Author: Bonita Shelby

Conventional, Organic, or Both?

Bonita Shelby

Why Eat Organic? This post focuses on fruits and veggies only, to not overwhelm. However, the following short article speaks of all foods and is worth reading for a general point of view. 

6 Reasons You Should Eat Organic + The Top Organic Produce You Should Buy

My Top Three Reasons for Eating Organic:

  1. No GMOs (a whole ‘nother topic) and less toxic chemical load/pesticides overall, so there’s no chemical taste; and generally tastes authentic…better
  2. It’s similar to the quality my body remembers eating as a young girl and younger woman. (Hint: It didn’t need to be labeled Organic.)
  3. It does my body good and I can tell that my body appreciates it. (Your Body Speaks, Are You Listening?)

How to get started? Link over to get your lists…✓Dirty Dozen of Conventional fruits and veggies…replace these with Organic first ✓Clean Fifteen of Conventional fruits and veggies…continue purchasing these until you want all Organic
Whether you decide to jump both feet in and purchase all Organic or whether you decide to replace the Conventional/Dirty Dozen with Organic and continue purchasing Conventional/Clean Fifteen right now, you will be on a better path than ignoring and continuing to eat all Conventional. 
I encourage you to ease on down the road to Organic and do your body good!
Next Level Self Care to Empower YOU! Real, Good Food is one of the 7 Pillars of Next Level Self Care.


P.S. This is a good time to start, it seems there are more Organic fruits & veggies available now. Look for the ‘9’ number &/or word Organic on the label which identifies it.


Expect great things and do them by GOD’s grace and for His glory!



Let’s Reason Together: Back to Eden

Bonita Shelby

Why Back to Eden?

The name of this classic book indicates what needs to happen in the Body of Christ for such a time as this! The Body of Christ has strayed so far from what Father GOD intended from ‘The Beginning’ for everyday lifestyle choices. For example, to be fruitful, multiply, replenish and have dominion in the earth – care for the environment, produce real food, use His original medicine, operate from a place of rest, move our bodies through daily physical activity and relate to Him, self and others. (Genesis 1:26-29; Genesis 2: verses 2, 8-9, 15-17 as well as other scriptures in the Old & New Testament)

Where in the world is the Body of Christ today?

Back to Eden is in the Kingdom of GOD on earth and requires an entirely different LIFEstyle than what is dominating the world systems today. Back to Eden is the opposite of things readily embraced now because of tradition/familiarity, convenience/ease, cheap prices/low cost and most of all, the lack of knowledge/understanding.

What is the process to see Back to Eden manifest?

Awareness > Acceptance > Action > Results > Sharing

In general, the shift must happen in the mindset first – Awareness and Acceptance – before anything can happen for anyone personally or as a unit – Action, Results and Sharing.

Be sure of this, Back to Eden is already happening for many people in different ways and at various levels, even though it may not be recognized as or called Back to Eden. (An example of a gardening project that has been successfully shared as an instructional film, Back to Eden Film, https://www.backtoedenfilm.com/ can be viewed here. Of course, this type of gardening may not work for everyone but some variation of it can be used.)

How to Embrace Back to Eden through the Next Level Self Care LIFEstyle

Why Next Level?  Next Level is the challenge to continue to seek and embrace the best of the rest available in what’s considered Self Care. This requires an open mind and determination to learn and then be flexible to make the necessary changes, flowing from level to level as needed based upon developing and changing information.

Next Level Self Care is a LIFEstyle that focuses on these essentials of LIFE

The Seven Pillars of Next Level Self Care:

  1. Clean Air
  2. Clean Water
  3. Real, Good Food
  4. Deep, Restful Sleep
  5. Moderate Physical Activity
  6. Balanced, Harmonious Emotions
  7. Seed to Seal®, Real Essential Oils

To be continued…

Please share comments, thoughts, questions for open discussion.

Bonita Shelby is the Principal of DiVine Health Choices, which promotes Next Level Self Care. She is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist and a 29-year breast cancer survivor to thriver. She educates, advocates and provides Seed to Seal Essential Oils and other integrative therapy products and services

Bonita Shelby

Certified Clinical Aromatherapist

Next Level Self Care Advocate

Young Living Independent Distributor #530304

DiVineHealthChoices.com

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My Why… My first article, “Freedom from breast cancer”

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