RESOURCES

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(Ciscandra Nostalghia of The Temple Of Solace is in no way affiliated with any companies listed below. This is merely a master lexicon of reputable, studiously researched brands and insight to incorporate as a tool alongside your own health & wellness plan. As always, consult with your doctor/practitioner and do your own research prior to use. Always follow directions and practice caution prior to employing any herbal or supplement support)

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Herbal Support:

The Following is My Criteria for Inclusion: Companies test for heavy metals, botanical identification, adulterants, mold, yeast, bacteria, fungi...Quality control tests batches for purity and potency...Actively concerned about sustainability and often support environmental causes related to plant conservation...Small enough to focus on quality, not just profits...Do not use wild harvested endangered herbs or plants...Not owned by corporate blood money...Have excellence in quality and potency ...Personally found to be very effective...Maintains an excellent support among natural medicine practitioners...Have no history of contamination or adulterated products...Do not use harmful industrial solvents or chemicals

Criteria for Star in Each Category: My personal favorite brand in each category...Small enough to be hyper focused on quality first...Use local products when you can and support local organic farmers...Have botanist and herbalists on staff ...Have herbalist or naturopath to formulate products...Honor our ancient traditions while also innovating cutting edge extracting methods

Tinctures & Glycerites: Prairie Star Botanicals***, Herbalists & Alchemists, Herb Pharm, Vitality Works, Heron Botanicals, Others: Herbal Vitality, Gaia Herbs, Wise Woman Herbals, Herbs Etc.

Bulk and Dried Herbs: Pacific Botanicals***, Mountain Rose, Starwest Botanicals, Frontier Herbs, Others:  San Francisco Herb Company, Penn Herb, Ameri Herb, Blessed Herbs

Flower Essences: Bach, Flower Essence Society, Prairie Star Botanicals

Essential Oils & Hydrosols: Snow Lotus***, Tifferet, Floracopeia, Aura Cacia, Amrita Aromatherapy, Others:  Mountain Rose

Salves, Massage Oils, Plasters, Liniments: Prairie Star Botanicals, Elixir Botanicals, Golden Sunshine, Spring Wind, Yin Care

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Multi-Vitamins: Basic Nutrients 2/day by Thorne Research, Pure Encapsulations O.N.E. Multivitamin, Multigenics

Supplements: D3 (Pure Encapsulations, Vital Nutrients), Coq10 in the form of Ubiquinol (Source Naturals), N-A-C (Lung and Liver functioning), B-12 (especially important if Vegan...Pure Encapsulations), Real Mushrooms Organic Mushroom Powder Immune Support, Amino Acid Complex, L-Carnitine (energy and mood support)

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Lifestyle Support: Make sure you are drinking ½ your body weight in water in ounces daily, plus 8 ounces for every soda, tea (green or black), coffee, treat beverage, or ½ hour of exercise. Have two large glasses when you wake. Avoid soda. Do not use crystal light or any artificial sweeteners in your drinks as they are immune, nervous system and hormone disruptors, causing imbalances. Pellegrino and Perrier are the only okay mineral waters.

*Avoid extra estrogens from plastics in water bottles. Do not use plastic containers put in the microwave or canned foods that all have plastic lining (look for cans designated as BPA free). Either get whole house charcoal reverse osmosis filter or buy water from springs in glass water bottles only.

*Buy whole foods, not foods that are in a box, bag, can, or carton. Start preparing whole foods. Adding colorful fruits and vegetables to your diet will improve systemic immunity due to their high antioxidant content.

*Avoid refined carbs and refined sugars (white sugar, honey, agave, alcohol) to decrease any inflammatory response.

*Exercise to get heart pumping and improve immune system and mood.

*Get a full restful sleep (8 hours)

*And most of all, most certainly, indubitably, unwind and de-stress

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Blood Sugar Stabilization: Essential for mood balance...eat a source of protein every 3 hours from the time you wake up, and reduce or eliminate sugar intake. Preferably eat 5-6 small meals a day with protein. When we eat foods high in processed sugar, such as doughnuts, chips, and soda, they get absorbed very quickly and it produces an unnatural rapid increase in blood sugar. There is a quick flood of glucose into the bloodstream. This stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin. Insulin causes cells to become more permeable to sugar. This allows the sugar to be taken out of the blood and into the cells, thus lowering the blood sugar level. When too much insulin is released, the blood sugar drops too far and one tends to feel weak, tremulous, and anxious. When we eat too much processed sugar, too much insulin is released. The more insulin is released a whole cascade effect goes into motion throughout our body and mind. Additionally, even strong momentary emotional disturbance can cause the rapid secretion of insulin causing blood sugar to drop below normal. The outcome, of either occurring on a regular basis is glucose sensitivity. Be suspicious of a regular desire for something sweet, or a general lack of hunger.

*Good Sources Of Vegan Protein: Tempeh, Soybeans, Hemp powder (Menitoba Harvest Hemp Organic Protein Powder), Seitan, Lentils, Black Beans, Kidney Beans, Chickpeas, Pinto Beans, Lima Beans, Black-eyed Peas, Veggie Burger, Veggie Baked Beans, Tofu (eat sparingly), Bagel, Quinoa, Peas, Peanut Butter, Veggie Dog, Almonds, Almond Milk, Whole Wheat Bread, Almond Butter, Sunflower Seeds, Cashews, Spinach, Broccoli

*Whole Foods Brand Ready Made Protein Shake (only 4 grams of sugar, 190 calories): Koia Plant Powered Nutrition Cacao Bean (18 grams of protein)

*Garden Of Life Raw Organic Protein (0 grams of sugar, 22 grams of protein): Handful of ice, water, half a banana, one scoop of powder, add erythritol or monk fruit for taste if needed)

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Naturopath For Specialty Testing: Dr Danielle Gran (+1 310 798 6496…Manhattan Beach…doesn’t take insurance)…Truly the most wonderful and compassionate Naturopath I have discovered. She offers both in person and skype/phone sessions.

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Raindrops Of Love For A Thirsty World: Last but so far from least, a touching book written by my dear friend, fairy godmother, soul sister, and light emissary, Eileen Workman. Not only is she as wise as she is loving, but as I bear witness to the unfolding of life, I have been gifted the chance to observe firsthand a woman who truly dances with existence in faithful compassion. I’m not certain I’d be where I am today if I didn’t have this exquisite woman in my life, and so I would like to share her with you here, so you too can be graced with a kiss from the universe.

If you cannot afford her book, she generously offers it for free here: http://www.eileenworkman.com/raindrops-of-love-for-a-thirsty-world/

If you can afford her book, please purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NBWBMFP/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_B9-bDb5Q1EH6W

Bloom on, beautiful ones…xx