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Revolutionary Weight Loss and Detox Drink – A “TeaTox”
While healthy eating is our birthright, for many of us it seems like taking the plunge into eating a whole foods-based diet is the equivalent to traveling to some distant land. But it doesn’t have to be such a scary or foreign experience.
Have you heard of a “teatox”?
It is the new buzz word for getting healthy, ridding those unwanted toxins out of your body and shedding a few pounds in the process. A “teatox” is basically a tea that acts as a detox aid for your body. Ultra Slender Tea has a great organic, 100% natural detox that is worth trying if you are interested. Many people say it has helped them loose up to 10 pounds and completely clear their skin!
Let’s face it, most diets are too complicated and not-practical! Consumers need more safe, simple, realistic and pleasurable (yes!) transitions into healthy living and eating. Often, because “detox diets” remove all the sugary, fatty, chemical-laden, artificial stuff from the diet, they get called a detox or a cleanse.
Why is detoxification important?
When our bodies become “toxic,” it means that our natural means of ushering out metabolic waste from normal human metabolism, environmental pollution, and what has become known as the Standard North American Diet (or SAD diet – funny, right!) has exceeded the threshold for what the body’s innate detoxification system can tolerate on its own. With this toxic load, every system in the human body can become affected. From our head to our toes and everything in between, toxicity makes us sick!
When to know if you need a “Teatox” / proper detox cleanse?
Usually a constellation of complaints helps you determine whether or not you are toxic and to what extent you need to cleanse. Some examples of what might infer a toxic system are:
- Constipation
- Persistent headaches, muscle aches and muscle fatigue
- Eating a lot of swordfish, tuna, shark etc.
- Your exercising but have no results to show for it
- Several mercury fillings and dental amalgams
- Food allergies
- Stubborn weight loss
- Hormonal imbalances and consistent use of hormone replacement treatments such as birth control or creams like progesterone.
- Consistent use of ibuprofen or acetaminophen
- Skin abnormalities such as acne, rosacea or eczema
- A lifetime of consuming the SAD Diet
If you are interested, Eco-Savy highly recommends “Ultra Slender Tea’s” detox. It is 100% organic and uses natural herbs …including yummy juniper berries, cinnamon and licorice (amongst many ingredients). Learn more here.
All Natural Remedy For Hiccups
Let’s face it, we all get the “hiccups” and doesn’t it seem like everyone has a different solution to make them go away?
What many do not know is that the all-natural herb “cardamom” is actually an anti-spasmodic and can help get rid of hiccups. This also applies to other involuntary muscle spasms, like stomach and intestinal cramps.
So next time you get a dose of the “hiccups,” try this all-natural remedy. Whether you try crushing some cardamom up and putting it in water or other ways, Eco-Savy highly recommends it! Better, yet try this yummy “rose meringue” recipe.
Herbal Remedies For Acne and Sunburned Skin
There are sooo many products out there for your skin, but sometimes you have to wonder what else exists in the marketplace today that is more “natural” and “organic”.
What many do not know is that some ingredients found in your “everyday” herbal teas and are very good for your skin. Two in particular are called “dandelion” and “burdock root”.
Dandelion
Dandelion is one of the best detoxifying herbs. It will remove waste from your body, specifically that found in the liver and gallbladder.
With regards to keeping your skin healthy, a dandelion herbal tea or “tincture” is perfect. IT has been known to alleviate such conditions as eczema, psoriasis and nettle rash, as well as acne and boils. It is recommended that a tincture should be made from the root for eczema and should involve 0.5tsp diluted with scant ½ cup water, 3 times a day.
Burdock
Burdock is one of my favorite herbs, just because of all of its incredible uses/properties. It is also one of the foremost detoxifying herbs in both Western and Chinese herbal medicine. The root helps the body eliminate waste products in chronic skin and arthritic conditions.
In particular, burdock’s diuretic, antibiotic, and mildly bitter action makes it helpful for skin disorders, especially where toxicity is a key factor, for example in acne, boils, abscesses, localized skin infections, eczema, psoriasis.
Best Way To Extract The Goodness From These Herbs: Tincture Technique
The best way to extract the properties from these herbs is to make a tincture.
How To Make A Tincture:
Recommended Amounts (VERY SMALL QUANTITIES GO A LONG WAY)
SUNBURN AND HERBAL REMEDIES:
Skin rashes and sunburns usually clear up without any assistance, but herbal treatments can speed recovery.
CAUTION: If there are any signs of infection seek professional advice.
Internal Method – Natural Relief from Skin Burn
- 0.25 oz of each root (burdock and dandelion) into three cups of water
- Drink 2 cups of this dilution a day
- Repeat for at least one week
External Method – Natural Relief from Skin Burn
- Apply aloe vera gel
- Apply neat lavender essential oils to the affected area as need to sooth the minor burn or sunburn
ACNE, BOILS AND HERBAL REMEDIES:
The result of local infection, hormonal imbalance or internal toxicity, acne and boils should be treated on the surface of the skin and internally.
CAUTION: Do not squeeze or burst boils or acne spots as the infection may spread.
Internal Method – Natural Way To Clear Up Acne
- Pour 0.25 oz of each root into three cups of water
- Drink 2 cups of this dilution a day (note: this is just a recommendation)
External Method – Natural Way To Clear Up Acne
- Make a decotion using 0.25 oz of burdock root and 0.5 oz of dandelion root
- Dilute the strong solution with 3 cups of water
Even more exciting is that Eco-Savy will have a product just like this, soon for purchase <3
Can’t wait!
Cutting Edge New Research On Cranberries & Health
We all have been told that cranberries help with urinary tract infections, but until now the mechanism and understanding of “why” has not been properly understood.
Researchers at McGill University’s Department of Chemical Engineering are shedding light on the biological mechanisms by which cranberries may impart protective properties against urinary tract and other infections. Two new studies, spearheaded by Prof. Nathalie Tufenkji, add to evidence of cranberries’ effects on UTI- causing bacteria.
Key Scientific Findings – Cranberry’s and Urinary Tract Infections
Overall, the research results led by Professor Tufenkji and published in the Canadian Journal of Microbiology demonstrated:
1) Cranberry powder can inhibit the ability of Proteus mirabilis, a bacterium frequently implicated in complicated UTI’s, to swarm on agar plates and swim within the agar
2) Increasing concentrations of cranberry powder reduce the bacteria’s production of urease, an enzyme that contributes to the virulence of infections.
Cranberry’s and Bacteria Inhibition In Medical Devices – Cutting Edge New Research
The findings of this work also point to the potential for cranberry derivatives to be used to prevent bacterial colonization in medical devices such as catheters. In fact, Dr. Tufenkji conducted a joint study with McGill’s processor Dr. Nazhat (a biomaterials expert) and they found that cranberry-enriched silicone substrates (note: silicone is often used in medical catheters and tubing) impaired the spread of Proteus Mirabilis bacteria. The results were published online in the Journal of Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces which point to potential uses for cranberry derivatives to hinder the spread of germs in implantable medical devices such as catheters that are frequently implicated in Urinary Tract Infections. This could also help with keeping bacteria under control at hospitals.
So why is important? Aren’t Urinary Infections Treated With Antibiotics?
Well, according to Dr. Tufenkji, “more than 150 million cases of UTI are reported globally each year, and antibiotic treatment remains the standard approach for managing these infections. The current rise of bacterial resistance to antibiotics underscores the importance of developing another approach.”
