The Benefits of Cannabis

As we know, Cannabis is a powerful plant. The United States is decades behind on the power of Cannabis due to it being illegal for so long. There was a powerful study done about the effects of cannabis. There were 100 participants. The participants were instructed to take cannabis for chronic pain. The pain rate was on a scale 1-10. On average, participants said their pain dropped 5 points. The average number of pain was a 7.8 before taking Cannabis, and the average number of pain dropped to a 2.8 after taking the Cannabis. In other words, Cannabis was shown to give significant relief in chronic pain. Participants also reported that Cannabis gave them a relief in stress and anxiety, and insomnia while give no side effects. Only 6% of participants reported to have a cough. Many of the participants noted that they stopped taking medicine for chronic pain, stress and anxiety after using Cannabis.

Let’s dig in to how beneficial Cannabis is. There are many benefits to cannabis as we know. We discussed how Cannabis is substantial to relieving chronic pain. Cannabis can also work to aid in treating cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy. Cannabis also increases appetite, which helps with weight gain in cancer, and anorexia patients.

It is shown that Cannabis is widely used in the medical field. How can Cannabis be useful for the day to day consumer? What are the benefits of self-medicating with Cannabis? Well, cannabis is highly recommended as a home remedy for may illness and symptoms by individuals who practice herbalism. I am going to list 8 things we can use Cannabis for as a home remedy.

1.     Cannabis can be used for bladder pain

2.     Cannabis can be used to prevent and relieve headaches and migraines. Let’s also remember that too much cannabis consumption, just like any medicine can cause headache and migraines.

3.     Cannabis can help lower blood pressure, especially for individuals who has high blood pressure due to genetics.

4.     Cannabis can relieve anxiety, and decrease your cognitive impairment by aiding you in gaining a heightened consciousness.

5.     Cannabis can be used as a home remedy to help aid in overcoming depression. The use of Cannabis on a day to day basis can help fight depression or completely eliminate depression. Cannabis heightens your consciousness and helps you effectively reflect on the issues that’s causing you to be depressed. Cannabis must be used in low doses in to fight against depression.

6.     Cannabis can help with insomnia. Cannabis users, depending on the type of cannabis you’re using, can increase one’s ability to sleep. Indica is the most common Cannabis that is used for sleep deprivation. To add to insomnia, if you are having nightmares, cannabis can help decrease, or eliminate nightmares.

7.     Cannabis can shrink or stop the growth of brain tumors. When cannabis is used in the form of oil, cannabis can kill brain tumors. This indeed was actually proven in a 2014 study. The study can be found here: https://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/early/2014/11/12/1535-7163.MCT-14-0402.abstract.

8.     Cannabis can decrease the amount of stress we have. Stress comes from worry, and Cannabis puts you in a conscious state where you’re your cognition is higher, and you are able to conceptualize your thoughts better. Cannabis helps relax you, and relaxation is a therapeutic tool used to relieve stress.

I strongly suggest individuals, if legal where you reside to grow both Indica and Sativa plants to help aid as a home remedy for the 8 things listed above. Cannabis also strengthen one’s creative abilities. We will learn how to grow Cannabis, and the different forms we can use Cannabis to serve as home remedies for sicknesses and therapeutic practices.

Parent Guided Meditation for Young Children

One of the most practiced ways of relaxation is meditation. Meditation helps relieve stress, and helps redirect your thoughts, and regulate your emotions. For these very reasons, it is important to practice meditation with young children. As we may or may not know, or do not acknowledge regularly, children go through a lot of stress daily. Let’s put ourselves in the mind of perhaps a five-year-old. You have been on this earth for merely 5 years. You are expected to adapt to many different environments such as home, school, family, and social environments. You are expected to behave how your parents want you to behave at home, and how your teachers want you to behave at school (which in many cases are not aligned). You are expected to try new foods, and eat your veggies because they are good for you. You have to go to bed at a certain time, and wake up early with added pressure of being independent. You absolutely cannot have temper tantrum. You are expected to know how to express emotions. You are learning all new ideas and concepts. Your imagination gets put in a box because your ideas are too wild for the conditioned mind of adults.

Anyways, I can go on with many factors that can cause a child stress, and anxiety. This is why parent guided meditation with children is so important. Some of you are thinking, “I can’t even get my child to sit down, let alone meditate.” It is very possible. That’s why I call it parent guided meditation. You, as the parent will guide, and participate in meditation with your child. You are modeling the desired behavior.

Many of us have this perception of meditation as sitting in total stillness, and having this outer body experience. There are many different ways to participate in meditation. For children, I suggest:

Deep Breathing Meditation Exercises

For this exercise, I would recommend children 3 and up. Deep breathing exercises can be done in intervals of 2-5 minutes (preferably 5 minutes). It is important to do this exercise in silence, or with meditation music. You may sit in any position that brings you comfort. Parents, you will be your child’s guide by giving instructions such as

“breath in slowly for 3 seconds, now breath out slowly.”

“Okay, let’s breath in and out 2 more times.”

 You can also count as your child is breathing. The deep breathing will help your child release pressure from their chest, and calm them. That in itself is regulating their body and emotions. Ways to redirect their thoughts would be to guide their thinking by saying statements such as,

“Now think of a beach, now think of an ocean.”

“Imagine beautiful colorful fish in the ocean.”

After redirecting their thoughts, go back to guiding their breathing techniques. These are just examples to give you an idea on how to use meditation for young children. Once you start, and do it more consistently, you will find what works for your child, and tailor it to fit your child’s attention span and temperament. You will even see rises in your child’s attention span over time. Your child will be just as comfortable and confident as you, the parent when meditation.

The Benefits of Meditation for Young Children

1.      Self-regulation- Children who practice meditation learns how to self-regulate their own emotions. By self-regulation, I mean they are able to control their emotions without the help of an adult. They become more in tune with their emotions.

2.      Relieve Stress and Anxiety- Meditation will help relieve the stress and anxiety children undergo on a daily basis. It will help us adults to be more in tune with their child’s experiences with stress and anxiety due to the meditation being parent guided. It builds a connection.

3.      Proper Breathing- Your child will learn how to breath properly. Your breathing is tied in to your emotional regulation. If you practice deep breathing throughout your day, you are actually relieving stress as it comes. You are releasing stress. Stress is your body’s response to your environment. Your child can learn and practice deep breathing throughout the day, and especially when they are feeling stressed (sad, angry, etc)

4.      Increased Focus- Mediation increases focus and cognition in young children. This is one of the most impressive benefits of meditation for young children. It helps them to be more present and aware.

Of course, you will not see a sudden shift like something magical just changed your child’s behaviors after one day and five minutes of meditation. I mean, you may see some immediate behavioral changes such as increased focus and regulation, but meditation is a practice, and I suggest taking 3-5 minutes every day doing this meditation exercise for best results in your child’s behaviors and well-being.

Mental Health: Anxiety and Depression

Mental health has been widely overlooked throughout modern times. I mean, things such as anxiety, and depression cannot be measured in a way where we can see depression and anxiety levels. Anxiety and depression has no face. Anxiety and depression wears the faces of many of us, and can hide behind smiles, and loads of success. In other words, the people who look the happiest, and who has achieved the most success can be suffering from anxiety and depression. Our children can be suffering from anxiety and depression. I am going to help us define and identify symptoms of anxiety and depression, and different ways to approach and overcome anxiety and depression. There is no cure in its totality, but we can all fight it together.

Anxiety is something we all have dealt with at one point or another. Some of us deal with anxiety on a daily basis with no known approaches other than prescribed medicines from psychiatrist. Some will describe anxiety as an over amplified feeling of worry. High levels of worry turns in to anxiety. Others may describe anxiety simply as your body’s response to stress. I like to look at anxiety as both. Your body’s response to high levels of stress, and high levels of worry will result to high levels of anxiety. I have been dealing with anxiety since I was a small child. Throughout my childhood, I was not aware of the term anxiety, or depression. I was not able to label my behaviors, or feelings. My body would shut down in various situations where I experienced high levels of stress and worry. I would shut down to the point where I wouldn’t speak to people for days, weeks, and even months. Every time I was around the people who was causing me stress and/or worry, I would shut down immediately. I thought this behavior was normal. This is something I am still healing from.

It Starts with Women

Many of us are dealing with anxiety, and depression, and have been dealing with it from childhood. It’s time to break the curse, and heal ourselves, and our children. Mother’s, did you know that anxiety and depression can be inherited through genes that only you carry? Yes, mothers, you pass down the gene that is inherited by your children that passes on anxiety and depression. We, as a society, have to nurture our women, and help them heal because they give birth to our nation. They are the creators of life. They are the creators of the world. Healing the future from anxiety and depression starts with healing our women.

Another big factor is environment. Many of us grew up, and is currently living through rough, and stressful environments. Many of us have been working very stressful jobs in harsh work environments where we are underpaid, and overworked. These are also major contributors to anxiety and depression. There is an array of factors that contributes to the rise of anxiety and depression.

Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression

If you are having moments of highs and lows, or are having moments where you where you are shutting down or shutting people out, you may be suffering from anxiety or depression. Let’s list some symptoms of anxiety and depression to help you identify with what you could be possibly suffering from.

Anxiety

-        If you are constantly nervous, restless or tense

-        If you are feeling weak, and a lack of energy

-        If you are feeling fearful, and is constantly panicking

-        If you are having a strong need to avoid things that triggers your emotions

-        If you are performing repetitive behaviors and responses

-        If you are having constant negative thoughts, and are fixated on those thoughts and ideas

-        If you are experiencing selective mutism

Things that may cause anxiety

-        Death of a close friend or family member

-        Major life changes

-        A stressful living environment, community, or work environment

-        Poor eating habits

-        Fear and insecurities

-        Too much screen time (media, tv and video games)

Depression

-        Trouble concentrating, and making decisions

-        The feeling of worthlessness

-        Major loss of interest in things that once brought you pleasure

-        Suicidal or homicidal ideologies

-        Restlessness

-        Fatigue, or sleeping too much

-        Loss of appetite, or overeating

Things that may cause depression

-        A major death or loss/rejection

-        Major life changes such as change of job, community, school, etc

-        Genetics

-        Major illnesses

-        Poor diet and lack of exercise

-        Overstimulating and negative environments (home, work, community, etc)

How to approach anxiety and depression?

Overcoming anxiety and depression is a lifestyle and a lifetime commitment. It’s an everyday fight. There are far more things in our society that causes anxiety and depression than we have to actually help heal them. There are many sacrifices to be made, and we must take full accountability for how we choose to maneuver through life. We must take charge of our own lives. Here is a list of things you can do to help heal yourself from anxiety and depression.

-        Read more books on self-development: Reading more books will help you to develop and maintain effective ways to live life, and to develop yourself in to a more positive thinker.

-        Surround yourself with more positive people: Having more positive people in your corner will help create a balance in your life. We are surrounded by so much negativity by default. Having positive friends, and family will help you keep positivity flowing in your life.

-        See a therapist: Some of us do not have many positive people in our lives. It is great to see a therapist, even if you do not have a huge need to because you will be able to have support in overcoming small issues before they become bigger issues that will cause anxiety and depression. If you are currently suffering from anxiety and depression, having a therapist can help you take accountability, and control the things you can change.

-        Eat better and exercise more: Depression is a chemical imbalance in the body. Stress is one of the things that creates that chemical balance. What you put in your body is a major contributor to that chemical imbalance. Many of the foods we eat have chemical in it that causes your body to experience stress because your body is constantly fighting those chemicals. What we eat plays a huge role in how we experience out external world. Exercising helps our body deal with stress. Exercising helps us to regulate ourselves which will result in better responses to stressful situation, and a more positive way of thinking.

-        Change your environment: This is so overrated. Sometimes the environment you function is the cause of your anxiety and depression. Having a dysfunctional living environment, and work environment can be cause you to feel low and worthless. Living and operating in messy and unstructured environments can translate in to how you feel about yourself. Being surrounded by negative people will have an effect on how you feel about yourself.

In conclusion, take charge of your life. Your mental health matters. If you need to rid of negative people, do it. If you need a change of environment, do it. We have to be accountable for our own lives. We all deserve happiness. Happiness starts with you. Let me know what you think. I would love to hear some of stories!

5 Best Holistic Practices to Help Relieve Nausea

Who loves nausea? That’s right, me neither. Who loves taking manufactured medicines to help rid them of nausea? That’s right, me neither. Now that we’ve identified two common interest, let’s look at how we can approach nausea in the most natural ways. Many of us are beginning to realize how detrimental pharmaceuticals can be for our overall health. This earth provides everything we need to have optimal health, many in which we already have in our home, or can grow in our own backyard. Let’s dive in to the 5 best holistic practices to help relieve nausea.

1.      Mint Aromatherapy

As you should know by now from reading our last few blogs, mint is a powerful herb. It is a must have plant for home growers. Mint has a powerful body healing fragrance that can be used for aromatherapy. It is important that we are constantly breathing in herbal fragrances. The aroma of mints (peppermint, chocolate mint, spearmint, and sweet mint) is said to help reduce or relieve nausea. Actually, in a few studies done, peppermint aromatherapy reduced nausea significantly, actually it reduced nausea in 57% of cases. Other essential oils such as citrus oils (lemon, grapefruit, etc.) are also great for relieving nausea.

2.      Herbal Tea

Herbal teas are great to use to help relieve nausea. There are some herbal teas I would personally recommend based on the teas my wife has used throughout her pregnancies, and the teas I have used to help relieve my nausea. Remember, if you are pregnant, the aromas you can withstand varies. One day, citrus may make you want to vomit, then will make you smile the next week. It’s important to have a variety of herbal teas for that reason.

Herbal teas that are great for relieving nausea:

1.      Ginger Tea

2.      Peppermint Tea

3.      Honey Vanilla Chamomile

4.      Lemon Lavender Tea

5.      Licorice Root Tea

3.      Vegetable Soup

Vegetable soup helps a lot in the relieving nausea department. Why? Because vegetable broth is packed with nutrients. When making vegetable soup, skip the noodles. Let’s go with vegetables and vegetable broth. It is important to put mint, ginger, peas, carrots, lemon, and fresh rosemary in your vegetable soup to help relieve nausea.

4.      Avocado Toast

This natural remedy is more for nausea that’s due to morning sickness. The toast provides the carbohydrates your body needs, and the avocado provides the B6 your body needs. Plus, this is a delicious, light morning breakfast that will help your upset stomach, and nausea. You can use gluten free bread for your avocado toast if that is your preference.

5.      Ginger

Ginger is said to work better than medications prescribed for nausea. The properties of ginger are truly astounding, and is very effective. There is not a set amount of ginger to use to treat nausea. In some studies, participants were giving 1.5 grams of dried ginger per day. If you have been using ginger unsuccessfully, try using that amount of dried ginger to help relieve your nausea.

The Power of Healing Crystals: Personal Story

Crystals are such powerful tools to help create balance in a person’s life. Some may think it’s silly to believe that crystals can help create balance, and rid of negative energy. I, for one, am a firm believer in crystal healing. My home is full of crystals such as obsidian, quartz, rose quartz, smoky quartz, citrine, tourmaline, amethyst, onyx, tiger eye, and many more. I was not always a believer in crystal healing. It was until this past year I started connecting with crystals. I connect very strongly to energy, and I believe that the universe guides me. I can always feel when the universe is preparing me for something, so my job is to stay aligned with my purpose, and execute. I use crystals to fight off negative energy, fight off psychic attacks, and to create positive energy and abundance in my life. I will discuss in later blogs the different crystals and their purposes. Now, I want to share a story on how crystals help shift my life.

In April of 2019, I felt a huge shift coming. I knew that something big was going to happen in my life, but I had no idea what was coming. Around that that, I ran in to a website called vinayaspirit.com, which is an amazing website that offers a variety of different healing crystals. I believe in alignment. I came across their Orgone necklace, and I was drawn to that crystal without really knowing its purpose. It was said that it helps to facilitate self-healing, expansion of awareness, increased vitality, and becoming more attuned to the state of each chakra. The Orgone necklace did just that. I received the necklace around the time my Grandmother passed away. It helped me during my healing process, and increased my vitality. Orgonite also helps manifest abundance. After receiving my Orgone necklace, I got a phone call to interview for a full time professor position. I then received another phone call within the same week to interview for another full time professor position. I felt that abundance was coming my way. I spoke my intentions in to my healing crystal, and felt overwhelmingly connected to one of the professor positions. Without a doubt, before I even had my first interview, I started speaking with an agent, and had scheduled to view homes in the area during the week of my interview.

The Orgone necklace helped me create a vibration that aligned with where the universe was guiding me. I felt that the position was already mine, and I was aligned with what the universe was preparing me for. My wife and I walked through many homes, and there weren’t any homes we connected with at the time. During the process of interviewing, and looking at homes, I decided to do my astrological reading. It was very spot on with a specific date that aligned with my second interview. My astrological reading discussed how I am going through a transit period where I will receive abundance, and a lot of money. Everything seemed to be aligned in a way where I knew exactly what to prepare for. After attending my second interview in early May, my wife and I visited more homes. There was one home in particular my wife found, and once we stepped inside of that home which is our new home, we knew it was the home we wanted. The energy in the home was so strong, and we both felt connected to the home. It just so happens that the yard was filled with quartz, lava rocks, and some obsidian crystals. Again, everything aligned in a way that I knew what to do. My wife and I knew we were standing in our new home. I knew that I was going to get offered the position, so I called the other college I was supposed to interview for, and opted out. I got offered the position, and it was everything I wanted. This is my personal story on how healing crystals helped align me to my life’s purpose.

In future posts on healing crystals, I will be discussing must have crystals to help create balance.

5 Proven Ways To Boost Your Immune System

We all strive to have a strong immune system. If not, we should. Who wants their body to be protected against sickness and disease? Thought so. Your immune system is your defense system. There are many holistic practices that are used to help boost your immune system. There are what I like to call “common practices” which includes plant medicine that are easy to grow, and access. I am going to give you 5 common practices to help boost your immune system.

1.      The most common plant used to help boost your immune system is mint. You will hear me talk about mint a lot because the properties of mint are truly amazing. Mint is a great tool for boosting your immune system. Some of the nutrients you will find in mint are calcium, vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium, and iron. Not only can mint leaves help boost your immune system, they are easy to grow, and can be used in a variety of ways. I grow, and use mint daily, especially in the winter season to help boost my immune system.

2.      Essential oils are great to use if you want to boost your immune system. There are certain aromas I recommend you use if you want to boost your immune system. Aromatherapy is such a big thing because science proves that essential oils encourages cell growth which leads to faster healing. You can provide aromatherapy in your own home with a diffuser, and high grade essential oils. The highest grade of essential oils you can find is Doterra. There are many other brands that can be found in your local stores like Target, Walmart, or even Amazon. The three most common essential oils to use for boosting your immune system are peppermint, lavender, and rosemary. Other essential oils such as eucalyptus, grapefruit, frankincense, tea tree, and lemon are also great for boosting your immune system. Essential oils, depending on how high the grade is can be used in a diffuser, topically, and internally. Doterra essential oils can be used for all three purposes.

3.      An easy way to boost your immune system is to get more sleep. Yes, very simple right? I will say it again because I know you are not getting enough sleep. GET MORE SLEEP. Why is sleep important? Sleep is important because sleep is a way to manage the amount of stress on your body. Stress means that your body is fighting extra hard. Stress makes your body vulnerable, and guess what? Yes, you guessed it. It weakens your immune system. In a study done in 2013, it was found that 60-80% of people who visited doctors for illness had stress related components. The study can be found at this link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1392494

4.      One of the best ways to boost your immune system is to eat healthier. We are at number four on the list, and I’m sure you’re like wow, I didn’t know it was that easy. Taking care of your immune system can be very easy and practical. Eating foods like fruits and vegetables will definitely aid in boosting your immune system. This holds true due to all the antioxidant that are found in fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants helps fight off viruses, and keeps your body protected. I am going to name some common fruits and vegetables you can stack your refrigerator with to help boost your immune system. Oranges, cranberries, goji berries, watermelon, blueberries, spinach, kale, cabbage, and purple seeded grapes is what you should fill your refrigerator with. They are all powerhouses for boosting your immune system. The great thing about it is… They are all common fruits that are easy to have in your home garden.

5.      Drink less alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic beverages, if you did not know, makes your body vulnerable and more prone to getting sick. Yes, alcohol lowers your immune system. I still drink my alcoholic beverages, but I always have my alcoholic beverages served with mint leaves, sage leaves (which is another plant that’s amazing for boosting your immune system), and blended with fresh fruits and vegetables. I balance my alcohol with immune system boosters.

There you have it. These are 5 common ways to help boost your immune system. I like to find the most common, and practical ways to approach health. These are things you can get started on as soon as today. Enjoy!

The History of Cannabis

Cannabis has been a very sensitive topic. Many people have been to jail, and many families have been torn apart over this plant called Cannabis. This is largely due to this plant having very strong properties that have been misused on a societal level, or is it? Cannabis has been deemed as illegal since 1931 by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. This was done as a way to tax Cannabis, which failed due to individuals incriminating themselves in the process. In order for people to use Cannabis, they needed a tax stamp, which entailed them reporting their location, and how much Cannabis they have. In other words, there was no real way of taxing Cannabis, so they incriminated anyone who was using it. Generally, we all know the damage that’s been done behind the idea and usage of cannabis. I personally believe that cannabis has been widely misused in modern society. That is due to the lack of practice, and education behind cannabis.

I do not want to focus on that side of history. Let’s focus on the side of history that further shows the importance of cannabis. Cannabis can be traced back as an herb being used for food, fiber, oils, and medicine before we even developed the idea of Christ. History can trace Cannabis being used in China. Cannabis was a plant used for its therapeutic properties. According to Mathre, 2012, “if taken in excess will produce hallucinations. Over a long period of time, it makes one communicate with spirits and lightens one’s body”. There have been hundreds of ailments treated through the use of Cannabis such as malaria, boils, gout, absent mindedness, hemorrhages, diarrhea and constipation. Cannabis has been used strategically as a powerful healing herb. Cannabis was used to stimulate the appetite of sick people and make them sleep (Mathre, 2012, pg 36).

According to the Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, Cannabis has been widespread for centuries, as early as the 1500s, the plant was used in Africa for snake bites, to facilitate childbirth, malaria, fever, blood poisoning, anthrax, and asthma.

In India, Cannabis has been used for thousands of years. Cannabis was named as one of the five sacred plants, and was used as freedom of distress. Hemp, another form of Cannabis was used as a magical rite to overcome enemies. Cannabis in today’s society has been used much differently due to the ban of Cannabis, and the lack of education and practice. In the late 1800s, there were hundreds of testimonies from people being seen by doctors who used Hemp for treatments such as:

Cramps

Spasms

Headaches

Brain Fevers

Gonorrhea

Asthma

Bronchitis

Tuberculosis

Diabetes

Fevers

Digestion

Toothaches

Tooth Extractions

Chronic Pain

Anesthetics for minor surgery

This is just to name some of the major ailments we are familiar of. Cannabis was used for many other treatments. As we look at our relationship with cannabis in today’s society, it is much different than ancient practices. Cannabis was used to connect to the spiritual world. It was also used for healing, sickness, and food. In today’s society, more and more studies are being done by scientist. They are discovering the different strands of Cannabis, and the properties of Cannabis as well. Cannabis, as we have seen throughout history is a therapeutic plant, and should be used for its therapeutic and healing properties.

How can you take this knowledge, and apply it to how you use cannabis?

Must Have Plant in Your Garden: Mint

I will be discussing a must have plant that is essential to building a home garden. This plant is undoubtedly one of the most used herbs. We can find this herb in many of our daily foods and beverages such as salads, soups, smoothies, alcoholic drinks, toothpaste, teas, and ice cream. If you haven’t guessed by now, the herb I am referring to is mint. Mint is one of the most commonly used herbs, and we do not even realize how much of the food, beverages, and medicine we use contains mint. Mint is essential to our health. The nutrients that are packed in a mint leaf will amaze you, and the best thing about mint is that it grows at a very rapid pace, they are hard to get rid of, and they can withstand pretty much any weather. I grow a variety of mint, and they have lasted through extreme heat, and through 25-degree weather. My mint even survived a snowy Thanksgiving. I was very surprised to see how hardy my mint plants were.

There are a variety of mint plants. To name the most commonly used mint plants, we have mint, peppermint, sweet mint, spearmint, and chocolate mint. Each mint brings their own flavor, and can be used for both culinary, and healing purposes. I am going to discuss five common benefits mint plants have. Mint plants share many of the same benefits. Hopefully, after reading this blog, you are inspired to plant a variety of mint plants in your garden.

Benefits of having mint

1.      Mint is good for allergies. When you are having symptoms for an allergy, peppermint, either fresh, dry is a good herb to take to get relieve those symptoms. This is due to the antioxidants that are in the peppermint plant.

2.      Mint is great for oral health. As we all know, peppermint is a common plant used for oral health. Peppermint leaves can be used as a breath freshener.

3.      Mint improves brain function. This has been proven through science. Studies have proven that smelling the aroma improved their brain functionality in memory, calmness, and alertness. Mint also helps aid in decreasing anxiety, and frustration. In other words, the smell of mint has powerful healing power. That is why mint is one of the most commonly used essential oil.

4.      Mint is powerful in relieving colds. Peppermint is my home remedy for relieving colds. Whenever I feel like a cold is coming, I make peppermint tea, and it will go away almost immediately. Mint leaves can easily use as tea by drying them, and putting them in a tea bag, or by boiling mint leaves. It works wonders for colds.

5.      Mint is easily the easiest herb to grow. It is a must herb to implement in to your daily life. We are already using mint on a daily basis. Why not use it intentionally, and more extensively? It grows rapidly, and you will always have mint once you grow it. Once you have an abundance of mint, you can make your own ointments, oils, and teas. Mint is a must have in your garden. Now let’s live in abundance.

Who We Are

Many of us are plagued with poor health due to the lack of resources in our communities. Many of us are faced to overcome liquor stores, and fast food restaurants on every corner. Many of us have been passed down poor health choices and diets from our parents, and elders who have been misled in the same direction. Health is the most important factor to living a happy life. As a Matter of fact, good health is linked to individuals living a happy, fulfilling life. When we think of health, we usually think of diet and exercise. Health is more than the food we put in our bodies. Health is being connected to, and having the ability to redirect our thoughts (mental health). Health is how we take care of our outer bodies (physical health), and our connection to the universe, and an entity that’s greater than us (spiritual health). The beautiful thing about approaching health is that all aspects of our health are connected. For an example, meditation approaches the mind, body, and spirit. Plant medicine powers the mind, and cures the body which helps you become closer to your spiritual self. Many of us think it’s impossible to obtain optimal health, but it’s not. The mind, body, and spirit is intertwined.

Holistic Divine Innovation’s name was established in deep thought of approaching optimal health. We understand that there is an abundance of internal and external negative factors that is preventing individuals from living their best life. We want to change that. We want to provide an abundance of resources, and practices to offset these negative factors. Holistic Divine Innovation’s goal is in our name itself. Holistic (a whole approach) Divine (God like) Innovations (way of living) goal is to educate and show individuals across the world how to live, and maintain healthy, self-sustaining lives through the use of holistic practices. Our blogs are designed to approach our everyday needs, and struggles. Our ideas are practical, and can be implemented by anyone. We will provide resources, and step by step guides on how to approach simple and complicated tasks. As we stay connected to local communities, and communities across the world, we will provide information that will help individuals obtain the type of lives they want to live while staying true to our name.

Now for you, our supporter. Which aspect of health would you like to improve? What is something you battle with?