7. Things That Make You Feel Healthy | 52 Lists

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I love lists like these!

Things that make me feel healthy:

• sunshine and lots of it
• early to bed (and getting a full nights sleep) 
• early to rise (but not too early!)
• peace and quiet
• reducing stress 
• putting my phone down
• picking up a book
• finishing a project
• homeschooling my kids 
• clean water 
• fresh air
• organic, nutrient dense foods
• eating Biblically clean and following God's health laws 
• coconut oil and other healthy fats
• moderate protein
• low carb 
• eliminating all processed sugar from my diet (eating raw honey, pure maple syrup, or coconut sugar on special occasions) 
• raw oatmeal with collagen and sliced ripe banana for breakfast with unsweetened organic almond milk 
• home cooked meals 
• herbal teas
• probiotics 
• happy oils 
• homemade, natural things like toothpaste, deodorant, and lip balm
• 3% hydrogen peroxide drops in my ears at the first sign of a cold (it always starts in my ears)
• all natural make up (not wearing make up at all)
• herbal iced tea
• a hot bath 
• having a positive attitude 
• controlling my spending
• nurturing my soul 
• drawing near to the Lord

The challenge is to try a new healthy recipe, so I made Skinny Chocolate Truffles from the Trim Healthy Mama cookbook for the first time. Made with kosher gelatin, coconut oil, cocoa, sweetener, peppermint essential oil, and crushed xylitol peppermint candies, they are a sweet, healthy treat.

I also made non-dairy hot cocoa mix with powdered coconut milk and coconut creamer (from Azure Standard – please enter code LukeGibson1), stevia, (and coconut sugar for the kids). I'm not supposed to have dairy (or sugar or a host of other things) with the MTHFR mutation. I've switched from raw cow's milk to organic almond milk and I'm limiting cheese, butter, and other dairy for now, but it's very hard. I went off all dairy for a week with Malachi who went off it to see if it improves his breathing at night (milk is mucous forming, so it's good to avoid it if you have a cold). It did, so I need to switch him to almond milk and coconut milk based products. It's really hard to eliminate all dairy, but I feel healthier when I don't eat it, and it's easier knowing it makes Malachi healthier too. (We did end up eliminating all dairy for about a year and a half a few years later for Malachi's health and now drink raw milk). 

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