04/16/2015
I just came across a fantastic little market online. It is call the Thrive market
They are all natural and organic. This online market is like a Sam's club but with natural and organic health products skin care and foods.
I was looking for an all natural organic shampoo and this site came up. I was really impressed.
When you are on the site go to search bar and put in gluten free and they will show what they have that is gluten free. I had put in gluten free shampoos and a number of gluten free shampoos came on the site
They have a deal where you try it out for a month if you like it then you get charged a one time fee of 59.00. The products are at whole sale pricing so they are extremely cheap in price. Most grocery stores even when they have a sale on a gluten free product these products will have lower prices on that particular item
You can see what I mean by going to this website
http://go.thrv.me/aff_c?offer_id=6&aff_id=3344
I think you will be impressed as much as I am
I purchased a Fair Trade Shampoo that was 7.95 for a 32 oz shampoo
I will let you know when I try it out what I think of it but for that price I am very happy. I just wanted to let you know that I love love the shampoo it is really is a great buy. I had lots of volume and shine. I never use a conditioner , I put a tiny spot of olive on my hands after my hair is dry and rub it through my hair . it works great and it is a lot cheaper then purchasing a separate conditioner. Thrive market is fantastic just go to the link above and see how great this online market is. if you spend 49.00 or more then it is free shipping . They have everything all in one spot. They have vitamins hair products food and skin care . it is a gluten free paradise.
Thank you
Ellen Gaffney
thegcats@comcast.net
484 684 6290
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Simple Beauty Mineral Makeup & Skin care Preoducts
04/04/2015
Happy Happy Easter & Passover
I hope you are enjoying the somewhat warmer temperatures not quite spring type weather but at least it is not snow.
At least we have had a few warmer days, Hopefully more to come
I am writing today because I found an interesting company for make up and skin care products. These products are all natural and organic
They have mineral make up and what is nice for the make up you can purchase a sample bag of mineral makeup goodies for 5.00 to see if they work well for you
I just did this for myself today. The products are Vegan organic and gluten free with just a few ingredients in them.
They look very promising I have not tried them as of yet like I said I just purchased the samples but I am impressed with them.
I talked with the owner today about the products and she knew all about Celiac disease and the problems that can occur if you are not using gluten free skin care and make up. The products are also not too expensive. The website is https://simplebeautyminerals.com/consultant/25
I hope you have a great holiday tonight & tomorrow with your family and friends
Thank you
Ellen Gaffney
thegcats@comcast.net
484 684 6290
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
The Greater Philadelphia Celiac Support Group
03/10/2015
Hello Again
I hope you are all doing fine and are beginning to thaw out with spring coming upon us
I am writing you because I am the President of the Greater Philadelphia Celiac Support Group
Our next meeting will be on March 20th 5:45 - 7:30 PM for meeting other Celiacs and to go through the gluten free vendors that will be there for you to purchase some of their products.
We have about 10 - 15 vendors that will be there
some of the vendors that will be there will be as follows
The Happy Mixer a gluten free bakery located in Chalfont PA
Tupperware
Bookbinder's gluten free soups
Girl Scout gluten free cookies
Dutch county Gluten Free Pretzels
Q's Cookies
Door to Door Organics online organic grocery store
Betsy's Bakery
Posh Pop Bakery
Giant Food Store ( Dietitian )
Our Speaker is Pam Cureton she is from the Maryland Celiac Research Institute
It should be a great meeting
Abington Memorial Hospital
1200 Old York Rd
Lenfest Pavilion First Floor
Abington PA 19001
It does cost 25.00 to join the group you get 2 newsletters a year and we meet twice a year at the hospital
Thank you
Ellen Gaffney
Presdient of the Greater Philadelphia Celiac Support Group
Hello Again
I hope you are all doing fine and are beginning to thaw out with spring coming upon us
I am writing you because I am the President of the Greater Philadelphia Celiac Support Group
Our next meeting will be on March 20th 5:45 - 7:30 PM for meeting other Celiacs and to go through the gluten free vendors that will be there for you to purchase some of their products.
We have about 10 - 15 vendors that will be there
some of the vendors that will be there will be as follows
The Happy Mixer a gluten free bakery located in Chalfont PA
Tupperware
Bookbinder's gluten free soups
Girl Scout gluten free cookies
Dutch county Gluten Free Pretzels
Q's Cookies
Door to Door Organics online organic grocery store
Betsy's Bakery
Posh Pop Bakery
Giant Food Store ( Dietitian )
Our Speaker is Pam Cureton she is from the Maryland Celiac Research Institute
It should be a great meeting
Abington Memorial Hospital
1200 Old York Rd
Lenfest Pavilion First Floor
Abington PA 19001
It does cost 25.00 to join the group you get 2 newsletters a year and we meet twice a year at the hospital
Thank you
Ellen Gaffney
Presdient of the Greater Philadelphia Celiac Support Group
Monday, March 2, 2015
Weight Watchers & the Gluten Free Diet
03/02/2015
Hello
Over the weekend I joined Weight Watchers to lose some extra pounds that I have accumulated
I was very impressed with their diet plan
I did not want to do the weekly meetings so I joined online
They do have 100% online support which was another thing I was impressed with.
I did a chat with an online representative they were even there on a Sunday and asked if they had gluten free options . The representative said yes they do
I decided to join . Right now they are having a special where it is free for the registration all you pay is the monthly amount of the particular type of diet plan that you decide. I decided on the basic plan. I pay $ 19.95 a month
They do have another option that you pay $ 54.95 every three months. You do get more out of that plan. but the $19.95 a month was what I could afford
This was a present for myself since my birthday was on Friday the 27th of February.
Yesterday I began my Weight Watchers Journaling journey
Once you join you hit Tracking and you begin putting in for each meal what you are going to have for that particular meal
Weight watchers has a point system so you just put in each food and get the point value for that particular food. I was going to have for dinner a Canyon Bake house roll with what I was going to have for dinner I went to put that in and they do have names of particular gluten free companies but they did not have that one. I was thinking now what do I do. Then I saw on the left hand side that you could put the nutritional value of a particular item in and get the points for it so that is what I did.
I am only on the beginning stages of my weight loss journey but I think it is good
it does make you think of what you are going to eat. You are taking the time out and putting the foods down on paper and when you do that it makes you think do I really want to eat that or is there a better choice You only have a set number of points that you can have a day. Once they are done for the day that is all you can eat. They determine how many points you will have when you put in your weight and height and how much weight you would like to lose. Every week you weigh your self and if you are losing weight they will adjust the points system for you
Thank you
Ellen Gaffney
thegcats@comcast.net
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Chestnut Henna Shampoo bar from Chagrin Valley Soaps
02/28/2015
Hello Again:
I had called the Chagrin Valley Soap and Salve company to say thank you for making such a great product with the Cafe Moreno shampoo bar
I explained about my usual allergies and sensitivities to products and that their products did not do that to me
I further stated that my hair was mostly gray and that the Cafe Moreno was great it was giving me subtle high lights of color and that I loved it
They said to me with your hair being mostly gray I would suggest the Chestnut Henna Shampoo Bar . It will give you a bit more color to your hair and a faster time of it. I said to them I was a little bit hesitant in doing that I felt that it would maybe because of the red tones in it make my hair orange or have pink tones. They assured me that it would not
I felt well it is not very expensive I mind as well give it a try. It did color my hair a bit more. I love it . I feel that the Cafe Moreno has a bit more conditioning to my hair but the Chestnut Henna Shampoo does add the color I am trying to get.
I love both products my hair has never looked better and I swear with switching to these shampoo bars my hair is in so much better condition and is growing more then it has ever grown before.
I shampoo my hair every other day and I think what I will do now is one time I will use the Cafe Moreno The next shampoo I will use the Chestnut Brown Henna shampoo bar. I will alternate back and forth .
When I use the shampoo bars I shampoo and leave it on my head for about 15 - 20 minutes rinse and let dry naturally . The results are just amazing soft full of volume and shine that stays until I shampoo again.
My hair is very short in a growing out pixie cut so there is lots of layers to it
The underneath layers are much darker the layers on top are just a bit darker in grey the contrast looks great. It looks like I went to a salon and had it professionally done by a stylist Before using these shampoo bars my hair was a very light silver grey underneath and white hair on top.
I remember when my hair was first going gray it was like this but a bit more dark then gray. My hair was in great condition but with the gray through it it did not look in great condition. I was going out with some friends for an outing and I sprayed on it the Aveda Spray on shine and went out with my friends. I was in a park and a gentleman came up to me and said how do you get your hair to look like that your hair is gorgeous. The way the sun shines on it it looks like tiny little fireworks of light going through your darker strands of hair. He asked me what color I used to get it that way and if it was a frosting. I said to him it is natural I did not do anything accept spray a shine on spray on it. He said to me it is magnificent. This is the way my hair looks now and I love it. It is nice to just wash my hair let it sit for 15 - 20 minutes rinse brush into the style I want to achieve and let nature do the rest.
Yesterday was my birthday I am now 54 years young and I feel that I am getting better with age . I guess I am like a fine wine that just needs to mature to get the right pairing to get the results that I want for my hair. I think I have finally done what I was trying to do for the last 20 year and all it took was two magnificent shampoo bars. Who would of thought 2 shampoo bars would have made my hair go from ok to a hit parade . The website once again is www.chagrinvalleysoap.com
Thank you
Ellen Gaffney
thegcats@comcast.net
Hello Again:
I had called the Chagrin Valley Soap and Salve company to say thank you for making such a great product with the Cafe Moreno shampoo bar
I explained about my usual allergies and sensitivities to products and that their products did not do that to me
I further stated that my hair was mostly gray and that the Cafe Moreno was great it was giving me subtle high lights of color and that I loved it
They said to me with your hair being mostly gray I would suggest the Chestnut Henna Shampoo Bar . It will give you a bit more color to your hair and a faster time of it. I said to them I was a little bit hesitant in doing that I felt that it would maybe because of the red tones in it make my hair orange or have pink tones. They assured me that it would not
I felt well it is not very expensive I mind as well give it a try. It did color my hair a bit more. I love it . I feel that the Cafe Moreno has a bit more conditioning to my hair but the Chestnut Henna Shampoo does add the color I am trying to get.
I love both products my hair has never looked better and I swear with switching to these shampoo bars my hair is in so much better condition and is growing more then it has ever grown before.
I shampoo my hair every other day and I think what I will do now is one time I will use the Cafe Moreno The next shampoo I will use the Chestnut Brown Henna shampoo bar. I will alternate back and forth .
When I use the shampoo bars I shampoo and leave it on my head for about 15 - 20 minutes rinse and let dry naturally . The results are just amazing soft full of volume and shine that stays until I shampoo again.
My hair is very short in a growing out pixie cut so there is lots of layers to it
The underneath layers are much darker the layers on top are just a bit darker in grey the contrast looks great. It looks like I went to a salon and had it professionally done by a stylist Before using these shampoo bars my hair was a very light silver grey underneath and white hair on top.
I remember when my hair was first going gray it was like this but a bit more dark then gray. My hair was in great condition but with the gray through it it did not look in great condition. I was going out with some friends for an outing and I sprayed on it the Aveda Spray on shine and went out with my friends. I was in a park and a gentleman came up to me and said how do you get your hair to look like that your hair is gorgeous. The way the sun shines on it it looks like tiny little fireworks of light going through your darker strands of hair. He asked me what color I used to get it that way and if it was a frosting. I said to him it is natural I did not do anything accept spray a shine on spray on it. He said to me it is magnificent. This is the way my hair looks now and I love it. It is nice to just wash my hair let it sit for 15 - 20 minutes rinse brush into the style I want to achieve and let nature do the rest.
Yesterday was my birthday I am now 54 years young and I feel that I am getting better with age . I guess I am like a fine wine that just needs to mature to get the right pairing to get the results that I want for my hair. I think I have finally done what I was trying to do for the last 20 year and all it took was two magnificent shampoo bars. Who would of thought 2 shampoo bars would have made my hair go from ok to a hit parade . The website once again is www.chagrinvalleysoap.com
Thank you
Ellen Gaffney
thegcats@comcast.net
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Cafe Moreno Shampoo bar by Chargrin Valley
02/22/2015
Chargrin Valley soap products are all natural and a fantastic company to get products from
They really care about the consumer and they care what they put into their products.
I do not work for this company but I do love their products.
I just purchased the Cafe Moreno Shampoo bar
My birthday is approaching on Friday. Every year I want to do something different with my hair.
Right now there is not much I can do. I had my hair cut about 6 weeks ago and the place where I went really botched the hair cut so I had to go some where else to get it fixed. For me my hair was finally getting long but just needed a trim. I ended up with a extremely uneven pixie cut so it is growing again but very short.
My hair is short and grey so I was not sure if I wanted to color it again. . I decided on the Chargrin Valley Cafe Moreno shampoo bar.
This is all natural , the ingredients are Organic Coconut oil Organic Clove oil Etra Vigin oil Organic Bassau oil Organic Shea Butter organic Fair Trade coffee Organic Avocado oil Organic essential oils of clove Patchouli oil Yinglang Lavender and organic Rosemary oil This shampoo bar is supposed to add dark highlights from the coffee and cloves in it.
I tried it yesterday I washed my hair with it yesterday left it on for about 20 minutes then rinsed off. What I was left with was tons I mean tons of volume shine and subtle high lights of darker hair through it. It did look like I got a very light frosting without the damage. My hair looks great.
There is a scent to it but also very light
My hair is so soft and shinny and full of volume with some great highlights.
This shampoo bar is a winner
The website is www.chargrinvalleysoapandsalve.com They have a trial size for 2.99 and a full bar size for 7.99 plus shipping.
Thank you
Ellen Gaffney
thegcats@comcast.net
Chargrin Valley soap products are all natural and a fantastic company to get products from
They really care about the consumer and they care what they put into their products.
I do not work for this company but I do love their products.
I just purchased the Cafe Moreno Shampoo bar
My birthday is approaching on Friday. Every year I want to do something different with my hair.
Right now there is not much I can do. I had my hair cut about 6 weeks ago and the place where I went really botched the hair cut so I had to go some where else to get it fixed. For me my hair was finally getting long but just needed a trim. I ended up with a extremely uneven pixie cut so it is growing again but very short.
My hair is short and grey so I was not sure if I wanted to color it again. . I decided on the Chargrin Valley Cafe Moreno shampoo bar.
This is all natural , the ingredients are Organic Coconut oil Organic Clove oil Etra Vigin oil Organic Bassau oil Organic Shea Butter organic Fair Trade coffee Organic Avocado oil Organic essential oils of clove Patchouli oil Yinglang Lavender and organic Rosemary oil This shampoo bar is supposed to add dark highlights from the coffee and cloves in it.
I tried it yesterday I washed my hair with it yesterday left it on for about 20 minutes then rinsed off. What I was left with was tons I mean tons of volume shine and subtle high lights of darker hair through it. It did look like I got a very light frosting without the damage. My hair looks great.
There is a scent to it but also very light
My hair is so soft and shinny and full of volume with some great highlights.
This shampoo bar is a winner
The website is www.chargrinvalleysoapandsalve.com They have a trial size for 2.99 and a full bar size for 7.99 plus shipping.
Thank you
Ellen Gaffney
thegcats@comcast.net
Microwavable Pasta Maker
02/22/2015
Hello
Another product that I love by Tupperware is the Microwavable Pasta Maker
I have not tried this yet. I will be getting it soon but it has fantastic reviews and so easy to use.
I particularly love this product because it is once again BPA free and all natural.
I can not wait to get this because of not having to worry about gluten issues.
I have not had gluten free pasta for a while now I was too afraid of cross contamination. My son and husband still eat gluten in the house hold.
We have a small kitchen so one side is for me the other for them
My family occasionally uses the pot that I usually use to cook in so for awhile I just did not have it.
The Microwavable Pasta maker is so easy to use just cook strain toss and serve that is it
You can make all kinds of dishes with it. It makes up to a pound of pasta at a time
This is to me a life saver for us Celiacs and what I really love is that if you are traveling you can bring it with you . Most hotels have microwaves in them . You bring the pasta what sauce you like and there you have a meal that is economically sound and you know what you are eating and is saves time
I love simplicity and this has it all.
The item number for this is 720 and once a gain it is on my website www.mytupperware.com/elleng
Thank you
Ellen Gaffney
thegcats@comcast.net
Hello
Another product that I love by Tupperware is the Microwavable Pasta Maker
I have not tried this yet. I will be getting it soon but it has fantastic reviews and so easy to use.
I particularly love this product because it is once again BPA free and all natural.
I can not wait to get this because of not having to worry about gluten issues.
I have not had gluten free pasta for a while now I was too afraid of cross contamination. My son and husband still eat gluten in the house hold.
We have a small kitchen so one side is for me the other for them
My family occasionally uses the pot that I usually use to cook in so for awhile I just did not have it.
The Microwavable Pasta maker is so easy to use just cook strain toss and serve that is it
You can make all kinds of dishes with it. It makes up to a pound of pasta at a time
This is to me a life saver for us Celiacs and what I really love is that if you are traveling you can bring it with you . Most hotels have microwaves in them . You bring the pasta what sauce you like and there you have a meal that is economically sound and you know what you are eating and is saves time
I love simplicity and this has it all.
The item number for this is 720 and once a gain it is on my website www.mytupperware.com/elleng
Thank you
Ellen Gaffney
thegcats@comcast.net
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