Here are a couple tips to help you and your kids with a couple of common maladies this summer.

Playing ball outside and your child falls and scrapes his or her knee? Instead of reaching for the antiseptic spray that stings and is filled with harsh chemicals, try CALENDULA. This gentle and soothing herb is very effective on burns and scrapes. Various creams, gels, and ointments containing Calendula are usually available and can be directly applied to the injured area.

We’ve invited Herb Schuh, owner of Ladies Workout Express in Joliet, to provide a guest article.

Let’s talk about physical fitness.
 
Whether you are new to fitness or you have been working out for years, there are key components to be aware of. Specifically, what is commonly referred to in the fitness industry as “the 5 components of physical fitness.”

Are you finding it difficult to keep it all together? The following are signs your hormones may be out of balance:

1). FOGGY-HEADED/UNCLEAR THINKING. Are you forgetting what you want to say, or it just doesn’t come out right?

2). HEADACHES. Especially at that time of the month?

3). IRRITABILITY/IMPATIENCE. Are friends or family noticing you snapping at them more lately?

What is an Allergy?

When your body is exposed to any substance it does not like, you experience a reaction to that “foreign invader.” If that exposure is more than a one-time event, that immune response keeps occurring, releasing more and more chemicals to protect your body from what it perceives as a threat.

1). Eggs

2). Dairy

3). Refined wheat