Welcome to the third issue of the Make It Healthy Project MAGAZINE! Here you'll find lots of great posts from across the Steemit community which, in all kinds of ways, serve to inspire good-health choices and wellbeing.

In my own life this week has felt very spring-like, with some cheerful yellows and vibrant greens, and a milder breeze, and a few rambles out in the forest. My 2 year-old son is most definitely the outdoor-type, and is always there waiting hopefully by the back door... waiting to be let out with our two cats, Happy Monday and Cleo! On bright days my kitchen is a lovely place to be, as it has windows on adjoining walls, one overlooks a big sheep-filled field, the other looks to the forest. All the while the birds are singing their love songs and it's wonderful inspiration to get creative with cooking! (Scroll down to the end of this post for recipes).

I hope your moods too are lifted this week... I'd love to hear about what's been making you feel good if you're in the mood for writing a post on it.... and don't forget to tag with #makeithealthy so it's not missed! Enjoy the magazine, and I wish you all a very pleasant and healthy week ahead.

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, 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 the posts from the past 7 days, please click HERE.

To see all historical 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!

* My @make-it-healthy account has been (temporarily I hope) hijacked, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the Steemit account recovery to help me get it back. In the meantime please continue tagging with #makeithealthy as the hijack doesn't affect that! Though I can't re-steem posts until my account is recovered, I will save all your post links elsewhere until this is all sorted out! Many thanks.

Crazy Delicious And Healthy Vegan Two-Layered CHEESECAKE! [SUGAR FREE] by @babettxx

KICKBOXING Workout CHALLENGE! Celebrating 1,000 Followers. WIN 50 SBD's by @joalvarez

MARCH SPRING ROLLS by @lenasveganliving

Why we need interaction with other people by @giantbear

Vegan Wednesday: Sweet Potato, Bean & Veggie Casserole with Almond Butter Sauce by @plantstoplanks

Easy, simple, healthy lunch! "Groatto" with turkey and zucchini by @anna.urbanska

Painting Wooden Eggs for Easter by @viking-ventures

Intermittent Fasting is a Natural Remedy by @homestead-guru

Boycott Fluoride (Ingredients for Over 5 Simple DIY Tooth Paste Below) by @geliquasjourney

A Simple Way to Make Your Own Homemade Hummus! by @cooknbake

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow by @sholi

The Steem Running Project: Runner's Rainbow Nutrition Series--Red by @runningproject

Corn For Fruits And Veggies Monday by @erikah

Eco friendly / Zero Waste Easter gift ideas #2 by @thegreenhome

Sauteed Garlic Lemon Asparagus Recipe by @tesscooks4u

What you should know about BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS by @dannymorales

How to cheer yourself up by @kristinaljfom

Natural Remedies for Toenail Fungus by @mylichie

How a brain disorder proves our minds have the ability to heal our bodies by @samstonehill

How Water Melons Saved My Life + Recipe by @kinganima

Recycled/Upcycled Art - How to Make Magnets from Soda Cans by @starjewel

Green is the healthiest color! by @pusteblume

My Way to Health: Step 2 - Cleanse my body of toxins and restore the acid-alkaline balance by @monika-homa

How to stay mindful every day - even when you are busy by @peterveronika

In the Running ABC's, X is for... by @run.vince.run

Vegan B12 Supplementation is it Necessary? by @kinganima

Recycled Easter Flowers / Recycling-Osterblumen by @monie

Mushrooms- is it worth eating them? Scientifically proven benefits! by @anna.urbanska

Healthy Pizza by @gersson

Gardening is a Delicious Hobby! #3 by @jerrybanfield

FruitsAndVeggiesMonday - Healthy Smoothie by @maruharraca

Surinamese Cherry by @tali72

Truth. Love. Freedom. by @krnel

Cook with Us #3 – Raw Vegan Strawberry Cheesecake by @ground2feet

Attacking Depression!! by @teutonium

Recreating Recipes From The Internet #1 - Steemits @kaykunoichi - VEGAN CHAKRA COCONUT ICE by @biglipsmama

HOW CHILDREN LOVE AND CARE WILL GLADDEN THE HEART OF OLD PARENT by @hynet

Making Changes is Easier than You Think by @hypnopreneur

If you host a health-related contest, project or initiative, or know someone who does, I am more than happy to promote them here... just pop a link into the comments thread below! All's good in the name of health!

"Fruits & Veggies Monday Competition" hosted by @lenasveganliving

"Vegan Wednesday Challenge" hosted by @heart-to-heart

"The Healing Foods Challenge" hosted by @celestialcow

Various Vegan Contests (new themes posted regularly) hosted by @deliciousplants

"The Steem Running Project" by @runningproject

MSP Waves Radio - The Alternative Lifestyle Show by @pennsif

"Recreating Recipes From The Internet" Series by @biglipsmama

PHYSICAL - "Most people have no idea how good their body is designed to feel" ~ Kevin Trudeau

MENTAL - "A mind that is fast is sick. A mind that is slow is sound. A mind that is still is divine" ~ Meher Baba

SPIRITUAL - "When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place" ~ C.S. Lewis

SOCIAL - "It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others" ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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!