Happy New Year, Black History Month, Heart Health Month and Women’s History Month, especially celebrating women throughout the world on...
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Health Coaching Testimony
It has been such a pleasure to work with Dr. Rhonda. In a day and time when we are inundated...
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Tiffany Johnson Raves about SHAPE
I love a good testimony! Here’s one for you from client Tiffany Johnson: “I cannot be happier with Shape ReClaimed...
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Grateful for Gratitude
More than 10 years ago, I struggled with gratitude. Everything seemed to trouble me, and it was hard for me...
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Change for the Holiday
People are still signing up for the SHAPE ReClaimed program, and I am honored that they have come and that...
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Sleep for Vibrant Health
Today my mom would have been 81. And though she died with several ills that had plagued her body, she...
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Client Testimony-Jonathan Clifton
September was a busy month with getting acclimated to the beginning of the school year, engaging in ministry work and...
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Seeing Beyond the Storm
Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash Of course sight is important; it's one of the five senses that most of...
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Beyond Alkaline Water: Balancing Digestive pH
Photo by Prince Akachi on Unsplash She came to me with heart palpitations, chronic fatigue, dark circles under her eyes...
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Grounded by Poison
I saw this bee on the ground and was totally baffled. See, I had been happy that bees recently seemed...
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Hanging on by a Thread
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."--Hebrews 11:1 FAITH Faith is believing...
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Friday Feature: Guerilla-Style Cold Cocktail Method
This week I had to do all out warfare fighting colds that I heard coming on me and the boys....
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Friday Feature: Ask God for Help with Your Health
A friend reminded me of the prophecy the Lord gave me for her to stop eating sugar because she was...
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Friday Feature: How to Add Raw Foods to Your Meal (with a recipe)
My Labor Day meal: raw collard green wrap, cole slaw and baby back rib As I got ready to...
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Friday Feature: The Wonders of Lemon
Two weeks ago here on the blog I wrote about the body being pH balanced, noting the difference between an...
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Friday Feature: Acidic v. Alkaline Body
We have a host of health problems in the United States and the root of many of our issues may...
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Friday Feature: Avocado Health
Last month after more than a year I stopped being a vegetarian who was mostly a raw vegan. I...
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Friday Feature: Cheesy Kale Salad
Cheesy Kale Salad I thank God for simple nutritious meals that I have needed this whirlwind week of supporting my...
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Friday Feature: Did You Know?
Making a great effort to eat more nutritiously over the years has brought me a wealth of knowledge, but I...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Nineteen
Just two great links to support my Friday Feature posts this month: Boost Your Immune System for the Coming Cold...
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Friday Feature: Guerilla-Style Cold Cocktail Method
This week I had to do all out warfare fighting colds that I heard coming on me and the boys....
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Friday Feature: Ask God for Help with Your Health
A friend reminded me of the prophecy the Lord gave me for her to stop eating sugar because she was...
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Friday Feature: How to Add Raw Foods to Your Meal (with a recipe)
As I got ready to transition off the raw food program I was on for 28 days, the program director...
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Friday Feature: The Wonders of Lemon
Two weeks ago here on the blog I wrote about the body being pH balanced, noting the difference between an...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Eighteen
Today’s Friday Feature Roundup links come from Keeper of the Home, a blog that I have been enjoying quite a...
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Friday Feature: Acidic v. Alkaline Body
We have a host of health problems in the United States and the root of many of our issues may...
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Friday Feature: Avocado Health
Last month after more than a year I stopped being a vegetarian who was mostly a raw vegan. I eat...
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Friday Feature: Cheesy Kale Salad
I thank God for simple nutritious meals that I have needed this whirlwind week of supporting my son, who the...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Seventeen
Here are some great links to help you cool down with fruit, incorporate seeds into your diet and discover new...
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Friday Feature: Did You Know?
Making a great effort to eat more nutritiously over the years has brought me a wealth of knowledge, but I...
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Friday Feature: Seed Sense
We are a snacking society. This is obvious with the widespread availability of these seductively tasty treats. But with most...
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Friday Feature: Six Ways to Stay Cool with Fruit
The heat wave that has swept the nation has most of us thinking about how to remain cool. This is...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Sixteen
Links for you to further explore this month's Friday Feature posts on natural sources of iodine, protein and calcium: Dulse...
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Friday Feature: Vegetarian Calcium Sources
When we eliminate something out of our lives, be it a habit, a person or a friend, we sometimes substitute...
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Friday Feature: Vegetarian Iodine Sources
One of my friends just completed a raw food fast and another woman told me she is going to begin...
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Friday Feature: Vegetarian Protein Sources
It seems at least once at month someone I talk to about my vegetarian (mostly vegan) diet asks me “How...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Fifteen
This fourth Friday brings the following links that complement my Friday Feature posts this month: The Art of Juicing The...
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Friday Feature: Staples in my ‘Raw Food Kitchen’
Eating healthy can be a hassle if you don’t know where to shop, what to buy or what to make...
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Friday Feature: The Wonders of Celery
My Grandma Thomas could make the best baked chicken with just salt and pepper, but her secret was adding the...
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Friday Feature: Cleansers and Builders
For nearly 20 years I have been on a quest for good health and have amassed great knowledge on what...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Fourteen
Here are a couple of links from the blog Food Renegade that my BFF Nichole hipped me to; they support...
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Friday Feature: Still Finding Soy
Soy is promoted as the most versatile food around. There is soy milk, soy meat, tofu and other variations of...
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Friday Feature: Know What’s in There
Do you know everything that you’re eating? This is an important question to ask, especially with the recent ruling that...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Thirteen
This month's Friday Feature Roundup has links to articles that complement my posts on Food's Higher Purpose, Three Amazing Thoughts...
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Friday Feature: Change for Your Health
My mom has always thought I was different. Of course we know that to be true; we are all different;...
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Friday Feature: The Cleansing Power of Water
The other day a great correlation between water and the Holy Spirit came to me. I had been drinking what...
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Friday Feature: Three Amazing Thoughts
As you may know I completed a raw food program last month and experienced amazing results, including a 17 pound...
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Friday Feature: Food’s Higher Purpose
Food has a higher purpose than for pleasure. I know some of you don’t want to hear that, especially those...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Twelve
My three Friday Feature posts this month told you about the benefits of my raw food journey and challenged you...
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Friday Feature: Godly Food Choices
God gave us a variety of food to choose from. In Genesis 9:2-3 God said, “All the animals of the...
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Friday Feature: Hunger Satisfaction v. Taste Satisfaction
How many times have you been afraid to try some new food because “I might not like it” or you...
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Friday Feature: My Raw Journey
Where I’ve been these past two weeks I’ve never been before. I guess we can all say that about any...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Eleven
These links—supporting what I wrote in Will for Food, Know your Deficiencies and Back Attack—will help you in your resolve...
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Friday Feature: Know Your Deficiencies
I know when I haven’t had enough leafy greens in my diet. My pounding headache tells me so. As soon...
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Friday Feature: Back Attack
Back pain is a chronic problem in America. According to WebMD, 80 percent of Americans will have lower back pain...
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Friday Feature: Will for Food
“Jesus saith unto them, ‘My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Ten for the New Year
This year has been amazing, full of growth and revelation for me. I see clearly how the paths God has...
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Friday Feature: Digest This
I’m big on digestive health and think you should be too. Most of you know this. You know how I...
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Friday Feature: Holiday Dishes
You probably already have your Christmas meal all planned out and you are probably going to lay it out like...
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Friday Feature: Ingredients for Dealing with Hard Times
When times get tough, many of us may want to just give up. We are tired of the struggle. We...
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Friday Feature: Your Pepsi Moment
On November 24, Thanksgiving Day, I tweeted this: “My mom has been addicted 2 Pepsi more than all my 42...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Nine
Black Friday shoppers rush doors to get a good deal. Today is Black Friday and a host of us are...
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Friday Feature: Avoiding the Flu
Everyone in my house is sick and has been for more than a week, but I still am cold free....
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Friday Feature: Vitamin C-Rich Foods
We are in the midst of cold and flu season and need to equip ourselves BEFORE we get hit with...
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Friday Feature: Cold Cocktails
The common cold is inevitable for most, but I don’t remember the last time I had one and historically that...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Eight
GMO Film Project Sizzler from Compeller Pictures on Vimeo. Just like the above movie trailer touches on, big GMO companies...
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Friday Feature: Soy No More
As you may know from my posts here, my transition to a more plant-based diet had been a long time...
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Friday Feature: MSG:Tasty Death?
It’s cheap, tasty, and filling, but it can make you fat, be addictive and even be deadly. I’m talking about...
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Friday Feature: Sea Salt vs. Table Salt
Driving down the street my nine-year-old, Joshua, asked me “Why do we use sea salt and not regular salt?” I...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Seven
Ensure Your Meat is Truly Organic By Dr. David Jockers The Real Reason Processed Meats are so Dangerous to Your...
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Friday Feature: Protect Yourself from Meat
I know it's the fourth Friday, but this week I wanted to say more about eating meat. Look next week...
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Friday Feature: Cut the Meat
When God tells you something you better listen or there will be dire consequences. This I know and I know...
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Friday Feature: The Dirty Dozen
Nikki thought she was allergic to fruit because every time she ate them her mouth and other body parts would...
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Friday Feature: Round Up Six
I have been doing a Fourth Friday Round Up but featured a wonderful story last week to round out the...
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Friday Feature: Ajene Gailliard
This had been a long time coming, this breaking of sorts serving to tear down and root out what was...
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Friday Feature: Healing Traditions
Traditions are good. They mark time and territory, giving identity to who and what's important. I couldn't state this a...
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Feature Friday: Vacate
One of the best natural remedies for good health is a vacation. That's where I am today. See you next...
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Friday Feature: Preparing Fresh Blueberries
Fresh berries are a summer staple and I just can’t get enough of them, particularly blueberries and strawberries. I have...
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Friday Feature: Eating Healthy Made Easy
Summer is a great time to boost your nutritional level because of the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables available....
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Friday Feature: Roundup Five
This was a tough post to pull together. My goal for the Fourth Friday Roundup is to provide you with...
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Friday Feature: The Benefits of Eating Raw
Yesterday I mourned, and still do, for a troubled marriage and a mother who lost her twins in the womb....
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Friday Feature: Ways to Buy and Save on Organic
Some people immediately dismiss going organic because they believe the cost is too much. Though most organic products are more...
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Friday Feature: Eat Organic
Growing up I had little chance of developing a habit of eating fresh fruit. My dad would buy an equal...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Four & T-Shirt Winner
In the last month I talked about ways to eat wheat- and gluten-free, but some of us need to be...
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Friday Feature: ThinkThis! Designs & Giveaway
We all need encouragement: A look from a different perspective; time spent with a friend; an uplifting message on a...
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Friday Feature: Dying to Look Good
I thought I was too cute here. This auburn hair color was actually a change for me. I would usually...
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Friday Feature: Wheat and Gluten Free
A woman came to me recently in distress. She had just found out her son was allergic to wheat and...
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Friday Feature: Roundup Three
Today I bring you news from around the web on coconut oil, sugar alternatives and the dangers of hydrogenated oils....
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Friday Feature: Sweeteners
As I'm sure you know, all sweeteners are not created equal. Some are natural; some are artificial; some are harmful;...
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Friday Feature: Good and Bad Oils
I was glistening, a shiny sheen rescued from ash and scaliness and shelling out more money than I cared to....
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Friday Feature: Cooking on The Brand New Mommy
Today you get your weekly health tip early. Check out my video demonstration from The Brand New Mommy on how...
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Friday Feature: The Benefits of Juicing
Because of problems with my website, this post didn't come through on Friday. Here it is for your good health:...
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Friday Feature: Jesus & Roundup Two
Photo Credit: 123Gold.com Who has believed our message? To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm? My servant grew...
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Friday Feature: Help for Hurting Skin
The other day I gave some nods and a big laugh to Vanity Panic, a post by one of my...
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Friday Feature: Crucify Yourself
Many Christians are in the midst of crucifying their flesh, observing Lent by sacrificing their normal indulgences in honor of...
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Friday Feature: Roundup One
God has placed some awesome natural healing practitioners in my path. Starting today, I plan to roundup some of their...
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Friday Feature: Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide
When cleaning my bathroom with bleach made me weak, gave me a headache and irritated my nose, I had to...
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Friday Feature: Baking Soda
Buy one, get one free. Get two for one. Fifty percent off sale. However it’s termed, I think we all...
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Friday Feature: Immune Builders
I served a family at a funeral and a side of fries and tons more food to hungry boys and...
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Friday Feature: Yeast Infections
The nagging itch had come again and there had only been three weeks since my last bout. I went to...
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Friday Feature: Free Flowing
It’s so easy to give up after trying hard at something and not seeing the results you expected. I know....
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Friday Feature: Keep It Juicy
It’s Black History Month so we must share our stories, those of the past and ones we are creating right...
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Friday Feature: Abstinence and Trust
Life and death have met me a lot this week—their notions and results of those who have chosen each have...
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Friday Feature: Swallow It Up
Resting well heals your body and makes you look and feel good, too. We talked about this last week and...
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Friday Feature: Rest Well
When I was in college I really had that strong black woman thing going on. I was an officer and...
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