Food and Health Carnival April 21

Do you have a Favorite Recipe, a Great Tip, a Great Resource or a Giveaway? Do you have a Giveaway Linky or Recipe Carnival on your blog? Or maybe you would just like to share your Food or Health Blog/Website.

Add your link to my Food and Health Carnival. All I ask for in return is for you to add my blog button above to your blog and/or a link to my website. Lisa's Gluten-Free Advice and Healthy Living. Another idea is that you could add my link to your blog roll. Thank-You.

Add Your Gluten-Free and/or Healthy Living Blog to my Directory.
(if you added your blog to this directory before, please add it again. Thank-you).

If you like my blog, I would love it if you would sign up for my newsletter. (in the blue box on the right hand column).

This week I will share with you: Gluten Free Drugs

Be sure and check out my current giveaways located on my right side bar. Have a great week.



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Aloe Vera Juice

The aloe vera plant is known for its healing effect. There are over two hundred different species of aloe that grow in dry regions around the world. Listed below are allot of the important benefits of aloe vera plant.

Aloe vera acts as an astringent, emollient, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-viral. It has a dramatic effect on burns of all types, and is also good for cuts, wounds, insect stings, bruises, acne and and blemishes, poison ivy, welts, skin ulcers and eczema. Aloe vera also stimulates cell regeneration.

When taken internally in the form of pure aloe vera juice, it is known to aid in the healing of various ailments. Such that of stomach disorders, ulcers, acid reflux, constipation, hemorrhoids, rectal itching, colitis and all colon problems. It also helps to lower cholesterol and reduces inflammation resulting from radiation therapy. It increases blood vessel generation in lower extremities of people with poor circulation. It can also be helpful against infections, varicose veins, skin cancer, arthritis and is used in the treatment of AIDS.

The miraculous aloe leaf has been found to contain more than 200 compounds, including 20 minerals, 18 amino acids and 12 vitamins. Drinking in these vitamin and mineral benefits of aloe vera juice is at the same time, building the body’s defense system naturally against oxidative stress. Drinking fresh, naturally potent aloe vera juice, benefits you by helping to maintain your health through replenishing your body naturally. The aloe vera plant shows that it comes closer than any other known plant to the duplication of essential amino acids. 

In conclusion, there are many benefits of taking aloe vera juice. When the aloe vera juice is taken twice a day in 2 to 4 ounce dosages, it can help a person to maintain good health. It is known to help detoxify the body, cleanse the colon and detoxify the bloodstream. It can help help a person who has intestinal or stomach problems. It can aid in the healing of ulcers and help the digestive track to work smoothly. Aloe vera juice can also improve circulation. It helps to dilate the capillaries and aid in cell growth. It acts as a anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal agent and prevents illness. The overall effect of taking aloe vera juice on a regular basis can be a feeling of energy and health.

This is a sponsored post by The Pixel and written by Lisa.

4 Basic Suggestions for Nurturing Your Hair

The good techniques to manage your hair involve buying the best products for your hair, cleaning your hair at the suitable intervals, eating a well-balanced diet, and staying away from excessive heat styling.

Everybody wants to possess healthy and beautiful hair. Unfortunately, not everybody knows how to effectively nurture their hair and this may cause several issues including brittleness, unhealthy hair, and dullness. Listed here are several of the perfect ideas to maintain your hair:

Get the suitable products for your own hair

You can find various hair care items on the marketplace, but some of them have harsh chemical compounds which may not be ideal for your hair. All natural products like argan hair oil are abundant with antioxidants and vitamins, that can aid enhance the structure and health of hair. When selecting hair care products to acquire, think of your hair type and make sure to examine the tag and find out what substances are there. Alcohol is one ingredient that you should avoid since this may dry up hair.

Rinse your hair at the appropriate intervals

Cleansing your hair must be a necessary and also fundamental part of your hair care regimen because this could keep the cleanliness of hair by removing dirt and excess oil from your scalp. But, it’s best to understand your hair type and match your own cleansing routine to it. For example, if you have dry hair then you may not need to shampoo every day since it will only dry your hair out more. On the other hand people who have oily hair could need to wash more frequently to prevent the buildup of oil and dirt. You may need to consider utilising shampoo that uses organic ingredients as well. Don’t forget to apply conditioner after you shampoo or wash your hair. Using conditioner can help keep hair moisturized and healthy.

Eat a well-balanced diet

Eating a healthy and complete diet will have a profound effect on your body as well as the health of your hair. Your hair also really needs enough nutritional supplements for it to keep healthy and look great. Typical hair problems like hair falling out may be due to a lack of protein and zinc in your daily diet. Try to incorporate foods loaded with omega-3 into your daily diet as this is great for the hair. Many of these foods are tuna, walnuts and flaxseed oil. Consuming the correct amount of water will also ensure that your body and your hair are correctly hydrated.

Stay away from excessive heat styling

As much as possible you should stay away from harsh chemical products on your hair, and you should also limit your use of typical heat styling devices including blow dryers and flat irons. These types of equipment can dry out hair, damage it or cause problems like split ends or frizzy hair. In case you should use a hair dryer or flat iron, be sure you set it on low heat or a cool setting. You should also apply a heat protectant or a related product on your hair before using heat styling products.

Achieving beautiful hair won’t happen immediately. But when you devote time and effort to taking care of your hair, it will certainly become one of your best assets.

Lingonberries Market

Lingonberries Market is a local gluten free grocery store in my area.

Their entire gluten-free store offers a wide selection of foods to satisfy your cravings no matter what your dietary restrictions. They also specialize in dairy-free, egg-free, corn-free, soy-free, vegan, and organic foods.

Lingonberries Market carries just about everything that you can think of that is gluten free. I am still learning all that about all the gluten free brands that they carry.

Here are just a few gluten free products that they carry:

• Udi's Gluten Free Food - I love Udi's Whole Grain Bread, (my favorite bread) their Double Chocolate Chip Muffins and their bagels
• Namaste Foods - They have great gluten free mixes like, Pizza Crust Mix, Pasta Pisavera, Waffle & Pancake Mix, and their Chocolate Cake Mix, (yum). They even carry some sugar free mixes.
• Mixes From The Heartland - They have a wide variety of gluten free mixes from dinners to desserts. All their products taste very good.
• Jensen's Bread & Bakeries - is another local company that specializes in Gluten Free Bread, Hamburger Buns and Hot Dog Buns. They ship out to grocery stores and restaurants. I have met the owners of this company at our gluten intolerance group and they are such great people.
• Larabar Snack bars - My favorite is the chocolate bars, yum.

That is just a few off the top of my head, I have a list of my favorite gluten free foods, which most of them Lingonberries Market carries in their store. I have done reviews on some off these gluten free products on my website. Lingonberries also carries gluten free books. One of my favorite things they also carry is Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Flours and Mixes. Lingonberries carries Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Flours in small packages and in large bulk packages. By the way Bob's Red Mill is also another local company in my area.

The employees of Lingonberries market are always friendly, helpful and full of knowledge. One of them is the owner, Christina, she is so sweet. She is also part of our local Gluten Intolerance Group, GIG of SW Washington. I always encourage everyone to find a local Gluten Intolerance Group in their area. It has been indispensable to me for a support system.

So if you are ever in the area or you just happen to live in the same are that I do, I encourage you to stop by Lingonberries Market and check out their great store. I try to go over to the store whenever I can and stock up on my gluten free food.

If you know of a great local store, restaurant, bakery or farmer in your area, make a post about it on your blog and link it to up to
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Food and Health Carnival April 14

Do you have a Favorite Recipe, a Great Tip, a Great Resource or a Giveaway? Do you have a Giveaway Linky or Recipe Carnival on your blog? Or maybe you would just like to share your Food or Health Blog/Website.

Add your link to my Food and Health Carnival. All I ask for in return is for you to add my blog button above to your blog and/or a link to my website. Lisa's Gluten-Free Advice and Healthy Living. Another idea is that you could add my link to your blog roll. Thank-You.

Add Your Gluten-Free and/or Healthy Living Blog to my Directory.
(if you added your blog to this directory before, please add it again. Thank-you).

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This week I will share with you: How to eat Healthy and Gluten Free

Be sure and check out my current giveaways located on my right side bar. Have a great week.

Gluten-Free & Frugal Cookbook Review & Giveaway

This is a review and giveaway for Gluten-Free and Frugal's Cookbooks. One of my reader's is going to win a copy of "Heather Demeritte's Gluten Free and Dairy Free Cookbook."

Heather Demeritte is the author of three gluten free and dairy free cookbooks and a guide, "Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free for the Frugal and Lazy Cook", "A Gluten-Free Guide: A Letter To My Host", and "Bake Your Cake and Eat It Too." These are the best gluten free cookbooks I have tried so far. The recipes are simple, taste very good and are very healthy. These cookbooks get my highest recommendation. I absolutely love these gluten free cookbooks.

In "Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free for the Frugal and Lazy Cook", Heather features 101 delicious recipes that are simple and inexpensive. This book is perfect for people who are restricted from eating gluten and/or dairy. Very simple recipes and tastes great. I tried the "Quinoa Stuffed Peppers," "Honey Mustard Side Salad" and "Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies." Everything was full off flavor all tasted very delicious. The cookies were the best peanut butter cookies I have ever tried. My family and I ate them up. I highly recommend this cookbook. I give it 5 stars out of 5.

In "A Gluten-Free Guide: A Letter To My Host", If you been invited to dinner, this book quickly educates your host and put them at ease about the preparations required to make your meal enjoyable and safe. Give it to your host, before your next dinner party or planned event so that they will know what to prepare for you to eat. This book gives lots of great tips on what to fix, what the gluten intolerant can and cannot eat. I give "A Gluten Free Guide: A Letter to My Host," 5 stars out of 5.

In "Bake Your Cake and Eat It Too," You can now eat your cake. This cookbook is for those special occasions, dessert with friends, or just having that big glass of vanilla almond milk, sometimes requires a giant piece of cake. Let your home smell of sweet baked goods straight from your own oven. I tried the "The Chocolate Cake Recipe with Chocolate Frosting." The cake was very moist and very tasted very good. I do so love chocolate! The cake recipes can be easily made into cupcakes too. A very good cookbook, these recipes are very simple and taste delicious. I give the "Bake Your Cake and Eat It Too," 5 Stars out 5.

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Now for the Giveaway
One of my reader's is going to win a copy of "Heather Demeritte's Gluten Free and Dairy Free Cookbook" from Gluten Free and Frugal.

Gluten Free and Frugal's Entries for the Giveaway.
(Important: You must first register at Gluten Free and Frugal to qualify for all of the criteria below:

1) 1 entry - Register to receive the free video at Gluten Free and Frugal.
2) 1 entry for everyone registered that also "LIKE" their Facebook Page.
3) 3 entries for anyone who is registered that makes a positive comment on their wall (or in Discussions) on Facebook.
4) 2 entries for anyone registered who Follows them on Twitter and tweets about them and links their web page or any other supporting article about them. You must mention @GlutenFreeFrug.
5) 1 entry for anyone registered who subscribes to their channel on YouTube.
6) 3 entries for anyone registered that writes a positive comment on their Youtube channel or videos.
7) 10 entries for anyone who buys the Bake Your Cake and Eat It Too!
8) 10 entries for anyone writing an article about them and posting it on their blog.
9) 5 entries for anyone registered who becomes and affiliate at Gluten Free and Frugal and post links or banners from their affiliate site: Email the location of those link postings to affiliates@glutenfreeandfrugal.com.

Lisa's Entries
1) Order any of Heather Demeritte's books from Gluten Free and Frugal. (10 entries)
2) Follow me on Google Friend Connect. (1 entry)
3) Subscribe to my RSS Feed, E-mail and/or my Newsletter (in the blue box on the right hand column). (1 entry each)
4) Follow me on Twitter. (1 entry)
5) Tweet about this giveaway daily and/or post on your Facebook. (2 additional entries a day) You can use this for an example,
"#Win a Gluten Free and Dairy Free Cookbook @superglutenfree from @GlutenFreeFrug #giveaway http://goo.gl/fb/4Qwuz, Ends 5/8".
6) "Like" my blog on Facebook and/or Networked Blogs. (1 entry each)
7) Blog about this giveaway and link to Lisa's Gluten-Free Advice and Healthy Living and to Gluten Free and Frugal. (5 entries)
8) Add my blog to your blog roll. (2 entries)
9) Add my button to the side bar of your blog. (3 entries)
12) Check out my Squidoo Lens and/or create your own Squidoo Lens. (2 entries each)
Please leave me a comment while you are there as well leave me a comment on here telling me you checked out my Squidoo Lens.

That gives you several entries for this giveaway. Enter as many of them as you want. Leave a comment for each entry.

This Giveaway is available for USA Only.

Giveaway goes through till May 8, 2011.

Giveaway Rules: All entries must be received by 11:59pm PST on May 8, 2011. A winner will be chosen by random.org. I will notify the winner by May 9, 2011 via email (please respond within 48 hours). I will also announce the winner on my blog. Leave a comment for each entry. Be sure and leave me your Twitter user name and Blog URL of your post. Leave me your e-mail address or make sure it is visible on your blog so that in the event that you win this giveaway I can contact you.

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Food and Health Carnival April 7

Do you have a Favorite Recipe, a Great Tip, a Great Resource or a Giveaway? Do you have a Giveaway Linky or Recipe Carnival on your blog? Or maybe you would just like to share your Food or Health Blog/Website.

Add your link to my Food and Health Carnival. All I ask for in return is for you to add my blog button above to your blog and/or a link to my website. Lisa's Gluten-Free Advice and Healthy Living. Another idea is that you could add my link to your blog roll. Thank-You.

Add Your Gluten-Free and/or Healthy Living Blog to my Directory.
(if you added your blog to this directory before, please add it again. Thank-you).

If you like my blog, I would love it if you would sign up for my newsletter. (in the blue box on the right hand column).

This week I will share with you: What is Gluten Intolerance?

Be sure and check out my current giveaways located on my right side bar. Have a great week.

2011 Ultimate Blog Party

It is here, The 2011 Ultimate Blog Party. I have been waiting in anticipation. Party Time!!!. Here is the link for The 2011 Ultimate Blog Party. Join in and find other great bloggers, get more followers and win prizes. Fun, Fun, Fun.

Hi, my name is Lisa.

I am a stay at home mom. I have been happily married now for almost 23 years. We have a five year old son who is our miracle baby. And we have a dog that are almost 14 years old now, she is our great companion and protector. I have been a Christian since I was a little girl, my Dad has been a huge inspiration to me in that area. My Dad is my hero.

Welcome everyone to Lisa's Gluten-Free Advice and Healthy Living. If you like my blog please follow me and sign up for my newsletter, all the buttons are are located on the right hand side of my blog.

I learned that I am gluten intolerant going on three years now. I am also sensitive to sugars and dairy products. You can read more about me here, About Me. I love to do reviews and giveaways.

I have a Food and Health Carnival every Thursday. Do you have a Favorite Recipe, a Great Tip, a Great Resource or a Giveaway? Do you have a Giveaway Linky or Recipe Carnival on your blog? Or maybe you would just like to share your Food or Health Blog/Website. I also putting together a Gluten-Free and Healthy Living Blog Directory.

Check out my Squidoo Lens, Gluten Free and Healthy Living. And Make your own Squidoo lens.

Here is a few of my posts you might be interested in.

How I learned that I am gluten intolerant
What is gluten intolerance or celiac disease?

What are the benefits of a gluten-free diet?

I am gluten intolerant, now what do I do?

My Favorite Gluten-Free Foods
Gluten-Free Recipes
Gluten Free Books

I suggest you find a support group. It is free. I love my support group. I has helped me allot. And it is wonderful to know that I am not the only one out there with gluten intolerance/celiac diesease. Gluten Intolerance Group

You can look on my Resources list to find more information on gluten intolerance/celiac disease.

Here is a great video that explains the gluten-free diet. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysW27Ai8XD0]

I have been blogging since Dec. 2008, but did not get real serious about till Nov. 2009. One of my sister's friends told me about how she is doing on her Hawaii Travel website, and that got me really interested. Now I love blogging and sharing my experience with others in the hope that it will help someone else. And I hope to have fun in the process and meet lots of really interesting people out there in the blogging world.

Here are some of my interestes:

• I love Jesus with all my heart, he always takes care of me and my family


• I love my family and my son


• I have great friends and hope to meet more


• I love blogging and learning how to use internet marketing. I have really been enjoying getting to know other fellow bloggers out there. I love to help people


• I love Computers, music, a good movie


• I am into crafting, but don't do it as often as I like


• I love to crochet, it is kind of a family tradition on my mom's side of the family


• I am really into Creation Science. I love hearing about how God created the world and how much he does really love each and everyone of us


• My favorite vacation is to go to the beach

Be sure and check out my other blog called, Mom's Misc. Adventures.

I have put together a Directory called, "Top 100 Blogs and Websites". If you have blog or a website, please at it to my Top 100 Blogs and Websites Directory.

Thank-you so much for stopping by my blog and checking it out. I hope you will come again.

God Bless You and Keep You,
Lisa
http://www.lisasglutenfree.com/

Here is one of my favorite songs from Point of Grace, "How You Live (Turn up the Music)" It is such a beautiful song.

Enjoy the song.[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7HFk6flUOQ]

Tanga Gift Certificate Giveaway Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the the Tanga Gift Certificate Giveaway. And the winner's are, #89 Raven In A Blue Room and #98 Kristen. You have won a $25 Gift Certificate to spend on whatever you want at Tanga. I used random.org to determine the winners.

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Thank-you everyone for entering my giveaway on Lisa's Gluten Free Advice and Healthy Living.