Thanksgiving: Away For The Holidays
November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Thanksgiving holidays are a few days away, and I am eagerly looking forward to moving at a slower pace. Things will slow down while I’m away but I’ll still have to do some work. I’m a business owner and haven’t hired on anyone yet (that will be changing within this upcoming year) so I like to keep tabs on what is going on even when I am away.
My classes are going well. I’m still maintaining an A+ average. I’m working on my Masters in Traditional Naturopathy. A lot of the information I’ve encountered during my studies isn’t new to me. I’ve always had a fascination for alternative healing and started active reading everything I could get my hands on in my early twenties.
Sibbia of Seeing is Believing; Believing is Achieving asked her readers a question…
So I’m asking Catherine and all who read this post, who provides you the best information on diet, exercise, health news, stress management, healthy cooking, or natural & alternative medicine?
When it comes to natural and alternative medicines the best person I’ve met has been my grandmother, she taught me so much about the mind/body connection and the ways we could heal ourselves naturally. I was like a sponge and absorbed everything she had to say. A lot of what she has taught me about the body and how it reacts to various substances I’ve read in my course of studies on Traditional Naturopathy. My grandmother died in 2004. She was 93 years old.
I’ve always been fascinated with alternative healing & nutrition. I’ve taken numerous courses on both subjects. I have a few certifications, and I want to receive more. If you were to come into my home you would find two eight-foot bookshelves filled with information on aromatherapy, herbs, nutrition, reflexology. I believe I’ve read every single one. I’ll curl up with one of them and read them like a novel. Well, they are my novels. Once I finish, my Masters in Traditional Naturopathy I’ll be focusing on my Phd.
I’ll eventually receive a nutrition degree also. When I went to college, I was studying to become a nurse. I changed my field to business finance my fourth year in college. My parents loved that! I don’t regret those years of nursing and I believe it has aided me in many ways.
Today after my work is complete I’ll be packing up my MacBook Pro, my daughter’s Hp dv6000t, and I’ll be packing my books that I’ll be studying while I’m on holiday. I don’t view my lessons as work. I truly enjoy the time I spend with my lessons and conducting my own research. Having the time away gives e a chance to take a much needed break from the daily stressors that can creep into our lives.
Things move at a slower pace in Summerton, South Carolina and I’m grateful. It will be a great chance to recharge, connect with loved ones and enjoy spending time away. I truly cherish the time that we spend in the condo, and I take time to marvel in the beauty that I see once I gaze out of our window. The condo sits on the waterfront, and I have a gorgeous view of Lake Marion.
I’m hoping everyone has a safe & wonderful holiday.
Essential Oils: Can Essential Oils Promote Hair Growth?
November 16, 2007 | 18 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
Cleansing: Juice Fasting
November 13, 2007 | 15 Comments
This week I thought it would be a good idea to have a liquid fast. I’ll only be consuming liquids. I started this past Sunday. Usually when I start a cleanse I tend to become “foggy” and that happened this Sunday of course now I’m at the stage where I have more energy than normal. I feel like I can work for hours. I usually do that in real life anyway but I’m noticing an extra boost to my energy levels. I always notice this when I’m on a liquid diet.
What’s a Juice Fast?
When you are on a juice fast you are only consuming raw vegetable and fruit juice, and water.
I Eliminate A Lot More
When I’m on a juice fast I notice the amount that my urine and bowels movements increase. I normally have a bowels movement shortly after I eat a meal. This is ideal, but it’s something that many people aren’t doing in westernized culture since a lot of us have strayed away from a whole food diet to a highly processed diet.
Juicer
I would recommend that you invest in a good juicer. I purchased mine on sale for a little under $400. few hundred dollars but they are worth it. Whenever I felt that I might be exposed to a lot of germs my first choice for natural defense was consuming a high amount of freshly prepared juice.
Thinking about the time this has saved me from not becoming sick this has been a good investment. I recommend the Green Star juicers. That’s what I use. It uses the twin gear technology and blasts thought anything I put into it even the hard vegetables. I had another juicer before my Green Star and I burned up the motor trying to juice beets & jicama.
What I’m Juicing
- Carrot - These are an excellent source of provitamin A. I usually mix carrots with greens, daikon, beets, and celery. Occasionally I’ll toss in cucumbers.
- Celery - I use this in small amounts although very tasty it is also high in sodium.
- Beets - Considered a blood builder/blood purifier. It’s considered to be a powerful cleanser. Do not drink this alone. I mix mine with greens, celery, and daikon or carrots. It’s important to note tat beet juice can color your bowels movement.
- Cabbage - I like the taste of cabbage juice mixed with other vegetables. Cabbage juice was used by Dr. Garnett Cheney, M.D. to cure his patients of peptic ulcers. They drank it daily and were cured in half the time. The American Cancer Society has been urging people to eat more cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, broccoli) because of their protective effects against cancer.
- Zucchini Squash - I love eating this raw and it’s also tasty when it’s juiced.
I’ll be adding some of the juicing recipes I prepare on The Raw & The Cooked. I’ll update this post at Healing Yourself Naturally once they have been added.
Lavender Essential Oil: Managing Pain Naturally
October 29, 2007 | 6 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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Say Goodbye to Harmful Furniture Polish! Say Hello To a Natural Alternative
October 4, 2007 | 38 Comments
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Did you know that the majority of the floor and furniture waxes that are available on the market today can be harmful to your health? As a child I remember my mother would use these toxic chemical cocktails disguised as furniture polish and floor wax to clean or church. She and a few of the other people that were church members took turns volunteering to make sure the church stayed spotless. It was beautiful, but it came with a price. I received headaches Read more
