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I’ve been using the Tropical Traditions Organic Moisturizing Lotion for a couple of weeks now and wow, do I love it! My skin has never felt smoother and more supple. Even with the cold fall weather that usually dries out my skin and makes it itch, the Tropical Traditions Moisturizing Lotion has kept all the ashiness and itchiness away.

All of the moisturizing lotions that Tropical Traditions offers are made with organic Virgin Coconut Oil and Virgin Palm Oil. Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil, previously reviewed and given away on this blog, is traditionally made from fresh organic coconuts, and independent laboratory tests show that it has a higher level of antioxidants than other coconut oils.

Virgin Palm Oil contains high concentrations of a powerful form of Vitamin E called “tocotrienols” which published research has shown is 40–60 times more potent than alpha-tocopherol (the most common form of Vitamin E found as an additive in most skin care products.) In addition to these powerful Vitamin E tocotrienols, Virgin Palm Oil is also rich in natural carotenes. It is one of the richest natural plant sources of carotenes with concentrations of 500–700 ppm. It is 15 times more retinol-equivalent than carrots and 300 times more than tomatoes, for example.

In addition to using only the best oils available for the skin, all other ingredients used in Tropical Traditions Moisturizing Lotions are 100% natural. These hand-made lotions contain no alcohols, no artificial fragrances, and no petroleum products. For the varieties that are scented, only high quality organic essential oils imported from France which are distilled with low temperature and low pressure over an extended period of time are used. For a complete description of all ingredients in each product, see the product descriptions on the Tropical Traditions website.

If you’d like to try out this amazing product, enter the giveaway below. Tropical traditions has offered one winner to try out the same moisturizing lotion they sent me.
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We have another great giveaway on our food blog, Cooked From the Heart. This time, we’re giving away some delicious Progresso soup and a gift set of branded soup mugs and soup spoons. Perfect for the cold weather months!

If you didn’t already know, Progresso soup is one of the healthiest and good for your soup on the market today. No need for artificial fat burners, just eat healthy and you’ll be fine.

If you’d like to enter the giveaway, click this link to enter the Progresso Soup Gift Set Giveaway.

Title: Kiss Me Again
Author: Barbara Wilson

Release Date: September 15, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60142-158-6 (1-60142-158-3)
Pages: 224

Summary
Many married women genuinely want to feel more desire toward their husbands. But while sex before marriage was hard to resist, now resisting seems like all they do. In her new book, Barbara Wilson shows how couples can suffer for years from the “invisible bonds” of previous relationships without even knowing it. Hidden emotions of distrust, shame, and resentment can sabotage even the most loving marriage.

In Kiss Me Again, Wilson:

With assessment tools, write-in exercises, and gentle guidance, Kiss Me Again offers a biblical plan for rekindling the closeness and passion women long for in marriage. Because no past is beyond the reach of God’s healing touch.
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Title: Just Food
Author: James E. McWilliams

Category: SOCIAL SCIENCE
Publish Date: 8/26/2009
ISBN: 9780316033749
Pages: 272

Summary:
We suffer today from food anxiety, bombarded as we are with confusing messages about how to eat an ethical diet. Should we eat locally? Is organic really better for the environment? Can genetically modified foods be good for you?

JUST FOOD does for fresh food what Fast Food Nation (Houghton Mifflin, 2001) did for fast food, challenging conventional views, and cutting through layers of myth and misinformation. For instance, an imported tomato is more energy-efficient than a local greenhouse-grown tomato. And farm-raised freshwater fish may soon be the most sustainable source of protein.

Informative and surprising, JUST FOOD tells us how to decide what to eat, and how our choices can help save the planet and feed the world.

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Book: Pendragon’s Banner
Author: Helen Hollick
Publication Date: August 2009
Pages: 496
Product ISBN: 9781402218897

Summary

Who was the man
… who became the legend
… we know as
KING ARTHUR?

Pendragon’s Banner is the second book in Helen Hollick’s exciting King Arthur trilogy, covering 459-465 A.D. This is not a fairy tale or fantasy. There is no Merlin, no sword in the stone, and no Lancelot. This is the most accurate Arthurian legend ever written, based on historical evidence and meticulous research.

At age twenty-four, King Arthur has the kingdom he fought so hard for and a new young family. But keeping the throne of Britain—and keeping his wife and three sons safe—proves far from easy. Two enemies in particular threaten everything that is dear to him: Winifred, Arthur’s vindictive first wife, and Morgause, priestess of the Mother and malevolent Queen of the North. Both have royal ambitions of their own.

In this story of harsh battles, secret treasonous plots, and the life-threatening politics of early Britain’s dark ages, author Helen Hollick boldly reintroduces King Arthur as you’ve never seen him before.

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Title: The Sound of Sleigh Bells
Author: Cindy Woodsmall
Release Date: October 6, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-307-44653-4 (0-307-44653-0)
Pages: 208
Blog Tour Dates:October 12-16

Summary:
Beth Hertzler works alongside her beloved Aunt Lizzy in their dry goods store, and serving as contact sorts between Amish craftsmen and Englischers who want to sell the Plain people’s wares. But remorse and loneliness still echo in her heart everyday as she still wears the dark garb, indicating mourning of her fiancé. When she discovers a large, intricately carved scene of Amish children playing in the snow, something deep inside Beth’s soul responds and she wants to help the unknown artist find homes for his work–including Lizzy’s dry goods store. But she doesn’t know if her bishop will approve of the gorgeous carving or deem it idolatry.

Lizzy sees the changes in her niece when Beth shows her the woodworking, and after Lizzy hunts down Jonah, the artist, she is all the more determined that Beth meets this man with the hands that create healing art. But it’s not that simple–will Lizzy’s elaborate plan to reintroduce her niece to love work? Will Jonah be able to offer Beth the sleigh ride she’s always dreamed of and a second chance at real love–or just more heartbreak?

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