i love these headbands

at www.featherheartflower.etsy.com

xo,
fh

rolling herbals with all my favorite things of the moment

just rolling some herbal smokes for featherheart trading co. you know folks, i roll these all by myself! which makes them super special 'cause they're rolled with love and all these amazing things around me....

first i must light this incense. it's my favorite in the whole world. better than nag champa!



then i put records on. right now these records are my new best friends:







and then this little fella sits and watches...


his name is waylon. or booboo or wailers or boobers or mcgillicutty or boobers mcgill.

so try some magic herbal love smokes today. www.featherheartflower.etsy.com

xo
fh

feeling stevie today

xo
fh

beware of organic body products that aren't really organic and by the way featherheart trading co is the real deal!

check it out... organic consumers association just filed action against many organic body product companies that charge a premium and "claim" they are organic when they really aren't! featherheart trading co. is keeping it real by using ingredients found only in nature. beware of what's out there. it's truly sad and disappointing to learn that so many companies aren't practicing what they preach. here's a little tidbit from organic bytes recent newsletter:

Do you use Jason Pure, Natural & Organic, Avalon Organics, Kiss My Face ObsessivelyOrganic, Nature's Gate Organics, Stella McCartney 100% Organic, Giovanni Organic, Head Organics, Eminence Organic, Physicians Formula Organic Wear, Good Stuff Organics, Desert Essence Organics, or any "organic cosmetic" certified by Ecocert?

Hate to break it to you, but these so-called "organic" personal care products aren't really organic and actually contain hazardous ingredients that would never be allowed in products certified to USDA organic standards.

Yesterday, the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), along with certified organic personal care brands Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, Intelligent Nutrients, and Organic Essence, filed a complaint with the USDA National Organic Program (NOP), requesting an investigation into the widespread and blatantly deceptive labeling practices of leading so-called "Organic" personal care brands, in violation of USDA NOP regulations.

The complaint, filed on behalf of the estimated 50 million regular consumers of organic products, argues that products such as liquid soaps, body washes, facial cleansers, shampoos, conditioners, moisturizing lotions, lip balms, make-up and other cosmetic products produced by 12 different corporations have been advertised, labeled and marketed as "Organic" or "Organics" when, in fact, the products are not "Organic" as understood by the average health and environmental-minded organic consumer.

To read more go to: http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/index.cfm

xo,
fh

been ramblin'

been away for soooo long. returned from costa rica and i'm just getting back into the swing of things. while i get settled, listen to this. . .
xo,
fh

why not try it?

so i was just reading doctor mercola's blog this morning and he was suggesting sodium bicarbonate, (aka baking soda, a simple mineral) as a remedy for the swine flu. his basic theory is that baking soda alkalinizes the body by helping to maintain the ph in the bloodstream. if the body has the right ph, the immune system can function properly, thus warding off potential viral attacks. this makes total sense to me as through my studies of acid and alkaline/ph balance i understand that the body, when too highly acid, becomes like a welcome mat to not only viral attacks, but cancers and all sorts of other diseases. the recommended doses are as follows:

* Day 1 -- Take six doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water, at about two hour intervals
* Day 2 -- Take four doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water, at the same intervals
* Day 3 -- Take two doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water morning and evening, and thereafter ½ teaspoon in glass of cool water each morning until cold symptoms are gone

certainly it doesn't hurt to try this remedy, as baking soda is harmless. dr. mercola cautions to use bob's red mill baking soda, as it does not contain aluminum. arm and hammer does!

a book published by arm and hammer in 1924 states:

“In 1918 and 1919 while fighting the ‘Flu’ with the U. S. Public Health Service it was brought to my attention that rarely any one who had been thoroughly alkalinized with bicarbonate of soda contracted the disease, and those who did contract it, if alkalinized early, would invariably have mild attacks.”


dr. mercola also goes on to reference the work done by dr. tullio simonici in treating cancers with injections of sodium bicarbonate. i am familiar with dr. simonici's work and if indeed baking soda diffuses tumors within a week, the medical community better start paying attention. unfortunately medicine is a big business and there isn't a lot of money to be made in cancer treatment if all it takes is a shot of baking soda. . .

anyway, this is all food for thought and if you're interested in reading dr. mercola's full post it can be found here: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/15/Baking-Soda-Used-to-Treat-Swine-Flu-85-Years-Ago.aspx?sms_ss=google

xo
fh

ahhh now i can relax

just returned home from a weekend in chicago at the renegade craft fair. it was lovely and magical and all those featherheart things! top sellers were ophelia's orange blossom lotion, harold and maude tea, lavender salve, sweet nag champa love lotion, sandalwood rose peace lotion (formerly amma's rose), patchouli salve and all my headbands. people seem to be a little afraid of the salves and they took some explaining, so just wanted to let the world know that salves are one of the most amazing things you can put on your hands! my salves are olive oil and beeswax based and are meant to be extreme healing loveliness. traditionally salves are considered to be a deep healing medicinal remedy "ointment" used topically to treat dry and other skin conditions. my salves are a little more fun than that because they smell good too -- especially the patchouli salve, which i use as a body fragrance as well. even people that hate patchouli like the way i smell! so anyway, do not fear the featherheaert trading company salve, use it like lotion and love it like i do!
xo
fh