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Mama Heidi's, Manteca, CA (2025)

09/29/2020

“Stress Less, Laugh More” is a great slogan for a healthy life.

Look for some comic relief every day, adding laughter to relieve stress!

This a great way to a healthy life!!

09/23/2020

STRESS!!!
Who has not experienced stress.
Many have experienced stress at levels like never before over the past months!
LAUGHTER is a great way to relieve stress!
Research shows that the benefits of laughter are far reaching.
Laughter can help increase immunity, relieve pain, decrease the level of stress hormones while increasing hormones, like endorphins, that enhance our mood and provides physical and emotional release!

“Laughter is the best medicine”

So add a healthy dose of laughter to your life every day!!

09/16/2020

Have you heard the joke about stress?
No!!
That’s because stress is no joke!!

We are living in uncertain times.
For many these are times like we have never experienced before.
For most of us the result is added stress, and more specifically, chronic stress.
Stress wreaks havoc on our bodies.
It impacts our health and wellness physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
We cannot be healthy and well living in a state of chronic stress.
It is important to “be intentional” to do those things that help to bring us out of a state of stress into a state of peace, calm, rest and relaxation.
For many this includes relief from the stress brought on by anxiety, fear and depression.

There are many simple things we can do to relieve and combat stress.
Here are a few ideas:
•Exercise
•Listen to uplifting music
•Dance
•Enjoy positive community
•Get outside and enjoy
Vitamin F-Fresh air
Vitamin S-Sunshine
Vitamin N-Nature
•Practice gratitude and
thankfulness
•Breath deep, long and
release 4-7 times
•”Let it go”
•”Shake it off”
•Relax! Relax! Relax!
•Laugh often!!

07/23/2020

To “Become Your Best You”,
“Be intentional!”
Apply what you have learned and are learning in the area of health and wellness.

Each intentional step you take on your journey towards health and wellness, applying what you are learning, is a stepping into
“Becoming Your Best You!”
So
“Be Intentional!”
“Take that step!’
“Persevere!”

07/16/2020

“Become Your Best You”
...but how?
“Becoming Your Best You” begins with 2 words:

“Be Intentional”

It doesn’t matter how much you know, how much you research, how many degrees you have.

Like we say at Mama Heidi’s, “Knowledge is not power. Knowledge applied is power.”

So to “Become Your Best You”, you must

“Be Intentional”

To “Become Your Best You” in the area of health and wellness - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, you must

“Be Intentional”

Intentional choices persevered become habits, which become your lifestyle, which becomes “You”

Be intentional today!!!

06/30/2020

I love this, sent to me from a friend.

“Real food has no ingredients list;
they are the ingredients.’
-Max Lugavere

06/04/2020

“In”, “On”, “Around”

These are key principles of Mama Heidi’s

What we put “in” our bodies
What we put “on” our bodies
What we allow in the environment “around” our bodies has huge impact on our health and wellness.

•Put whole, fresh, natural, as close to
nature as possible, foods into our
bodies
•Be aware of what we put “in” our
minds: de-stressing, practicing
mindfulness, cultivating an attitude of
thankfulness and gratitude
•Use natural body, face and hair care
products
•Find simple, economical DiY (do
it yourself) recipes for body care that
you can make yourself
•Use all natural household cleaning
and yard care supplies
•As well, there are many DiY recipes to
make your own home cleaning and
yard care supplies

Applying these simple principles helps to decrease the toxic, chemical load on our bodies, and in the environment as well, helping to strengthen our bodies, including our immune system, so that it can do its job of keeping us healthy and well!!

On the Journey Together,
Mama Heidi

05/17/2020

Fear paralyzes, impairing our thinking and impacting our immune system.
Fear puts you in a negative state and literally makes you more susceptible to illness and disease.

Faith frees us!
For me that faith is in my Savior and God, Jesus!
Walking in faith gives peace of mind, body and soul.
This can only strengthen ones body against illness and disease!
So for your health and wellness walk in faith not fear!

Waking this Journey together!

05/10/2020

We had a great workshop this month via Zoom!!
Enjoyed seeing all those lovely faces, although I would much rather it had been in person!
I am thankful for the technology that allowed us to get together this way, learn some good, helpful information and even have some fun doing our DIY’s together!
Looking forward to next month!!

04/12/2020

He has Risen!!

03/22/2020

My daughter sent this to me and I thought it was great information.
God, through nature, has provided simple, inexpensive, accessible healing plants!

03/16/2020

The best offense is a good defense.

With the concern over the corona virus I would like to suggest doing things that will strengthen your immune system.
This is the best way to protect against any sickness or disease and to help you get better quicker if you do come down with anything.

Lots of good water, whole fruits and veggies.
Cut out the refined sugars and processed foods.

Vitamin C is great for preventing and helping the healing process, if you do get sick.

Lemons and even honey are great tools to boost and strengthen the immune system, as well as speeding up the healing process.
These 2 work great together, if you have a cough or sore throat.

Oscillococcinum, a homeopathic remedy found in health food stores, as well as many main stream stores, is a great preventive measure, as well as helping to manage and shorten symptoms, if you do get sick.

Sleep, exercise and a positive mental outlook are necessary as well to keep you well and to keep your immune system strong!

Don’t let fear drive you.
Choose to be a healthy, strong overcomer and encourage others to do the same!

Here’s to you health!

On the Journey Together,
Mama Heidi

03/14/2020

Gut Health

Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut.”

If this is true then caring for and nourishing our gut is one of the most important things we can do for overall health and wellness!

We looked at the gut microbiome and cell mitochondria and the important role these play in our health and wellness in a previous post!

We learned that our gut microbiome impacts our cell mitochondria, impacting our health and wellness!
If our gut microbiome is healthy then our cells will be positively impacted!

We need to nourish our gut microbiome to have a healthy gut and in turn have healthy cells, resulting in a healthy you!

Probiotics and Prebiotics are essential for a healthy gut!

What does this mean?
What are probiotics and prebiotics?

Probiotics are foods that replace and replenish the good bacteria in our gut microbiome.
The good bacteria of our gut, necessary for health and wellness, need to be continually replenished and replaced due to things that occur naturally and unnaturally associated with one’s lifestyle and habits.

Fermented foods are the best way to replenish and replace our gut microbiome!
These foods are rich in good bacteria for our gut microbiome.
Similar to planting seeds in a garden!
Good fermented foods are:
•Yogurt •Kefir
•Kombucha •Fermented veggies
•Sauerkraut •Ages cheeses
•Kimchi •Honey •Apple Cider •Miso
Vinegar

Prebiotics are foods for the good bacteria that we get from probiotics.

These are nutrient rich foods that are high in fiber that the bacteria break down and use as their food source.

Prebiotic foods nourish and strengthen the good bacteria of our gut microbiome.

Some good sources of prebiotic foods are:
•Banana •Flax, h**p, pumpkin
•Onion and chia seeds
•Garlic •Wild rice
•Cucumber •Quinoa
•Berries •Dark chocolate (Yes
•Honey dark chocolate)!!!!!

So for your health get a good helping of nutrient rich probiotics and prebiotics daily!!!!

On the Journey Together,
Mama Heidi

03/11/2020

Know your “Why”

Why do you need to know your “Why”?

Your “Why” is your purpose. It is what you are passionate about. It is what gives your life meaning and direction. It gives you the “umph” you need to push through and persevere when you just don’t feel like it. Your “Why” gets you to you goals and helps to fulfill your dreams!

An example of a “Why” comes from my daughter Amy, “ I want to be strong and healthy for myself, my husband, my children, and my family, not just for today, but as I get old. I don’t want to be limited in my joy in life and what I can or can’t do because of a negative physical state.”

So get somewhere quiet, give yourself some time and figure out your “Why”. Write it down somewhere so you can be reminded of it, especially on those difficult days when you don’t feel motivated!
Step by step you will move forward into your destiny!

On the Journey Together,
Mama Heidi

03/10/2020

What do the gut and bacteria have to do with health and wellness?

What do gut and cells have to do with health and wellness?

Well pretty much everything!

In fact gut and cell health are the 2 most important areas of our bodies, physically, that impact health and wellness.

Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut.”

A compromised or unhealthy gut will result in unhealthy cells or more precisely an unhealthy “microbiome” which results in unhealthy “mitochondria.”
What in the world does that mean?!

The gut microbiome is an ecosystem living within our intestinal tract.
It is made up of bacteria necessary for health and wellness...

The cell mitochondria are the cells power houses or energy source...

There is an interconnectedness and communication that goes on between the microbiome of the gut and the mitochondria of the cells.
If one is compromised the other will be compromised, in turn, compromising our overall health and wellness!
There is increase in disease and illness, including autoimmune disorders due to unhealthy, undernourished and even destroyed gut microbiome, which in turn directly impacts our cells and their energy source, the mitochondria!

What damages our gut microbiome?
•Poor nutrition
•Medications & antibiotics
•Dehydration
•Poor sleep
•Lack of sunlight
•Chronic stress

How can we nourish our gut microbiome?

Applying the foundations and principals of Mama Heidi’s are necessary for healthy, strong gut microbiome!

•Nutrition •Sleep
•Exercise. •Mindfulness

Along with “Community”
Knowing your “Why”, your purpose
And cultivating a “Thankful & Grateful” attitude

These are life changing when you apply them and just as they are important for overall health and wellness, so they are necessary for the health and wellness of our all important, yet unseen and little known, gut microbiome and cell mitochondria!

Watch for future posts on replenishing and nourishing our gut microbiome!

On the Journey Together,
Mama Heidi

01/15/2020

“Becoming Your Best You”
in
2020
Mama Heidi’s foundations and principals are great tools for “Becoming Your Best You” in 2020!

Not only are they great tools to implement, they are a necessary part of your health and wellness journey!

Mama Heidi’s 4 Foundations
for Health and Wellness are:
Nutrition Sleep
Exercise Mindfulness

Community
is essential as well for
Health and Wellness

Know Your
“Why”
This is you purpose
Why do you want to be healthy and well?
Your purpose, your “Why” gives you motivation and passion to to pursue a healthy lifestyle!

Live a life of
“Thankfulness” and “Gratitude”
Consider daily those things that you are thankful and grateful for. This has huge impact on attitude and outlook on life!

These are the foundations and principals of Mama Heidi’s.
The impact each of these has on overall health and wellbeing cannot be underestimated!
To be continually lacking in one or more of these areas will cause health and wellness to be compromised!!

Consider how you can grow in each of these areas so you can be on your way to “Becoming Your Best You” today!

I’m excited for an upcoming post and video on a new Mama Heidi’s tool for “Becoming Your Best You”!

Watch for it!!!

12/06/2019

The “Power 9” of health, wellness and longevity...

There are 5 areas in the world considered Blue Zones.
These are areas identified by Dan Buettner and National Geographic where people live to be 100 plus years, are in good health, happy and are physically and socially active!

Where are these zones?
•Ikaria, Greece
•Okanawa, Japan
•Sardinia, Italy
•Nicoya, Costa Rica
•Loma Linda, California

Why?
There were 9 things found in common and so called the
“Power 9”

1. Daily exercise and movement
2. Purpose
3. Daily times and routines where they down shift and de-stress
4. Stop eating when they are 80% full
5. Eat higher amounts of fruits, veggies, legumes, grains and smaller amounts of, or no meats
6. Drink moderate amounts of wine with family, friends and food (except for Seventh Day Adventists, who are a large population in Loma Linda and drink no alcohol)
7. Are part of a faith-based community
8. Have close, strong family connections
9. Have close friends and strong social networks

You may not live in one of these Blue Zones, but why not create a Blue Zone within your own family and community by incorporating the “Power 9” into your daily, healthy lifestyle!

12/02/2019

We all need a healthy dose
of Vitamin C2

What is Vitamin C2?
Vitamin C2 is Community

Community is essential for health and wellness...

There is a reason solitary confinement is a punishment and time out is a form of discipline.

For health, wellness and longevity, we need each other.
We were created for community.
Those who live longer, who are active and healthy, physically and mentally into their 80’s, 90’s and beyond are those who enjoy community.

Enjoy a heaping dose of Vitamin C2 daily as part of your healthy lifestyle!

Mama Heidi's