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(That's my best attempt at a drumroll, by the way...haha)

I was absolutely thrilled when Earth Fare contacted me recently to give away a $50.00 gift card to their stores, in order to celebrate the opening of their new Huntsville, AL store.  It always makes me happy when I get a chance to offer my readers such a great prize!

You can check out the giveaway post HERE.

But, without further ado, I'm excited to announce the winner!  It was SO incredibly hard to pick a winning story out of the entries...There were so many wonderful entries, and you guys made it very difficult!

However, there was one story that I felt really stood out....

AND THE WINNER IS:  EatHealthyLiveWell!!!

Please e-mail me at UABblazer83@aol.com to claim your prize!

Check out her entry here:

"EatHealthyLiveWell said...
You know what's really weird? When your whole body shakes uncontrollably for no apparent reason. That's what's been going on with me since last June - my muscles jerk and convulse as if I'm having a seizure except I'm fully aware of my surroundings. Sometimes it only lasts for 15 minutes, but it's gone for as long as 3 hours nonstop. There's also heartburn, nausea, hot flashes, skipped menstrual cycles, and dizziness. After 8 doctors and numerous tests, I'm still a mystery. To try to help myself, I've completely overhauled my lifestyle by exercising and changing my eating habits. Rather than poptarts, Lean Cuisines, and Bird's Eye Voila meals, I now eat organic fruit smoothies, salads, natural sandwiches on Food for Life bread, and lots of dinners from scratch.


In September, the muscle spasms occurred 3-4 times a week. Now they occur about once a month. The other symptoms are less severe as well. So while the doctors haven't officially diagnosed me, I know I'm at least on the way to recovery. However, after so many doctor bills (and the salary of a teacher's aide), the $50 gift card would be a big help in buying the natural, organic foods that I know my body needs.


Thanks for offering the giveaway! EarthFare is my favorite grocery store to shop at :) I especially love their weekly boot patrol challenges since I'm still working on cleaning out my cupboards of unhealthy items."

Again, thank you SO MUCH to everyone who took the time to enter this giveaway!  Stay tuned for additional giveaways in the future!  :-)
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