It's finally starting to warm up in Michigan. April's snowy days are a distant memory as we start to bust out the shorts and sandals. Most of us want to soak up as much of the sweet warming rays as possible, but be careful - sun can still burn our winter-paled skin during these longer days.
So do your skin a favor, and find a mineral-based sunscreen that can nourish skin while it protects. Raw Elements sunscreen is top Rated #1 by Environmental Working Group for safety and efficacy. It is also endorsed by pro-surfer Garrett McNamara who know the importance of skin protection and protecting the oceans.
Raw Elements sunscreen contains over 70% Certified Organic Ingredients, is coral reef safe, and provides UVA-UVB True broad spectrum protection. Organic oils moisturize and make it very water and sweat resistant (80 minutes) so it never runs or stings eyes. You can even apply it under water!
PEDI-PERFECT: Focus on Feet
Prepare those pretty piggies for summer sandals with a little natural pampering.
Ionic Foot Spa
Bathe your feet in mineral (dead sea) salts, while the foot spa ionizes the water and helps your skin detoxify. Aside from reported benefits from the detoxification (reduced pain and inflammation, aid in weight loss, clearer skin), foot spas can soften skin and deodorize - the added bonus is fabulous feet! Make an appointment with Suzan today - sessions are only $30 and take 30-45 minutes.
This line is specifically formulated for feet with cooling peppermint oil, and plant extracts to refresh and soothe tired feet and legs. The Foot Creme includes rich shea butter to give deep moisture for dry feet; the Foot Polish smooths rough areas while stimulating circulation. Deep Steep Foot Stick is a pocket-size version you can take to the beach or wherever summer travels take you!
Pacifica Polish
Make your toes pop with nail colors from Pacifica! Featured in last month's newsletter, we have a full line of colors for $8.49 each**, all of which are free from the 7 most common harsh chemicals usually found in nail polish (formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, toluene, phthalates, camphor, xylene, and parabens). Plus it is 100% vegan and cruelty free!
Toe Rings - the Finishing Touch
Sterling Silver toe rings complete the pedi-makeover. For only $16-$20 each**, choose from five different styles in thin or wide to stack, mix and match. If you don't know your toe ring size, in-store fittings are available, so leave a little extra time to try it out!
**SALE** Buy one toe ring, get 30% off one Pacifica nail polish May 1-31.
NEW CRYSTAL JEWELRY & WALL ART
After years of customers asking if we have crystals, we can finally say YES. Semi-precious stones and crystals are made into lovely and affordable jewelry or mounted and displayed in shadow-box wall art. Get inspired, energized, or peaceful: learn what different stones represent, and find the piece that suits you best! For a healthy dose of inspiration without crystals, find wood block printed wall art with phrases and images that remind us to stay positive.
WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY is May 9
What is Fair Trade?
A social movement and market model that aims to empower small-scale farmers and workers in underdeveloped countries to create an alternative trading system that supports:
- Long-term direct trading relationships
- Prompt payment of fair prices
- No child, forced or otherwise exploited labor
- Workplace non-discrimination, gender equity and freedom of association
- Democratic & Transparent Organizations
- Safe working conditions and reasonable work hours
- Investment in community development projects
- Environmental sustainability
- Traceability and transparency
Think of incorporating Fair Trade into your Mother's Day gift. Dedicated fair trade products support the kind of principles that span the generations. They ensure fair prices and wages; safe working conditions; gender equity; and no child labor—everything a mom could want. Celebrate mothers around the world by selecting fair trade chocolate, coffee, tea, soaps, oils and more! On sale throughout the store this May.
Save 10% on leading fair trade items ALL MONTH:
Did you know small-scale farmers feed the majority of the world with access to less than a quarter of all farmland? Small farmers can help us sustain the population and cut CO2 emissions through the widely available and inexpensive organic management practices.
Your purchase is powerful! Choose authentic, quality products whose production is helping build a better world. Learn more at: Fair World Project or Fair Trade America
WIN PRIZES with #FairTradeFind Social Media Scavenger Hunt
If you buy a product with this mark, you can take a photo of the item, post it to Twitter or Instagram, tag @FairtradeMarkUS and hashtag #FairtradeFind
Also, please tag our store @healthyhabitz (Twitter) or @healthyhabitz4life (Instagram) to help others find these products (not mandatory for entry).
You will be entered to win a gift basket full of FT goodies like coffee, tea, gum, chocolate, sweeteners, bag and t-shirt made from FT cotton. Furnished by Fair Trade America. See their website for full terms and conditions.
YOUR VISION IN FOCUS
Did you know 75% of vision loss is preventable? Since May is National Healthy Vision Month, here are a few tips for maintaining good eye health.
Save 10% on leading fair trade items ALL MONTH:
- Alter Eco chocolates
- Dr. Bronner’s oils and soaps
- Beads for Life jewelry
- Endangered Species Chocolate
- Equal Exchange cocoa
- Guayaki Yerba Mate teas
- Higher Grounds Coffee
- Wholesome Sweeteners
- African Market Baskets
- Maggie's Organics (socks)
Did you know small-scale farmers feed the majority of the world with access to less than a quarter of all farmland? Small farmers can help us sustain the population and cut CO2 emissions through the widely available and inexpensive organic management practices.
Your purchase is powerful! Choose authentic, quality products whose production is helping build a better world. Learn more at: Fair World Project or Fair Trade America
WIN PRIZES with #FairTradeFind Social Media Scavenger Hunt
If you buy a product with this mark, you can take a photo of the item, post it to Twitter or Instagram, tag @FairtradeMarkUS and hashtag #FairtradeFind Also, please tag our store @healthyhabitz (Twitter) or @healthyhabitz4life (Instagram) to help others find these products (not mandatory for entry).
You will be entered to win a gift basket full of FT goodies like coffee, tea, gum, chocolate, sweeteners, bag and t-shirt made from FT cotton. Furnished by Fair Trade America. See their website for full terms and conditions.
Did you know 75% of vision loss is preventable? Since May is National Healthy Vision Month, here are a few tips for maintaining good eye health.
1. Make healthy lifestyle choices: eating lots of fish (Omega-3's), leafy greens (antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin), orange vegetables (beta carotene), citrus fruits and berries (vitamin C), and almonds (vitamin E).
2. Early detection and timely treatment is key to protect and prevent vision loss from diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, etc.
3. Know your family history – glaucoma 3x more common in African Americans Diabetic eye conditions are more common in Hispanics, Latinos and Native American. Older adults are at a higher risk for age related conditions.
4. Wear protective eye gear when operating hazardous equipment, certain sports or hobbies. Wear sunglasses to protective against UV rays when outside.
OTHER EYE HELPERS:
Pinhole Glasses
What’s the Science?Pinhole glasses are ideal for people are looking to retrain their eyes for better clarity and vision. You do see more clearly.
How do they work?Have you ever tried reading in bright sunlight? Did you notice how easy it was? Your pupil narrows down into a tight “pinhole” restricting the amount of light, but directing the beam into the eye and retina. The pinhole glasses do the similar thing, without the eye strain. The resulting image is more focused. The manufacturers suggest that the pinholes encourage the ciliary muscles of the eye to become stronger, toning the eye into a more correct shape. Improvements are said to only take a few weeks when worn daily for 15 minutes or more. 2 styles are available for $24.49!
What’s the Science?Pinhole glasses are ideal for people are looking to retrain their eyes for better clarity and vision. You do see more clearly.
How do they work?Have you ever tried reading in bright sunlight? Did you notice how easy it was? Your pupil narrows down into a tight “pinhole” restricting the amount of light, but directing the beam into the eye and retina. The pinhole glasses do the similar thing, without the eye strain. The resulting image is more focused. The manufacturers suggest that the pinholes encourage the ciliary muscles of the eye to become stronger, toning the eye into a more correct shape. Improvements are said to only take a few weeks when worn daily for 15 minutes or more. 2 styles are available for $24.49!
Herb of the Month: Ginkgo biloba
WELLNESS CENTER
Our children's health and behavior can be impacted by a variety of factors - foods, allergies, asthma, dyes, additives, insects, latex, etc.
In support of Asthma and Food Allergy Awareness Month, this free class will offer creative ideas, strategies, and resources to support kids and parents with busy lifestyles, who may benefit from meeting other parents of allergic or asthmatic kids.
Young Living Essential Oils Classes
with Marie Koch
Tuesdays 5:30-6:30p*
$5 (or 1st time visitors FREE, or Essential Rewards members under HH4L FREE)
*Time will change to 6-7pm starting in June
Join Marie to help you better understand your Young Living oils. Marie is our Young Living expert, she has been trained by Tina Serra and will be leading the classes in her place for the upcoming months.
Upcoming topics:
May 5 - Skin Care & Personal Products
May 12 - Essential Oils 101
May 19 - Single Oils & Their Uses
May 26 - Supplements with Powerful Oils
ZYTO Bio Communication Scans:
Not sure which Young Living Oils to invest in? With a Zyto BioScan, Marie can help guide you to the oils that will be most beneficial to you as an individual. This fast, friendly, painless hand scan introduces subtle energetic impulses to which your body naturally responds. A report is created detailing how many of these biomarkers are "out of range" and what to do to bring them back into balance. If you've come to the classes, but want a more personalized consultation, call us to schedule a 30 minute private appointment with Marie. $15 for all 3 scans.
Releasing Grief Workshop
EFT Practitioner/Coach - Christine Shreve,
Sat. May 16th 10:30 a.m. – 11:30a.m.
$45 if you Pre-register by Thurs. 5/14, $50 at the door.
Grief can come in many forms: loss of a loved one, a pet, a career, a marriage, a livelihood, a limb, a former way of life, and more. Some grief is able to be overcome, after a time of mourning. Even though we seem to move on, there are things we never really get over. So many stay bitter after a divorce, or a disease. Lyme disease, for example, lingers for years and can cause emotional grief that stays in the body, perpetuating more symptoms.
EFT is a gentle, non-invasive Energy Medicine which is also referred to as “Tapping”. EFT is being used for so many issues, helping the Body heal itself. What Christine discovered through her work and her own personal experience, is that EFT works wonders for grief relief.
Christine has found that many of her client's core issues were some sort of grief, being carried around in their bodies. Because of the debilitating negative emotion of grief, these Clients began to have other health issues as well. Negative emotion of any kind left un-cleared, will eventually begin inviting more disease.
When Christine had to put down her nineteen year old dog, she began suffering horrible grief and guilt. The painful emotions would double her over and she couldn't function. She began Tapping and did so for almost 4 weeks, which allowed her to heal, and a miracle to happen for her, about which she has written in a soon to be published book, "I Saw Heaven in my Dog’s Eyes."
Christine knows how important it is to keep the body balanced, and cleared of negative emotions. EFT seems to be the best and fastest way to accomplish this. She is passionate about helping others discover this for themselves.
Adelpha Thermography
One of the oldest living tree species, dating back to the Jurassic
period.
Ginkgo improves blood
flow which helps the entire body, including the eyes and specifically the
retina. Ginkgo has been used historically for glaucoma, diabetic eye conditions
and age related macular degeneration (AMD).
Properties: Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant,
anti-depressant, and a vasodilator, (helps open blood vessels, assisting in
lowering blood pressure). Ginkgo can
assist with coughs, burns, wounds, and the heart muscle. It’s a tonic herb, meaning that it’s okay to
take over time.
Cautions: Per www.webmd.com, ginkgo interacts with many medicines, so consult your healthcare
provider with your health concerns.
TRY IT TUESDAY May 26
For Celiac Awareness Month, this "Try It Tuesday" will go Gluten Free! Free and open to the public, we will have at least two products from each department sampled out.
Foods that are temperature-sensitive will be sampled from 10am-1pm only. Supplies are limited and it is first come, first served so don't miss out!
TRY IT TUESDAY May 26
For Celiac Awareness Month, this "Try It Tuesday" will go Gluten Free! Free and open to the public, we will have at least two products from each department sampled out.
Foods that are temperature-sensitive will be sampled from 10am-1pm only. Supplies are limited and it is first come, first served so don't miss out!
WELLNESS CENTER
Growing Health Kids - Asthma, Allergies & Behavior
Thursday, May 21
5:30 – 6:30 pm
FREE EVENT
Thursday, May 21
5:30 – 6:30 pm
FREE EVENT
In support of Asthma and Food Allergy Awareness Month, this free class will offer creative ideas, strategies, and resources to support kids and parents with busy lifestyles, who may benefit from meeting other parents of allergic or asthmatic kids.
Young Living Essential Oils Classes
with Marie Koch
Tuesdays 5:30-6:30p*
$5 (or 1st time visitors FREE, or Essential Rewards members under HH4L FREE)
*Time will change to 6-7pm starting in June
Join Marie to help you better understand your Young Living oils. Marie is our Young Living expert, she has been trained by Tina Serra and will be leading the classes in her place for the upcoming months.
Upcoming topics:
May 5 - Skin Care & Personal Products
May 12 - Essential Oils 101
May 19 - Single Oils & Their Uses
May 26 - Supplements with Powerful Oils
ZYTO Bio Communication Scans:
Not sure which Young Living Oils to invest in? With a Zyto BioScan, Marie can help guide you to the oils that will be most beneficial to you as an individual. This fast, friendly, painless hand scan introduces subtle energetic impulses to which your body naturally responds. A report is created detailing how many of these biomarkers are "out of range" and what to do to bring them back into balance. If you've come to the classes, but want a more personalized consultation, call us to schedule a 30 minute private appointment with Marie. $15 for all 3 scans.
Releasing Grief Workshop
EFT Practitioner/Coach - Christine Shreve,
Sat. May 16th 10:30 a.m. – 11:30a.m.
$45 if you Pre-register by Thurs. 5/14, $50 at the door.
Grief can come in many forms: loss of a loved one, a pet, a career, a marriage, a livelihood, a limb, a former way of life, and more. Some grief is able to be overcome, after a time of mourning. Even though we seem to move on, there are things we never really get over. So many stay bitter after a divorce, or a disease. Lyme disease, for example, lingers for years and can cause emotional grief that stays in the body, perpetuating more symptoms.EFT is a gentle, non-invasive Energy Medicine which is also referred to as “Tapping”. EFT is being used for so many issues, helping the Body heal itself. What Christine discovered through her work and her own personal experience, is that EFT works wonders for grief relief.
Christine has found that many of her client's core issues were some sort of grief, being carried around in their bodies. Because of the debilitating negative emotion of grief, these Clients began to have other health issues as well. Negative emotion of any kind left un-cleared, will eventually begin inviting more disease.
When Christine had to put down her nineteen year old dog, she began suffering horrible grief and guilt. The painful emotions would double her over and she couldn't function. She began Tapping and did so for almost 4 weeks, which allowed her to heal, and a miracle to happen for her, about which she has written in a soon to be published book, "I Saw Heaven in my Dog’s Eyes."
Christine knows how important it is to keep the body balanced, and cleared of negative emotions. EFT seems to be the best and fastest way to accomplish this. She is passionate about helping others discover this for themselves.
Adelpha Thermography
Linda Alchin RN
Thurs. May 14
$165
Infrared Thermography has redefined early detection for Breast Cancer by providing the earliest and most sensitive means of screening. This simple procedure of taking digital computerized pictures with a specialized Thermography camera is safe, non toxic, highly accurate and an inexpensive form of diagnostic imaging used by progressive physicians in the US and Europe since 1952. Read more at adelphatherm.com
Schedule your half-hour appointment for no radiation, no compression, no pain alternative to traditional mammography and be proactive for your breast health!
Must have a current medical doctor, MD or DO to schedule.
Cost $165 Appointments take about 30 minutes.
May 14th date is almost full, next date is Mon. June 29th.
Learn more about the technique at a free talk with Linda Allchin RN Sat. June 20th 11am-noon.
CALENDAR
May 9 World Fair Trade Day
May 10 Mother's Day
May 12 20% Tuesday Sale
May 14 Adelpha Thermography
May 16 Releasing Grief Workshop
May 21 Growing Healthy Kids: Asthma, Allergies & Behavior
May 25 Memorial Day (We are OPEN)
May 26 Try it Tuesday
Infrared Thermography has redefined early detection for Breast Cancer by providing the earliest and most sensitive means of screening. This simple procedure of taking digital computerized pictures with a specialized Thermography camera is safe, non toxic, highly accurate and an inexpensive form of diagnostic imaging used by progressive physicians in the US and Europe since 1952. Read more at adelphatherm.com
Schedule your half-hour appointment for no radiation, no compression, no pain alternative to traditional mammography and be proactive for your breast health!
Must have a current medical doctor, MD or DO to schedule.
Cost $165 Appointments take about 30 minutes.
May 14th date is almost full, next date is Mon. June 29th.
Learn more about the technique at a free talk with Linda Allchin RN Sat. June 20th 11am-noon.
CALENDAR
May 9 World Fair Trade Day
May 10 Mother's Day
May 12 20% Tuesday Sale
May 14 Adelpha Thermography
May 16 Releasing Grief Workshop
May 21 Growing Healthy Kids: Asthma, Allergies & Behavior
May 25 Memorial Day (We are OPEN)
May 26 Try it Tuesday
