3 Days until Incelligence....super excited!

I'm super excited to share with you all, the NEW release of USANA® CellSentials™. If you are into your Health and fitness and exercise regularly then these are for you. Even if you don't do all that but would like to then these are for you too, they will give your body a great start and build you up to optimal health. You WILL feel the difference.

I first found out about CellSentials™.  way back in August 2016 when I attended convention in UTAH, Salt Lake City (it's beautiful).

I bought them there and then and decided to test them out with some of my clients and friends at the Gym. I am always on the look out for the worlds best vitamins and supplements to help aid my clients and I want to offer them the best. They took them for 7 days and the results were phenomenal. They gained energy levels, their REP and weight max increased after 2 days, they were hitting personal bests and could keep pushing further to new records. All because of a technology has been discovered to tap into the signal your cells send to each other to repair after extreme exercise or any movement. When you body build or train your body for a run etc. you want your cells to be able to repair and increase the recovery time so you can heal quicker, giving you more time

to go again or prevent further damage. This is exactly what  CellSentials™. do the natural way. NO chemicals or steroids, just natural clean ingredients.

What are they and how do they work? The CellSentials are Vita-Antioxidant and Core Minerals, and these products use the power of cell signaling to nourish, protect, and renew your cells.

Many people don't get enough essential nutrition in their everyday diet. This problem can be detrimental to their health because every cell in your body needs to be nourished. The Cellsentials provide optimal amounts of micronutrients, including exogenous antioxidents (Ones found in food or supplements) which keep your cells healthy and happy. When your cells are in a good place it really does affect your overall mood for the day. Most supplements can nourish your cells, but its the addition of the Incelligence Complex that makes the Cellsentials a true innovation. The Incelligence technology is patent-pending (it's that new) and contains 8 powerful ingredients:

Resveratrol
Quercetin
Herperidin
Rutin
Alpha-lipoic Acid
Green tea extract
Meriva
Olivol

USANA Incelligence technology enhances the protection of your cells by encouraging them to increase production of their own antioxidents. These are called endogenous antioxidents (ones produced naturally in your own body) which are potentially 100's of times more powerful for quenching free radicals than exogenous antioxidents. This means your cells are better able to protect themselves.

Mitochondria are the powerhouses of your cells. The process of making  cellular energy creates a lot of free radicals, which over time will damage some of your mitochondria. USANA Incelligence technology signals your cells to increase the rate of their natural Clean-up process, called mitophagy, to remove and recycle the damaged mitochondria. This allows your cells to function more smoothly and easily to support efficient energy production.

If this is something you are interested in or want to try for yourself. Perhaps you have clients and you want to offer them the best? Feel free to message me or visit www.rebeccabonfield.usana.com

Remember there are only 3 days to go and I can't wait to order my next bottles. Being a busy mum of 4, cycling 6 miles a day just to get them to and from school. Maximus needs walks and exercise too plus running a Printing business from home, I need as much energy as I can get and when it is done completely natural with minimum caffine or power naps in the day, I'm happy. I also have avoided any flu or colds for over a year now and not had 1 sick day. I'm 100% positive it's because I am taking the right vitamins daily and nourishing my body right.

Keep a day of rest!

If there is one thing I look forward to each week is I keep one day set aside as a day of rest. This day for me is a Sunday. It's when children don't have school, or music lessons, I don't have to do the school run, dad is home for the day from work and it pretty much is a day to spend as a family playing games, watching movies, doing homework nd listening to them read. It's these precious times that make the memories for the children as they grow up. Some of my best memories as a child is when we spent the day together at home enjoying the home we had built over the years. My 74 year old mum still lives in the home we grew up in and every time I visit it brings back some great childhood memories.

I want my children to grow up remembering when we laughed round the dining table, saying prayers together, singing and dancing as we set up disco's in the living room. This is what makes a family and I hope some good memories and times they can take to adulthood with them.

On Sunday's I like to plan the week ahead. Running a MLM company and working from home it takes strategic planning to make sure the week ahead is productive. I still have bills to pay and a mortgage to meet each month, so USANA has to produce some financial fruit as well as health. I find planning quite restful and reassuring, so it does not feel like work. Grab a coffee, sit in your favourite spot of the house or garden with your notebook and visualise the things you would like to achieve in the week ahead. Write them down and set a goal. Sometimes I meet those goals and exceed their expectations and sometimes I get no where near. The end result is not really what important it's the consistency, the reaching for the goal and what work I put in to try and get there.

These days of rest once a week are also great for family planning. It's a time I get to talk to my husband, because mon-fri he is hardly at home and busy at work. His job is quite demanding so this is another reason "why" I chose to work from home and hopefully one day soo it will enable us to both work from home and adopt again. Once thing I have discovered with adoption is two parents are better than one, more for the emotional support more than anything else. So before we adopt again it would be great to know that my husband can be there more often.  We plan our family holidays, make important decisions for our children, make future plans for education, where we would like to see them in the future...even down to the little decisions of when to take them for their hair cuts.

All this happens on one day of the week and it's a time we value and look forward to spending together. Communication is so important in a marriage and as a parent. Take the time to put down your phones and gadgets and put the kettle on, make coffee's, teas and hot chocolates (we made healthy blueberry and banana mini muffins this weekend to enjoy as we talked) and just sit down to find out more about your family, husband, children and talk about your future.

Matthew 11:28-31
Genesis 2: 2-3

Because every mum deserves pampering........

The first full week back to school and this mum is in need of some serious pampering. Cycling everyday in the wind, rain, snow, house work, household supplies shopping, cooking, cleaning etc it's been a busy busy week. Plus looking after my neighbour who had a motorbike accident and needs a bit of help, his recovery will be long, but good job he has good neighbours who care ;)

Friday nights are mum relax nights. Once the bedtime routine is done and all children are in bed asleep or entertained I'm off to the land of bubbles and SENSE. SENSE is the skincare range I use from USANA, it's the best I have found on the market for my skin and I have tried hundreds over the years. Once you find a good skincare range and system you stick to it.

My favourite products are the Gentle Daily Cleanser, Rice Bran Polisher, Hydrating Toner, Nutritious Crème Mask and the Daytime protective emulsion.

They each have patented qualities that make them special to the market. Dermatologist, Allergy and clinically tested without being tested on animals. They contain a self-preserving formula without added chemical preservatives. They really help with anti-aging and wrinkles, leaving the skin nourished and so soft. As I'm getting older now, I'm really starting to see the aging process in my skin. It's not that I'm afraid of aging at all but my skin is my largest organ exposed to pathogens, pollution, outside chemicals, wheather etc and I want to look after it.

I have a routine which involves three of these products and I will do this every day to help my skin cells recover from a hard days work.

Step 1: Gentle Daily Cleaner

Use this moisture-rich, soap-free cleanser to wash away surface dirt and impurities without drying your delicate facial skin. A unique formulation of pure-plant extracts deeply cleanses and hydrates the skin, leaving it looking moisturized and silky. This refreshing gel is a great way to revive your complexion at the beginning and end of each day.

Work into dry skin using a circular motion over face and neck. Add water and continue cleansing. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Use in the morning and evening.




Step 2: Hydrating Toner. Refreshing skin tonic

Refresh and revitalize your skin with this soothing toner. Essential to removing any lingering impurities after cleansing, this moisturizing blend of pure-plant extracts balances your skin’s pH levels and helps combat environmental influences. Bathe your skin with essential nutrients that even skin tone and leave your skin looking soft, smooth, and refined.

Shake toner in a cotton pad, then sweep over face and neck. Use in the morning and evening.

Step 3: Serum intensive. Concentrated age defying serum

Defy the look of aging with this exquisite treatment. Serum Intensive features a concentrated hydroxy complex glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, and salicylic acid—that absorbs deep into the top layers of the skin to dramatically boost the cellular renewal cycle. With disciplined use, the look of fine lines and wrinkles are noticeably lessened, skin texture appears smoother, and firmness increases.

After toning, gently apply onto face and neck morning and evening. Follow with Daytime Protective Emulsion or Night Renewal Crème.

These products can be bought from www.rebeccabonfield.usana.com feel free to message me for more information on discounts.

DAY 7: .....60 Day Challenge!

Today is a week into the 60 day weight loss, detox challenge. I have friends who have chosen the 28 day or the 7 day plan but putting on weight over Christmas and new year I've gone for the full 60 day. We also have our family holiday coming up and I do want to feel better than I currently do from stuffing my face over the holiday season.

The plan this week has been to replace breakfast or lunch with a protein shake. I have used apples, spinach, blueberries pear, orange and almond milk to blend two scoops of USANA's plant protein and 1 scoop of booster. I have added the protein booster because I have been cycling and working out daily too and the added protein is good if you increase your daily work. For the other two meals of the day I have a Low GI (Glycemic Index) meal. I have prepared a meal guide which I send out to my associates and preferred customers who purchase the My SMART kits (can be bought here www.rebeccabonfield.usana.com). I also drink plenty of water (still have a small black coffee in the morning to keep me alive). I have 2 USANA coconut cashew snack bars a day or 1 bar and fruit if I get peckish. The coconut cashew bars are my favourite but most people prefer the chocolate (also purchased here www.rebeccabonfield.usana.com)

During this weight loss journey I also want to focus on my middle. My tummy has got pretty flabby and after having 3 children, it needs some attention. This year I have downloaded and app to help with exercise ideas. If you want to download it too...I highly recommend it. It's called "30 Day fitness Challenge". You can choose different levels of abs, full body, butt, arm and leg workouts all capable of doing at home. I'm focussing on abs but will up it to more areas as time goes on.

I am cycling 6 miles a day to take the children to and from school. Where possible incorporate exercise into your daily routine. Ditch the car and walk, run or cycle to work instead. Get off a bus stop early and walk the rest of the way, take the stairs not the lift or escalator, make use of that free gym at work or find ways to exercise while doing housework. Running up and down the stairs with washing, do a full house hoovering session, stand to iron instead of sitting. Also, if you have a dog then go for a run.....he will like you a lot ;)


To help with gut health which is a great focus during weight loss I take USANA Probiotics every other day and Omega 3 with my daily Health Pak also by USANA (Can be purchased here www.rebeccabonfield.usana.com) This makes sure my body absorbs everything is can from the shakes and meals and makes up where I'm lacking. I want to aim for optimal health, our bodies were designed to do great things so lets give them the best to get the best out of them. The way I feel health wise when on USANA is phenomenal. I have not had a cold, flu or sickness bug since. I have not had a day off work and been there for the family everyday. My children also take their vitamins (Bodyrox by USANA) and their school attendance is 100%. I love having these testimonies to tell, I can't actually remember the last time anyone was sick in this household. Our medicine cupboard use to have calpol, cough medicines, paracetemol, ibuprofen, lemsip and all sorts of "medicines" Now it just looks like this

Our "medicine" cabinet only has USANA's Vitamins and Minerals in it now. We have not been sick for a long time and as each "medicine" product went out of date it got thrown away. We don't even have calpol in the house anymore because it is never needed.

Keep shakes in the fridge and plan for the day ahead. Grabbing a shake on the run is easy to do.

When associates and preferred customers order their weight loss, detox or weight management products from me I also include and gym and home based full body workout for them to do. It's all tips and guidance and an added bonus to help people on their own personal journeys.

So far I have lost 5lbs, I feel great. Energy levels have actually increased and I am tired enough at the end of the day to go to bed at a decent time. It's important to make sure you get a decent long enough sleep. Recommended for adults is 8-10 hours. This is also when your body loses the most weight. The calories used while you sleep are used to sustain vital organs and repair your body ready for the next session. Sleep is important.

Here's to the next 7 days. I'm expecting bigger results next week.

Did I just blog about my puppy?

Maximus Bonfield.

Yes, this is a blog about my puppy. His name is Maximus and he is 2 years old. Maximus is a black and white cockapoo and extremely cute. He is fluffy, has smelly feet, loves cuddles walks and treats. Hates going to the groomers (but still has to go) and I think I'm his favourite one.

When our daughter was in foster care, her carers had 2 dogs that she was very fond of. She would show interest in dogs on the tv and when we were out walking and I got the impression that she missed having the dogs around. I was so convinced we would never get a dog especially while the children were still young because I didn't want the extra work.

Although our daughter settled in amazingly we decided to get a dog anyway to see if it helped her build up stronger relationships within the family. Then Maximus came along. We bought him home at 8 weeks and he was just the cutest little fluff ball ever. The peeing and pooping in the house we were able to cope with because he was very affectionate and instantly had us captivated. The children thought it was great playing with a puppy in the house and they all wanted him to sleep in their beds.

We started off great with training, sleeping in a crate at night, toilet training didn't take too long but then it all went out the window and he now sleeps in our room and is allowed on the sofa.

He was a kind of therapy dog for our daughter and she bonded really well with him, they took naps together during the day, it was very sweet. My eldest son loves taking him for walks and they help to groom and feed him. It's a team effort and I can see it teaching the boys how to care for someone else other than themselves. One of the best things we did as a family was get Maximus.

Maximus and his sister at his first owners house.

Still waiting to bring him home, we would go and visit.

He was just the cutest little fluff ball.

Bringing him home for the first time. It was December and an early Christmas Gift.

He loved his goats milk and would make such a mess.

Jabs all done and out on our fist walk. He is very bright and learnt all the commands.

When he could climb the stairs we often found him on our bed.

Graduated puppy class. All that hard work paid off.

Building a relationship with the children.

Maximus the bumblebee.

Starting to get a bit too shaggy, smelly and knots I can't get out. Time for your first groom.

We have found a super local groomers where he has been since he was a pup. When you find a decent groomers do not leave as it's nearly impossible to find another good one. We go to The Hair of the Dog in Hatfield House grounds.

Oops he was more matted than we thought. Looking very smart though in his tuxedo. New name "Shaun".

He even comes on holiday with us. We have found some great dog friendly holiday places. This picture was taken at Forest Holidays. We also go to Thorpeness in Suffolk and Centre Parcs which cater for pets.