Coming Soon: Get 71 Harvest Your Health eBooks (plus MORE) for Only $37!

THIS BUNDLE IS NO LONGER FOR SALE.

Autumn is slowly coming in and the trees are showing off their beautiful shades of yellow, orange, purple and red. The air is turning crisp and the scent of pumpkin, apple and cinnamon are teasing our noses. Through all of this... we, the Primal Toad team of 65 unique authors, have been busy harvesting the best collection of health & wellness eBooks to share with you all.

The Harvest Your Health eBook Bundle is sure to bring a bounty of inspirational wellness wisdom to you this fall season!

And I am so excited to be a part of this team bringing you this amazing bundle of resources from a fun team of bloggers! This bundle will be live in 3 days and I am working hard to get things ready to share all about it with you all next week!

In this bundle, you will find tons of amazing and encouraging resources of ebooks on cooking/preparing real food, cooking/preparing paleo food, personal/home care (skin, hair, teeth, cleaning), fertility/pregnancy/motherhood/children, fitness, detoxifying,  intentional/simple living, meal plans, online magazine subscriptions and MORE!

Your health and wellness is important to us, so we wanted this bundle to be affordable for everyone... especially for YOU! For one week only, this exciting collection is available for 95% off retail value. You pay just $37!

Now, let's talk details...

If you have already decided that you want to purchase this bundle... you will be getting 71 ebooks, which would've cost $1037, for an amazing value of $37. That's more than 95% off!!

Not sure if you want to purchase the bundle? Let's do the math... 37 divided by 71 equals 0.52112676056338, basically about 52 cents a book!!!

Which means, I am selling my Just Making Ice Cream ebook for 52 cents when it normally sells for a suggested price of $12.00.

Talk about a really sweet deal here!! So, whether you buy this bundle for gifts to your friends or for your own personal collection, don't miss out on this one!

Still not sure if you want to purchase the bundle? Scroll on down and read through the list of ebooks, meal plans and magazine subscriptions and discount codes. 

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5) Read on below the list of ebooks that will be included in the bundle. Or go to the Harvest Your Health website.

The following is the list of all the eBooks, meal plans, online magazine subscriptions and discount codes included in this once in a lifetime offer. Use the links to obtain more detailed information on each specific category or book.

Cooking/Preparing Paleo Food

• Paleo Everyday ($8.99) by Heather
• Paleogasm ($30) by Camille Macres
• Paleo Snack Recipes ($17) by Suz Crawt
• Paleo Chocolate ($4.99) by Ben Hirshberg
• Paleo Ice Cream ($5.99) by Ben Hirshberg
• Gluten Free Pancakes ($4.99) by Jolene Sloam
• The Grain Free Lunchbox ($9.95) by Jolene Sloam
• 30 Day Intro to Paleo ($20) by Bill & Hayley Staley
• A Paleo Pumpkin Thanksgiving ($5) by George Bryant
• Toadally Primal Smoothies ($9.99) by Todd Dosenberry
• Baking with Coconut Flour ($18.95) by Starlene Stewart
• Well Fed: Paleo Recipes For People Who Love To Eat ($14.95) by Melissa Joulwan
• FastPaleo Top 100 of 2012 with bonuses ($14.97) by James Gregory and Ute Mitchell
• Primal Tightwad: Maximizing Your Health On a Minimal Budget ($14.95) by Carolyn Rush
• The Modern No-Nonsense Guide to Paleo: Shopping, Kitchens, Lunches ($10) by Alison Golden

Cooking/Preparing Real Food

• Crock On Cookbook ($5) by Stacy
• Crazy for Kale ($5.99) by Hallie Klecker
• Super Cruciferous ($6) by Stormy Sweitzer
• Real Food Hits the Road ($14.95) by Millie
• Apartment Gardening ($5.95) by Jami Leigh
• Restocking the Pantry ($10) by Kresha Faber
• Just Making Ice Cream ($12) by Marillyn Beard
• Broth: Elixir of Life ($12.97) by Patricia Lacoss – Arnold
• Raw Fed Cats: Feeding Cats a Diet of Whole Raw Foods ($9.99) by Linda Zurich
• Back to School Slow Cooker Freezer Recipes ($4.99) by Stephanie Brandt Cornais
• The Veggie Book: How to Pick, Prepare and Plate ($9.95) by Danielle Tate, Debra Worth, Sara Shay and Kayla Grey

Meal Plans

• 3 months of Paleo Meal Plans ($29.97) by Deliciously Organic
• 4 months of Plan to Eat Meal Planner ($19.80) by the Plan to Eat team
• 2 months of PrimalPal Membership ($9.99) by Chad and Chris (with several contributors)

Personal/Home Care (Skin, Hair, Teeth, Cleaning)

• Clear for Life ($27) by Seppo Puusa
• Salve Made Simple ($7.95) by Jennifer
• My Buttered Life: Gift Edition ($5) by Renee Harris
• Cure Your Skin Compulsions ($19.95) by Tracy Raftl
• Natural Cleaning ($15) by Katie – The Wellness Mama
• Ultimate Secrets to Acne Freedom ($29) by Tracy Raftl
• My Buttered Life: Summer Edition ($5) by Renee Harris
• Simple Scrubs to Make and Give ($3.99) by Stacey Karen
• Homemade Health and Beauty ($4.99) by Sandra Calixto
• My Buttered Life: Personal Care Edition ($5) by Renee Harris
• Questions to Ask Your Dentist Handbook ($29) by Will & Susan Revak
• The Holistic Mama’s Guide to Homemade Skincare ($19) by Roxanne King
• Tips and Tricks to Remineralize and Repair Your Teeth ($12.95) by Ramiel Nagel
• Awaken Your Roots: Secrets of a Master Hair Shaman ($29.95) by Anthony Morrocco

Fertility, Pregnancy, Babies, Children, Motherhood

• First Bites ($9.99) by Hilary Kimes Bernstein
• Birth Control Unlocked ($14) by Stefani Ruper
• Fertilise Yourself ($19.95) by Natalie Kringoudis
• Fertility Yoga Program ($9.99) by Hethir Rodriguez
• Eat Your Way to Parenthood ($35) by Gabriela Rosa
• My Buttered Life: Baby Edition ($5) by Renee Harris
• A Practical Guide to Children’s Health ($17.95) by Kate Tietje
• From Maiden to Motherhood ($6.99) by Stephanie Brandt Cornais
• Mother’s Little Herbal Helper and Home Remedies ($12.50) by Natalie Vickery
• Real Food Kids: In the Kitchen plus videos! ($30) by Wardee Harmon & Jami Delgado

Inspiration

• The Paleo Miracle ($19.99) by Joe Salama
• Primal Deliverance ($14.97) by James Gregory
• Building Incredible Willpower by Dean Dwyer ($25) by Dean Dwyer

Fitness

• Bodyweight Overload ($19.99) by Todd
• Run with No Pain ($17) by Ben Greenfield
• Sandbag Training ($6.99?) by Ben Hirshberg
• Dog Yoga with The Lightfoot Way ($10) by Allison Culver
• Everyday Paleo Lifestyle and Fitness $20 (1 month for 1 penny) by Sarah & John Fragoso and Jason Seib

Intentional/Simple Living

• 25 Intentional Days ($25) by Andrew Miller
• Inside-Out Simplicity ($2.99) by Joshua Becker
• One Bite at a Time: 52 Projects for Making Life Simpler ($5) by Tsh
• Simple Living: 30 Days to Less Stuff and More Life ($2.99) by Lorilee Lippincott

Informational

• Diet Recovery 2 ($9.99) by Matt Stone
• The Vegan Solution ($9.99) by Matt Stone
• Exuberant Animal ($9.99) by Frank Forencich
• Common Sense Health ($8.95) by Laurie Neverman
• Change Your Body, Change the World ($9.99) by Frank Forencich
• A Brief Guide to Intuitive and Mindful Eating ($2.99?) by Ben Hirshberg
• 21 Life Lessons from Livin’ La Vida Low Carb ($15) by Jimmy Moore
• Sow, Planting the Seeds for Health, Well Being and a Superhero Life ($5.55) by Joe Rignola

Detoxify

• 21 Day Paleo Cleanse ($25) by Neely Quinn
• Detoxification: 70 Ways to Cleanse, Clear & Purify Your Body, Space & Life ($9.99) by Linda Zurich

Online Magazine Subscriptions

• Paleo Magazine (12 months – 6 issues) ($29.95) by Cain
• Paleo Living Magazine (3 months – 7 issues) by Jeremy Hendon
• Healthy Recipes Magazine 3 Month Trial (7 issues) by Jeremy Hendon

Discounts

• The Bos Life – Meat (explanation coming soon)
• 10% off OraWellness
• 25% off Squatty Potty
• 20% off Chomp Sticks
• 15% off Louise’s Foods
• 10% off Culture for Health
• 10% off Paleo on the Go
• 20% off Primal Pit Paste
• 20% off Tisano Chocolate
• 20% off Vintage Tradition
• 30% off Kasandrinos olive oil
• 15% off Nikki’s Coconut Butter
• 50% off PrimalPal for 6 or 12 months
• $65 off PaleoFit/PaleoPlan for 12 months
• $100 off 12 month package from Dietitian Cassie
• 20% off Wild Mountain Paleo Store – Seafood isle
• 15% off Redmong Trading (real salt, earthpaste, etc)
• $30 off a $100+ purchase from PrimalBlueprint.com

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Creamy Pumpkin Pie Warmer (naturally-sweetened & dairy-free option)

Note from Marillyn: During the months of September and October you will be seeing several good blogger friends to do guest posts  for me on Just Making Noise. This is totally a blessing and a way to keep things going here while my family and I are on our furlough.

Today I am sharing a guest post from Kristen at Smithspirations, a new friend and fellow Jesus-loving mama blogger. I am looking forward to trying this recipe out with my new mug... sounds so good! Thank you Kristen!

I'm one of those fools that just loves the fall.

Cardigans, scarves, crunchy leaves, and warm drinks are all treats that make my heart feel full. As the temperatures and leaves have been dropping, I've been dreaming up a warm, slightly sweet, and creamy drink that would also include the lovely autumn flavor of pumpkin for weeks. 

After requesting that my husband bring home lots of winter squash from the farm market, I was able to treat my children to this delicious drink on a chilly morning.

This lovely fall drink stars many healthy and nourishing ingredients like whole raw milk, real pumpkin puree, and coconut cream concentrate. Spices, vanilla, and a touch of sweetness from honey or maple syrup round out the flavors, and each mug must be finished off with its own cinnamon stick for stirring up the creamy goodness.

Hmmm, perfect for a chilly morning, afternoon pick-me-up, or family night treat. My children and I were just delighted with this drink, and I hope that your family will be, too!

Creamy Pumpkin Pie Warmer

 

This section contains an affiliate link to Tropical Traditions. Purchasing through this link as a new customers allows you to get a free book on virgin coconut oil and also blesses our family with a coupon at no additional cost to you. Thank you! 

  Ingredients

• 4 cups whole milk, preferably raw (coconut milk could be substituted if dairy-free)
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (other sweet winter squash puree can be substituted)
• 1 generous tablespoon coconut cream concentrate (I get mine from Tropical Traditions)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon each ground ginger and nutmeg
• pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
• 4-8 cinnamon sticks

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients into a large saucepan and heat gently over medium-low heat, stirring with a whisk. You want to gently warm the milk without scalding or simmering it. *Note* If using a homemade pumpkin/squash puree, consider running it through the blender with some of the milk first to make sure that there are no chunks of pumpkin left in the finished drink. Using an immersion blender while heating would also work.
2. Pour out the drink into mugs. This amount will serve 4 large mugs, 6 medium, or 8 small. Place a cinnamon stick into each mug for stirring and enjoy!

Kristen is a Christian, wife to her high school sweetheart, and mother to a growing brood of sweet little people. She spends her days keeping the home, homeschooling, making real food, gardening, blogging, and working from home as a Lilla Rose Consultant. You can find her at Smithspirations and on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

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Grain-free Apple Elderberry Crumble Cake {A Flu Buster Dessert!}

Today I am over at the Bulk Herb Store Blog sharing my flu buster dessert! 

I love the Fall and apple season! I thought it would be different and yummy to make an apple crumble cake with elderberries.

To be honest, I have never baked with elderberries and was a little worried that the cake would turn out a flop.

Thankfully, it turned out moist, delicious and surprisingly rich with a nice tart kick.

Head over there, enjoy more pictures and get the recipe for the Grain-free Apple Elderberry Crumble Cake!

Plus, learn about the amazing elderberry's flu busting qualities!

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Delicious Lime Creamsicles (honey-sweetened & dairy-free)

Hello friends! We are back in the states for our two month furlough and it seems that summer doesn't want to lose its grip around here just yet.

During our first week in Iowa we experience temperatures up to the 100s and it was pretty humid. Ugh.

Then, we were in Arizona visiting churches and friends... yes, it was HOT there, but thankfully not humid. We enjoyed the pool every morning with the kids and cooling down with cold or frozen fruits and smoothies.

Now, we are in Southern California and the last few days have been in the lower 90s.

Goodness, summer is sure hanging on! But I've got something to share with you that will cool off the day nicely...

Creamy, rich Lime Creamsicles. Perfect for hot days and so easy to make and... and... and...

so tanglicious!

Plus, they only call for 3 ingredients!

I also love the vivid green color. Totally natural... no food coloring in my kitchen!

Maybe you might've already guessed what the main ingredient is.

Yes. Avocado.

I love avocados.

They are creamy. Rich in good fats. A great snack and there is so much you can make with avocados!

Remember, avocado is a fruit. So, technically it should be used like a fruit to make sweet stuff like Aquacate del Chocolate (diary-free chocolate pudding), Lime Mousse, smoothies and ice cream, but it is great for savory things like Avocado Gazpacho too!



I've made them several times and everyone loves them! Really, they are super easy to make and SO refreshing!

Summer is holding on for a little while longer so it is best to enjoy it with some tanglicious lime creamsicles while you can!!

Lime Creamsicles

(honey-sweetened & diary-free)

1 cup water
1/4 - 1/3 cup honey
3 ripe avocados
4 - 6 Tbsp fresh lime juice
zest of one lime
pinch of sea salt

Add in water, 1/3 cup of honey and avocados into a blender or food processor. Puree until smooth.

Add in 1/8 cup of fresh lime juice and sea salt. Puree until just combined.

Taste the mixture and add in more honey and/or lime juice until it is to your liking.

Scoop into popsicle molds or cups with sticks. Freeze until solid (about 5 hours).

Enjoy!

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How to NOT Give Up Eating Well When Life Gets Crazy

Note from Marillyn: During the months of September and October you will be seeing several good blogger friends to do guest posts  for me on Just Making Noise. This is totally a blessing and a way to keep things going here while my family and I are on our furlough.

Today I am sharing a guest post from Lauren at Mindful Mama, a new friend and fellow Jesus-loving mama blogger. I am thrilled with what Lauren is sharing with us today because I totally understand and live this out many times as a missionary mama, but just didn't know how to put it into words to share with you all! Now, I don't have to because Lauren has done it! Thank you Lauren!

I don't know about you, but there is only so much I can handle as a mother and a wife...

my fuse might just be a tad bit shorter than the average mama. Or maybe I just tell myself that to feel a little better about returning to that frazzled state, one too many times.

Life has been crazy for us...well practically, since marriage. Finishing nursing school, moving to a completely different part of the country as a (very) young married couple WITH a baby on the way, 6 years of hubbies college education, part-time jobs, ministries and 3 kids later.......WE ARE tired.

And so are you, I'm sure.

Will the chaos ever come to a halt? I'm gonna be realistic for a change and say with confidence a resounding "NO!"

In fact, two months ago, after my husband FINALLY finished his counseling degree, we sold all our stuff and in our 1998 Honda Odyssey drove back up the east coast to return to our hometown in upstate NY, where we will live for the next 2 years (more or less). Right before this big move we drove a total of 44 hours to and from our missionary training center in Kansas City, Missouri. Needless to say all of the chaos in this transition has been exceptionally challenging.

And challenging it has been to KEEP healthy eating a top priority. If you are trying to feed your family a healthy, nutrient-dense diet, somewhere along the way you decided that it was priority enough to research, shop, search, spend, cook and cook and cook......to eat this way.



Should this change when life gets crazy?
Well yes......and no.

Yes- because in seasons like this "SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE!" The simple logistics of demands on your time automatically changes how much time you are able to spend on finding/preparing/cooking REAL FOOD.

No- because sacrificing a filling, nutrient-dense diet during times of greater stress will only create more problems, causing you to perpetuate the vulnerable place your body is handling under increasing stressors.

Below are suggestions on how you can both sacrifice and preserve when life gets crazy.

SACRIFICE: Cut the non-essentials
Recognize the things that you do because your family enjoys them, but are not necessary for health. Is it homemade granola, crackers, ice cream or cookies you make every week? These things are fun to have, but sap up your time and energy that you need to use on other things. Cut those things out for a time, promising to return to them when things even out in your life.

PRESERVE: Keep the essentials
Evaluate the things you make that are the cheapest, quickest, biggest yield and most nutrient-dense. Homemade yogurt, homemade broth and chicken, batch of tossed salad, soaked beans/lentils, soaked & dehydrated nuts, baked oatmeal…..keeping up with these more frugal things can feed a lot of people, fill them up, and will help to keep you healthy during your crazy time.

SACRIFICE: Cut the complicated dishes.
Although you may love trying new recipes, and learning new real food tips and staples, this is NOT the time to venture out. You WILL have time to advance in your skills and understanding of how to cook the most nutrient-dense, real food diet for your family, but LOOK AROUND, if you are in a crazy season there may be other things in your life that are in desperate need of your attention at this time.

PRESERVE: Keep the easy-peasy dishes.
Stick to what you know. Remember the basics and stay there. Meat, starch and veggies. Even if you are on a special diet, the basics are still the basics. We eat a grain-sugar-lactose-free diet presently and pulling back to simple meals like burgers wrapped in lettuce with veggies sides or grilled chicken salad has fed us many a night in this crazy time.

SACRIFICE: Cut the challenging nutrient-gems.
Kombucha, homemade coconut/almond milk, kefir/crème fraiche/homemade cheeses, sauerkraut, liver pate…these things have incredible nutrient-value, and yet your body will probably not suffer if you take a pause in making them for a time.

PRESERVE: Keep the easy nutrient-gems.
Throw on the butter, coconut oil, lard, eggs, raw cheeses, red meats, oily canned fish, nuts and nut butters. These quick and easy foods offer your family nutrients they simply cannot run without.



3 important tips to help you not give up...
1) Don't be tempted to run to the junk food that you are trying to leave behind or have left behind. Don't be tricked into thinking this is the perfect time for it, it will only leave you with decreased immunity and ability to handle stress.

PLUS- you will be discouraged that you've made so many gains in eating well, only to return to the old junk. Old habits die hard, again and again.

Continue to swap out Doritos and Oreos with other quick and easy snacks (that won't make you feel cruddy!) like whole fruit with nut butter, dried fruit and nuts, cheese sticks, hard boiled eggs and veggie sticks. For meals, throw a roast in the crockpot, or some ground beef on the stove instead of the tempting idea of a frozen meal or an ordered pizza.

2) Employ others to help you. Whether your family members play a big or small role in food prep and cooking in your house, NOW is the time to employ them further! Whatever tasks they are able to do daily will help free you up more! Don't underestimate how helpful this can be. Strongly encourage your family that if they want to eat, you NEED their help…and you will be more than grateful for the extra help you have in this time.

3) If you find that it always seems you and your family are in this chaotic time that I am referring to, then maybe you need to take a step back and evaluate what your priorities are. Are you pursing things that don't have much value? Is entertainment sucking the life out of you? Are you wrapped up in a hobby that benefits no one in your life and only yourself? Is your job more of a stressor and less of a true necessity? Could you cut back in any of these areas to release yourself to pursue feeding your family a real food diet??

If you are one who says 'my life is ALWAYS crazy', it's my guess that you realize the value of real food for those you love, but haven't taken the steps needed to make it a reality--- and reap the benefits of blessing your bodies with truly healthy foods.

Be encouraged!

My husband and I are planning on making a move to Thailand in the next two years to be missionaries there who focus on helping address the needs of other struggling missionaries (member care).

My dream is to use the natural health training I have had to help keep missionaries thriving in their world, so their impact can be as life-changing as possible. When thinking about a missionary's lifestyle, I recognize that these times INEVITABLY come, or quite possibly make up a large part of a missionaries life. I'm sure Marillyn could completely attest to this hard reality. (Marillyn - yes, it is very much a part of our missionary life, but I am happy to say that I already do most of what Lauren has suggested above and have now learned some new ideas! Thanks Lauren!)

While I am apprehensive that I will be able to feed my family well in this midst of such a crazy missionary lifestyle, I am encouraged by this season we are in now, and how we have honestly been able to continue to make EATING REAL food a priority. Apart from extenuating circumstances, I believe it IS important and possible to feed your family well, no matter how busy you are.

Be encouraged, you can choose which things your family can PRESERVEin eating foods that nourish, and which things you can SACRIFICEduring your crazy season to safeguard your sanity and well being. These are the 2 keys that will help you accomplish all that you need to in this challenging time- without forfeiting your health.

Lauren is a RN by profession and a researching mom (5, 4, 1 year old) by passion.  Over the last 4 years she has brought her family from eating mostly the SAD, along with its many unhealthy consequences, to a vibrantly healthy family who is healing using REAL FOOD.  Apart from the great insight she’s gained into the failure of modern medicine through her nursing experience, Lauren has the privilege of walking with couples through labor as a birth doula.  She will start a Nutritional Therapy program in September 2013 to get a more comprehensive view of natural health, in order to provide those in her life with the most solid health counsel possible.

Wanting to be the primary discipler of her children, her husband and her have decided to home school their children, which she has bravely ventured into this year. Her husband and her are planning on moving their family to Thailand in 1.5 years to do missions work.  Additionally, they will be counseling people from a holistic model, addressing the emotional/spiritual/health aspects of overall well being. 

She is truly in her niche when she has the opportunity to teach woman more of what it looks like to be a Mindful Mama. 

Read:10 Survival Tips to Cooking for Your Real Foods Diet for more encouragement! 
Mindful Mama Top 10 Meals for my favorite real food meals.

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