This information was in The New York Times several weeks ago as part of their "Spotlight on the Home" series that highlighted creative and fanciful ways to solve common problems.1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Ccrbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!
6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!
7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.
11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
12. Looking for a "green" way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!
This is the season for our bountiful harvests, and we have a bountiful harvest of new formulas and products we're very excited about!
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There is so much happening that is inspiring and hopeful these days. I've made some wonderful connections this past couple of weeks with several talented health practitioners and healers. It seems like the whole world is healing. People are becoming aware of what was once unconsciously running their lives. True colors are being exposed, and yearnings for a spiritually fulfilling life are increasing.
I've come across a product that has blown me away. It's potential impact on women's health (and men's) is very exciting and far-reaching, so I feel a strong responsibility to share it with you.
A man's viewpoint on Love Moon pads...
So your tampon's out of sight, out of mind... right? Maybe it shouldn't be. Tampons have been around for almost 70 years, but it wasn't until the addition of synthetic chemicals and the discovery of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) that researchers began to question their safety. In doing so, they've pulled the plug on possible health risks. Dr. Ilya Sandra Perlingieri, retired professor from San Diego State University and author of the recently released The Uterine Crisis, said women who read the risks of tampon use off the side of a box aren't getting the full story.
Tampax tampons do not contain dioxin, Plummer said. "There's a lot of discussion as to how [tampons are] made and manufactured," she said. "Ours goes through an elemental chlorine-free process and doesn't result in dioxin. There is no dioxin in the process. It's been an industry standard for many years." Wood said another reason there are many chemicals in tampons is because of how rayon is made.
If it's possible for tampons to cause ulcerations, is it possible that tampon usage can lead to diseases later on in a woman's life?
Do you remember what makes the Four Biochemical Types unique? Each not only has unique food preferences, enzyme deficiencies and dominant glands, but also common personality traits! So how would each of the Biochemical Types likely proceed from here?
Ultimately, it is not just being mindful of our surroundings and what we are putting into or speaking out from our bodies, but more importantly, being mindful of our thoughts. Dr. David Hawkins in his newest book, 
I've noticed every once in a while, there will be a day--or a week--when everything seems to happen at once. And, each one of those "everythings" is a demand for either attention or resources, or both. Quickly, life feels like a quagmire, and the priorities I thought were neatly in place are now nowhere to be found, and there is that sinking feeling. You know you need focus, but it's just not there, and you've lost track of what is most important physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
We received this email from one of new customers. She was very impressed with the Clean Sweep energy spray, noticing clearing effects immediately.
Exercising the body, I believe, is underrated. The body can tolerate (or craves) more exercise than most people accept. And, as the saying goes, "Use it or lose it"--especially the older you get. 
New article posted about the symptoms that can show up from an enzyme deficiency due to life stressors or an inadequate diet, or both. 
It is that time again...weeding those gardens, bending, reaching, crawling on hands and knees clearing out old growth for the benefit of those colorful beds of veggies and flowers known as part of the summertime fest. I was thinking while weeding yesterday, that pulling the entire root of the weed is like transforming an old issue. If you do not remove the root, the weed returns, and like an issue, getting down to the origin of the issue--its thoughts and feeling--and transforming its meaning is the only way to create a lasting and productive life change.
Spring is such a season of change! Last week it was chilly and wet, this past week the sun came shining forth with temps in the 70s. Now it's back to "normal," with coolish temps and rain forecast for the Easter weekend. As they say, April showers bring May flowers! And, boy, do they here in Northwest Oregon!
