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Melissa is a former beauty queen, personal trainer and certified holistic health coach. Melissa founded Queen Bee Wellness to specialize her coaching practice towards Women's Wellness and Beauty. She helps women focus on finding their own natural beauty from a integrative approach of balancing Mind, Body and Soul. Melissa believes that what we put in our mind is just as important as the nourishing food we put in our bodies and products on our skin. She strives to coach women to balance a healthier body image, approach to wellness and authentic living. With her passion for a clean lifestyle, Queen Bee Wellness therapeutic skin care products were born- to help women enhance their natural glow, without causing harm to their health from chemical laden toxic products. Melissa's philosophy to real beauty is summarized in "Wellness is Beauty". Melissa resides on a 10 acre farm in Montgomery, Texas with her husband and teen aged children. In her spare time she is chief goat wrangler and milker of her "Queen Bee" herd of dairy goats at Three Goats Farm.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Beets are the BOMB

Sorry, my 15 year old daughter asked that I not ever use that word again. Because apparently it's NOT cool. But I feel quite certain that she is not reading my blog-So, bomb diggity!

Anyway, Beets have amazing health benefits. In many holistic, integrative, and eastern traditions, beets are believed to be an excellent liver tonic and blood purifier. Beets get their RED color from a compound called betacyanin which is a potent cancer fighter. They help replenish iron in the body along with reducing potentially toxic levels of heart damaging homocysteine in the blood. Beets are loaded with potassium, a vitally important mineral for heart health.Beets do make a wonderful ingredient for juicing but they are quite delicious roasted as well. Here is a spin on a beet salad.

Maple glazed Roasted Beet Salad with local Texas Pecans (puhcans')and raw goat cheese.

Drizzle olive oil and maple syrup on chopped beets. Place into 350 degree oven for 15 minutes, toss and return for 15 minutes. Then broil for 2-3 minutes on high to Carmelize the glaze. Serve on a bed of arugula and top with goat cheese and pecans. Serve and enjoy!



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