Nothing beats a recipe that’s both delicious and easy to make. You’re sure to impress your friends and family if you whip-up a batch of these tried-and-true 4-ingredient Maple Almond Butter Cups.
If you’ve been looking for a delicious alternative to peanut butter treats, search no more! These offer the perfect blend of nutty flavors, balanced with rich chocolate-y goodness.
These make the perfect treat for you and your family, or the perfect contribution to any gathering.
Each batch makes 24 chocolates, and it only takes about 20 minutes to prep!
Melt the chocolate chips plus 1 tablespoon of coconut oil in a saucepan over low heat.
Pour a teaspoon of melted chocolate into mini muffin tin cups – greased lightly with coconut oil.
While cups chill in the fridge or freezer for 10 minutes, melt the almond butter, maple syrup, and 1 tablespoon coconut oil in a saucepan over low heat, adding the honey and vanilla while stirring. Salt to taste. Spoon a heaping teaspoon of almond butter mixture into each muffin cup.
Spoon the remaining chocolate on top of the almond butter layer and chill in the fridge until set, about 1/2 hour in the fridge or 10-15 minutes in the freezer. Enjoy!
Humans have made incredible health strides and are living longer than ever. Many of the maladies that struck down our ancestors have been mostly eliminated – everything from tuberculosis and polio to malaria.
Today, the biggest killers stem from our very lives — high stress levels, processed foods, and environmental elements. Some of the worst ailments are memory issues, joint and muscle aches, heart disease, and specifically high blood pressure. These are slow, but efficient killers that rob many people of what should be the last 10, 20 or 30 years of living.
Experts often suggest massive lifestyle changes — new diets and serious exercise routines — to get back on track. That’s especially difficult for busy, stressed-out Americans. And, unfortunately, people don’t often realize the true dangers until it’s too late.
Now, however, there may be a scientific breakthrough that could have an incredible, positive impact on high blood pressure and other common maladies.
Natural Arctic Oil is a liquid supplement manufactured in the pristine Norwegian sea, away from highly-polluted warm-water environments. It contains high doses of natural omega-3 DHA and EPA, and is enriched with extra virgin olive oil and Vitamin D3, giving it the power to naturally take on some of life’s greatest health challenges.
How It Works
Unlike basic Vitamin E and fish oil pills, Natural Arctic Oil is extracted from fish within a few hours after the catch and right onboard the fishing boat. This minimizes exposure to outside air and significantly reduces the risk for oxidation. In fact, Natural Arctic Oil’s oxidation levels are between 6 and 8, whereas other products can be as high as 26, negating their positive effects.
This means that the highly potent Docosaexaenoic acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in Natural Arctic Oil — the most important long chain Omega-3 fatty acids involved in physiological functions — is incredibly pure.
Why is that important? A growing body of evidence points to DHA as the most important omega-3 acid for growth and maintenance of good health. It plays a crucial role in our brain, eyes and central nervous system, facilitates our cells membranes to take in vital nutrition and dispose of toxins, and helps our body function at optimal levels. Likewise, the CDC states that about 1 in 3 US adults has high blood pressure, which increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, the two leading causes of death in the United States. Increasing your omega-3 intake can reduce high blood pressure, and because it’s difficult to get enough omega-3s in foods like fish and nuts, many people turn to supplements.
But that’s not the end of the story. Natural Arctic Oil is also blended with a high-quality, Gold Award, Extra Virgin Olive Oil that is rich in polyphenols and powerful omega-9s. It also contains an added Vitamin D3 boost. Together, these ingredients are known to contain anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties, fight oxidative stress, and are important for serotonin synthesis, release, and brain function.
In short, the ingredients in Natural Arctic Oil have been shown to maintain healthy heart function and blood pressure, reduce feelings of muscle and joint pain, help regulate mood and feelings of well being, and improve your body’s natural ability to remove toxins and function at optimum levels.
Eyelash enhancers are the latest beauty trend, giving almost anyone the kind of long, beautiful lashes you only see on supermodels. Unlike false eyelashes that are laid on the eyelid, this increasingly popular method allows you to topically apply a serum to the base of your lower and upper lashes. This formula encourages the growth of longer, fuller, and darker-looking lashes without the fuss of mascara, and can even be used on sparse, thin eyebrows.
The downside? Prescription eyelash enhancers
are often expensive and formulated with prostaglandin, a hormone that can cause
side effects such as darkened irises (potentially irreversible) and blurred
vision. No one wants to risk that, so more and more companies are developing
safer, non-prescription alternatives that deliver impressive results.
NuOrganics Eyelash Serum from NuOrganics is by far the most popular of this variety. Responsibly sourced and free of harmful chemicals like parabens, phthalates, propylene glycol, mineral oils, and SLS, this natural formulation helps thicken, lengthen, darken and condition eyelashes.
NuOrganics is an innovative cosmetics company
focused on finding natural beauty solutions. For eyelash enhancement, they
created a plant-based stem cell serum that achieves great results without using
the risky chemical compounds found in other products.
Among the active ingredients in NuOrganics
Eyelash Serum is a Swiss apple stem cell culture extract. This is rich in
phytonutrients and proteins, encouraging your hair to grow thicker and longer
as well as cultivating healthy hair follicles. There’s also super peptide
Myristoyl Pentapeptide-16 and Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, which clinical trials
have shown to increase lash thickness and length by 25% in two weeks, and
produce an impressive 66% increase in lash length and density in just 28 days.
Add in Biotinyl-GHK, a conditioning agent to
protect and repair hair as well as help keep the hair rooted in the follicle,
and an Ayurveda therapy to reduce inflammation, free radicals and glycation,
and you’ve got one of the most powerful eyelash enhancers on the market today.
Read the Reviews
You can read reviews on NuOrganics Eyelash Serum and see what real customers are saying about it on the NuOrganics website. In as little as two to eight weeks, you can be seeing the supermodel results you’ve dreamed of.
Something magical happens when you take that first sip of coffee in the morning. It’s like a warm, roasted breeze pushes away the drowsy mist of your morning stupor, while rays of caffeinated sunshine energize your mind. Suddenly, anything seems possible.
Coffee is beloved across every culture and tradition throughout the world. It is the lifeblood of the working class; elixir to the CEO’s that turn the crank on our economic machine. It is the supporting push behind late-night study sessions and the strong pull of the early-morning commuter.
We’ve scoured the web to bring you some of the finest coffee necessities so that you can enjoy those morning cups, afternoon brews, and evening nightcaps to their full potentials.
Everyone needs a French Press if they want to experience coffee the way it was meant to be. The great thing about the SterlingPro is that the double-screen technology guarantees that you won’t get any coffee grounds into your cup. It even comes with two bonus stainless steel screens so that you know this press will stand the test of time.
No one wants to drink a hot cup of coffee in the summer heat, but iced coffee can cool you down and hit the spot when the temperature rises. The Hario Water Brew Pot is easy to use, durable, and makes a cool 1-liter of iced coffee that will last you all week.
Get even more authentic with this hand-held coffee grinder. The JavaPress Manual Coffee Grinder has a variety of settings so that you can control just how finely you want your beans ground. This is a necessity if you want to brew espresso, drip, press, or cold-brew coffee, as they all work best with different sized grounds. This stainless steel grinder is perfect whether you’re a coffee connoisseur or a novice.
All too often, people spend a little extra money to get quality beans, only to let them rot in their cabinets. No more. Letting your coffee beans oxidize is one of coffee’s seven deadly sins. You can keep them fresh with the Coffee Gator Coffee Canister. It comes with a scoop so you can consistently measure out your beans, and it keeps all your beans fresh so they can achieve their full flavor potential.
Coffee mugs just don’t work when you want to leave the house. For the coffee lover on the go, invest in a travel mug like the Contigo Autoseal West Loop Stainless Steel Travel Mug. They come in a variety of colors, and have a button so the coffee only comes out when you want it. This travel mug works with hot or cold drinks and keeps them at the right temperature for hous, so no matter what time of the year it is you can enjoy your beverage all day.
These days, women have become concerned about their naturally serious expressions—and with good reason. Not only can they add permanent age lines and wrinkles to your face (think about those annoying “elevens” etched between a woman’s brows), they can also negatively impact your career.
Whether it be during a job interview, company meeting, or daily interactions with your boss or coworkers, showing signs of disinterest, annoyance, or disengagement can be particularly destructive. Even if it’s not your intention, an accidental frown could send the wrong message—in effect, projecting an unhappy persona even if you’re completely content.
“Be aware of it,” says career coach Sarah Hathorn, who notes that even a blank face may come off as negative. “Are you looking down, frowning or scowling with the forehead?” asks Hathorn. If so, she suggests holding a very slight smile so that you look like you have energy and are paying attention, instead of coming off as distracted or indifferent. Facial expressions are a part of everyday living that send vital messages to those around us.
Here are some useful tips that should help you stop frowning.
Start Inside Dr. Richard Fried, a clinical psychologist and dermatologist, advises patients to take part in any activity that promotes relaxation.Try deep breathing, yoga, or guided imagery, which all “lead to a net response of decreased muscle tension, which can make meaningful differences” to a face that looks stressed, worried, angry, or tired. If the feelings prove hard to come by naturally, fake them, Dr. Fried said.
Arch Your Brows Beauty therapist Damone Roberts recommends giving your brows a full, gently rounded arch. Arching your brows will not only give you the softest, friendliest look, it will also give better shape to your face. You can achieve this at home or by visiting a brow-centric salon. Be sure to pluck stray hairs, and use brow gel to keep hairs from hanging into your eyes.
Smooth Frown Lines The corrugator muscle, also known as the frowning muscle, contain long, narrow fibers that run across the eyebrows and extend to the temples. M.J. Saffon, author of The 15 Minute a Day Natural Face Lift, suggests performing a forehead smoother exercise on a daily basis over several weeks for noticeable improvement.
Firmly press your fingertips on your corrugations and massage that area vertically for 30 seconds, then horizontally over the eyebrows and toward the temples. This will help alleviate some of the strain between your brows, as well as smooth out those lines.
Be Surprised According to Annelise Hage, a New York City-based yoga instructor and author of The Yoga Face, practicing “surprise me” facial expressions have multiple benefits. Not only can they smooth out the brow area, these exercises also de-wrinkle the forehead. Open your eyes wide in surprise, but do not wrinkle your forehead. Then, look at a point in the horizon for 10 seconds. Repeat the exercise five times.
Whether you meditate to relax your facial muscles, or exercise daily to smooth your forehead lines, awareness of your expression is an important starting point. Your coworkers are watching you, and even though you may not feel angry or stressed, unknowingly your face may be sending a message you’re not aware of–one that may end up affecting your paycheck or job opportunities.
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Whether you love dogs or cats or both, our four-legged friends can bring great joy into our lives. But they can also cause owners a lot of stress and anxiety — no matter how cute and apologetic they look after their bad behavior.
From a cuddly kitty clawing up the furniture (and guests), or a precocious puppy chewing (and peeing) on everything in sight, these little ones can try your patience. Even worse is when your furry friend is in pain — either from aging or injury — and you can’t really do anything to comfort them. It can leave an owner feeling helpless… until now.
PuppyCalm and KittyCalmare two new concentrated liquid herbal extracts (known as “tinctures”) containing cannabidiol, a.k.a. CBD. As you may know, CBD is extracted from cannabis and hemp plants. However, CBD does not contain the psychoactive ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which means it won’t make your pet high.
In humans, CBD is currently advertised as a digestive aid, analgesic, anxiety relief option, cancer inhibitor, and antipsychotic, among other things. While there are active studies underway examining its effects, there is a great deal of anecdotal evidence supporting these benefits.
Studies have shown that CBD helps dogs and cats the same way it does humans. How can this can be? Dogs and cats possess nearly identical endocannabinoid systems as human beings and reap numerous benefits from active hemp compounds such as CBD.
While there have not been extensive studies on CBDs and pets, a few drops of PuppyCalm or KittyCalmhave been shown to help:
Reduce inflammation
Ease joint and muscle pain
Promote relaxation & ease anxiety
Give the immune system a boost
Made with organic hemp seed oil and hemp extract, these tinctures are non-psychoactive and contain less than 0.3% THC. Plus, they’re vegan, non-GMO, and cruelty-free.
The KittyCalmand PuppyCalm websites list dosages based on your pet’s weight. They also feature numerous testimonials from happy customers. Check them out to see if these products are right for your pet.
While most relationships have their share of ups and downs, very few couples are willing or able to invest the time and/or money that traditional relationship therapy would cost.
This doesn’t mean that they’re more or less committed to the success of their relationship than other couples – only that they have different limits as to what they find an acceptable intrusion into their private lives (particularly when it comes to a third party such as a therapist).
The good news for those that find themselves in this particular situation – or even when one partner simply isn’t willing to go into therapy – is that there are things you can do that can lead to self healing and repairing a relationship that may be damaged.
You can do this as one partner or as a couple, although it’s much more effective when both people participate. We’ve become a society of do-it-yourselfers, so it only makes sense that we’re bringing this idea into the more personal aspects of our lives rather than the simple home improvement projects.
Positive thinking is a great place to start. Whenever the roads of romance become a little too rocky for comfortable travel, it’s time to take a step back and remind each other why you fell in love in the first place.
Make a list, write a letter, write a poem, or take a few minutes to hold each other and dance. Remind each other of the wonderful person you are when unencumbered with the worries of the world, children, finances, and the world outside the circle of your arms.
There are many different styles of self-therapy that you can use. You may want to check out some books on the various styles and read them together for advice, guidance, and perhaps a little insight as to where your specific problems may lie and the best path to take in the future.
One highly recommended style of relationship therapy is known as the Imago, which is Latin for ‘match’ style. You can find many books on this topic either online or at your local library. The important thing is that you take as many steps as possible together.
Role-playing is another great way to obtain valuable insight as to how you perceive your partner as well as how he or she sees you. You may learn a lot about how the English language is woefully inadequate at conveying precise messages. You may intend to say one thing and your partner may hear something else entirely. It’s important to learn how to communicate with one another positively and accurately. Working together through self-therapy and role-playing can help you achieve that.
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Hello, my name is Natasha and I am the founder of Natasha’s World Jewelry based in Reno, NV. My passion for jewelry began as a young girl growing up on the shores of Hawaii, collecting and selling puka shell necklaces on the sun washed beaches of Waikiki. I have traveled across the globe in pursuit of the world’s most beautiful jewelry, from the exotic rain forests of Thailand and Bali to the ancient architectures of Spain and Ireland.
My journeys have led me to discover hundreds of international artists specializing in handcrafted necklaces, bracelets, rings, pendants, and other unique body adornments.
Natasha Bayt photographed by Clayton Beck Creative, wearing Isha Elafi designs made in Bali, Indonesia.
My greatest joy is bringing the best of these pieces back to my shop to share with my customers. There is no better feeling than the moment that someone connects with a special piece in my shop. I love to give the gift of the jewelry’s origin and intention, and then hear the stories of romance and adventure that the wearer goes on to create. I have been fortunate to make countless friends in my various stores, from my first shop in Honolulu, to endeavors in San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, and now my newest homestead at the base of the beautiful Sierra Mountains in Reno, NV.
