 Setting our wishes free at the #waterlanternfestival in #Boston last night. This was so magical and beautiful. I wrote down all the things I love and appreciate and also my biggest dreams for our family, my business and the world in general. My baby wrote down her dreams and goals too. World peace, to be a famous artist and to get another cat!
You should check out this family friendly festival when it comes to your town!
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 The Red Lounge:where the antioxidant juices are always flowing, the music is pumping and people are laughing. Do YOU eat and drink brightly colored foods each and everyday? Phytonutrients are little miracles and most Americans are deficient. And no, Skittles DON’T count! I drink my red and reap the benefits of looking, feeling and being healthy and strong. Who else loves Ningxia?
 I like my friends like I like my products. Non toxic!! 🌱🌱💄💋
 I got to visit the Lavender Farm Young Living owns in Mona, Utah. Not only did I plant some Clary Sage but I tip-toed through the lavender! Support hard working farmers that take care of their fields, love their plants and have commitments to keeping things green and clean.
 Supporting local over here! This spicy pineapple shrub by Baumans Best was delish! I’m a lightweight so you might add more alcohol. You do you! 🍍 🍍🍍
⠀⠀ I found them at the Waldorf School at Moraine Farms summer community market that is every Friday! ⠀⠀ 2 oz shrub 1 oz Vodka 1 oz pineapple juice🍍 Squirt fresh lime 4 oz seltzer Spring mint Served over ice  Want a magical and pretty tip for keeping the mosquitos away outdoors? Citronella essential oil in the diffuser OUTSIDE. Happy summer friends.
 When life gets messy I alphabetize my essential oil bag. It satisfies the neurotic, organized side of me plus touching all those bottles leaves residue of so many oils on my hands that I am a completely relaxed lump by the time I finish! What chills you out like non other?
 It’s #nationalsunscreenday today and we are celebrating with ice cream on the beach. Normally we go without sunscreen to get our daily dose of vitamin D. 🌞 🌞 But when we are out all day or at the beach under the hot rays, it’s a must! What’s your favorite reef-friendly and non toxic sunscreen for your family? After all, you are literally baking those chemicals right into your body so here’s one example of you get what you pay for!  Did you know our skin is our largest organ? You must be cautious what you slather on it. Traditional sunscreen contains toxic chemicals and then we bake that into our body when out in the sun! Also, sunscreen blocks vitamin D production. We have all have heard the importance of vitamin D. Being outside for 15-20 minutes uncovered DAILY is all the average person needs to produce adequate levels of Vit D. The more skin you expose the more vitamin D you are producing. I'm not promoting nudity....just sayin'! What about in winter?? You need to take a supplement.
As parents we are covering every square in of our kiddos in something toxic then baking it in! Did you know Zinc oxide is the only FDA approved sunscreen for use on children under 6 months of age? You have to watch the form of zinc oxide used though. Scientists are formulating it with nano particles and there is growing concern that these teensy tiny particles get absorbed and can even cross the placenta possibly exposing your fetus! Some sunscreen chemicals have hormone disrupters not to mention can also cause skin irritation and rashes. Cancer producing chemicals, ya think?? A few Important Sunscreen Ingredients to Avoid: Retinyl Palmitate, Oxybenzone, avobenzone, octinixate, benzophenone, Amino benzoin acid, homosalate, preservatives, octocrytene and fragrances. So what CAN you use? Look for mineral sunscreens that have ingredients you can actually pronounce, especially ones with no nano particles! These are my favorite brands that doesn't clog my pores, doesn't give me a rash AND actually work! This is not the thing to scrimp on. Don't buy the 3 pack at Walmart! Oh and let your kiddos (and self) go uncovered for a bit (15 minutes) then layer it on. We NEED that sunshine for our soul AND vitamin D.  Here I go again raving about these essential oils! It’s hard to shut up about something you find helps so many people. Especially when my line of work is to help people. Duh, no brainer I would suggest stuff that actually works. Well if you are finally ready to believe me and order your starter bundle you are going to get a free bottle of thieves cleaner (full size!) and a pretty glass spray bottle to put it in. Offer Ends May 31 so stop thinking about it and just order it! You know where to find me for help.
 I frequently joke “Namaste in bed.” That’s how I felt this morning. It’s cool outside and there’s a crispness in the air reminiscent of fall rather than summer. But when I dug deep into the feelings behind WHY I wanted to stay in my warm cozy cocoon of a duvet it’s because outside of that bed requires me to running on all cylinders all the time. Like an unhealthy addiction I run myself ragged doing all the things until I collapse. When will I learn it’s ok to say NO, I ask myself?
⠀⠀ So I roll out into the shocking slap of a cold room with a stream of sunshine peaking through the curtains just begging me to open them wider and get on with it. ⠀⠀ I’m struggling to overcome my perfectionist attitude common of an enneagram 1 personality type. I’m trying to pay more attention to it and the soul sucking aspects of trying to appear so put together. It’s exhausting. ⠀⠀ Today I purposefully schedule in 1 hour of meditative pilates and 15 minutes diffusing this Namaste blend in silence. A promise to myself to let it go and just BE starting a few minutes at a time. |
Hi, I'm Dr. Heidi!A mom of 3 and an expert in chiropractic care of babies and kids. Archives
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