Cooling Your Body and Abode Naturally / Issue #132 - June 4, 2008

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 132 - June 4, 2008
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
mailto:marilee777@aol.com
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com
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Home Spa Lady ~ Simple Solutions for Self-Care At Home
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In This Issue
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1. Cooling Your Body and Abode Naturally

2. Essential Oil Tip: Your Car's Air Conditioner

3. Success Tip: George Smith Patton

4. Recipe of the Week: Watermelon Juice

5. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week

6. The "Green Tea with Marilee" Show

** Newsletter Format. . .
~ where we're at ~


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1. Cooling Your Body and Abode Naturally
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Now is the time when air conditioners
are kicking on and body thermostats
are adjusting . . . .

. . . .and we have to deal with the
"side effects" of these circumstances
like. . .

--Mold spores flying around when the a/c
kicks on the first of the season

--Higher utility bills

--Tons of carbon dioxide dumping into the
environments

--Our body's hard work to regulate its temperature

--Trying to decide how we feel about the heat ~
("good to sweat", "I don't want to sweat", "I wonder
why I don't sweat")


Here are some natural tips for cheap and effective cooling
that handles the side effects and keeps us green!:

--Cook with a pressure cooker (of course I would never say
microwave but that is cooler)

-I just got my old pressure cooker out (from when I cooked
macrobiotically years ago) and started to use it.
I'm amazed at how fast, moist, and delicious the food is
cooked this way!

--Line dry clothes
-Great benefit of nature's fabric softener - the air

--Air dry dishes
-I'm going to follow my own advice here and will
probably pick up one of those wooden dish drying racks
at IKEA - I notice my dishwasher throws off so much heat!

--Use washer and dryer early in the day or late in the evening

--Use ceiling fans
-They use less than 1/10th the wattage of air conditioners

--Use ceiling fans in conjunction with air conditioning

--Use roof vents
-These are so inexpensive, like $10
Here is how to install them ~
http://snipurl.com/install_roof_vents

--Ventilate with a window fan
A good old fashion inexpensive way to cool

More for your environment. . .

--Diffuse essential oils in the house when the air conditioner
comes on for the first time - this will cut down on the mold
spores that may circulate (I like Purification mixed with
either Orange or Lemon)

And for our body. . . .

--Stay well hydrated - with water

--Wear lightweight cotton clothing

--Eat light

--Get those hormonal levels adjusted, sweating
can be profuse when the hormones are out of whack

(Endoflex essential oil is great for balancing
the endocrine system)

--Put a dab of peppermint behind your neck
for a cooling effect

(if the neck area happens to get hot from
applying the peppermint oil on sweaty skin
- put some olive oil on it or a plain base
massage oil to take the heat out, don't use water)


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2. Essential Oil Tip: Your Car's Air Conditioner
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Scent your car and eliminate the damp moldy smell
that can come out of the car's air conditioner - even in
the best of cars this happens.

Watch this video to see exactly what to do!

http://snipurl.com/ess_oils_4_car

Again, I love Purification and Orange or Lemon for this:

For more info or to order any of these Young Living products see
your Young Living Distributor or go to http://tinyurl.com/aenfp


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3. Success Tip: George Smith Patton
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

~George Smith Patton

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4. Recipe of the Week: Watermelon Juice
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2 cups chopped seeded watermelon
1 cup crushed ice
2 teaspoons honey
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
fresh mint (optional)

Directions

--Combine watermelon, ice, honey, and black pepper in a blender.
--Blend until smooth.
--Garnish with mint.
--Serve chilled.
--Stir well before serving.

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5. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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Steven Wright asks. . .

"If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?"


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6. The "Green Tea with Marilee" Show
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The place for natural health tips, product reviews,
and interview with experts in Alternative Medicine, Holistic
Nursing, Nutrition, Energy Healing, and Essential Oils.

Ask your most important question about natural health issues
and listen to the show for your answers!

Ask your question right now by going to:
http://www.GreenTeaWithMarilee.com

>>>> Essential Oils are the focus this month on the show! <<<<

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New Newsletter Format

Well, we're still here in our "text" clothing - Your feedback
has been interesting and very educational for me!

I've learned how many of you want to stay with this format!

I've also learned that since so many people now have hand held
devices for email (I don't have one of those yet), text
works better since they can't read graphics or see photos.

Continue to share your thoughts with me here. . . .

Here is a link to a survey for you to share your thoughts and
feedback:
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You can even go there now to tell me what you think about the
upcoming change!

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Phone: 856-857-1799 (East Coast)