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6 new freebies & coupons

8/27/2009

Hello Friends,
I am bursting with some great new freebies and printable coupons. As always, I only share with you the items for which I have personally signed up to receive. They are not expired. Enjoy and please share with others.
Renee
http://www.thetakebacktour.com/
1. FREE Always Flexi thin liner.
http://www.always.com/flexistyle/always_flexistyle.jsp

2. 75¢ off Mom’s Best Naturals products. Find these great tasting, simple, natural no HFCS ingredients AFFORDABLE cereals at Wal-Mart and many Dollar stores. The toasted cinnamon squares have no high fructose corn syrup but taste just like Cinnamon Toast Crunch for only $2.12 at Wal-Mart. Add this coupon for a great deal. It expires Dec 31 2009.
http://www.momsbestnaturals.com/special-offers/special-offers.php

3. Free One Fish Two Fish Magnets & Keychain. Up to 20 sent FREE.
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/order.html

4. Save $0.50/1 Reynold's Wrap Foil from 100% Recycled Aluminum.
http://www.reynoldsrecycled.com/coupon.aspx

5. Printable coupon $1 off one Package of any Morningstar Farms Veggie Foods Product. Expires. 30 days from print
http://www2.kelloggs.com/Product/KelloggCoupon.aspx?id=1992

6. FREE Eat Health Live Green Guide (includes some great easy healthy recipes)
http://www.turnyourtablegreen.com/downloads/HCG_Guide.pdf

The Take Back Tour is a health ministry of the Philadelphia Seventh Day Adventist Church in Burlington , NC in the United States . E-mail any questions to takebacktour@ yahoo.com or leave a comment on the website http://www.thetakebacktour.com/.

"Many times when we are sick,we pray to God for healing.
Sometimes, the miracle of healing is the miracle of our obedience."
- Renee Lea-Currie, Ph.D., www.thetakebacktour.com

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How to Drink Water: Avoiding the Liquid Calorie Bloat

8/26/2009

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How to Drink Water: Avoiding the Liquid Calorie Bloat
Hello Friends,
I know you, like me have read and heard about drinking water only between meals not with them. After gastric bypass surgery, patients are cautioned to drink water only between meals. However, there is much more information on the internet that is saddled with pseudo science reasoning as to why, so it gave me the perfect excuse to disregard the information and enjoy my juice.
But I made a startling realization this year since I began adding a new dimension to my personal participation in the Watertime Wednesdays I was emailing you guys about. Drinking water between meals has some wonderful delicious beautiful benefits!!! So I thought I would share 5 great pros as to why and how to successfully drink water between meals and be healthier. Keep these nearby when you are tempted to have a soda, coffee, or tea with your next meal. Save it for an occasional (this means 1 time per week or month) treat between meals.

1. MORE ROOM FOR REAL FOOD. Getting started, I simply eliminated all drinks but water with meals. No juice even. This leaves more room for extra food calories at mealtime. Whoo hoo! I quickly realized I would rather have a serving of my homemade peach cobbler or slice of my Daddy’s apple pie than drink a sad little glass of mere juice or soda that has the same or more calories. Juice vs REAL food? Renee's peach cobbler wins hands down.
2. BETTER TASTING FOOD. Getting up in the morning drinking a small glass of water first thing makes breakfast taste sooooo much better. When you are well hydrated with water, you will find that the flavors of your other meals are so much richer as well. You will need less salt to make food taste great. Hurray for lower blood pressure!
3. LITTLE OR NO SNACKING BINGES. Drinking water between meals means I feel like snacking much less (if at all) between meals. Less snacking, even on REAL foods, means FEWER CALORIES. FEWER calories equals MORE weight loss!
4. SMALLER WAISTLINE!!! Drinking water means I am not marginally dehydrated and am not so bloated. This means I can fasten/button my pants! Hey, after 2 kids and 15 years of marriage, this little button the pants thing has the makings of a great day!
5. TASTIER FOOD AND SMALLER WAISTLINE!!! Drinking water between meals means I need less salt/sodium on my food to make it taste great. Again the decrease in waist bloating due to high sodium intake water retention translates into buttoning the pants thing; it is so worth it! In this economy this saves money on new bigger clothes or being able to take advantage of bargains on smaller clothes.
So there you have 5 REAL WORLD, non-pseudo-science, delicious healthy reasons to abandon beverages with meals. Feel like you are addicted? You probably are. Start by reducing 1 non-water drink per day as you begin enjoying REAL food and the appearance of a waist again.
Drink lots of water anyway everyday! Great. Now try doing it ONLY between meals and see how it goes. Please let me know your victories and pitfalls so we can all learn how to live healthier together.

Here are 2 conditional freebies when you purchase Annie's Homegrown organic snacks. You can find the best price on these at Target and some Wal-Mart SuperCenters.

1. FREE all natural Next To Nature laxative sample. 1 request please.
http://www.nexttonature.com/freesample/sample.html
2. FREE Annie's 2010 calendar when you enter an Annie's product UPC code for products purchased between 8/1 and10/31/2009.
http://www.annies.com/calorder
3. FREE subscription to Vegetarian Times with UPC codes from 2 Annie's Naturals products.
http://anniesnaturals.com/vegetarian_times_registration

Sometimes, the miracle of healing is the miracle of our obedience."
- Renee Lea-Currie, Ph.D., www.thetakebacktour.com

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new August freebies

8/19/2009

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Hello Friends,
Welcome new Take Back Tour friends. Enjoy the ride of freebies, REAL world health tips for those of us striving to eat better on a budget, coupons, bargain alerts and inspirational tidbits. Some weeks I am more prolific than others so be warned. I cannot keep good bargains to myself!

Here are 8 new freebies I could not wait until Friday to share. I love FREE stuff!!! For those of you that do not know me well, I only send out freebies and printable coupons for select items that I personally sign up for myself.

Free teen driver handbook
https://www.metwebforms.com/Redesign/Products/Auto/Teendriver/Docs/handbook.shtml

FREE Kiss My Face anti-stress shower gel. Takes 2 months to arrive.
http://dengaku.com/free_off1.php

FREE water test strip from Morton Salt. Do you have hard water?
http://www.mortonsalt.com/recipes/TestStripForm.aspx

FREE sample Renew denture cleaner
http://www.exceeddenturecleaner.com/sample_re.html

FREE sample fish oil + coupon from Nature’s Bounty
https://rewards.naturesbounty.com/fishoilform.aspx

Free Bragg's seasoning samples
http://bragg.com/samples/samples.php

FREE sample of Huggies Pure and Natural 3 pk diapers. Even if you don’t’ need it, get it and share with your local church, women’s shelter or homeless shelter.
http://www.huggiespureandnatural.com/FreeSample.aspx

FREE samples Poise pads. Remember even if you don’t use it, it makes a great donation to those in need.
http://poise.com/Products/ExperiencePoise.aspx

For archives of recipes, brochures and blog, check out http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/takebacktour/ or visit our website at http://www.thetakebacktour.com. Feel free to ask any questions or share topic ideas.
Enjoy.
The Take Back Tour is a health ministry of the Philadelphia SDA Church in Burlington, NC.
-Renee

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Freebie, coupons & my yummy double sweet dip

8/6/2009

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Hello Friends,
I thought I would share some free samples, some printable coupons and a delicious raw recipe sure to please. Try this recipe for a different twist on raw vegetables. I sometimes feel embarrassed to tell people that I don't eat salads as I generally hate raw vegetables and all salad dressings. However this recipe is a delightfully sweet tasty treat even I can enjoy.

Renee's Double Sweet Raw Dip (Sweet Raw Sweet Potato Dip)
6 oz. plain organic or Greek style yogurt*(see below for vegan substitution)
2 TSP sugar (turbinado or organic sugar) or 1 1/2 TSP agave nectar
1 TSP pure vanilla extract
1/2 TSP cinnamon [ try 1/4 TSP if sensitive to cinnamon]
a dash of nutmeg
a pinch of ground cloves
*To make this vegan, use plain or vanilla soy or coconut milk yogurt

Stir together and serve with sliced raw sweet potato sticks. It looks like carrot sticks but tastes like a raw sweet potato pie. Great for picky kids and adults (like me). ENJOY!!! Let me know how you like it.
-Renee
www.thetakebacktour.com

1. FREE sample packs of Emeril's Original Essence spice seasoning
http://www.bestemeril.com/sample.asp

2. Printable COUPONS for Brown Cow yogurt. Great for my sweet potato dip recipe
http://www.browncowfarm.com/ECoupons/ecoupons.cfm?id=8356

3. OPTI-Free contact lens solution $1 coupons. You can print up to 2 per household every 60 days.
http://www.opti-free.com/contact-solution-coupon.aspx

4. Join the Kiss My Face mailing list for coupons
http://kissmyface.com/newweb/emaillist.html

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Freebie, coupons & my yummy double sweet dip

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