Natural Skin Care

We are in the midst of a very dry summer. It reminded me that it is important for us all to try to take extra care of our skin.

Today I got an email with a fantastic and simple recipe to make Body Butter. Here is the recipe:

How to Make Natural Body Butter by Joan Morais

Body Butters are one of the best products for skin. They moisturize, soothe and protect skin. Body butters create soft, smooth and silky skin. Yield: approximately 12 ounces 3/4 cup solid cocoa butter 3/4 cup solid shea butter 5 ounces sunflower oil 8 drops vitamin E oil (optional) 1/2 teaspoon or 50 drops essential oil-(lavender essential oil is nice) Directions 1. Melt cocoa butter and shea butter in double boiler. Remove from heat as soon as melted. 2. Add sunflower oil, vitamin E oil and essential oils to mixture and mix well. 3. Pour into containers and allow body butter to firm. Whipped Body Butter Directions 1. Melt cocoa butter and shea butter in double boiler. Remove from heat as soon as melted. 2. Add sunflower oil, vitamin E oil and essential oils to mixture and mix well. 3. Create a cold water bath: Place bowl with body butter mixture into a bowl with cold water and ice. 4. When body butter starts to firm with a jelly like consistency, whip with a beater for about 5-10 minutes. 5. Spoon into containers. RESOURCES How to Make Whipped Body Butters and Solid Butter Bars by Joan Morais

Note: if you do not have a true double boiler, use a smaller pot for your ingredients and use a larger pot with some water in it as the outer boiler. If you have a food dehydrator with low settings you can use it to melt things too.

If you would like to purchase ingredients or attend a class, please contact us:

http://www.betweenskyandearth.com.au/store/pc/contact.asp

Peace to all
KISS for Life,
Miriam.

Recover and Rejuvenate

Food is Nature’s Medicine.

I am reminded of this daily. I have to re-learn this lesson daily. Why? Because I am a human and I do not live by “natural laws” as do other (wild) animals – I am a domesticated (read “civilised” animal) creature.

So, in order to naturally keep myself reasonably healthy I have to earn a living so that I can afford organic & GMO free foods, herbs and spices. They are nature’s gift to all creatures to keep us healthy. I also need to know how to turn these foods, herbs and spices into juices, smoothies, reasonably healthy treats, and meals I will enjoy.

If I watch television or “surf the ‘net” I am likely to need strong will power to not buy and consume so called foods that are totally denatured and devoid of real nutrition. They look great, they taste even greater. But they slowly poison and kill me if I eat them every day or regularly. Add to that the fact that I do little or no exercise. When I do do exercise it is often mechanical – in a gym or I ride a bike maybe but never enough weight bearing exercise to make my bones and muscles truly strong and healthy.

Make a New Year’s Resolution (like every year) – lose weight and do more exercise.
Sound familiar?
Well, then come and do it for real this year!

http://www.betweenskyandearth.com.au/store/pc/Recover-Rejuvenate-2013-99p555.htm

“Recover & Rejuvenate” - my new training protocol for 2013 from someone who knows what this is all about and falls off the wagon too.

What do you get – 5 personal and personalised Lifestyle training sessions, via Skype, Facebook or email. The price is reduced compared to individual sessions.

Do yourself a favour now – let me empower you to be the best you can be – let 2013 be a major transition to a wonderful you.

http://www.betweenskyandearth.com.au/store/pc/Recover-Rejuvenate-2013-99p555.htm

I am here to help YOU.

Peace to all,
KISS for Life,
Miriam.

Blend Power Packed Meals

Happy New Year!

Wishing you & yours a wonderful, healthy & enriching year ahead.

Unfortunately last year was somewhat difficult for me for various reasons but I am looing forward to improving with leaps & bounds this year.

One aspect of that is my rekindled faith in raw foods! I have always loved raw foods in my diet and have been through times where I have consumed a high raw diet. It is very powerful, cleansing and nourishing. This time around I am including much greater amounts of green foods - I like a mix of brassicas (I love asian greens in particular), Baby Spinach, Cos/Romaine lettuce and Rocket.

Due to some hypothyroid issues I generally have my brassicas steamed so as to denature the goiteragens. The rest I eat as leafy greens either plained or lightly dressed with lemon juice OR as a green smoothie.

I First got into raw food seriously for weight loss and health as a teenager (over 30 years ago). However, none of my reading materials back then talked about green smoothies. Shame really. Now I am making up for it. It is fantastic and I encourage you all to incorporate it into your life too! Check out the Blenders on the website here:

http://www.betweenskyandearth.com.au/store/pc/Blenders-c155.htm

We are expanding the Blenders on offer on the website ... and I hope that we will be able to add the fantastic Vitamix 5200 blender by the end of the month. This is the Rolls Royce of household blenders. Amazingly it comes with a 7 year warranty!

My other news for 2013 is I will commence studying Nutritional Medicine during Autumn. I am very excited. I f all goes to plan, I will work the qualification up to Naturopathy in a few years.

Be good to one another. Take care out there (we have a heatwave here),

KISS for Life,
Miriam.

Upcoming Workshops

I am sorry I do not blog often enough. I post a fair bit on Facebook, so please also keep in touch there. I post the specials there too.

https://www.facebook.com/BetweenFatherSkyandMotherEarth?ref=hl

Today I want to let you know about our upcoming spring workshops:

• Wed 10th Oct (1-3pm) - Beeswax Candle Making - $30pp 
• Sun 14th Oct (1-4pm) - Introduction to Beekeeping - $40 adults/$35 <18 li="li">
• Introduction to Beekeeping with Live Hive demo - Late October/Early November - $50 Adults/$45 Teens

I am also working on setting up some Permaculture courses & some Fun with Food workshops.

That's all for now.

Peace to all, 

KISS for Life,

Miriam.

ECO Life Deals II

Hi!

Just a quick update on the planning of the deals.

I decided to use four categories:
* Personal;
* Home;
* Pet & Garden; and
* Organic Pantry .

Each month there will be a product or group of product from at least 2 of these categories. The discount will be big.

BUT YOU WILL ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO IT VIA OUR EMAIL LIST.

You can sign up to our email list either on our website:
http://www.betweenskyandearth.com.au/

or via our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/BetweenFatherSkyandMotherEarth/app_100265896690345

The deal/s will be available for one week only.
There may be minimum and maximum transaction limits.
The deal will not be on the website and you will not be able to add items from the website to your  deal purchase.
It is only for distribution/delivery within Australia.
Payment will be by either PayPal or direct transfer to a bank account.

Hope you like the idea - and don't forget, feel free to make product suggestions.


Peace to all,
KISS for Life,
Miriam.

Announcing - Eco Life Deals

It has been a while since I wrote a blog post. So much happens.

BREAKING NEWS - Our ECO Mum Deals are being revamped!!

We will start officially in August. So, please sign up for our emails as that will be how we publicise them.

I hope to give you a "sneak peak" in a week or so.

The plan is to offer a selection of 3 or 4 deals for upto a week. Please let your eco conscious friends know.

Suggestions & requests of the types of products you would like the deals to offer is also very welcome. We cannot guarantee we can arrange what you request but we will try. (NOTE: we do not sell anything perishable at this time.)

Have a great week!

Peace to all,
KISS for Life,
Miriam.

Green Smoothies Rock!

I am nursing a cold at the moment. Simple little virus but gee it causes misery.

One of the best pick me ups when you are unwell or just feeling flat or "blue" is a smoothie. They are nutrient dense, raw powerhouses of goodness.

Ideally, go for those that have greens in them, but others are great too. Here is a recipe that was in my inbox today from a supplier:

Tropicana Green Smoothie 

bunch spinach
1 small pineapple, peeled and cored
4 bananas
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 segment of kefir lime leaf
10 mint leaves
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
water

Blend & enjoy!
If you need a blender we have several available.


TIP: freeze your smoothies as ice cream alternatives.


Peace to all,
KISS for Life,
Miriam.