The Nicol
Surfing Family
Here’s a little Q&A with mom Bella of this surfing family that includes her husband Yadin and
her 8-year old son King, both professional surfers, along with daughter Sailah, age 5.
They use Garden of Life products every day to stay healthy and fit!
As a busy family on-the-go, what are some things in
your bag?
Being that we’re a homeschooled family of four always on
the go, I keep our truck stocked and a big bag that I can take
to the beach. Garden of Life Sport Performance protein
bars in Chocolate Mint and Organic Fit bars in Chocolate
Covered Cherry are top choices. Obviously the other things
in my bag are boatloads of sunblock and Garden of Life
Coconut Oil to slather on the kids hair before long salty
days at the beach wreaking havoc.
Do you have any tips for those who would like to get
their family out and moving more?
I feel like it’s so important for families to get outside together.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a hike or just a day at the beach, it’s so
good for the soul. When we’re at home, my kids fight about
everything. When we’re at the beach, they’re best friends
and so excited and happy to help each other surf or play in
the shore break. My husband usually checks the waves using
the Surfline app and we choose what to do with our day based
on what beach has the best waves. Getting everything in the car
the night before even when kids are asleep is a big help when
planning for days spent at the beach or all day adventuring.
That way you can get up and eat a big breakfast and just go. I like
to make oatmeal with Garden of Life Chia Seed, Coconut Oil and
Raw Protein powder. This way, they get a big warm, full stomach
especially knowing the rest of the day will be easy foods like
protein bars, trail mixes and fresh fruit.
What are some of your favorite Garden of Life
products?
Along with the Garden of Life food we always have stocked,
some of the other products I can’t live without are the
mykind Organics gummies for the whole family. We like
multivitamins and Elderberry for immune system and
Turmeric to help with inflammation of the body. We take the
Vitamin C spray to try and combat this cold/flu/Coronavirus
season. We’re primarily Pescatarian, so B-12 spray is really
important since we’re not having meat. Even though we are
in the sun a lot, we always have sunblock on so Vitamin D
spray is also a must. We all take Dr. Formulated Magnesium
powder with water before bed to help us sleep better and we
all can tell you it works.
What’s your favorite family adventure memory?
I don’t have a specific memory that stands out but there are
places that we know make us the most excited. Hawaii with
the long warm days beat the California winters and even
summer for spending all day outdoors. We are always up so
early and go to bed late because the days are so delightful.
Waterfalls and hiking and the views are to die for. Even
better than Hawaii for us, though, is the BSR surf resort. As
crazy as it sounds, I would choose to be there over Hawaii or
anywhere else. If we could just live at the resort we probably
would. There is no other feeling like it. It feels like you’re in
some tropical place with endless perfect waves. It’s the only
place a child can get surfed out. King surfed once from 8 am
to 10 pm with barely any breaks other than for water and
food and we just couldn’t get him out. He will tell you it was
the best day of his life. So obviously that makes it the best
day of my life too—seeing my little love so happy.
How can others best follow your adventures?
In the next few months we’re concentrating on starting to
film our fun-filled days of surfing and adventuring, along
with random stuff like painting surfboards! We have started
a YouTube (YouTube.com/c/kingyadinnicol) so you can catch
us there or our instagrams @yadin_nicol @coronakingsley
@sailahnicol @belleandking.
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