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Mountain Mama Wellness Week Four 2014

Posted by suzanne sanders on June 25, 2014 at 6:30am

Today's Harvest: Nettle, kale, mustard greens, collard greens, arugula, salad mix, curly top garlic, garlic chives, nasturtium spicy mix, peas,  yellow dock leaf, parsley, dill, basil, pineapple weed, self heal, calendula, mint tea mix, 

Article: Natural approach to help you with Hay Fever: 

http://www.westernherbalmedicine.com/Western-Herbal-Medicine/Hayfever-A-Natural-Approach.html

Books on Wild Edibles: 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423601505?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1423601505&linkCode=xm2&tag=naturalliving00-20

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402767153?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1402767153&linkCode=xm2&tag=naturalliving00-20

Nasturtiums: The Edible Flower With A Bite

http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/nasturtium-zmaz82mjzglo.aspx#axzz35fogvpeS

Nasturtium Pesto

This recipe require a lot of leaves and flowers.  Just half the recipe or make it even smaller.  Enjoy! 

http://www.gardenbetty.com/2013/01/nasturtium-pesto/

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Self Heal 

http://www.motherearthliving.com/plant-profile/an-herb-to-know-7.aspx#axzz35g7NWskX

Self heal (Prunella vulgaris) This scentless perennial mint is one of the great unsung healers of the world. The leaves and flowers contain more antioxidants - which prevent cancer and heart disease, among other healthy traits - than any other plant tested. And as part of the mint family, self heal is imbued with lots of minerals, especially calcium, making it an especially important ally for pregnant, nursing, menopausal, and post-menopausal women.   You  can put self heal leaves in salads in the spring and fall, make a medicinal vinegar with the flowers during the summer, and cook the flowering tops (fresh or dried) in winter soups. 

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Pineapple Weed: 

http://www.commonsensehome.com/pineapple-weed/

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Kale Recipes

In our  house we LOVE KRISPY KALE CHIPS 

Spicy Krispy Kale ( I love this recipe)  

http://www.veggiecation.com/recipe-of-the-month/spicy-krispy-kale-chips.html

Spice with Cashews and Nutritional Yeast:

Side note:  If you do not have the time to soak the cashew you could use organic cashew butter.  You will have to adjust the recipe a little.  

http://www.thisrawsomeveganlife.com/2012/02/ellusive-kale-chip.html#.U6sVYfldUfg

Cheezy Spicy Kale Chips:

Omit the Agave and use honey instead or just leave out the sweetener.  Never use vegetable oil.  Use organic olive, avocado, sunflower etc. 

http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2011/08/cheezy-spicy-kale-chips-vegan.html

Nettle Pesto: Note:

Omit the pine nuts they are not good for you.  Add walnuts, almonds or pumpkins seeds instead. 

http://jessthomson.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/stung/

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Creamed Collard Greens:  

Make sure you get organic cream and make sure it is not ultra pasteurized!  You could also use full fat coconut milk.

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/creamed-collard-greens

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Basil :) 

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Sage Fir Deodorant Sample

Vodka, distilled water, essential oils of fir, sage, tea tree, black pepper, bay, intentions of Love, Beauty and Health

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Curly Top Garlic (Scapes)

http://islandvittles.com/2010/07/02/top-five-friday-garlic-scapes/

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Calendula

Calendula Tea recipe:  Remember when following a tea recipe that uses dried herbs and you have fresh herbs, double the amount of herb used in the recipe. 

http://www.anniesremedy.com/chart_remedy.php?rem_ID=173

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Salves, Balms And Massage Oils Available For Purchase

Posted by suzanne sanders on December 14, 2013 at 5:00am
Winter Bliss - Evergreen Balm
Contains:  Cedar, fir, pine, juniper berries, orange peel, olive oil, bees wax, orange essential oil and cedarwood essential oil.   The cedar, fir and pine were harvested locally.
The evergreen balm, gives a warming action to your muscles and joints.  It can help heal dry or cracked skin, help alleviate sadness, used as a chest rub for chronic coughs, and great for stiff achy muscles.  
Orange essential oil has uplifting properties, soothes the mind, relieves stress, refreshing and relaxing, stimulates circulation and is commonly used to treat anxiety. 
Cedarwood Essential Oil:  soothes, is grounding, promotes circulation, stimulants the lymphatic system, anti-fungal, antibacterial, calming great for the respiratory system that has excess phlegm. 
Cost:   $ 4 oz 20.00
            $ 2 oz 10.00
            $ 1 oz   6.00
       
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Deep Tissue Healing
Warming Muscle Balm:  Great for strains, sprains, arthritis, hurt back, sore muscles, gout, chest rub and it is also a great muscle warm up rub.  
 
Ingredients: olive oil, cayenne, cinnamon comfrey root, st. johns wort, plantain, self heal, comfrey leaf, calendula, bees wax, essential oil blend of camphor, wintergreen, peppermint, cinnamon, eucalyptus, clove and LOVE
Cost: 4 oz $ 25.00
           2 oz $15.00
           1 oz $  7.00
13417454278?profile=originalSelf Heal - All Purpose Salve
Self Heal, is an all purpose salve great for, bee stings, bug bites, small cuts and scrapes, strains, sprains, hurt back and sore muscles.
Ingredients: st. johns wort, comfrey, plantain, calendula, self heal, organic olive oil, bees wax, lavender essential oil and love. 
Cost:  4 oz $ 20.00
            2 oz $10.00
            1 oz $  6.00
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Body Butters:
Shea Butter:
It is incredibly nourishing to the skin. It can be used to heal damaged skin as well as further support healthy skin.

Shea Butter is an intense moisturizer for dry skin, and is a wonderful product for revitalizing dull or dry skin on the body or scalp. It promotes skin renewal, increases the circulation, and accelerates wound healing. " Mountain Rose Herbs" 

Cocoa Butter:  

Sensitive Skin Healer and can help with skin irritations such as eczema and dermatitis. Can help reduce stretch marks. It seems like the secret tip is shared with every pregnant woman in the world. It is also high in antioxidants, which help fight off free radicals. Free radicals are causes of skin stress and signs of aging.

Coconut Oil: http://wellnessmama.com/5734/101-uses-for-coconut-oil/

Forms a protective thin layer on the skin to keep moisture in.  It is also wonderfully soothing to the skin.

Herbal-Infused Oil 

Heavenly Holiday- olive oil, sunflower oil, rosemary, cedar, cinnamon, clove, all spice

Summer Dreams - apricot oil, jojoba oil, rose petals, lavender buds, all spice, vanilla and lemon verbena

California Countryside - olive oil, eucalyptus, lavender buds, lemon peel, rosemary, bay leaves 

Hydrosol:

Hydrosols  have a mild but wonderful scent and contain all the health benefits of the herb they were distilled from. 

Aloe Vera
It is  wonderful and  nourishing to the skin and can help soothe dry and inflamed skin as well as add elasticity to healthy skin. 

Borax powder
It  is added to help emulsify the oils and the waters together and it also serves as a mild preservative.

Body Butter Product List 

Heavenly Holiday Body Butter
Ingredients:  Shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut oil, olive oil, cedar, rosemary, cinnamon, clove, all spice, rose hydrosol, aloe vera, orange essential oil, patchouli essential oil, borax and LOVE  
Summer Dreams 
Ingredients:  Shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut oil, apricot oil, jojoba oil, rose petals, lavender buds, all spice, vanilla lemon verbena, geranium rose hydrosol,  essential oils of geranium rose and lemon, borax and LOVE 
California Countryside
Ingredients:  Shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut oil, olive oil, eucalyptus, lavender buds, lemon peel, rosemary, bay leaves, essential oil of bay  and amyris, borax and LOVE
 
Cost:  4 oz $20.00
           2 oz $10.00
           1 oz $ 6.00
Herbal Cream For Muscle Pain and Arthritis 
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