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Episode #33: 10 Anxiety Busting Natural Remedies!

August 26, 2019 by Jackie Ritz Leave a Comment

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Welcome to the Podcast! Stressed? Full of Anxiety?

Well, I am right there with you! I know how you feel – matter of fact, although your situation is unique to your experience, we have all felt stressed and/or anxious.

It does not DEFINE you – you can work through it.

On today’s episode, I will give you 10 natural, anxiety busting remedies that I use – and they work!

Some of the topics include:

  • The stress of social media
  • The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis
  • The 10 methods I use to help with stress/anxiety
  • Wrap-up with my FREE giveaway!

I decided to extend the FREE giveaway a couple of weeks to get your lot casted! How to enter:

  • #1 – Leave a rating or review (has to be 5-stars so this Podcast can be shared)
  • #2 – Share the Podcast with someone
  • #3 – Email me a Wellness Question who would like answered! Email me at frank@ritzessentials.com

Thats it!

By the way – are you sleeping well? If not, here is a FREE 5-day Sleep Challenge downloadable that could help you start getting better sleep tonight! Download it HERE

Here are the show notes for this episode:

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Tagged With: anxiety, health, natural, paleo, remedy, sleep, stress, wellness

022: Our Kids Wellness Routine

February 4, 2019 by Jackie Ritz Leave a Comment

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022: Our Kids Wellness Routine
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Hey everyone! This will be a fun podcast! We are going to open up into our life and family a bit and describe our children’s daily herb, supplement, and essential oil routines!H

On today’s podcast, we discuss:

  • Feeding kids healthy food they will eat
  • Supplements we use on our kids
  • Essential oils our kids love to use

Resources mentioned on this episode:

  • Dr. Mercola’s Vitamin D recommended amounts: http://bit.ly/2CYojrQ
  • Our kid’s multivitamin (we use this multivitamin because it’s recommended for kids who have MTHFR mutations): https://amzn.to/2MHhUFD
  • Fish Oil: https://doterra.me/ORi7KPQl
  • Probiotic: https://doterra.me/8FNaegfw
  • Vitamin D Drops: https://amzn.to/2S8FyjN
  • My new book, The Home Apothecary and Elderberry Syrup: www.thehomeapothecary.com
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Tagged With: diy, essential oils, herbs, kids, natural, POM, supplements, yarrow

Tallow Butt Balm

June 3, 2014 by Jackie Ritz 5 Comments

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I’m so excited to have my friend Kate from Venison for Dinner (don’t ya just love that name!) sharing this AWESOME recipe on my blog today. Kate is a stay at home mom of 2 little boys living a homemade life on the West Coast of British Columbia. She enjoys to cook and bake from scratch. Through hunting and homesteading, Kate and her family produce more than enough to fill their own meat and dairy needs, happily helping others start their own homesteading journey along the way. Kate also has a passion for essential oils and home healing with natural medicine. You can follow her on HER BLOG and Facebook page as she hones her homesteading skills, making her ‘whey’ through one mountain of raw milk at a time. Maybe you too will be inspired to butcher your own deer or try your hand at natural medicine!

Please welcome Kate…

You know the scene, you’re changing a diaper, you open it up and baby’s got a sore bum. It hurts YOU to see their bum all red and you want that pain GONE!

So what do you reach for? You grab the the diaper rash cream and you smear it all over. But did you know that many of those commercial creams contain petroleum products, as well as oils that are most likely rancid, alcohols, and so many more ingredients I can barely pronounce! (And I’m a good reader!) Here a popular diaper rash cream company discloses every ingredient. I was shocked at how these are allowed to be put on our precious babies skin! Your other option is to buy natural creams, which, lets be honest, aren’t always that natural, or cost you a good chunk of change.

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After our second child was born we got serious about making all our own natural personal care products! My sister made us a fancy salve that we used and while terrific, it was complicated to make. I then came up with my 3 ingredient Diaper Rash Ointment and while it’s such a basic and effective ointment to whip together…Mama’s got a new balm in town!

TALLOW!

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When we originally made tallow from the milk cow we had to butcher, we only used it for cooking. Then recently we were lucky enough to be gifted loads of grass-fed Jersey fat from a friends steer and since it was fresh I got to work processing it. (using the same process as this lard.) After it was cooled down I made a balm since I’d seen ideas for it all over the web, and before I knew it, it had become my go-to “Butt Balm”! The beauty of this thick salve is that it’s pretty much the same texture at all average room temperatures (unlike the coconut oil based diaper rash ointment I also use that drastically fluctuates) and it works as a barrier cream AND a ‘medicated’ cream for rashes.

So what is Tallow vs Lard? Tallow is the rendered fat from a ruminant (Cow, Deer, Sheep, etc) whereas Lard is the rendered fat from a single stomached mammal (Pig, Bear, etc). Tallow has a stronger taste that lard so while it doesn’t pair as well with sweet foods, its amazing for savoury cooking. Why is our Tallow so yellow? Jerseys (And Guernseys to my knowledge) can’t process Beta Carotene. That’s what makes carrots orange, and it’s also in the hay and grass they eat. Instead of digesting it, they deposit it in fat! That’s why jersey cream is especially yellow (even more so in time of lots of green grass) and in the fat in their meat!


Why would I want to smear beef fat on my baby’s bum?! I bet you won’t take me just saying “Because you should!!: So here’s the top reasons we choose to make our own Tallow Butt Balm;

  • Tallow is high in saturated fats with a similar profile to those just below our skin, therefore it’s easily absorbed leaving skin feeling well nourished. This helps regenerate new skin. It’s important to use GRASS FED tallow to really reap the benefits.
  • Quality Control! I recommend you purchase therapeutic-grade essential oils. 
  • Frugal! I save loads of money by making my own Butt Balm. Yes I was given the beef fat for free, but even if you tracked down and bought it I bet you’d still save money. Better yet, if you’re buying 1/4 or 1/2 a cow, ask to get the fat back with it! You’ll find more uses that just a butt balm.
  • I want to use natural/as close to nature, well raised, animal products wherever I can because I believe good fats are good for you! (And I know Jackie agrees!) Petroleum products have no place on a person’s body!
  • Let’s just say Mama takes a dab for her face and hands on a regular basis two 😉 Might as well kill two lotion birds with one stone right!?

Tallow Butt Balm

Makes enough to fill a 1 cup ‘Salmon’ or ‘Jam’ jar. The amount of essential oils makes it a just below 1% dilution.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 3/4 c+ a generous TB (200 mls) of Grass Fed Tallow
  • 4 tsp OR 1 generous TB (20 mls) of Organic, Cold Pressed Olive oil  (This helps it stay a wee bit softer)
  • 20 drops EACH Frankincense, Melaleuca and Lavender Essential oils. (See above note)

 

DIRECTIONS:

  1. GENTLY melt tallow and olive oil together over LOW heat, just until melted. If you’ve accidentally heated too much, no fear, but let it cool down until you can comfortably hold you finger in before adding in essential oils.
  2. Now slather away knowing you’ve made a terrific ‘butt balm’ for your baby! (I won’t tell if you put it on your own skin!)

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Filed Under: DIY Beauty Recipes, essential oils, Homesteading, Living Sustainably, My Recipes, Natural Living, Paleo Baby Tagged With: babies, diaper rash cream, essential oils, natural, tallow butt balm

The Many Benefits of Ginger

January 24, 2014 by Jackie Ritz 6 Comments

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Ginger has been used medicinally for centuries and in the U.S. is perhaps most known for its ability to soothe nausea and stomach upset.

It is without a doubt the best remedy I know of for nausea. You don’t need much just a piece the size of your fingernail minced very finely and swallowed.  It is phenomenally effective.

But now new research suggests this natural root may provide help for much more, including for arthritis pain, heart health, and people with asthma, in whom ginger may enhance the effects of the bronchodilating medications conventionally used to treat their condition. It may even be useful for weight control!

Ginger is Anti-Inflammatory and May Provide Pain Relief

Ginger’s anti-inflammatory properties have made it a valuable tool in pain relief for centuries. In 2001, research showed that ginger extract helped reduce knee pain in people with osteoarthritis. (1)

And earlier this year a study found that women athletes taking three grams of ginger or cinnamon daily (that’s less than one teaspoon) had a significant decrease in muscle soreness.(2) Ginger has even been found to be as effective as ibuprofen in relieving pain from menstrual cramps in women. (3)

Furthermore, the pain-relieving potential of ginger appears to be far-reaching. Along with help for muscle and joint pain, for instance, ginger has been found to reduce the severity of migraine headaches as well as the migraine medication Sumatriptan – with fewer side effects. (4)

Ginger Helps Treat Asthma Symptoms

Another recent study, which was presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference, found that adding ginger compounds to isoproterenol, a type of asthma medication called a beta-agonist, enhanced its bronchodilating effects.

Conventional asthma treatment typically consists of a non-steroidal bronchodilator, an anti-inflammatory agent that you inhale, which causes the smooth muscle cells in your lungs to relax.

This helps to open up your airways. If that doesn’t t work, the next step is typically an inhaled steroid, which is a very potent anti-inflammatory agent.

Part of the explanation for ginger’s benefits for asthma are its potent antioxidant activity, which is attributed to constituents such as gingerols, shogaols and zingerones. It is believed that these compounds have particular anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties similar to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Because ginger enhances bronchodilation, it may provide a much safer alternative, or at least adjunct, to current medications on the market, which is badly needed. While asthma is a serious condition that can be fatal if left untreated, asthma medications themselves carry serious, even lethal side effects.

For example, the common asthma drug Advair contains the long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) salmeterol, which can actually increase the severity of an asthma attack as well as the risk of death from asthma problems.

The drug used in the above-mentioned study, isoproterenol, was also linked to an epidemic of asthma deaths that occurred in the 1960s, whereas conventional asthma treatments have also been found to increase your risk of heart disease, cataracts and osteoporosis, just to name a few of the additional risks.

If you have asthma, I suggest looking into The Buteyko Method, which teaches you how to bring your breathing volume back toward normal or, in other words, to reverse what’s called chronic hyperventilation or chronic overbreathing. When your breathing is normal, you have better oxygenation of tissues and organs.

Ginger for Nausea and Motion Sickness

Ginger is wonderful for your gastrointestinal tract, as it is both carminative (preventing flatulence) and an intestinal spasmolytic (meaning it prevents spasms by soothing your intestinal tract).  If you struggle with motion sickness or nausea (from pregnancy or chemotherapy, for example), ginger should be a staple in your diet. Research shows:

  • Taking one gram of ginger daily may help reduce nausea and vomiting in pregnant women, and ginger has been shown to work better than a placebo in relieving morning sickness (5)
  • Daily ginger supplementation reduces the severity of chemotherapy-induced nausea (6)
  • Ginger may help reduce vomiting and other symptoms of motion sickness (7)

Ginger May be Useful for Diabetics

If you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, listen up. Ginger appears to be useful both preventively and therapeutically for this condition, via effects on insulin release and action, and improved carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. According to one comprehensive review, one study found that after consuming three grams of dry ginger powder for 30 days, diabetic participants had a significant reduction in blood glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.(8 )It’s thought that ginger has a positive effect on diabetes because it:

  • Inhibits enzymes in carbohydrate metabolism
  • Increases insulin release and sensitivity
  • Improves lipid profiles

Ginger also has a protective effect on diabetes complications, including offering protection to the diabetic’s liver, kidneys, central nervous system and eyes.

Ginger Promotes Feelings of Satiety and Helps Control Hunger

Adding yet another benefit to this wonderfully warming spice, ginger has been shown to enhance thermogenesis and reduce feelings of hunger, offering a potential role in weight management.(9 ) Like cayenne pepper and turmeric, ginger may temporarily increase thermogenesis in your body, where your body burns fuel such as fat to create heat, with obviously beneficial impacts on metabolism and fat storage. Research suggests that consuming thermogenic ingredients may boost your overall metabolism by up to 5 percent, and increase fat burning by up to 16 percent.(10) It may even help counteract the decrease in metabolic rate that often occurs during weight loss.

Even More Reasons to Eat Ginger …

Ginger has broad-spectrum antibacterial, anti-viral, antioxidant and anti-parasitic properties, to name just several of its more than 40 pharmacological actions. (11) According to research compiled by GreenMedInfo,(12) ginger may alsobe useful for:

  • Improving cognitive function in middle-aged women (13)
  • Protecting against respiratory viruses (14)
  • Reducing vertigo (15)
  • Enhancing fat digestion and absorption (16)
  • Protecting against toxic effects of environmental chemicals, such as parabens17

Over the past decade, researchers have also discovered that ginger may offer potent cardiovascular benefits by:

  • Preventing atherosclerosis
  • Lowering cholesterol levels
  • Preventing oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL)

Finally, research published in the British Journal of Nutrition(18) has demonstrated the in vitro and in vivo anticancer activity of ginger, suggesting it may be effective in the management of prostate cancer.

How to Use Ginger

If you’ve never used fresh ginger before you may find the gnarly brown root somewhat intimidating – but it’s incredibly easy to use. One of the simplest ways is to chop off a couple of inches of ginger root and let it steep in hot water for fresh ginger tea. You can also peel the root using a paring knife and then slice it thinly (or mince it) to add to tea or cooked dishes.

When left unpeeled, fresh ginger can be stored in your refrigerator for at least three weeks or in your freezer for six months or longer, making it incredibly easy to keep on hand. Try experimenting by adding fresh ginger and other warming spices, like cinnamon, to a cup of tea in the morning, evening or after a meal … and see if you notice any of the health benefits I’ve just described.

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Filed Under: Living Sustainably, Natural Living, Nutrition Tagged With: asthma, benefits of ginger, ginger, holistic, natural, remedies

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