Vitamin D From Sunlight

Spring is here for most of us and with the onset of spring comes the opportunity to get out and enjoy the sunshine. Often we equate that to more activities, acquiring a suntan, planting flowers or a garden.

Another way to enjoy the sunshine comes with the added bonus of enjoying better health.

Studies continue to show that absorbing even a few minutes of sunshine each day is the ideal way to boost Vitamin D levels.

Experts agree that this FREE vitamin is crucial to enjoy good health and has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure. We are all aware it promotes good bone health, but it's also been shown to combat both chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. An added bonus is that regular doses of sunlight has been show to greatly reduce depression.

Worried about the warnings of skin cancer? Some believe the warnings have been overstated, but that aside, it's believed that short doses of sunlight will produce a high enough level of Vitamin D without overexposing the skin to harmful damage from the sun.

So take a few minutes today and feel the warm sunshine on your skin. At the same time feel yourself getting a little closer to ideal health!

Want to read more about the benefits of Vitamin D from sunlight? Visit:
Time in the Sun: How Much Is Needed for Vitamin D?

Health Benefits Of Apple Cider Vinegar

Home remedies and natural treatments are becoming more popular for those seeking alternative health solutions as well as both a strained economy health care system and economy.

Often simple home treatments are found right in our kitchen cupboard and have a plethora of uses as well as effective results.

While ACV has long been used over time to treat a host of ailments, Organic Apple Cider Vinegar is becoming an increasingly popular natural supplement or treatment.

Apple Cider Vinegar is creating through a two step fermentation process. The first step is the apple fermented into hard apple cider and the second fermentation creates Apple Cider Vinegar complete with enzymes and extra acids. It's the two step fermentation along with using organically grown apples that made the difference between a high quality ACV and a inferior substitute.

A few of the ailment Apple Cider Vinegar has been shown to be effective on are:

Acid Reflux
Acne
Athletes Foot
Blood Pressure Reduction
Constipation
Improved Digestive Health
Night Sweats/Hot Flashes
Weight Loss
Yeast Infection

These are just a few of the ailments ACV is effective on. Want to learn more? Visit Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits for a more detailed list of ailments you can help or eliminate with this all natural treatment.

Take it every day with honey and see for yourself how beneficial Apple Cider Vinegar is to improve your overall health.

Plantars Wart Home Remedy And Relief From All That Pain

First let me begin by saying I'm not a health care professional, just someone who is passionate about pursuing home remedies and natural cures to keep myself and my family healthy, out of the doctors office and away from pharmaceuticals.

Recently my husband discovered a small, tender spot on the bottom of his foot. At first he thought it was the result of a glass lid I managed to drop on the kitchen floor and shatter into approximately a millions or so glass slivers. That would have been preferred to the large and extremely painful planters wart he suffered from for over a month.

If you have landed on this page, perhaps you are experiencing similar agonizing pain yourself. We tried OTC "cures" from the local pharmacy and a few home remedies that didn't do much good.

I decided to get serious with this and find a remedy that would send this nasty thing away for good. Here is what first ended the majority of the pain and then eventually eliminated the Plantars Wart

First we soaked his foot at least once per day in hot water in a foot bath. I then added about a quarter cup of sea salt, a quarter cup of baking soda and 8 drops of Tea Tree essential oil to the foot bath. He soaked his foot as long as possible, but a minimum of fifteen minutes each time.



While a foot bath probably wouldn't be absolutely necessary, it sure did help to keep the water moving and these three pain saving ingredients circulating to work their wonders on his foot!



Jason Natural Organic Oil, Tea Tree, 1 oz

The purpose of using the Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Oil) is because of its anti-virual properties as Plantars Warts are caused by the HPV virus.




Sea Minerals Dead Sea Bath Salt - 1 lbs

My reasoning behind using the sea salt is it's believed that sea salt draws toxins out of the body. I use it regularly in our bath water for that purpose as well as its ability to act as an antiseptic. The baking soda raises the alkalinity of the water. It's believed that viruses do not thrive in an alkaline environment. Baking soda and sea salt have been used together for hundreds of years to create a detox bath, surely it would help with this? My husband swears that the unbearable pain began to subside once we began these foot baths and after a couple of days he would remain almost pain free until he was on his feet for an extended length of time.

After each foot bath, I applied Bee Propolis directly to the Plantars Wart, covered it with a large bandage and wrapped tape around his foot to ensure the bandage stayed put until we were ready to change it again.

Bee Propolis is a sticky substance that is naturally produced by bees to protect the bee hive from the elements as well as to protect from bacteria, disease and parasites from entering the hive. The health benefits that we can reap from bee propolis are many, including success in eliminating Plantars Warts for good!




Montana Big Sky Propolis - Extra Thick Tincture, 0.5 oz

Slow Down The Aging Process

If you are like me, you are constantly checking your watch.  Not the one on your wrist but your life watch.  The years creep up on us and then one day they are no longer creeping, but instead they are flying by.

Since you are checking your life watch, you are probably looking for ways not only to improve your health, but to slow down the aging process so that life watch keeps ticking long into triple digits!

This is the reason I got excited when I discovered:  Reset Your Biological Clock, written by Dr. Al Sears, M.D.  Maybe, if you are in fact like me, you will likely get excited about it too!  If so, read on......

Stay Active, Vital & Energized

Work hard, play hard and keep doing what you love well into your 80s, 90s or 100s.

That’s not wishful thinking – it’s a medical reality. With new breakthrough technology, you can stay active and keep moving like a 50-year-old right through the age of 100.

You’ll find the keys to this rejuvenation in Reset Your Biological Clock, the revolutionary new book from renowned integrative physician and natural health expert Dr. Al Sears, M.D.

He reveals an exciting breakthrough that can enable you to turn on your anti-aging genes and reduce the effects of 10 to 20 years of aging. Find out how you can look 30% younger … reverse your genetic clock and recreate the body you had in your 20s …

If you want to stay independent and do more than you ever thought you could, click here to get started…Last year, the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded for something you probably haven’t heard about. Researchers discovered the primary cause of human aging – the long-sought-after “genetic clock” – and how to halt aging in its tracks.

Dr. Al Sears has been involved in this cutting-edge technology since its beginning.

You can now use this Nobel Prize to knock years off your age and live healthier and longer than ever before. Read below to discover how to turn back your genetic clock, reverse the aging process, overcome fatigue and look years younger...

Stretching For Ideal Health

New year, new methods to explore in regards to getting in shape. First, let me say I've never been a fan of "going to work out". I've got nothing against the gym or health clubs for others, my husband goes religiously, and loves it. For myself, however, give me the great outdoors or if the weather says otherwise, the privacy of my own home.

I also prefer something easy. Not easy as far as physical exertion, but easy meaning not a lot of equipment or gadgets to mess with. I prefer to stretch, do some yoga and then exert myself either in an outdoor activity or workout.

I recently discovered a method of working out primarily using stretching to leverage maximum results in your work out. This coincides with my belief that everything feels better after stretching. The first thing I do in the morning is stretch and begin my day better because of it.

In this DVD by Naturecast Products stretching is the basis of the workout.  It teaches you how to maximize your work outs using stretching as opposed weight resistance, but at the same time building strength, muscular definition as well as range of motion and flexibility.  Another advantage that appeals to me is the relaxation and  peace of mind that results from stretching.

The program is written by and taught a personal trainer, I thought it would be kind of nice to have a personal trainer in my home from time to time, without paying those fees, of course!

I signed up for the free newsletter from Naturecast Products and look forward to reading more about improving my health.

Are New Year's Resolutions A Waste Of Time?

Approximately 40 to 45% Americans take a stab at making at least one New Year's Resolution each year.

Not surprising the most common resolutions are weight loss, smoking cessation and more exercise.

Unfortunately almost half of these resolutions are all but forgotten once the six month mark approaches.

Improved health, what ever your perception of that may be, is often achieved by taking baby steps and setting goals at the beginning of a brand new, fresh year is a great time to start.

Sometimes baby steps, while making the task of reaching a specific goal more time involved, can in fact ensure that a goal is reached simply because it no longer appears as an overwhelming, daunting task.

I have set several resolutions to achieve a better level of ideal health and while each year I might slide back on some of my resolutions, I really feel that at the conclusion of each year I come out healthier, more balanced and a better me than when I started.

When I don't fulfill my full resolution, do I feel like I fail? Nope. The only time I feel like I fail is when I quit trying to improve anything about myself at all.

Where do you stand on New Years Resolutions? I'd love to hear from you.