What Kind of Diaper is The Best for Your Baby? How To Find Out.

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Recap: Did you know that the first cloth pocket diaper was invented by one creative mom? Do you know her name?

If your child is one of the million users of FuzziBunz, then Tereson Dupuy’s name is written on it.

Being a mom with a child who has an exceptionally sensitive skin, she took up this formidable task to bring relief to her son. That’s how FuzziBunz began its journey to millions of homes around the globe.

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CelebrateWoman (CW) Who is the primary target for FuzziBunz?

Tereson Dupuy (Tereson) Any baby wearing diapers.  Moms tend to be educated, trendy, cost and environmentally conscious and willing to do what it takes to do the best thing for their baby.

CW What is the #1 reason someone should buy FuzziBunz?

Tereson Because it is healthier for their baby due to the lack of chemicals and comfort of keeping a baby dry.  But it is hard to choose just one reason why someone should buy FuzziBunz.

CW How is FuzziBunz different than your #1 competitor?

Tereson FuzziBunz are uniquely created with every aspect of the product having a purpose.  Being the first on the market with the fleece pocket diaper, I took everything into consideration including where the pocket was located, how the snaps were configured, elastic placement, type of fleece etc.  If there was a better way I probably would have found it and implemented that. I took no shortcuts. 

Those that have followed typically changed something on our design to avoid patent infringement, not necessarily because the change works any better.  We also have one of the highest quality products on the market regarding materials and workmanship.

CW What benefits will a person receive when using FuzziBunz regularly?

Tereson The biggest benefit to regular / full time FuzziBunz use is keeping diaper rash at bay. Keeping babies away from chemicals and dryer longer is key to diaper rash prevention. 

CW How does the price of FuzziBunz compare to others in your category?

Tereson There are diapers that are priced higher and those that are priced lower.  We feel that due to the very high quality of materials that we put into our product and the care in which it is constructed the price is perfectly reflective of a high quality product. 

The old adage is true when it comes to even a diaper – you get what you pay for.

CW Everyone is talking these days about being green. To me, that includes being Fair Trade, being sustainable, and organic. It might even include using alternative energy, or buying energy offsets. How does your company, your product, measure-up on these important issues?


Tereson The sheer fact that it is reusable has always been a green contribution.  However, since it is made from polyester it lasts so much longer than the cotton counterparts putting much less strain on the environment in manufacturing. 

We have researched many alternative fabrics, including "recycled pop bottle" fleece in our efforts to make the product even greener.  However, after concluding that the recycled fleece actually causes more pollutants in the recycling and manufacturing of that product, we opted to stay with the clean process of virgin fleece. 

We are always on the look out for new ways to be clean and green and we will continue to hold to that commitment.

CW When someone looks at your product packaging, what do you want them to see?

Tereson High quality, progressive, a solution product that they will feel good about.

CW Where can my readers find FuzziBunz products to buy them?

Tereson They can find FuzziBunz products by either visiting www.fuzzibunz.com and searching for retailers near them or they can visit www.fuzzibunzstore.com for a complete selection of our products.

CW Where can my readers go to learn more about FuzziBunz?

Tereson All of the information that they need to know is located at www.fuzzibunz.com, and our in house customer service department is always there to help them by answering questions if they need further information.

CW Tereson, thank you for this wonderful opportunity to connect, to learn from you, and be inspired. You are an incredible person. And I am truly joyful I have met you.

Tereson You are very welcome, I appreciate the opportunity to share a part of myself and my company with your readers.

More on Tereson Dupuy
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FuzziBunz Mom Cooks Red Beans and Rice

PS: If you have any questions to Tereson, please leave them in the comments below. She will definitely read and answer them.
PPS: If you know a woman-entrepreneur who has created healthy product(s), please let me know, so we could spread the word about her and her contribution to this planet.

Disclosure: I only review products I believe in. I am not compensated for my opinions. 

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
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VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
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©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

FuzziBunz Mom Cooks Red Beans and Rice

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Yes, Tereson Dupuy, the Creator of Number 1 cloth pocket diapers cooks for her kids. She shares this yummy recipe her children love.

Tereson, "My children love beans! Red beans, black beans, white beans. Here's one of their favorite recipes."

Red Beans and Rice Recipe by FuzziBunz Tereson Dupuy

You'll need:
1 lb red kidney beans
1 package turkey sausage or tasso (use vegetarian versions)
1 onion
3 celery stalks
1 bellpepper
salt, pepper to taste
brown rice

Preparation
Soak beans overnight.
Brown sausage or other meat or meat substitutes and seasonings.
Put in a crockpot in the morning and cook on low for 10 hours or high for 7 hours.
Once cooked mash some of the beans to make a creamy consistency.
Serve over brown rice.

More on Tereson Dupuy, The FuzziBunz Creator

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What Kind of Diaper is The Best for Your Baby? How Do You Know?

PS: If you have any questions to Susan, please leave them in the comments below. She will definitely read and answer them.
PPS: If you know a woman-entrepreneur who has created healthy product(s), please let me know, so we could spread the word about her and her contribution to this planet.

Disclosure: I only review products I believe in. I am not compensated for my opinions. 

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Hail Merry Hypothesis and Living It Out Loud

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Rejuvenation – for both skin, body, mind – is always at the top of your and my thoughts. The difficulty comes in committing yourself to, and genuinely making a decision to do something positive for ourselves.

Having three kids and approaching the spot in life when self-fulfillment and living healthy inside-out do make a difference, this heroic woman with a bold name Susan O’Brien introduced herself to the Hail Merry hypothesis. And then took action.

Oh, you are not familiar with such a trendy hypothesis? Let me share with you Susan O’Brien’s adventure and her Hail Merry experience.

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What got started Susan on the way of personal rejuvenation is a personal challenge to eat raw. After being a busy mom and having a career in design, one day she had her mind set on green and raw living. That’s where the Hail Merry hypothesis begins.


CelebrateWoman (CW) Susan, what got you started on the path of developing your own raw products?

Susan O’Brien (Susan) For a long time, I wanted to change my life patterns and rejuvenate from inside out. What can I do to stay and feel young in mind and body? Without a delay, I went on a master cleanse for two-and-a-half weeks. Finishing it was a major accomplishment for me.

Raw eating was a natural transition to real tastes in fruit, veggies, grains, herbs. Eating healthy meals daily for eight-nine months in a row showed me true results of living a healthy, energy-ful, and joyful life. Everything inside of me was improving.

It is at that time, when I was experimenting with a zillion of new ingredients and tastes, the hypothesis of Hail Merry was born: What if all of us could eat such delicious foods without spending too much time preparing it?

Hail Merry proved excellent results in health and rejuvenation for me. Hail Merry is a proven hypothesis that raw foods can and do taste great, and can be easily available to anyone who is eager to journey into reality of new fresh tastes.

CW Susan, what was your life before you started Hail Merry ... and after ...?

Susan I had a busy career in medical lab design for hospitals. It was great and was part of my journey where I’m today.

But I always wanted to be in control of my own destiny. Being employed, I was always faced with politics. That is why the name Hail Merry represents so much ‘girl power,’ ‘independence,’ and ‘life with perks.’ That’s where the name of the company comes from.

The whole philosophy behind a concept and products of Hail Merry is the connection of mind and body, and soul. I’m not a religious person, rather I am a very spiritual person.

Experiencing so many wonderful results in my own body and soul by eating raw, I wanted to expand that concept to many more people outside just myself. That’s how Hail Merry materialized from my eating raw and having my whole body healed and starting performing like I was eighteen again. Eating raw does help to bring mind on board for the body to perform, and for a person to live her dream.

CW Who are those remarkable people that influenced your creative, professional, and personal life that lead you to starting and sustaining this company?

Susan My dear husband Steve is an amazing marketing brain. From him, I learned what makes a great Brand work and function like a natural organism. He mentored me on all things “brand.” I am very thankful and fortunate for having him in my live.

CW Susan, has your involvement with Hail Merry products and company changed your self-image, and your relationships with family, friends, romantic involvement?

Susan For sure. Kids respect me for what I do and share with other people. Having my own company taught me to be realistic in what I create and sell.

As for self-image, I always wanted to create something of my own, experiment with a lot of new things. Hail Merry gave me an opportunity of a life-time to embark on a journey of reaching goals and enjoy the process of doing so.

With all public exposure, however, I still am a very private person, protecting my family’s  personal life.

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Hail Merry hypothesis for Susan O’Brien has proved to be her life-time wanted journey into raw living foods. And she does it with joy and dedication that any passion calls for.

What’s Next: How Delicate Success Is? – Susan shares it all

PS: If you have any questions to Susan, please leave them in the comments below. She will definitely read and answer them.
PPS: If you know a woman-entrepreneur who has created healthy product(s), please let me know, so we could spread the word about her and her contribution to this planet.

Disclosure: I only review products I believe in. I am not compensated for my opinions.

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Weight Loss Motivation Tips by Mareya Ibrahim, The Eat Cleaner Creator

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These weight loss motivation tips come from a super busy and amazingly successful woman. Mareya Ibrahim of Eat Cleaner shares them with all of us.

CelebrateWoman (CW) Have you had your weight challenges along the way, especially when you started being involved with your business? 

Mareya Ibrahim (Mareya) My challenges were more around making the right food choices. It’s just too easy to grab whatever is in front of you when you’re starving.  But a little planning goes a long way.  Packing raw almonds, freshly washed and cut fruit and vegetables really help you get through the temptation of the vending machine!

CW What is your #1 tip for weight loss motivation for yourself? 

Mareya For me, it’s about maintenance. If you can maintain your weight consistently and not worry about the yo-yo effect, which is so bad for your body, it works out better all around.  Once you train your body to love clean eating and exercise, you live it.  Processed, filler foods become a thing of the past.

CW Any personal word for all my women-readers who go through their weight loss and weight management issues?

Mareya Don’t be sabotaged by fad diets and quick fixes. Maintaining a good weight is not as tricky as everyone makes it out to be.

• Fill your plate with lots of fresh, simply made food. 
• Eat at least one plate of salad a day and learn to love it without heavy dressings.
• Enjoy meatless meals and focus on nutrient dense ingredients, like kale, broccoli, and other greens, as well as whole grains (when it comes to grains, brown is better than white, always!) 
• And drink tons of water with lemon.  If you never drink another soda again, that would be a great thing – even diet is bad for you.
• And make sure to move.  At least 20 minutes every day, get your heart rate up, even if it’s a brisk walk around the neighborhood. There’s never more fun than sharing so, find a friend to support your mission and help each other become successful and accountable.

PS: If you have any questions to Mareya, please leave them in the comments below. She will definitely read and answer them.
PPS: If you know a woman-entrepreneur who has created healthy product(s), please let me know, so we could spread the word about her and her contribution to this planet.

Disclosure: I only review products I believe in. I am not compensated for my opinions. 

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Slow Arsenic In Child's 'Healthy Meals'

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Save Your Kids Now, While They Are Forming Their Eating And Behavioral Preferences

You love your kids and grandkids. You buy them stuff: food, toys, clothes. You mean the best for their health and quality of life. Don't you?

Have you reminded yourself about what it is in those lunch and fast-food-places' combo meals?

Sure your child needs to be fed. But does the nutrition that comes in a cartoon-embellished box truly serve your child's body's needs?

More often than not, kid's foods – a.k.a. 'happy meals' – offered by the big establishments like McDonald's, Burger King, Jack in the Box and alike, lure little ones by gifting a toy in a brightly colored package. Of course it's hard for our little ones to resist. They will take that food, in that type of package any time.

Well, times are changing. We learn more. We self-educate. We implement. A child's body cannot wait... for good nutrition.

Here are good references to remind you and me of making healthy choices for our kids and ourselves.

Health.com website offers some great reminders for us, grown-ups.

10 Kid-Targeted Junk Foods
Do you think it is ethical to use cartoon characters to market junk, literally junk, foods to your children?

25 Diet-Busting Foods You Should Never Eat
These foods may list all great ingredients in the world. However, when they have two pounds of sugar per serving, is it really good for you?

25 Suprisingly-Salty Processed Foods
Same story here: great ingredients, but something's wrong with proportions per serving plus food preservation mechanism.

You may be interested to read this manifesto by Boyd Jentzsch:
Prevent Childhood Obesity. Save Generation of Kids.

We need to make food marketers stop marketing unhealthy foods – slow arsenic – to kids, using cartoons and other kids-favorite things. How? Just stop buying such products for your child's sake. Stop feeding slow arsenic to your children. Your child does have a chance to grow up with chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, hypertension (high blood pressure), obesity, on such super-cartoonish diets.

Do you wish the best for your child?

Make your mind and choices now.

Celebrate Your Choice Today

Disclosure: I only review products I believe in. I am not compensated for my opinions.

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Cool Cuke and Honeydew Fizz – Refreshing Drink Recipe

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Get Jiggy With the Juice

 (by Mareya Ibrahim, Eat Cleaner Creator)

Growing up in a warm country, a prerequisite for a blistering hot day – about 10 months out of the year – was to pay a visit to the juice bar around the corner from our flat.

The proprietor would stack the counters up with colorful pyramids of oranges, beets, mangoes, guavas and pomegranates, depending on what was in season.  Vases filled with rods of sugar cane and long carrots anchored the artful arrangements to create an edible landscape.

Once the juicers started to whir, the sweet scent of freshness would dance through the steamy streets, luring customers in like a pied piper.  He’d create his own signature fruit and veggie ‘cocktails’, mixing beet with orange, carrot and mango, a soulful blend of sweet and savory.  At a time when soda made it to our side of the globe, juicing was just pure refreshment. 

Now we know that fresh juice provides us with invaluable nutrition in a glass.  Yet, most of the juice you purchase at the store has been heat pasteurized, which destroys bacteria along with many of the beneficial nutrients.

If you make it at home, you’ll not only preserve a bevy of vitamins and minerals, essential fatty acids and good carbohydrates, you’ll also ensure its safety of the fruit and vegetables when you buy and wash them yourself.

Added bonus…you get the best of the fruit, including fiber and concentrated nutrients, while reaping the benefits of quick-release energy in a flash – a great pick-me-up before and after your yoga workout. 

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Cool Cuke and Honeydew Fizz Recipe

Tip: Use Eat Cleaner wash or wipes for all veggies and fruit in this recipe to enhance safety and flavor.

Why You Should Indulge: Cucumber is a good source of folic acid, potassium, vitamins A and C and is a natural anti-inflammatory, maintaining overall health and wellness.  Honeydew melons are also chock full of vitamin C and are naturally low in calories.  Combined with sparkling water to give it a fun fizz, Cukes and Honeydews are the perfect mates.

Makes approx. 16 ounces
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 cups cubed honeydew melon
1 cup sparkling water
1 Fresh lime

In a blender, pulse cucumber and honeydew until smooth.  Add sparkling water and blend thoroughly.  Pour over ice or chill and finish with a squeeze of lime.

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PS: If you know of a woman-entrepreneur with healthy product(s) she created and developed, please let me know, so we could spread a word about her and her contribution to this planet.

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

From Clear Idea To A Fuzzi Business...

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How Could This Young Mother Dare To Do This?
When you talk to this woman, attentive, soft, caring, one cannot stop wondering about her determination and immaculate sense of direction to lift this business from a clear idea to a huge success for fuzzi buns and their mothers.

It was tough. It was inspiring all the way to the top of the world.

But it started with an urgency to create an immediate relief for her infant son.

Here is the story of Tereson Dupuy, the creator of the very first – yes, The FIRST ever – FuzziBunz cloth diaper. The diaper that conquered the hearts and households of those moms who care about their babies and the planet Earth.

Tereson’s product innovation keeps marching and winning the share of mind of millions and millions of consumers.

Here’s a rare opportunity to be let inside Tereson’s life, both personal and business, to be energized for bigger and better things in our own daily lives.

CelebrateWoman (CW) What got you started on the path of developing FuzziBunz?

Tereson Dupuy (Tereson) This was truly a product of necessity. My baby had diaper rash, I was disgusted with the old fashioned cloth diapers that were on the market and they still did not fix the rash. 

So, I took my textiles experience from college and put that to work finding a current material that would stay dry next to my son's skin while letting urine through. 

I knew instantly that this was a big idea and I began marketing the product and developing it right way. The rest is pretty much history.

CW What was your life before you started this company ... and after ...?

Tereson My life was as a stay at home mom. I had worked in a social work type atmosphere until my baby was 18 months old. Then I chose to leave that  life and be a full time mommy. 

My life since inventing FuzziBunz has truly been a whirlwind. The product took off almost immediately, and it continued to grow and grow. 

Now life is far more stable and calm. My children are older at 15, 11 and 8, and my business is far more established. Now I spend my time looking for ways to make the company better and helping others grow their own businesses and simply enjoying my children and my life.

CW Who are those remarkable people that influenced your creative, professional, and personal life that lead you to starting and sustaining this company?

Tereson Well, my children and my drive to provide a great life for them were truly the driving force behind my will to succeed. 

There was always a bigger mission however, which was to bring what I felt was a great product to other parents and to make a difference in an industry that was ready for a change.

CW Has your involvement with your FuzziBunz products and company changed your self-image, and your relationships with family, friends, romantic involvement?

Tereson This is a very good question and the answer is yes and no.  My self image I can not say has changed, I am still the same person I was before I invented FuzziBunz. 

However, how people have related to me – especially in romantic situations – has been challenging. I tend to surround myself with a close circle of very good friends and close family.

CW If you had to do it all over again, would you? And why?

Tereson Absolutely.  I think there would be things I would do differently as they say hindsight is always twenty-twenty.  But yes, I would never think twice about doing it all over again.

CW Is there anything that was a surprise to you that you did not expect on your way creating your product?

Tereson I never thought FuzziBunz would be as successful as they are. And I never really thought that the cloth diaper industry would grow to the level that it has grown. But that is a very good thing.

CW How do you see your creation – FuzziBunz – will effect your life in the future?

Tereson No one can see into the future, but I would hope however that it will continue to grow. I will continue to bring new products to market under the FuzziBunz brand and continue to live a happy, free and a prosperous life.

CW What is the #1 Thing you would like your customers to know about your FuzziBunz product?

Tereson Given the many many fleece pocket diapers that are on the market today, I would like people to recognize that I was the first to bring that concept to market and make way for everyone else to be successful with it. 

Fleece was never used in a cloth diapering product before FuzziBunz. Now it is in virtually every cloth diaper being made. I must have done something right there. 

So, while I appreciate a growing industry, I do like to be recognized for taking a chance with a different concept and taking all of the initial risks that were involved to educate the public that cloth diapers were cool again and worth giving a second look. 

I feel it is due to the hard work and pioneering that I did early on that so many are able to come up with a product and introduce it into a much more ready-to-listen public.

CW If we talked to All of your family and friends – imagine them in one room at the same time – what would you tell them about what you do? – What would they tell Me about your involvement with your company?

Tereson Well, my family and friends all know what I do. But if I had to say one thing is that it is not as easy as I make it look!  I don't get stressed out about much anymore, I just do what needs to be done. 

They would tell you that I treat my company like a fourth child and care deeply about every employee, retailer and customer that we have and try to do my utmost to make them happy.

CW What keeps you going day after day?

Tereson What keeps me going is the excitement that my life, career and children bring to me.  Every day is an adventure, and I always look for new ways to make life interesting.

CW How do you celebrate: your achievements; mistakes and miscalculations; and even failures?

Tereson I appreciate that every experience, whether good or bad, is a learning opportunity.  I don't believe in failure, only opportunities gained.

Now I am using my experiences, both good and bad, to help others hopefully not run into some of the same pitfalls I have. So it has all been worth it.

CW After a long day, when you close your eyes and reflect on the day, just before you go to sleep, what goes through your heart and mind?

Tereson Knowing that I did something good that day. I know that I have been a great mom, and that my children are proud of me.

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What's Next: How Do You Know That You're Getting The Best for Your Baby?

More on Tereson Dupuy

What Kind of Diaper is The Best for Your Baby? How Do You Know?
FuzziBunz Mom Cooks Red Beans and Rice

PS: If you know have any questions to Tereson, please leave them in the comments below. She will definitely read and answer them.
PPS: If you know a woman-entrepreneur who has created healthy product(s), please let me know, so we could spread the word about her and her contribution to this planet.
Disclosure: I only review products I believe in. I am not compensated for my opinions.

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Grilled Vegetable Salad with Feta and Kalamata Olives

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Here's a healthy meals recipe by Mareya Ibrahim, Eat Cleaner Creator.

Do use Eat Cleaner to wash your fresh veggies in the recipe to enjoy their fresh and true taste!

Grilled Vegetable Salad with Feta and Kalamata Olives

Marinade/Dressing:

3T fresh lemon juice
3 T balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 T extra virgin olive oil
2 plum tomatoes, chopped
2 tsp fresh oregano, chopped (1 tsp dried if fresh isn’t available)
Kosher or sea salt
Freshly cracked black pepper

To Grill:

1 small eggplant
1 fennel bulb, trim the fronds (leaves)
2 small zucchini
1 head radicchio
1 red onion, peeled
1 lemon
2 T olive oil

More on Mareya's Success Story

California Mother Puts End to Contaminated Food Eating
How To Eat Produce Treated With Pesticides... And Be Healthy
California Woman From Egypt Saves You Big Bucks on Produce, Poultry, and Fish

PS: If you know of a woman-entrepreneur with healthy product(s) she created and developed, please let me know, so we could spread a word about her and her contribution to this planet.

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

California Woman from Egypt Saves You Big Bucks on Produce, Poultry, and Fish

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RECAP: Being a single mom and an entrepreneur, Mareya’s new eco product Eat Cleaner is conquering the market. Are you using Eat Cleaner?

It is no secret that a huge amount of fresh produce is being thrown away every week. I do all kinds of tricks to preserve my veggies and fruit. Still, I find myself ditching a lot of vegetables, as many of them go rancid in about three days. That’s a huge waste of green produce and money.

Eat Cleaner has changed that. By using it on my green produce, it stays “alive” and fresh for much longer in the fridge. Plus, if I don’t throw away spoiled fruit and vegetables, I’ll be saving more money in the bank.

Here are some vital questions I asked Mareya Ibrahim about her Eat Cleaner product that every person would love to get answers to.

CelebrateWoman (CW) Who is the primary target for your product?

Mareya Ibrahim (Mareya) Anybody who is looking for healthier food options and is concerned of taste of the food they consume.

Pregnant women could benefit tremendously when using Eat Cleaner on all of their green foods, poultry, and fish. Less contaminants they consume with foods, the healthier their babies will be.

Besides, everyone who eats – and we do eat every day – could be a direct benefactor of this product Eat Cleaner.

CW What is the #1 reason someone should buy your product?

Mareya With a huge variety of pesticides, chemicals, and waxes used in agriculture, water alone is not effective in removing such contaminants from produce, seafood and poultry. The body accumulates all these contaminants that may trigger different reactions of human organism.

CW What benefits will a person receive when using eCleaner regularly?

Mareya Eat Cleaner strips off all pesticides, waxes, fecal residues from produce, fish, and poultry. It reveals a true taste nature of the eaten product and adds shelf life to it.

Using Eat Cleaner regularly, human bodies are given an amazing opportunity to eat fresh foods without consuming all the chemicals they’re covered with during their farming and preparation period.

Convenience of use is exceptionally handy when you're on the go and need to wipe a piece of fruit or even disinfect your hands with Eat Cleaner wipes.

Last but not least benefit is that Eat Cleaner will definitely save you a lot of money we waste on spoiled produce, as it increases shelf life of all fruit, veggies, seafood, and poultry washed with Eat Cleaner.

CW How does the price of Eat Cleaner compare to others in your category?

Mareya The price for Eat Cleaner is very competitive and reasonable at the same time. One bottle of Eat Cleaner can last you for a whole month for a fraction of pennies per day.

CW Mareya, how does your company, your product measure up on such important issues like being sustainable and green?

Mareya The product itself – Eat Cleaner – is all natural and biodegradable. Bottles used for packaging are all made of reusable and recyclable material. We do care about the end effect of all the product components on our environment. That is why we invest into green living every step of the way.

CW When someone reads the ingredients from the label on Eat Cleaner, what would you like them to notice?

Mareya All the ingredients are plant-based and come from Nature. We use Citric acid that naturally occurs in fruit and vegetables; Sea Salt as a natural preservative, and Calcium Ascorbate as an antioxidant for longer shelf life.

CW Is Eat Cleaner product certified: Organic, Kosher, Halal, or has any other special dietary certifications?

Mareya Some of the ingredients we use are Kosher certified. It is in our plans to use all Organic ingredients.

CW Where can my readers find Eat Cleaner products to buy?

Mareya  To learn about Eat Cleaner in detail and to buy it, please visit our website that sells Eat Cleaner products to anyone who does not have access to the retail stores where it’s currently being sold. Go to www.EatCleaner.com to pick your Eat Cleaner product.

We are in many stores in California: Stater Bros, Coast Produce, Farm Fresh to You, Irvine Ranch Market and many more.

In Washington state, you can visit Lemongrass to buy Eat Cleaner products.

Wegman’s and Wellnest are on the East Coast, and Whole Foods are in Texas for your Eat Cleaner needs.

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What an exciting product that contributes to your and my good health!

What an exceptional woman who got into business to gift this world of millions products with a simple and powerful solution – Eat Cleaner!

Thank you, Mareya, for your dedication and authentic nature of who you are. Thank you for inspiring us, other women, to believe and trust in our abilities, hone our skills, and go for bigger and grandiose things in this life.

For that, we bow to you.

Celebrate Woman Today: Mareya Ibrahim, Eat Cleaner Creator

More On Mareya’s Success Story
California Mother Puts End to Contaminated Food Eating
How To Eat Produce Treated With Pesticides... And Be Healthy

PS: If you know have any questions to Mareya, please leave them in the comments below. She will definitely read and answer them.
PPS: If you know a woman-entrepreneur who has created healthy product(s), please let me know, so we could spread the word about her and her contribution to this planet.
Disclosure: I only review products I believe in. I am not compensated for my opinions.

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©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

How To Eat Produce Treated with Pesticides... And Be Healthy

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(Well, before you eat all those yummy fruit and veggies from your store – be sure to employ Mareya’s invention Eat Cleaner!)

RECAP: Mareya Ibrahim started the Eat Cleaner movement that uses Eat Cleaner to get rid of pesticides, wax, organic residues on the surface of fresh produce, fish, and poultry.

Mareya, an incredible business woman with a human touch and her passion for everything organic and sustainable, took her entrepreneurship seriously when it came to  market her newly developed product Eat Cleaner.

Passion for clean and decontaminated produce drove her efforts to find a way to make her invention available for you and me in the market place.

CelebrateWoman (CW) Mareya, is there anything that was a surprise to you that you didn’t expect on your way creating your product Eat Cleaner?

Mareya Ibrahim (Mareya) There were a few surprises in my business. One of the biggest is how long it takes to get simple answers from retailers. The bigger the retailer, the longer the time to get what you need to know. Smaller stores will get usually much faster with all of their information and answers to your questions.

Another surprise was that it took more money to develop a business than it was planned. That’s why a good solid business plan is a must for anybody who endeavors into building a company.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Talk to people who are pros, with experience. Consult with them. Fewer mistakes in the beginning will ensure your better-off in the future.

(CW) Mareya, how do you see your Eat Cleaner product will effect your life in the future?

(Mareya) Eat Cleaner has become part of my life philosophy. My children feed off my knowledge. My philosophy encourages them to eat cleaner and make them think when they shop.

My building a new business and jumping through many hoops made me tougher. There’s not a whole lot more I couldn’t do.

(CW) What is the #1 Thing you would like your customers to know about Eat Cleaner?

(Mareya) The #1 Thing is that it took two full years to give birth and grow this baby, and bring it to the market. I am proud of the integrity of my product: inside and outside the package, it’s all natural, non-toxic, and helps people to eat cleaner and tastier fruit and vegetables, fish and poultry products.

(CW) What keeps Mareya going day after day?

(Mareya) My family keeps me going.

Knowledge is a huge driving force for me. Knowing that there are a lot of people looking for information we have for them and can give it to them.

Personally, I wanted to know what I could create and make it available to a lot of people, contribute to their healthy lives. That all makes me feel proud of my efforts.

(CW) Does your family, friends know what Mareya has been up to for the past two years? What would they tell me about you?

(Mareya)  They definitely were in the “know” of what’s going on with Eat Cleaner and my company.

They would tell you that I am on a mission and am passionate about what I do.

My 4-year-old can recite what Eat Cleaner does, “Eat Cleaner helps you ‘cause it takes away stuff you don’t wanna have.” Everyone has been supportive of my tremendous efforts to build the company.

(CW) How do you celebrate: your achievements, mistakes and miscalculations, and even failures?

(Mareya) When I make mistakes, I like to sit down and think about “why’s.” I don’t want to forget any of that.

Success to celebrate... Usually, what I truly like to do is to thank people around me who with their insights, advice, actions helped me to build this company. I do realize that the biggest celebration of success is still ahead of us.

(CW) After a long day, when you close your eyes and reflect on the day, just before you go to sleep, what goes through your heart and mind?

(Mareya) Every day, I’m amazed how much I’ve learned. How much yet to be done.

I would love to see Eat Cleaner on every single counter in the U.S., in North America, in the whole world.

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Mareya is a dreamer. Creator. Implementor. With her passion for cleaner and healthier produce in every home, we definitely can eat fruit and veggies covered with pesticides and organic residues and remain healthy. Of course, we need to use Eat Cleaner before we start munching on any of fresh and organic treats!

What’s Next? How Eat Cleaner saves you big bucks. In detail.

More about Mareya Ibrahim's Success Story

California Mother Puts End to Contaminated Food Eating
California Woman From Egypt Saves You Big Bucks on Produce, Poultry, and Fish


PS: If you know a woman-entrepreneur who has created healthy product(s), please let me know, so we could spread the word about her and her contribution to this planet.

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

California Mother Puts End to Contaminated Food Eating

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When I first met this slender figured woman with dark sparkly eyes, she illuminated gentle, powerful, determined human-being. With a lot of warmth, love, and care.

Before I knew it, she opened up her heart and soul of who she was, and what it took to get where she dwells today.

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Jobless after giving up her top management position to save someone else’s job spot.
Raising two small kids alone for a while.
Supporting her ailing parents after one of them went through a cancer bout.

Plus...

Life with pesticides, organic residues, waxes and a zillion of other chemicals poured into the earth’s crops and then consumed via fresh and frozen produce, poultry, and fish got Mareya Ibrahim moving like a greased lightening... towards putting an end to self-contamination via supposedly healthy things like fruit and veggies, and creating a huge business out of this powerful idea.

After being in a “suspended” state of mind with no job or support from the outside, Mareya enlisted all her passion, experience, and her dad’s enthusiastic support to embark onto her own journey of independence.

Eat Cleaner concept was born. Here’s herSTORY that has already become part and parcel of the history of women in business for health.

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CelebrateWoman (CW) Mareya, what got you started on the path of developing of Eat Cleaner products?

Mareya Ibrahim (Mareya) I loved my corporate life with managing a lot of people and having a sense of security. Not until all the economy started collapsing on us and taking away all the security of the existing jobs.

With drastic layoffs, personal challenges in the family, trying to support my small children, I was forced out of my comfort “security” zone to start my own business. On a shoestring.

With my personal passion for food industry and a lot of media coverage of pesticides being linked to ADHD, Autism, and Parkinson’s diseases, and encouragement of people to eat more of fresh produce at the same time, I thought the time for real and true Clean Foods had come.

With my father’s background in Environmental Health Science, we developed the product that empowers people to eat fresh fruit and vegetables, fish and poultry without ingesting any pesticides, waxes, or any chemical residues with foods they consume.

CW. Mareya, who are those remarkable people in your life that influenced you in your creative, professional, personal life that lead you to starting and sustaining this company?

Mareya. My true and beautiful inspiration comes from my children. Their health and wellness is of my utmost concern. They love their fruit and veggies. But without my new Eat Cleaner product, they would consume contaminated food supply. Even if we washed all of the produce with water, toxic residue remains on the surface and can wreak havoc on anybody’s health, especially when it comes to children.

My rock and my enthusiastic supporters are my parents. They came to this country from Egypt to live a different life and materialize their dreams and aspirations. They’ve been my inspirational example and driving force in all of my achievements.

Joan Boykin who is the Executive Director of the Organic Center has been an incredible force that encouraged me to proceed with fast pace and new ideas for my business. My huge bow goes to her.

Sylvia Tawse is my other personal inspiration for life’s simplicity and satisfaction. Running a small farm, Sylvia lives a balanced life, celebrating her daily achievements and reflecting on them with her loved ones.

All these people teach me, inspire me, provide a deep well of strength for me to grunt through any difficulties to reap bigger rewards.

CW. Mareya, has your involvement with your company and developing Eat Cleaner products changed your self-image, and your relationships with your family and friends?

Mareya. In order to start a business, you have to have a high self-esteem and confidence to proceed with quick decision-making and results.

But like in any life’s situation, you need to remain humble and not to be afraid to ask for help from those who know more and have more experience. Don’t confuse “being confident” with pride. That’s how I was building my professional self-confidence as I was consulting with others and building my own business at the same time.

As for my relationships, yes, running a startup does create a strain on them. In the beginning, I was a blackberry hog. I would answer any call, any ring, any request immediately no matter where I was or what I was doing.

Now it has changed. I learned to segment my time, my workouts, my promised time with my children and loved ones. I wouldn’t like my children to resent me for not giving them personal time with me. Everything I do is because of them. For them. Sharing our live’s experiences together is the ultimate gift a mother can give to her children and herself.

CW. If you had to do it all over again, would you? And why?

Mareya. Yes, I would. Hindsight is always 20/20. There are things I’d do better or differently. But starting a new business is always more painful than having the birth pains. So many things to think about before anything starts happening.

Simple answer is “Yes.” To help people to stay healthy with the help of a very effective, lab-tested, non-toxic, natural Eat Cleaner is the most gratifying thing to know.

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What’s Next? The #1 biggest difficulty Mareya had to overcome to be successful in her mission to end contaminants spread into our food supply.

PS: If you know have any questions to Mareya, please leave them in the comments below. She will definitely read and answer them.

More About Mareya's Success Story

How To Eat Produce Treated With Pesticides... And Be Healthy
California Woman From Egypt Saves You Big Bucks on Produce, Poultry, and Fish


Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Weight Loss Motivation Comes with a Healthy Choice Recipe

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RECAP: The Colic Calm Mom Reveals Her Weight Loss Motivation and Shares a Healthy Choice Recipe

Here's what Colic Calm mom Jacqueline Lawrence does when it comes to grilling – Yummy and delicious, vegetable-filled Coconut Chicken Kebabs (or Kebobs, if you wish)

Coconut Chicken Kebabs Recipe

Use Organic Ingredients to rip the benefits of all Vitamins and Minerals

1 1⁄4 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (use organic free-range chickens)
1⁄2 lb. fresh pineapple
1 large green bell pepper
1can light coconut milk (14 oz.)
1⁄2 cup sugar
1 jalepeño, seeded and diced (or less if your kids don't like spicy)
1 tsp. kosher salt
Juice of 1 lime

Preheat grill to medium-high.

Prepare chicken, pineapple, and bell pepper, cutting each into 2-inch chunks (you'll need 12 pieces of chicken and 8 pieces each of pineapple and bell pepper). Place chunks in a large resealable plastic bag.

Combine coconut milk, sugar, jalapeños, salt, and lime juice for the marinade in a glass measuring cup with a pour spout. Add half the marinade to the bag and let stand for 15 minutes; reserve remaining marinade for basting the kebabs.

Alternately thread 3 pieces of chicken and 2 pieces each of pineapple and bell pepper onto  soaked wooden skewers, starting and ending with chunks of chicken. Repeat with remaining chicken, pineapple, and bell pepper to make 4 kebabs.

Grill kebabs, covered, until chicken is cooked through, 8–10 minutes per side, basting with reserved marinade every 3 minutes.

Please leave your questions to Jacqueline Lawrence in the comments below. She will read and respond to you.

Curious about Jacqueline? More here:
A New Mom Gets It All: Colic, Gas, Burps and Sleepless Nights
The Story of Colic Calm and Amazing Journey of Jacqueline Lawrence

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Weight Loss Motivation Tips by Jacqueline Lawrence, The Powerful Colic Calm Mom and Business Woman

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Being a woman in a big successful business, raising children, and taking care of her body and soul are NOT an easy task to do day after day, after day. Would you agree?

You know it very well just by trying to feed your family healthily and nutritiously on a daily basis, don’t you?

Being a mom and a huge fan of everything that helps me to live my life greener, healthier, lighter, I asked Jacqueline to share her tips of her vibrant and busy lifestyle. 

CelebrateWoman (CW) Jacqueline, have you had your weight challenges along the way, especially when you started being involved with your business of creating Colic Calm?

Jacqueline Lawrence (Jacqueline) It is not easy to stay on track with all my lunches, and dinners, and breakfasts. I always forget to eat. Besides, I find it challenging to find time for exercise during the busy schedule.

What I found out that I had to plan everything I do. Once I schedule it, I follow through.

When I see my weight creep up, I start watching it more closely, and it gives me motivation to be more disciplined with my routine.

CW. What is your #1 tip for weight loss motivation for yourself?

Jacqueline. I motivate myself by giving me, Jacqueline, personal time for myself. Painting is my hobbi that I reward myself with. Finding little things, big things that motivate will keep you going creatively in business as well.

CW. Any personal word for all my women readers who go through their weight loss and weight management issues?

Jacqueline. I have a few to share.

1. Stick to your schedule
2. Keep your blood sugar level normal by eating good foods like vegetables, fruit, lean proteins, grains
3. Keep your kitchen free of junk foods
4. Mini meals during the day
5. Light dinner. My favorite is fish with any veggies
6. Stick to a regular exercise routine and vary it

I find that all of the above  do keep me healthy and energized. These lifestyle measures are of the utmost importance to me. If I don’t take care of my body, the rest won’t be taken care of.

The last, but not the least, get good night’s sleep.

Please leave your questions to Jacqueline Lawrence, the Colic Calm inventor in the comments below

Curious about Jacqueline? More here:
A New Mom Gets It All: Colic, Gas, Burps and Sleepless Nights
The Story of Colic Calm & Amazing Journey of Jacqueline Lawrence
She Discovered the Secret to Sleeping Babies

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Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
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©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

She Discovered the Secret to Sleeping Babies

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Recap: Never go against your gut feeling, especially when it comes to your babies.

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After looking high and low, and experimenting in her kitchen, Jacqueline produced her first samples – the prototype of the future Colic Calm.

Without hesitation, she started using those concoctions made of aloe, and peppermint, and ginger, and chamomile on her baby-boy. Watching her own baby responding to these hand-made remedies, she instinctively started to fine-tune her future mom-award-wining formula.

It took time. It took a surreal effort to put it all together. It took love and patience. It gave her baby days and nights without colic attacks. It revealed the answer to future parents with babies who suffered with colics.

Colic Calm was born to bring to Planet Earth peace and joy to every family in need.

Now any baby with colic, infant gas, reflux – any digestive distress can be relieved of all these symptoms in minutes!

If you are the parents of a suffering baby with colic, you want to use Colic Calm. Still need more facts just to make sure this is the right solution for your baby? I do!

CelebrateWoman (CW) Jacqueline, what is the #1 reason someone should buy Colic Calm?

Jacqueline Lawrence (Jacqueline) It is Quality and Efficacy. Each bottle contains 24 doses of Colic Calm. But you can use it on your baby as needed. There’s no need to worry about overdosing.

CW. How is Colic Calm different than your #1 competitor?

Jacqueline. Other gripe waters for babies in the market use sodium bicarbonate, an antacid to relive acid indigestion.

Colic Calm uses Homeopathic remedies to stimulate baby’s body’s self-healing. There are no forced chemical reactions in the distressed body of a baby like in the example of use of antacids.

The Homeopathic blend in Colic Calm is FREE of alcohol, simethicone, artificial flavors and colors, sugar. And it’s gluten, wheat, soy, and dairy free.

Plus, Colic Calm is the ONLY FDA regulated gripe water in the market.

CW. What benefits will a baby receive when taking Colic Calm regularly?

Jacqueline. When given regularly, a baby will be free of colic and gas. The parents will regain peace and calm.

CW. How does the price of Colic Calm compare to others in your category?

Jacqueline. There are not so many items in the gripe water category for babies. We use only organic and high quality ingredients in Colic Calm. The effect on the baby is within minutes. The price reflects the quality of natural and clean ingredients and its effectiveness on baby's body.

CW. Everyone is talking these days about being green and sustainable. How does your company, your product Colic Calm measure up on these important issues?

Jacqueline. Colic Calm is made of only plant-based ingredients that are on the GRASS list. And it is the only FDA- certified remedy of that sort for babies. All of our packaging is made of recyclable materials.

CW. When parents read the ingredient from the label on Colic Calm, what would you like them to notice?

Jacqueline. What parents need to see is that all of our Active Ingredients are all recognizable ingredients, like aloe, chamomile, peppermint, etc.

Also, they will see that Colic Calm treats several baby issues: colic, infant gas, reflux – all by the same remedy in one bottle.

CW. Is it certified: Organic, Kosher, Or Halal, or have any other special dietary certifications?

Jacqueline. We do not have an official certifications yet. We’re looking into all of the above options.

CW. Where can any parent get more details on Colic Calm and buy it?

Jacqueline. If you’d like more information on Colic Calm, I invite you to visit our website www.ColicCalm.com You’ll be able to purchase your bottles of Colic Calm there as well.

In July of 2010, CVS will be selling Colic Calm in all of their 7,000 stores nation-wide.

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What's next? Jacqueline shares her tips for her weight loss motivation and how she stays healthy and creative under pressure.

Please leave your questions to Jacqueline Lawrence, the Colic Calm inventor in the comments below. Jacqueline will answer them for you.

Curious about Jacqueline? More here:
A New Mom Gets It All: Colic, Gas, Burps and Sleepless Nights
The Story of Colic Calm & Amazing Journey of Jacqueline Lawrence
Weight Loss Motivation Tips by Jacqueline Lawrence for Any Woman to Use

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.