Tanna Marshall

Today I am doing my monthly cleanse with my favorite product, Colonblow! (Cue laughter) No, not the cereal advertised on Saturday Night Live by Phil Hartman in the 80’s…this is real. Since healing myself of lupus several years ago, I believe more than ever in natural remedies along with the power of the mind to keep us in balance. I like to clean my system on a regular basis – as we all should – because like clogged pipes, stuff that’s stuck will prevent things from flowing smoothly (I’m trying to be as delicate as possible so as not to gross you out, but this is important stuff). This accumulation means your body is hanging on to toxins that are leaking back into your body and could be causing you headaches, feeling bloated and any number of other issues. Could be that you just need to clean out your pipes. There is also the route from the other end – colonics – which I have done quite often in the past. But I prefer to do things in the direction nature has intended J Our best pla...

…On your emotions, that is. You know when water comes gushing out of a garden hose at such force that it just goes flying in all directions uncontrollably? This is what happens to us when we don’t get a grip on ourselves and we let our random emotions take over and whip us all over the place. Remember the Water Wiggle? That was great fun in the summer and we loved trying to avoid the hose as it flailed all over the place, spraying water everywhere. Let's have a retro moment, shall we? (and for those of you too young to remember...) We are just the same. We often go through our day without thinking about taking conscious control over our emotions. We let the mood we wake up in set the tone for the day. To this I say, “Get a grip!” When you get a grip on how you feel, you are able to direct your emotional energy, and you will feel much more in control of your daily experience. Your Life Force is like a strong stream of water and the hose is you. When you literally get a grip on ...

Oh boy, have I been remiss in my blogging...and it's all still about food. Let me start by saying that it has been an interesting culinary journey since my last entry. OK I admit that I am a total sugar addict and the Candida diet was really difficult. I tried to maintain that style of eating after the initial two weeks but I found myself eating more than usual - not good. Then I moved on to calorie counting and that worked quite well - I used www.dailyplate.com to calculate all my calories and restricted myself to 900 a day. I was losing about 2 pounds a week for a while. Yay! Naturally, I had to have a treat once in a while, so the weight loss stabilized. My body likes a certain weight and tends to stay there - I've been pretty much the same weight since I was 15. I can still fit into my high school uniform and prom dress :) So now I have adopted another new eating habit. (I don't like to "diet" or follow a diet or feel like I'm on a diet...too restrictiv...

Whenever I'm eating or just anticipating eating something sweet, I think to myself, “Yum - Sugar is my friend! Sugar makes me happy!” Oh yes, like any addictive drug. (Which it actually is – a very powerful one) I’ve loved sugar my whole life, but I have long suspected that my body may be overrun with Candida. When my symptoms became more than I could ignore anymore, I had to do some research and figure out a health plan for myself. The reason I’m writing about this is that in my research, I found that Candida overgrowth, which is literally fungus in your body, has been known to turn into much more serious health issues. So it’s definitely worth pondering for your own health and well-being. Believe me, I was not ready to let go of sugar until now – I’ve tried before but just couldn’t do it. Sometimes you just reach a point where you know it’s the right time. Let me just say that I LOVE cake – especially cupcakes. With the explosion of cupcakeries all over and the TV show, “Cupcake ...

Wow, I can’t believe it’s almost Christmas! And like most people, I’m sure you’re running around trying to buy all the gifts you have on your list for others. As adults we usually don’t let ourselves get excited about what we might receive. It’s OK to revert back to the little kid anticipating what Santa will bring from your list. I myself haven’t thought much about it in the past few years until this year, for several reasons, I’m allowing myself to focus on that wonderful eager feeling of receiving and what Christmas morning will bring. My husband is the best gift-giver ever and spoils me rotten on every occasion, especially at Christmas. This year I guess I didn’t make any references to anything I wanted so he had no clue what to get me. He finally had to resort to asking, but I couldn’t think of anything I wanted or needed. I didn’t want him to buy something just to buy something. I do not like - nor do I need - more “stuff” – things that are not consumable and/or have no useful pu...

Every once in a while we need to examine our relationships and ask ourselves if they are benefiting us or not. Here is a great suggestion from Jim Rohn (1930-2009, Author and Speaker) that sums it up nicely: “You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay? Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change." I am very fortunate to have surrounded myself with amazing girlfriends over the years. I believe this is one of the most important things any woman can do - create a support system of like-minded, loving, uplifting, supportive friends and continue to add to this network throughout your life. Yes, the husband/boyfriend/significant other relationship is important and so are the children, but guess wh...

I have been feeling exceptionally wonderful for the past few days and it’s all due to a big shift in my attitude, conscious thoughts and expectations. Like everyone else, I get off-course from focusing on what I want once in a while, but a few days ago I started listening to the audio version of Louise Hay’s You Can Heal Your Life . I’ve read the book dozens of times but never listened to Louise read it. What a profound way to get that reminder to love myself, affirm what I want and believe it's coming! Along with my constant reading of Abraham-Hicks materials, I am back on track, really loving myself and feeling the vibration of the life of my dreams. Even though all the physical elements haven’t manifested yet, many of them have and I feel good as I am seeing it come forth, one element at a time and I am so excited! It is imperative that we find a way to feel the life we want to be living, even before we are living it. You are so powerful! Let yourself dream big, get lost in imag...