Wax and Bubbles

• C

1. Cataracts: Taking bilberry supplements two to three times a day can help guard against radical damage to the eyes. Also wearing sunglass with UV protection and a hat during the times you are outside in the sun can help dramatically.

2. Chronic Fatigue: Inhaling tea tree oil helps to build up the immune system and inhaling geranium and bergamot oils help to combat the depression symptoms associated with chronic fatigue as well. Raising the body temperature a couple of degrees for a few minutes every day helps to multiply your white blood cell count.

3. Colds: Defeat the cold virus quicker with acupressure by pressing down on the hollow points on either side of the collarbone. Raven Sara oil is an antiviral scent and adding lemon and eucalyptus or pine oils to it give the mixture a medicinal benefit. Lavender oil added to a warm bath helps to boost the immune system. Working up a sweat can also help; it helps to rid the body of toxins as well.

4. Constipation: Massage some olive oil mixed with chamomile, rosemary and thyme onto your stomach clockwise to relax the intestinal muscles. Always eat fiber rich foods to help soften your bowel movements.

• D

1. Depression: Try inhaling rose, lavender, chamomile, ylang-ylang, clary sage and cypress. Cutting out sugary foods, caffeine and even alcohol from your diet as well. Taken St. John’s Wort supplements can also help.

2. Diarrhea: Sip on pomegranate juice instead of high calorie sports drinks or sugar laden fruit juices. Mixing together lemon oil, honey and salt helps as well.

• E

1. Earache: Hold your nose and eat a clove of garlic a day till the ear ache is gone. Pulling on your ear lobes about 10 times a day can help increase circulation as well.

2. Eczema: Calendula ointment will give instant relief. Add a few drops of lavender, chamomile and olive oil to your non scented body lotion can also help calm irritated skin as well. Add some baking soda and warm oatmeal to your bath to help with the itching. Detox your liver with dandelion root tea to get to the heart of the problem as well.

Rosemary contains about a dozen antioxidants, which makes scientist believe it could be an effective cancer fighter. Initial studies have show some promise in the cancer fight. When researchers at the University of Illinois fed rosemary extract to rats exposed to dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA), a carcinogen known to cause breast cancer, both tumors and DNA damage decreased. In another study, Penn State experts fed rats a two-week diet with 1 percent rosemary (the same powdered rosemary you can find at any grocery store or health food store), the rats were then exposed to DMBA. Compared with a control group, the rosemary rats saw a 76 percent reduction in the number of instance where DMBA bound to mammary cells, the first step in tumor formation.

Rosemary may even help limit your exposure to some forms of cancer. There is a result of testing that found that cancer causing heterocyclic acid (HCA) levels could be reduced by adding rosemaryinis acid and carnosic acid, two rosemary antioxidants, to ground-beef before cooking it. HCAs can form when beef, pork, poultry, and fish are barbecued, broiled or fried at high temperatures.

Every garden should include a rosemary bush. Rosemary is more than just a random plant growing in your garden, it has beneficial pleasures for your mind and soul.

Grow your own to add to your cooking or to add to your own beauty products, here’s what you need to do:

1. Rosemary is a perennial evergreen that grows to 4 to 5 feet. It thrives in full sun and very well-drained soil.

2. Since rosemary seeds are slow to germinate, begin in a pot first and once they are well-grown, transplant to a permanent place within your own garden area.

3. You can take a two-inch cutting, remove the leaves from the bottom inch, and plant in a container of dampened, sterile seed starting mix such as peat moss or perlite. Place in a warm spot with indirect sunlight and mist daily, making sure the soil doesn’t dry out at all. In about two to three weeks, test for root growth by gently tugging on the cutting. Once they have the roots, transplant into individual pots about three to four inches in diameter until full growth has happened.

• Make your own Rosemary Salve:

Melt the oil and the wax in a double boiler, Remove from heat, add water, and stir thoroughly.
Add your Vitamin E, essential oil and stir continuously until cool. The mixture should be creamy but pour able. Pour immediately into a container with a lid. Use on rough, dry or even callused skin when necessary.