News and some tips:
\ Looking ahead ~
OPEN HOUSE DECEMBER 6 NOON TO ONE! refreshments, literature, meet. Free accessible street parking. For those interested in renting space for holistic endeavors, come see!
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I am offering a series of HERBAL MEDICINE classes on 3rd Saturday, and 4 different monthly Extension classes on 4th Saturday. Details: https://www.naturopathicschoolofannarbor.net/ We go all out to give a practical, hands on, sensory experience with students making formulas and able to take them home.
MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPIES - I offer a "series rate" for clients who will be coming regularly and want to save some $! It is $570.00 for a series of 6. Therapeutic additions - such as a poultice or castor oil pack- are 15$ per pack . Adding a brief herbal consult while you here- set it up ahead of time, it is 30$.
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A SUGGESTION - visit us regularly on Instagram , as there are informative posts about natural health, herbal medicine, and "what's going on " in general, plus updated photos! https://www.instagram.com/dexter_natural_healthcenter/
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Have an Eye Pillow at home is a wonderful helper for rest, preparing for a deeper sleep, beginning or going deeper into meditation or "mental floss" practices. I meditate lying down and it works fine for me. I have used eye pillows for many years in my practice for clients. They are affordable, usually filled with whole flaxseed, and come with a pillow case that, itself, if washable. Ideally they should gently drape across your eyes. WHAT THEY DO: encourage ocular and facial muscle release , which is very restful, and block out light.
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Various kinds of infused honeys are so soothing to the throat. I chop 1/4 cup ginger , and add to a pint of honey to infuse a few days to use. You can add a little hot pepper to open up circulation a bit. A little sliced onion may thin mucus. Strain it all out after a few days and store. Use a raw honey! If the honey you have is too thick to pour, as mine was the other day, just place the bottle in some hot tap water for a half hour.
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DOUBLE MAGNESIUM CREAM- what is it? As I make it, it is a simple cream with double the amount of magnesium chloride salts dissolved into either purified water or an infusion of herbs- intentional so that it is therapeutic. For myself and clients, it is a very effective deodorant without the chemicals that commercial products have in them . My clients often buy it to promote deeper sleep as well! I sell it in the apothecary and make it to special order . A little goes a long way.
A NATURAL MEDICINE APPROACH - a simple example:
A very simple illustration for using your knowledge of natural medicine in everyday health concerns :
Person A has a pain in their lower abdomen. That can concern anyone.
Person B also has that pain.
Person A applies a little simple anatomy knowledge and and guesses it could be trapped gas.
Person B just goes to a doctor or Urgent care and spends a lot of time and money "figuring it out" . They remain scared and uninformed .
Person A Takes 1 teasp. of baking soda in water, drinks it, and it disappears within ten minutes. Voila- it was gas. Now- Person A did not necessarily know for sure that would be the remedy, but that certainly did not hurt anything ! Now, maybe their Naturopath advised them, or maybe they had a class helping them learn these things. Which I recommend we all do!
Person A also gained information about themselves. - that perhaps they need abdominal self massage, and/or to look at their diet , and/or do a couple castor oil packs to clear debris in the colon.
Feel free to leave your comments or questions or call me, 734-769-7794. I can set up a brief consult if your case is relevant and does not require actual conventional medical attention.