A DIY Rasberry Lemonade that's Delicious - and Healthy!

Raspberry Lemonade 
(with Lemon Essential Oil)

Cool off with a Raspberry Lemon and Limeade - the perfect treat for a warm summer day - that's delicious AND healthy! This Do-it-Yourself drink is a sweet and tangy twist on traditional limeade, using Lime essential oil and a homemade rasberry puree.

It can be hard to resist sugary drinks, especially in the summertime. This raspberry lemonade provides stellar health benefits that will leave you feeling refreshed instead of guilty! 

Raspberries are often referred to as “nature’s candy,” and they provide huge health benefits, especially when it comes to cardiac health. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition  says that foods that are rich in flavonoids, like raspberries, can lower the risk of death from heart disease.

The juice of lemons are considered to be both relaxing and uplifting, as well as detoxifying. They are thought to be helpful with colds, gout, gall stones, and sore throats.

Ingredients

Sparkling water

Lemons, limes and Rasberries

Lemon Essential Oil 

For the Raspberry Puree:

2 cups raspberries

1/2 cup sugar or honey

1 cup water

Note: This recipe makes about 2 cups of puree, and you only need to put 1-2 tablespoons into each cup. Therefore the 1/2 cup of sugar will be divided into about 20 cups of lemonade. Or substitute honey instead of sugar.

  

Directions:

1.  In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar or honey, and 2 cups raspberries.

2.  Cook until sugar has dissolved.

3.  Cool and strain.

4.  To serve, add raspberry puree (around 2 tablespoons), ice, juice of one lemon, and 1-2 drops Lemon essential oil to a glass. Top with sparkling water. Garnish with lemons,
    limes and raspberries. Enjoy!

For more information on how to be healthier with essential oils, or to buy Lemon Essential Oil by doTerra, go to:

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Or call Dianna Whitley at (714) 331-6699

6 Secrets to Staying Young at Any Age (and they're not what you think!)

6 Secrets to Staying Young at Any Age 

(and they're not what you think!)

If you want to stay young and full of energy, who better to ask than centenarians — people who’ve lived 100 years or longer?

You probably think they'd offer a lot of rules about diet and exercise but it turns out, those have little to do with it. In fact, many people who are over 100 spent their lives ignoring the advice of health experts, yet most of them say they feel about 20 years younger than their chronological age.

Sardinia, a region of Italy, has the most centenarians per capita – 6 centenarians for every 3,000 people – 10 times more than in the US where the ratio is 1 per 5,000! But, the statistics for 100+ year olds will probably surprise you. 

For example:

• 37% were smokers for an average of 31 years
• 37% were overweight; 8% were obese
• 20% never exercised at all; 44% only moderately

Yet, these centenarians have lower rates of heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke. Psychiatric illnesses, such as depression, are are almost nonexistent.

Why? 

According to research and interviews with centenarians themselves, the main difference between them and the rest of us comes down to six key ingredients…

1. Zest for life
2. Strong family and social ties
3. Optimism
4. Sense of humor
5. Eating real food
6. Hard work

People who live to stay energetic and healthy at any age tend to be exceptionally good at nurturing others, giving and receiving love, enjoying life, and refusing to stress out about the small stuff - or anything else.  

So it’s actually very simple - happiness is the key to a long life, and research backs that up. Happy people tend to live about 35 percent longer. Positive thoughts and attitudes seem to somehow strengthen the immune system, boost positive emotions, and decrease pain and inflammation.

However, given our high paced lives, life expectancy worldwide is now on the decline. At least half the US population is struggling with chronic illness. Many centenarians think the 21st century lifestyle leaves most people stressed-out, unhappy, unhealthy, chronically tired, and disconnected from each other.

If you want to enjoy a happy, healthy life, managing stress is crucial, and the keys to staying young are quite simple, and available to everyone, everywhere. 

If you want to keep your 21st century lifestyle, and let go of stress and busy mind chatter, I’ve discovered an easy and powerful way to stay relaxed and calm no matter what is going on in your life, and if you want to try it for free, just let me know. 

It’s a library of audios that you can listen to right on your phone, so you can kick back, relax, and let the stress melt away. A longer, healthier, happier, more productive life is just a click away. 

You can click here and then click on “Free Trial” at the top, or you can contact me and I will set you up with 30 days for free instead of the 7 days offered through the link. 

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