Ebook - Green Smoothies: The Weight Loss & Detox Secret Review

Green Smoothies: The Weight Loss & Detox Secret: 50 Recipes for a Healthy Diet (Special Diet Cookbooks & Vegetarian Recipes Collection Book 3)

This was a fantastic book! It was more than just a recipe book too! I loved that it included why the smoothies were good for you and a LOT of that information!

The book contained many things like:
What is a Green Smoothie?
What’s So Good About Green Smoothies?
Nutritional Value and Health Benefits of Green Smoothies
The Healthiest Weight Loss Program Methodology
Types of Green Smoothies
Tasty Tips

 I found it was a good overall introduction to Green Smoothies and an awesome recipe book. The complete package!  All 50 recipes included were interesting, and easy to make at home.  Some of my favourites were: Kale Blueberry Smoothie, Minty Avacado Smoothie, and Chocolate Fudge Smoothie.

There was definitely enough information in this book to understand the importance of this kind of eating and lots of options to try!
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Life & Food Garcinia Cambogia Supreme AND GIVEAWAY

I was gvien this product to use and review.  I was a bit unsure at first, but did some reading before the product arrived so I could understand how it worked.

The kind I was given seemed like a pretty good brand.  It was a bottle with 180 Capsules. It contains 80% HCA and 1400 Mg servings (compared to 1000 Mg servings of the leading brand.)
It was also verified for HCA standardization.

This product is stimulant free and it is said to help promote a balanced, lighter mood by boosting your serotonin levels without giving you the jitters as some weight loss supplements do. This brand uses a vegetable capsule with no fillers or binders.  It is also mixed with a fruit rind with calcium and potassium for added absorption your body needs.

It is supposed to help burn fat.  It burns fat because HCA is the key component and it reduces glucose absorption which should help fat reduction for those with high glucose levels. It has also shown to improve blood lipid leves, help reduce fate production, curb emotional eating and help improve mood by raising the "feel good" hormone serotonin. It is clinically proven to block the stress hormone cortisol, too.

Overall, it sounded like a decent product to try!

Once I receieved it, I decided to try it in accordance to the instructions on the bottle.  I immediately was happy that it didn't feel like a stimulant or make me feel jittery at all as I do not like those kinds of products.  It definitely helped with my appetite and I think my mood could have been improved.  It is hard to judge based on mood and fat burning, but overall, I did not see any negative side effects to taking this product!

I used it for a few days and definitely felt that there was an increase in my moods and appetite! 

This product can be purchased here (and the more you buy, the more you save!): http://www.lifefoodpro.com/garcinia-cambogia-extract-80-hca-maximum-effect-1400-mg-180-capsules-third-party-tested-approved-hca-concentration/

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Almost Perfect: Mystery & Crime Romantic Thriller- Orly Krauss-Winer (Author), Dalit Shmueli (Translator)

This book opens with the body of a lawyer is found in a burned-out car that belongs to someone else. The owner of the car is a colleague and an ex-lover of the deceased.  She quickly becomes a suspect and her behaviour and lack of alibi leads the police to arrest her as the main suspect in the murder.

Nili (one of the main charcters), is completely convinced that her friend is innocent, and she sets out to help expose the truth by finding the true killer! She is able to expose some dark secrets from the dead man's past that help to shed some new light and completely the investigation.  The main Police Officer assigned to the case is finally forced to listen to the evidence that Nili is collecting and try to find another plausabile suspect!  He starts to fear that Nili's life is in jeopardy because of her too close involvement in the case and her abillity to uncover secrets!

The plot turns from a basic murder myster to a twisted embezzlement case and love story. There are many characters in the story and sub-plots that, at times, make the story somewhat hard to follow, but gives real depth to each charcter and their believability. 

I had some trouble following the characters, because of their unique names and had to pay more attention to keeping all of the details straight.  It was a slower read for me because of this.  The book is set in Isreal, which I found to be an interesting layer to the story. 

Krauss-Winer keeps the reader guessing until the very end- unsure of the motive and true identity of the murderer.  Overall, a decent read.

This book is available here: Amazon.com or here:Amazon.ca


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Tracks (A Mystery and Espionage Thriller Book 2)

Tracks written by Niv Kaplan is very heavy read that is full of suspense from the first page all the way to the last.  This book is very well written and keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting for the next big move. The book  centralizes on a grieving father is tracking any clues, and any traces of his kidnapped child.  While focusing on this search, he helps form an international organization that tracks other missing children.  The subject matter ranges from child trafficking, terrorism, and sex.  The story is well told and believable.  I found myself quietly hoping that Sam would be reunited with his lost son. 

The characters are all very well developed and relateable.   Although there are many characters and a lot of different plots to keep track of, the setting and characters are developed enough that it is easy to flow through each plot and from character to character without getting lost or confused. 

The book easily help my interest throughout.  I found there were few if any parts of the novel where I was bored or losing interest.  I was constantly hoping the good guy would "win" and wanting to know what would come next.  There is plenty of mystery and heart ache to keep reading and hoping for.

The subject matter is quite deep and there are plenty of sex scenes and  violent scenes to make this highly inappropriate for younger readers!

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Children Books :Terry Treetop Finds New Friends written by Tami Carmi

A cute story about Terry Treetop and the friends and values he meets along his adventures. It is a cute story and has wonderful, vivid illustrations! The story is written for children around the ages 3-8.

The story follows Terry throughout a journey as he searches for a new friend.  The animals (with great names! Betty the Bee, Shelly the Sheep, Cherry the Chicken, and Kelly the Cow) he meets are all too busy to be Terry's friend and he continues searching for someone.   Terry finally decides to head home and finds a kitten stuck in a tree.  Finally a friend!  Terry uses his fantastic skill of climbing trees to reach the Kitty and save him! All of the characters go back to his treehouse

 The illustrations were very well done, bright, and engaging.  They helped to tell the story along with the words, which helps drawn the younger readers/listeners into the story.

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Vegetarian Quick & Easy - Under 15 Minutes

I was excited to read through some of the recipes as I always want to try to incorportate more vegetarian dishes into my household.  At first I was taken aback at how too easy and simple the recipes were, but then realized they were gret quick meal options! 

I was surprized at how many recipes were included in the book.  There were 100 recipes all organized and easy to follow.  This cook book has 3 different categories of recipes in it. Each section has breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes. Some even have dessert recipes! The first set of recipies contains meals for the busy mom. These meals can are quick and easy to prepare that children will enjoy. Meals in this section include Cheesy Mushrooms, Caramel Apples, Creamy Corn Soup and lots more. The next section has meals that can be prepared for a romantic setting. In this section you will find meals like Spiced Sautéed Mushrooms, Nutella French Toast, Lemon Roasted Asparagus, and many delicious others. There is also a section meant just for kids. This section contains meals like Nutella Popsicles, Pizza Sandwiches, Dark Chocolate Clusters, and more. The next section has quick recipies for parties. Meals in this section include Tortilla Wheels, Mini Pita Pizzas, Spicy Cheese Fondue and more.  Most recipes had few ingrediants and I found that all ingrediants were things that I already had on hand or would be easy to find in the store!

Besides the recipes, there was a very nice introduction to what a vegetarian is and the benefits to being a vegetarian at the beginning of the book.

I love seeing pictures of each recipe before preparing so I was slightly disappointed that there were not pictures for each recipe.

I did try a few recipes right off and was happy with all of the results.  The recipes are super easy to follow. I tried Vanilla French Toast and loved the results.  The Creamy Corn Soup was easy to make and the results were great!  Everyone loved the recipe! The Warm Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich was a nice twist to an old favourite! 

There are also many recipes that I have bookmarked to make in the future: Basil Watermelon and Feta Bites (Yum!), Sticky Rice Balls, and Lentil and Cucumber Salad.  I plan to use these recipes a couple times a week to introduce more vegetarian and easy meals to my family!  I highly reccomend this book as a starter for families trying to eat more meatless or for already existing vegetarians looking for some easy but delicious meals!

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Organic Matcha- Green Tea Powder- REVIEW

I was quite excited to try this product!  I had read up on a lot of the benefits of Matcha tea and wanted to try a good source of it.  First of all, this isn't just green tea (although I love green tea too!) and it is more than simply ground up green tea leaves.  Matcha is derived from tea leaves grown in the shade so that the leaves achieve a dark green color, which gives matcha its magnificent amino acids. Because you are ingesting the entire leaf, it is so much more beneficial!  It contains a lot of the powerful antioxidant epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). EGCG has been proven effective in the fight against many forms of cancer, HIV, heart disease and a host of other illnesses and diseases.  It also works great as a pick me up, providing a lot of good energy!  It has also been known to help with fat burning, anxiety, and insomnia!

I was excited to read through the recipes and find some that I would like.  Because I own a carbinator, I immediately wanted to try the "Sparkling Matcha."  This was my first time trying Matcha, so I found that it had a small bitter flavour that I would have to get used to and just added an extra squit of lime juice!  I drank this in the evening and shortly before I did a home workout. I did find that I had a bit more energy toward the end of my workout- benefit of the Matcha? I hope so!

Next, I tried just tried the "Matcha Shots."  I made a few of these over the next few days and found that I preferred this method of consumption in the afternoon/evening before starting a workout routine! 

I also tried a "Minty Mojito Matcha" and loved it!  I was over the bitter flavour by now and found this recipe to be delicious!  I found that the key to using Matcha powder is to take the extra time to really mix the Matcha up.  The chalkiness in the powder completely disappears when throughouly mixed!

I can't wait to start using it more in my day to day life.  Hopefully I keep feeling the health benefits and the EGCG keeps me illness free!

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