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Right now I'm working on a film in Austria and Germany (loving it by the way :). But as I travel, I get a chance to visit with a lot of people from all walks of life and being so passionate about natural & organic possibilities, my conversations always go there--I know, sometimes I remind myself of Bubba in Forest Gump, ugh lol!

But the other day we had a little downtime on set, so I started into some yoga. Before I knew it, bodies were strewn all around me in all kinds of poses. Haha-I loved it, of course :) but amongst them was a cute Austrian mother who expressed a wonderful passion for natural and organic goodness.

She shared her desire to convert her family over to more healthy products and foods as well, but wasn't quite sure how to get hem there.
Contrasting that, I had a conversation with a group of people on set who were talking about all of the toxins we're bombarded with and mentioned they "should" do better, but felt it too hard. One of them said, "Why waste time worrying about all of the toxins, because they're in everything."

Helping Kids Want to Eat More Healthily    CREDIT

Hmmmmm, of course I couldn't turn around at leave it at that. So I shared some thoughts.

It's not about feeling powerless and giving up! -- it's about empowerment!

Knowledge is power. When you meet someone who has embraced healthy changes, you can see the fire in their eyes. They are usually infectious with energy and a zest for life...that is empowerment.

And, if you're a mother wanting to help your kids be more healthy, big praise and kudos! You have the power to change nations, no matter where you are.

Here are some basic steps we've taken to make these changes ourselves...

1. Start with a desire, and prepare to make changes one step at a time.

2. Focus on replacing, not depriving:

a. Replace the words "should" and "need" with "will" and "want"

b. Replace guilt with gratitude - embrace the good steps you take every day

c. Don't compare yourself to anyone, we're all at different places in our journey

d. When changing out a product, head to our Chemical Spy at www.naturesknockout.com and check our ingredient database with over 3000 chemicals we have concerns over, or our I-spy videos to learn red flagged ingredients yourself ....or join us in our journey and watch our recommendations. Also, our store is filled with thousands of products that are NK approved, check them out.

e. When changing out foods, take recipes you love and replace prepackaged, processed foods, genetically modified, chemically laden ingredients with fresh, clean and nourishing ingredients. If that sounds hard, head to our site and try our recipes out, watch for our upcoming Desset Cookbook, or, if you need to, send us your recipe and we'll do what we can to revamp and revive it. :)

f. When it comes to toxic thoughts -- start by recognizing them, when they come-don't beat yourself up, just let them come and watch them go, then quickly replace them with positive thoughts.

3. Start today! Just find one thing to work on replacing today and do it.

That's it, just take it one day at a time, seeking to do a little bit better every day and congratulating yourself each step of the way.

xox

Laurie

ps I have a cute follow-up of the Austrian mom I mentioned above...she came back to visit our set yesterday and had gone to our website and already tried out our Almond milk recipe--YAY!! She said her family loved it, and that she went on to make granola from the remaining pulp--MUAH, love it! I was so thrilled for her--she took that first step and ran with it!

What are some of your little steps--please comment and share!

My son has the worst eczema and it breaks my heart.  The doctor just threw a bunch of steroid creams at me, but I really want to try some sort of more natural relief, any advice?

Awwwe, that's heart wrenching--it's so hard to see your little ones hurting :(  We strive to be careful to not undermine any doctor's advice because we aren't doctors, chemists or anything like that.  But what we are, is moms, who will do anything to fight for our babies.  That is actually the reason we do Nature's Knockout, because of Tiffany's auto-immune disease and our urge to get the word out. So now that we've gotten all of the disclaimer talk out, we recommend studying it out for yourself, and in the mean time, here are some ways to fight eczema that we've found that seem to work wonderfully...

NATURAL & ORGANIC SOAPS

With your son's eczema, make sure he only uses natural or organic soaps, shampoos, laundry detergents...but even if an item says it's natural, check the ingredients to make sure it's completely non-chemical.  Also, coconut oil can be really helpful too.

SEA SALT

If the eczema has a thick and rough texture and no lesions, freshly ground sea salt can be added to the coconut oil to scrub the area...often eczema will respond well to that as it usually carries bacteria that the salt fights.  Remove it with a damp cloth and reapply the coconut oil to relubricate. Please be sure skin is not broken or the salt could really hurt.

USE WATER SPARINGLY

Water is the worst irritant and literally fuels the eczema, so make sure to protect the skin from water.  You can apply coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil to the skin a few minutes before immersing in water, then wash with a gentle, safe soap, and follow up with a little oil after towel drying the skin.

LUBRICATE

The skin needs lubrication, not hydration.  So that means, using healthy oils is good, using water or products with water is not so good (boo)

NO MORE LOTION

Yes, that includes lotions.  Bummer on that--at least, until the skin is healthier.  But most lotions tend to aggravate eczema because of the high water content in them.  And unfortunately, that even includes many of the safe and natural ones.  Heavy lubricating creams and oils are the best for protecting and nourishing the skin to get it back to a more healthy state.  I've found exactly one cream that works wonders, and yes, here is the LINK

FRAGRANCE

One more thing--get away from fragrance and any product that contains it.  Even if it says "natural fragrance or fragrance blends" the skin can't be fooled. :-/

LOCK IN PROTECTION

Oops, I just thought of another, so one last thing :)..  covering the skin after lubricating it will help tremendously.  If it's on the hands, apply a lubricant, put cotton gloves on, and keep them on for a few hours or overnight.  The skin will usually respond well.

BE INFORMED

And I don't want to get off on a negative note, but when it comes to steroid creams, use them sparingly if you have to, but be sure to read all of the side effects thoroughly, because they are real.

FOODS

Some foods may cause a reaction in people who are eczema prone...some to watch for are red meats, sea food, eggs, dairy, GMO grains, breads with yeast, additives, preservatives, blueberries, tomatos, lemons, and lime.  Psssst, I'll share a secret--I have eczema too.  I guess it's not really a secret because I blab it all the time.  Sorry, off task---anyway, I can have those items when my skin is doing well, but when it's broken out, I try to avoid them until I can get it under control.

Something to add to the diet is more probiotics or acidophilus, more dark leafy greens

KEEP IT UP

And if you do all of the good things above, you might see some relief--stay on the path and even though it's in remission, keep using safe products so you can keep it at bay. Hope that helps--I'm crossing my fingers for ya!

COMMENT

Please share your thoughts, hopes, dreams, any tips or recipes or whatever moves you--we love to hear from you!

xo

Laurie