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I source out the very best products I can find and share these with you.
Anything I suggest are products I myself use.


When I first began my speaking career I developed the habit of sharing with my audiences a direct experience of the wow factor of eating great tasting, health instilling, high quality foods. I sourced out the best ingredients I could find, created great recipes to showcase them as well as letting them stand and shine on their own. All of this was done at my expense financially.

Let me tell you it does take a lot of time and effort yet I get the ingredients, do the prep, pack it up and haul it all with me to each event. One day someone in my audience suggested I contact the companies and ask for product support. 
Since then I cherry picked companies I truly trust and say no thank you to several others who approach me if I would not use their products myself. Integrity is imperative in my view. 

These companies below (and their products)  are alliances I fully endorse. I advocate their products fully and feel blessed to  be an Ambassador for them.  Below is a bit about each of them. 

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RAW ELEMENTS Inc 
 


Their background:
Brent and Dawn are Husband and Wife and thoroughly enjoy working together daily (most days). Together we do everything we can to support others that are trying to improve the health of people throughout the world. We consider our suppliers, associates, customers, farmers, health practitioners and fitness professionals to be a part of this group. Part of our benefits program for all our employees is our CSA membership for each employee. We are massive fans of bio-dynamic agriculture, community gardens and finding a way to bring nutrition and real food back to people.

 
I met Dawn Vickery, owner and founder of Sunwarrior Canada and Raw Elements many, many years ago after discovering Sunwarrior products.  I was intent to align with them given the fabulous products and company integrity. Since then we've nurtured a wonderful collaboration and developed a warm friendship. She's introduced me to so many superior product brands carried by Raw Elements including the entire Sunwarrior product lineup as well as other faves of mine including DandyBlend, Four Sigmatic Superfood mushroom elixirs. I am hooked on the Health-Force chlorella and vitamin C powder.
For those looking for a sugar replacement, Lakanto monk fruit sweetener may be just what you are looking for.
Check out their website, honor yourself and nurture your well-being with the amazing offerings. 


​A mention... Dawn sadly passed on far to early and now Brent and his team keep their business thriving. 

        Use the code Teri for a 10% savings anytime when ordering online at www.rawelements.ca


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SUNWARRIOR USA 
​Their mission: We believe that plants provide the cleanest and most powerful foods, rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and phyto-nutrients we’re just beginning to understand. Our bodies crave real food, especially in this age where we heavily process everything we eat, stripping out all the benefits and nutrition well before we have a chance to use them. 

It’s time to turn back to nature for what we’re missing, to the wonderful plants that capture solar energy in a near magical way and then offer it to us so freely. Join Sunwarrior in our mission to renew ourselves, our minds, our bodies, and our world. Together, we truly can transform the planet one warrior at a time. 


Ah, Sunwarrior Products! They are an everyday habit in my health routine with Liquid Rush, Liquid Light and Ormus greens a daily essential. Plus, Sunwarrior protein powder finds its way into more creations than my smoothies for I use it like flour in many of my power-bar/truffles creations as well as pancakes, granola and sometimes even a salad dressing.  Its my secret ingredient.   You'll always see me with my Sunwarrior eco-bottle and often with my Sunwarrior backpack and hoodie.  Yes I am a bit of a Sunwarrior addict.

                Ordering online use the discount code Teri15 to save 15% pending on the products.


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LA MAISON ORPHEE

La Maison Orphée
has over 30 years of expertise in the production of first cold-pressed oils. In addition,we have been working in collaboration with producers in Europe and North and South America. We visit them on a regular basis in order to exchange information and expertise. We also have preferred relationships with nutritionists, scientists, chefs, chemists and biologists in order to improve our knowledge and offer products that meet high quality standards.

Our Quebec-made oils are cold-pressed. This process does not imply any preheating; The pressing of the seeds is done at a temperature which varies according to the oil content in the seeds and the hardness of the seeds. In addition, it is carried out at low speed. Indeed using a higher speed would put too much pressure and would cause heat, and therefore a lower quality oil. It is a patient work carried out in the way of the greatest oil masters.
Maison Orphée integrates methods of artisanal oil maker and new production techniques into its process.

Use Teri15 as a discount code when ordering online. www.maisonorphee.com


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SALTON

Their story: Since 1945, Salton is a trusted household brand that offers a broad range of gourmet appliances. Our customer-first focus helps us create innovative, functional, quality products to assist in all your gourmet cooking needs. Salton brings out your inner chef. We are “your gourmet appliance company”!
 
Oh the Harley Davidson high speed blender!  I wanted one for a long time and once I bought it, love, love, love.  That Harley blender is my hero in the kitchen and he's in action everyday I am preparing food in my own kitchen.  I knew I had to become an Ambassador and share the love. :)  This baby is the best value for your dollar and the company doesn't stop their. Other fave appliances are the frother (I use this daily too) along with the hand blender and when I'm in the juice, I love their wide mouth juicer. (Wish they'd come and operate it daily for me :) )  Ordering online use the code terigentes15 to save 15%.


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FOUR SIGMATIC

Four Sigmatic was founded with the goal of cutting through all of the hype and helping people eat more of one of the world’s most scientifically studied superfoods, like mushrooms. We wanted to make these incredibly powerful foods taste better and be easier to use, so that they can be simply incorporated to upgrade your existing habits.
In other words, no more fads, no more pills, and no more capsules.
Our first mission in accomplishing this was to popularize drinking (yes, drinking) mushrooms.

The Four Sigmatic core team has known each other for years. Most of our team members were actually roommates in college. We left our well-paid corporate jobs with the likes of Google, Citibank, and Hewlett-Packard to work on behalf of the great mushroom.
Our Mushroom Mission began in the Nordic countries in 2012 and, with the help of our innovative products, we have expanded to more than twenty-five countries in less than four years.




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doTerra I've been using essential oils regularly with both my personal body care and scent regime for decades! You will also find them in my recipes, my DIY cleaning products and healing practices. After years of buying regular commercial brand oils, I took a long, due diligent look at doterra. Here is why they are now my go-to brand. 

When you use a bottle of doTERRA essential oil, you’re using an oil that is pure.
There are no contaminants, fillers, or adulterations. Every batch of doTERRA essential oils goes through a rigorous testing process After that, each oil is sent to an independent third party for further testing and validation.


If the oil passes the tests, it’s labeled as CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade®.
When you see the CPTG® label, you know you’re using the purest essential oils on the market.  Want to see the purity of doTERRA oils for yourself?  Every single bottle of doTERRA oil comes with a quality ID and you can use the ID number on the bottom of your bottle to view the third-party test results.

Reach out to me to learn more or check out the
 helpful information and how to use guide by clicking here.

Teri Gentes - Whole Self Lifestyle Wellness
International Speaker|Self-care Coach|Author|Chef|Trainer|Ambassador
Certified Wellness and Nutritional Consultant, Personal Trainer,
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