Living Healthy

What is Dyslexia?

Educators have not been able to agree on what dyslexia really is. Some authorities believe that it is strictly a language-processing problem, involving the distinguishing of sounds of letters. Others believe that it is a visual/perceptual problem, since these children also reverse words laterally (b/d) and vertically (m/w) as well as scrambling letters (the=het) when they read and write. 

I believe that they are both correct.  It is an auditory/language problem, a visual/perceptual problem, and often also a visual/motor (eye/hand) problem.  I have worked with many teenagers who had been through years of tutoring in a good “phonemic awareness” program. Why were they still in my special education class?

Germs or pathogens are types of microbes that cause disease. The Center for Disease or CDC recommends washing your hands in a specific way to avoid contacting and or spreading disease.

The Manuka Honey and Vitamin C mask helps remove dead skin cells while stimulating new ones with the powerful anti-inflammatory properties. It's also great for acne and other skin irritation issues.

Smoothies are a delightfully healthy food when done right. When you purchase them at an overpriced smoothie shop, they’re often full of low-quality ingredients and a lot of added sugar.

But why bother buying these drinks when you can make your own? This delicious and refreshing Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie is one of my favorites. Thanks to the kiwi, it’s chock-full of vitamin C. If you thought oranges were good, wait until you try kiwis: These fuzzy little fruits have 275 percent of your daily recommended allowance of the nutrient.

And when you combine them with nutrition-rich strawberries, which are packed with antioxidants, along with some banana and raw yogurt, you get an easy-to-make, fruity smoothie you can enjoy as a yummy breakfast, post-workout snack or just an after-dinner treat.

What is frankincense oil?

Frankincense, also called olibanum,¹ is derived from two types of Boswellia trees: Boswellia sacra and Boswellia carteri.² The process starts with extracting the milky white sap from the tree bark and hardened into a gum resin in around 10 days,³ and scraped off as tear-shaped droplets.⁴ The resulting oil is pale yellow-green and has a woody, earthy and spicy aroma.⁵

Uses of frankincense oil

Frankincense oil has long been revered in the Middle East, where it's been used as an anointing oil and a perfume.⁹ It was often burned as incense in religious ceremonies conducted by the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians and Israelites too.¹⁰

Egyptian women also relied on frankincense as a fashion statement by burning and grinding it into a powder to make heavy kohl, a type of eyeliner.¹¹ The oil is added in cosmetic and skincare products like lotions, perfumes, liquid soaps and shower gels,¹² which may help:^13,14

•Address dry skin, age spots, and wrinkles

•Speed up the healing of cuts, acne, burns, rashes and sores

•Strengthen hair roots and more!

Super Greens

When it comes to our diet, green foods are arguably the pinnacle of natural nutrition. Also known as green superfoods, they’ve been a staple of the human diet for thousands of years and are one of our best sources of nutrition.

Even with all of our advances in science and technology, we still have yet to produce anything that rivals the healthy power of greens.

Not only are green foods powerhouses of nutrition, they also help to alkalize the body.* Green foods can help support a healthy body pH, a concern for many Americans today due to the high acidity of many popular foods and beverages.*

Ideally we should consume 3 to 5 servings of vegetables a day, but the fact is many of us don’t even come close. This is where supplements can help.

It is a fact the commercial hand sanitizers are chemically-scented and made with toxic ingredients. While they do kill bacteria and viruses, these chemicals also seep into the pores of the skin and are absorbed into the bloodstream. The primary active ingredients in these sanitizers are Ethyl alcohol and Isopropyl alcohol. Ethyl alcohol is also know as ethanol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol and drinking alcohol. This is what kills the germs. Ethyl alcohol is used in some cosmetics to enhance the absorption of other ingredients, which means that anything mixed with it will move through the skin and into the bloodstream more easily.

Studies suggest that Grape Seeds constitute anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-histamine, anti-aging, anti-allergic, antimicrobial, and adaptogenic activity. 

Grape Seed Extract and its oil is derived from the seeds of a grape. Due to their nutritional and medicinal properties grapes, their seeds, and leaves have been used in many home remedies for centuries. Grape Seed Oil is a great source of polyphenols - flavonoids, Essential Fatty Acid - linoleic acid, vitamin E, and oligomeric proanthocyanidin.

What started out in a search for a unique gift for my husband Daniel, I stumbled upon beard products one day while looking for the perfect gift. This was going to be the perfect gift for him since he has had a beard for many years.

So after studying ingredients and trials and errors and my background as a hairdresser, Ol’ Abe’s Beard Products were born. And now my husband and I both can feel good about beard products that help him look and feel his best while keeping his beard and skin healthy without any harmful chemicals!