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Making The Connection Vegan Diet -- A Documentary About Vegan Lifestyle

The following video explores many of the reasons people choose to become vegan. I won't get into my reasons right now and to be honest I still eat a small amount of meat on occasion when we go out. I don't beat myself up over it instead I keep making changes, trying new dishes, and educating myself on ways to become healthier.

  WARNING: The video does briefly touche on animal cruelty, the clip is only a few seconds long but disturbing.

Healthy Life Summit Day Seven

	Healthy Eating TECHNIQUES FOR MAKING REAL FOOD EASY & AFFORDABLE Jenny McGruther, Nourished Kitchen Learn from a farmer's market manager & busy mom how you can get real food on the table quickly & inexpensively. Jenny shares her secrets for pleasing picky spouses & children & how to utilize meal planning to save time and money. Click here to listen!
	Healthy Body NEUROCRANIAL RESTRUCTURING (NCR) Dr. Dean Howell, ND Expand your skull -- feel & look better! Learn how NCR can eliminate sleep apnea, chronic pain, TMJ, depression & anxiety, straighten teeth and expand the palate, improve eyesight and hearing. NCR is a revolutionary new treatment that can optimize your health. Click here to listen!
	Healthy Babies & Kids RECOVER FROM AUTISM WITH DIET Cara Comini, Health, Home & Happiness Cara's daughter, Hannah, recovered from autism. Learn from  a mom who has walked the walk how dietary changes and supplements can make miraculous improvements in children on the autism spectrum. Click here to listen!
	Healthy Living HOMEMADE BEAUTY PRODUCTS: SAFE ENOUGH TO EAT Heather Dessinger, Mommypotamus Did you know you can whiten your teeth with activated charcoal? Did you know that talcum powder can cause  cancer? Let Mommypotamus teach you her tricks for awesome homemade skincare products that are safe enough to eat.   Click here to listen!
	Healthy World FROM CAFOS TO SUSTAINABLE, GRASS-BASED AGRICULTURE Graham Merriwether, Director of American Meat The new movie, American Meat, exposes the truth about the industrial production of meat in America and why grass-based, sustainable farming is the only way to go and how we can get there. Click here to listen!
	Missed one of the presentations? Too busy to catch them all? Own ALL of the presentations -- on sale now for only $79. (Save 60%!) Click here to order the entire Healthy Life Summit to listen anytime, anywhere -- on your computer, mobile device, or tablet. Hurry -- the price goes up to $199 when the Summit ends on March 31.

Healthy Life Summit Day Four

Have you been listening to the seminars? What has been your favorite one so far? Today I plan on listening to NESTING REFRAMED: CREATING HEALTHY HOMES Mary Cordaro, MaryCordaro.com first.

Healthy Eating PRACTICE SAFE SOY Dr. Kaayla Daniel, author of  The Whole Soy Story "Naughty Nutritionist," Dr. Kaayla Daniel exposes the dangers of modern soy foods, uncovers the corruption in the marketing of soy, and teaches you how to enjoy soy foods safely. Click here to listen! Healthy Body MOVEMENT FOR ELIMINATING CHRONIC PAIN AND WEIGHT LOSS Robin Konie, Thank Your Body Learn why the recommendation for 30 minutes of exercise per day is flawed. Reduce and even eliminate chronic pain and lose weight with simple exercises. Click here to listen! Healthy Babies & Kids GENERATION RX Robyn O'Brien, author of The Unhealthy Truth and founder of Allergykids.com Like a lot of moms, Robyn used to feed her kids fluorescent mac & cheese & blue yogurt. Find out what happened when she woke up to the reality of our modern day food supply and how it's harming our kids -- and what you can do to feed your kids healthier. Click here to listen! Healthy Living NESTING REFRAMED: CREATING HEALTHY HOMES Mary Cordaro, MaryCordaro.com Lead, mold, semi-volatile organic compounds, EMFs, oh my! It's in your couch, your carpet, and in your cell phone. Learn about the hazardous contaminants in your home and how to get the toxins out. Click here to listen! Healthy World SUSTAINABLE GRASS-BASED FARMS CAN SAVE THE PLANET Chris Kerston of Chaffin Family Orchards Chris, Farm Manager on a 2,000-acre California olive ranch, explains how grass-based farming builds topsoil and how ruminant animals can restore the land and environment. Click here to listen! Missed one of the presentations? Too busy to catch them all? Own ALL of the presentations -- on sale now for only $79. (Save 60%!) Click here to order the entire Healthy Life Summit to listen anytime, anywhere -- on your computer, mobile device, or tablet. Hurry -- the price goes up to $199 when the Summit ends on March 31.

Healthy Life Summit Day Three

Today is the day that most compelled me to buy the downloads! Today's lessons are the same beliefs that put me on a mission years ago to change the way my family lived. The belief that the what we eat has a direct effect on every part of our body, inside and out, from the hair at the top of your head all the way down to your toe nails. ~It all starts on the inside~

Healthy Eating HEALING THE MIND AND BODY WITH FOOD Julia Ross, author of The Mood Cure and The Diet Cure Julia reveals how nutrition can cure depression, anxiety, & other mood disorders & how to overcome addiction to junk foods and dependence on drugs. Click here to listen! Healthy Body CONQUERING SYSTEMIC INFECTION: ESSENTIAL TO GOOD HEALTH Donna Gates, author of The Body Ecology Diet Candida overgrowth and the lack of beneficial bacteria in our digestive tracts has become an unpublicized epidemic. Learn to use fermented foods & proper food combining to restore health. Click here to listen! Healthy Babies & Kids TREATING ECZEMA FROM THE INSIDE OUT Emily Bartlett, LAc, of Holistic Squid Emily is a holistic practitioner who cured her daughter's eczema. Learn what causes eczema and other skin disorders, how to clear inflammation and remove triggers, and how to eat to cultivate a strong immune system. Click here to listen! Healthy Living NATURAL DIY PROJECTS: SAVE MONEY & IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH Matt & Betsy Jabs, DIY Natural Matt & Betsy Jabs teach you how to easily make DIY cleaners and personal care products that will save you money and improve your family's health. Click here to listen! Healthy World PALEO TECHNOLOGY: ANCIENT SKILLS IN A MODERN WORLD Tamara Wilder, Paleotechnics.com Humans are totally dependent on modern technology. Discover how ancient skills such as starting fires, butchering animals, carving stone tools & working with fiber can empower you. Click here to listen! Too busy to catch all the presentations? Own all of the presentations -- on sale now for only $79. If you are unable to join us online the week of March 24th, you can order the entire Healthy Life Summit to listen anytime, anywhere.

Healthy Life Summit Day Two

Today is Day two of the Healthy Life Summit! Yesterdays speakers were great. Healthy Eating MAKE IT PALEO Bill Staley and Hayley Mason, authors of Make It Paleo Bill and Hayley share their tips for transitioning to a grain-free, paleo-friendly diet. They explain how to stock your kitchen, how to source healthy meat and seafood, how to cook with natural fats, and how to make delicious grain-free dishes. Click here to listen! Healthy Body LOSING WEIGHT & HEALING YOUR HORMONES IN YOUR 40S Vanessa Romero, Healthy Living How To Vanessa reveals how she healed her hormones, reversed adrenal fatigue, eliminated TMJ and melasma, and lost 25 pounds. She also shares how she keeps the weight off and stays in shape. Click here to listen! Healthy Babies & Kids FEEDING AND CARING FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN Sally Fallon Morell, author of Nourishing Traditions Learn the how to feed babies and children, how to navigate pregnancy and childbirth, vaccinations, childhood illnesses, circumcision, and why child spacing is critical for healthy children. Click here to listen! Healthy Living HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS OF GMOs Jeffrey Smith, author of Seeds of Deception and Genetic Roulette Jeffrey covers the health and environmental hazards of GMOs, or genetically modified organisms. Learn how you can avoid being a lab rat in this frightening science experiment. Click here to listen! Healthy World WELCOME TO THE SAUSAGE PARTY: HOW TO SLAUGHTER ANIMALS AT HOME Brandon Sheard, Farmstead Meatsmith Brandon talks about how he started Farmstead Meatsmith, a personal abattoir, butchery and charcuterie service that teaches people how to humanely slaughter and butcher animals. Click here to listen! Too busy to catch all the presentations? Own all of the presentations -- on sale now for only $79. Click here to order the Healthy Life Summit Download Package to listen anytime, anywhere -- on your computer, mobile device, or tablet. Hurry -- the price goes up to $199 when the Summit ends on March 31.

Healthy Life Summit Day One

The Healthy Life summit is a 7-day online virtual conference streaming for free from March 24-30, 2013.   Today is day one of the Healthy Life Summit.

Healthy Eating THE 21-DAY SUGAR DETOX Diane Sanfilippo, author of NY Times bestseller, Practical Paleo 32% of Americans are obese. In 1890, the obesity rate was 3.4% & we ate 90 pounds of sugar per year. Today, over 50% of Americans consume over 1/2 pound of sugar per DAY. Learn how to ditch your sugar cravings in just 3 weeks! Click here to listen! Healthy Body SKINTERVENTION Liz Wolfe of Cave Girl Eats Learn what to eat for beautiful skin and hair. Liz teaches you how to ditch your soap and shampoo, hair dyes, and other toxic personal care products. She reveals her natural beauty secrets and explains why you should sleep naked. Click here to listen! Healthy Babies & Kids WHY PRE-CONCEPTION & PREGNANCY DIETS MATTER Kristen Michaelis of Food Renegade Learn how low-fat diets cause infertility, how proper nutrition can eliminate morning sickness, varicose veins & stretch marks, & what to eat to prevent ear infections, allergies and autism. Click here to listen! Healthy Living CHRONO-DISTRUPTION: THE DARK SIDE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT Chris Kresser, L.AC Are you "chrono-disrupted?" Chris Kresser shares his research about how lack of sleep causes cancer, heart disease, diabetes & obesity. Learn how artificial light diminishes melatonin & discover practical yet surprising tips on how to get a better night's sleep. Click here to listen! Healthy World FOLKS, THIS AIN'T NORMAL! Joel Salatin, Polyface Farms Joel discusses the industrial agriculture system and how far removed we are from the simple, sustainable joy that comes from living close to the land and the people we love. Joel explains why kids need chores, how backyard chickens and edible landscapes are the future, and discusses the folly of the synthetic-fertilizer-fueled Green Revolution. Click here to listen!