Holistic Tips to Keep Your Family Healthy

Natural Healthy & Wellness Tips for Your Home

• Change your filters every 1-2 months, especially when the season changes. Replace with high quality filters that help filter mold, dander, allergens, viruses, etc. If you need to use less expensive filters, make sure to replace them more often, every 1-2 months.
• Clean ceiling fan blades at least every season.
• Use natural cleaning products (use code RECIPESTONOURISH) and/or homemade cleaning products, and if you're buying something store-bought, make sure to read ingredient labels and avoid chemicals.
• Use True HEPA air filtration portable units (not HEPA-Type). This is my favorite, high quality air purifier that is well known for how well they work. I have also used this air purifier in medium size rooms, these air purifiers in bedrooms and these independently tested certified B corporation air purifiers in bedrooms (they also carry larger space air purifiers). Look for one that works best for the size of the room.
• Vacuum your home at least once a week, every other day if possible. Look for a HEPA vacuum like this.
• Add indoor house plants to the home to clean the air (only if you don't have a moisture/mold problem in your home).
• Use waterless nebulizer diffusers with quality, therapeutic-grade essential oils (like lemon, peppermint, lavender, or lemon eucalyptus essential oils) to purify the air. The body will absorb the essential oils too. I only use therapeutic-grade essential oils. Whatever oils you chose, make sure to look for pure, high quality essential oils – many store-bought oils are not pure.
• Remove ALL commercial-grade scented candles or air fresheners from the home. They are full of toxic chemical and carcinogens. Diffuse these holiday favorites or other blends instead.
• Open your windows as much as possible to allow fresh air into the home. Outdoor air quality is almost always better than indoor air quality. 

Health & Wellness Tips for Your Mind, Body & Spirit

• Remember that your body believes what you tell it and it will act accordingly. Talk to your body (seriously!) and tell it want you want to occur and/or thank it for getting your attention. Be positive when talking to your body and be grateful for the messages it sends you.
• Daily Self-talk – Flood your mind with positive thoughts, peace, joy, happiness and comfort.
• Do your best to keep balance and harmony with all things.
• End the day with positive messages to yourself. If you have children, this is an excellent time to talk to them and give them positive messages to sleep with. Tell them that tomorrow will be a happy day, tell them how grateful you are, tell them the things you love about them, tell them that they are happy, healthy, strong, loving and whole. Say the same things to yourself too!
• When you can, get outside and enjoy the fresh air. If there is sun shining, make sure you enjoy it and soak up the vitamin D. Be out in nature as much as possible. Your body will thank you.
• Get some form of exercise, our bodies are not meant to be sedentary.
• Make sure to get plenty of rest. If you do get sick, honor your body by resting and sleeping as much as you need to.
• Practice self care! It's so important and we all need to do more of this! It can be as simple as making yourself a lovely warming drink or a cup of calming tea. If you have more time, about 30-40 minutes, consider pampering yourself with a detox bath.

Holistic & Natural Remedies

• Raw Organic Garlic + Raw Honey – This excellent remedy comes from my midwives. As soon as you feel illness coming on, mince 1 clove of raw garlic into 1 tablespoon of raw honey, take orally, swallow and chase with a drink if necessary. The garlic is naturally antimicrobial, both antiviral and antibacterial and the raw honey is naturally antibacterial, antiseptic, antifungal. This remedy is safe for pregnant moms.
• Garlic Oil – Known to be supportive respiratory and ear infections.
• Bone Broth – Loaded with nutrients, and supportive of the immune system. 
• Cranberry Compote – Great way to get cranberry into your body. Bacteria cannot grow when consuming cranberry.
• Vitamin C Tea – Full of vitamin C as well as other vitamins and minerals which are all readily available for your body.
• Thyme Tea – Naturally antimicrobial, strengthens the immune system, and known to help prevent recurrent illness.
• Herbal Infusions – Make herbal tea infusions with various dried herbs and flowers. Typical infusions steep for a minimum of 30 minutes to overnight. Loaded with vitamins and minerals that are readily available for your body, better than a vitamin/mineral supplement. See here for my Vitamin C Herbal Tea Infusion recipe.
• Hot Garlic-Ginger Lemonade – Super supportive for the immune system, drink hot and often preventatively and during illness.
• Elderberry Rose Hip Syrup – Take as a preventative daily. Increase dosage with illness. Known for helping prevent the flu and lessen the symptoms.
• Echinacea Tincture – Great preventative, boosts your immune system. Take during illness to lessen the duration of illness.
• Thieves Essential Oil – Place in carrier oil (like olive oil, jojoba or coconut oil) and rub on bottoms of feet before bed and in the morning after bathing. Use in a waterless nebulizer diffuser to help purify the air in the home. I only use therapeutic-grade essential oils. Whatever oils you chose, make sure to look for pure, high quality essential oils – many store-bought oils are not pure.
• Raw honey – Naturally antibacterial, antiseptic and antifungal.
• Breastmilk – Known for being very healing and full of beneficial properties. Midwives and old school remedies use drops in the eye/ear for infections, drops in nose for congestion, gargle for sore throat, etc.
• Juicing – Brings balance to the body, very cleansing. Looking for a high quality juicer? Check out this and this. 
• Slippery Elm –  Great for pesky coughs. Slippery elm is known to help soothe irritations, moisten dry throats and calm coughs.

Remember, nutrition is key and our body reacts to what we put in it.

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