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10 Things To Know Before Becoming a Beautycounter Consultant

By My Well Balanced Life

10 things you’ll want to know before becoming a Beautycounter consultant These are just a few things that people always want to know about the Beautycounter opportunity before making the decision to join. Read over them and shoot me a note if you have any questions. I’m happy to chat with you further to determine…

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Maskne

4 Effective Ways to Prevent Maskne and Have Healthy Skin

By My Well Balanced Life

What’s the over/under on the word “maskne” getting added to the dictionary this year? Maskne, or mask acne, happens when sweat, dirt, skin oils, and bacteria get trapped on the skin while wearing a mask. Whether you support the idea of masks or not, they are very much a reality in 2020. If you are…

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Wellness Affiliate Marketing

10 Secrets to My Success with Health and Wellness Affiliate Programs

By My Well Balanced Life

How I Bring In a Full Time Income By Sharing Health & Wellness Products and Services With My Community You might be asking yourself, what the heck are health and wellness affiliate programs? I get it! I didn’t know what it was either until about 4 years ago when I was a practicing Pilates and…

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Safer products

6 Key Things I Look For When Choosing Sustainable Makeup

By My Well Balanced Life

When it comes to safer skincare, we actually have quite a few options from which to choose these days. We can make our own products at home, choose from one of the many safer skincare companies out there, or fall somewhere in the middle with a minimalist routine like Dr. Bronner’s and a jar of…

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3 Ways to Take Care of Respiratory Health

By My Well Balanced Life

Air pollution… inside our homes? It’s true—and right now more than ever, this is NOT something we need. Use these three tips to ensure you’re taking care of your respiratory health today.

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Infertility causes

Causes of Infertility: 3 Things You Don’t Expect

By My Well Balanced Life

Infertility affects 1 in 8 women yet so many causes are overlooked. If you are trying to conceive without success, you may want to look at these three causes as possible explanations.

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I’m Amanda! I’m a Pilates & Barre Master Trainer, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Managing Director with Beautycounter, recently retired military wife, and mother of two very energetic boys.

I’ve given up the unrealistic notion of being awesome at everything and embraced the idea of just keeping the important stuff well balanced.

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Look at how far we have come, you guys! I’m prou Look at how far we have come, you guys! I’m proud of us💜 #proudofus #lookhowfarwevecome #progressoverperfection
Not fun to read, but I share it every year because Not fun to read, but I share it every year because I know someone out there needs to know she isn’t alone❤️ So October 15th is Pregnancy Loss Awareness Day. I always forget about it until I see it on social media. I have been pregnant nine times. The first and the last resulted in those smiley, happy, beautiful boys in my pictures … the boys who are eight years apart in age. But there were seven losses in between that almost broke me completely. Those years of infertility were dark and lonely. My husband and I both struggled with how to deal with such loss. I was so lost and broken that I couldn’t comfort him, I was barely able to function at all. My only child at the time had years with a mother who was an emotional disaster… a mom who became wildly overprotective and neurotic about his safety and well being. I spiraled into a deep hole that included depression, anxiety, panic attacks, neurotic behavior, chronic pain, and constant fear. If you knew me during those years, you probably had no idea I was such a disaster. I was so good at hiding my messy life. If you and I socialized during those years, you were probably with me when I was having a miscarriage. Maybe we were on a field trip with our kids. Maybe you were at my house when my husband was throwing a huge Super Bowl party. Maybe I was teaching a fitness class to you or your kids. Maybe we were just chatting at the grocery store. And I was either bleeding or wishing the bleeding would hurry up and start so this one could be over. Or I was praying for a call from the doctor that I wasn’t going to lose a fallopian tube. Or I was thinking that the last time I was here I was still pregnant. Or I was still carrying a baby without a heartbeat whose remains were going to be surgically removed the next day. (Continued in comments)
Who else needs this reminder when you're trying to Who else needs this reminder when you're trying to fall asleep but your mind is ping ponging between stupid stuff you did when you were 16 and totally random what if situations you create with your ridiculously overactive doomsday imagination??? Sigh. Three things that help me keep my peace in check: *Gut health *Hormone balance *Mineral balance It may sound odd, but your mental health is a direct reflection of your physical health. Don’t knock it till you try it. It’s a game changer. #findyourpeace #guthealthy #anxietystealsyourjoy
Did you know that about a hundred years ago boys d Did you know that about a hundred years ago boys didn’t hit puberty till they were an average 16 1/2 years old? It’s true. This is my 16-year-old son. He has the prettiest skin you’ll ever see on a boy his age, thanks to his crazy hippie momma. He also looks younger than a lot of boys his age because he didn’t jump straight into puberty at the age of 11, which is typical in this day and age. So, why do kids hit puberty so early these days? A lot of reasons, but research shows it often comes down to nutrition and endocrine disruptors. Food has changed, thanks to added hormones, pesticides, and additives. Over 85,000 chemicals have been introduced in commerce since WWII, most of which have never been tested for human health. So what’s a mom to do?🤷🏻‍♀️ There’s only so much I can control or influence when it comes to my teenage son — who is driving his own car and making choices when I’m not around. But when he’s home, he’s in an environment with: *Organic food, especially meat and dairy *Clean products, for personal care and our home environment *A few supplements to help with gut health and nutrition, especially probiotics and fiber I try to limit exposure to excess and fake hormones in food, plastics, and products. I do my best to fill our home with safer products, from the stuff in his bathroom to the products we use for our home. Because all that stuff matters and has a huge influence on health and development. Balance is key and realistic. He’s going to eat fast food and candy, and I’m not going to stress about it because I know he has a good foundation and understanding of why we live the way we do. Also, he drives me CRAZY because he’s a 16-year-old boy. I don’t think there’s any getting around that. Sigh. #boymomproblems #choosebetter #raisingkids
Focus on nutritional content, not calorie content. Focus on nutritional content, not calorie content. Wait, what? Oh but YES. This mindset switch changed EVERYTHING for me. As someone who used to obsess over every calorie (and every fat gram in the 90s🙄), it still shocks me that I don’t stress about portion size or calories. I just eat when I’m hungry🤷🏻‍♀️ And while there is no one-size-fits-all program or plan for everyone, I do believe that every time you eat is an opportunity to nourish your body. Choose wisely, my friends❤️ #nourishyourbody #eattolive #nutrientdense
All bets are off! It is officially pumpkin spice s All bets are off! It is officially pumpkin spice season😍 PS haters be gone, let us just have our moment😉 Did you know I have a free Pumpkin Spice Ebook full of delicious gluten-free/grain-free/paleoish recipes?!? It’s true! Desserts, snacks, soups, you name it🤗 And it has my most popular recipe of all time — a Paleo Pumpkin Loaf that gives the Starbucks version a run for its money😉 Just click on the link in my profile and scroll down to download it! Cheers to all my fellow pumpkin spice lovers, let’s do this🤩 #pumpkinspiceseason #pumpkinspiceeverything #pumpkinspicelife
Happy National Coffee Day!☕️ Which is basica Happy National Coffee Day!☕️ Which is basically every day for me. I hope coffee brings you as much joy as it does for me😉 How do you take your coffee? I love really dark coffee with a splash of cream, a scoop of collagen peptides, and a glug of maple syrup. YUM. #ilovecoffee #coffeeislife #nationalcoffeeday
What do strangers on the internet ask you about th What do strangers on the internet ask you about the most?😆 For me, it’s my hair. Which is weird because I wish for better and thicker hair EVERYDAY. But, it could be worse and it's way better than it used to be. For the record, I completely ruined my hair in the 90s. Like totally destroyed it. An extremely low fat diet combined with all of the junk, chemicals, and PUFAs in the ridiculous diet of those days completely wrecked my hormones and my hair. It was really dull and thin and lifeless. And I used to get a lot of highlights and color in my hair as well, and that did not sweeten the deal. Yikes😬 Now, I just go pretty natural with my hair. I only use safer products, and I try to nourish it from the inside out along with keeping my hormones as balanced as possible for a 40-something year old woman. Collagen peptides, zinc, a real food diet, Vitamin E, and lots of healthy fats. It grows like crazy, too! Check out the blogpost via the link in my profile to get the scoop on my favorite products and supplements as well as tips to make natural hair care really work. My hair certainly isn't anything to write home about but I'm pretty happy with how far it's come💜 #hormonebalance #naturalhaircaretips #goingfatfreewassostupid
Is that YES worth the LESS? I don’t know why, Is that YES worth the LESS? I don’t know why, but this seems to be a lesson we all learn the hard way. But it’s an invaluable one that will make your life a whole heck of a lot better once you figure it out💖 #sayno #choosewisely #liveyourpurpose
Our first baby was 8 months old when my husband wa Our first baby was 8 months old when my husband was first deployed to the Middle East. I took this picture (with a real camera because it was 2005) the day before he left. I was afraid all the time. What is he doing? Is he safe? Will he call me today? He came home safely and these moments are now in our rear view memory. 24 years of active duty service is in the past. But those feelings come right back with the loss of any service member. My heart falls to my stomach, and I’m taken back to those late nights, pacing the floor with a crying baby. Filled with fear and anxiety. Each one of them has a family and community dealing with the devastation that each of us has feared or experienced. I can’t help but imagine what is happening for them. God bless our troops and their families in these heavy days❤️🇺🇸💙 #militarywife #godblessourtroops #unitedstatesmilitary
When I was 15 years old, AKA my bratty teenage pha When I was 15 years old, AKA my bratty teenage phase, my mom would call me out on my behavior. And she would always say the same thing: “Don’t be so ugly.” Ugly is the best word for it. Because being cruel and nasty can turn the most beautiful person in the world into something really ugly.
Happy National Rainbow Baby Day🌈 Why did we ke Happy National Rainbow Baby Day🌈 Why did we keep trying to have a baby after seven miscarriages? Well, we were just waiting for Andy. People think I’m a bit wacky when it comes to health and wellness, but I wouldn’t be where I am today if I hadn’t fought, questioned, researched, and gone down a path that was different and unconventional. And honestly, y’all don’t even know all the weird stuff I do😉 Andy Koch was definitely worth the wait, and my experience in fighting for this rainbow baby is why My Well Balanced Life exists. And every time I get overwhelmed with the fears that we face in this world, I just look at him and remember that one time I was really brave. He was my biggest and best wish come true. Pretty sure he can light up the whole wide world with his smile💙 #nationalrainbowbabyday #boymom💙 #mywishcometrue
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