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Written by KT of One Organic Mama, Contributing Writer
On the 9th day of Christmas, day2day joys gave to me…
Some beautiful, luxurious, sweet smelling bath salts, and a lovely lotion bar from Real Traditions. These bath salts and lotion are handmade and all natural – they would make a fantastic gift for yourself or others!!
Real Traditions is a company focused on providing herbs and natural remedies. They believe that God created herbs with a purpose and that His gifts should be used to their fullest potential!! When they found out all herbs could do – they felt compelled to share their knowledge – and I am SO happy they did! Every product is hand crafted at home, by the wonderful family at Real Traditions. Many of their ingredients are organic and all are natural without any synthetics. You must try these products for your family! They are amazing!
Features of Real Traditions Bath Salts and Lotion Bar
- natural
- chemical and preservative free
- filled with essential oils, flowers, herbs, and vanilla
- easy to use
- beautiful smelling
- handmade with care
- safe for your family
Now for my review:
I was given a lotion bar as well as bath salts, both to be used for “Sweet Dreams.” I used the bath salts first. Because there are flowers and herbs in them, Real Traditions recommends putting them in a bath tea ball – which I don’t have. I used a tied off piece of cheesecloth and that did the trick! The bath was amazing and relaxing – and smelled so great! My skin felt great right out of the bath… but my sampling wasn’t complete – I HAD to try the lotion!
The lotion bar is concentrated lotion and doesn’t waste any ingredients with water. Because of this you only need a small amount. You can take the bar out of its pretty case and rub it right on your skin (so much easier for squirmy kids!). It smelled great – just like the salts and is super moisturizing!
My skin felt soft and smelled great – and I was certainly ready for a good night of sleep!!
What I Liked:
- The smell
- The feel
- The convenience of the lotion, seriously
- The relaxing feeling of being in a sweet smelling bath – I mean come one – when does mom get that opportunity!!
- The fact that it is TOTALLY safe for everyone in my family
What I didn’t Like:
- Nothing!
You can Buy It!
Go to Real Traditions and see all they have to offer! You won’t be disappointed in the quality of their products.
You can Win it!
Enter this giveaway! If you win, you will get a $27 credit from Real Traditions, plus free shipping! {This is the value of the herbal bath salts and lotion bar reviewed in this post) Use rafflecopter below!
**ALL of the 12 Days of Christmas giveaways end on December 8, 2013 at 11:59pm EST and is open to USA & Canada residents ONLY. One lucky winner will be chosen using rafflecopter and be notified by email. The winner will have 3 days to respond with their contact information, if they do not respond a new winner will be chosen. Must be 18 to enter. No purchase Necessary.
How do you keep the products in your house safe for your family? What Real Traditions product do you think you’d like the best?
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Written by Kari, Contributing Writer
This is a transitional time of year for almost everybody out there. School has started up again, summer is almost over and the cooler months are on the way. All of this means that we are going to have to pay more attention to keeping our immune systems strong so those ever present germs and bugs don’t have a chance to wreak havoc inside our bodies!
Even healthy families and houses can experience the sniffles, coughing and that ‘yucky’ feeling, but do we have to resort to the Cold/Flu aisle at the local grocery store to get us through these times?
Absolutely not!
I can’t tell you the last time I bought OTC medication for my family when those runny noses, sore throats and coughing made an appearance. I made a decision eight years ago, after my daughter was born, to take care of these issues in a better and more safe way. First and foremost my husband and I pray over our children and ourselves and speak healing scriptures over us. That is always our main defense – then we attack the natural symptoms in the body so we don’t have to just ‘wait it out’. We usually get things nipped in the bud quickly and these symptoms never go longer than a day or two.
Often times adults and children alike have weakened immune systems due to a myriad of reasons, including antibiotic use, poor nutrition, lack of activity and exercise and stress – just to name a few. Along with addressing these issues, there are several things that are in my go-to ‘health arsenal’ that are natural and safe and I feel comfortable in giving my family knowing they are beneficial to our bodies and not harmful or toxic.
How To Keep Your Immune System Strong and Treat Symptoms Naturally
1. A healthy diet
This is extremely important. If your body isn’t getting nutritious food that support the functioning of the body, your natural immune defenses will be down and this makes it so much easier for germs, viruses and bacteria to enter in and take root. So, eliminating or decreasing processed foods, eating fresh and living foods, drinking plenty of water and eating a good variety of macronutrients (healthy carbs, healthy fats and protein) is a sure way to keep the immune system strong. We also like to make our own ‘Spa Water’ around here that livens things up a bit while adding some healthy goodness to our water intake.
2. Vitamin D
When sunshine decreases in your area and you’re not spending as much time under those beautiful rays – then supplementing with Vitamin D3 is a must. Now, D3 is a fat soluble vitamin and is better assimilated by the body when taken with a fat. This is why it’s best to take Vitamin D3 with Cod Liver Oil (which contains concentrated vitamin D, vitamin A and is the #1 source of EPA and DHA). As an added note – we also lay off the sunscreen for the most part. Unless we’ll be outside in 100 degree weather for hours on end – we don’t use sunscreen. We welcome the healthy sun to do it’s job and give us natural Vitamin D! Instead we just use coconut oil or a special oil blend I make specifically for time in the sun.
3. Probiotics
The health of your gut can determine your overall health. It’s important to keep our gut populated with good bacteria and eating probiotic-rich foods is the best option. Full-fat yogurt, dairy kefir, coconut kefir, amasai, summer sun pickles, water kefir, kombucha, kimichi and beet kvass are good examples of cultured food alive with good bacteria. If needed, supplementing with a high quality probiotic is the next best option.
4. Herbs
Used since the beginning of time, herbs are amazing and there are so many things you can make with them that strengthen your immune system or attack the bad invaders if they’ve already settled in. A few of my favorite recipes that we use all the time are Elderberry Syrup, Safe Cough Syrup, Natural Remedy for Sore Throats and Immune Strengthening Herbal Tea Blend. I also like to incorporate essential oils for even better results. Even simply combining eucalyptus, rosemary and lavender essential oils with some almond oil makes a good rub when you have congestion and a stuffy nose.
5. Juicing
I am a huge advocate of juicing and for many reasons. I have experienced nothing but positive results with my family ever since we began juicing 5 years ago. Regular juicing removes toxins, cleanses on a cellular level and gives your digestive system a break! If you need to treat symptoms you see coming on – add ginger, garlic, beets, parsley or wheatgrass! Here are some of my day to day recipes we like in our house.
Choosing to make our own products has not only saved us a lot of money, but I also believe it has saved our bodies from untold amounts of damage. I have always valued the remedies of years gone by that were used by old-time grandmothers from the farm, civilizations that only had the substance of the earth to rely on and just good old common sense!
There’s no reason to fall prey to these transitional symptoms that try to show up this time of year. Start with a solid foundation of a good diet and include the other beneficial goodies as a way to keep your immune system strong and to treat symptoms naturally!
Take charge with your family’s health and make a quality decision to only take care of them using safe and natural methods! Doing this is a long term investment that pays off with long and healthy lives!
Make yours a LIFE WORTH LIVING and be confident in the fact that it is possible when you realize the reality of HEALTH MADE EASY!
Some good points to remember:
1. Just because something is ‘natural’ doesn’t mean it’s safe for everyone. Make sure you are able to consume the herbs you want to use, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, have high blood pressure or are on blood thinners. 2. Natural remedies typically go to the root of the problem to take care of the issue, so you need patience. Most OTC medications just cover up the symptoms so you feel ‘relief’ faster. What happens, though, is the issue lasts longer than it should since you never get to the root of the problem. So, don’t give up!In what ways are you creating your families health arsenal?
*this post is linked to: Encourage One Another, Titus 2sdays, and WFMW*
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