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There are plenty of recipes to make your own sunscreen. A quick Google search can help, but usually you take about 1/2c almond or olive oil, 1/4c coconut oil, 1/4c beeswax for thickening and 2Tbs Zinc oxide (use a Non-Nano Powder specifically for skin formulations.) Add a few tsp of your favorite oil below, and voila!
1. Carrot Seed ...
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In Arizona, January 1, 2014 marks a historic moment in health care choice.
Obamacare, which takes effect then, includes a little noticed provision whose long-term impact is likely to be vast. Under this provision, insurers will not be allowed to exclude licensed health care professionals who want to participate in their plans. The intent is to give consumers greater choice among different types of health care providers. That means patients will soon have access to holistic health care professionals such as ...
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Do you take a multivitamin? Are you sure that it gives you the right nutrients your body needs?
Desert Naturopathic Health offers a simple test called Micronutrient Testing to assess exactly what vitamins, minerals and antioxidants your body might be crying out for. This test will look at how your vitamin levels have been over a 6month period, allowing us to ...
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It’s a simple thing to do. It’s fast, easy, and cheap.
Wash your hands.
Did you know…
– Up to half of all men and a quarter of women fail to wash their hands after they’ve been to
the toilet
– Right handed people tend to wash their left hand more thoroughly than their right hand, and
visa versa
– We have between 2 and 10 million bacteria between fingertip and elbow
– Damp hands spread 1,000 times more germs than dry hands
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It might not be the most pleasant thing to think about, but we all have billions of bacteria living on and in us. Some are bad and some are good. The good ones help keep the bad ones in check, and work with our bodies to digest food, help our blood clot, and keep our immune systems happy.
A very large part of our immune system is in our ...
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Dandelion is a common “weed” that has a number of health benefits. Here is some information from the Homesteading/Survivalism site. Check them out as they have some wonderful ideas about sustainable living.
Dandelion Root Health Benefits :
* Dandelion root extract is unique, and is one of the only things found to help with chronic myelomonocytic Leukemia ...
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Summer is in full swing, and that means running through the sprinklers, pool parties, and firing up the grill. Here are a few tips for making your next cookout a little bit healthier.
1. Marinate your meat
When cooking meat at high temperatures like on the grill, substances called Heterocyclic amines, or HCA’s, can form and stick to the muscle tissue, ...
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Summer is in high-gear, and as we all hit the pool now is the time to be prepared for the hot sun on our back. While the best “sunscreen” is to avoid the sun altogether, that sure can put a damper on your pool party. So it’s off to the market to grab your lotion of choice; but which one is the best?
First, there’s no such thing as “sunblock” as no lotion, spray or powder can completely “block” the sun. ...
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I get many questions in my classes, seminars and practice… “What vitamins should I take?”
This is a loaded question, but I’ve been able to recommend a good foundation for supplementation. This, of course, is dependent upon a good diet and lifestyle, which we’ll probably go into another post.
So here we go. The five pillars.
1) A high quality Multivitamin. Centrum one-a-day is not an option (sorry Centrum!) I have some pharmaceutical grade recommendations on the website, but barring that, “Nature’s Way” ...
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