The more you learn about what's in modern cosmetics and personal care products, the less likely you'll be to want to put them on your face, lips, skin or hair.
"Yet some of the 10,000 ingredients in beauty products are suspected or confirmed carcinogens, hormone-mimicking chemicals or substances linked to birth defects. And in an age of increasing fear over chemical exposures, the $5.3-billion cosmetics industry is poised to become the new frontier for health and eco-minded consumers."
You can read more about this from the Globe and Mail article Cancer and cosmetics.You'll also find a list of some compounds in personal care products that are worth watching out for.
Here's what I use and recommend for your body:
Purchase this weekend at the Health Show from Nadine Artemis
If you would like to mix your own blend: here are some great recipes
from Essential Botanicals:
Regenerating Skin Care
Rosa Skin Serum - Deluxe
30 ml rosa rubiginosa
3 drops rose bulgarian essential oil
3 drops neroli essential oil
Massage a small amount of rosa serum into skin.
Rosa rubiginosa helps minimize fine lines, uneven pigmentation and promotes
healthy skin.
Stress Relief Synergy
6 mls lavender essential oil
1 ml sweet marjoram essential oil
2 ml Roman chamomile essential oil
Combine oils together in a synergy.
Add 20 drops to sea salt or coconut milk in bathwater for a blissfully
relaxing bath.
Add 20 drops to 30 ml carrier oil for a relaxing body massage.
Balancing Synergy:
3 ml rose geranium essential oil
2 ml rosewood essential oil
5 ml bergamot essential oil
4 ml lavender essential oil
Combine as a synergy.
Add a few drops to bath or shower gel.
Add 20 drops to 30 ml carrier oil for a balancing massage.
One of the major Health Secrets, when it comes to eating, is moderation.
Going one day a week without food is something I recommend to every person.
YES, Juice fasting one day a week to give the body a complete rest is extremely beneficial.
Here's what I DO and RECOMMEND in my practice.
Take 3 to 4 8-oz servings of fresh vegetable green juice during the fasting day. Juice sunflower sprouts, cucumber, celery and ginger.
I start my day with 1 oz of wheat grass. If this is not available, I take 1 teaspoon of green powder and mix in 8 oz water with 6 digestive enzymes ( for beauty) :) Vital Mineral green powder is the one I use at the office.
The most important addition to your green drink is blue-green and/or green algae, like spirulina, chlorella and wild blue green algae. They all help to correct blood sugar imbalance as they are rich in minerals and easily absorbable protein. They renew cells and can reverse the degenerative aging process, helping to rebuild the tissues of the liver, the nervous system, the brain, and every other part of the body.
As I'm writing this, I note that before my green drink I took 6 tiny tablets of chlorella and 6 digestive enzymes. i would repeat this between meals or 1/2 hr before your juice drink.
Taking chlorella between meals will help to curb your appetite and help rid your body of heavy metal toxins. It will also regulate both low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and high blood sugar (diabetes). Great for weight loss!
You can add magnesium for its natural tranquilizer. It keeps us calm and serene and is essential to many of the detox pathways of the body. It can really help alleviate tension and hormonal and blood sugar imbalance.
At many of the workshops I have presented the last few years, I have often mentioned how important it is to find good mentors in life to help us grow. Well... my In-laws have been among my most important mentors. Unfortunately, my mother-in-law passed away this past week.
I do give thanks to both of them for being such an inspiration in the lives of both my husband and me. What a gift to have them around us for so long. So knowledgeable and caring, and such humble individuals. They have guided me throughout my career. They were both health practitioners and even owned a health food store 45 years ago!! You can just imagine how hard they had to work to educate and guide people at that time.
My mother-in-law gave me a champion juicer 21 years ago. What a gift! As you know, we still juice as of this day.
One of their secrets for longevity and remaining so active was their lifestyle: They have always exercised regularly (walking 5-6 miles daily on the beach) and eaten a very light dinner. Juicing and blending was a big part of their diet.
At 80 years, Mr. Desjardins is still very active. He always makes people feel so good about themselves. He has such an amazing attitude towards life. He said that the best part with his wife was having sex sometimes on the beach!! At 80yrs! That's the kind of attitude he has...I'm not sure which herbs he was using at the time.
When we left Monday morning he said, "If God allows me to be on this planet for another 10 years I'll be very happy because I still have lots do."
Here's what we do mornings when we visit them -- their kitchen is my kitchen, and I always feel at home there.
Aloe Vera potion
1/2 cup Aloe Vera fresh from the garden
1 organic cucumber
the juice of 1 lemon
water
This is our drink first thing in the morning. So refreshing and cleansing.
This is a picture of Mr Desjardins cutting aloe vera leaves from one of the 50 aloe vera plants in the backyard :) Such a healing plant to have around.
Everything I've learned in the health industries I owe to them!
I gave thanks for their input, advice and guidance, and for the many years we had with my mother-in-law.
