“Please don’t open”, I begged the suite door to our adjoining rooms. “Be well, my daughters.”. I was in the claws of a severe food poisoning that night and was sick beyond any nightmare I could have imagined. Day number 3 at our Cuban resort. Thankfully, the door remained silent. In the morning, my husband summoned the doctor for me.   “Where did you get this arsenal?” he exclaimed, as he perused my lineup of bedside aids: liquid minerals, grapefruit, ginger and charcoal. "Yes, I had used the grapefruit seed extract in my water. Yes, I had taken the charcoal.”  After insisting on a shot of…

If you have found a skin care line that works for you, kudos. Stick with it. It is like having a job you are happy to greet each day. I tried to find the % of people who were happy with their skin. Google was confused with this request, but did acknowledge discussion on ‘one’s skin and happiness’. Our skin is our mirror. No one likes to hear, “You look tired.” If the person is a good friend and they look tired, they know it already. No reminder needed. But heaven forbid, if it is a stranger who notices. The connection between happy, healthy people and their skin It is true one can have a…

It's that time of year! Make gift giving easy and delicious with REAL Skin Nutrition for your loved ones! Handmade. Always High Quality.  1 For Dry & Itchy $41 The X-Pack - Effective Nutrition for the 'troubled skin'.  ESP Soap, Apple Cider Rinse and the X-cream.   2 For Him $11 esp bar - Men love the head to toe.   3 For Everyone $19 soap stone dish- Green Friendly Handmade for lovers of natural soap.    4 Forever Young - $22- $84 Emu Oil - Give the gift of youth! Our unrefined Australian Emu oil is our youth serum.   5 For Clear Skin - $57 Skin Management Program - Give the gift of…

I was shocked, well, not really, when the trouncing of coconut oil hit last week on Marketplace. It was bound to happen. Any billion-dollar industry such as coconut would increase the competitors' angst and ire.   I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when Marketplace did the final editing. Even knowing how incredible coconut is, I was fascinated at how easily one might be swayed by the brilliance of an editor’s skill. The coconut lovers who ‘made the cut’ appeared shocked by the evidence against coconut. The editing was cleverly done.  I wonder how many who truly know the value of this…

A vegan alternative to our beloved Emu Oil for burns, Aloe Vera has been around our homes for as long as we can remember. This plant contains a soothing gel hidden within its thick green spiky leaves. For any type of burn, we run to the plant and break off a leaf, extracting the cool, soothing goodness. We believe every household should have an aloe plant! Recently, we are noticing quite the explosion of aloe products out there. Gels, juices, supplements, oils, powders for health and digestion. Creams, lotions, masks, hair products... the cosmetic industry is having a field day with this one…

Feet tired and sore and odourful after a long day in work boots.Achy bones, feeling sluggish, must persevere.Fingers splintered from stacking logs. Should have worn gloves.Arthritis flaring. Hands swelling. Knuckles screaming.Alligator skin. Itchy, scaly. Wishing I could vaycay in Cuba.Racquetball game. Injured knee. I feel old.Stressful bad boss day. Coworker wearing too much perfume.Teaching elementary. Needing to build up resistance to cold and flu season.Bedraggled. Tired. Not up to par. Need ‘me’ time. Draw me a bath! SVP Whatever your situation is, we all need more time for ourselves to…

If you have yet to try our incredible Moisturizing Body Lotion, you're in for a very special treat! Jam packed with all natural nutrients, you won't believe the list of ingredients incorporated into this lotion, not to mention the quality of each one! As with all of our products, this lotion is hand crafted from scratch. We never use commercial bases, fillers, additives, fragrances, etc. Why don't you compare our ingredient list with any other lotion? Below we have listed a complete inventory of what's involved in our complex and luxurious body moisturizer. We know you will pleasantly…

Close your eyes and imagine a world where women grow old gracefully and naturally, where the female captivates the respect that men gain with the inevitability of aging. Imagine fine lines and wrinkles symbolize a collection of accrued wisdom, drawn from decades of maturation. Each white hair grows from a daily struggle, mastered determination and wild experience. The elderly stand proud in their aging bodies and minds. The young flock to them to listen to their stories, absorb their wisdom and feel the energy only seized by skilled practice and patience acquired by time. There are no botox…