Portable Far Infrared Sauna: A Whole Body Spa Vacation

Are you ready to sweat out some toxins and get in shape? Or maybe you’re like me and you just crave a little effortless warmth in the winter. I have been so happy with my new Far infrared sauna. I’ve been researching various types of portable saunas for many years now. For me, part of the challenge was affordability; I wanted an affordable luxury, less than $400 (though the one I got retails for over $900, there’s a really good special on Amazon – but only 3 left). The other key concern for me was space because when you live in an apartment, every inch matters. This one folds up so it stores easily after each use and is lightweight (less than 15 pounds for the whole unit).

There are so many great things about this Far infrared sauna, I’m just going to list some of the infrared portable sauna uses and the benefits of infrared saunas that I’ve noticed.

Far Infrared Sauna Health Benefits and Uses:

FIR Far Infrared Sauna Dome Wrap
(Currently on sale for 34% off – 2 left)

1) The Far Infrared sauna helps your body detox
2) Heats your body, not the air (so when you live in a small apartment, it doesn’t make your apartment feel like a sauna)
3) You lie down in it. This equals total relaxation. Sitting in a sauna is nice, but after being able to lie down in one I would never want to go back to sitting again. It’s good to let your whole body relax once in a while.
4) Sweat like you’ve never sweat before. I’m one of those people who hardly ever sweats (I’m always cold). I’ve noticed that with regular use of this sauna, my circulation has improved and my hands are even warmer.

5) Improved quality of sleep. I’ve been having trouble sleeping through the night for years. I’ve been using the sauna for about two weeks now and have already noticed improvements in the quality of my sleep. I have been waking up feeling well rested and much earlier than usual on my days off when I use the sauna the night before.
6) I’ve read other reviews that say infrared helps get rid of cellulite, helps with pain management, improve skin condition, metabolism, and more.
7) Even physically disabled people can enjoy some of the healthful benefits of “exercise” –burns over 600 calories in 30 minutes!
8 ) Can accommodate a person up to 6’5” tall.
9) Easy to set up. No tools required.
10) Your body will thank you.

Far Infrared Sauna Tips From My Experience

* Far infrared sauna Tip #1: I lie on top of a cotton sheet to make clean up simple (You will sweat like crazy using this thing and the sweat is like 7 times more toxic than regular sweat, so you’ll want to take a shower within 20 minutes as well.)

* Portable infrared sauna Tip #2: Try listening to relaxing music, dim the lights, and drift off to your happy place. It’s like a mini vacation that you’ll want to return to again and again.

FIR Far Infrared Sauna Dome Wrap Technical Details
• Burns over 600 Calories in 30 Minutes!
• Free Heating Mat Included + Pillow
• Powerful 1,000w Ceramic Heater
• Large Size - Accommodates anyone up to 6.5' Feet Tall
• Easy Storage - Folds up into a portable size for each storage

Product Description
Healing Benefits: The use of a portable infrared sauna is very important for the detoxification and cleansing of your body. It can rid your body of many toxins through your sweat glands. It will also improve your metabolism, and burn calories! Many people have noticed it helps deal with stress, as it allows your body and muscles to fully relax. It also improves blood circulation, and gets your heart rate up, which is very healthy. A sauna can also have a huge benefit for your skin. A good sweat is excellent for healthy skin. Helps with: Relief from headaches Weight loss - Burns over 600 calories in 30 minutes or less! Increasing body metabolism, Elimination of toxins, Blood circulation, Pain management, Immune system deficiencies, Detoxification, Respiratory ailments, Skin rejuvenation, Can help improve sleep, Lower stress and Many more benefits not even discovered yet!

If you've used a Far Infrared Sauna, have you seen any health benefits?

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I just drank a farmer's market in a bottle, well at least part of one - I think they left out the organic lotions and grass fed beef thank goodness.

This time of year when my garden is two feet under snow it gets a bit hard to just step outside and enjoy some fresh greens not to mention the 31 varieties of super foods that are found in a bottle of Cell-nique. Plus you won't find Bladderwrack in my garden (what in the world bladderwrack is I don't know, sounds like one of those coin operated games where you take your aggressions out on a poor plastic gopher with a big mallet)

Whatever it is it's in there and it's organic even - so it must be good for you. In fact all the ingredients in a bottle of Cell-nique are certified organic.

According to their site "Cell-nique is the first and only delicious Super Green Vegetable Base Drink made from a blend of 31 USDA Organic Super Foods containing: super vegetables, super fruits and super plant botanicals that support and promote nourishment, cleansing/detoxing, alkaline-forming and rejuvenation of your cells by bathing them in pure phyto-nutrients and anti-oxidants." In other words if you drink these every day you'll live to 110, half of which will be spent in the bathroom.

All kidding aside I enjoyed my farmers market in a bottle as they claim, plus I got to type Bladderwrack which I never thought I'd get to do - guess I can cross that one off my bucket list - in fact if I keep drinking Cell-nique I'll have to make a longer bucket list.

Cell-nique is available in nine super funky flavors in three categories (one for each meal perhaps) EARTHY: Japanese Roasted Tea, Apple; FRUITY & REFRESHING: Pomegranate, Lemon-Ginger, Tropical, Berry-Grape; DECADENT: Citrus Vanilla, Root Beer, Dark Chocolate.

Coming soon is the rest of the farmer's market with peppermint lotion grass fed T-Bone, well maybe not (I hope) it would be unique though.

If you'd like to try your very own Cell-nique they do have a few 12 pack varieties of Cell-nique for sale at Amazon for a little less than I've seen it for at stores - check it out below.

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Winter chills bring sniffles and pills but with this all natural cough remedy, a food based cough syrup you can give your kids some relief without risking harmful over the counter "medicines".

There is nothing worse than hearing one's child suffer through a winter cold and the hacking night time cough that keeps them tossing and turning all night. It gets to the point where you'll even consider giving them over-the-counter medications (that frankly have some pretty dangerous ingredients) just to give them a few hours of relief. If you've been trying to replace as many harmful children's medicines with all natural ones take a look at Maty's Quiet Relief Cough Syrup - a natural cough suppressant.

Many natural cough remedies for children (and adults for that matter) get a bad rap when it comes to how well they work so you may wonder "does Maty's Quiet Relief cough syrup work?" I'm always interested in trying a new natural cough remedy so when I was looking for something to give the kidieos some bliss from a particularly nasty night time cough I thought I'd try some and I am glad I did. ( I tried the Maty's Kid's Quiet Relief Cough Syrup, Caramel Banana Flavor)

After about 7.5493 minutes (okay I didn't actually time it but I'd say around 5-8 minutes) the coughing stopped and they finally fell into a peaceful sleep - peaceful for them as well as us! The directions state to take it every 4 hours and that is about how long the relief lasted, 4 or 5 hours, so it would be nice if it had a longer duration but to find a natural cough syrup that actually works and works pretty fast I will certainly buy it again.

What is Maty's Quiet Relief Cough Syrup and how is it a natural cough remedy?

Maty's cough syrup is food based so it doesn't have any harmful ingredients, sweeteners, corn, soy, dairy, wheat or yeast. I don't know the process by which it is made but I would guess that this is a raw food cough syrup which is even better because all the healing properties of the ingredients would be kept at their most potent levels.

Maty's cough syrup is made from antioxidant rich Buckwheat honey which has been shown to improve respiratory function. It also contains Cinnamon, Zinc, Apple Cider Vinegar, Cayenne Pepper, Sea Salt, and Lemon Balm each of which have numerous healing properties - too numerous to list even, but here is the information from the box.

Maty's Natural cough remedy ingredient properties

• Cinnamon: promotes healthy breathing
• Zinc: provides immune support
• Apple Cider Vinegar: promotes healthy mucus flow
• Cayenne Pepper: aids circulation
• Sea Salt: naturally neutralizes toxins in the body
• Lemon Balm: has a calming effect

While we tried the Maty's natural cough remedy for children it also comes in a regular, basically the same without the extra banana flavor.

This post on Maty's natural cough remedy shared on Real Food Wednesday and Fight Back Friday

Ahhh Sweet Surrender: A Natural Cough Remedy That Works is a post from: Natural Health Goodies

I just wanted to take a quick moment (while my bean and ham canned soup is cooling down) to share that I love love love my new Fissler Smooth Edge can opener! It took a few minutes when I first got it to figure out how it attaches to the can because a smooth edge can opener is not like your traditional can opener that has plier-like grips - I just remember that the little metal loop goes on top when you put the roller on the can.

Why is a Smooth Edge Can Opener better than other can openers?

The Fissler smooth edge can opener is a much cleaner and more hygienic way to open canned food because it never actually comes into contact with the contents of the can-so you could go from opening a can of cat food to a can of tomato sauce to a can of tuna fish without having to ever wash your can opener! And let's face it how many of us actually clean our can openers every time?

(In several food safety studies over the years can openers have been found to have the potential for high levels of bacterial and fungal contamination including Escherichia coli (E-Coli) or Salmonella. Source)

No Sharp Edges with a Smooth Edge Can Opener

Another great feature of the Fissler Magic smooth edge can opener is that it takes the lid off cleanly without producing sharp edges as other can openers do. That alone sounds almost too good to be true. It's much safer for kids, seniors, and even me. In addition, the lid still fits perfectly on top of the can, so if you want you can keep the lid as a cover and save some money on Saran wrap when you have leftovers. The can looks unopened-which come to think of it would also make it a great place to hide secret stuff or store any number of things in a discreet manner.

The Fissler Smooth Edge Can Opener is the neatest most practical can opener I have ever owned. Really. I read pretty much every review ever written before buying it too because I didn't want to pay this much for a can opener and be duped, but I'm happy that I did.

There was another brand that had plastic parts that would eventually break according to some reviews that I also almost bought. The Fissler, however, is made in Germany and was built to last, which saves valuable resources from ending up in the dump. It'd make a surprisingly unique gift come the holidays too

There's a Fissler Smooth-Edge Can Opener sale on Amazon for $11 less than what I paid for it just a couple weeks ago. I might have to buy a couple extra for friends and family.

Find the Fissler Magic Smooth Edge Can Opener (and other smooth edge can openers) on sale below

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If the thought of wielding a massive cleaver gives you goose bumps, but you have a hankering for some fresh coconut water take a look at Vita Coco. All the natural health goodness of fresh young coconuts without the risk of missing fingers, yikes sorry for the graphic image let's stick to a more inviting picture - the image of good health.

• Coconut water is low in sodium and sugar and very high in potassium (even more than bananas, or sports drinks like Gatorade)
• Coconut water helps raise the metabolism, boost the immune system, and improve circulation (and in a pinch it can be used for blood transfusions since it is identical to human blood plasma - oops sorry that brings us back to the missing fingers quip I'll try to refrain)

If you aren't that familiar with the health benefits of coconut water do some searching and you'll soon find out that coconut water is some amazing stuff (maybe that's why all those commercials you see for vacations in the tropics have all those gorgeous people in them - it must be the coconut water)

But back to the Vita Coco shall we? Not only do they offer plain Jane coconut water that is scrumptious all by itself, they offer many other flavors made with natural fruit purees along with the coconut water. Give the Passion Fruit, Tangerine, Peach & Mango, Pineapple, or Acai & Pomegranate flavors a try - you'll be dancing in tropical vacation commercials in no time.

Update: Today Amazon is having a Cyber Week Lightning Deal on the Vita Coco Variety 12 Pack - Normal list price of $24 now on sale for $16! (the Amazon link above shows it at $21 but if you buy before 4pm Central it is only $16 - good luck!)

I have not been paid by Vita Coco to butter them up and make them look good - their products speak for themselves - I am also not endorsed by meat cleaver sellers or emergency room workers for mentioning tragic accidents that might result from improper use of said cutlery - I do however receive a small commission from Amazon for any purchases made through the links on this site so tell all your friends to stop here first and practice hitting that buy button - it does a blogger good

This Post Shared on Real Food Wednesday and Fight Back Friday

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I love a good cup of chai tea on a cold winter morning. Black tea has antioxidants that help the body to eliminate free radicals from the body, thus fighting colds and flu, heart disease, and possibly even cancer, but when you have some delicious organic chai to sample when the weather heats up it's a bit of a dilemma. Thank goodness for the noggin' using person who thought of iced chai tea!

As with any gourmet drink or dish there is an art to making the best iced chai tea, and it starts of course with the chai tea itself. I had the opportunity to try out a new to me organic chai tea from LeafSpa makers of premium organic loose leaf teas.

The LeafSpa decaf chai is a spiced Darjeeling black tea infused with organic cinnamon, organic ginger, organic cardamon, organic pink peppercorn, and additional organic cinnamon, vanilla, and ginger flavor. That's a lot of organic goodness that combines to make a delicious nicely spiced warm and soothing chai tea. But again, unless you are in the middle of a thunderstorm and need the warm reassurance of a good cup of chai you'll want another use for your tea during the hot summer months.

Along comes iced chai the summer savior for tea drinkers. But here is a healthy indulgent iced tea recipe with a twist: a chai tea smoothie a-la-natural health goodies...

Our Chai Tea Smoothie Recipe

(or if you like fancy names it could be the Natural Health Goodies Secret Ingredient Goody Goody Gum Drop Chai Tea Smoothie without the Gum Drops - but that takes longer to say than it takes to make so maybe not)

First make up a batch of chai tea:

• Use 1 tsp loose leaf chai tea per 6oz cup of water
• Heat cold water to a rolling boil and let sit until the temperature is between 180-200 Degrees F
• Steep tea for 2-3 minutes or to desired strength

Allow your chai tea mixture to cool (it can be left in the fridge over night if you like) and then pour into a blender along with enough vanilla frozen yogurt so its nice and creamy.....

Last but not least is the super secret natural health ingredient.. drum roll please... bda bda buda bda (how do you type a drum roll anyway?)

Vanilla Kefir!

Kefir, if you haven't heard is a probiotic yogurt-like cultured milk that has tons of good for you digestion and immune boosting benefits and makes a nice addition to smoothies or in this case chai smoothies.

Blend all ingredients until frothy and rich pour and enjoy. And then try to say "Natural Health Goodies Secret Ingredient Goody Goody Gum Drop Chai Tea Smoothie without the Gum Drops" five times real fast.

I have several more LeafSpa teas to try so please subscribe and stop by again for more LeafSpa Organic Tea reviews and recipes.

This Chai Tea Smoothie Post Shared on Real Food Wednesday and Slightly Indulgent Tuesday

Enjoy a Healthy Summer Treat: Our Chai Tea Smoothie Recipe is a post from: Natural Health Goodies

Have you been looking for a kids toothpaste that is so good your children will WANT to brush their teeth? Now how about one that is loaded with natural effective ingredients instead of all the artificial junk found in most kids toothpaste?

We tried out a really effective herbal all natural toothpaste made by Vita-Myr awhile back and we loved it - the only problem was one of the main ingredients was clove. Clove is a very effective antibacterial and anti-inflammatory which is great for gum health, however it does have a strong taste - our 4 year old thought it was too "spicy".

Is there a Natural Kids Toothpaste that kids will like?

Alas, back to the gunky un-natural kids toothpaste.... but not long after we wrote up a review for the Vita-Myr Zinc Plus toothpaste - we received a surprise from the fine folks at Vita-Myr - a couple tubes of their Natural Orange Flavor Children's Xylitol toothpaste. It has the same beneficial ingredients as the Zinc Plus toothpaste along with Xylitol which is a proven powerful cavity fighter and antioxidant - it even has clove. But with the nice subtle orange flavor you'd never know - and your kids won't either.

Teeth brushing success a Natural Kids Toothpaste that tastes good

Proof in point... when I brushed our 18 month old's teeth with the Vita-Myr Children's Xylitol toothpaste the first word out of her mouth was More! (and she wasn't a big talker at the time so it must have been good)

She now loves brushing her teeth - and I love knowing that Vita-Myr natural kids toothpaste contains no harmful chemicals, fluoride, artificial sweeteners or colors - not to mention this toothpaste is so effective at removing teeth scum it makes them squeak.

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If you've discovered a great effective natural kids toothpaste leave a comment below - we are always looking for new natural health products to try.

This post on Vita-Myr natural kids toothpaste shared on Real Food Wednesday and Fight Back Friday

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