With the amazing summer climate, many of us find ourselves outdoors enjoying the beautiful weather. We are not alone in this enjoyment – insects will also be out and about more often. Occasionally, we humans and insects hang out in the same area, which sometimes leads to bites and stings.
Today's walk through Mother Earth's Medicine Cabinet will lead us down the Heart Health & Healing section. There are several different natural ways to lower your blood pressure, such as adding or eliminating certain foods in your diet. Before we move on to the goodies in store that can help you with lowering your blood pressure, I'd like to explain exactly what high blood pressure is.
Athlete’s Foot can be very uncomfortable, embarrassing, and sometimes painful. Today’s walk through Mother Earth’s Medicine Cabinet will lead you down a section of all-natural antifungal and antibacterial healers.
Athlete’s Foot (Tinea Pedis)
Athlete’s foot is a fungal infection located on the skin and underneath the toenails of the feet. In some rare cases, athlete’s foot (so-called due to its prevalence in athletes) can actually spread to the hands. Tinea pedis is fairly contagious and spreads easily to the next victim.
Plastic and plastic byproducts can take hundreds of years to decompose...IF they ever decompose at all. Toothbrushes, toilet bowl scrubbers, and towel racks are just a few items that are generally made from plastic or a plastic byproduct. I bet there are tons of pounds of those items alone all over the planet. There are always other options!
As humans, we have a tendency to consume, discard, and repeat. Too much taking without giving back can (and does) reap dire consequences. For instance, cutting down a forest full of trees for lumber without planting new trees can cause major soil erosion, and it takes away from the animal habitat.
Today I'd like to share with you 7 ways you can give back to the Earth and the environment. We live in a massive circle of life and when we are given such bountiful gifts of love and life it is wise to keep that circle moving. Here’s how you can do your part:
A full moon occurs when the sun and the moon are opposite to one another from earth’s perspective. This gives us the opportunity to receive the moon’s full reflection of light, energy, and beauty.
During the full moon of March 12, 2017, the sun shines its light through the energy of Pisces onto the moon, who in turn reflects her light under the influence of Virgo. We, on Earth, receive the energies of both the Sun in Pisces and the Moon in Virgo.
Many people take water for granted: Either they waste it or they simply don't appreciate it. But here's the thing most people forget: There's only so much water on this earth, and we can't make any more of it. Sure, there's a lot of water on earth, but did you know that 96.5 percent of it is too salty for human consumption? Not to mention two thirds of the remainder (freshwater) is locked in polar ice, permanent snow, and glaciers.
The word mudra is a Sanskrit word meaning a hand gesture that symbolizes something – and accordingly bestows joy and happiness. Mudras are considered so very important because it is said that our hands are full of our karmic energy, while our fingers are like plugs that help exchange energy between our pranic force (life energy) and the universal cosmic energy.
I continually lose this stone...until the day it pops back into my reality, and not a moment too soon! Just when I need a little transformation boost this crystal portals back in and shows me its stuff. Perhaps it is due to its “other-worldly” origins, which seem to speak to the part of me which knows I am destined for greatness – and you are too. There is no denying the strength of this stone in supporting rapid and thorough transformation, almost by magic. You could call it the “caterpillar to butterfly” crystal.
We all know that composting is a good thing. But why is sending food scraps to the landfill a bad thing? Don’t they simply become compost there?