| 1. Make your own deodorant.You can make your | | | | for instance. We believe that a product used |
| own deodorant by adding together equal parts | | | | outside our body will not affect the inside |
| of baking soda and cornstarch. This is a | | | | of our body. This is not true. Therefore, if |
| wonderful recipe for deodorant, and it works. | | | | you would not put a product in your body (eat |
| The baking soda absorbs the odor. The | | | | it), please do not put it on your body. The |
| cornstarch absorbs the wetness.2. Perfumes | | | | reverse holds true.7. Less is more.Many of us |
| are not necessarily your friend.Perfumes can | | | | have cabinets full of cosmetics and so-called |
| be costly and may contain toxins. Pure | | | | health products. We are bombarded constantly |
| essential oils can keep you smelling | | | | with products that promise to make us |
| heavenly. Essential oils have also been | | | | healthy, youthful and beautiful. However, the |
| proven to have many healing benefits.3. Read | | | | truth is, less is more. Find products with |
| the label.Sometimes it is as simple as | | | | the least amount of ingredients. |
| reading the label. Though many labels are | | | | Single-ingredient products, such as coconut |
| purposely misleading, reading the label will | | | | oil, Shea butter or various clays, are superb |
| help us know whether a product is one that we | | | | products. Likewise, an occasional meal that |
| want to put in or on our bodies. If you see a | | | | consists only of one nutritious food will |
| long list of ingredients, and you don't know | | | | give your digestive system a |
| what most of them are or what they do, you | | | | rest.8. Research.We spend a great deal of |
| probably want to avoid that product.4. Check | | | | time in researching vacation spots we want to |
| your kitchen.The best products for our beauty | | | | travel to. We will ask in-depth questions |
| and health are often in our kitchens. Nature | | | | about whether the car we're thinking of |
| provides wonderful fruits, vegetable, seeds | | | | buying gets good mileage and drives well. |
| and berries, any of which make the best | | | | However, we spend little time researching the |
| cosmetics and body-care products. Somehow or | | | | products that we put in and on our bodies. |
| other, we have learned to doubt Nature. We | | | | Our bodies are our temples. Learn about your |
| feel that we know best. We have gone against | | | | body and the food and products you |
| the laws of Nature in favor of | | | | consume.9. Talk to your elders.Many of our |
| commercialism.5. Wash new clothes before you | | | | ancestors knew the health and beauty secrets |
| wear them.The clothes you buy go through many | | | | of the plants and the earth. Over the years, |
| processes and many hands before you buy them | | | | however, we have been taught to discount |
| yourself. If the garment is washable, please | | | | their knowledge of health and beauty as |
| be sure to wash it before you wear it for the | | | | old-fashioned. The beauty and health industry |
| first time. This will ensure that excess | | | | would love you to believe this. Do not let |
| chemicals, pesticides, dyes and bleaches are | | | | our elders take these secrets with them to |
| removed before it meets your body.6. Our body | | | | the grave.Wambui Bahati "Miss Inspiration" is |
| is one unit.We often forget that our body is | | | | a professional speaker and entertainer. Her |
| one unit. Many of us have the idea that it is | | | | mission: Reminding you of your magnificence. |
| all right to use toxic products on our hair, | | | | |