Remedies & Websites to Stay Healthy

Having holistic practioners on your call list for acute situations is strongly encouraged. It truly takes a village to care for a new parent, children, home, and everything else in our busy lives. Here are some helpful ideas to learn how to prevent and heal in your home.

Remedies/Recipes

Cod Liver Oil + Elderberry Syrup Shot

Excellent during change of seasons and mid-winter

1 Squirt: Fermented Cod Liver Oil + 1 Tablespoon: Elderberry Syrup in a shot glass.

Real Food Eater shares this recipe with great research benefits of cod liver oil and elderberry syrup. There's also a link on how to make homemade elderberry syrup here and here. Most health food stores carry both, or purchase cod liver oil through Radiant Life or Oregon's Wild Harvest.

Thieves Oil and Similar Air Cleaners

Recipe to ward off colds and flu. (if household is over the age of 10.)

Anti Germ Recipe (if anyone in household is under age of 10.)

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Acid Reflux/GERD

Cancer

Detox

Ear

Holiday Alternatives

Juice

Nutrition

Websites To Follow

#1 Childbirth Complication

With all the information we have - including technology at our fingertips - there is still no universal screening for the #1 complication in childbirth...

20 Wholesome Gifts Under $20

Give safe, useful and luxurious gifts this holiday. Order by December 14, 2017 to be received in time for Christmas Day

Affirmations and Quotes

Place inspiring affirmations and quotes throughout your home, work space, vehicle, bags or anywhere else you can find a place for a post-it note. By doing so, you learn these phrases so that the unconscious mind begins to automatically associate an affirmation or quote wherever you are without consciously reading it.

Avoid Artificial Food Dyes

Artificial food dyes are in just about everything - especially in children's foods. Artificial food dyes have been linked to multiple health problems...

Baby Formula (Homemade)

This stuff is amazing! It was easy to order all the ingredients. All the ingredients are whole-food (no synthetic anything, no chemicals, no artificial food dyes, no hormones - all wholesome, nutrient rich supplements to nourish a growing baby.) It only takes about 20 minutes to make 36 ounces. She LOVED it, and THRIVED on it!

Lunch Box Options for Kids

Ahhhhh! Getting ready for my little girl to go to Preschool, and I'm overwhelmed with figuring out what to pack!

Meditation

There are a variety of meditation styles, just like yoga practices and workouts. Everyone can meditate...

Milk Truths

Explore these websites and articles to find out what benefits raw milk will bring to you...

Nutrition

Nutrition can be an all-encompassing word. Start simple: Eat live foods: fruits and vegetables Eat protein: organic, grass-fed, or fresh caught...

Obtaining an Immunization Waiver is Easier Than "They" Want You to Think

You have the freedom to make health care decisions for yourself and individually per child. Popular media, the government, and the CDC would like you to trust that this new rule in Michigan is a completely new process for parents who are inclined to opt-out or delay immunizations. It's really not all that new... they just threw in a couple more inconvenient steps for parents.

Preventative Care

Prevention is the most valuable tool to be working with in regard to your health. Ensuring your body and mind are running most efficiently and effectively will keep you out of the doctor's office, and out doing whatever it is you enjoy!

Releasing Anxieties

We know with great life changes, like pregnancy, birthing and caring for children can easily increase anxiety in our lives. It's important to understand you are not alone and there are a variety of ways to release the intense feelings.

Smudging Is Easy As 1-2-3!

Smudging can be a complicated ritual or a simple, quick clearing process. (I opt for the latter most often, and it still works.)

The Business of Health

I've listed just some of the many voices sharing the truth behind our food and drug industries...

Treating PTSD, Other Illnesses and Traumas with Yoga

More and more doctors and researchers are finding the benefits of incorporating yoga into a treatment plan for those suffering from traumatic situations and/or post-traumatic stress syndrom. One of the largest discoveries...
About Elise

I'm a RPYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher) and RYT 500 (Registered Yoga Teacher) rooted in the Hatha tradition, and the Samkhya philosophy; however I attend a variety of classes, like Kundalini. I’m living my dharma (purpose) by creating a community to assist women during the rite of passage into motherhood through the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual qualities of the yoga practice.

In addition to yoga, I'm a mom of two beautiful children and have many interests including Feng Shui, Reiki, alternative healing methods, harnessing my intuition and whatever else inspires me along the way!

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