Holiday Adventures: We’re Back

November 28, 2007 | 5 Comments

We had a wonderful time in South Carolina. We arrived back in Maryland this past Sunday. We were plagued with a little troop of ants while we were at the condo however I always have essential oils on hand and they proved to be extremely effective in combating our little visitors. The condo had plenty of toxic chemicals that would have zapped these little creatures but I reached for my essential oils it’s a healthier choice for your home and the environment. I’ll be posting what I used later this week.

I had a lovely workout this morning and as always I try to get some sauna time in. I usually stay in the dry sauna for an hour. I stay hydrated while I’m in there. It’s a great way to end my workouts.

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Essential Oils: Can Essential Oils Promote Hair Growth?

November 16, 2007 | 13 Comments


Can essential oils promote hair growth? This is a question that many of my customers have asked me. A natural remedy for hair growth sure they are out there.

My hair has always grown fairly quickly I believe a lot of that is do partly to my lifestyle. I eat healthy, I exercise, and I don’t let things get to me. Aromatherapy is part of my daily lifestyle over the past few months I have noticed that my hair has been growing incredibly fast? What has changed?

Iwork out in the gym and after my shower I immediately use a mixture of essential oils on my scalp. I massage my scalp and apply a few drops of oil to it not only does it make my hair & scalp smell nice, the essential oils Read more

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Lavender Essential Oil: Managing Pain Naturally

October 29, 2007 | 5 Comments


It comes as no surprise to those that know me that my natural healing cabinent aka medicine cabinent contains essential oils, herbal remedies, etc. In many cases there is a natural way to soothe whatever ailment I might experience. Yesterday I was brewing a pot of ginger tea. Ginger is good for the digestive system, stomach upsets nausea, etc., Although I make ginger root tea often yesterday I made it because my daughter said she had a stomachache.

I burned the top of my hand yesterday. This happened several minutes after I had removed the pot off the stove. I wasn’t thinking and brushed the top of it with my hand. Ouch! That really hurt. Instantly I rushed upstairs and pulled out lavender essential oil and put it on my hand after a few moments the pain was gone. Guess what? It left no mark. Not only is lavender essential oil effective in burns it can also be used to reduce itching and swelling.

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There And Back Again: Eliminating the Common Cold Naturally

October 1, 2007 | 10 Comments


If you are a Lord Of The Rings fan, like myself, perhaps you know where I chose part of this title? There And Back Again was a book written within a book you will see it mentioned in Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit. I’ve read both books several times.

Why did I choose that title? This next series is completely unexpected you see it involves my four year old daughter getting sick with her first cold. I will start the series at my main website Vegan Momma I’ll move it on to The Raw & The Cooked it will come back to Healing Yourself Naturally.

If you’ve read Healing Yourself Naturally for any length of time you will know that I’m passionate about healing myself, and my family, through natural means. I don’t believe that all allopathic medicine is bad, but I do think many of us reach for it too quickly when we could be reaching Read more

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Healing Yourself Naturally’s Stimulating Sugar Scrub

September 5, 2007 | 2 Comments

Body Scrub

In this series I have done things a little differently in that I gave you the recipes first instead of the introduction.  In the next article that I will publish on the subject I’ll will write about what skin exfoliation is and the benefits of including it into your skin care regimen.

Healing Yourself Naturally’s Stimulating Sugar Scrub

  • 3/4 cup raw turbinado sugar (you could use brown sugar)
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 2 drops of peppermint essential oil

Directions

  1. Add sugar into a mixing bowl
  2. Gradually add the coconut oil until you reach your desired texture
  3. Add peppermint essential oil
  4. Stir thoroughly

If your skin is sunburned or irritated do not exfoliate your skin! When you Read more

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