These are a Few of My Favorite Things...

Hi, I hope you are having a great day! I would like to share with you a few of my favorite things. These are things that have improved my quality of life and I hope they can help you.

We love coconut oil at our house.  It is very versatile. I use it for my face moisturizer and my body lotion. My husband uses it for a fungus problem he has on his toes. I used it as sun screen the last time I went to the beach and that is the first time in years that I did not get a sunburn. We cook with it. That is why we have two jars; one for cooking, one for personal care. It is great to fry with and it is a perfect replacement for vegetable oil in baking.  It is also great to replace margarine or butter on toast or in oatmeal. Coconut oil has anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-fungal properties. Read this article for more information: http://authoritynutrtion.com/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-coconut-oil/;  https://www.drbronner.com/our-story/mission/

I love Tea. These two teas  are caffeine free and help with detoxing the liver. They taste great and help replace coffee in my mornings.  http://www.sunwarrior.com/news/11-health/benefits/-of-dandelion-and-dandelion-root/;  http://www.whiteteaguide.com/whiteteahealthbenefits.htm

Glass water bottles... The one in the middle is mine. Using a glass water bottle prevents the risk of getting harmful chemicals from plastic bottles. Filling your own bottle saves landfills from a huge amount of unnecessary waste. Most studies show that filtered water from home and even home tap water is cleaner than pre-packaged water. Most should drink 64-100 oz. of water per day. Read this article for more information: www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/11/5-reasons-you-should-stop-using-plastic-water-bottles

Now this is amazing. I have been experiencing hot flashes and sweats for about two years. ( I know, I am telling my age).  I know eating sugar really affects this, so I try to avoid all sugar and eat very little fruit. I have tried several things including progesterone cream. This winter the sweats have been especially disruptive...especially to my sleep. About a month ago I listened to a talk by Alisa Vitti author of  Woman Code. She suggested Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, and B5 to help balance the adrenals and hormones and decrease hot flashes.  I was already taking Adrenal Balance which contains rhodiola and a B complex vitamin that contained the B5. About 3 weeks ago I added Ashwagandha and Healthy Vata. I have only had a minimal amount of hot flashes and no sweats in two weeks. Sleep is great!  http://www.banyanbotanicals.com/proinfo.asp?number=1021 Contact your health care provider before adding new medications or supplements to your regime.

We have also gone gluten free due to allergies. These are our new baking go to's. We make pancakes and muffins. The garbanzo bean flour can be used just like wheat flour. I have made cookies for my son's track team friends and they love them. Ask me about some recipes or scroll through to my other blogs and see some of the recipes I have posted.

 

 

Oils.. We have started using oils to replace some traditional cleaners and also for some other things. I use the Thieves cleaner to clean my house and it smells wonderful. My son has used the oil Vetiver to help with concentration. He used it during a resent ACT exam and brought his score up from 26 to 30. I use M-grain for my headache and migraine pain and have been able to decrease other pain meds by 3/4.  When my son had diagnosed flu this winter, we defused Thieves oil and also put it on our throats. Neither my husband nor myself got the flu and my son was well in two days. If you would like information about the oils ask me. http://www.youngliving.com/en_US

So these are a few of my favorite things.  Another Favorite thing is my Class at Institute for Integrative Nutrition. If you think this might be something you would be interested in, click on the Link  http://www.integrativenutrition.com/health-happiness-roadmap?erefer=0015000000p8XwjAAE   Also I will be far enough along in my program to begin doing Health Histories with clients soon. If you would like to do a health history with me please email me at joyriddle6@gmail.com