon hydrotherapy session, although not that great of an experience, it was a great price. I’ve also recently purchased a memory foam mattress pad around 70% off. They also have tons of yoga classes discounted and spa deals. I highly recommend a little planning with your friends, so you can share in healthy activities together … on the cheap : ) Living Social is similar to Groupon, if you want to explore more deals. While Gilt Group is known for fashion, their site has a nice kitchen and dining section. For me, more time in kitchen means healthier meals with less chemicals and higher quality ingredients.

This video is just what I’ve been looking for to get fresh clean air in my apartment. I hope you are all as excited about this information as I am. Plus, a plant is way prettier and hopefully less expensive than an air filtration unit.

1. Antibacterial wipes

I wipe down the arms, tray table, seat belt, and video screen when I get on a plane. I also use them in the restroom and before I eat. Since I started doing this, I no longer get sick after flying.

2. Magellan’s LuxeTravel Lumbar Support

This pillow is an inflatable lumbar cushion for your back. I find it helps keep my back in a straighter position.

3. Cut up Veggies, Nuts & Fruit

I usually bring several small ziplock bags of veggies. I prefer to bring a bag of baby carrots, a bag of cut cucumbers, and a bag of grapes. Sometimes I will bring a peach or an apple too. I also bring raw pistachios and almonds from my farmer’s market to snack on.

4. Raw Granola Bars

I like Two Moms in the Raw Granola Bars for traveling. Airplane food and food from a airport vendors is expensive and unhealthy, so it’s better to splurge before the airport on healthy food.

5. Pashmina

This shawl will double as a blanket on the flight and at the airport.

So in my attempt to eat less processed food, I decided to make my own vanilla extract. That way I could be certain that it would be gluten and nightshade free.

I bought Fair Premium Vodka, which is a Certified Fair Trade Vodka made from Quinoa, from Whole Foods. While I was there, I also picked of 6 sticks of Madagascar vanilla beans. I chopped the beans in half, then length-wise to expose the seeds. Then I dropped them in the vodka, and a month later I have a ton of high quality vanilla extract. You can also make this with cheap vodka to reduce the cost. It will work the same, but is usually derived from potatoes. It is recommended that you store this in a cool dry place and turn the bottle over every so often to get things flowing. A couple months are best.

This extract will not go bad if only vodka and vanilla beans are used.

This also makes a lot of homemade gifts with little effort, just divide the larger bottle into smaller decorative bottles for multiple gifts.