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Archive for the ‘Family’ Category

Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On May - 6 - 2013

After one of our sons became gluten intolerant we had to find recipes that were good tasting, easy to make, and gluten free – and also  learn how to cook with gluten free ingredients. This one was a hit! Coconut Mixture – Mix and Hold 1 ½ cups coconut milk 1 ½ Tbsp raw cider [...]

Saving The Hearts Of Women

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On March - 26 - 2013

The Journey and how did this began … After having kids I became interested in health. The process started with baby steps, asking questions, like how much sugar is good or bad for my kids, or should we eat organic?  Then came trying to help my friends and family members solve health issues, some life [...]

Famous Quotes

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On February - 20 - 2013

That’s what Great Quotes from Great Leaders allows all of us to do…stand on the shoulders of giants. We can read their words of wisdom, and apply them to our everyday lives. “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Sir Isaac Newton “Well done is better than well [...]

Do You Have Positive Expectancy?

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On December - 3 - 2012

Lee Iacocca was success-minded, he had a success consciousness and awareness, and he attacked obstacles with positive expectancy. What is positive expectation? Positive expectation comes from a sincere, no-limitations belief in conditions and circumstances. He simply refused to be limited in any way, shape, or form! Top business individual in all fields possess the same [...]

Learning to Live Gluten Free

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On October - 26 - 2012

After many trips to the doctor for my son we found a person who specializes in nutrition and found out that our son was gluten intolerant and she suggested he remove wheat/gluten and sugar from his diet.  She suspected wheat played a huge role in his digestive problems.  He would cry with stomach pains. We [...]

How To Look For “Non-GMO” Labels

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On September - 14 - 2012

To earn the “certified organic” label, a product cannot contain any GM ingredients, so buying organic foods is the easiest way to ensure your food is GMO-free. This applies even to products labeled “made with organic ingredients,” which must be 100% GMO-free, even if not all their ingredients meet other organic standards. In many groceries, [...]

Raw Dairy or No Dairy

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On June - 23 - 2012

Dairy is an area of confusion for most of us.  We’re taught that milk and dairy products are our primary source of calcium in the diet, and that milk does a body good. While this is true of unpasteurized products, the chemical structure of milk is changed in the heating process, and the phosphorus content [...]

Best For Heart Health or Hokes?

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On April - 26 - 2012

ProArg-9 and Nitric Oxide Notric Oxide (NO) is an emerging superpower in the fight for cardiovascular protection. Little understood until recently, NO is now recognized as a vital part of the vascular system and a key to long term heart health. Nitric oxide’s rise to prominence is due in large part to a paradigm-changing scientific [...]

Finding The Best Credit Card

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On February - 6 - 2012

Here are some easy steps to shopping for, and find, the best credit card to meet your needs. Identify your needs. What’s do you want from a card — a lower interest rate, more benefits, 0% on balance transfers, better travel rewards, cash back or 0 % interest for a year on purchases — you’ll [...]

Wanna Borrow Jack?

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On February - 2 - 2012

From a friend of mine Douglas Graven “A fellow was speeding down a country road late at night and BANG! went a tire.  He got out and looked but he had no jack. “Then he said to himself.  ’Well, I’ll just walk to the nearest farmhouse and borrow a jack.’  He saw a light in [...]

How To Choose Organic and Look for “non-GMO” labels

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On November - 21 - 2010

To earn the “certified organic” label, a product cannot contain any GM ingredients, so buying organic foods is the easiest way to ensure your food is GMO-free. This applies even to products labeled “made with organic ingredients,” which must be 100% GMO-free, even if not all their ingredients meet other organic standards. In many groceries, [...]

Is Our World Full Of Genetically Modified Foods?

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On November - 12 - 2010

YES, you’re eating them. NO, they may not be safe. Our food supply is getting  full of genetically modified foods (GMO) foods that are sprayed with pesticides and more. Are they conventional or organic? Did you know… since 1996 we have been eating genetically modified (GM) ingredients in most processed foods. Did you know… GM [...]

Do you know about Colloidal Silver and Silver Shield?

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On November - 12 - 2010

Throughout history silver has been used  to fight infections. Colloidal silver is a suspension of the element silver in a solution, usually water.  Silver was used as a medicine starting in the late 1800s. Its primary application was as a topical antiseptic. We use Nature’s Sunshine Silver Shield… We know that silver is nature’s antibiotic, [...]

Integrity and Trust Matters

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On September - 17 - 2010

Why does one  person trust another person? Why would you trust one sales person over another? Trust is a perception and a realization. It’s based on initial feelings and perceptions. Who do you trust? Why do you trust? Who trusts you? Relationships are based on a foundation of trust. Trust is built through interactions over time, [...]

How Are Antioxidants Tested Using ORAC?

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On September - 12 - 2010

The truth – it is difficult to asses a product on an ORAC value.  Some notes from a class I was in. The ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) unit, ORAC value, or “ORAC score” is a method of measuring the antioxidant capacity of different foods and supplements. It was developed by scientists at the NIH. [...]

Do Natural Supplements Cure Disease?

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On September - 9 - 2010

Did you know that feeding your body what it needs doesn’t cure anything. So, how do you explain diseases that have obviously improved when people rave about the latest nutritional supplement, health drink, or vitamin that they have taken? The fundamental truth is: health is normal. If you’re not healthy, something is interfering with this [...]

Fostering Entrepreneurialism Early In Kids

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On September - 8 - 2010

So many of us are now trained in school to find a job but are bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers. But many of these kids might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. While at a TED conference, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish — [...]

Reading About Riding A Bike Is Not The Same As Riding It

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On September - 8 - 2010

So many of us are now trained in school to find a job but are bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers. But many of these kids might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. While at a TED conference, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish — [...]

Knowledge Is Plentiful But Wisdom Is Scarce

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On August - 26 - 2010

Wisdom means more than simply knowing a lot.  Wisdom  is how to use knowledge and put it to good use.  You can find all kinds of information -  on the internet,  books, classes, magazines, all with different people’s knowledge and views.  Just looking up “How To Start A Business”  brings up over seven million different [...]

List of Genetically Modified Foods

Posted by Andrew Van Valer On May - 24 - 2010

It’s virtually impossible to provide a complete list of genetically modified food (GM food) in the United States because there aren’t any laws for genetically modified crops! Some estimates say as many as 30,000 different products on grocery store shelves are “modified.” That’s largely because many processed foods contain soy. Half of North America’s soy [...]

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Over twenty years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive with Silicon Valley technology companies. What a ride it has been! I am currently helping people transition to entrepreneurialism. Many just need a place to start and a trusted source.

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