A Woman Who Never Stops Moving...

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Yes, you read it right. This petite, brown-eyed, athletically-built business woman has been on the move for the past twenty years. Literally.

She helped other working mothers stay in shape and feel good about what they do. More to that, she contributed to their successes, both in business and personal lives.

Who is this woman? Her name is SaraJean Cameranesi, the founder of the Coconut World – the USA company who offers sustainable coconut sugar to the masses: you and I.

SaraJean’s contribution to your and my health is incredible. As coconut sugar has something that cane sugar cannot deliver.

Before we indulge into the benefits of the coconut sugar, I invite you to peek into SaraJean’s personal and professional life. And be inspired. To do more for your health. To live a greener, cleaner life. To focus on and succeed in your own dreams.

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Healthy Living Begins With Dedication In Mind

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

SaraJean Cameranesi (SaraJean) I’ve been enjoying an active life style all my life. For the past twenty years I’ve been a fitness instructor, promoting physical movement as one of the major ingredients to spice our daily lives.

A couple of years ago, I started spending more time with my mom, who helped the Phillippino farmers to increase the value of their crops they grew.

I was inspired by the process those farmers were educated and trained, and how they grew their crops that were the base for their food and non-food products.

After a while, I got so interested in the coconut products and their health benefits that I decided to start my own company and introduce coconut sugar to the American public. Besides, that would tremendously help the farmers.

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

SaraJean My life could boast of a lot of exploration and learning, helping people in need. I’ve always been self-motivated and drove myself out of the security zone to accomplish more, to know what I didn’t know before.

Being an extreme athlete, I learned to love nature and physical movement. My love for new and adventure took me to many places to travel.

Opening Coconut World has changed my life tremendously. The company is like a baby requiring a constant attention and a lot of time. I need to be totally focused how to make this business successful by helping people.

Naturally, my family life called for a huge adjustment. From cooking for my family 4-5 times a week, it happens only once. I need to find time for my husband, my daughter, myself.

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

SaraJean My mom, Perla, is my inspiration and support. Her work with the farmers in the Philippines led me to places I never knew existed.

My business partner Ying is my confidante and huge moving force within the company. Without her, I wouldn’t be able to complete our multiple goals that led us to success.

And yes, my family constantly gives me reassurance that they’re out there for me in any given time, in any situation. That support truly moved me forward.

Personally, I followed smart people, asked “silly” questions. That alone helped me tremendously in my decision-making.

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

SaraJean Going into business for myself has added more self-confidence in dealing with different people and business structures. In addition, I learned how to be a better listener. When I keep my mind open to new ideas and practices, things always work out.

Being a fitness instructor, I always inspired others. What I am doing now effects a lot of farmers and their families in the Philippines, consumers here and in the whole world. It’s a huge responsibility and honor at the same time.

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

SaraJean I would do it. However, I’d do it differently in the ways of communication. I would communicate more clearly to my family what I were up to. Would spend more time with each of them. This time, my business came first very frequently.

Now, my family life is much more balanced, as I learned to put them first no matter what. I am so thankful to all of them for their undivided support from the very first days of me opening the Coconut World company.

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

SaraJean I knew nothing about the food industry. It’s been a huge learning experience.

When I started the company, coconut food products didn’t have a positive reputation. A lot has changed since then. Dietary changes influence this business tremendously. It effects how my company is being run and what we do with the product.

Another interesting thing that was a big surprise to me is trade show and expense that goes into them. But we find out that being at a trade show has advantages. They allow us to market our product directly to the interested parties. That’s a huge benefit.

CW How do you see Coconut World will effect your life in the future?

SaraJean I hope that one day Coconut World will create a culture, a viable force, a positive example for other businesses to follow. With that comes honesty in treating your partners and suppliers, integrity in marketing the product, and transparency in all we do.

As the company grows and matures, I do look forward to more time spent hiking and kayaking.

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

SaraJean The Number 1 thing that anybody need to know is that our coconut sugar could be used as a direct substitute to cane sugar without sugar’s high glycemic index.

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?

SaraJean They probably would be very proud of me and not terribly surprised that I’m doing this new venture. They do know my dedication to helping as many people as possible.

CW What keeps you going day after day?

SaraJean I have a lot of people counting on me, trusting my business decisions. That is farmers in the Philippines, my family at home, and my business partner who is contributing to the success of the Coconut World in the market. All of them keep me going day after day.

And my active life style contributes to all the energy I get for all the things that need to be done. I love running and do 4 to 6 miles about three times a week. That is a great relaxation for me and helps me to be in great physical shape and mental form.

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

SaraJean I love food. And I do celebrate achievements with great food like Thai or Indian. Or simply I like open a bottle of champagne with my husband when something good happened in business.

When mistakes happen, I usually feel bad about it for a second. But then, I would go for a walk or a run. This way, I get rid of stress and make a better analysis of what happened. This way I learn a lot not to repeat that didn’t work.

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?

SaraJean I say a thankful prayer to all that helped me during the day. I am thinking how I could lead my life to be of a great example to my daughter and other people.

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Simplicity and focus – that’s how I would describe SaraJean’s dedication to better the lives of a great many people on this planet. She is a woman who never stops moving: in mind, in goal setting, in reaching her potential.

She is a true inspiration to me, my great fellow women. The best of all worlds to you, SaraJean, and to the Coconut World, with its most delicious and healthiest coconut sugar.

Celebrate SaraJean Today!

PS: If you have any questions to SaraJean Cameranesi, 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 write about products I believe in personally. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Recipe for Fish Salad to Be On Track With You Weight Loss Plan

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Here’s one of the healthy choices for you that incorporates the principals from the previous post about exercise, and healthy food choices after it (to lower your insulin resistance and lose or maintain weight). This salad does meat those requirements, and it is very filling.

Variety Fish Salad

(Easy delicious recipes for healthy meals. Every day)

Ingredients
1 orange
1 lb fish fillet (go for the cold water and Atlantic salmon, rather than farm fish)
1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar
8 cups of spinach or green/red salad leaves
1 tomato, sliced
1 onion, sliced
1 can (16 oz) white or black beans, rinsed and drained
1/3 cup toasted pine nuts

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 400 F. From the orange, grate some peel to measure 2 teaspoons; set aside. Peel and section orange; reserve. Arrange fish (salmon) in 8-inch baking dish.
2. Combine Balsamic Vinegar with orange peel in small bowl. Evenly brush fish (salmon) with 4 tablespoons dressing mixture. Bake 12 minutes or until salmon flakes with fork.
3. Arrange spinach (green salad leaves), tomatoes, and onion on serving platter. Top with orange and beans, then arrange fish (salmon) and pine nuts.
4. Drizzle with remaining Balsamic Vinegar.

To Your Health!

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

Full Meal and... Weight Loss? You Bet!

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Enhance Insulin Sensitivity With Exercise and Food After Your Workout
(A great tip to your weight loss plan)

It’s well known that factors such as insulin resistance (when the body has difficulty to take up sugar from the blood stream into its tissues) lead to weight gain. If you would like to lose weight – lower your insulin resistance (in other words, enhance your insulin sensitivity). How?

There is a lot of research that shows that exercise is one of the major factors to lower your insulin resistance. First step to all working and stay at home moms, do something to squeeze intense aerobic activity into your day. Regularly (fyi: 30-40 minutes on most days of the week.)

But there’s another interesting and a very key component you need to be aware of. It is the kind of food you eat After your exercise.1 Make a mental note of the following two factors in addition to exercise that will make a huge difference in achieving your weight loss goals.

1. Eat Low Carbohydrate content after your exercise (Low Glycemic food is the key!)
2. Eat enough calories to match what you just expended during your exercise (those calories that come from your healthy food choices)

Whatever your weight loss plan is, you need to do the above two items Together to get the results, that lead to increased insulin sensitivity and make you lose weight eventually.

PS: For those who don’t have that list of Low Glycemic (GI) foods, just email me. I plan to give a short list of the low GI foods a bit later.

References:
1. Newsom, Sean A., et. al. Energy deficit after exercise augments lipid mobilization but does not contribute to the exercise-induced increase in insulin sensitivity (published in the online edition of the journal for the American Physiological Society)

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