You Are What You Drink: Natural Beverages That Will Keep You Healthy, Hydrated, and Happy This Summer

Turn to Thirst-Quenching WONDER MELON and Immunity-Boosting BEETOLOGY for Trendy Cocktails, Delicious Mocktails, and Straight-From-the-Bottle Refreshment

Staying healthy is on everyone’s mind these days. And now that summer is here, keeping hydrated is also a must. Fortunately, two of today’s trendiest superfoods – beets and watermelon – make it easy to check all the boxes.

Wonder Melon Immune-Boosting Smoothie

1 frozen banana

1 cup frozen strawberries

½ cup Greek yogurt

½ cup Wonder Melon Watermelon Lemon Cayenne

¼ cup orange juice

Honey to taste

Buzz all ingredients in a blender and enjoy.

Tropical Beet-a-Colada

1½ cups ice

3 oz. Beetology Beet + Tropical Fruit

2 oz. coconut cream

2 oz. dark rum

2 oz. coconut rum

Blend all ingredients in a blender until frothy.

Garnish with a pineapple slice.

These nutritious “it” foods are available in the form of refreshing, all-natural craft drinks. BEETOLOGY offers five tantalizing blends powered by beet juice, which is known to support the body’s detoxification process, fight inflammation, help lower blood pressure, and boost stamina, among many other health benefits. 

WONDER MELON delivers the all hydrating properties of everybody’s favorite summertime treat, watermelon, along with its natural bounty of antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins.

Devotees of these fashionable cold-pressed beverages swear by their delicious hydrating goodness. They love discovering new ways to enjoy beet juice and watermelon juice as mixers in cocktails, mocktails, even smoothies.

WONDER MELON offers two delightful varieties: Cool Watermelon Cucumber Basil and Watermelon Lemon Cayenne. BEETOLOGY’s crazy combo lineup includes Beet + Lemon + Ginger, Beet + Veggie, Beet + Berry, Beet + Cherry, and Beet + Tropical fruit.

BEETOLOGY and WONDER MELON are as “clean” as you can get.

Made from 100% organic fruit and veggie juices, they are non-GMO, Fair Trade, certified OU Kosher, and free of sugar, artificial ingredients, soy, dairy, and gluten.

3 Things You Should Know About Beet Juice

·       New evidence links antioxidant-rich beets to strengthened immunity, better skeletal muscle function, and greater stamina.

·       The International Olympic Committee has declared beet juice a sports food.

·       Beet juice is being used by researchers for its potential benefits to people with diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and the elderly.

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3 Reasons to Drink Your Watermelon

·       The amino acids in watermelon may lower blood pressure and reduce risk of heart attack.

·       Watermelon is 92% water – a sweet way to keep every cell in your body hydrated.

·       Watermelon has more of the antioxidant lycopene than any other fruit or veggie. Studies show that lycopene may be associated with reduced risk of cancer and diabetes.

Find all five varieties of BEETOLOGY and two types of WONDER MELON in the refrigerator section at health food, kosher, and grocery stores. They are distributed by KAYCO, a leader in convenient products for healthy lifestyles.

Wonder Melon is available at Central Market, Stew Leonard’s, Best Market, Whole Foods North West, and Amazon.

Beetology is available at Price Chopper, Tops, Shop Rite, Whole Foods Northwest, Albertsons and Amazon.

Captivating Mystery Novel Blends a Historic Past with Current Events

Author Rick Pontz releases his new book titled ‘103 Pilgrims’, the first of a series of mystery and thriller novels.

Author Rick Pontz has released a new novel titled 103 Pilgrims, a story based on unsolved mysteries from the pilgrims who founded America. 103 Pilgrims is the first in his series of mystery and thriller novels.

103 Pilgrims is an excellent novel choice for anyone who wants to join in todays’ 400-year celebration of the founding of America. The storyline mixes fact and fiction while blending a historical past with current events. Readers will discover how the decisions of our ancestors affect our lives today while solving riveting mysteries.

The series of novels takes place in the Plymouth and Cape Cod area of Massachusetts, a region that is full of history.  This years’ historical 400-year anniversary event has already attracted a lot of attention, news, and media coverage to this area and to the Dutch city of Leiden, where the Pilgrims originally departed.

Pontz creatively devises a thrilling mystery around these fascinating factual places and events in 103 Pilgrims. The novel is based in Plymouth and Cape Cod in 2020, but uses clues left behind by the Pilgrims of 1620 to solve the mystery.

Pontz says, “Who’s digging up the Pilgrims, and why?” He adds, “103 Pilgrims, though a mystery novel set in 2020 Plymouth, also reaches back to 1620 for clues the pilgrims left behind to help solve the puzzle. It is a perfect read during this year’s celebration of the landing of the pilgrims 400 years ago.”

103 Pilgrims was published in March 2020 and is just the first novel by Rick Pontz. Pontz will release a sequel in the series in early 2021 titled Blood on the Rock. For more information about 103 Pilgrims and to stay updated on the release of Blood on the Rock, please visit www.103pilgrims.com or www.plymouthmysteries.com.

Plymouth Mysteries, LLC

Plymouth Mysteries, LLC is the platform for a series of mystery and thriller novels based in the Plymouth and Cape Cod area of Massachusetts. 103 Pilgrims is the first novel by author Rick Pontz, and was published in March of 2020. The sequel, Blood on the Rock, will be released in early 2021.

Creating Magic Daily: A New Book by Wendell Miracle

On my birthday today, I am reminded of all the great things I have in my life, as well as things surrounding me that make me smile. In that same vein, author Wendell Miracle has created a fun and hopeful book on magic in everyday life: Have A Magical Day: 7 Keys To Living Happy Every Day.

Questions: What inspired you to create Hope Nuggets?

Wendell Miracle: After my mother passed away from breast cancer in 2012, it was the darkest time of my life. I lost my best friend, biggest supporter, and most of all, my passion for life. I didn’t have any money to my name. 

But when I started to take life seriously and spend time learning new things, it gave me purpose and made me hungry to become something of myself.

I first launched Hope Nuggets on Instagram back in 2013, which at the time only allowed 15 second videos. I only had those 15 seconds to share a nugget of information to motivate people and bring hope to whatever situation they were facing. With Have a Magical Day, I share these messages with the goal of showing people that they can make every day magical, and every day happy.

Q: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, more people are suffering from anxiety and depression because of the loneliness caused by social distancing and self-isolation. What advice would you give to people who are currently struggling with mental illness?

WM: For me, my depression began to end when I finally made the decision to fight it. Once you begin to fight for yourself, you begin to love yourself. Not in a conceited way, but healthy self-respect and self-love. 

I believe everyone is meant to live an extremely happy life. It’s when we admit to ourselves that it won’t be an easy fight that we allow ourselves to fall, as long as you stand back up.

Q: How has your faith guided you through challenging times?

WM: Even when I was broke, depressed, and felt like there was nowhere to turn, I had unwavering faith that I would come out on top in the end. With this mindset and lifestyle, even my not-so-magical days ended up being magical, because they helped me grow.

Doubts about faith will come, along with negative thoughts and fears. You need to have faith, but you don’t need to wait for answers to your prayers to find happiness. Faith isn’t the absence of doubt; it’s the ability to push through the doubts and enter your destiny. You need to declare that you are blessed before you actually start seeing blessings.

Q: You say a positive morning routine determines the type of day you will have. How so? 

WM: When people start their day, they complain about the weather, traffic, and the jobs they’re going to. 

But if you start your morning being grateful and counting the blessings you have in your life; it makes an incredible difference in your day. I encourage you to add 10 blessings to your list of things you’re grateful for and give thanks to each of them.

When I open my eyes in the morning, I’m grateful that I get to see another day! I give thanks for the running water and for toothpaste, and the bed I sleep on. I also began to do a car dance routine every morning I get in my car! 

When I started this, I would bop to the music and have an amazing sales day. Within the year of starting my car dance routines, I finished in the top one percent in sales. I guarantee if you count your blessings in the morning and top it off with a car dance, you will live happier, freer, and with tremendous success.

  

Have a Magical Day: 7 Keys to Living Happy Every Day is available on Amazon and other retail outlets. Get this uplifting book here.

Connect with Wendell Miracle on Instagram @hopenuggets and visit www.hopenuggets.com.

And remember, magic is everywhere!

Bee K’onscious Artisanal Honey Now Available Online

Denver-based Purveyor of Raw, Single-Origin Honey Launches Website

Denver-based startup Bee K’onscious Artisanal Honey is now offering its nutritious raw honey online at https://bkshoney.com/.  

Each jar of Bee K’onscious’s single-origin honey is sourced from the finest beekeepers around the world, with a QR-coded label that allows customers to scan and trace the honey to the single beekeeper who produced it. 

The “hive to home” honey brand has partnered with TagOne, a provider of blockchain technology, to provide customers the ability to ensure the source of the jar is producing 100% pure, unfiltered, unpasteurized, non-blended honey.

“Many people enjoy high quality honey, not only as an alternative sweetener, but for its natural antibacterial qualities and disease-fighting antioxidants. What consumers don’t know is that many mass-produced supermarket honeys are cooked and, thereby, lose their nutritional value,” says Bee K’onscious owner Matt Kollmorgen. “Every jar of Bee K’onscious is raw, unadulterated and uncooked and retains all the good stuff your body needs to fight disease.”

Bee K’onscious currently offers four varietals: Brazilian Cipo Uva, Brazilian Marmeleiro Prateado, Montana Clover and a much sought-after California Sage. The selection of unique honeys will continue to expand as the Bee K’onscious team continues to search the globe for beekeepers that have integrated best practices.  Bee K’onscious Artisanal Honey retails for $18 per jar.

Bee K’onscious only partners with beekeepers that maintain ethical and sustainable beekeeping practices. The company is also committed to packaging their honey in glass jars and shipping to customers using only recyclable, corrugated packaging. 

For more information or product samples, please contact Eva Dilmanian at 718.599.2591 or eva@buzzwordpr.com.

About Bee K’onscious Artisanal Honey

Bee K’onscious is a honey company that navigates the globe looking for the highest quality honeys, harvested and produced by the world’s finest apiarists. The Denver, Co-based startup is working towards ending the exploitation and inequality in an industry where economies of scale value quantity over quality. For more information, please visit www.bkshoney.com and follow them on Instagram @beekonscious.