Our wonderful friends at Omega Select™ sent My Rays of Sunshine a sample of their new Omega Select™ Super Critical Fish Oil.

I try to follow a clean diet to gain as much nutritional value from the foods I eat, but I use a fish oil supplement on a daily basis to replenish the necessary Omega 3′s (essential fatty acids that the body needs) that is often lacking in my diet. But, what are other reasons you should use a fish oil supplement?

Less Risk of Heart Problems*

More Youthful-Looking Skin*

Normalized Blood Pressure*

Protection from Free Radicals*

Healthy Cholesterol Levels*

An Energy Boost Like No Other*

Triglycerides You Can Live With*

Brain-Boosting Power*

Healthy Blood Circulation*

Excellent Eye Health*

Balanced Homocysteine Levels*

Healthy Lung Function

Overall, I was very pleased with Omega Select™. I take two supplements every morning and I do not fear the awful fish aftertaste that accompany so many fish oil supplements. Plus, two Omega Select™ supplements equal one of the regular triple strength fish oil supplements I take daily.  The Omega Select™ are very easy to swallow and digest!

I am also very impressed with the process Omega Select™ implements when creating its supplements.

Omega Select™ is processed using patented Supercritical C02 concentration and extraction technology which gently extracts the fish oil into its ingestible form. This remarkable technology is unmatched for the purity and concentration of Omega-3′s it produces.

The temperature during the process never exceeds 60°C, which preserves the integrity of the fish oil components. The result is an amazing 90% concentration of pure Omega 3′s.

1. Inside a giant spinning centrifuge, the carbon dioxide (Supercritical CO2) acts as the solvent that draws out the Omega-3 fatty acids from the fish oil.
2. It is a hexane-free extraction that removes the two essential fatty acids, EPA and DHA, without altering their purity or quality.
3. Because of the high concentration of Omega-3′s, you won’t have to take 5-7 horse-sized pills to get the Omega-3′s you need! Just 1-2 small, easy-to-swallow liquid gels caps per day gets you all of Omega Select™’s amazing health benefits.

In addition, Supercritical C02 is the only extraction process in the world that separates toxins and heavy metals from the delicate fish oil raw material—without causing any processing damage to the Omega 3′s.

Are you looking for an easy to swallow, small in size, efficient fish oil supplement?  If so, I highly recommend Omega Select™ fish oil.

And another great reason to purchase Omega Select™, it’s made in the USA!

Disclaimer: My Rays of Sunshine was given a sample of Omega Select™ to review. All opinions are those of My Rays of Sunshine.

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Yes, it looks yucky and honestly the smell isn’t the greatest, but it tastes yummy and it’s good for you!

The Green Monster Smoothie contains vitamins galore! Vitamins A, C, potassium, fiber, folate, lutein, magnesium, calcium and an added double scoop of protein are helping me become a lean, mean fighting machine with this bright green power drink!

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I’ve been taking a fish oil supplement for several years now. When I was pregnant with my oldest a few years ago the prenatal pills I was prescribed contained DHA, an Omega-3 fatty acid that aided in the growth and development of my unborn child. Two babies later, I fully understand the importance of incorporating Omega 3s into my diet.

Research shows that krill oil contains more Omega 3s and more antioxidant power than the highest grade fish oil.  In fact Everest Nutrition Krill Oil offers 54x more antioxidant power than fish oil. When I was asked to review Krill Oil, I was thrilled!

I took two Krill Oil capsules everyday for the past two weeks. Honestly, I was a little scared to take the capsules because you can see the oil swirling around inside of the capsules, but my fear was unwarranted. The capsules are not as large as the triple strength fish I had been taking and I had no problem swallowing two capsules at once. I drank plenty of water when taking the capsules and did not have the awful fish aftertaste or belches I sometimes experienced after taking my fish oil supplement.

I have been using Everest Nutrition Krill Oil for two weeks now and I am happy with the product and would recommend it to others.

Everest Nutrition Krill Oil can:

1. Improve your cardiovascular health
2. Regulate blood pressure
3. Balance your cholesterol levels
4. Maintain healthy blood sugar levels
5. Strengthen joints and bones
6. Relieve pain
7. Improve your memory
8. Give your skin that healthy youthful glow
9. And much more!

Thank you to Everest Nutrition Krill Oil for giving me the opportunity to review your wonderful product.

Disclaimer: I was asked to give an honest review of Everest Nutrition Krill Oil. I was given a sample to review, but I was not paid to review this product.

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I finished my first seven days of P90X. Two days last week I didn’t participate in P90X. Super Bowl Sunday was a day off and my poor little man had a terrible sinus infection and earache. I spent Monday at the doctor’s office and pharmacy getting his prescription. But I did complete all seven days.

Let me start off by saying I take a yoga class once to twice a week. The P90X yoga day was torture for me. It wasn’t because it was difficult, I found Yoga X to be so slow and boring.

Yoga X is about ninety minutes long and I kept watching the time on the bottom half of the screen. It felt like three hours of unnecessary description of each and every move of the other people in the video. My husband said I could skip it, but I’m not a quitter.

I caught myself sitting down a few times blankly staring at the screen. Tony starts by saying people think yoga is weird and boring. With Yoga X  I would have to agree with that analysis.

I really like Ab Ripper X, you do it every other day and you can feel the burn. For the most part I enjoy the routines, but I still find it very difficult to workout at home and not become easily distracted or slack off.

So today starts my second week of P90X. I will try to stay on track and pray my family stays healthy. Maybe the second time around I won’t be so repelled by Yoga X.

Namaste.

P.S.  In case you were wondering why I spelled seven out and wrote 93 numerically, I write my headlines and blog in AP style.

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On New Year’s Day everyone makes New Year’s Resolutions. I’m going to loose weight. I’m going to start a business. I’m going to take my dream vacation. You can’t wait to share resolutions. Derek Siver’s says it’s better to keep your goals a secret.

So, maybe I’m not taking Mr. Siver’s advice. I didn’t make it my New Year’s resolution to loose weight but hey, who couldn’t loose a few pounds? My brother-in-law has been praising P90x since Thanksgiving and at the beginning of the year he gave us and his parents P90X. (So you know, I’m not trying to become your coach or sell any Beach Body Fitness products.)

Anyway, I completed the majority of my business taxes (that’s another story) so I am officially giving P90X a try. I do workout on a regular basis and go to the gym three to five days a week. My husband and I have talked about having a third child, so I’ve decided to try and firm-up my tummy from my two previous pregnancies. I’m not overweight, but I do have post baby sags.

Yesterday was my first day of P90X. The workout consisted of the back and shoulder routine along with abs. I actually found both routines easy to follow and each routine went by quickly. The back and shoulder routine requires a lot of push-ups, but all of the Pilates and yoga classes I’ve been taking are paying off. I was surprised at how many real push-ups I could do.

After I completed the P90X workout I thought I would be miserable today. Yesterday I went to Pilates in the morning and did P90X in the afternoon, but I felt great today. I was a little sore, but nothing unbearable.

Today I completed the plyometric routine. I found my self getting bored with it at times. Weird I know. Boredom and distractions are my biggest obstacle with at home workouts. But, I pushed trough and completed the task at hand. Hopefully I can stay focused tomorrow.

I’ve been starving the last two days, so I guess that would be my biggest complaint. It must be from all the extra calories I’ve burned.

I don’t know if I broke Mr. Siver’s rule, but I will try to give you weekly updates on my P90X experience and let you know if it works for me.

Have a fabulous week!

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All my life I’ve been a Crest girl. Growing-up, my parents always purchased Crest for the family and I never thought of switching brands.

I’ve been searching for a toothpaste that will leave my teeth feeling clean all day. I love the feeling of running my tongue along my teeth and feeling how slick my teeth feel.

One night I saw a commercial advertising Aquafresh Flouride Toothgel – Deep Impact. I was intrigued by the foaming action of the toothpaste, so I purchased it on my next trip to Target.

I was amazed when I used it. I could not believe all the foam the pea-sized amount of gel made. When I did the tongue test, my teeth were very slick. I was happy. The next day, I still had clean, slick feeling teeth.

Overall, I am very pleased with Aquafresh Deep Impact. My main complaint is the gel seems to always stick to the lid of the can and the pump itself needs to be wiped down after every use. Minor complaints, but I will purchase it again.

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You’ve seen the commercials, but does the shoe tone your lower body? Reebok claims:

EasyTone is designed to help give definition to your legs and butt. Simply walk and let the balance pods under your shoe do the rest. The slight instability created by the pods forces your muscles to work a little harder, toning up as you strut. The more you walk, the more you’ll tone. Technically speaking your gluteal gluteus maximus will get 25% more of a workout.  And your hamstrings and claves will have to try 11% harder.*

My sister purchased these shoes for me as Christmas gift from Shoebuy.com. I have been griping about my body since the birth of my daughter. The tennis shoes I had were 5 1/2 years old, so it was definitely time to get a new pair.

First off, the shoes are much cuter than it looks in the picture. I was scared it would look like a grandma walking shoe, but it looks more like a basketball shoe. She purchased the white and kiwi EasyTone Go Outside for me. I love green and the shoe is attractive.

But, and it is a hurtful but, the shoe was so hard to break-in. I have high arches so tennis shoes bother my feet in general, but it is nearly a month later and the shoes are finally breaking-in.

I felt awful. My sister spent all this money on these shoes and I don’t know if I can wear them. Thankfully, the shoes are breaking-in. They are comfortable enough to wear everyday for my family walk.

I have noticed a slight sting in the back of my legs so they must be helping. Today is the first day I noticed a burn in my calves and lower tush. With a little more aggressive walking and duration in the shoes, I believe they will aide in toning my legs.

Remember, you have to wear the shoes and work-out with them to see a result. I live in Florida and live in flip-flops so I am considering purchasing the pink EasyTone flip-flops.

Shoebuy has a great deal on Free Shipping on Women’s Shoes @ Shoebuy.com! Give the shoes a try and see if they work for you!

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Lycopene in tomatoes has been the subject of numerous studies the last several years. Lycopene has been extensively studied for its antioxidant and cancer-preventing properties. The antioxidant function of lycopene has been linked in human research in the protection of DNA inside of white blood cells. Prevention of heart disease has been shown to be another antioxidant role played by lycopene.

Lycopene from tomatoes has been repeatedly studied in humans and found to be protective against a growing list of cancers. These cancers now include: colorectal, prostate, breast, endometrial, lung and pancreatic cancers.

It is very easy to add tomatoes to your diet. My two favorite ways are by using grape tomatoes for healthy snacks and salsa. I hate store purchased salsa, it never tastes the way it does in a restaurant. This is a recipe I found that makes delicious salsa.

I Love Salsa
Ingredients:
2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and very coarsely chopped
6 cloves garlic, dieced
2 large vine-ripened tomatoes
1 (28 0z.) can crushed tomatoes (garlic flavored) or diced tomatoes if you like it chunky
2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 tbsp. cumin
1 sweet yellow onion, coarsely chopped
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cayenne pepper
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
juice of one lime

Directions:
Chop the jalapenos and garlic. Toss into a large bowl. Continue to chop the rest of the vegetables and add them to the bowl. Once the vegetables are all chopped add the can of tomatoes and stir with the chopped vegetables. Combine the lime juice, cayenne pepper, cumin, red wine vinegar and salt with all of the other ingredients in the bowl. Mix all ingredients well. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving to allow the flavors to blend.

Source:  adapted from a recipe http://annies-eats.com

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Originally posted by my husband, I adapted it for mothers.

Moms are busy all day chasing around their kids, taking care of their husbands, feeding the family pet and maybe doing something for herself. There are times during the day I’m happy to have a potty break by myself.

We run around all day talking about how busy we are, but at the end of the day we feel as if we never really accomplished anything. 

Often, we are very active, but not productive. 

When we do have a free moment, we are often wasting our time. Simple time-wasting activities can be productive if we change our approach.

What are you busy doing?

Focus on producing, it makes you feel good and creates the things that you want in life.  You will get things done and achieve your goals.

Teach your family to value time and enjoy every breath God gives you.

And when your husband is home, take that potty break by yourself you so richly deserve.

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