Who am I?
I am me.

Where am I going?
To my destiny.

How am I going to get there?
With the top down!

Dentarome Plus Toothpaste. This toothpaste delivers a powerful punch to bacteria in your mouth and cleans your breath ever so quickly. Made of natural germ-fighters like cinnamon, clove and eucalyptus. Ingredients: (Notice no SLS!) Baking Soda, water, vegetable glycerin, xanthan gum, ionic minerals, stevioside, thymol and eugenol, cinnamon, clove, lemon, eucalyptus radiata, wintergreen, and peppermint essential oils. Find out more.

Fresh Essence Plus Mouthwash by Young Living Oil. After flossing, rinse out plaque and bacteria with this strong, strong mouthwash. You will know that it is working, just from the feeling you get in your mouth. As with Dentarome Toothpaste, there are no artificial flavors, preservatives, dyes or alcohol. Ingredients: Liposome concentrate of peppermint, cinnamon, clove, lemon, eucalyptus radiata, spearmint and vetiver essential oils, deionized water, Melissa Essential Water (TM), Peppermint Essential Water (TM) and colloidal silver. Find out more.

Moving Through Menopause, by Kathy Smith. If you are there, believe me, you will want to know what the heck is going on with this strange body! Anxiety? Creepy, crawly skin? Breasts hurting as if with milk engorgement!? Ouch! This book identifies it, explains it, gives comfort, and tells you to relax; it's a whole new journey. Living Big, by Pam Grout. Wow. This little book is truly inspirational. It is about people who have succeeded in living a full life, with joy, with generosity, sometimes with flamboyancy, what the heck?! It is only one life, isn't it, and everything counts! Quotes, musings, suggestions, this book flows well, is a quick read, and makes a superior gift. For those of us who have lost the luster, this book hands it back! These two books can be found at Abebooks

Luna Organic Cotton Sanitary Pads Organic cloth pads. Secure, easy to use, won't fill the landfill. To order, please go to The Baby Marketplace.

Natracare Press-On Pads These are unbleached, non-artifically fragranced, yet convenient press-on pads. Keep bleach and chlorine away from your bloodstream, and the dioxins created from the bleaching process, away from the environment. Price: $5.99 for 14 press-on pads.

Besides using the products mentioned to maintain your health, sanity and exterior beauty, here are a few tips to keep you healthy, inside out.

Drink lots of mountain spring water, make sun water in a glass container, and use water filters for your tap water.

Try yoga--wonderful for flexibility, breathing, and revitalizing energy centers.

Regarding sanitary protection--do not use tampons--too much bleach, pesticides and chemical fragrances entering directly into your body. Opt instead for sanitary pads, unbleached and unscented, or cloth, of course.

Use deodorant instead of anti-perspirants. Anti-perspirants tend to use aluminum salts and prohibit your body from detoxifying itself. A body unable to detoxify itself, is a body soon to break down.

Shaving--Do not apply deodorants to freshly-broken skin. Shave the night before, prior to bedtime, then apply only natural products before you go out the next morning.

Don't drink, eat from, or warm your foods in plastic. Find alternatives like stainless steel water bottles. See research article by Rachel.org on plastics and PVC, or these articles by www.breastcancerfund.org, and www.fibrocystic.com reporting on the massive negative effect that plastics, bpA(Bisphenol-A), PVC and other chemicals, have on breast cells. Bisphenol-A is a plastic used to line our canned goods and water bottles. PVC is a wide-spread ingredient in baby bottles and baby toys, as well as plumbing lines leading water to our homes.

Minimize or avoid products that will toxify your system--pesticides on plants and foods, cosmetics with harmful ingredients, too much exposure to electronic devices, such as microwaves, cell phones, computers...
(See Shirley's Wellness Cafe Newsletter)

Eat plenty of organic fresh fruit and vegetables. Seek out organic foods in your supermarket, Community Supported Agriculture Programs, or our website.

Get out and feel the ground under your feet. Go barefoot! Do this everyday, kids or no kids. To feel the earth, is to ground yourself.

Disclaimer:
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Everything, absolutely everything, counts.

--Tibetan Book of Living and Dying