Natural Deodorants

A few years ago when I changed all my hygiene products to natural I was able to use many easy things around the house for deodorant. Alcohol swabs, coconut oil or baking soda. Well since my thyroid level are so off right now these are just not cutting it. When your body if off, so is its ability to do what it's supposed to. Your body doesn't give off odours when you are healthy and balanced. Within reason of course...you still need to bathe everyday and be clean lol Here are some deodorants I have tried from Pure Nature. They both work well but the one in pink and white is stronger. It's pricey but it lasts forever. I'm still working on both of them and I've had them for months. Much safer than other deodorants that might container harmful chemicals. Look out for Aluminum, Parabens, propylene glycol, phthalates and triclosan. Your skin is your largest organ and when putting these on your skin, your body is absorbing all these chemicals. There are other options even if you don't want to use alcohol or the other home items. Read the label!

                               

DIY Citrus Cleaners

I've been using vinegar and citrus essential oil to clean my house for a few years but never made cleaner with citrus peel. That's where the cleaning and degreasing power is at!! So this was my morning experiment. Found 3 different cleaners online. 1) orange peel cinnamon sticks and whole cloves 2) lemon peel vanilla extract and rosemary 3) lime peel and thyme.  Fill jars with vinegar and let sit for about 2 weeks. Then filter and add to your cleaner spray bottles at a ratio of 50/50 vinegar concentrate and distilled water. Use distilled water and not tap water as the impurities in tap water can create mold in the solution if not used within a certain amount of time. I can't wait to see what they smell like in 2 weeks. Keep you posted. :)

Buy Local

I've been doing a lot of research for the past 2 years and have kicked it up in high gear the last 2 months since I found out my hypothyroidism was actually caused by Hashimoto's. I follow doctor Axe and some other doctors like him that refer to food as medicine. In all the books I've read and research that I have done on-line they all say the same thing. BUY LOCAL! First, you are helping out your community by putting money back in the city or town that you live in and not handing it to big corporations who wouldn't give your health or well being a second thought. Second, the best way to create immunity to things around you is to buy locally grown food. You are exposing yourself to the dirt and life around you when you buy locally grown foods. They also recommend to eat local raw honey and incorporate this in your daily diet. It will create immunity to allergies and pollen that bees in your area are working around to make your honey. This doesn't mean that you won't have allergies ever but it can reduce your symptoms. For the past 5 years around spring and summer my husbands nose starts leaking like a faucet because it's allergy season. He doesn't like taking anything so he just toughs it out for a few weeks.   I have been putting local raw honey in our smoothies everyday for the past 2 months and he has yet to get a runny nose. I thought for sure it was coming especially after the spring weather we had this weekend and elevated temperatures. Nope! Food is medicine and we should be using what we have available and in season at our local markets. Your body with thank you. 😄