The MAGAZINE returns this week with issue #2, after skipping a week whilst I was visiting England. A much needed break in the company of a dear friend does wonders for the soul!

In case you missed the first issue, you can view it here.

Also a quick mention - I was a guest 2 weeks ago on @pennsif's Alternative Lifestyle Radio Show on Fri 9th, where I discussed various food and health related topics, so if you're interested in listening to that my 15 minute slot begins about 1:03. I was pretty nervous before-hand, but I'm very glad I did it because I believe that taking courage in spite of nerves to be a great way of strengthening character. The audience was extremely supportive, as was @pennsif, and I encourage any of you to give it a try for yourselves if you have any way to contribute to his Alternative Lifestyle Show... what's the worst that can happen? :-)

The purpose of the Make It Healthy Project is to share truth, knowledge and good-health-inspiration with the Steemit community. This includes physical, mental, spiritual and social aspects.

This MAGAZINE will be issued weekly and will bring together all the wonderful 'healthy happenings' within the Steemit community - tips, inspiration, motivation, recipes.... All kinds of good stuff! It will surely evolve as the weeks go on and I get chance to add more. I will be looking to do interviews with Steemians too, so if you have a project of your own or something you particularly wish to bring attention to, please let me know.

This is not a sole mission, but a collaborative effort involving any Steemians who wish to share their knowledge and expertise (scroll down for details on how to get involved).

To cut a long story short – in Aug 2016 my personal blog was primarily concerned with sharing recipes for homemade healthy alternatives to (poisonous) processed products. I then took over hosting the Steemit Culinary Challenge, and through that my ideas graduated to a project promoting all areas of health.

I'm a wife and mother, who cares deeply about the health of my family and indeed the health of everyone! The thing I realised quite profoundly several years ago was: health is life... literally. If you don't have your health... what good is anything else?

At the moment we have an abundance of food and recipe posts (which is wonderful) but please feel free to share anything related to good health... let your imagination go wild! I'm afraid I don't have time to read and comment on all posts, but please don't let that put you off sharing. It's all appreciated and all very valuable!

To see all tagged community posts from the past 7 days, please click HERE.

To see all historical community posts since the launch of the project, please click HERE.

All posts tagged with #makeithealthy get re-steemed, and then remain available for browsing through any time you like by visiting the @make-it-healthy page.

I will be cataloging posts as soon as I get chance, but for now at least they are all saved and available on the @make-it-healthy blog and not lost somewhere in Steemit history! The account exists solely for the purpose of storing community posts, so if you want to 'unfollow' or 'mute', then that will save you getting stacks of posts cluttering your feed when I re-steem them! All will be available through this magazine, so you won't miss out on anything if you click the links above.

Intermittent fasting: five ways to stave off hunger pangs by @natubat

Journey To A Healthier Lifestyle by @biglipsmama

Daylight Savings Time Recovery! 10 tips for better sleep by @everblossom

Blueberry Banana Chia Pudding Recipe | Healthy Breakfast by @annaskitchen

The Most Quick Healthy Home-Made Chips by @babettxx

Turning My Life Around (again, LOL) - Standing Up for Myself by @onceuponatime

2 Ingredients, 3 Meals--Vegan Wednesday Easy Food Inspiration! by @plantstoplanks

I Don't Speak Avocado, Do You? by @englishtchrivy

#2 VEGAN CUTLETS: Millet with vegetables & sundried tomatoes by @monika-homa

Descending Ladder Treadmill & Dumbbell Workout with a Green Smoothie to Recover! by @plantstoplanks

Steemit Sandwich Contest Week 32- Hummus sandwich by @blackberryskunk

Natural supplementation! Multivitamin from food - Smoothies # 4 by @anna.urbanska

W is for Wall In The Running ABC's by @run.vince.run

Vegan Egg Paste Without Eggs! How Cool Is That!? by @babettxx

QUINOA PANCAKES by @lenasveganliving

Cook With Us #2 – Vegan Mango Lassi | Featuring Avocado & Hemp Hearts by @mountainjewel

Trees are life, and I live for Trees by @plantatree

Meal Planner #2 :Saturday Morning - Healthy Mediterranean Style Breakfast! Stay tuned this week for the recipes... :) by @cooknbake

100 Days Off Challenge! by @costanza

Rejuvelac! Have you ever heard of it? by @qberryfarms

Moody Monday: Worried 7/10 by @kittyandcheese

Stay healthy! Quick and easy oven-roasted veggies with herb dip by @smallstepschange

BREAK THE HATE CHAIN // some piece of advise for this new week ahead by @anacristinacaru

Alternating Ingredients In Recipes by @biglipsmama

Mexican Brownies { #sixweekhealth Week SIX } by @street.yoga

MATCHA-CHOCOLATE CAKE! Recipe - Vegan - Raw by @vegan.niinja

Fresh, Organic Green Beans From The Garden by @erikah

6 Tips to keep your immune system healthy | Health is too cheap to be rewarded with money! by @herigoodboy

Go Coco-NUTS for Homemade Creamy, Fudgy Chocolate Bars! by @heart-to-heart

PREVENT DISEASES IN YOUR CHILDREN by @dannymorales

"It's a shampoo-thing" by @nymia.aryn

Why To Avoid Aspartame and High Fructose Corn Syrup, Contributed by @shenanigator by @communitycoin

Food and Nutrition Awareness | The Art of Glowing Your Skin with Foods by @cryptocraze

On Reaching Ketosis - The Keto Cut Day 4 by @khaleelkazi

We Just Hit 500 Followers and It's Time for our Biggest Contest Yet! (The #VeganHeroesContest) by @deliciousplants

Pleasant Pea and Avo Puree starter with Green beans and Pea stir-fry by @celestialcow

Pea-Omelette with purple Truffle Potatoes and Romanesco Salad by @pusteblume

PHYSICAL - "Physical Activity: Think of it as MEDICATION you need to take daily" ~ author unknown

MENTAL - "Mental illness is not contagious... You can't catch it by being KIND" ~ author unknown

SPIRITUAL - "LOVE bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things" ~ 1 Corinthians 13:7

SOCIAL - "When 'i' is replaced by 'we' even 'illness' becomes 'WELLNESS'" ~ Malcolm X

What if time spent creating these health-inspiring posts wasn't simply a chance for SBD or peer appreciation, but also held the possibility of changing lives for the better? Of prolonging lives because you shared crucial information? Actually keeping people alive and well! How's that for motivation!!!

If you don't find time to be healthy, you'll have to make time to be sick. There's far too much unnecessary sickness in the world, so let's do something about it, even if it's only one recipe, or one tip, or one good-health-inspiring post. Let's give the world a helping hand. Together, let's Make It Healthy.

Please remember INCLUDE A LINK TO THIS PROJECT in your posts and spread the word! Many thanks x

Ideas for Topics

Food, ingredients, recipes (no sugar, processed, refined or artificial ingredients please), diets, nutrition, hydration, vitmains/minerals/supplements, ananlysis of store-bought-products, weight-loss, exercise, exercise equipment & hacks, healing, natural remedies, natural medicines, homeopathy, homesteading, gardening, homemade beauty products/cosmetics, illness/symptoms, oral health, hygiene, environment, pollution/toxins, art/crafts, meditation, relaxation, mindfulness, motivation, grounding, feng sui, counselling, journaling, dance, music, health website reviews, sex, addiction, depression/anxiety, homeschooling/unschooling, fostering, sleep/insomnia, hair & skin care, stress, pregnancy/birth, sun exposure, clothing/materials, death/grief, community, solitude, disabilities, fasting/intermittent fasting, personal health journeys/testimonies

- Tell us about your personal health journey – what inspired or motivated you to change your attitudes/approaches and what are the results?

- How has Steemit influenced your health choices?

- Interview a friend (with consent) about their health journeys. What can we learn from hearing about what your friend has gone through?

- Tell us about what kind of activities or resources are available in your country or local area? E.g. Local organic produce, fitness programmes, exercise classes, social clubs, wholefoods stores, healthy bakeries, initiatives to encourage healthy children

- Interviews with owners/managers of health-related shops, health programmes, resources – find out the inspiration behind these businesses

- “Make Me Healthy” - with full consent of a family member or friend, make them your 'project' and bring them to better health!

- Bake healthy snacks to share among your community eg colleagues, neighbours, care homes, local creche/schools, and share these good works with us.

- Initiate health projects for your child's school – art, music, healthy eating, exercise... make a day of it, invite the parents, invite the whole community!