OneHealthyGirl.com - Carla Golden's Get Healthier! Blog

Feedback from a Reader!

"I have been checking out your blog.  Really nice. I could not help but remember something you said to me when we were neighbors in college (approx. 1992?)...you were refinishing a chest of drawers with some natural stripper or something...and telling me how bad the traditional stuff was...I never forgot that!  You have been contributing to other people's health for a long time. 

That last year in school and that summer, I gained 60 pounds and it has been hell to get it off.  I recently joined Weight Watchers, started Yoga and, for all intents and purposes taken control of my life and your blog has been a great supplement.  As I am seeing positive change in all directions - I'd like to extend a thank you for you part in it."

Namaste. Live Light, xo-C.

Welcome New Readers!

I want to take this opportunity to welcome any and all new readers and to thank those readers who have been with me since September 28,2007 or since somewhere in between. This has been a fabulous journey and it has taken me in magnificent directions unforeseen.

To bring those new readers up to speed:

My name is Carla Golden and I am a Licensed Massage Therapist and health enthusiast. Learning to live a healthy lifestyle - physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, socially and financially - has been a hobby of mine for many years and now I'm sharing with others what I've learned along the way and continue to learn.

My goal is to reach out to my audience and inspire and encourage healthier lifestyle practices so that we may all get the most out of our lives and enjoy long, robust lives. I would not recommend anything here that I have not, nor would not, try myself. And, remember, I am not a doctor. My suggestions should not override anything you and your physician have orchestrated before further consultation.

During the years of my personal research and development, I have tried different theories and methods as well as products. I have narrowed down all my wellness and personal care products to those offered by Young Living. Young Living offers the most pure and diverse array of personal care items that I have found yet. If you know of a company who offers the quality and diversity to rival Young Living, please let me know. I am always looking to improve! Young Living offers me the opportunity to constantly refine and finesse my body, mind, emotions, soul, tribe and finances.

I encourage you to follow my lead if it is direction you need. Whether or not you ever try a Young Living product doesn't bother me. It won't stop me from using them or promoting them (until/if the next best thing comes along). There is a lot of information and guidance here to share, understand and utilize. Take what you need.

Be sure to read Kim's Story and Marcy's Story to see how others have put to use the Get Healthier! Program.

I was at a meeting recently and saw someone whom I had not seen in, oh...10 years? I said "Hello" and he looked at me, paused, and said "Oh Carla! Hi! I didn't recognize you! You look so young!" Oh, yes, and I didn't pay him to say that. And better yet, one of my faithful blog readers was witness to the moment.

There is no doubt in my mind that my lifestyle and personal choices have slowed down the aging process for me. I intend to live a very long time. I love life and I want to take it all in as long as I can.

Welcome! I invite you to join me on this journey. Everything you put on or around your body, mind, heart, or soul is a choice. We can all make better choices! The difference is education.

Live light, xo-C.

PS - Remember...this blog is a chronicle. If you are reading past posts, be sure to read them in reverse order for the most sense. The most current posts are at the forefront.

Confession and A Wonderful Lecture!

I have been OneBadGirl.com! For three whole days I didn't exercise. I need to go back to my initial recommendation and take my own advice: "If you don't have 30 minutes to dedicate to walking, you need to reasses your lifestyle." My lifestyle has been out of whack these days with my sincere devotion to the creation of spma.com. But I am happy to report that I secured a Core Essentials Complete helper and my MBT walking shoes arrived during this time, so there has been progress!

Yesterday afternoon I had the opportunity to attend a fabulous presentation by Marti Chitwood - a registered dietician and Board certified clinical nutritionist. The information she shared over the course of two hours was direct and to the heart of the matter: you have to educate yourself about nutrition and and your body's needs. Knowing how your body feels when it is in balance and functioning optimally is key to measuring your ever-changing needs. Marti spoke of the importance of ample sleep, eating nutritionally appropriate, bio-available foods, and an undeniable, without a shadow of a doubt, need for quality supplementation - especially antioxidants, essential fats and probiotics. She mentioned her involvement with Pilates and yoga so I know she values exercise and she was drinking a large bottle of Figi water (good water, bad plastic...try SIGG) so I know she also values sufficient water intake.

After listening to Marti's very educated advice and opinions, I am convinced, now more than ever, that the Get Healther! Wellness Program including the Core Essentials Complete supplementation are crucial tools to help anyone improve their wellbeing and to help overcome health challenges and concerns. She, by her advanced education, was able to speak in a micro-biological context - the ways micro-elements behave in the body on a cellular level. I was in awe and admiration. What she spoke of is right in line with what I (who is not a trained nutritionist nor dietician) have shared on a more macro-biological level. Marti referenced the Weston A. Price Foundation as a useful source of nutritional guidance which you'll find in my Health Websites recommendations.

In a time when eating and being well is boring to most people and when being adamant about the foods I put in my mouth or the mouth of my child annoys the other people, Marti's voice was a refreshing and indirect validation for how I choose to behave. Nothing is more important than your health. It affects EVERYTHING that you do.

Now I need to put on those MBTs and go walk my validated booty! Be well, xo-C.

Introducing the Program!

This is not a get-skinny-famous-and-rich-in-less-than-10-hours-diet. This is a sensible approach to life in order to maximize physical health, emotional health, financial health and spiritual health.

- walk 30 minutes each day (or equivalent)
- drink 10 eight ounce glasses of filtered water each day
- sleep 7-8 hours each night
- eat a variety of high quality whole foods in moderation

Unless you live in the depths of the wild on virgin soil in which to grow crops for you and your livestock, you need supplementation in your diet. Even the most consciously grown food available in the mass market does not meet your nutritional requirements. Getting your essential nutrition from whole food is far preferred over synthetic, laboratory created supplements. Your body does not know what to do with artificial matter! (And remember, you are what you eat!!)

I use and recommend:

- NingXia Red Nutrient Infusion Juice
- Balance Complete Superfood Meal Replacement
- Omega Blue Premium Omega 3 Oil
- Longevity Ultra Antioxidant
- True Source Whole Food Multi-Nutrient
- Life 5 High Potency Probiotic

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I will walk (get it?) you through each step of this program and explain to you in non-doctor terms why they are important. It is my goal to inspire you to try this program for a month and to take the GET HEALTHIER! challenge.

Meanwhile, back at the fountain of youth......xo-C.