Organic Gifts: Be My Valentine Organic Loose Tea
29 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment
in Baby & Child Health, Beauty and Skin Care, God's Green Herbs, tea Tags: Be My Valentine Organic Loose Tea, Organic Loose Tea, rose petal tea, rose wash, valentine day, Valentine Loose Tea
Valentines day is right around the corner. Do you have that special inexpensive gift for the people in your life that will be expecting something from you? What about your child’s teacher or the nice lady at your doctors office?
But even if you don’t have a need for a valentine day gift you can still be blessed by this healing tea.
I have treasured this tea as one of my favorites for a long time. Its amazing and has many different uses and medicinal benefits. For example: Did you know that rose petals make a fantastic gargle and tea for sore throat and mouth sores? Rose petals and Lavender have been used to assist with clearing up runny noses and fighting chest infections. This tea is also a favorite for sufferers of insomnia, depression and extreme fatigue. We use it in a mix with other herbs to bathe baby and our older children. I exfoliate with it several times a week for beautiful skin without using toxic washes and scrubs. We also make cinnamon, lavender and rose petal preserves, and oh is it good! So many uses for this tea you’ll almost not want to give it away.
This Valentines day, give your beloved a gift of love that entices the senses, cleanses the skin and nourishes the body.
Be my Valentine Organic loose tea is made with Organic Red Rose Petals and Organic Lavender Flowers.
This fabulous organic blend can be used the following ways:
1 -Brew as a cup of tea
2 -Use in a sachet(included) inside the bathtub to promote relaxation and to moisturize dry skin
3 -Use as a facial steam to unclog pores
4 -Use as a gentle body scrub and facial exfoliant
5 -Brew as a tea and gargle for mouth sores
6 -Use in bath water as a safe and relaxing baby wash
7 -Decorate your bed for a romantic night with your beloved
This makes a wonderful gift for teachers, loved ones, co-workers and babies. Yes this makes a fabulous wash for little ones when brewed as a tea and tossed in with bath water.
Be my Valentine Organic Loose Tea comes in a labeled shiny silver metal tin that is reusable.
La Chica Organica only uses Organic herbs that have not been treated with cancer causing pesticides, herbicides or fungicides.
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Help! I’m Sweating and I Stink – How to get Rid of Body Odor?
29 Jan 2011 2 Comments
in Beauty and Skin Care, Green Living Tags: bacteria, bodyodor, Chlorophyll, Deodorant, natural deodorant, underarm odor
Do you know someone who has a really strong body odor and when they sweat you have to hold your nose? Really, it may even be a problem you have or have experienced in the past.
Although most of the time foul body odor is due to poor hygiene, it can also be a sign of internal toxicity in the liver and other organs. Children and adults who consume high amounts of prescription drugs can also have this problem.
A person who has a problem with his or her body odor will realize that no amount of bathing, splashing of cologne or perfume, and using deodorant can mask the lingering trace of such smell. Although good hygiene is necessary to combat bad odor, the best way to beat this problem is still to cleanse your system from within. Below are some tips that could help you get rid of your body odor problems for good.
Chlorophyll Is Your Ally
One of the most effective internal deodorizers is chlorophyll, a substance that is popularly recognized as the one responsible for turning the color of plant leaves to green. According to naturopathic practitioner Dr. Peter Bennett, taking chlorophyll supplements will help greatly in the purifying and deodorizing of the body. In many hospitals, chlorophyll is actually used to minimize the odor of feces of patients that have their colons removed or have their stools routed in bags. But if you are not keen on taking supplements, you can also get your daily chlorophyll requirements by eating spinach, kale, chard and other green leafy vegetables.
Do Some Dry Brushing
One way to stimulate proper blood circulation and get rid of dead skin cells is by regularly dry brushing the skin. Use soft and natural bristles so that brushing your skin will not be painful. This activity is beneficial because it will not only help eliminate dead cells, which can be malodorous, but can also assist in getting rid of toxins on the surface of your skin.
Use short and quick strokes, starting from your fingertips all the way up to your armpits. Make sure that the strokes are all geared towards the heart. Then, brush your whole body including your legs and thighs. Do not forget to brush even the soles of your feet. Lastly, do not let your brush get wet in order to prevent it from getting molds.
Drink Your Odor Away
A lot of people pay little attention to water. However, this fluid is very important in the elimination of waste products and toxins from the body. If you are suffering from body odor, it would be best to drink plenty of water so that the odor-causing toxins could be diluted inside your body. In order to make the deodorizing power of water more potent, you can add lemon juice to your glass of water. Lemon is also one of nature’s best purifiers and deodorizers.
Try Some Probiotics
Proliferation of bad bacteria inside your gut is one of the leading causes of bad body odor. These colonies of unfriendly bacteria may have flourished because of the types of food you eat or the lack of good bacteria inside your system. To remedy this problem, you may want to try eating yogurt, which is a good source of friendly microorganisms. You can also take supplements that contain probiotics.
Do a detox with herbs such as dandelion which help purify the blood and cleanse the liver.
As mentioned earlier, the things that you put inside your mouth can be the underlying reason behind your bad body odor. If you want to get rid of such odor, you need to undergo detoxification to help cleanse your system and eliminate once and for all the wastes and toxins that have been building up inside your intestines.
For a quick fix try mixing 1/2 teaspoon of backing-soda with 1 teaspoon of almond oil and 5 drops of organic essential oil of lemon. Rub generously around the underarm area and let dry. Place remaining mixture in a tin can or small container to re-apply as needed. This is one of our favorite deodorant recipes and it works very well. However, if you shave your underarm area do not apply this mixture until one day later because it may irritate your skin.
Happy Smelling!
Another Great Green Smoothie Recipe that Supports the Immune System & Digestion
26 Jan 2011 8 Comments
in Baby & Child Health, Diet & Weight loss, God's Green Herbs, organic food, Preggo Mama, recipes, Smoothies & Juices Tags: Digestion, green smoothie, Immune system, Recipe, Smoothie
Smoothies and me go together like hot chocolate and whipped cream. I can’t live without them, especially since I am always on the run.
These past few years (during the week) we have opted for nutritious herbal, green and fruit smoothies instead of breakfast. This is the very opposite of what most people do today. It’s unfortunate that for decades people have thought that eating a large breakfast full of refined carbs and sugars was a good thing. But it’s not correct for a few reasons. The most important reason is that when you get up in the morning your body should begin the purging process to get rid of all the food you ate the day before. Your digestive system wants to evacuate but you just shove more processed food into it which is like putting your finger over the end of a hose that is turned on. The only thing you’re accomplishing is a lethal buildup of toxins that will be reabsorbed internally and begin to make you sick over time.
So make a choice to drink at least 3 smoothies a week and work your way to one a day and then 2 a day if possible. My family and I enjoy smoothies 1 to 3 times a day and here is one of my favorite recipes I hope you will enjoy.
Ingredients
2 cups of organic coconut milk or organic almond, rice, raw milk
4 organic pitted dates
1 banana
1 cup chopped dandelion or kale leaves
1 cup organic spinach leaves
2/3 cup fresh or frozen organic strawberries or berry blend
Optional – 1 Teaspoon of organic raw honey if you like it really sweet (But don’t make this a habit)
Blend it all together and enjoy with a straw.
If you want to add in protein and fiber then you can use 2 teaspoons of organic chia seeds but you will have to add in one more cup of liquid which will turn this into a large smoothie for 2. Drink immediately and freeze any portion you did not drink to use as smoothie ice cubes the next time your up for a blended breakfast!
Blessings!
May The Green be with You™
LCO
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Do you Know a Mom that’s Nursing? Share this with Her, She Will Thank You
25 Jan 2011 3 Comments
in Baby & Child Health, Beauty and Skin Care, God's Green Herbs, organic food, Preggo Mama, tea Tags: breastfeeding, Fenugreek, nursing, nursing tea, tea, tea for breastfeeding
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As a mom of three and a serious breastfeeding madwoman I would be lost without my herbal tea for enhancing milk production. I have shared this tea with many moms on the verge of losing their milk and have had many fabulous stories. All of the organic herbs in Breast is Best Tea have been used for centuries by European women and are often recommended by lactation consultants for their lactogenic properties.
After checking the prices at my local health store I decided to make my own tea for nursing moms at a fraction of the cost. I have enjoyed this tea with my 2 youngest children for years and can atrribute my milk\production to taking it faithfully.
here are some of the herbs that La Chica Organica’s Breast is Best Tea contains:
Fennel seed increases milk supply in nursing mothers, improves digestion and reduces gas in mother and baby.
Nettle leaf is loaded with minerals that help build/replace the blood lost in childbirth. It also contains high levels of chlorophyll which aids in building a mother’s milk supply after giving birth.
Red Raspberry leaf has been taken by many women around the world during pregnancy and after to tone the uterus and to prevent excessive bleeding during childbirth. It is responsible for bringing the milk down and enriching the quality of a mother’s milk.
Dandelion leaf is rich in iron, magnesium, calcium, B1, B2, B3 and vitamin C. Dandelion is one of the best blood and liver purifiers around making it very important for production of clean milk.
Blessed thistle improves blood circulation to the breasts and is effective in reducing flatulence in mother and baby.
Fenugreek seed is a prized herb that has been used in Asia for centuries by lactating women to promote milk production. It is also very effective in reducing flatulence, lowering bad cholesterol and supporting the liver.
Peppermint leaf is used for nausea, stomach upset, headache, sinus congestion and gas in nursing moms and children.
I enjoyed this tea 3 to 6 times a day after giving birth and now I take 1 to 3 times a day since I am still nursing. When i went back to work full-time I noticed a drop in my milk production at first which devastated me. So I came up with a little plan that worked like a charm. In the morning I would take a hot shower making sure to let the hot water pour down on the chest area.
While I was showering I had my tea brewing and would come out of the shower and pump while drinking my hot Breast is Best Tea. Then while nursing baby I would enjoy another cup of tea and one more while at work. Then right before bed I made another cup. I love adding in raw organic milk or rice milk and sweetening with raw organic honey.
This tea has helped many women regain their milk supply but you don’t have to be nursing to enjoy it. It’s a delicious tea that you can enjoy anytime.
Available in loose form for $10 for a medium 1/4 pound bag. And for a limited time I am throwing in a free sample of a customer favorite, I’m an Organic Baby Herbal Bath (loose herbs)
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Got Cayenne? Find Out why You Should Always Have it on Hand
24 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment
in Acid Reflux, Allergies and Asthma, cancer, God's Green Herbs, Green Living, Heart Health, how to stop a heart attack Tags: Capsicum, Cayenne pepper, circulation, Digestion, external bleeding, regulate blood pressure, Sore throat, stop asthma attack
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Cayenne is one of those herbs that I try to never leave home without. I carry a very potent extract in my purse that packs a mild 30,000 scoville heat units. This miracle herb is useful to promote circulation, stop an asthma attack, alleviate a sore throat, aid digestion, regulate blood pressure and stop internal and external bleeding. But the most amazing thing about cayenne is that just a small amount has been known to stop a heart attack in under a minute. For a recent article I wrote on this click here.
For more details on the great uses and properties of cayenne pepper continue reading below. You can pick up organic cayenne powder or cayenne extract at your local health-food store. We take the organic cayenne extract I make in 1 ounce of juice or water and then we jump up and down, cry and its all over. All of our kids enjoy cayenne shots several times a week and they compete to see who drinks it down without cringing. So I dare you to dive into the cayenne if you can handle the heat.
Key Health Benefits of Cayenne Peppers
• This herb is a great food for the circulatory system in that it feeds the necessary elements into the cell structure of the arteries, veins and capillaries so that these regain the elasticity of youth again, and the blood pressure adjusts itself to normal. It rebuilds the tissue in the stomach and heals the stomach and intestinal ulcers; in equalizing the blood circulation, Cayenne produces natural warmth in your body; and in stimulating the peristaltic motion of the intestines, it aids in assimilation and elimination.
• Cayenne regulates the flow of blood from the head to the feet so that the pressure is equalized; it influences the heart immediately, then gradually extends its effects to the arteries, capillaries, and nerves (the frequency of the pulse is not increased, but is given more vigor).
• Human circulation; it is warming; dilating; specific for varicose veins; equalizes the blood pressure in the arterial and venous system; equalizes blood pressure instantly actually.
• Cayenne is useful in alleviating allergies, muscle cramp, improving digestion, gives more pep and energy, and helps wound healing with minimal scar tissue.
• Cayenne is a counter-irritant; it brings blood to the surface and allows the toxins to be taken away.
In an article reported on March 16, 2006 by Reuters, the main ingredient in Cayenne, capsaicin, was found to destroy prostate cancer cells. Here is what the article said,
“Capsaicin led 80 percent of human prostate cancer cells growing in mice to commit suicide in a process known as apoptosis, the researchers said. Prostate cancer tumors in mice fed capsaicin were about one-fifth the size of tumors in untreated mice, they reported in the journal Cancer Research. ‘Capsaicin had a profound anti-proliferative effect on human prostate cancer cells in culture,’ said Dr. Soren Lehmann of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine.”
• Capsicum supports the natural beat (rhythm) of the viscera and interior actions of the glandular, circulatory, lymphatic, and digestive systems. It has been used with great success as a cure for spotted fever (?); the most active stimulant to support and re-animate feeble or exhausted powers.
• This is a medicine of great value in the practice, and may be safely used in all cases of disease, to raise and retain the internal vital heat of the system, cause a free perspiration, and keep the determining powers to the surface. The only preparation is to have it reduced to a fine powder. For a dose, take from half to a teaspoonful in hot water or tea sweetened with honey.
• Dr. Coffin includes cayenne pepper in his composition powder to restore the normal function of the body in the various stages of pregnancy and childbirth. For morning sickness he recommends a combination of ‘White poplar bark, agrimony, centaury, raspberry leaves, yarrow and rhubarb, each a quarter of an ounce, steep in two quarts of water, strain, and add while hot two teaspoons of powdered cinnamon, half a teaspoonful of Cayenne pepper, and let the patient take one tablespoonful every three hours until the symptoms are removed if this should not relieve, give an emetic and repeat if necessary.
• Great for heartburn.
• Capsicum is a powerful rubefacient.
• Capsicum is a general nervous stimulant; a specific for delirium tremens.
• For atonic gout, in paralysis, in dropsy, in tympanitis, and in the debilitated stages of fever.
• For scrofulous; dyspepsia; flatulence; it’s an excellent carminative.
• For sore throats—gargle (prepare the gargle with honey); for spasmodic and irritating coughs; heartburn and diarrhea;
• Enables feeble stomachs to digest food; for atonic dyspepsia; specific for hemorrhoids; cures intermittent fever; Capsicum has the power to control menorrhagia; relieves sea-sickness;
• In delirium tremens it is beneficial by enabling the patient to retain and digest food.
• Capsicum is particularly efficient in tonsillitis, and the sore throat of scarlet fever and in diphtheria no application is so efficient as a strong gargle or wash make with Capsicum.
• Promote digestion; relieves pains of the womb; removes obstructed menstruation; for quinsy; for all diseases of the throat; use as a plaster with honey for rheumatic pains, pains of the joints, gout, swellings, etc.; Use outwardly as a liniment, apply it warm or hot for arthritis and rheumatism; gargle for scarlet fever; use an infusion for ulcers in the mouth, strep throat or tonsillitis.
• Cayenne is an excellent remedy for a cold; mix infusion with slippery elm and molasses or honey, and take in doses throughout the day; also excellent for sore throat and coughs.
• Cayenne mixed with pennyroyal (an herb) taken for three days will expel the dead birth material from a miscarriage.
• Eases toothache; preserves the teeth from rotting, and when rubbed on the gums, stimulates them enough to prevent pyorrhea.
• Excellent for any type of internal hemorrhage, (create an infusion with bethroot or star root);
• Capsicum is an important remedy in cholera; Capsicum stops vomiting; combine with equal parts of Capsicum and common table salt, one half ounce of each, one pint of good vinegar, give in tablespoon doses for cholera, vomiting “cholera morbus” — the gross material associated with cholera from the system
• In chronic lumbago a plaster of Capsicum with garlic, pepper and liquid amber (silarasa) or storax is an efficient stimulant and rubefacient application.
• When made into a lozenge with sugar and tragacanth it is a remedy for hoarseness.
• For a carminative make pills of equal parts of Capsicum, rhubarb and ginger or aloes.
• Combine Capsicum with cinchona for intermittent and lethargic affections and for atonic gout and in advanced stages of rheumatism.
• Combine with asafoetida and sweet flag root or camphor in the form of pills in cases of cholera.
• Capsicum has a powerful action on the mucous membrane, and in hoarseness and sore throat, and in putrid throat a gargle made of Capsicum is particularly beneficial.
• By pouring hot vinegar upon the fruits of Capsicum all the essential qualities are preserved. This vinegar is an excellent stomachic.
• The whole plant steeped in milk is successfully applied to reduce swellings and hardened tumors.
• An infusion with cinnamon and sugar is a valuable drink for patients suffering from delirium tremens as it satisfies the craving in dipsomaniacs. A dose of ten grains of finely powdered capsicum seed, given with an ounce of hot water, two or three times a day, sometimes shows wonderful effects in cases of delirium tremens.
• Capsicum can be used in the treatment of a snake bite.
• As well as the fruit being used as a spice, the leaves were applied to ulcers and headaches.
• Capsicum is given internally in atonic dyspepsia and flatulence. It is used externally as a counter-irritant in the form of ointment, plaster, medicated wool, etc. for the relief of rheumatism and lumbago.
• Oral administration of Capsicum may stimulate the gall bladder reflex.
• Capsicum either contains a cholagogue, or acts as a powerful stimulus upon the mucous membrane of the duodenum.
• Cayenne pepper is forgotten therapeutic agent against anorexia, liver congestion, and vascular troubles. Capsicum is highly effective in causing hemorrhoids to regress; and these fruits have the same action on varicose veins. The results are attributed to alkaloids or glucosides in the peppers.
• Excessive amounts of Capsicum (above 20 grams, thus, nearly an ounce) may induce frequent bowel movements.
• Cayenne stimulates the appetite, more especially as a hot climate tends to produce anorexia. We have always held the saliva is the key that unlocks the door to digestion. Capsicum, a sialogogue, will stimulate the flow of saliva and will be very helpful to people who have become accustomed to ‘inhaling’ their food and thus robbing themselves of the benefits of saliva in the digestive process. Capsicum would stimulate their flow of saliva as they return to a healthier attitude toward eating.
• Capsicum may be valuable in the prevention and treatment of blood clots.
• Cayenne pepper is very soothing; it is effective as a poultice for rheumatism, inflammation, pleurisy, and helpful also if taken internally for these. For sores and wounds it makes a good poultice. It is a stimulant when taken internally as well as being antispasmodic. Good for kidneys, spleen and pancreas; wonderful for lockjaw; will heal a sore ulcerated stomach; Capsicum is a specific and very effective remedy for yellow fever, as well as other fevers and may be taken in capsules followed by a glass of water.
Resources: http://www.cayennepepper.info/
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