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Congratulations to Vibrant Living Subscriber, Scott Earle! He won the refer-a-friend contest for the Life Energy Super Pack! Scott has been a great supporter and consumer of our products for many years, and it is always a pleasure to hear from him. I know he's a big fan of our E-3 Energy Cream (as I hear he's quite athletic), and has referred other customers to us over the years. Thanks, Scott! Honorable mention goes to runner-up Rich Irvin, who also helped out on our subscription contest.

We're continuing the contest for March, and will be announcing the new winner on the first day of spring, March 21st. Follow the link on the graphic below, and turn others on to the Vibrant Living Newsletter!

The weather has been so great up here in Western Oregon, with sun and mild temps--a big change from January's record mountain snowfall and cold, rainy dreariness! But, knowing this micro-climate, we're probably in for one last blast from Ol' Girl Winter... Meantime, I'm cleaning up the winter's yard debris, spreading plant food and trimming everything.

Although the temporary spring-like weather helps to sweep aside the Oregon winter doldrums, I've been searching for new inspiration to get me really going on my goals for the year, and I think I found it. It's a book, oddly titled, Skinny Bitch. The book caught my eye in Costco, and the hilarious, brazen and sometimes profane way authors Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman present their ideas is, well, inspiring! It's actually a book about vegetarianism, and some of the facts and figures they present will have you never looking at a piece of animal tissue the same ever again. Not to say I'm against anyone eating meat, it just seems like a good way for me to go right now, and this book has been a good-humored kick in the pants.

We would also like to recommend Dr. Richard Shane's Sleep Easily website to our sponsors list. Dr. Shane has some great info about how to get the best sleep of your life. Check it out! (See banner below).

Until next week...

In vibrant health,

Shay Arave
President
Pure Energy Rx

 

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10 Ways to Get Better Sleep...

Americans now get about 25 percent less sleep than they did a century ago. This isn?t just a matter of fatigue, it causes serious damage to your body. Sleep deprivation can alter your levels of thyroid and stress hormones, which play a part in everything from your memory and immune system to your heart and metabolism. Over time, lack of sleep can lead to weight gain, depression, high blood sugar levels, an increased risk of diabetes, and brain damage. Fortunately, there are many steps you can take to get the sleep your body craves. Here are 10 to start with...

1. Sprinkle just-washed sheets and pillowcases with lavender water, and then iron them before making your bed. The scent is proven to promote relaxation.
2. Hide your clock, so that its glow won?t disturb you and make sure there is no light coming from other sources including your windows as this will seriously impair your body?s ability to produce melatonin.
3. Choose the right pillow--neck pillows, which resemble a rectangle with a depression in the middle, can enhance the quality of your sleep and reduce neck pain.
4. Paint your bedroom sage green, or another soothing color, which will provide a visual reminder of sleep.
5. Move your bed away from outside walls, which will help cut down on noise.
6. Kick your dog or cat out of your bedroom--studies have shown that they snore!
7. Take a hot bath 90 to 120 minutes before bedtime; it increases your core body temperature, and when it abruptly drops when you get out of the bath, it signals your body that you are ready for sleep.
8. Keep a notepad at your bedside--if you wake in the middle of the night with your mind going, you can transfer your to-do list to the page and return to sleep unworried.
9. Put heavier curtains over your windows--even the barely noticeable light from streetlights, a full moon, or your neighbor's house can interfere with the circadian rhythm changes you need to fall asleep.
10. Eat a handful of walnuts before bed--they?re a good source of tryptophan, a sleep-enhancing amino acid. >>> MORE

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Self-Love: Delve Beyond the Concept to Achieve Lasting Results
Our resident Life Coach and Synergy Specialist, Charly Emery explores the realms of self-love, and how that simple yet complex act can make the difference between health and suffering, good or bad relationships, or success and failure. Charly says, "Finding love within you is the best way to ensure healthy relationships and long-term happiness. Self-love gives us the greatest potential for attracting and enjoying fulfilling relationships of all kinds, which is why it's so important to realize it." >>>> MORE

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Chi Necklaces!

By customer demand, we are now offering our Chi Necklace with special gemstones corresponding to each chakra all together in one necklace. Just perfect for the gem lover, metaphysician, or energy medicine practitioner in your life! Makes a great romantic gift, too for men or women...

Each gem is carefully hand-selected and lovingly hung on a pure silver finding, by our talented craftsman gemstone expert, Rosemary Beam. Each necklace is strung with a thin black leather cord with a fine, sturdy, silver clip-style fastener. $110.00. >>>> MORE INFO

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• HEPA Filters May Improve Cardiovascular Health
  Using high efficiency particle air (HEPA) filters for just two days significantly improved a key measure of cardiovascular health in healthy, nonsmoking elderly individuals, according to a Danish study...
• Harnessing the Mind to Manage Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  Recent studies show that using one's own thoughts in a process called cognitive behavioral therapy may help ease symptoms. Likewise, using hypnosis to visualize the pain and imagine it seeping away can be a powerful treatment strategy, too...
• Whole Foods to Stop Use of Plastic Bags
  The Whole Foods grocery chain plans to stop offering customers plastic grocery bags, and instead use only recycled paper or reusable bags. Officials estimate that the store currently distributes 150 million plastic bags a year...
• NEW BOOK: Getting Into the "Zone"
  In his book, On the Sweet Spot: Stalking the Effortless Present, Dr. Richard Keefe advances the theory that in all aspects of life, not just sports, operating at a peak, with spiritual discipline, can bring great enjoyment to life. There is a way to make these sweet spot experiences more frequent, he says....
• Lower prostate risks with good diet
  Men who want to avoid developing the benign but bothersome prostate enlargement that typically accompanies aging should cut their intake of fat and red meat, eat more vegetables, and have a couple of drinks a day, a new study suggests....
• Magnesium intake may cut risk of gallstones
  A diet rich in magnesium appears to reduce the risk developing painful gallstones, according to findings from a US study. Consumption of magnesium has been declining over the years, due in part to the overprocessing of foods...
• Laughter: Cure to all the world's wars?
  Japanese professor Yoji Kimura believes laughter is a weapon that in healthy doses can end the world's wars. The only problem is finding a way to measure it. And so the expert on communications has invented a machine to chart out laughter ...
• NEW BOOK: In Defense of Food
  At once a scathing indictment of the food industry, and a call for a return to real food, author Michael Pollan's latest book reveals how Americans have been dangerously misled into adopting "low fat" as a fundamental food mantra, and how most of the products on our supermarket shelves should be called "imitation"...

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FREE DOWNLOAD: WOMEN'S HEALTH
By Dr. DicQie Fuller-Looney, Women's Health is a definitive look at the relationship between digestive enzymes and hormones, and how hormonal imbalances in women can be traced back to enzyme deficiencies. This book is a logical, no-nonsense evaluation of the current medical approaches that overlook digestive enzymes as an ultimate solution. Dr. Fuller-Looney makes her case by showing that the symptoms of protein malabsorption are the same as the symptoms of menopause. DOWNLOAD HERE