WINNERS of Raw Extra-Virgin Cod Liver Oil

There were 99 entries to the giveaway for the Raw, Extra-Virgin Cod Liver Oil! "Rosita EVCLO is real Norwegian cod liver oil that is fresh, raw & handcrafted from wild livers using a very rare ancient extraction technique which uses nature to separate the oil from its liver.


I used a free random number generator to select the winner.  The winners are:

Rebecca Turner in Waverly Hall Georgia

Stephanie Larsen in Silver Springs Florida 



Congratulations, Rebecca and Stephanie!  Please e-mail me at nourishedandnurtured[at]gmail[dot]com no later than August 30th. Send me your mailing address so I can ship the EVCLO to you pronto.

GIVEAWAY: Two Bottles of Extra Virgin, Raw Cod Liver Oil

I'm giving away two bottles of Extra Virgin Cod Liver Oil!  

Cod liver oil is a true superfood: this nutritional powerhouse provides Vitamins A and D, plus Omega 3's, DHA, and EPA.  Weston A. Price's studies showed that the diets of traditional people contained ten times the amounts of Vitamin A and D present in modern diets, and this higher nutrient-content was likely the reason that the people had robust health with virtually no cavities, heart disease, or cancer.

You probably already know that my family stopped taking fermented cod liver oil a couple years ago because it was giving us digestive issues. These digestive issues had something to do with the process of fermentation, which produced an oil that not only smelled bad and tasted bad, but obviously gave my family problems.

This new Extra Virgin Cod Liver Oil (EVCLO) is made differently than the oh-so-popular fermented CLO. According to the EVCLO website, "Rosita EVCLO is real Norwegian cod liver oil that is fresh, raw & handcrafted from wild livers using a very rare ancient extraction technique which uses nature to separate the oil from its liver. No chemicals, solvents and mechanical devices are ever used during the extraction process. The oil is completely unrefined and produced under the total absence of heat, a process that protects its nutritional value."

EVCLO isn't for-sale on their website yet, but it is planned to be released for sale in the next few weeks. In the meantime, though, I have two bottles to give away to some lucky blog readers.

Because of shipping costs, this giveaway is only open to people who live in the continental United States.  There are three ways to enter this giveaway:

• Leave a comment below including your location and your first and last name. Entries that do not include this information will be excluded from the drawing.*
• Pin this giveaway on Pinterest and then leave another comment to let me know that you have done so. 
• Share this giveaway on Facebook, and then leave another comment to let me know that you have done so.  

This giveaway will be closed to more entries on Saturday August 23rd. I will randomly select 2 winners on Sunday, August 24th. 

*In one of my previous giveaways, multiple people claimed the same entry.  To prevent that from happening again, I am requiring people to include both their first and last name, as well as their location.

 Links to Amazon are affiliate links. If you use these links, your price remains the same, but I earn a small commission. Affiliate Disclosure: As of May 2015, my family likes the extra virgin cod liver oil so much that I have signed up as an affiliate for EVCLO. The link to EVCLO above is an affiliate link.
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WINNER of Naturally-Tinted Balms and Herbal Salve

There were 41 entries to the giveaway for the Bessmess Naturally-Tinted Balms and Herbal Salve! I used a free random number generator to select the winner.  The winner is: Michelle Sopa, Hubertus, WI.

Congratulations, Michelle!  Please send me your e-mail address at nourishedandnurtured@gmail.com no later than February 28th so I can send your contact information to Bessmess. 

GIVEAWAY: Naturally-Tinted Balms for Lips and Cheeks Plus an Herbal Salve

On Monday February 24th, I'm giving away some wonderful natural beauty and health products.  Bess Taylor, of bessmess on Etsy, has generously offered to give the winner a choice of 3 tinted balms for cheeks and lips plus a 1-oz herbal salve (containing chamomile, lavender, and calendula).

practical meets pretty, items inspired by nature

In Bess' words, here are descriptions of the tinted balms and herbal salve:

tinted balms [made with calendula-infused sweet almond oil, mango butter, beeswax, alkanet root powder and/or annatto seed (for the tint), vitamin E, lime essential oil, & love]: I choose organic ingredients that will add a beneficial quality to the end product. The beautiful colors come from infusing the oils with a variety of different roots and seeds. This product can be applied with one swipe of your finger for hydration or if you would like a bit more color, scoop a bit out and apply with your finger or a lip brush. I am a very practical person, but I also believe that practical things can be pretty, so I used watercolor to paint the original labels to represent the shade in each tin. As mom on the go, I love a multipurpose product: this product pulls double duty as lip and cheek color. The resin coating makes the tin more lasting, as you can use it to hold small items once your balm is gone.

herbal salve (made with chamomile, lavender, calendula, kokum butter, avocado oil, beeswax, & love): I always have a tin of this go-to salve in my purse: helps with a number of things including dry skin & mild itching to fly away hair and removing mascara smudges. This salve has a soft floral scent derived naturally from the herbs.

I myself have tried Bess' tinted balms, and they work great.  My daughter has very much enjoyed having her own tin of makeup that she wears on occasion, and I love knowing that it is safe and natural for her to use.

about Bess

bessmess started when my papa labeled all of my childhood "work papers" as bessmess. From then on, any craft I was making was known as bessmess to all.

My newest endeavor of tinted balms started with the beauty of a beet & is an accumulation of 5 years of science lab classes, 10+ years of professional makeup artistry, living through a period of severe chemical sensitivity, a renewed love for painting (my labels), being a Reiki Master (adding love to all of my products), and a mom of an active 3-year-old little boy (multipurpose products that give color in a natural way).

how to enter the giveaway

 There are three ways to enter this giveaway:

• Leave a comment below including your location and your first and last name. Entries that do not include this information will be excluded from the drawing.*
• Pin this giveaway on Pinterest and then leave another comment to let me know that you have done so. 
• Share this giveaway on Facebook, and then leave another comment to let me know that you have done so.  

This giveaway will be closed to more entries on Sunday February 23rd.
I will randomly select 1 winner on Monday February 24th.

*In one of my previous giveaways, multiple people claimed the same entry.  To prevent that from happening again, I am requiring people to include both their first and last name, as well as their location.

GIVEAWAY - Two Copies of Diet Recovery 2 Book

Matt Stone from 180 Degree Health has generously agreed to give away two copies of his book Diet Recovery 2: Restoring Mind and Metabolism from Dieting, Weight Loss, Exercise, and Healthy Food.  One winner will receive the eBook format, and one winner will receive the audio book version 180 Platinum Collection). (which is not available for individual sale, and only normally available when you buy the

I bought this book for myself a few weeks ago, and am very excited to be able to share it with you.  In Matt's words,

Being healthy is a lot easier than you are making it out to be...

Diet Recovery 2 really is a “health book” too.  It contains a foolproof and fully up-to-date strategy for restoring optimal metabolic rate and overcoming the many health problems that can be caused by restrictive eating and attempts at forced weight loss.  Nothing, not even thyroid hormone drugs, are likely to raise your metabolism to the extent that following this general diet and lifestyle prescription will.  And it’s all very simple with no special foods to avoid, magic meal plans, “metabolism supercharging supplements,” or other crap.  Just the biggest results with the absolute smallest changes – none of them difficult or requiring willpower.  No wagons to fall off of.  No rebellious splurges right around the next corner.

With the help of Diet Recovery 2, you should not only be able to overcome your diet obsession and eat normally again, but you can also confidently expect to:

•  Raise your body temperature significantly – most returning to the normal 98.6 degrees F or above in just a few weeks
• Become “fat proof,” more or less incapable of gaining body fat eating whatever you want, in the quantity you desire, with or without exercise
• See major health improvements in areas that were being impaired by the metabolism-suppressing effect of restricted diets
• Learn how to make small changes in your diet to function properly in the main competencies of physical function – such as digestion, metabolism, sex drive and function, sleep, mood, dental health, and other primary places
• Completely eliminate all strong cravings for any and every food 100% in just a matter of weeks
• Eradicate binge eating, emotional eating, and other behaviors only seen when a person is consciously interfering with his or her food intake
• Receive simple guidance to get the benefits of exercise you’ve never been able to get, with just a fraction of the time and effort that you put into it in the past
• Actually see big improvements in how your body looks (more muscle, less fat, better proportions) a year or two down the road from having fully completed the diet recovery process

There are three ways to enter this giveaway:

• Leave a comment below including your location and your first and last name. Entries that do not include this information will be excluded from the drawing.*
• Pin this giveaway on Pinterest and then leave another comment to let me know that you have done so. 
• Share this giveaway on Facebook, and then leave another comment to let me know that you have done so.  

This giveaway will be closed to more entries on Tuesday April 9th.
I will randomly select 2 winners on Wednesday, April 10th. 

*In one of my previous giveaways, multiple people claimed the same entry.  To prevent that from happening again, I am requiring people to include both their first and last name, as well as their location.

Winners of 9 Subscriptions to Real Food and Health Magazine!

There were 57 entries to the giveaway for subscriptions to Real Food and Health magazine! I used a free random number generator to select the winners (nerdy, I know).  The winners are:
3-month subscriptions to Real Food and Health:

• Number 7 - Kate Vieregge, who commented, "This sounds like a great magazine and I would love to win a subscription!"
• Number 17 - Maureen, who commented, "Love to learn about new real food resources!"
• Number 38 - Bethany Carpenter, who commented, "I can't get enough of learning about nutrition right now! Thanks for the opportunity to win and for sharing the knowledge you are gaining."

6-month subscriptions to Real Food and Health:

• Number 8 - Lisa P., who commented, "This magazine sounds very interesting - I'd love to win."
• Number 13 - Anonymous, who commented, "This looks super! I'd love to win."
• Number 41 - Hayley, who commented, "This magazine looks great! Thank you for sharing. You are so inspiring :)"

one-year subscriptions to Real Food and Health:

• Number 22 - Jennifer, who commented, "Thank you for this opportunity! I would love to win this."
• Number 1 - Laura, who commented, "I would very much like to win a free subscription to Real Food and Health magazine!! Thank you for this opportunity and for all your great posts!! :)"
• Number 3 - MamaTia, who commented, "Woohoo!" 

Congratulations to all the winners!  All winners must send an their e-mail addresses to me at nourishedandnurtured@gmail.com no later than September 25th so I can get your subscriptions to you!

GIVEAWAY: 9 Free Subscriptions to Real Food and Health Magazine!

Have you heard of Real Food and Health magazine?  It is a one-of-a-kind digital magazine for Real Foodies, and it is loaded with articles, kitchen tips, and nutrient-dense recipes. I've been writing for the magazine for about a year, and I find it to be a great source of information that applies to my lifestyles of nutrient-dense cooking and natural living.

Heather Lionelle, the editor of Real Food and Health magazine, has generously donated nine subscriptions to the magazine to Nourished and Nurtured readers.

• three 3-month subscriptions
• three 6-month subscriptions
• three 1-year subscriptions

And, another quick freebie: the first 25 people to follow this link and enter the code U3N5K will receive a PDF of the September/October issue of RFH for free!

Real Food and Health is unique in that it was specifically developed to be e-reader friendly, but also allows for recipes to be printed.  The magazine is 100% reader supported, and no ads are sold, so it is not loaded down with ads like so many other magazines. Issues are published bi-monthly, so there are six issues each year. The e-reader version of the magazine is sold on Amazon, and the PDF version is sold at the Real Food and Health website.

There are three ways to enter this giveaway:

• Leave a comment below. 
• Pin this giveaway on Pinterest and then leave another comment to let me know that you have done so. 
• Share this giveaway on Facebook, and then leave another comment to let me know that you have done so.  

I will randomly select 9 winners on Wednesday, September 19th.  The first three winners will each receive a 3-month subscription, the next three winners will each receive a 6-month subscription, and the final three winners will each receive a 1-year subscription.

Giveaway: Diet Recovery Book

Matt Stone from 180 Degree Health has generously agreed to give away a copy of his Diet Recovery book.  I reviewed this book a few weeks ago, and am very excited to be able to share it with you.  In Matt's words,

When you’ve had enough and you are ready to stop dieting forever, get your health back on track, stop obsessing over your body fat percentage, be happy, and join the rest of society by eating somewhat normal again, there’s no better book in print for you to turn to.

Diet Recovery is it.  Proven with hundreds of people across the globe to bring metabolism up to its ideal level – easy to track by simply watching your morning body temperature go from frigid Antarctic temps to near the ideal 98.6 degrees F/37 C in a very short period of time (usually less than 30 days).

Along with that are often the disappearance of countless health problems – from infertility to lack of menstrual period to mood disorders to years of constipation to erectile dysfunction to the inability to gain muscle to the inability to lose weight to the disappearance of food sensitivities, autoimmune disease of countless varieties, blood sugar dysregulation, and more.  And it’s fun as hell rediscovering how enjoyable eating can be once again, live your life without some oppressive diet overshadowing the stuff in life that’s actually important, and to stop beating yourself up with guilt over being hungry.

To enter the giveaway for the Diet Recovery book, please leave a comment.  Only one entry per person.  I will randomly select a winner on Wednesday, February 22nd.