DIY Tea Tree Oil Shampoo After years of purchasing Paul Mitchell’s Tea Tree Oil Shampoo, I started making my own and haven’t turned back since! My blend combines coconut milk and tea tree oil and works well for all types of hair, including color treated hair! I can make an entire bottle of shampoo, an 8-ounce bottle for only $0.20! Also worth noting, this blend is also excellent for natural curl patterns, like my own! Ingredients: 1/8 cup coconut milk2/3 cup baking soda1/2 teaspoon of Vitamin E oil20 drops of tea tree oil1/2 tsp olive oil1/4 cup filtered water Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a jar.Shake well to mix.This blend will last in-shower for up to a month.Shake before each use.Use about a teaspoon every time you shampoo.Enjoy! Here’s to your inner beauty,
Worried Your Partner Is Emotionally Abusive? Check Out These 7 Warning Signs Panel 1 A man pulls a punch in the direction of a woman. She cowers away. Text: A lot of times people have this misconception that relationships with abusive people always involve physical violence. Panel 2 Image pans out to a couple watching the punching scene on the television. Text: Because of how it is portrayed in the media. Panel 3 Three images stacked diagonally atop each other. Text: This can often make it hard to recognize when you have an abusive partner. Panel 4 The image is a black silhouette of person with arms open to indicate that they are vulnerably exposing themselves. Text: To changing ourselves for our partners. Panel 5 The image is all black with white letters. Text: And because of this, certain behaviors can go unnoticed or feel justified when really they are incredibly toxic and dangerous to your emotional and mental health. Panel 6 Person stands with arms crossed. Text: So how do you know if your partner is exhibiting abusive behavior? Panel 7 Panel 8 Text: 1. Panel 9 Text: 2.
Turmeric Smoothie Recipe: a Tasty and Powerful Antioxidant By Karen Foster Guest writer for Wake Up World If you wanted to create the perfect smoothie with anti-cancerous properties, potent anti-inflammatories, as well as anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal constituents, look no further than adding turmeric. Health Benefits of Turmeric Who needs medication when nature gave us turmeric? Powdered turmeric has been used for centuries to treat a host of illnesses. Curcumin, the natural pigment that gives the spice turmeric its yellow color, has increasingly come under the scientific spotlight in recent years, with studies investigating its potential health benefits. Turmeric has a slightly bitter taste, but by blending it with sweet fruit, you won’t even notice it in your smoothie. Ingredients: 1 cup hemp or coconut milk1/2 cup frozen pineapple or mango chunks1 fresh banana1 tablespoon coconut oil1/2 teaspoon turmeric (can be increased to 1 tsp)1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ginger1 teaspoon chia seeds1 teaspoon maca (optional)
Gaslighting Is a Common Victim-Blaming Abuse Tactic – Here Are 4 Ways to Recognize It in Your Life For almost my entire life, I felt as though I couldn’t trust my own memory. If something happened that upset me, hurt me, or angered me, my reaction was often met with some variation of “That didn’t happen! I never said that! You’re overreacting!” I would think to myself, “Am I making this up, am I creating this hurt, am I fabricating this anger?” Parents and partners alike would deny my experiences, washing away painful memories as if I had simply painted them for my own amusement. I started to think that maybe I really was “too sensitive,” that I really was overreacting, being unfair, blaming others for something that was happening inside of me. And that’s a confusing, frustrating, and even dangerous place to be. Because after years of being told that your memory is not reliable, you begin to depend on what others say truly happened. But one day, I pushed back. I had gotten into a huge argument with a family member. But I caught it this time. And that changed everything. 1. 2. 3. “Shut up.
The 20 best breakfast recipes: part 1 Blanche Vaughan’s soft-boiled egg with anchovy toast This is my favourite way to eat a simple boiled egg: crisp toast soldiers dipped into rich, runny egg yolk. There is something magical about the combination of salty anchovy, buttery toast and warm yolk. I like to use salted anchovies, rather than those preserved in oil, as they blend more easily into the butter. Serves 1eggs 1-2 , depending on how hungry you arewhite bread or sourdough a slice, toastedanchovy 1 whole, salted, cleaned and filletedlemon juice a squeezeunsalted butter 10gfreshly ground black pepper Boil the egg(s) to your preferred consistency – I recommend soft-boiled. If you don’t have a pestle and mortar, you can do this on a chopping board. Spread the butter on the toast and cut into soldiers. From Egg – the Very Best Recipes Inspired by the Simple Egg by Blanche Vaughan (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £22). Tom Kerridge’s proper baked beans on soda bread toast The joy of this soda bread recipe is that it is so easy to make.
How to survive gaslighting: when manipulation erases your reality | Science Right now, many Americans listening to their president are experiencing what I experienced frequently a child. Nothing means anything, and reality is being canceled. There is confusion, there is chaos, everything is upside down and inside out. When facts and truth are being discredited, how is it possible to know what to believe, especially when it comes from someone we expect to embody both ethics and etiquette? It’s obvious to those already initiated. To those new to the phenomena: the president and the current administration are gaslighting us. As a child, I was experiencing a world where there was no emotional safety while being consistently told that I had a beautiful and happy childhood and that I was ungrateful. When I would confront my mother with things that she had said, or things that she had done, she would say I was making it up, that it was a lie. As I wrote in my memoir, An Abbreviated Life, it wasn’t the loudest and scariest explosions that caused the most damage.
Drink This Delicious Turmeric-Coconut Bedtime Drink For Sleep & Digestion - DavidWolfe.com This secret mixture can ease your digestive system and help you get to sleep faster and you’ve probably used it before. If you do any type of cooking, then you have certainly heard of the spice, Turmeric. It’s mostly used as the main spice in curry, but, what you might not know is that the root of Turmeric is used to make medicine. Image Credit: Anjali Pathak According to WebMD, Turmeric is used to treat: ArthritisHeartburnStomach painDiarrhea, intestinal gasJaundiceLiver problemsAnd a slew of other conditions The effects are so great that in some cultures Turmeric is a beverage that is typically drunk before bed. If you’re looking for a way to get a good nights rest while helping out your insides, then the recipes below are for you. Image Credit: Live Energized Here is how to make your own tasty healing beverage: Ingredients: Directions: Here’s how I keep it on hand for ease of use: In a small jar combine: And Another… (h/t eatlocalgrown)
The Gaslight Effect | Dr. Robin Stern Don’t Be Afraid To Speak Your Truth By Dr. Robin Stern She told me with great pride stories about her work as a draftsperson during the Second World War, and I basked in her glow when she talked about creating murals for department stores. she especially liked talking about how she designed Christmas murals using Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Around Christmas time – I remember going to the stores to see Rudolf for myself – I thought it was great – I was so proud! So, it was confusing to me when she told me that she had given up many work opportunities after getting married, at the insistence of my dad, who was very clear about his version of husband/wife roles….men worked, women stayed home. I knew I didn’t want to be my mom – reticent to be in the world and afraid of taking up the cause with my husband. During my young adulthood, I went from living that commitment to fearlessness, to falling back into what I had seen modeled in my home.
No-Bake Carrot Cake Recipe (Gluten Free & Vegan) By Trinity Bourne Contributing Writer for Wake Up World It seems like an eternity since I made my first raw carrot cake, some 15 years ago. A small group (4 of us) formed the ‘Raw Pudding Club’ – we’d gather before lunch, all bringing the most delicious raw desserts (with an occasional salad on the side ). Raw Carrot Cake was my speciality. It’s best to use a food processor to get the right cake-like consistency; although you can get away with using a blender or even a hand blender (but beware that you don’t over blend it!). I use soaked dates, walnuts and carrots to create the main body of the cake, along with a decadent dance of flavours from freshly ground nutmeg, fresh ginger and ground cinnamon. No-Bake Carrot Cake Recipe Serves: 4 – 6 slices Preparation time: 25 minutes (plus 2 hours soak time) Cake Ingredients: Creamy Frosting Ingredients: Handful cashews (will need soaking)Handful dates (will need soaking)Dash of vanilla extractDessicated coconut to dress Preparation: Variation Note:
Ariel Leve: 'I was the parent and my mother was the child' | Books “This is the first time I have ever been interviewed.” Ariel Leve sits opposite me in a cafe in Manhattan’s West Village. Her childhood memoir, An Abbreviated Life, is about to be published and she looks vigilant – like a soldier who has done everything to prepare for battle, but understands that unforeseen perils may strike at any time. I imagine this is Leve’s stance for every situation, not only interviews. Her need for precise information is a legacy of her outlandish childhood, she says. Leve, now 48, is a journalist. Invariably, Leve would storm out of her bedroom in her nightgown and shout, “Can everybody please be quiet?” Had it been my childhood, this would be horror enough. Sometimes her mother would be in a dangerously frivolous mood, lounging around the apartment naked and gossiping to her young daughter about her new boyfriend’s “huge cock”. “My anxiety is very, very corrosive,” Leve says now. On other occasions, life in the apartment turned dramatically less romantic.
Transcendental Meditation – TM & ME! – Ellen Dolgen My husband David and I met 39 years ago on a blind date. Yes, ladies go on those blind dates! You just never know, you might meet your soulmate!! David is my life partner. I take great care to eat healthy and exercise. The doctor suggested that David try TM, (Transcendental Meditation). When we arrived for the training, we were each taken to a different room with a different trainer. After maybe a minute, I was quite sure that the 20 minutes was almost up. That’s when it hit me…….perhaps it wasn’t just David who needed to learn to meditate! TM where have you been all of our lives!!?? Being a bit Type A (understatement), I had to meditate perfectly. Later, I began reading more about meditation and how it can affect overall health and well-being. I reached out to Dr. We all know that heart disease is the number one killer of women. Research on TM has shown: There are days when David has to peel me from my desk chairs to go meditate.
businessinsider Essential oils often evoke thoughts of scented candles and day spas, but their benefits beyond relaxation are less well-known. Essential oils are ultimately just plant extracts—and those are used in countless cleaning and personal-care products, and are the main ingredient in some pest-control products and some over-the-counter medications, like Vick’s VapoRub and some lice sprays. They’re used in the food industry because of their preservative potency against food-borne pathogens—thanks to their antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. Various oils have also been shown to effectively treat a wide range of common health issues such as nausea and migraines, and a rapidly growing body of research is finding that they are powerful enough to kill human cancer cells of the breast, colon, mouth, skin, and more. What’s being done to confront this major contributor to this obvious, growing world health threat? “Unfortunately in this industry, you have to force people.