A fever is the body’s natural way of eliminating bacteria and infections. An elevated temperature is created because the body knows that these types of organisms cannot ‘take the heat’, so to speak. People generally become alarmed, especially when children have a fever. If we examine the idea that the immune system is the body’s natural defense against infection, and if it hasn’t been hindered by overuse of antibiotics in the past, it will do the best job possible at fighting off sickness and disease.

Despite the fact that a fever has a specific purpose and place in healing of the body, sometimes we may wish to bring down a fever, even if only slightly. When a fever gets too high, there are several consequences that may result. If you or your child are experiencing hallucinations or dehydration as a result of high fever, you may want to consult a physician. If you’re more interested in calming the patient and getting to the root of the issues, there are several natural remedies for bringing down a fever and leading to a better chance for rapid healing.

Touch is one of the most important things to include in your natural healing remedies for fever. The body is made up of energy which has a particular and constant flow. When this flow is interrupted by sickness, it’s important to try and get things back in order. Especially for a child, touch will not only help to get energy properly flowing again, but it will also calm and soothe the sick patient. This will permit him or her to feel more comfortable and safe, thus allowing the immune system and other functions of the body to focus on healing, rather than stress and frenzy.

There are many herbs and natural plants or seeds that can help reduce high fever. Drinking herbal teas with thyme, linden flowers and chamomile may be especially helpful natural remedies. You’ll also want to make sure to drink plenty of water and fruit juice. Remember, most of the fruit juice on the shelves at the grocery store is not really juice. When sick with a high fever, you’re looking for 100% natural with no sugars, sodium or high fructose corn syrup. The vitamins and minerals that can be obtained by drinking beet or carrot juice will help significantly. For children who may not agree to tea or beet juice, a tepid bath with added herbs or a cool compress will help soothe and bring down the fever. Many people report that placing an onion or potato around the wrist or the heel helps lower body temperature as well, and engaging in such behavior will likely create some humor that may lighten the mood!

Remember to always keep on loose clothing so that the fever can breathe. Try to avoid solid foods and don’t use alcohol as a rub down or addition to the bathtub, as it can actually do more harm than good, especially for kids. Try not to become frantic over a high fever as that type of energy can lead yourself or your patient to an even more restless state. Remain calm, give a fever a couple days and let it run its course. If fever is associated with a stiff neck, severe hallucinations or rises about 105 degrees for adults, and high fever natural remedies don’t seem to be working, a doctor’s appointment may become necessary.

Balancing of mind, body and spirit has significant benefits in everyday life. This balance can be achieved in a number of ways, and there are several simple changes that can be made immediately to begin feeling the positive impact. Awareness of your current standpoint is vital to the experience and can help give you some idea of how you operate and where to begin to achieve the necessary balance.

What Feelings Are You Choosing?
Our feelings are a choice. It may not feel that way when we are experiencing unfortunate circumstances, but the simple fact is that there are many ways to feel about a given situation. Blessings in disguise, for example, occur everyday in our lives. It seems simpler to blame exterior circumstances for what is happening to us, but when we choose to release negative feelings or find a more positive way to view any experience, it helps to create this balance of mind, body and spirit. Positive feelings weigh less, giving us more energy, vibrance and focus. When these are in place, nice and happy experiences seem to become more frequent.

Who is Making Contributions to Your Life?
What kinds of people are contributing to your current conditions. While it is fully your responsibility to choose appropriate feelings, this is much easier to do when you are surrounded by supportive and uplifting people. Balance of mind, body and spirit can be much more easily achieved when you can laugh and love more easily and without effort. If you are surrounded by people who complain, or if you complain yourself, check this behavior and begin to network with people who make it a habit to be positive. These people may seem annoying to someone who’s used to living a reality of unfortunate circumstances, but the more you realize how much easier this way of life is, the more attractive this lifestyle will become.

Where’s All the Fun?
Do you have any fun? It is vital and essential and mandatory that you find a way to incorporate some fun into your life; on a daily basis! The excuse that there isn’t enough time to do the things you want to do is simply not true. In fact, having fun and releasing stress will give you the benefit of more time in a day. Time is relative anyway, and the addition of events which make you feel joy, laughter, peace, love or freedom will enhance the balance of body, mind and spirit and keep you more focused and efficient for the tasks that you are less emotionally connected to.

Release Stress
Meditation is one of the most effective ways to release stress and find that balance for your entire being. Your physical well-being, emotional sanity and spiritual gwell-being all depend upon a balance. Meditation can be achieved almost anywhere at almost anytime. A ritualistic perspective is not necessary. Whenever you have a few moments, like sitting in traffic, washing dishes or waiting for someone, you can engage in a few moments of meditation. Become acutely aware of each thought as it enters your mind, and then practice ways to let it go, let it pass and let it fly. This practice takes some getting used to, and will become an extremely important and effective tool for releasing stress, remaining calm, feeling joy and recognizing the harmony in all people, circumstances and events around you, whether seemingly good or bad.

Live, laugh and love in peace, joy and harmony.
~Jeannie

Foot odor can be embarrassing and difficult to cure. With the expansion of awareness of the potential toxicity and long-term side effects of traditional medications for any disease or infection, including foot odor, natural remedies are becoming popular and mainstream. Foot odor natural remedies are easy and inexpensive to make right at home, or they can be purchased at local health food stores and vitamin shops.

Get Rid of That Smell, the Natural Way!
Long-term use of harsh chemicals can lead to all sorts of toxic situations for the body. The feet are no exception to this rule. This can be avoided by purchasing foot odor natural remedies, or using ingredients found in your cupboards, for mixing one yourself. The use of essential oils with anti-fungal properties, mixed with some sweet-smelling oils can really make a difference in ridding bacteria and fungus which contributes to that horrible smell.

Natural Recipe Using Essential Oils
A great natural recipe for eliminating foot odor is the mixture of certain essential oils with distilled water and other non-toxic substances. Mix 1 cup of distilled water with ¼ of witch hazel. Add about 7 drops of tea tree oil, which contains anti-fungal properties, and an additional 3 to 4 drops of an additional essential oil of your choice. Sage and geranium oil also have anti-fungal properties, while oils like lavender and rose have a wonderful scent. This solution can be sprayed directly on your feet, and inside your shoes as often as you like.

Natural Deodorizers for the Feet
There are many ingredients that can probably be found in your kitchen cabinets which are great at eliminating foot odors. Baking soda not only rids the awful smell, but also helps to cut down on bacteria. Sprinkle some baking soda in your shoes at night, and add a crumpled ball of newspaper to collect moisture. Tea and vinegar washes can also be made into a foot soak for a great and natural acidic foot bath. Bring tea to a boil, or heat vinegar as an alternative, and once it’s cooled, pour it into a deep dish and soak your feet for at least 20 minutes.

Natural Shoe Inserts
There are many shoe inserts on the market made of natural materials and ingredients which help to minimize foot odors. You may want to take a look at the following:

10prs Bamboo Charcoal Deodorizing Shoe Inserts

Woodlore Cedar Shoe Fresh Inserts

Another fantastic article that I came across today. There’s not much to be said. Camille puts it all down in terms that make sense. You have control and it’s about time you figured that out! If you’re running every day as a part of the rat race, and you’re at least aware of that much, this article may give you a boost to keep going in your search for yourself. Read on…
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The Myth About Control ~ Who Controls What?

It doesn’t really matter where you grew up or how you were schooled. It’s likely you were told, over and over, that the world “is what it is” and your job was to find a way to fit in, do something productive, and take what you got. Or maybe, if you’re one of the “luckier” ones, you were told that with a little hard work, the world could be yours. But, without question, unless you were born a Hilton or a Rockefeller, you had to do your part. No free ride. No Easy Street.

So there we were in all our naive glory, enthusiastic and ready to do whatever it took to live the dream. We were armed with an education and a sense of determination. Maybe we even had a hand up because we “knew” someone. We got our degrees (or not!) and set out into the world to make our mark. And then…

What “they” call “reality” sets in. That college education doesn’t necessarily get you the job. And if it does, it’s not what you thought. Or the pay sucks. Or the hours are horrendous. Or…you find out pretty quickly that this whole idea of the American Dream is just something that applied to the immigrants from the early 20th century. Not so much anymore.

Pretty soon, you’re at the shrink’s office once a week, wondering why you’re so depressed, digging through old tapes to find the cause of your anxiety. You’ve got enough drugs to kill an elephant, but still you’re in utter despair. Why am I so unhappy? What’s wrong with ME? You wander through your day, like the good little robot you were trained to be, hoping against hope that “one day” it will all change.

And then…

You wake up in the middle of the night, covered in sweat, your heart palpitating, and your mind a blur of thoughts that won’t clear. You have no idea what’s just happened or why you’ve woken up in such a state…but you know, somehow, it’s big. REALLY big. So you get out of bed and splash water on your face. You go sit by a window and you try to remember what it was that woke you up. You sit there, waiting for your heart to resume it’s normal operating procedure…and get your breathing back to some semblance of regularity.

And then…

It hits you. That thing that woke you up so furiously was YOU. It was YOU talking to you. It was that beautiful, unlimited Spirit that IS you, trying to get your attention. Trying to tell you that it’s not futile. Trying to tell you that YOU have the power to create your world. Trying to tell you…HEY! IT’S YOUR WORLD! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

This thought settles in. You suddenly realize you have a giant grin spread across your face. Your breathing has not only ‘normalized’, it’s slowed to the rate of a hibernating bear. You are, in that moment, in a state of bliss. Because…

You get it. You finally see what they’ve been trying to hide from you all along. You see what the Universe holds for you…and you for it. You realize, without a smidgen of a doubt, that YOU ARE the Universe. Without YOU, the Universe wouldn’t be. You are the breath it breathes, the legs it walks on, the eyes it sees with… the thoughts it thinks. It’s YOUR game and you can craft it any way you wish.

This is a truth that most never learn. It’s a truth that has been a truth since we stood upright and began to work cooperatively. We are not merely physical entities with souls. We are souls in physical entities. Get the difference there? These vessels are merely vessels. They’re housing All That Is…right now, as you read, as I write these words.

You ARE the controller of your destiny. You ARE the master of the Universe….YOUR Universe. There is no one else who has any say-so over what happens to you. That is, unless you allow it. Otherwise, it’s ALL YOU. And the moment you can wrap your pretty little head around THAT, is the moment your world will change faster than you can say ‘YES’.

Yes.

It really is that simple.

Author Resource:- Camille Strate is a blossoming Being who spends much of her time writing. She also spends an immense amount of time crafting magickal treasures out of wood. When she makes time for it, she rolls around in the grass with her dogs and cat, pretending to be 9 years old. More often than not, she’s got a smile on her face & a whole boat-load of love in her heart. Visiting her website is highly recommended.

Positive affirmations may seem like a bunch of words that sound good in theory, but how are they supposed to make a difference when we live in a world filled with negative energy? We turn on the news and it’s bad. We get into traffic and we almost get killed by raging drivers, or we become angry ourselves. We are up in arms over healthcare, government, and religion. We hate our jobs, our marriages are failing and our kids don’t listen. What good can a bunch of words labeled ‘positive affirmations’ do for us?

You’ll be surprised if you decide you have nothing to lose and try out this little exercise.

When a statement of purpose is recorded, in writing, either in a text document or on a notepad, it becomes powerful. Realize that it’s a creation. It’s something that wasn’t there before, but now has existence. It’s matter created from a thought. If you have the ability to read between the lines here, a big lightbulb should be going off.

Even more powerful is the spoken word. Using positive affirmations as a daily mantra will transform your physical and emotional being. Stating words that bring about a general feel-good sensation will lift negative emotions out of the way almost instantaneously. Repeating them daily will begin a change at the cellular level of your body. Continuing this repetition of positive affirmations will create a new habit of bringing about joy into your life by rerouting old message waves in the brain. It’s scientific, my friends… much bigger than mumbo jumbo.

It’s always possible to reach for a feeling that’s better than the one you’re currently experiencing. Positive affirmations can help with this. Even if you feel pretty good, making positive statements can make you feel even better. Wouldn’t you like to feel bliss and joy as much as possible? It can be done. If you’re sick of feeling sad, angry, disappointed, irritated, overwhelmed or lonely, find a great affirmation and practice changing that feeling.

If you’re sensitive to the sensations of your body, you’ll notice the flutter or energy surge when you say something powerful and positive. Look around for some positive affirmations that work well for your life, or write down some of your own. I will include a short list at the end of this post.

Make it a habit to recite your powerful statements at least twice a day. You can choose general positive affirmations for joy and happiness, or pick specific statements that pinpoint a problem you may be having in your life.

If you have a problem with emotional eating, or want to lose weight:
~I am now at peace with my body, and I am feeling healthy.
~I crave only foods which are healthy for my mind, body and spirit.
~Losing weight is easy and effortless.

If you are having problems with relationships:
~I am now creating joy and love in all my relationships.
~I attract healthy and loving relationships.
~I feel compassion and love towards myself and others.

If you are having problems with depression:
~Today is filled with joy, peace and happiness.
~I feel powerful, strong and creative today.
~My life is now magical. I see evidence of joy and light.

These are only a few short examples of millions of positive affirmations that can be incorporated into your days. Once you understand the power of positive thinking, you’ll begin to see results that are magical, and you’ll begin to attract only good feelings.

Peace, joy and light,
Jeannie
xo

It is my belief, and the belief of many others, that we are in the midst of embarking on our next evolutionary step. Many of us are feeling the pull, the changes, the discomfort. Others haven’t noticed. Either way, its happening whether we like it or not, whether we know about it or not. Expansion of awareness is key to leaving behind the stressful conditions we find ourselves in, and finding peace to evolve freely with the universe and all of mankind. We are heading for peace on earth!

The following article tackles a complicated subject and brings it to a simple point. We must begin to increase our self awareness and allow the universe to lead us forward through this next evolutionary step. I am excited for the upcoming book and hope you enjoy reading this information as much as I did.

Your Evolutionary Potential – How To Be In Step

By E. Smith

Within everyone is the capacity to be a powerful center for change… vast sweeping change. Not by changing one self, but by stepping into one’s evolutionary potential to become change.

“We are not separate from our environment.” Everything, including us, in spiritual and physical form is simply a part of the universal evolving ecology. All that is needed for us to be in our potential is simply to come into step with evolution – to simply become what is happening and changing. By doing so we are able to flow peacefully within the river of the changing landscape and see clearly how to interact with life. This frees up enormous energy and vitality to be channeled into life purpose and meaning.

We have lived in an age of evolutionary contradiction in which everything has continued to evolve – yet humanity has invested their happiness and security into institutions for stability and predictability as if they were insulated from change. As long as these institutions have held, people have felt powerful and in control of their circumstances.

But these institutions; banking, religion, business, education, finance, government and marriage were built as permanent fixtures on the ever-shifting sands of evolution itself. Hence, they have become weathered and weakened like a crumbling sidewalk, causing people to feel unsettled and out of sync.

What is happening right now cannot be understood by the human mind – but one thing is clear: The rules we created to live our lives by are changing – even disintegrating. What used to work so well, does not any more – and may become obsolete in the near future. For evolution is about continued adaptation – and we must come into alignment with what wants to happen – rather than what we want to happen.

In a world that has enough technology, food, and money – and within an environment that is becoming increasingly fragile, evolution is simply responding in the only way it knows how. Evolution is quickening its pace and guiding us through a broad base transition to set aside our individual needs to become more compassionate to hold a higher, more inclusive vision for ourselves and therefore, the planet.

We are each being tapped on the shoulder – being asked to live with a new sense of awareness and interconnectedness. And it is time to start relying on our intuition and feelings in ways that we could not have done before. We are being asked to experience life through the heart and answer the call as we feel it deep inside for self-reliance, balance, and purposeful living.

The small reward is that we can quickly come into harmony with what wants to happen for our lives to be in our human potential. The larger reward is that we each become a powerful center for change that impacts the people around us as they tap into our evolutionary state and then their potential. This adds velocity and thrust to the global transition of becoming a more heart-centered, and therefore sustainable planet.

There are Seven Evolutionary Guidelines that facilitate the transition to becoming centered in the heart.

1) Allow Life To Come To You, And Act From Intuitive Feelings.

2) What You Need To Evolve Shows Up Perfectly As You Are In Step With Evolution

3) Be Light. Light Is Light. Lightness Spreads Light.

4) Be In The Silence. Silence Is The Doorway. Become A Noise Reducer.

5) Simplicity Frees Energy. Simplify Everything. So Purity Can Work With Purity.

6) Rapid Acceleration Occurs When People Get Into Evolutionary Flow Together.

7) Dive Into The Mystery. Into Not Knowing And Become What Wants To Happen

These evolutionary guidelines are just that – guidelines. They show us how to be in step with our evolution and therefore our potential. They hold no power over anyone. They are simply suggestions for where and how to interact with what is happening in a much more efficient and therefore self-reliant way. The immediate impact is that you can simply follow the guidelines to be in step with what is wanted for your life – saving valuable energy and vitality for creating what is really important to you and the people around you.

All of us are evolving – there is not anything we can do about that. However, when we come into step with evolution, we enter a slipstream of energy that fundamentally changes how we interact with life, moment-to-moment and day-to-day.

The result of being in step is a heightened state of awareness and the ability to be more centered and joyful regardless of our life circumstances. We gain the ability to channel our energy into life purpose and service effortlessly. We are connected to magic, flow and Grace. Being in step with evolution is like the difference between riding a steam locomotive and a bullet train. Both are heading in the same direction, but everyone who can, rides a speeding train.

About the Author: E is an Evolutionary Guide. He shares Evolutionary Guidelines and heart-centering practices with those who desire to be in step with their highest potential. His next book, “The Evolutionary Guidebook” is scheduled for release in early 2010.

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I see so many people commenting on Facebook and elsewhere about time, and lack of it.

“Where does the time go?”

“Come on, Friday”

“I can’t wait until Christmas is over!”

That last one tends to get so much support from friends and family. So many people are being pulled through the Christmas holiday by a misconception that has been planted in their heads, and filled with guilt and resentment. “We’ve gotta battle the crowds. We’ve gotta buy everyone gifts. Where IS the time GOING???”

How are so many of us missing the point? Now, I’ve done some research on the history behind the ‘reason for the season’, so I’m not interested in arguing about fact vs. custom. What I am interested in saying is that no matter what season it is, we are missing the point!!!

What’s the big rush? How much will things really change for you once Christmas is over? Won’t there be something else to rush to? Dance classes, kitchen duty, WORK?! You can’t wait for Friday, but then spend all weekend cleaning up a house and yelling at those who dirtied it, so you can waste a weekend, too? Oops…and there’s Monday again. Coming right around the corner. At what point do we pull off the blinders and realize that time isn’t real? Time is something we’ve constructed, likely for a valid reason to begin with, but now it’s been misused, abused and turned into the enemy.

What is the difference between tomorrow and today? Most of us are in a rut anyway. We do the same things and cultivate the same habits over and over and over. The only way tomorrow will ever be different from today is if we are genuinely looking within and paying attention to the whole truth inside ourselves. At that point we grow rapidly as human beings and are able to wake up to a whole new day, each and ever day.

But beyond that, time is an illusion. There is no tomorrow. There is only today and today is a krazillion years long. And guess what. We have that ‘time’ all the time! Each of us has all the time in the world because right now is always in our pockets, in our schedules and in our presence. Is this starting to make sense? Where are you rushing to get to? You’ll never get anywhere but the present moment. No matter how fast you go, how grumpy you get, or how loudly you plead. Forget about tomorrow. Forget about getting through Christmas, or the weekend, or a busy week. Be there, right where you are, right now. Cause you can’t be anywhere else. It’s never going to happen. Let go of the misery you create for yourself and just allow everything to be what it is.

And for the love of peace and harmony….HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS…even if you don’t celebrate it. It’s a day. It’s already come and it’s already gone, for eternity. It’s a slot in time reserved for merriment and good tidings, but shouldn’t every slot in time be filled with those things? Who’s with me? Let’s start spreading joy right now, and stop being concerned with a tomorrow that doesn’t exist.

Glycerin free toothpaste is hard to find. Fluoride free toothpaste is not as hard to find. Why would you want toothpaste free of glycerin?

Well, I discovered this awesome article today by a lady named Connie Baum. She’s got the scoop on commercial and readily available toothpastes and what they are really doing to our teeth. Ever wonder why you still got cavities when you brushed 3 times a day and flossed regularly, with toothpaste recommended by the American Dental Association?

Well, read on to discover why you may want to see out fluoride free and glycerin free toothpastes, or Tooth Soap, as it were.

When Soap in Your Mouth is Not Punitive

Author : Connie Baum

Most of us think of soap in the mouth as punishment for bad words   That could be programming from our life experience or threats moms and dads have issued because of their life experiences!

In any case, a doctor of dental surgery by the name of Weston Price wrote a book titled, “Nutrition and Physical Degeneration” which changed the way some of us look at dental care and how we care for our bodies-and lists the consequences of improper care.

Dr  Price points out the harm done by processed foods in cultures known to be previously disease free.  He chronicled the generational changes as white flour and sugar created lack of development of air passages, resulting in mouth breathing; crowding teeth from deformed dental arches.   There was also the matter of increasingly rampant dental decay.   The changes became more and more problematic with each successive generation.

The good doctor studied a pair of identical twins.   One ate the foods native to his culture, filled with whole foods.   His brother ate the processed foods.   As time passed, the twin who ate well looked healthy.   He was robust and displayed perfect teeth.   The twin who ate the junky diet had decayed and missing teeth and the teeth he had were crooked.   This is indicative of how critical whole foods are to the human diet, no matter the geography of the culture.

Raise your hand if you desire ugly, cavity rich teeth!  Raise your other hand if you want to lose all your pearly whites!

Conventional wisdom dictates fluoride would be the logical treatment for ugly, cavity ridden teeth and that alone could solve many problems.   This wisdom is flawed because fluoride, highly toxic, is a nerve poison.   It has no place in dental care.   The naturally occurring fluoride that is contained in water is acceptable because it is not a source of toxicity.

Would you be surprised to learn that the average American, with all our resources, has 13 cavities by the tender age of 17 years?  Would you be shocked to learn that the Native Indian American population, who had dental “care” and fluoridation foisted upon them for more than half a century have the worst teeth of all Americans?  Do you find that shameful?

America’s health care system is in disarray and the state of our teeth indicates just how far reaching this deterioration has become.   Fortunately, another wise soul, Dr  Gerard Judd, developed a plan whereby everyone from tiny to the very elderly can have and maintain good dental health.   His plan includes eating organic whole foods and brushing the teeth with soap.

While at the outset that may not sound like an appealing plan, the products available to accomplish this are astonishingly simple, affordable and effective.

Toothpaste products contain glycerin and fluoride.   The fluoride issue has already been discussed here.   Even so called “natural” toothpastes, gels and rinses contain glycerin.    Glycerin coats the teeth and is the reason re-enamalization of the teeth can not take place.   Teeth are designed to regenerate themselves but that cannot happen if the proper elements are not available.

We have also been led to believe that bacteria causes tooth decay.   Dr  Judd assures us this is not true.  It is acidity that causes tooth decay; tooth decay happens as the result of eating processed foods!

Dr.  Judd recommends bar soap for our teeth for the simple reason that bar soap is the only effective cleaner for teeth.   It removes oils and matter from the teeth very quickly and leaves them perfectly clean.   Toothpastes with large amounts of glycerin require over 20 washes to remove the glycerin so our teeth have a coating of glycerin at all times.   With soap only two rinses remove the grime and suds!

Furthermore, toothpaste can contain sugar, acid, chalk, sand, fluoride, dyes, stabilizers, and other contaminants.   With all that trash coating our teeth, is it any wonder there is no opportunity for the teeth to re-enamelize?  Not only that, but some of the ingredients in toothpaste actually promote canker sores!

Cost can be another factor .  When using toothpaste for a mom, dad and a small handful of kids can cost as much as $20 00 per month if people brush three times a day as recommended.   Simply by using a quality, pleasant tasting product and eating organic whole foods you can lower dental costs and misery while re-enamalizing and re-mineralizing the teeth of every family member.

It might be worth your while to look further into soap products for your family’s quality dental care!  The good results may even astound your dental professionals!

Connie Baum retired from a lucrative and satisfying career as a massage therapist; then she fell in love with the internet.  Her passion for people, food, health and healing is revealed on her websites: http://thehealthyandwealthyyou.com/blog and others.   She dearly hopes her visitors will leave comments on the blogs when they visit.

Desert Essence tea tree products range from pure essential oils all the way to tea tree dental floss, moisturizers and shampoo.  Tea tree oil has been shown to be an amazing essential oil with the ability to naturally treat many conditions like dandruff, acne, yeast growth, Athlete’s foot, periodontal disease, boils, eczema, etc. Also called melaleuca oil, tea tree oil is a powerful antiseptic and antifungal agent, and Desert Essence tea tree products take advantage of this fact to offer you a great and natural healing product line.

Desert Essence Tea Tree Pure Essential Oil
Desert Essence pure tea tree essential oil comes from Australia. Pure tea tree oil is best known for its antiseptic qualities to help prevent infection. This product is not recommended for full strength on the face, as with the treatment of acne. Desert Essence does, however, offer tea tree oil facial cleansing pads, Thoroughly Clean Face Wash with tea tree oil, and many other tea tree oil products for cleansing the facial skin.

Desert Essence Tea Tree Toothpaste
Tea tree oil is well-known for improving the health of gums and decreasing the effects of gingivitis. Desert Essence tea tree toothpastes can offer you welcome relief when experiencing pain or bleeding from infected gums. Ongoing use can greatly improve the health of your gums and reduce risk of periodontal disease.

It’s Been Called “Medicine Chest In a Bottle”
Tea tree oil has so many great uses that are effective, can save you loads of money, and keep you from experiencing pain and symptoms associated with certain conditions. Use Desert Essence tea tree oil, or appropriate products containing tea tree oil, for the following conditions:

• Insect bites
• Boils
• Ringworm
• Athlete’s foot
• Dandruff
• Ear mites, fleas or lice in dogs and cats
• Ear Infection
• Cold Sores
• Acne

Always be sure to research, as some remedies require pure tea tree essential oil, while some conditions are better treated with commercial tea tree products, like those offered by Desert Essence. Note that tea tree is not a cure for any disease, but it does offer significant relief for many conditions. Increasing awareness of natural remedies, like that of tea tree oil, are making significant changes to our overall well-being.

Enjoy your Desert Essence tea tree oil and please leave comments as to your results with the product.

Color therapy is based on the principle that certain colors create certain stimuli that affect our moods and physiological functions. So what is color therapy? Color therapy is a holistic practice using colors to strengthen and balance our moods, emotions and overall physical, mental and spiritual health.

Rainbow Color Therapy
Colors of the rainbow have been proven to have significant effects on our bodies, our mental state and our spiritual well-being. Rainbow color therapy uses the properties of each color, and its general association with the body and mind, to improve balance and health. The rainbow color associations are as follows:

• Red is associated with the base chakra. Red is stimulating and promotes strength, willpower and sexuality. Red stimulates the blood, nerves and muscular system. Color therapy with red can revitalize and energize the entire body. Red is a warming color that stimulates energy levels benefiting metabolism, liver health, the circulatory system and awakens our physical life force. Color therapy with the color red should be avoided by people who are easily excitable, hypertensive, emotionally disturbed, or have a fever or inflammatory conditions.

• Orange is associated with the spleen chakra. Orange is energetic and promotes optimism, happiness and joy. Orange stimulates the thyroid and respiratory system. Color therapy with orange can help to treat depression, asthma, muscle spasms and can increase emotional health. Orange is a warming color that represents prosperity and abundance, and can bring about increased ideas and mental concepts. Color therapy with the color orange should be avoided by people who get nervous easily and who have issues around sex.

• Yellow is associated with the solar plexus chakra. Yellow is awakening and promotes intellectual power and mental ability. Yellow stimulates the muscles and motor nerves. Color therapy with yellow can help to treat the digestive system and brain activity. Yellow can stimulate the skin and also purify the bloodstream. Learning disabilities, liver problems and paralysis can be stimulated using yellow. Color therapy with the color yellow should be avoided by people who suffer from anxiety, diarrhea or heart palpitations.

• Green is associated with the heart chakra. Green is the color of nature and can facilitate growth to our sensitivity, compassion and serenity. Green is a cooling color that soothes and relieves sleeplessness, exhaustion and irritability. Color therapy with the color green can help to awaken feelings of hope and peace, as well as bring about fertility, sexual stimulation, heart health and relieve headaches. Green is a harmonizing color which helps to bring balance to your body. Green helps things to grow, so color therapy with the color green should be avoided by people with cancer, tumors or anything malignant in nature.

• Blue is associated with the throat chakra. Blue is a cooling and calming color and promotes willpower and communication. It can be effectively used for creative expression, aspiration, peace, insomnia, and reducing nervousness. Color therapy with the color blue can help soothe inflammation, raise blood pressure, relax the mind and promote meditation and intuition. Blue is beneficial for all throat conditions and has an antiseptic effect. Color therapy with the color blue should be avoided by people with colds, hypertension, paralysis, or heart conditions.

• Indigo is associated with the brow chakra. Indigo is a dynamic color that is cooling, strengthening and purifying. It can be used effectively to purify the bloodstream, stop excessive bleeding, and can help with control of severe pain. Color therapy with the color indigo can strengthen the gland and immune system, as well as assisting with altered states of consciousness, raising vibrational energy, and can awaken intuition. Color therapy with the color indigo should be avoided by people who are easily depressed.

• Violet is associated with the crown chakra. Violet affects the entire skeletal and nervous systems. It is antiseptic and purifying on physical and spiritual levels. Color therapy with indigo can nourish and purify the blood, maintain potassium and sodium levels of the body, stimulate bone growth and provide balance to our physical and spiritual bodies. Violet can also stimulate dream activity, calm violent tendencies, control irritability, control hunger and heal. Color therapy with the color violet should be avoided by people who have problems with suppression of emotions such as anger.

Color Therapy Techniques
There are many ways to incorporate color therapy into your life. Begin by choosing colors that feel good to you, but be aware that often those colors we are attracted to signify areas within out body and mind that need balance. Adding certain colors of food to your diet is extremely beneficial. The 7-Day Color Diet: The New Way to Health & Beauty is a book that may benefit you in this area. Light therapy can be performed by color therapy practitioners, and color therapy bathtubs or bath products can induce a sense of well-being to the body and soul. Certain colors can be meditated upon to produce advantageous results, and color therapy is commonly used for chakra balancing.