Healthy You Finale!

As I write this post for the last week of our healthy you challenge, let me begin by saying congratulations. Over the last five weeks you have taken the first steps in establishing a healthy lifestyle. Whether you began this journey with a weight loss goal in mind, the hope of decreasing stress, or just a desire to make your overall health more of a priority, your decision to take the journey was an accomplishment in itself. However, these last few weeks have only marked the beginning of a lifetime. If we're honest, most of us know we can do more to create healthy habits. You may even feel you could've given more effort to this challenge. If that is the case, then today is your lucky day! This week is a chance for you to earn bonus points towards your overall score. Below are a list of tasks, each with their own point value, that you can complete this week to not only boost your score but give your health a boost, too!

Look up natural remedies to a current health concern -15 points (add another 60 points if you implement this remedy)

Identify a good, plant based multivitamin suitable for your daily intake - 15 points (add another 60 points if you purchase and begin taking these supplements) https://www.foodmatters.com/supplement-buying-guide

Have a good, belly-shaking laugh 15 points

Schedule your annual well check-15 points (add another 35 points if you've completed this between 1/1/18 and now)

Drink a green smoothie- 25 points Here's a few recipes if you need them:

https://www.foodmatters.com/search/?q=Green+smoothie+

Start a detox-25 points Here's a resource if you need a jump start:https://www.fmtv.com/programs/7-day-food-matters-cleanse/join-today?utm_source=fmsite

Spend an extra 15 minutes in relaxation- 25 points

Fast for a time (how long should be based on the Holy Spirit's lead) and seek a breakthrough for what burdens you- 50 points

Begin a new Bible study- 50 points ( add another 15 points if you include a friend!)

Watch the Food Matters or Hungry for Change documentary on FMTV.com- 100 points

Get a massage by a professional- 100 points

Cook a new, healthy recipe-100 points

{You can find recipes at foodmatters.com or create your own by choosing a healthy protein ( i.e. quinoa, buckwheat, eggs, chicken, chicken liver, free range beef, salmon), a healthy fat (i.e. coconut flesh or oil, avocado, olives and olive oil, organic grass-fed butter, nuts and seeds), and carbohydrate (i.e. Sweet potatoes, spinach, kale, cucumber, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, Asian greens)}