Nov 2, 2015 | Aromatherapy, Health & Wellness
Did you know that oxygen shortage in the human body has been linked to every major illness category including heart conditions, cancer, digestion and elimination problems, respiratory disease, inflamed and aching joints, sinus problems, yeast infections, and even sexual dysfunction? It’s not common knowledge yet, but new studies are coming out every day. We’d like to keep you informed.
So let’s talk about oxygen, how we can get more of it, and what it will do for us.
Oxygen is our primary source of energy and is the main energy source for our brain function. It calms the mind and stabilizes the nervous system. Without oxygen, we cannot absorb important vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients our body needs. When our cells lack oxygen, they weaken and die. Without oxygen, nothing works very well or at all.
That means “taking 10 deep breaths” to calm down is a valid and medically proven way to relieve stress and calm the nervous system. No pills, just a small step toward big change.
Before I send you suggestions, it’s important to remind you that worry and anxiety aren’t part of the stressless solution. So start by intentionally choosing not to worry and instead take care of yourself. How do you take care of yourself? With more oxygen of course.
Tips for Oxygen Therapy to Heal Your Body
- Exercise: Raising your aerobic activity level forces the blood to distribute oxygen throughout the body quickly and efficiently
- Essential oils: Use Lavender and Sandalwood to relax and calm down. Using other oils such as Rosemary or our Eucalyptus ShowerMist in the shower or sauna are great for enhancing oxygen absorption and detoxing.
- Saunas and steam rooms: The heat and moisture relax your body, allowing it to take in more oxygen and release toxins and stress.
The vital role oxygen plays in our bodies makes it a health factor we should pay much closer attention to. With these tips, you can start living a happier and healthier life right now.
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Oct 9, 2015 | Health & Wellness
If your body wakes up sore and stiff in the morning, we want to talk to you. First of all, waking up with sore and stiff muscles should never be considered normal. If that’s normal for you, then your body is simply getting used to having a need not met. So let’s help you with your body stiffness naturally.
How? Here are the top ways to beat morning muscle stiffness:
Beat Morning Muscle Stiffness Naturally
- Stretch: This is the first tip because it’s so necessary. No matter how you eat and live, your muscles need to be stretched. It’s best to stretch them before bed and after you wake up.
- Hydrate: Muscles need water. If your muscles are dehydrated, they can’t function smoothly and will cramp up.
- Calcium/Magnesium: This is a supplement you should definitely look into. Calcium with magnesium feeds the muscles with what they need to grow, contract well, and relax. Take before bed to fall into a restful sleep and avoid sleep cramps.
- Limit Caffeine and Alcohol: Both are incredibly dehydrating to the muscles, and both deplete your body of calcium and magnesium. If you do need to have one of the above, drink extra water and boost your vitamin-mineral intake.
- Heat and Eucalyptus: Our Eucalyptus Oil ShowerMist is high quality, not processed or diluted, and has anti-inflammatory properties that soothe sore or stiff muscles. Eucalyptus Oil can help relax stiff muscles, allowing for pain relief and better range of motion. The best way to enjoy Eucalyptus is in the steam of a shower or in the heat of the sauna. Need tips on that? See below:
- Add 3-5 drops of straight Eucalyptus oil directly onto sore muscles. Slowly massage into skin. (It’s a strong oil though, and it may be best to dilute with coconut oil first until you know how your body responds).
- Add 15-50 drops of Eucalyptus oil to a hot bath. Combined with the benefits of the oil, the heat of the water encourages muscle relaxation and reduces next-day stiffness. For additional benefits, Epsom salts can be added to the water as well.
- The easiest option is to get our Eucalyptus Oil ShowerMist and simply spray it into the hot steam of your shower, or any sauna or steam room. You’ll not only enjoy the relaxation in your muscles, but you’ll also be breathing in the anti-inflammatory properties of the Eucalyptus.
Remember, the body has an amazing ability to heal itself when supported well through lifestyle and proper health habits. Pain in the body is also a sign of something else going on, so in addition to getting relief naturally, be sure to investigate the cause with your doctor or natural medicine practitioner.
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Sep 3, 2015 | Health & Wellness
Travel is great, but jet lag is no fun. What you need is a natural way to lessen the blow or even avoid it altogether. After all, a beautiful European city, a tropical island or a trip into nature is all much better when you have the energy to enjoy it.
Easy and Natural Tips to Beat Jet Lag
Eat protein, fat, and greens: Eat protein, a little fat and greens before and during the flight to keep your blood sugar balanced. This will help you avoid the random boredom cravings and disoriented haze of flight travel. For proteins, go for nuts, sprouted beans, yogurt, goat cheese, and lean meats. For greens, that’s a harder one. So grab a good green powder supplement at your local natural health food or supplement store. They usually have a good amount of chlorella, spirulina, and sea grasses, which provide oxygen for your blood.
Don’t Sleep: If anything, power nap. It’s better to nap and push through it. Consider it a late night, rather than forcing yourself to sleep in a false environment. You’ll get over the hump much faster this way. Having too much light in the room messes with our ability to fall into REM sleep (when we get the most rest). The pituitary gland gets confused, thinks that it’s daytime, and will cause you to wake up halfway, making jet lag more likely.
Drink: Drink water, not alcohol. Stay hydrated before, during and after your flight. A hydrated body is a hydrated brain and a hydrated brain functions far better in challenging situations than a dehydrated one.
Eucalyptus Oil Spray: Eucalyptus oil, a menthol-based plant, is known for increasing blood circulation all over the body, which is especially helpful for the mind. Head to the bathroom and splash your face with some water. Then spray our Eucalyptus Oil ShowerMist into the palms of your hands and breathe in deeply. Do this every time you need a boost. Once you land, head to a sauna, steam room, or hot shower and spray Eucalyptus into the steam and heat. By spraying Eucalyptus oil into heat, your skin, lungs and mental function will be activated, cleansed and boosted.
You don’t have to struggle with jet lag and feeling tired anymore. Use these tips to take care of yourself and more control over your life.
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Aug 10, 2015 | Health & Wellness, Seasonal
School is about to be back in session, and it’s important that your family’s immune system is prepared for it. And school is about learning, not spending your days wasting away and nursing a cold. Germs are inevitable, but you can do your best to fight them. Here’s how:
Back to School Immune Boosting Tips
Magnesium
Americans are chronically low in magnesium. The signs are everywhere with all of the road rage, abuse, high blood pressure, and stress that people live with on a daily basis. It’s most well known as the calming nutrient because of its ability to relax muscles, help us sleep, regulate hormones, relax blood vessels, and relieve depression. Aren’t you calmer just reading about it? Magnesium moves dietary calcium into the bones, decalcifies arteries, helps prevent blood clotting, and improves mental disorders like anxiety, hyperactivity, and depression. This helps your immune system function properly, get better sleep, decreases growing pains, and increases focus at school.
Healthy Eating
The following foods are extremely beneficial for your overall health and strength of your immune system. Be sure to get a balanced amount of each:
- Fermented foods such as kefir, kimchee, miso, pickles, sauerkraut, etc.
- Raw, organic eggs from free-ranging chickens
- Coconuts and coconut oil
- Locally grown fruits and vegetables
- Mushrooms, especially Reishi, Shiitake, and Maitake, which contain beta glucans (which have immune-enhancing properties)
- Garlic, a potent antimicrobial that kills bacteria, viruses, and fungi
- Herbs and spices with high ORAC scores: Turmeric, oregano, cinnamon, cloves
Send nutritious snacks to school with your children. Chopped veggies to dip in hummus, sauteed vegetables, and brown rice with protein is a great energizing lunch, both for the mind and immune system.
Stay Hydrated
Keeping hydrated allows the body to both function efficiently and flush toxins and bacteria from your system. Water is essential for the optimal function of every system in your body. Keeping kids hydrated isn’t always easy when they’re at school. Send them with water bottles and require them to drink a glass of water before each meal to get into good habits at home. Without enough water, a flower wilts. Our minds and bodies are the same.
Steam
The body loves a chance to release stored toxins in the skin and other organs. For adults, either create a good steaming shower and add our Eucalyptus Oil ShowerMist to the mix or do the same in a quality sauna or steam room. This will also fight bronchial infections, respiratory struggles, growing pains, improve circulation, and alleviate pain from fibromyalgia and arthritis. For children, run a bath for them with just one spray onto the tub walls for the same, yet lighter effect.
Tea
Encourage tea drinking at all ages. Choose herbal teas and tonics. Dandelion with a little nut milk and honey not only tastes delicious but detoxes the liver (a key immune system player). Chamomile and lavender are great at night before bed. Your options are open.
Sleep
Homework calls, but sleep should call louder. The body needs time to recoup. If there seems to be more homework than time, reevaluate time management and create a more healthy schedule. Waking earlier is better than going to bed later as well. To get the most out of sleep, you need more REM time. To get this, limit eating to no later than 2 hours before bed unless it’s a protein-based, no starch, no sugar snack. Stay away from media, computers, and phones at least an hour before bed.
Help take care of you and your family in the most vulnerable time of the year. Enjoy more of the year healthy instead of sick.
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Aug 4, 2015 | Health & Wellness
enstrual pain and cramps are not a monster to play with. They come at the worst time and have a way of slowing your day and keeping you parked on the couch. But you have the right to find relief faster and without extra drugs. Not all women are aware of how much power they have over their body’s health and wellness. We’re here to educate you because you deserve it.
So for your convenience, we have compiled a small yet helpful list of natural home remedies to ease that pesky menstrual pain.
How To Ease Period Cramps Naturally and Quickly at Home
Limit Caffeine Consumption
Everybody is different, and sometimes a warm cup of coffee does just the trick. But it’s important to know that too much caffeine is incredibly dehydrating to your body, causing circulation to slow and pain to increase. Caffeine constricts your blood levels and raises tension: so when you’re suffering from cramps, it’s wiser to do everything possible to stay hydrated. Drinking water and herbal tea instead will not only keep your flow hydrated but will also help relieve bloating that may occur during your period.
Heat
Run a hot shower. Let the steam add up. While you’re at it, spray some of our Eucalyptus ShowerMist into the steam. The cleansing nature of the oil will be heightened in the stream and permeate your bronchial passages, resulting in relaxation and a further detoxified system. Make sure that you allow the hot water to fall on your lower back. This will relax those aching muscles and give you a chance to, at the same time, massage your lower belly which makes the process of release more efficient. Who wouldn’t want that?
Hot Water Bottles
No time or energy for the hot shower? That’s ok! Get a hot water bottle or heating pad. Although old-fashioned they warm and relax the muscles in your lower abdomen. They’re a cheap and worthy investment that can offer relief month after month. The heat relaxes the tension around your pain and helps the flow move more fluidly. If heat overwhelms you, use the oil combination mentioned below.
Massage the Area
Once the area has been warmed, this is a great time for some gentle massaging. Grab some cooling massage oil, if you can. You can make your own with a blend of peppermint, ginger, lavender, and fractionated coconut oil. Lavender will relax and calm you, cinnamon aids in circulation (bringing comfort), and peppermint with ginger decreases inflammation. I did this recently and slept so much better.
You may not find your menstrual pain disappearing altogether, but you will feel alive and able to function comfortably, without the extra drugs.
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Jul 14, 2015 | All About Eucalyptus, Health & Wellness
We all know the drill so well. The alarm clock goes off, we roll over to turn it off and have no clue how we’re going to wake up without 3 cups of coffee. What you need at that point is an energy boost like no other. Not a pill, not a drink, but a natural solution that will wake you up fast.
Eucalyptus oil is the miracle we are talking about.
Most are familiar with the plant’s ability to ease respiratory symptoms, soothe and open the airways, but not many are familiar with its power to wake up the senses and heighten energy.
Use Eucalyptus as Your Daily Energy Boost
- It’s invigorating: The menthol properties of Eucalyptus leave a cooling sensation on the skin and in the lungs. Just a few deep breaths and every cell of the body is invigorated and woken up from the inside out.
- Stronger than a shot of caffeine: The menthol works as a vasoconstrictor, causing the cells to vibrate at a faster level, bringing more circulation and oxygen to the brain, inviting better concentration and more natural focus.
- It creates relaxation and a sense of contentment: This is one of my favorite points. As the oil’s potency is diffused throughout the body, each cell is not only invigorated, but the body relaxes as though it’s been to the spa. When you’re awakened and relaxed at the same time, your mind feels peace and contentment. Not bad, right?
How to use Eucalyptus oil
Our favorite way is to spray our Eucalyptus Oil ShowerMist into the steam of your shower. The steam further activates the oil and opens your pores, allowing your body to more efficiently absorb the oil.
Banish the morning mental fog from your daily routine for good and start experiencing life as it should be.
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