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#ad GIVEAWAY & Review: Vita Advanced Probiotics

My Thoughts:

Disclosure: I was sent this product for free for the purpose of reviewing it on my blog, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. No monetary compensation was received.


I am not a medical professional at all, so my experience is just that, my experience but I wanted to share with you how I found this product to be very helpful to us this past cold and flu season. We are no stranger to taking probiotics in our home, but we don't always take them consistently. Often we take them as a reactive measure when someone gets sick or has a break out of eczema. When I was reviewing this Vita Advanced probiotic we started using it right after my daughter received a diagnosis of Influenza A and Strep. We did give her prescription antibiotics for the Strep, but we opted to treat the Influenza without the prescription for Tamiflu  and started giving her these probiotics. We started these probiotics on the very first day of the influenza and we were able to limit her fever and stomach upset to less than 12 hours (fyi, we didn't even get the antibiotics until 36 hours after the diagnosis and had already started probiotics). She was on the mend very quickly and was able to keep food down and keep up fluid intake. I do not hesitate to make sure we are taking our probiotics if we have sickness in our house, which is not common. We also make sure all of us are taking it at that time to help keep us from getting sick, which by the way no one else in our household did come down with either illness.

Product Description from Vita Advanced:

Our Probiotic may help you in the following ways

- Relieve digestive disorders
- Boost your immune system
- Improve your mood and feeling of well-being


Our Probiotic contains 7 essential probiotic strains and 10 billion good bacteria per daily serving at time of manufacture that promotes digestive health and supports immune system. You can be certain of its quality because it is made in USA and sourced from a GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) Facility.

A Healthy stomach and a strong immune system helps you to feel well and have more energy. Our Probiotic may help you to feel better than you have felt in a long time.

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Hand Made Pottery Fishing Wind Chime

Here is the second of the wind chimes that I made. I made this fishing one for my husband to have up at the cabin. I slab rolled out the clay and cut out a variety of different. I varied them in size shape and texture. I tied them all to a piece of fishing pole with fishing line. It is almost warm enough to have it hanging outside the cabin.

Next week I will share with you the Moon and Stars Wind Chime that I made.

DIY Wood Buttons

As you have seen on a variety of posts on here, I am a loom knitter. I like to make a variety of yarn crafts including scarves and hats. Often times I like my own to be adorned with some kind of flower or buttons and have made pottery buttons to use, but I have also made my own wood slice buttons.

A couple of them in the picture I drilled a hole at the top so that I can use to make a pendant in my jewelry making, I don't have a plan quite yet for them but thought since I was drilling all my holes I would go ahead and create a couple and hope I become inspired, maybe I will try a little wood burning on them later on, but for not we have plain wood slice buttons and I can't wait to make a hat and put a collection of 3 or so together on them.

Buttons can be expensive and if you don't have any you can re-use that came extra with articles or clothing, than why not make your own!

Wordless Wednesday: Spring at Zollman Zoo & Oxbow Park

Zollman Zoo, which is a part of Oxbow Park in Byron, MN is always a fun place to take the kids.

Pottery, Ribbon & Bead Necklace

This turned out even more beautiful in person. It is hard to catch the shine from the beads and the ribbon. I made this for a friend, but now I want to make one for myself.

The "chain" piece is made by sewing beads on a clear jewelry cording back and forth on ribbon. The pendant is a pottery piece that I made by hand building and pressing in a texture and glazing.

Coconut Flour Protein Coffee Cake

Coconut Flour Protein Coffee Cake

3/4 C coconut flour
3/4 C oat flour
1/2 C natural apple sauce
1 scoop vanilla protein shake mix
1 T stevia powder
4 eggs
1 1/2 C coffee
2 T coconut oil, melted
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp sea salt


Topping
1/2 C pecans, chopped
1/4 C unsweetened coconut
1/4 C old fashioned oatmeal
1/4 C sucanat
1/4 C melted coconut oil

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Spray an 8x8 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray
• Combine all cake ingredients in a food processor and process until well mixed
• Spread cake mixture into the greased cake pan
• Mix together all topping ingredients in a bowl, except the coconut oil
• Slowly pour in melted coconut oil and stir together until topping is evenly mixed
• Sprinkle topping on top of cake
• Bake for 40-45 minutes