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HOW MY NECK PAIN HAS DIMINISHED (part 4)

HOW MY NECK PAIN HAS DIMINISHED (part 4)

MEDITATION & SLEEP Last week I talked about toxic free home and personal care and how it was the second lifestyle-change that my family and I made to achieve more vitality and energy. I also listed ingredients to use more of and ingredients and products to use less of (and even better […]

HOW MY NECK PAIN HAS DIMINISHED (part 2)

HOW MY NECK PAIN HAS DIMINISHED (part 2)

NOURISHMENT A focus on nourishment instead of dieting was the first lifestyle change that my family and I made to achieve more vitality and energy. I also believe this step as has helped heal the neck pains I frequently experienced until recently as well as the other positive side effects […]

FEELING REWILDED

FEELING REWILDED

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My first time winter bathing. What a view and how exhilarating!

I’m the type who hates cold water. You can ask my lovely hubby and he’s going to be very surprised when I tell him that I went in the water three times. He’s in Vancouver working at the moment. He’s going to be a little jealous, I think 😉

I’m intrigued and I’m going to sign up for the winter season. Haha! How exciting

 

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IMMUNE BOOSTING SHOTS

IMMUNE BOOSTING SHOTS

Yesterday afternoon, I shared these shots of goodness with my mother. The colour on it’s own brightened up our afternoon 🙂 Generally, I don’t juice much as juicing removes the fibers and the sugars become simple sugars that will affect your blood sugar. I therefore […]

MAGNESIUM & RESTLESS LEGS

MAGNESIUM & RESTLESS LEGS

I’ve just made another batch of magnesium body butter, which I apply to my feet and legs most nights when I go to bed. I also made a batch for a friend’s colleague who suffers from restless legs syndrome (RLS). RLS is a disorder that causes a […]

MAGNESIUM BODY BUTTER

MAGNESIUM BODY BUTTER

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This magnesium body butter from Wellness Mama is great to help sleep, boost magnesium levels and is also great apply on sore muscles. If you add essential oils it will also smell divine as well as supporting rest/sleep or help with sore muscles. Lavender, cedarwood and/or vetiver essential oil will calm your body and mind, supporting rest and sleep and peppermint, cypress and/or marjoram essential oil will help ease sore muscles.

Another great thing about this magnesium body butter is that it’s great for mild sun exposure as coconut oil and shea butter are both naturally SPF of 4-5 plus it contains magnesium that’s needed for the absorption of vitamin D. If you don’t use this magnesium body butter before sun exposure, don’t forget to use after sun exposure to help the body absorb Vitamin D. We hear over and over again on the news how most people are vitamin D deficient!

I use doTERRA essential oils because they’re food and therapeutic grade essential oils and the plants are grown in a region in which it’s indigenous and where the plants have grown naturally for thousands of years, creating the nutritive soil conditions, air quality, weather/moisture etc. These conditions as well as the extraction process are reflected in the quality of the essential oils.

You can order doTERRA essential oils HERE and they’ll be send directly to you. Or even better, if you want to buy the oils to wholesale price (25% of retail price), you can enroll with your own account HERE. There is no monthly order required, no contracts or lock in and it can be cancelled any time.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup magnesium flakes and 3 Tbsp boiling water or 1/2 cup of pre-made magnesium oil
1/4 cup Coconut oil (unrefined)
2 Tbsp beeswax
3 Tbsp Shea butter
10 drops Essential oil (optional) lavender, cedar wood and/or vetiver for rest and sleep or peppermint, cypress and/or marjoram for sore muscles.

 

DIRECTIONS

  1. Pour 3 tablespoons of boiling water in to the magnesium flakes in a small container and stir until it dissolves. This will create a thick liquid. Set aside to cool.
  2. Melt the coconut oil, beeswax and shea butter in glass jar or a bowl that tolerates heat in a pot with 5cm of water on low to medium heat.
  3. When melted, remove the jar or bowl form the heat and let the mixture cool until room temp and slightly opaque. At this point, put in to a medium bowl or into a blender.
  4. If in a bowl, use a hand blender or immersion blender on medium speed and start blending the oil mixture.
  5. Add essential oils if using
  6. Slowly (starting with a drop at a time) add the dissolved magnesium mixture to the oil mixture while continuing blending until all of the magnesium mix is added and it is well-mixed.
  7. Put in the fridge for 15 minutes and re-blend to get body butter consistency.
  8. Store in fridge for a cooling lotion (best consistency) or at room temp for up to two months.

Note: Should you feel a little tingling sensation where you’ve applied the magnesium body butter this is normal as the magnesium is absorbed through your skin and it’ll face after a few applications.

 

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WHY I’M KINDER TO MYSELF AT THE MOMENT

WHY I’M KINDER TO MYSELF AT THE MOMENT

In two weeks time our little family of three are moving overseas and I’ll be reunited with my home country once more. In the years I’ve been living in Australia, I feel so much has changed and I’ve changed a lot too so I’ve this […]

TOPICAL SLEEP ELIXIR

TOPICAL SLEEP ELIXIR

Most of us have heard that the skin is the largest organ but not many of us know or think about the skin as one of the fastest and most efficient ways to feed your body as everything that is applied to the skin is […]

SIMPLE STEPS TO RECONNECT WITH NATURE DURING YOUR BUSY DAY (part 3)

SIMPLE STEPS TO RECONNECT WITH NATURE DURING YOUR BUSY DAY (part 3)

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SIMPLE STEPS TO RECONNECT WITH NATURE DURING YOUR BUSY DAY (part 3)

This post is an extension of the two posts THE MISSING LINK, PART 1 and PART 2, where I talk about how to reconnect with nature and rewilding your modern family.

As I said last week, the 21st-century man is fully domesticated, we eat processed and packaged meals, sleep in climate-controlled houses and we spend many hours in front of a “screen”.

Human rewilding aims to restore an ancient balance inside you and to integrate with nature, rather than extract from it. However, the goal isn’t to live in caves and dress in beaver pelts, but to fully realise our human potential – our human potential to thrive, heal and feel connected and a sense of belonging.

Many of us live in an urban setting, which makes it difficult to hunt and forage wild foods and the natural rhythm and seasons are easily blunted by the invasion of artificial lights and paved surfaces. Also, we might not be able to integrate our house into the jungle like here on the photo from Jasmine Valley Eco-Resort in Cambodia where we spent a beautiful week some years back. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t create a daily practice, inviting the outdoors inside nor align your sleep-wake cycle with the natural rhythm.

Invite the outdoors inside.

Open up windows and doors to let fresh air flow in. If it’s a hot day, open up in the morning, evening and night. Is it cold outside, open up during the daytime when it’s warmest. You can also do just 5-10 minutes, opening a window in every room to recharge the air quickly. Now you might be thinking that you’re living in a heavy traffic area with poor air quality however, indoor air quality is usually much worse than outdoors due to the many chemical treated materials in your home.

When you need to replace your furniture, rugs and other things in your home choose more “natural” alternatives made from natural materials and avoid chemical treated furniture and fabrics. Alternatively, make sure to outgas them outside for a week or more before bringing them into your home, however it won’t outgas 100%.

Grow plants in all your rooms and especially in your bedroom, as it’ll help purify the air and increase the oxygen level, enhancing your chances for deep restorative sleep. You might also be able to grow your own herbs and some vegetables indoors and hanging pots are a great way to optimise the available space. Note that most cut flowers are filled with herbicides and pesticides so even though a fresh bouquet of flowers looks gorgeous in your home, it’ll bring harmful chemicals into your home.

Align your sleep-wake cycle with the natural rhythm.

You can get out of the old pattern of being up at night “tired and wired” by being early to rise and going earlier to bed, following the natural rhythm and seasonal changes. It’s completely natural if you feel like sleeping more during the darker winter months and staying up longer during the “longer” summer days.

Increase your exposure to the natural light during your day because when sunlight enters your body through your skin and eyes, it tells your system that it’s day and time to be active (even when it’s overcast). This vital communication via the sun will also stimulate your production of the sleep hormones when nighttime approaches. The best way is to get more outdoors during the day (see PART 1 for suggestions how to) or second best get more light into your home or your work space. A study showed that office workers with more light exposure at the workplace tended to have longer sleep duration, better sleep quality, more physical activity, and better quality of life compared to office workers with less light exposure (windowless) at the workplace.

Switch your screens off at least 1 hour before going to sleep. The artificial “blue” light emitted by electronic screens and lights at night triggers your body to produce more daytime hormones, disrupting your body’s natural preparation for sleeping. Second best, you can use blue light blockers and apps on your computers, tablets and mobile phones and blue light blocking eye glasses.

If you’ve trouble sleeping you can get your hands on my free guide 6 Things You Can Do Today To Sleep Better Tonight

Ground yourself barefoot outside or using an earthing device (mat, sheet or shoes). Since the beginning of time, humans were in constant interaction with the earth, and only recently have we found ourselves more and more “disconnected” from it. The earth’s electromagnetic surface has the ability to “sync” with your body’s internal clock as your body is running on electromagnetic energy (that’s why heart monitors in the hospital beep, it’s because of our electric output). When in direct contact with the earth, your body becomes suffused with negative charged free electrons and equalises you to the same electric energy level as the earth. When you are disconnected from the earth, you accumulate positive charge and over time this positive charge builds up, depletes your energy, and promotes inflammation and disease.

 

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THE MISSING LINK

THE MISSING LINK

You might have noticed that my tips and go-to’s are often around connecting with nature and the patterns of the earth as many of us has moved away from nature and barely get in contact with it on a daily basis. I believe that nature […]


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