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I Don't Get the Flu Shot

A little back story for you all. Something like 9 years ago a friend asked me to come learn about essential oils. I bought a welcome pack and started using them here and there. Definitely not religiously or with routine. I liked the smells and felt like they helped with different things here and there. Through the years I got a bit more into them especially with my knee surgeries and handling pain management but then about 4 years ago I got sick more times than I could count in a winter season. I had gotten a flu shot but still wound up with it a couple times. The next year I got another flu shot and while I was sick less I still got sick and decided enough is enough. I decided I had enough with the pharmaceutical companies in the USA and it was time I completely switch over to only using holistic/homeopathic medicines. 3 years ago not only did I stop using any OTCs within a year after that I also stopped using anti-perspirants and chemically made perfumes. How I did it? I started by...

Curing a UTI Naturally

So we've all been there. That achey almost itchy feeling, that almost burning sensation coming on. We all know the signs that say you might be getting a UTI. Well, good news, you don't gotta go to a doctor to cure this. Go to the pharmacy or a health food store grab yourself a bottle of Uva Ursi, a bottle of D-Mannose and a jug of 100% real cranberry juice - not from concentrate! Some don't like the tartness, if this is you, just buy the cranberry pills. Follow the dosage amount on all the bottles. Voila - UTI cleared. Im not kidding, it works and you don't have to wipe your system with those awful antibiotics. Of course the same rules still apply. Stay hydrated, wipe front to back, eat blueberries, try to ease up on the coffee, eat green veggies and get your vitamin C. As someone who backpacks and climbs a lot, lives out of my car occasionally, being female can be tough. It's not that easy to stay as hygienic as one would like so maintaining a healthy urinary tra...