Blog

A Few Ways to Alleviate Tension

9/19/2018

How we live our lives today is so much different than 20 or 30 years ago. Even though we’re technologically advanced, we’ve also been carrying the burden of being alert and ready 24/7. We have everything at our fingertips.
You open your laptop or smartphone and the whole world is at your disposal. Unfortunately, it’s a 2-way street which means that just like you can get in touch with anyone at any time, they can also find you wherever you are and whenever they please.
This is why nearly 80% of all doctor visits are stress-related. While some stress response is good for you, having it on all the time leads to major physical, psychological and emotional problems.
And since stress doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere soon, it’s up to us to learn some ways to manage and lower stress levels.

Here are a few ways to alleviate tension and stress:

1. Eat right. Foods high in magnesium, calcium, vitamin B-12, fiber and omega-3 fatty acids all help uplift the mood, protect the heart and boost brain power. Try to avoid foods rich in processed sugars and fats, too much caffeine and alcohol which all increase anxiety, fatigue and inflammations.

2. Exercise. Getting regular exercise is a natural stress-buster because your body releases endorphins; feel-good hormones in the brain which lift your mood as well as act as natural painkillers. Your blood sugar levels and metabolism are boosted, helping you eat less and burn more calories at the same time. Exercise also regulates your sleep cycle, what experts refer to as your circadian rhythm, so you get quality sleep and wake up early, energized and ready to start the day.
Want to double the benefits? Exercise outdoors, preferably where you are surrounded by nature. Studies have proven that getting direct sunshine stimulates the release of endorphins, the feel-good chemicals. Add to that the soothing effect nature has on you, and your mood is sure to soar, squashing with its levels of cortisol, the stress hormone.

3. Meditate. Meditation has been used for centuries as a way to calm the nerves and become in tune with your inner self. And the best part is that it can be done anywhere and at any time. Pick a quiet corner in your home, sit in a comfortable chair and focus your attention on your breathing for 5 - 10 minutes. You can also practice mindfulness which means being present in the moment. To enhance your meditation, you can light up some scented candles, essential oils or listen to soft music or nature sounds.

4. Be more social. Spend time with friends and family because it’s nice to feel connected to those who know and love you. That sense of belonging relieves tension while increasing self-confidence. Volunteering is also a great way to lower stress. When you become part of something bigger than yourself, it changes your perspective.

5. Find a hobby. Doing something you enjoy means you’re disconnecting from social media, slowing down and using your senses to take in everything in the present moment. Plus, you’ll have something to show and be proud of. It’s a great confidence booster, whether you like reading, painting, knitting, or race-car driving.

Stress is an integral part of our lives which, if left unmanaged, can lead to health problems. But, with some patience and a few simple lifestyle changes, you can lead a happy, well-balanced life and enjoy all it has to offer.

0 Comments

What Is Apple Cider Vinegar and How Do You Use It

9/12/2018

0 Comments

Apple cider vinegar has been used for centuries to in cooking and various other home purposes. In recent years it’s become popular because of various health benefits. Let’s talk about Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) and how you can start using it at home.

What Exactly Is Apple Cider Vinegar?

This is a vinegar made from apple cider. It has a pale amber color, a strong vinegar taste with just a hint of apple. In grocery stores today you can get filtered, pasteurized apple cider vinegar, but you want raw, organic vinegar that contains mother of vinegar and helpful probiotics. Mother of vinegar is a living culture of bacteria and cellulose. You will notice it as a spider web like substance floating in raw apple cider vinegar. While it may not look very appetizing, it’s this floating “stuff” that makes ACV so beneficial for your health, along with the added minerals and of course the acid in the vinegar.

Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

According to Cyril Scott in his paper on Cider Vinegar, "It favors oxidation of the blood, tends to prevent intestinal putrefaction, regulates calcium metabolism. It renders the urine normal, thus counteracting the too frequent urge to urinate. It promotes digestion, for the reason that Cider Vinegar bears a closer resemblance to the digestive juices than does any other liquid." (I admit I love older papers like this.)

A Few Common Uses For Apple Cider Vinegar

ACV can be used like any other vinegar. You can mix up a quick salad dressing by combining the vinegar with oil, a little mustard, salt, pepper, and your favorite fresh or dried herbs. Use it in any recipe that calls for vinegar. Incorporating raw vinegar, particularly in salads, other dishes, and things like green smoothies that aren’t cooked is a great way to add more of this beneficial vinegar into your diet.

You can also drink it as a health elixir daily. If you want to keep it simple, pour a little shot of it, drink it and wash it down with a bit of water. Some people find it easier to take a shot of ACV daily by diluting it half and half with water. Last but not least, you can make switchel, or the other one that I prefer is ACV and pure unsweetened grape juice.

However you choose to use it, give apple cider vinegar a try in your favorite foods, use it as a condiment, turn it into a refreshing summer drink, or drink it straight. You will love the benefits from this special vinegar full of probiotics, live cultures, and important minerals.

0 Comments

Are You Experiencing Unexplained Tiredness?

9/5/2018

0 Comments

Many people suffer from a feeling of constant tiredness and they’re not even sure why. A physically demanding job or recreational activity, or lack of quality sleep will provide its own evidence, however often tiredness is caused by several intermingled lifestyle aspects rather than one glaringly obvious cause.
There may be multiple factors acting together, leading to feelings of lethargy or even pronounced fatigue.
Overcoming this situation requires taking the time to objectively and honestly review your lifestyle behaviors and choices. The following suggestions may provide pointers to areas where you can make improvements to your vitality and ‘get-up-and-go’.

Energy Sustaining Snacks
Too many people make the mistake of snacking on readily available sugary foods or drinks only to find they experience an energy crash later. As the slump may occur a short time after, many do not make the connection between the snack consumed and the fatigue symptoms, however this link is absolutely proven.
Foods with a high glycemic index will only support the body’s energy requirements for a very short time. If you want to have sustained energy especially when you are at work, choose only energy sustaining food such as a piece of fruit, assorted veggies, yogurt, cheese, or hard-boiled egg.

Eat More Often
This does not mean that you have to devour large meals each time, or increase your overall daily consumption. You may have the type of metabolism which requires eating frequent but small meals, equally spread all throughout the day, to help give you sustained energy and to help avoid those between meal slumps.
Instead of eating a large meal during regular eating hours, change your diet plan to include an energy sustaining snack in between your regular mealtimes.

Find Time to Exercise Regularly
This may seem counter intuitive to your feelings of unexplained tiredness but regular exercise can indeed give you an energy boost as your entire body stays active and alert. Getting your heart beating faster will oxygenate your blood which will invigorate both your body and your mind.
The more you exercise, the less vulnerable to fatigue you will be.

Reduce Any Excess Weight
Being overweight and obese will definitely take a toll on your energy levels. Any excess weight will put extra strain on your heart and organs, making you feel tired more often. Find ways to lose weight (if you are carrying excess weight) and be rewarded by your ability to perform tasks with so much less effort and so much more enthusiasm.

Get Quality Sleep
This may seem too simple but many people these days are having difficulty sleeping at night. Many others intentionally deprive themselves of enough sleep in exchange for more tasks accomplished at night, whether work or entertainment.
Sleep deprivation is very damaging to overall health and energy levels. The longer it is continued, the worse the effects. Change your habits to a pattern of regular sleeping and waking times.
Aim for 8-9 hours sleep a night with a few of these hours before midnight as possible. This will reset your body clock and will underpin all your other efforts to overcome fatigue.

Avoid Too Much Exposure to Stress
Frequent exposure to stressful events will drain your energy and ability to cope. As much as possible, take responsibility for planning your own day. Include periods of relaxing activity every day, or at least remove yourself from the most stressful environments to recuperate.
Exercising for 30-minutes, meditating, having dinner out with your loved ones or simply listening to your favorite music can help reduce your symptoms of stress and recharge your mind and body.

The above-mentioned items are only a few possibilities for feeling overwhelmed and fatigued. Incorporate those that will benefit you and take the time to look for the real reasons that may be draining your energy. Avoid having energy drinks as your main source of an energy ‘quick-fix’. Modifying particular aspects of your lifestyle still remains the most effective way of bringing back
your energy to normal levels.

0 Comments

A Few Ideas to add laughter to your life

8/29/2018

0 Comments

There are many things in life that we must be serious about. Although it is good to stay focused on the important things, we should also make time to simply have a good laugh. Laughing burns calories, bonds you to your loved ones, and relieves stress. What more could you want in an activity that is so fun and refreshing? Here are six ideas on ways to add laughter to your everyday life.

1. Go to Karaoke Night

Whether or not you can sing, attend a karaoke night at a local pub. If you can sing, it will be fun and you will surely get a few moments of laughter. If you are a terrible singer, even better. Openly mock yourself. Kindly find humor in the others whose voices are not their strong point either. There are always a few.

2. Watch a Funny Movie

Sometimes all it takes to de-stress is to watch someone else being funny. Put on a good comedy. Choose one with your favorite silly actors, and enjoy. You can also find funny short movies or funny animal videos on YouTube.

3. Make a Prank Call

This is only applicable to a close friend, of course, but if you want to have a really good laugh… make a prank call. If you have been blessed with the ability to disguise your voice, call your friend up and act as though you are an obnoxious salesman. As immature as this sounds, you and your friend will both probably get a laugh out of the ordeal that you will never forget.

4. Play a Practical Joke

Another one to use on a good friend who shares your sense of humor… playing a practical joke tops the list of easy laughs. Whether you choose to set several hidden alarm clocks in their room, or switch the salt and sugar temporarily, give them a reason to remember you. Other ideas include dropping a fake spider over their shoulder, changing their cell phone setting to a foreign language, or placing bubble wrap in between their toilet bowl and the toilet seat when you visit their home.

5. Ask Your Children to Make Some Jokes

If you have little ones, or friends with little ones, ask them to be the comedian for the evening. Sometimes children say the funniest things. Even when their jokes fall flat, there is something humorous about a little one trying to get a laugh out of the adults.

6. Find Humor When There Seems to Be None

One of the most important things to do is to search for the humorous moments. When you lock yourself out of your car, remember what a funny story it will be in the future, and start to point out the funny details to yourself and your family. When things seem to be going wrong, think of an interesting and hilarious way to tell your story to someone at a later time. This can change a stressful moment into a great one in an instant.

There are many ways to add laughter to your life. Use these ideas as a springboard to your own list of raucous laugh-inducers. You will feel your stress melt away as the laughs increase on a daily basis.

0 Comments

5 Tips To Slow The Aging Process

8/22/2018

0 Comments

Aging is inevitable. No matter how hard we try, it will catch up with us eventuality, but that does not mean that you have to sit back and let it prematurely take your youth away. No, there are things you can do starting right now to beat the aging process, and maintain your youthful looks and vigor well into an age nobody will be able to guess!
These tips are extremely simple- there’s no magic pill here. Read on to find out the five keys tips you should be doing:

Sleep More

Sleeping is one of life’s simple pleasures, and something that should come naturally to everyone. However, more than half of the USA’s adult population is chronically sleep deprived, in the sense that they get less than the recommended 8-9 hours nightly, many days running. Sleep is the one thing that everyone has going for them, since it is the hit reset button for your body.
During sleep, repair ensues, so that proteins in skin are fixed, hormone production is ramped up, and the process of rebuilding in general. Chronic sleep deficiency inhibits the ability of the body to fix structural defects, including in DNA, which can accelerate greying of hair, wrinkling of skin and deterioration of organs.

Get Your Veggies

Eat lots of vegetables. It doesn’t really matter which, but include a variety of different ones, as each bring something different to the table. Most vegetables are extremely low calories, making them perfect for bulk at mealtimes, as you can eat a lot, and not get a lot of calories. In addition, vegetables are full of fiber, which keep intestinal and colon health on point, as well as tons of anti-oxidants, vitamin and minerals, which fend off free radicals and compounds that damage DNA and promote aging.

Shed Bad Recreational Hobbies

Sure, watching TV late into the night is a bad hobby, and it is damaging, but it is not bad in the sense we are referring to. The ways we are talking about, relate to drinking, smoking and eating junk food. Excessive alcohol consumption places undue stress on the liver that’s primary job is to remove toxins from the body, and in some cases makes it unable to do its job. This accumulation of toxins is bad for health, and kick starts accelerating the aging process.
Smoking's negative effects range from the lungs, to blood vessels and more, smoking can age you 25 years in just 5 years. Nutrient delivery suffers, so skin ages and wrinkles far sooner than it should, and you increase the risk of dying from complications of the lung.

Stay Happy

We don’t expect you to be euphoric all day long, but being happy has proven benefits over being sad and depressed. This can be explained by endorphins, feel good chemicals produced in the brain that boost mood, reduce heart rate and blood pressure, and reduce stress levels as well.
Practicing mindfulness is one of the best ways to develop your appreciation of the little things in life, and improve your happiness and outlook not to mention the fact that frowning just speeds up development of wrinkles and fine lines.

Weight Training

A little jogging or cycling is good during any point of life, but in order to diminish the effects of aging, weight training is a must. Not only does muscle help you fill out your clothing, but it can also help prevent skin from sagging, wrinkling, or your posture from stooping.
Nothing screams old like a hunched back and sagging skin weight lifting can delay this for years to come, not only that, but your overall mobility will be kept in check, and you will look great, so pick up the weights and maintain some muscle mass.

0 Comments

How A Positive Attitude Helps Reduce Stress

8/15/2018

2 Comments

Stress can come directly from the situations in which we find ourselves, but it can also come from how we view those situations. Sometimes stress can come from how we look at things that don't even directly affect us. As a result, learning to think positively can help reduce unnecessary stress in our lives. But, is it really that simple?

Ask "What Went Right?" As Well As "What Went Wrong?"

Just as positive events reduce stress, positive reflection can also reduce stress. Understandably we have a tendency to place emphasis on avoiding negative events but you also want to encourage positive events. One reason is because positive reflection will reduce stress more than negative reflection will.
In the current culture, something going well is what is expected and most reflection occurs when something goes wrong. While this does help to identify areas of potential improvement, we could probably all stand to devote a little more time to looking at why things that worked, did work. Not only would positive reflection help to improve situations even when they are already working, it would also lead to less stressful environments.

Move On From Negative Experiences With Positive Ones

Stress is often caused by dwelling on things that have already come to pass. As a result, a significant amount of stress can be avoided by simply not thinking about things that have already happened, especially if they didn't go well.
People have an easier time moving on from negative experiences if they have a positive experience that they can use to help replace the negative experience in their minds.
Even distraction is more mentally beneficial than rumination on a negative experience, it is still not as beneficial as more positive interventions. Because, while distraction causes some stress relief, it's effects do not last long after the distraction ends.
Distraction can be a tempting method to move on from stress but that introduces the white bear effect. This principal suggests that if we are told not to think of a white bear, that is exactly what we are going to think of. Telling ourselves not to think of the white bear necessarily brings the white bear back to the front of our minds.

Accept Necessary Stresses

It's important to realize things like ignoring our stresses or thinking positively can help us to avoid stress, these methods should only be used when you are stressing over something that isn't of high importance. It's not a good idea to try to ignore or avoid stress that comes from the need to make decisions or respond to an unforeseen event in life. That kind of stress needs to be dealt with and managed, it won't simply go away.
Stress is a natural and healthy part of life and whenever a stressful situation occurs in which we still have time to make the right decision or solve a problem you should meet that opportunity head on rather than trying to ignore your problems or find your happy place.

These tools are meant to be used to address stress when a situation occurs, but stress is just part of life, and can make you stronger and more resilient.
After all we heal better in a more positive environment, both internally and externally.

2 Comments

Ideas to Exercise More If You Really Hate Exercising

8/8/2018

0 Comments

Do you hate working out? Perhaps you physically cringe when someone mentions a session of yoga, Pilates, stand up paddle-boarding or bicycling they just enjoyed. Guess what? That is a pretty natural reaction for most people.
Human beings are intrinsically lazy. If you are comfortably ensconced on your couch and can't reach the TV remote control, you will just watch whatever is on your television set. Along those same lines, while it is very easy to exercise, it is easier to avoid it. If you hate exercising, but want to benefit from the wonderful physical and mental rewards physical fitness offers, try these tips.

Stop Thinking of Exercise As Exercise

Physical activity is all exercise really is. Playing catch with your dog, joining your children for a walk around your neighborhood and mowing your lawn are all examples of exercise. Find ways to keep physically active that you actually enjoy, and you will find yourself "exercising" more frequently, and loving it.

Use the Habit-Forming Power of Your Brain

When you want to illuminate your living room, do you think about what you need to do? Of course not. You simply flick a light switch, and not a single microsecond of conscious effort went into the process.

Human beings can turn conscious behavior into unconscious habit quickly. Set a regular schedule, exercising 3 to 5 times a week. Perform your physical fitness at the same time each day or night, the same length of time. After 20 to 30 consistent repetitions, your brain will start putting exercise on an unconscious schedule to help you not miss a workout.

Make It a Social Affair

There is a reason that physical fitness coaches and experts have recommended workout partners for decades. When you have an accountability partner, especially when it's a friend or family member you respect and admire, you have a much better chance of following up on your exercise commitments.
If you want to take it a step further, join a class of like-minded people to make your physical fitness efforts socially rewarding as well.

Keep a Journal

This should be a nutrition journal as well as a record of exercise. If you do not like exercising, it may be because you don't usually see results. In the back of your mind, you may think, "I exercise all the time. But I have nothing to show for it." Keeping a journal keeps you honest. You can truly see whether or not you are putting in the time required to get the efforts desired.

Focus on the Result, Not the Effort

Why are you working out? Do you want to create a body you can be proud of looking at in the mirror? Maybe you want to lose weight and become healthier, so you can spend more quality time with your children and grandchildren. Whatever the reasons, remember the "why" of your exercise efforts, and you will find yourself enjoying exercise as opposed to hating it.

0 Comments

Easy-to-Grow Edible Flowers

8/1/2018

0 Comments

Edible flowers have been used for centuries, both raw and cooked. Edible flowers may seem like a strange idea at first, but they are packed with plant nutrients known as phytochemicals, plus a range of vitamins and minerals.

Best of all, you don’t always need a large garden to grow your own edible flowers. Some can be grown in container gardens, window ledges and window boxes.

It’s a case of starting out with good seeds and soil, following instructions about watering, and using natural pest control methods as needed.

Here are some flowers which are perfect for beginners wanting to grow them and add them to recipes. When buying the seeds, always check for the Latin name to make sure you are getting an edible variety and not a potentially dangerous cousin.

Borage (Borago officinalis)

These star-shaped flowers come in pink, violet and blue, and taste slightly of cucumbers. Borage is popular in savory dishes like soups and stews. You can also freeze the flowers in water to make ice cubes to add to summertime drinks for some extra refreshment. It is an excellent dried herb to always keep on hand. It can be grown in any degree of sunlight, and pretty much any soil.

Chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum morifolium, or Chrysanthemum x grandiflorum)

Mums taste the way they smell, slightly spicy and pungent. Use sparingly in salads, stir fries and rice dishes; a little usually goes a long way. Mums need lots of sunlight and do well in most soils as long as they are well-drained.

Daylilies

These flowers taste sweet and floral. They are best harvested when the buds are just about to open. They are used in Asian cuisine, salads and desserts. They thrive in the sun in moist soil which is well-drained.

Geraniums (Pelargonium)

These can vary considerably in taste, from spicy nutmeg or ginger to citrus or peppermint. The lemon and peppermint-tasting varieties work well in ice cream, sorbet, and ice cubes. Freeze the flowers and then use the cubes to liven up your pitchers or punch bowls. Geraniums like light and well-drained soil.

Lavender (Lavandula)

Lavender has many uses around the home, including as parts of recipes. English lavender varieties (Lavender angustifolia) have the best flavor for recipes, which range from sweet to savory.

Lavender water, candy, sauces and dressings all have a light citrus taste with an underlying tang of rosemary and sage. Remove all the flowers from the stalk when cooking. These plants love sunlight and need well-drained soil.

Nasturtium

Nasturium is the most popular of all edible flowers, and has been used for centuries as a component of salads and as an ingredient similar in taste to watercress.

You can eat both the leaves and flowers. They come in a wide range of colors, so work well as a contrasting color in salads and as a garnish. This plant thrives well in both sun and light shade.

Pansies

Pansies come in a range of colors and generally taste similar to grapes. The flowers are used for garnish, salads and cake decoration. Pansies will grow well in anything except direct sunlight. The moisture levels will vary by the type of pansy, so read the seed packet carefully.

Pinks

Pinks have a delicate flavor with touch of cloves. They are popular as an addition to hot tea and cider. The flowers are also used as an attractive garnish for creamy soups, fruit salad, and cookie platters.

Pinks need a lot of sunlight and a very rich soil in order to thrive. There are different species of pinks, so be sure to read the seed packet carefully.

Enjoy the beauty and flavors of these easy to grow varieties.
You will find recipes in this week's newsletter.
If you aren't receiving it, sign up using the link at the top of the page.

0 Comments

3 Ways to Relax Your Body When You Feel Stressed

7/25/2018

0 Comments

In the world we live in today most people are under more stress than they realize. Over time a continual high stress level not only takes its toll on the brain, but also on the body. Here are three techniques that you can use to help de-stress your body.

1) Breathing Exercises

Either used as a standalone therapy or in conjunction with other relaxation techniques such as yoga, reducing stress through breathing is popular because it works for everyone, is free, can be done anywhere and takes very little time to do.

While there are several different types of breathing exercises, the one demonstrated here is deep breathing. Also known as diaphragmic breathing, it involves using the diaphragm instead of just the lungs.

Here is how to do it. Start out by inhaling deeply through your nose for four seconds. Use your diaphragm to extend your stomach. Hold the breath for seven seconds. Now slowly pull back in your stomach by pulling in your diaphragm and exhaling for eight seconds. Do this as a routine several times a day or whenever you are feeling stressed.

2) Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Known as PMR, this is another simple technique that relaxes the body. It involves tightening up a specific group of muscles, holding them tense for a few seconds and then slowly releasing the tension. It works to reduce the physical tension caused by stress more so than if trying to reduce tension without first tensing them up.

To do this muscle relaxation technique, start by finding a comfortable place to sit or lie down. Start with your face by tensing all the muscles in your face; close your eyes tight and hold them closed. Do the same with your teeth. Now use the deep breathing explained earlier, except on the exhale, also slowly release the tension on your eyes and teeth and feel the stress drain away.

Work your way down your body doing the neck, shoulders, each extremity, the buttocks and abdominal core a couple times a day. All it takes is about 15 minutes for each session.

3) Physical Exercise

When we are stressed out, a hormone is released in our body called cortisol. While it is meant to be released only occasionally, our busy lives are causing almost continually stress and therefore the continual release of this hormone. Over time, it can take its toll by inducing weight gain and causing other health-related issues. However, exercising reduces the effects of too much cortisol by countering it with the release of endorphins – known as the “feel good” chemical or what is commonly called a “runner’s high”.

And research has found that people who exercise regularly build up a type of immunity to stress, so they are not as much by it as those who do not exercise on a regular basis.

Not if, but when you feel stressed, try any or all of these three body-stress reducing techniques and kick stress to the curb. Not only will your physical stress level go down, but so will your emotional stress level.

0 Comments

Aloe for Digestion AND Your Immune System

7/18/2018

4 Comments

Digestion is a huge issue for many people. There is a misconception that digestion is only an issue for people who are diagnosed with IBS. The truth is, digestion can be an issue if you are changing your diet plan, exercise plan, or even changing medications. When you start having digestion issues, you will face the option of taking over the counter medications or you may be given prescription options.
You can also choose a natural option like Aloe.

Many people think about Aloe as a skin soothing plant to help with things like cuts and scrapes. It may surprise you to know that you can use aloe for your immune system to help boost it.

Inflammation Reduction

One of the big issues with digestion is the inflammation that is caused from various digestive problems. You can take different pills or capsules to help with this, but those may have side effects that make things worse. Instead of doing all of that you can simply take aloe juice on a daily basis. It is full of antioxidants which will help reduce the inflammation from within and help reduce the issues caused by the inflammation that can lead to stomach pain or to leaky gut in severe conditions.

Constipation Relief

One of the number one digestive complaints is constipation. This can be caused from an increase in iron if you have a diet change or find yourself adding more superfoods. It can also be caused from painkillers following an injury. Regardless of how it is caused, one of the first steps is usually a laxative. The problem is these laxatives can be harsh or leave you with cramps that hurt more than the constipation in some cases. To avoid all of this you can use aloe juice mixed with some with some warm tea like ginger tea to help safely and gently relieve your constipation. You can do this a few times a day until it begins to work.

Good Bacteria

You may have heard about increasing the good bacteria in your body to help with digestion. This is usually done with probiotics from either superfoods or an over the counter option. Instead of doing this, you can use aloe juice. It can help deliver good bacteria into your system and give you the boost you need to push your digestion back in the right direction.

Aloe as a Digestive Cleanse

The first way to use Aloe for your immune system is to use it as a digestive cleanse. You may wonder how this helps with your immune system. It helps by cleaning your colon, which flushes toxins from your body and in turn gives you better digestion. This increased digestion will help you boost your immune system simply by being able to flush the toxins and getting the bad bacteria and waste out of your body.

Aloe for Weight Loss

You may not think that weight loss plays into your immune system but it can. Extra weight and obesity comes with its own set of problems. In fact, some people who are obese experience breathing problems and very slow metabolism. The slow metabolism plays into the amount of waste that may be kept in your system due to slow digestion. This can lead to leaky gut or bacteria issues causing your immune system to become fatigued.

Daily Aloe Juicing

When you think of the different ways you can boost your immunity with Aloe, you may not think about juicing as a huge step. The truth is, you can juice each day and you can take that juice to the next level by making one specific to immunity boosting. There are tons of recipes out there, so many you could probably try a different one daily and still not have tried all the combinations. To start with, mix one large orange with one large apple. Add two carrots, a cup of grapes, and then the aloe juice. It will make a large juice, but it will be packed with immune boosting vitamins and minerals.

You might also use Aloe for seasonal boosts to your immune system as well.

4 Comments

<<Previous

Engage Your Wellness Path