[FROM VIBRANT LIVING NEWSLETTER]
About this time of year over here in the Pacific Northwest, everyone starts making some serious plans to take a trip to find some sun! Yes, yes, we know...it's a rain forest, and if it weren't for the rain, there wouldn't be all the lush foliage, flowers and giant trees. BUT, what I wouldn't give for a full day of sun and a lounger!
With that in mind, I was doing some travelling in my mind to some fabulous resort spas. Check out The Spa at Grove Isle's Watsu massage therapy treatment, an exclusive treatment and at one of only eight locations in the Eastern seaboard--administered in a secluded outdoor pool with Miami's lush scenery and a Roman waterfall as your backdrop. Watsu massage is done in a warm pool with the masseuse, using the bouyancy of the water to allow for more freedom of movement.
And then there's the Ranch at Live Oak in the Santa Monica Mountains. A funny and entertaining article by Christina Binkley, one of the attendees at the ranch undergoing the super-strict "Starvation Diet," to the tune of $5600 a week. Her story is a good read, and gives you an idea of the lengths some people will go to, to feel like they're doing something good for themselves.
On a different note, I've been following closely the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown. Elevated radiation levels have shown up across the U.S., and radioactive iodine was found in milk in Washington state. Although the levels are not directly health-threatening, it is yet another environmental stress we all have to endure. More than ever, we recommend supplementing with enzymes. Add in kelp or nori seaweed to daily meals to ensure good iodine levels in your body. Also, my dear hydro-colonic therapist, Joanie Falconer, has a great article about using bentonite clay to address radiation exposure. She says in her blog, "Radioactive material is formed carrying a positive ionic charge. Calcium Bentonite Clay is a negatively charged ion. Simply put, Calcium Bentonite Clay adsorbs and absorbs, capturing positive charged ions, and you wash them off or pass them through your body."
Until next time...
In vibrant health,
Shay Arave, President
Subtleenergysolutions.com
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Simple Herbal Remedies
Ailment | Herb |
Acne | Calendula, aloe, tea tree |
Alcoholism | Evening primrose, kudzu |
Allergy | Chamomile |
Alzheimer’s disease | Ginkgo, rosemary |
Angina | Hawthorn, garlic, willow, green tea |
Anxiety and stress | Hops, kava, passionflower, valerian, chamomile, lavender |
Arteriosclerosis | Garlic |
Arthritis | Capsicum, ginger, turmeric, willow, cat’s claw, devil’s claw |
Asthma | Coffee, ephedra, tea |
Athlete’s foot | Topical tea tree oil |
Attention-deficit disorder | Evening primrose oil |
Bad breath | Parsley |
Boils | Tea tree oil, topical garlic, echinacea, eleutherococcus, ginseng, rhodiola |
Bronchitis | Echinacea, pelargonium |
Burns | Aloe |
Cancer | Bilberry, blackberry, cocoa (dark chocolate), green tea, garlic, ginseng, maitake mushroom, pomegranate, raspberry, reishi mushroom |
Cankers | Goldenseal |
Colds | Echinacea, andrographis, ginseng, coffee, licorice root (sore throat), tea (nasal and chest congestion) |
Congestive heart failure | Hawthorn |
Constipation | Apple, psyllium seed, senna |
Cough | Eucalyptus |
Depression | St. John’s wort |
Diabetes, Type 2 | Garlic, beans (navy, pinto, black, etc.), cinnamon, eleutherococcus, flaxseed, green tea |
Diabetic ulcers | Comfrey |
Diarrhea | Bilberry, raspberry |
Diverticulitis | Peppermint |
Dizziness | Ginger, ginkgo |
Earache | Echinacea |
Eczema | Chamomile, topical borage seed oil, evening primrose oil |
Fatigue | Cocoa (dark chocolate), coffee, eleutheroccocus, ginseng, rhodiola, tea |
Flu | Echinacea, elderberry syrup (also see “Colds”) |
Gas | Fennel, dill |
Giardia | Goldenseal |
Gingivitis | Goldenseal, green tea |
Hay fever | Stinging nettle, butterbur |
Herpes | Topical lemon balm, topical comfrey, echinacea, garlic, ginseng |
High blood pressure | Garlic, beans, cocoa (dark chocolate), hawthorn |
High blood sugar | Fenugreek |
High cholesterol | Apple, cinnamon, cocoa (dark chocolate), evening primrose oil, flaxseed, soy foods, green tea |
Hot flashes | Red clover, soy, black cohosh |
Impotence | Yohimbe |
Indigestion | Chamomile, ginger, peppermint |
Infection | Topical tea tree oil, astragalus, echinacea, eleutherococcus, garlic, ginseng, rhodiola |
Insomnia | Kava, evening primrose, hops, lemon balm, valerian |
Irregular heartbeat | Hawthorn |
Irregularity | Senna, psyllium seed |
Irritable bowel syndrome | Chamomile, peppermint |
Lower back pain | Thymol, carvacrol, white willow bark |
Menstrual cramps | Kava, raspberry, chasteberry |
Migraine | Feverfew, butterbur |
Morning sickness | Ginger |
Muscle pain | Capsicum, wintergreen |
Nausea | Ginger |
Premenstrual syndrome | Chasteberry, evening primrose |
Ringing in the ears | Ginkgo |
Seasonal affective disorder | St. John’s wort |
Shingles | Capsicum |
Sore throat | Licorice, marshmallow, mullein |
Stuffy nose | Echinacea |
Tonsillitis | Goldenseal, astragalus, echinacea |
Toothache | Willow, clove oil |
Ulcers | Aloe, licorice |
Varicosities | Bilberry, horse chestnut |
Yeast infection | Garlic, goldenseal, Pau D’arco |
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