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This Whole 30 book changed my life. It put me on a path of being aware of what I put in my body. I have always had trouble with migraines but I thought it was normal. My migraines started to get worse the more I ate "healthy foods" with whole grains and low fat milk. I was gaining weight like crazy but didn't understand why. I was eating the "healthy foods" but still feeling sick. My girlfriend was also going through a tough time with her healthy eating but she went to the doctor. Her doctor wanted her to try the Whole 30 cleanse. It's 30 days of taking all possible allergens out of the diet and resetting your GI tract. After the 30 days, you slowly start integrating one food item back into your diet to see how your body will react. If there is no reaction, you probably do not have an issue with that type of food. If you do have a reaction, you are most likely allergic to it and should keep it out of your diet. After reading The Whole30 and following through with what had to offer, I lost over 30 pounds in 2 months and got rid of my migraines. I was allergic to milk and whole wheat. I would have never thought about a detox diet unless this book,The Whole30 came across my path.

3 Sites for Learning to Make Web Pages

1. Page Tutor

This site explains how to make a web page in basic terms of HTML and CSS. If you are new to building web pages, this site explains the in's and out's, why's and why not's of the web page concept with lessons that make its easier to follow by breaking it down. This site also offers an index and reference guides. It has visual aids to help guide you in the right direction. The only thing I had issues with with this site was the time it took to load each lesson. I think it would be faster to find a tutorial on YouTube. To visit this site, click on www.pagetutor.com.

2. Khan Academy

I absolutely love Khan Academy and have used it for many subjects when I need something explained to me in more detail. Khan Academy has several videos where they break down, step by step, how to build a website with HTML and CSS. The videos build on each other and are very detailed. The step by step videos show examples of how everything works such as, if you build this in.... this is what it's going to look like. I will definitely be back to Khan Academy to follow those steps for my web page. To check out Khan Academy, click https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming/html-css/intro-to-html/v/making-webpages-intro.

3. HTML Goodies

HTML Goodies is a website designed for a computer minded individual. This site definitely explains how to go about creating a web page with HTML and CSS but it's not beginner friendly. It assumes you have some computer experience which is why I would reference back to Khan Academy for the actual website building. It doesn't display good visuals or examples and it doesn't really emphasize in detail how to build a website. It seems like it would be more of a refresher if you hadn't done it in a while. If you are just looking for pointers, then this site might be exactly what you are looking for but as of my experience currently in website development, this site is not great for me. To visit HTML Goodies, click on http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/getting_started/article.php/3863271.

3 Online Businesses I Visit Most Often

3 Online Businesses I Visit Most Often

1. Amazon

Amazon is an e-commerce company based out of Seattle Washington. This company sells just about anything you ever wanted, new and used. It runs similarly to ebay by having people create an Amazon account to sell their product. once the product sells, Amazon takes a small percentage of the sale price as a listing fee. All transactions are done over the internet. I like to shop on Amazon because it seems like a cleaner more organized way of shopping than on Ebay. They give you options as to if you needed your product new or used. I believe that http://www.amazon.com/ is doing it's job quite well because it is currently the leading e-commerce shopping site.

2. Kayak

Lately I've been frequently visiting the site Kayak because i'm tracking prices of flights to Denver next month. Kayak is not an online travel agent but it does offer vacation packages, flight and hotels deals and discounted rates. It makes it's money off of clicks per ad such as banners and pop-ups. It also makes money when people book a hotel from their site. I like that http://www.kayak.com/ implements a price predictor on flights giving you a good guestimate if you should buy now or wait because prices will be dropping. I think this site is doing well as I have started using it after Bing's price predictor was shut down.  

3. Etsy

Etsy is an online homemade and antique store. Everything for sale is either homemade or is an antique. I think this site took off during the "support small businesses" movement started and has been doing a great job ever since. Crafters can list their product for .20$ and sell it using Etsy's checkout system for 3.5%. I like to shop at this site because you get one of a kind items that people put a lot of time and energy into instead of big box stores that mass produce everything without giving you a unique product. To visit Esty, https://www.etsy.com/.

3 Ways I'd Like to Make Money Online

1. Etsy

I love Etsy because I like to support small businesses with unique ideas. I have my own shop on Etsy but I haven't fully developed it yet. Etsy is available around the world and consists of people who are crafty and want to sell their product. They create an online shop with a few key words for the products to be easily found. They can offer multiple products so you look through their "store" like a regular online store. There are a few rules with the products you sell. They need to be either handmade or vintage. I bought quite a few things off of Etsy when I was planning my wedding and have continue through for birthday and Christmas presents. Its a great way to give something that is tailored for a specific person. To visit Etsy and set up your own store, click on https://www.etsy.com/.

2. Craigslist

Craigslist is an online database with classified ads categorized by country and city all around the world. Its it then broken down even farther into car, housing rentals, services, etc. I sell quite a bit on craigslist such as textbooks to recently my kitchen table. Although you need to be a bit wary and street smart as to what your buying. to check craigslist out and start shopping locally click http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites 

3. Ebay

If you feel like Craigslist is not reaching enough people, you could sell on Ebay. Ebay is world wide classified/auction house where you can sell just about anything you can think of. You have options such as letting people bid on your item or letting them buy it without having to go through the bidding process with having your price already set. It's a great way to get a bigger audience and possibly buy something you didn't know existed! To check out Ebay, click on http://www.ebay.com/

3 Examples of Businesses Using Social Media

I found three business that are using social media to promote their products.

1. Volcom

 

Volcom, www.volcom.com, is a clothing company that I follow on Instagram. Even though they have other profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, their instagram profile keeps me motivated to get outside. Instagram allows the company to promote their product through pictures and short videos to their followers who can comment on their post. Along side of displaying their clothes on people who are actually using them how they were designed to be used, Volcom also promotes the causes they are trying to help such as creating a sustainable clean ocean through hashtags and videos that guide you to a site explaining how their company is helping the problem. To visit their social media site on Instagram, go to https://instagram.com/volcom/.

2. Jet Blue

Jet Blue, http://www.jetblue.com/ is a competitively priced airline that uses social media to get its followers involved with great deals, contests and facts about the airline such as wing length. They have social media profiles on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, but the one I want to talk about it Twitter. Twitter is a social media site that allows people and companies to post small announcements call tweets, about what they are promoting in 140 characters or less and quit a few of those characters are used as hashtags. Post can include videos, pictures, or just a few sentences about the great deals that jet blue has to offer. Sometimes their offers extend only to their twitter followers. They also post travel ideas using their airline. To follow their twitter page, click on https://twitter.com/jetblue. Happy Tweeting!

3. Red Bull

Red Bull, www.redbull.com is an energy drink that highly promotes extreme sports and what better way to do that then on one of the highest used social media site available, Facebook. Facebook is a site where you can create a profile, post pictures, videos, share content, and keep up with family and friends. Business can use it promote their company and get their followers involved in contests or keep them updated on new products the company is offering. Red Bull likes to post videos of extreme sports, run polls, and get their followers involved in the Red Bull community. To visit Red Bull's Facebook page, click on https://www.facebook.com/redbull.

3 Places I visit for Video and Image Media

1. Instagram

Instagram has been called, "Facebook for people who can't read." It is a social media site where you can post short videos or pictures for people you know or don't know and follow others that might have the same interests by looking up hashtags others post when posting their video or picture. There is also an option to filter the pictures to bring out the colors or put a unique view on the media. Check out Instagram at https://instagram.com/.




2. YouTube

I love YouTube for the pure fact that I can find ANYTHING on this site. From DIY projects to one of my favorite short cartoons named Llamas with Hats to my professors videos of how to navigate the internet. You can also create a profile and follow your favorite posters, which will notify you when that user has posted a new video. Or you can post videos yourself of pretty much anything you want, as long as you follow the rules. These videos are accessible to the general public unless you want to keep your profile private which is always an option as well. If you're looking for a good laugh, look up Jenna Marbles or Lil Bub at https://www.youtube.com/.



3. Flickr

I must admit, I'm fairly new to the Flickr scene. I feel like this site is an upgraded more organized version of Instagram. It has similar features like photo sharing with other photographers but it also has categories with a "photo of the day" and pictures that had been posted that day from thousands of people in the same area of the world. It also has other galleries such as 20 under 20. This specific gallery shows photos that have been posted by 20 of the youngest most inspirational photographers on Flicker.This site will definitely suck you in if you have the time to look through it. Create an account to follow photographers you love. To check out Flickr, go to https://www.flickr.com/

3 Blogs I'm Interested In Reading Regularly

3 Blogs I'm Interested In Reading Regularly

1. Real Food Liz

 Up until a few years ago, I suffered from migraines that would last months... not kidding. I didn't really seek medical help but it was disrupting my daily activities. I also had a goal to get in the best shape of my life before I hit 30. That's when I discovered Paleo style eating. I started taking the grain out of my diet and my headaches went away. It was the best feeling. I later discovered that I was allergic to whole wheat. It's a very hard allergy to have because it is in almost everything, from food dyes to salad dressings and soft cheeses. I follow the blog http://realfoodliz.com/. Her recipes and suggestions about how to make amazing food with substitutions make my life a little easier. If you dig a little deeper into her blog, she has grain free lotion recipes, because quite a few lotions use wheat to thicken, and podcast available on the topics of how to eat grain free. Check her out and start eating a little cleaner!

2. LifeHacker

I've browsed http://lifehacker.com/ a little in the past but never fully explored what it had to offer till recently. LifeHacker has articles on all types of technology and updates, how-to's for your computer or smartphone, to screen savers. It is kind of like reading a paper that someone with a short attention span may have written because the topics don't flow. I will have to  a little more reading into the posts they have written but I do like how this blog shakes it up a bit by writing about text bars to 'technology to get you mother for mothers day', or how to look up movies more efficiently on your smart phone.

3. Crossfit Journal

Yes I know the reputation that crossfitters have put on the world by talking and obsessing over the training program. I have to admit, I have never felt better in my life after starting his training... end of soap box. I discovered this blog through my crossfit trainer who asked if I had ever thought about being a trainer. There are posts about how to become a certified trainer step by step. It also has blogs about form, training programs, correct form, and why to stay motivated. It is one of the better crossfit blogs I have read because the posts are not by only one writer. There are numerous people posting their stories on this site to help motivate others. For an inspiring read click on http://journal.crossfit.com/. Plus, they have paleo recipes!