All citrus oils are well known for their stimulating properties, and for uplifting the mood. With cold and flu season still upon us, here’s a recipe to stimulate the immune system, especially for children.

Pour 30 mls of carrier oil such as sweet almond, emu, grapeseed, or evening primrose into a smaller container. Add to it 5 drops of Orange, 5 drops of Grapefruit, and 5 drops of Lavender. Massage into the skin, including the feet and legs. Also add 3 drops of the mixture to a diffuser. For adults, double the amount of …

Our auras are like magnets picking up vibrational energies that are floating around everywhere we go. It is important to cleanse our auras freeing them of foreign vibrations and negative energies. Here are a few simple ways to do it.

Here’s How:

1. Using your fingers as a comb, comb through the space surrounding your body from head to toe. Clean your hands with running water before and after doing this.
2. Stand under a waterfall or shower.
3. Walking in the rainfall.
4. Run freely and playfully in the wind.
5. …

Now modern research agrees: color can positively affect our state of mind and health.

Here is a list of common ailments and symptoms, with the colors that can be helpful in healing them. We also include several easy ways to use colors for healing. It’s all right here:

We do not recommend that you use color therapy instead of allopathic medical treatment, but as a helpful partner along with more conventional therapies.

Red: anemia, cold, leukemia, numbness

Orange: agoraphobia, alcoholism, arthritis, common cold, constipation, depression, fatigue, gallstones, gout, kidney disease, liver disease, rheumatism, muscular stiffness, ulcers

Yellow: arthritis, jaundice, rheumatism

Green: …

The second trimester of your pregnancy heralds the end of morning sickness, more energy and a growing body. Your baby is making changes and so are you. Your appetite is back and you may even start to have cravings. Heard the joke about ice cream and pickles at 10pm? Well, its true.

Although you may have some interesting twists to your eating habits your nutrition in the second trimester should follow some simple rules. These basic rules will take you through your pregnancy and on into your postpartum period.

You should remember …

What is it about them above all other stones that makes them so special?

Quartz crystals have been used since ancient times as powerful healing objects and meditation tools, and to make medicinal elixirs. Wise adepts have long known about their qualities and have used crystals for powerful talismans and amulets. Throughout history people have valued the beauty of quartz crystals and have used them for ornamental decoration. References to crystals are found in both the Old and New Testament, and in many other sacred teachings throughout the world.

How can minerals or stones have any influence …

What is WelcomeBaby Flower Essence and how can it help your child?

Your new baby has just entered the world and started this wonderful journey we call life. You are no doubt excited, exhausted and a bit overwhelmed by everything that has happened. Imagine what your little one must be experiencing!

After months of floating in the quiet, calm and warm environment of the womb where the most common sound was mom’s muffled but soothing voice, your baby has now been swiftly plummeted into the bright, noisy world where physical stimuli are new and sometimes overwhelming.

So much …

Spray the following mixture in your car to stay alert. Be careful not to get it into your eyes.

* Peppermint 80 drops
* Lemon 75 drops
* Rosemary 45 drops
* Pure Water 4 fluid ounces (120ml)

Also, learn more about Road King essential oil blend for staying alert while driving!

Close your eyes … relax, and allow yourself to enter a place inside where you can gain access to anything that you need. Notice your breath rising…. and …. falling as a sense of well-being, that you can remember. Now allow it to spread over yourself so that my words can exactly fit the feeling and deepen it safely and securely.

Notice your breath rising …. and …. falling …. as you imagine ocean waves rising …. and …. falling …. rolling effortlessly into shore as they become smaller and smaller …. then …. breaking …. …

Tamiflu is a medication that’s been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of influenza virus which causes seasonal flu. It is approved for adults and children aged one year an older and, to date, is the most frequently prescribed flu medication.

The manufacturer believes that its the first step in treating and preventing the flu is the use of Tamiflu which must be taken within the first 48 hours of symptoms. Tamiflu is available in capsule form and fruit flavored liquid form for dosages in younger children. It can …

by Dee Braun

I am notoriously horrible at maintaining good nutrition practices. Oh, I KNOW them.

I know I should follow them, but there’s always something else to handle, some place to go, a phone call to answer, an email to respond to – the list goes on and on.

(And I didn’t even mention laundry, dishes, letting the dogs out, meetings, and oh, yeah, taking a bath!)

The thing is, I’m educated in both natural healing modalities and the principals of good nutrition. I’m mom to six children (my ‘baby’ just graduated!) and I know full well how …