Pink Awareness
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I’ve just purchased my favorite new item, a lite pink drink tumbler, at The Coffee Bean. I love the color and when I first saw it, it made me feel so feminine. Taking a closer look I realized that it was not only pretty, but also it served a noble and purposeful cause, my favorite combination. For each tumbler purchased The Coffee Bean will donate a portion of the profits to the National Beast Cancer Foundation. How much better could you get? Look pretty, support a cause that affects all of us in some way or another and keep present in our minds that making a difference every day matters. If you don’t already have one, get one, or if you don’t like pink, buy a present for someone who does. Sadly for those of you in New York and a few other forlorn states, you don’t have a coffee bean, no worries! Buy it on line: coffeebean.com.
To support this cause further go to the Breast Cancer Site at thebreastcancersite.com. On this site there is a pink button, for every click on this button the National Breast Cancer Foundation will make a donation to help underprivileged woman receive mammograms. You can even have the website send you a reminder to click every day. Just go to “click reminders” on the sidebar and sign up. Check out the rest of this website too, tons of ways to support and make a difference.
Vineyard Treasures
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As I was browsing the myriad of beauty products at Seporah the other day, a sales person approached me. Thinking my usual, oh god I just want to look, I was pleasantly surprised as she handed me a free sample of one of the products on the wall in front of me. She showed me the cluster of grapes on the packaging and explained that this company, Caudalie, is also a winery. After all the grapes had been used for wine they did not know what to do with the left over seeds, oils and unused grapes. Learning about the amount of antioxidants in grapes they decided to start a skin care company with the extras from their vineyard.
What I love about this company is that they use everything that the earth has to offer, nothing goes to waste, and it both contributes and beautifies. In addition to this they use all natural ingredients. They have even found a flower extract that replaces synthetic preservatives.
I have just started to use the eye and lip contour cream that claims to, “reduce wrinkles, lighten dark circles, decongest and protect the skin from free radicals”. The free radicals part really grabbed me, as I live in LA. I have not been using it long enough to be able to tell anything about the results of the product, but what I can tell you is that it feels wonderful on your skin. And there is just something about knowing that what you are putting on your skin comes from a vineyard in France, it gives you visions of beauty every time you use it.
Check out their website, Caudalie.com. They even have body scrubs in Crushed Cabernet, Merlot Friction, and Sauvignon with amazingly natural ingredients and organic essential oils!
(Image Courtesy of Caudalie)
Naturopathic Remedies 101
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Over the years I have cured many health and skin problems with natural remedies. Here are a few of them, the beginning of a series I’ll be doing over time. For the proper mixing, use and storage of essential oils please see my article Cure For Cold Sores?
Menstrual Cramps
Mix two ounces almond oil with ten to twelve drops essential oil of lemon. Put three to five drops on a cotton ball an rub it clockwise over your stomach, lower abdomen and your lower back. This remedy will really take the edge off.
Beer! You may not know that beer is great for cramps. Actually, too much beer can make cramps worse, but one beer and your good.
Scars
If you have a minor scar lavender oil works wonders. I had a scar on my chin from eight stitches, four inside and four outside. I used lavender oil on it for three weeks and ninety percent of the scar went away. Now you can barely tell anything is there. Lavender oil is also really easy because it does not need to be mixed with a carrier oil. Just put a few drops on a cotton ball and apply to the scar.
If you a major scar rose oil is an excellent remedy. It’s expensive, but worth the investment. Make sure you buy rose oil from a good source such as Young Living. Cheap rose is usually geranium oil or part rose oil part geranium oil. I would suggest mixing rose oil with grapeseed oil due to its high antioxidant content. Apply to your scar two to three times a day. Don’t get discouraged if you don’t see a difference right away, hang in there and you will see a difference.
Burns
Lavender oil, lavender oil, lavender oil!! You may know that vitamin E is good for burns, what you may not know is that lavender oil is better. Just put it straight on your burn. If you want to you can mix it with grapeseed oil, which is also good for burns, but you don’t have to.
Muscle Aches
Arnica gel, a homeopathic gel that works wonders on tired and sore muscles. Buy it at your local health food store, GNC, and some Rite Aids are now carrying it.
Minor Cuts
Calendula gel, honey, or vitamin E. Calendula gel or cream is wonderful for cuts. Honey is a natural antibiotic, just put it on the cut and cover it with a band-aid. Vitamin E is both soothing and healing on cuts.
Acne
Acne could be the result of a hormonal imbalance in your body. This can show up with more than just the onset of adolescence, it can be the side effect of some birth control pills and some women experience it during menopause. Evening Primrose can actually balance that hormone in your system and rid you of your acne. Source Naturals puts out an amazing Evening Primrose, I noticed more results in a shorter span of time with this brand. Take three pills one to three times a day.
Tea tree oil is a good topical remedy for acne. Make sure you mix it with a carrier oil, tea tree oil and burn your skin if it’s put on alone.
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