Writing Therapy, Life Shifts, and a Silver Lining
I’m continuing down my path of reflection. Actually, I think the reflection stage is now blurring with a stage where I’m actively looking for fulfillment outside of where I’m at now. Ya, sounds a bit vague but I’ll explain. First I need to let you know that this is another “batty ramble” post. (see this [...]
Glow On Girl! Skin Saving Smoothie Recipe Plus Nutrition for Skin Health
We all have heard the saying you are what you eat. It’s true, and especially when it comes to healthy skin. Our skin is the largest organ we have. When we eat healthy our skin is healthy. So what foods should you [...]
Pondering Fibro Flares and Their Effect on Batty’s Bath
Since starting the new year, with my new years resolutions in mind, I’ve been working on ways to make “shifts” and changes to see those resolutions realized. And honestly, they aren’t so much “new years” resolutions as they are long-term life style goals. New Years just happened to be a convenient time to summarize and [...]
Body Mists for Your Chakras
A new product just arrived at ShopBattysBath.com! Drum roll please…. It’s BODY MIST!!! I’m super excited about this release because I’ve offering two different scent lines with it! The first is picks for 2012, and the second is the Chakra Collection! So whether you just want to smell great or align your chakras, I’ve got [...]
New Year, Same Goal, Refined Approach
This year my overall “life” goal is the same as the past 8 years: Control my Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and Fibromyalgia / Feel better inside and out / Improve my quality of life It sure sounds “simple” when summarizing it like that, but it’s definitely anything but simple. It’s a goal that I don’t always [...]
Natural Focus: Herbs That Help with Anxiety
Passionflower – an ingredient that is often used in natural medicine, alleviates hyperactivity, anxiety, insomnia, nervous tension — and is even sometimes used to treat Parkinson’s Disease. Passion flower soothes and calms and can lower high blood pressure. Lemon balm – a general restorative for the nervous system, can reduce blood pressure and also calm [...]
Does Cranberry Juice Help With Urinary Tract Infections?
Cranberry juice has long had an anecdotal association with fighting urinary tract infections (UTI). UTI are largely the result of E. coli bacteria, which affix themselves and colonise the bladder and urinary system. Recent research has however confirmed how effective cranberry juice fights bacteria and infection at the molecular level. The US-based Worcester Polytechnic Institute [...]
Beware of Anti-Bacterial Soaps
Why are so many commercial products bought and produced by adding bacteriocide Triclosan? bacter-what you say? … Think anti-bacterial soaps or personal care items that proclaim the equivalent of ‘Kills Bacteria On Contact,’ or, ‘Kills the Germs That Cause Bad Breath.’ The claims sound great but the triclosan in antibacterial soaps and cleaners are a [...]
Spreading the Word about AS
The Video Above: An overview of Ankylosing Spondylitis (one of the 2 diseases I have) and the nonprofit, Spondylitis Association of America. The video includes personal stories of those with AS. You’ll notice that a lot of people had pain for years before being diagnosed. My symptoms started at age 12 and wasn’t diagnosed until [...]
Beauty from the Inside Out: Tomato Sauce
It’s one thing to pamper your body on the outside with skin-loving handmade bath & body products, but what about the inside? Natural beauty just doesn’t come from the products we put on our skin, but it also comes from our state of mind (being healthy mentally and content – I’ll touch on this more [...]
Beauty from the Inside Out: Flaxseed
It’s one thing to pamper your body on the outside with skin-loving handmade bath & body products, but what about the inside? Natural beauty just doesn’t come from the products we put on our skin, but it also comes from our state of mind (being healthy mentally and content – I’ll touch on this more [...]
Uplift Your Spirit with Spice!
❤ Shea Butter Soap made with Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil ❤ Cinnamon Bark Oil has a warm, spicy scent that is somewhere between clove and cinnamon. Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil is highly respected as having antiseptic properties. From a spiritual perspective, it is believed to have a warming, uplifting characteristic. Even though it’s nice and [...]
Beauty from the Inside Out: Orange Juice
It’s one thing to pamper your body on the outside with skin-loving handmade bath & body products, but what about the inside? Natural beauty just doesn’t come from the products we put on our skin, but it also comes from our state of mind (being healthy mentally and content – I’ll touch on this more [...]
Health Update
Hey everyone! I hope everyone’s week is off to a good start.. can you believe it’s almost over? I guess long weekends will do that (for us Canadians). For those of you who are connected with my person FB page you may have seen my announcement about the status of my health yesterday. For those [...]
