Once you’ve confirmed that your child has the flu by a visit to your doctor, you have to go home and weather the flu storm. Because it’s a virus, parents and kids will just have to wait it out. But there are some things you can do to make your child more comfortable and maybe even shorten the duration of the virus. Here are some tips.

Over-the-Counter Cold and Flu Meds

Many parents go straight for the colorful syrup or chewable tablets when their child has the flu. But experts warn that such medications are not without …

While the flu is caused by influenza virus the common cold is caused by another virus, the rhinovirus. Symptoms often include feeling bad, headache, stuffy nose, sore throat, itchy eyes, coughing and sometimes a low grade fever. The rhinovirus is spread in the same way that the flu virus is, through the nasal and respiratory secretions.

This means that when an individual coughs into their hands or sneezes on an object the virus can be spread to the next person when it is transmitted to their hands in the person and touches their nose, …

Is any other food or drink reported to have as many health benefits as green tea? The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression. In her book Green Tea: The Natural Secret for a Healthier Life, Nadine Taylor states that green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at least 4,000 years.

Today, scientific research in both Asia and the west is providing hard evidence for the health benefits long associated with drinking green tea. …

Fill the tub with water

* 1/2 cup sea salt
* 1/2 cup of baking soda
* 1/2 cup of Epsom salt
* 1/2 cup of peroxide
* 1 cup of apple cider vinegar
* 1 tablespoon of oregano oil

Add to bath water, stir until dissolved. Bath in water for at least 20 minutes

Have you ever wondered ‘exactly’ why we tend to sleep longer when we’re sick? As you might already know, we sleep in “sleep cycles”. We can categorize these cycles into “light sleep”, and “deep sleep.” But just HOW important deep sleep is to our immune system?…

As you read, it’s during the first 3-4 hours of our sleep that we experience the longest period of Stage 3 and Stage 4 sleep.

Stage 3 and Stage 4 Sleep is also commonly termed “deep sleep.”

* It’s during deep sleep that we experience very low brain waves …

Discussions over increased toxicity in the body must necessarily include the role of recreational and illegal drugs. Cannabis sativa or marijuana is one of the illicit drugs that contribute the most to external toxins.

Marijuana contains a fat soluble psychoactive substance called THC, which takes a much longer time to exit from the body than any other drug. Water soluble drugs get eliminated in a few days or weeks.

But marijuana’s active chemical THC can remain stored in fat cells for months. If you are going for a dug test it will be better to do so …

EACH OF US has the power to create a rainbow spectrum of realities.

Every time we make a choice we drop a pebble into the pool of our own ecosystem, and those tiny waves; ripples of energy, are the result of our innate ability to make choices. That energy ripples through every level of our world. It ripples through the very waters in our bodies, it makes waves, and over time, as we see in nature, those waves erode and change the environment in which they flow.

Our bodies are vessels with a built-in cycle. When in …

Here’s How:

1. Bring water to a boil, remove from heat.
2. Add herbs.
3. Steep covered for 20 minutes.
4. Strain, add honey for taste.

What You Need:

* 1 pint water
* 2 Tbsp dried chamomile
* handful red clover dried
* 1/2 tsp. slippery elm
* 1 tsp. mint dried

If you are like most people, you have probably at least heard of eucalyptus. You don’t have to live in Australia to know that this tree produces bark and leaves that are very beneficial to both the koalas living in them and to humans, too!

Eucalyptus has natural healing affects that you just can’t get with many man-made remedies. In fact, this plant is just as effective to ward off colds and congestion as the expensive stuff you buy in your pharmacy.

Why does eucalyptus work so well? Like many plant materials, it has healing properties all …

Ever wish you could afford to pamper yourself like the celebrities do? There’s no need to dish out your dough to exclusive spas when you can feel like a movie star right at home! This alluringly fragrant milk bath will delight your senses, uplift your mood and clear out the toxins.

What You Will Need:

* 3 Cups Powdered Milk
* 1/4 Cup Oatmeal (ground into powder)
* 1/3 Cup Almond Meal (ground into powder)
* 1/3 Cup Baking Soda
* 1/3 Detoxifying and Uplifting Aromatic Blend:
*10 drops lemongrass essential oil
* 9 drops grapefruit essential …