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Healing & Alternative Health
Loving Your Skin
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In one of the first herb classes I took almost twenty years ago with Rosemary Gladstar she said, “If it can’t go in your mouth, don’t put it on your skin. This teaching has been a guideline for me all of these years. When you apply something to your skin, it is digested by the skin and absorbed into the blood stream.
The skin is the largest organ in the body. It provides a protective barrier for the rest of the body and contributes to many important functions such as secretion, absorption, excretion, temperature regulation, immune function, and sensory perception. The skin has receptor sites that transfer information through the nervous system to the spinal chord and brain. The skin is the boundary between us and the rest of the world. Because of its millions of receptor sites it is a major player in how we perceive, experience, and interact with the world.
The skin is a major organ of elimination. It plays a key role in helping your body to eliminate toxins, heavy metals, and carcinogenic substances. For long term health and balanced de-toxification it is imperative to support your skin to do its job.
Allow your skin to breathe by wearing natural fiber clothing. Polyester and synthetic garments do not allow the skin to breathe and de-toxify. This is particularly important when it comes to the underclothes that you wear right next to your skin.
For healthy skin it is important to reduce your exposure to chemicals and synthetic ingredients in make-up, lotions, deodorant and all of your skin care products. Avoid all products with mineral oil. Mineral oil is a by-product of the petroleum industry. It clogs the skin pores and leaves the skin susceptible to infection and inflammation. Also avoid harsh soaps and detergents. They strip the skin of its moisture barrier, increasing your risk to illness.
Since 1938 the FDA has granted self-regulation to the cosmetics industry. More than 25, 000 chemicals are used in personal care products. Many chemicals that are not allowed in food production are used in personal care products. Read your labels! Fragrance as an ingredient is the cover word for more than two thousand chemicals. Everyday products such as Johnson and Johnson Talcum powder and Alberto VO5 hair conditioner are listed in the top 12 most toxic personal care products.
Estimates show that three personal care products are used daily on infants and children, men use ten personal care products, and women use six cosmetics and 13 personal care products each day. Assuming each product only contains two carcinogens, this results in daily exposures to six different avoidable carcinogens for infants and children, 20 for men, and 38 for women. This level of chemical exposure adds up and contributes to the disease process. To find out more about this issue, there are two good books:
The Safe Shoppers Bible by Samuel Epstein and What’s in Your Cosmetics by Aubrey Hampton.
Supporting skin metabolism is a great way to nourish the health of your skin. Dry brushing, exercise, massage, taking a mild sauna and bathing all help the skins’ normal function. Using bath salts in your bath are also a great way to relax the body and help the skin de-toxify. Here are some great recipes. Bath salts are easy to make and you can add a cup or two to your evening bath. If you have dry skin, add one half cup of olive oil to your bath salt and then put it into your bath water. Many of these formulas are not recommended in pregnancy.
Basic Bath Salt Recipe
2 cups sea salt
One half cup baking soda or Epsom salts
One half cup powdered dried herbs
Ten to twenty drops of essential oil of choice
Store salts in a dry place
Aches and Pains Bath Salts
1 cup sea salt
1 cup Epsom salt
One quarter cup powdered arnica flowers
One quarter cup powdered calendula flowers
Sleepy Time Bath Salts
2 cups sea salt
One half cup Epsom salt
One quarter cup powdered oatstraw
One quarter cup powdered lavender
One quarter cup powdered hops or skullcap
Ten drops chamomile essential oil
Sore Joints Bath Salts
2 cups sea salt
1 cup Epsom salt
One quarter cup baking soda
One quarter cup powdered juniper berries
One quarter cup powdered rosemary
One eighth cup powdered mugwort
Five powdered California bay leaves
Moon Time Bath Salts
4 cups sea salt
One half cup powdered milk
One half cup powdered oatmeal
One half cup powdered beet root
One quarter cup powdered chamomile
Invigorating Bath Salts
4 cups sea salt
One quarter cup powdered eucalyptus leaf
One quarter cup powdered peppermint
One quarter cup powdered rosemary
Summer Time Cooling Bath Salts
4 cups sea salt
One half cup peppermint
One half cup lemongrass
One quarter cup hibiscus
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Kami McBride,
Teacher of Herbal Medicine
& Women's Health
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Kami McBride has taught herbal medicine and women’s health since 1988. She has studied medicinal plants for almost 20 years and has taught Herbology at the University of California School of Nursing and Stanford Hospital. Her popular course, Cultivating the Herbal Medicine Woman Within is an experiential earth awareness and herbal studies program that is taught at her beautiful school and herb gardens in Vacaville, California.
An intuitive and inspiring teacher, Kami has helped thousands of people learn to use healing plants in their daily lives in ways that are healthy, safe and fun. Her extensive knowledge of herbal medicine along with a focus on teaching herbology as a relationship with the Earth and a way of life, help to fulfill her mission of reviving the cultural art of home herbal care.
Kami is an herbal consultant and an expert in the field of holistic health specializing in women’s issues. Her herbal consultations empower women to discover sacredness and pleasure in their healing process. Her educational courses provide a sanctuary for women to transform their relationship with their body and reclaim their heritage as healers and herbalists.
Kami is the author of 105 Ways to Celebrate Menstruation, available at www.amazon.com.
Visit Kami’s website at:
www.livingawareness.
com
Sign up for her free quarterly herbal e-newsletter.
kami@livingawarness.
com
For Classes, Books & Consultations:
Phone: 707-446-1290
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