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    When nothing goes to plan...

    When nothing goes to plan...

    I’m supposed to be writing to you from Corfu today, somewhere on a crystal water beach, sun kissed and salt stained, squinting at the screen through my brand new sunglasses.

    Instead, I’m writing to you from my desk at home, in London, because not everything is supposed to go to plan. Your plan.

    I was so looking forward to this trip. Both Elliot and I really needed a mini holiday in the sun and the timing seemed perfect as my co-founders of Tanya’s just finished their incredible three year eco-centre and rejuvenation project, which we were eager to see for ourselves.

    On Thursday (the day before flight) I got a strange feeling about it and waved it off. Then I felt physical cramps and knowing that body pains are linked to emotions and often premonitions, I started listing out possible reasons. When I got to ‘don’t go to Greece’, the pain went away. How weird, I thought, I have already had to miss out on Greece once before when my passport with a new visa was meant to arrive in three months but didn’t for the longest eight months of my life, over which time the boat trip around the Greek islands that I paid for in full has been and gone.

    This can’t be happening again, not to me.

    On Friday I went on to pack my bags, ran a few final errands, set up an auto responder for my inbox, ordered a taxi to the train station and went to grab my passport. And then went to another potential place it could be. And then another. Another. Soon I was out of rooms, bags and shelves to look.

    Something didn’t seem right.

    Over all the years I’ve been traveling, I have never even misplaced my passport, let alone felt clueless as to where it could be. There were still a few hours till the plane, so I didn’t panic and took the opportunity to clean good before going on a holiday. So I looked and moved stuff and cleaned stuff and folded and filed and de-cluttered and nothing.

    I meditated. Nothing.
    Texted everyone who’s been over recently. Nothing.
    Re-traced my entire journey with passport in hand after last trip overseas. Nothing.
    Then, OMG, I have a dousing rod that can answer any question in the world!

    I asked it the usual questions first to just make sure everything was working well energetically:
    ‘can I ask questions about my passport?’,
    ‘is my name Tanya?’,
    ‘is my name Mary?’ (just to make sure not all answers point to yes by default),
    ‘etc’,
    ‘etc’,
    ‘is the passport in the lounge?’
    ‘is the passport in the lounge?’
    Strange, because the rod didn’t move to either a yes or a no. I then walked through every room and asked if the passport was there, still no movement. I asked other unrelated question and got perfect cooperation, just not when it came to something I was now obviously being protected from.

    I called my mum in Ecuador to check with her dousing rod, and it immediately said we are not supposed to go anywhere.

    Clearly upset by this time, but not willing to give up, mainly for Elliot, who I know needed this trip even more than me, I continued to look together with him when he ran through the door to pick up our bags.

    It wasn’t until we were completely and utterly exhausted and missed the only two flights that would get us into Corfu in time for our friends’ project launch and after we cancelled our return flights, that the dousing rod started ‘working’ again and told me the passport was in the kitchen. Without even trying to think where exactly, I immediately walked towards the cupboard that I somehow suddenly knew it’d be in.

     

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    Gutted we weren’t in Corfu, obviously. But I didn’t feel like it was the end of the world and everything was going against me.

    Instead I felt quite the opposite.

    I’d always known that I’m being protected and I’d always trusted that the universe has my back. That doesn’t mean that I’ll give up on something just because my intuition is in a chatty mood, but in this case I know I’ve tried every avenue and I have to believe that my guardian angels are by my side. I also know that I don’t need to know or wonder now about what could’ve happened if I went anyway. I may never find out the reason.

    I just need to trust.
    And I do.

    I’m so grateful that a protection this strong and powerful is out there. So grateful that it’s looking after me, Elliot and anyone who’s willing to trust it too.

    Hope your Wednesday is the best Wednesday ever!

    With love and trust,

    Tanya

     

    P.S. DO YOU HAVE A SIMILAR STORY? I’D LOVE TO KNOW IF YOU EVER DISCOVERED THE REASON WHY YOU WERE BEING HELD BACK. TELL ME IN THE COMMENT BELOW…

    P.P.S. Update: That very weekend I did end up discovering the real reason!!! You won't believe it- here it is>>

    Revealing my personal vision board for the very first time + Steps to create your own

    Revealing my personal vision board for the very first time + Steps to create your own

    It may not appear this way, as I’m always on social media posting instant updates, but I’m a pretty private person.

    I work away quietly in the background, I’m what they categorise as a hermit, prefer to do many things alone, I keep a ‘sometimes’ diary and often don’t share half of what’s inside even with people closest to me.

    I have never showed my vision board to anyone.

    So yeah- sharing it publicly is a pretty big deal.
    Before I do the big reveal though, I wanted to tell you how I knew that IT REALLY WORKS …

    The first time I’ve ever heard of this manifestation technique was when I was fresh out of uni, working in my dream job as a commercial leasing agent, already with two mortgages on investment properties, $25K in student loan debt (some of which went towards the investments), rent to pay in central Auckland and just $200 in my bank account. Being commission based, I never knew when I’d be paid next. Having to drive clients around (without knowing when I’d be paid next) was fun, but on a gas tank that cost half of what was in my account, not so much.

    Then I got hold of a book called The Secret.

    A certain visualisation exercise really inspired me. You had to focus on a word or image, which you desired and by doing so daily, you’d send out vibrational frequencies, that should eventuate into reality. That same night, I printed off my bank statement, twinked out the date and the summary balance (remember twink?) and changed them to $45,000 for a year from then.

    It felt totally absurd writing down five figures, especially since I was so used to seeing only three or even two, and had absolutely no crafty plan or clue about how that would even happen.

    Very soon, I was to learn this:

    1. YOU DON’T ALWAYS NEED A PLAN. THE WHAT AND THE WHY ARE YOUR JOB, THE HOW AND THE WHEN ARE UP TO THE UNIVERSE.

    2. TRUST THE UNIVERSE. IT ALWAYS HAS YOUR BACK.

     

    Almost a year later, it seemed that things got even worse and I was going backwards…

    The big recession started to creep in. The property market dropped and so did the leasing demands, I was advised to sell my properties fast, but no one wanted to buy. Meanwhile, the ‘twinked-out’ aka ‘dream’ bank statement remained up on my dressing mirror. I still took note of it every day.

    Then my business partner decided he didn’t want to sell our investments for any lower than our purchase price, instead we got a valuation and he bought me out.

    Can you guess what I got for the deal? That’s right- $45,000.

     

    Could it really be that easy? Does this really work every time? Is our potential really only limited by our own imagination? Does law of attraction truly exist?

    There was only one way to find out… I need to experiment some more! :)

    I put together my ‘proper’ vision board, which is basically a collage of pictures and words that you desire. I’ve done this now  for every new year and today will mark my seventh. I won’t say that every year, it all got ticked off, but the universe has a fascinating way of translating our little pictures into our big picture. Sometimes the result was even better than what I set out to manifest. Sometimes, it wasn’t in my spiritual DNA and I was guided to change my next year’s image that was nearer to my true calling.

    Below is my 2014 vision board.

    If you’re inspired to create your own, see the steps beneath it. If you’d like to know more about mine and what got ticked off, continue scrolling…

    ..   tanya maher_ vision board_ how to_ 2014

    SIMPLE STEPS TO MAKE YOUR VISION BOARD

    1. Play some good tunes, light a scented candle, clean your sacred space for creativity, load up on magazines or have the printer handy if you are searching online.

    2. Cut out images and words, which inspire you. They may be feelings, desires, goals, specific targets or numbers, and as long as they aren’t so completely unreasonable that you don’t believe them achievable for a second yourself, then they belong on our vision board!

    3. Place the cut-outs on a large cardboard or a stretched canvas. Continue to arrange them, until it feels just right, then glue them in place.

    4. Now that your vision board is ready, place or hang it where it can’t be ignored. Take it all in, see it as a whole, see it as individual parts and then breathe as though they have already happened. Give it a little attention daily and celebrate with deep gratitude each desire that is coming true for you. Remember that you’ve done your job, so become an observer, let go of any attachments to it and let the universe do its job.

     

     

    tanya maher_ vision board_ 2014

    MY 2014 BOARD IN DETAIL

    1. The office table represents a clean workspace where I can be more organised and creative. We moved house in 2014, got an extra bedroom for an office and a desk and chair for our wedding present. TICK.

    2. The ‘my’ stickers over a kitchen represent a collaboration with myhotels group for a new cafe. When I put this board together at the end of 2013, we were just ‘chatting’, but i knew what I wanted. The result- Tanya’s Cafe inside myhotel Chelsea! TICK.

    3. The living wall is actually part of the kitchen in the photo. For anyone that’s seen Tanya’s, you’d know that I got my living wall :) TICK.

    4. My book deal with Hay House! There are so many authors whose work I respect and words I treasure, but the majority happen to be Hay House authors. I’ve decided long ago that this is a publisher for me but only added them to my vision board in 2014. [BTW note how being specific and putting a picture of yourself on the cover tells the universe that YOU are the author]. In July I received the most exciting email of the year, from none other than… HayHouse! In December, I signed a contract for The Uncook Book, out September 2015. TICK.

    5. Interestingly- this was an empty area and I needed to find a picture to fill it up. I randomly chose the pic of these tigers as they seemed to fit in perfectly. Ha! We all know nothing happens randomly and the more I looked at it, the more I resonated with the spiritual meaning of a tiger totem:
    “By affinity with this spirit animal, you may enjoy dealing with life matters spontaneously, trusting your intuition and acting fast when needed.”- Spiritanimal.info TICK.

    6. Visa! In 2014, we were due for a visa renewal, which was the most challenging thus far. We’ve celebrated five years in London, which meant that getting this visa would give us Indefinite Leave to Remain. But first, there was studying for a Life in the UK exam, hundreds of documents to fill out and thousands of pounds in accountant’s and immigration lawyer’s fees. All totally worth it, because now we are only a year away from a British passport. TICK.

    7. This picture to me represented open plan living, a bigger kitchen and a creative space to work. Interestingly, not only did we move to a new much-bigger flat, which TICKS these elements, but it also has an exposed brick wall!

    8. I love this picture so much. Not only do I have the love of my life by my side, but we are facing in the same direction, doing the same thing, in the best city in the world, while being totally random and taking risks on such an iconic public bridge. It’s just a feel good image and a vision board is meant for feeling good. I wanted to create more memories with Elliot by my side and of course 2014 was the year we said ‘I do’. BIG TICK.

    9. I love green and to me, this image means relaxing holidays in nature. We tied the knot in the most beautiful place best known for its outdoors- the Coromandel, NZ, our friends took us glamping in Wales as a wedding present, my 30th was on a beach in Barcelona and my retreat was in the most pure organic part of the word- Vilcabamba, Ecuador. TICK.

    10. Here’s an obvious one. Babies, babies! 2014 was the year when Elliot and I settled on a plan, we are both happy with. TICK.

    11. IIN x 55 was about getting that many people signed up to the health coach course in a year. I’m a proud ambassador for IIN and a big believer in everything they do, so this year I wanted to aim higher than the 13 people I referred in 2013. I’m a couple of people away, so would like to call it a TICK!

    12. Family. I love my family to bits, but while my sis lives in New York with her husband, my parents live in Ecuador, I’m in London with my husband and his parents are in New Zealand- our wedding in March made it- THE family year. TICK.

    13. My sis and I make hearts using our hands and yoga poses too, so this is the image which represented us together. She surprised me for my 30th with a trip to Barcelona! And it was on a beach too! TICK.

    14. This was something I felt silly doing, but just goes to show how powerful a vision board can be. At the time I photoshoped the number of fans Better Raw has on FB, there were only 12,000 odd. The difference may not seem like massive ask, but it did take me 3 whole years to gather 12,000 fans and a whole lot of competitions, bribery, posting, sharing, liking, linking and commenting to get there. How I was to get to 45,555 in a single year, I had no idea, but remember the ‘how’ is not up to you, just know ‘why’ you want it. I knew I had too many inspiring healthy tips to share that would improve the lives of many. A year later and we are up to 47,480. Wow! TICK.

     

    NOW YOUR TURN.

    WHAT DID YOU TICK OFF IN 2014? TELL ME IN THE COMMENTS BELOW…

    30 HOUR 30% OFF SALE FOR MY 30TH

    30 HOUR 30% OFF SALE FOR MY 30TH

    It’s that time of the year again! Someone asked me if I’ll carry on having a percentage off sale equivalent to my age even when I’m 100 and my answer was Abso-fricken-lutely. The best part about having a birthday is that I get to share the celebrations with you, so I can’t wait till I can give all of my products away at 100% off!!! For now though, I’m enjoying turning a perfect, happy, wholesome 30. It’s also still a decent enough number to have other companies contributing to my/our celebrations and this year I couldn’t believe my luck when all the below brands offered to get involved at a discount so rare to them! Scroll down to see all the amazing products on offer and stock up… You have 30 hours :) Sent from Barcelona, with love, big wishes and overwhelming gratitude, xTanya   GOODIES  AVAILABLE: 
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    6 ways to improve your digestion immediately

    6 ways to improve your digestion immediately

    Did you miss me? I sure know that I’ve really missed you!

    Today we are celebrating ONE glorious month since the opening of www.TanyasCafe.com and with things settling down and my team rocking the show, I’m officially back to writing you weekly updates. Boom!

    To celebrate in true nutritional style, I’ve got some tips for improving a serious problem to so many of us- zee digestion.

    Many continuously wonder why they are buying so many supplements but aren’t seeing any improvements. Or why they are eating the healthiest foods, only to end up frustrated because the chubster weight and the lousy energy are still there.

    Think about this: if you are eating the greatest foods and supplements in the world, but your digestion is out of whack, you are not absorbing any minerals, so you are actually becoming mineral deficient. If all those supplements/ vitamins/ minerals don’t come out the other end whole (!!), they pile up inside of your gut and actually begin aggravating you- bloating, inflammation, yeast overgrowth, bad bacteria, parasites and acid overload are usually the first signs of a more serious disease. Clearly this is a biggie that needs your immediate attention.


    HOW DO I TEST MY DIGESTION?

    You’ve read the above, you nodded, you probably don’t need to be told that something is up with your digestion. Yet still a little proof wouldn’t hurt and could just be the motivation you need. Drink 125ml of freshly juiced beetroot and see if the colour of your stools changes. If it ain’t brown, but contains pink pigments, the beet’s nutrients didn’t get assimilated.

    WHAT CAUSES A DIGESTION DISORDER?

    To improve your digestion is to increase the level of hydrochloric acid in your stomach. Too much stress, alcohol, years of bad diet and overeating can really dry out the hydrochloric acid and when it isn’t present to break down all the foods that land on it, there’s nothing to dilute the calcium, zinc, iron, B vitamins etc etc and therefore there’s no way for them to be carried to the cells of your body that are longing for them.

    WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF POOR DIGESTION?

    Amongst hundreds, here are the most common: hair loss, adult acne, multiple food allergies, heartburn, iron deficiency, undigested food in your stools, bloating, constipation and yeast infections.

    HOW DO I IMPROVE MY DIGESTION?

    1. The 20/40 rule!

    For my long time followers and those who’ve completed the Acid Alkaline Breakthrough, this is the one rule you’d remember me drilling harder than any others. Your body was designed to have everything it needs for good digestion, please don’t dilute the hydrochloric acid in your stomach with liquids when you are eating solids. Remember the 20/40 rule, which is about drinking liquids at least 20 mins before a meal and 40 minutes after a meal.

    2. Chew Chew Chew Chew Chew Chew Chew.

    Remember to chew. We take our god given skills for granted and more often than not, just gulp down the food and swallow it too fast. This stresses your whole system, because your stomach just wasn’t prepared for what was about to hit it and the food just sits there in one bit chunk aggravating your beautiful body, next is bloating, followed closely by heartburn. When you begin to chew, the brain registers this jaw moving action and sends signals to your stomach to start preparing. The stomach (it’s a muscle) begins pumping the hydrochloric acid and by the time your foods reaches it, there is enough there to break it down further fast.

    3. Sip a little and often.

    Rather than a lot and fast. Allow me to paint you a picture: you go for a run and get so thirsty that you rush to a water tap and almost choke on the buckets of water you never thought you’d see again. Your system gets flooded and flood can only mean one thing- panic. Your body goes into panic, but its instant reaction is to defend you and settle the panic, so it sets into action to get rid of anything which set it off in the first place. In this case, it’s the buckets of water, which it quickly rejects and gets you to pee almost immediately. With that, water wasn’t assimilated, so your cells never got a chance to become hydrated.

    4. Eat fibre.

    There is soluble and insoluble. We need both and the RDI is 30g, but we only consume about 7-12g, sometimes less. Cooked food has little to no fibre in it, but chia, flaxseeds, psyllium husks, apples, prunes, greens, sprouts, seeds, peas, oats, beans and veggies have plenty. Fibre is also negatively charged, while toxins, medications and excess sugars are positively charged, so fibre will absorb them and release them out of the body like nothing else.

    5. No starchy foods with protein.

    Digestion of each requires a different part of your digestive tract and when you overload the system with this serious food combination, it doesn’t like it and it’s not gonna play nice. Ask yourself which you’d like to have more- a starch (potato, pasta, root vegetables, rice) or a protein (beans, eggs, fish, nuts, seeds), then eat that on its own with plenty of raw salad greens. If you still want the other, give the first 40 minutes to digest, then enjoy the other one also with raw salad greens.

    6. Eat fermented foods.

    When your digestion is not 100%, eat foods that are pre-digested. Sauerkraut, kimchee, home pickles and kombucha are all examples of pre-digested foods, because they’ve gone through a fermentation process and were partially broken down. Better yet, make these yourself with additional probiotics to better your intestinal flora, boost pH levels and aid with the assimilation of nutrients.

    40-Tanya-Lush-Retreats (Low Res)-_DSC0363There’s plenty to chew on there for ya. Happy digesting! :)

    Master of The Month | Anna Hart | 3PM Protein Balls Recipe

    Master of The Month | Anna Hart | 3PM Protein Balls Recipe

    If you grew up in NZ, you probably remember a kiddie show called Sticky TV. Even if you were a teenager, you can’t deny watching it after school, because the hosts were also teenagers and not just your standard kind, they were pretty cool, fun and not to mention good looking. Fifteen years later and I bump into one of them at an event organised by the New Zealand Business Women’s Network. Anna Hart doesn’t look like she’s aged a day and as soon as I learn about her clean diet and her raw protein bar product range, it becomes clear why.

    Meet our August Master of the Month…

    Anna Hart_BetterRaw_ Master of the month

    DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL DAY OF EATING AND DRINKING.

    Breakfast…
    Pretty much every day starts with eggs, half an avocado (when they’re in season), and an espresso. Protein and healthy fats in the morning keep me going for soooo much longer than anything else. I’m not a huge fan of sweet breakfasts.Lunch…
    Is nearly always a salad of some kind. Loads of greens, some nuts and seeds and usually grilled chicken or fish.

     

    Followed by…
    My favourite time of day… 3 o’clock snacks! This is when I’ll usually have one of our Native Protein bars. Coffee, maca and cacao is my usual go to, the coconut oil, almonds and protein are really satiating, and with less than one date in each bar they are really low in sugar.

    Dinner…

    Varies a lot in our household, and Tim eats A LOT. We order a mixed box of meat from Athleat.co.uk, who source organic, free-range, grass-fed and wild game from British farmers. Whatever is on the menu has to be easy and quick to prep and cook because we both tend to work late, and is always accompanied by loads of greens – broccoli, beans, spinach and kale are favourites.

     

    WHAT (OR WHO) INSPIRES YOU TO EAT WELL AND STAY HEALTHY?

    My partner, Tim Blakey is a huge source of inspiration and encouragement. As a Physiotherapist, Trainer and Nutritionist eating healthy is really important to him too. He’s also a walking encyclopaedia and my number one go-to if I have ANY health related questions!

     

    WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST WEAKNESS WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD AND HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT?

    My biggest weakness with food is that I’m a creature of habit, so if I find something that I love – whether it’s an ingredient or recipe – I’ll tend to make it over and over again! Since cutting out gluten and processed sugars I’ve definitely found that my repertoire has expanded. As they say, ‘necessity is the mother of invention’!

     

    MY TOP TIP FOR:

    …improving your diet is:
    Reduce sugar. Hands down. Hormones play a huge part in how our bodies perform throughout the day and too much of food on offer, both in supermarkets and cafes, is high is sugar and starchy carbohydrates. Food high in sugar stimulates insulin release, or a spike in blood sugar, once that spike subsides, hunger cravings return with intensity. It’s a nasty cycle. For more in depth info about insulin sensitivity check out this post from leading sports nutritionist Phil Learney.
    …staying healthy while travelling is:
    The same rules that apply day to day at home, apply when I’m away. Stay away from refined and processed food, gluten and sugars. As a rule of thumb, if I don’t know how it’s made, I won’t eat it. Having said that it’s always pretty tricky when you want to explore and try new things, so I’m not too hard on myself if the odd gelato slips by.

    …detoxing is:

    Drink lots of water and eats loads of green vegetables.

    …immunising is:

    Supplement your diet. I’m guessing that most of you reading this already have a pretty keen handle on the quality of food that you’re eating, but that said, unless you’re eating home grown organic or wild ingredients in large quantities, you won’t be getting all of the vitamins and minerals that you need through diet. Magnesium, B12 and Fish Oils are the top three supplements that I regularly take.

     

    WHAT’S THE NICEST THING ANYONE HAS EVER SAID TO YOU?

    Every time I catch up with my girlfriends back in New Zealand and there’s so much mutual love, and rallies of long-distance adoration down the line that I positively bounce off the phone. Besties always say the nicest things. 

     

    HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?

    With a smile.

     

    IF YOU GOT TO KEEP ONLY 3 OF YOUR BELONGINGS: 1 THING FROM YOUR KITCHEN, 1 THING FROM YOUR GARDEN AND 1 THING FROM YOUR BOOKSHELF- WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

    The food processor from the kitchen, the herb planter from the window (we live in London darling, what garden?!) and my Stephanie Alexander Bible. Literally, name any ingredient and it’s in there, along with ways to prep it and enjoy it.

     

    IF YOU COULD HOST A DINNER PARTY FOR 3 GUESTS (DEAD OR ALIVE)- WHO WOULD THEY BE AND WHAT WOULD YOU SERVE?

    Ooo, that’s a tricky one. Fortunately I have had a chance to think about it as my lovely friend Tanya Ellison, of The Wellness Hub, asked me the same thing recently! I would definitely have another meal with my Nan. She passed away when I was in my early teens so I never got to really cook for her. I would love to make her my paleo take on scotch eggs, followed by a goats feta, rocket and pear salad, and I’d ask her to tell me more about growing up in London during WW2, and invite my brother and mum along too. We always had a good laugh with Nan, she was such a cheeky character.

     

    WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THAT LIFE IS BETTER RAW?

     After being introduced to ‘the caveman diet’, I was in no doubt that Mother Nature provided the best, kick-ass, nutrient-dense food needed to grow warriors with healthy bodies, hearts and minds. 

     

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    Our Master of The Month shares her favourite raw food recipe…
    3PM PROTEIN BALLS

    Anna Hart _ Master of the month_ Spirulina

    This is one of the recipes that kick-started Native Superfoods and our protein bars. A lot of people find spirulina really unpalatable, but I find that this combination of almond, vanilla and cacao is a nice balance to the earthy spirulina flavour.
    1/2 cup almonds
    1 cup walnuts
    1 tablespoon cacao nibs
    10 pitted mejool dates
    3 tablespoons almond butter
    2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil1 teaspoon vanilla paste or vanilla powder
    2 teaspoons spirulina powder
    1 – 2 teaspoons water
    1/2 cup of shredded coconut to coat
    Put the nuts in a food processor and blitz quickly until nicely chopped but not so much as to start making meal.

    Set aside in a bowl.

    Now blend all of the wet ingredients – coconut oil, vanilla, almond butter – and the dates. Blend this reeeeally well.

    Add the hemp protein, cacao nibs and nuts and give everything another good blend until a crumbly dough just starts to form. You may wish to add a teaspoon or two of water to help bring it together.
    Roll into balls and coat in coconut. Chill in the fridge for 20-30 mins…
    Devour!

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    For more on Anna and her Native Protein Bars, visit www.nativeproteinbars.com