5 Ways to Prepare your Health for Winter

03/04/2011

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At the moment I’m recovering from an early Autumn cold that has really knocked me for a six! It has certainly made me reflect on why and how we should look after ourselves all year round but especially during the colder months.

Looking back on the last couple of months, I’ve been super busy with my organic business and looking after my beautiful family that I have definitely neglected to look after ‘me’ with regards to eating well and staying active. I have also neglected the ritual of some ‘me’ time to nurture and appreciate body, soul and environment.

It just absolutely amazes me how our bodies respond and let you know that something’s not quite right.  Observe and listen closely to your body to find out what’s really going on inside. Reflect and take action to look after your health and wellbeing.

Here are my 5 ways to prepare for Winter:
1.      Build up your immune system
2.      Eat wholesome organic food
3.      Keep up your exercise routine
4.      Add garlic to your meals
5.      Take a break, get out in the sunshine and smile :)

What are some of your tips to prepare your health for those cold winter months?

“Susan is a mum with a young family who has always had a passion for the natural world and living a healthy, chemical free life. She has spent the last 6 years in a quest to find the best certified organic products and produce for her family and the planet. She has several business interests now including a successful organic home business, www.organicfocus.net.”

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A Healthier Home = A Healthier Family

24/02/2011

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I really started to learn and become aware of living a healthier, organic, chemical free life about 6 six years ago now.  My experience began with the introduction of eating whole foods and a suggestion from a friend to always read ingredient labels on the back of products.  This one simple suggestion completely opened my mind to what we are actually putting into our bodies and our children’s bodies that we're not aware of. What exactly are all of those chemicals and numbers I’m ingesting? Some words listed in the ingredients I couldn't even pronounce! This was the beginning of my journey and now my passion to investigate and pass on my knowledge to others about focusing on organic living for a healthy family and planet.  My hope is that I can teach you to make small changes for a safer home for your family…your children. A safer home for your family will contribute to a safer world for us all.  As HealthyChild says, “What’s more important than the health of a child?”
I just watched the HealthyChild video A Wake-Up Story which I found on the Vintage Indie blog and found it very inspiring…please take a look.
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Your Body Prescious – The Secret to Healthy Sun Protection

16/02/2011

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I had another big wake up call yesterday that comes my way now and then to remind me about how prescious my body is and so amazingly intelligent. I’ve got a million and trillion moles and freckles on my body that I get checked every six months and it so happened that one little freckle decided to let me know that something wasn’t right. Firstly changing colour, and then changing shape a collaborative decision was made to take it out which happened yesterday. For me, something like this is a timely reminder about a healthy protection from the sun - a balance between sensible sun exposure for a necessary Vitamin D fix and sun protection with a safe and natural sunscreen. For now my body will heal my wound and continue to let me know in some way if something is wrong and when everything is right.  Remember to listen and observe your precious body because it will let you know…

The secret to healthy sun protection:
1. Use Miessence Reflect Outdoor Balm – apply generously 20min before exposure to the sun.
2. Reapply Miessence Reflect Outdoor Balm EVERY TWO HOURS.
3. Cover up - invest in some light cotton long sleeve sun shirts, especially for kids and don’t forget rashies and hats!

What are some of your secrets to sun protection? If you have any favourites I would love to hear them, please comment below.

“Susan is a mum with a young family who has always had a passion for the natural world and living a healthy, chemical free life. She has spent the last 6 years in a quest to find the best certified organic products and produce for her family and the planet. She has several business interests now including a successful organic home business, www.organicfocus.net.”
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