Dr. Oz's ALL NATURAL Fat Fighting and Metabolism Boosters!

First, let me say that I heart Dr. Oz. I trust him, and I think he has great knowledge and advice. Whenever I get a chance, I try to catch his syndicated show (since his show is Oprah's brainchild, it has replaced her regular show time in a lot of national markets.) I also think that everything we need to cure everything is already available in nature, we just have to find it.

That being said, I am so excited to bring you Dr. Oz's all natural Fat and Metabolism Boosters from his show on February, 13, 2011 (try to catch it again, if you can!). A lot of these supplements are hard to find in regular drug and vitamin stores and are best (and cheapest) researched an purchased online. I went to my local GNC looking for 7 Keto, and they had no idea what I was talking about, but I easily purchased some on Ebay for $16.00.

Here are Dr.OZ's all natural Fat Fighting and Metabolism Boosters:


1. Metabolism Booster for People Over 30- 7 KETO, 100 mg, 2X per day.
2. Fat Buster- Forskolin- 12 mg in the mornings.
3. Belly Bloat/Muffin Top Fighter- Caraway Seeds- A handful every morning after breakfast.
4. Appetite Suppressant- Saffron Extract- 88 mg, 2X per day


Bonus Supplement-
Additional Supplement for Metabolism Boosting Power (Not from February 12 show, but from an earlier Dr. Oz show)- L Carnitine- 500 mg, 2 X per day (I have read online elsewhere, that to lose weight you may want to increase to 2000 mg per day).

I am so excited to try all of these supplements out, and I will let you know what I find out! 7 KETO and L Carnitine are the first that I am going to try. Dr. Oz said these supplements are especially helpful for those in their 30's and 40's who have tried everything else to lose weight, and can't seem to get their old metabolism back. That is me!

Bad Breath Busters! Therabreath

Face it- we all have bad breath sometimes, even though nobody wants to admit it. Bad breath can be a big problem, especially during the Winter and Spring when allergies and illness are common, and it is so embarrassing. Believe it or not, a lot of bad breath occurs in the throat and tongue, NOT only by the teeth and gums. To start off with, it is always important to floss every day, just to keep your teeth and gums healthy, and to catch food particles that may be stuck between your teeth. Those particles can rot just like food does in your kitchen, and smell just as bad if they spend enough time stuck between your teeth.

To catch those little buggers, I love the minty fresh flossers I buy at CVS.  A guy at work got me hooked on them, and I keep them in my purse so that I can use them throughout the day if I need to (being stuck in traffic is a great time to floss! Keep your eyes on the road, of course!) The kind I buy is generic, but you can also purchase them through G.U.M.online, or find them in your local drugstore. Also, don't forget to make brushing your tongue a part of your daily teeth brushing (I saw on Dr. Oz that the whiter your tongue is, the more likely it is for particles to get stuck in the crevices in your tongue and produce bad breath. I have a kind of white tongue! Eeek!)

Something else that really helps especially if I have been sick or have allergies, is Therabreath mouthwash, created by Dr. Katz out of love for his bad-breathed plagued daughter. Every night, I swish for 30 seconds with Therabreath between my teeth, and then gargle it in my throat for 30 seconds. I repeat the process sometimes, if necessary. I don't know what it is about Therabreath that works so well. According to the Therabreath website, Dr. Katz believes bad breath is caused by Sulfur Compounds, and his formula works to attack it. Dr. Katz's patients have eliminated 98% of the Sulfur Compounds that cause bad breath. At any rate, I am hooked! Therabreath is fresh, minty, works like nothing else! There is no alcohol in Therabreath, so it does not have a mediciney- taste that makes you want to gag. I am willing to drive all over Dallas looking for Therabreath, and it is often sold out. This is because it really works! It is not cheap, but for $10 a bottle, it is more than worth it!

Bottom Line- Every girly-girl should have Therabreath in her beauty arsenal!

Where to buy- Drugstores everywhere or www.therabreath.com

Monthly High End Beauty Samples Via Mail for $10? Yes, Please!!!- Birchbox

If you are like me, the only time you enjoy going to get the mail is A. If you get a magazine subscription, or B. If it is Christmas. Well, that is about to change! With a $10 monthly subscription to Birchbox, you get about 5 deluxe high end beauty samples by mail, in a cute little box. I just started my subscription, and I am already in big trouble, as I have already bought one of the deluxe samples in full size (Juice Beauty Blemish Clearing Serum! It clears blemishes and helps fade acne scars and skin discoloration $29, and I am dying to buy the Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint in Pearl  $38. It makes your skin glow and has great coverage in a lightweight formula). That is the great thing about Birchbox, it is also a neat little website with carefully selected beauty products that seem hand picked by a caring staff of beauty product lovers. There are brands you recognize like Stila, Dermologica, and Juicy Couture, but there are also lesser known brands like Jouer that have amazing products that you might not ever hear about our try on your own. Not only that, the products that are selected for you are based upon a quick questionnaire that you answer about your beauty routine. My friend Stephanie also subscribed to Birchbox, but this month she recieved a completely different box than I did! Birchbox has now made going to get the mail something I look forward to. Why not make your mailbox a little more beautiful?

My February Box- Every month the selection is different

To Subscribe to Birchbox for $10 per month- Subscribe (Tell them Megan from Girly-Girl in Big D sent you!)

Milani Illuminating Face Powder- Color, Highlight and Bronze!

First thing's first- I love Milani Cosmetics. They are affordable and come in great colors. Also, they don't seem to have as many orangy and pinky tones in their make-up they way that other common drugstore brands seem to. I almost didn't buy the Milani Illuminating Face Powder in Amber Nectar, because I had just bought another bronzer, and I wasn't sure what this powder would do. Was it a bronzer? A highlighter? A blush? Well, I am so glad that I bought it, because it makes my pale winter skin look a-maz-ing!!! It is the perfect shade of soft peachy- highlight and light bronze, so it looks natural, and it gives my skin a glowy, bronzed look that is healthy and natural and somehow perfect for my light skin tone. So, the answer is, this product does it all- highlight, blush and bronze-and it looks natural!

If you have light skin with golden/warm highlights, you must, must buy the Amber Nectar!!! It is a limited edition, so you better goto the drugstore before I do, because I am buying the whole stock.

Available Shades:

Amber Nectar- Peach/Pink Glow- Light-Medium Skin (highlighter/bronzer/blush with gold/peach highlights)
Hermosa Rose- For a Natural Glow- Medium Skin (bronzer/highlighter/ pink-blush)
Beauty's Touch- Pink Glow- Fair Skin (Looks like a pink blush/highlighter for the very fair)

Bottom Line- Amazing bronzer/blush/highlighter.

Would I Purchase Again-? Ummm...I am buying every Amber Nectar I can find!

Where to buy- Drugstores everywhere, or Milani.com. Only $9.49!