7 Dimensions of Wellness

7 Dimensions of Wellness
7 Dimensions of Wellness
Showing posts with label healing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healing. Show all posts

Monday, January 21, 2013

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF ALOE VERA

HAPPY NEW YEAR LIVE LIFE WELL READERS/CWUW COMMUNITY!!!

     ON YOUR NEW YEAR'S JOURNEY TO BE A HEALTHIER YOU...I WANTED TO WRITE A BLOG ABOUT THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF THE ALOE VERA PLANT.  NOW, THIS HAS BEEN A PLANT THAT I HAVE BEEN VERY FAMILIAR WITH SINCE A LITTLE GIRL.  I WAS A TOMBOY; I WAS ALWAYS RUNNING BEHIND MY OLDER BROTHER AND HIS FRIENDS.  I GOT A LOT OF SCRAPES, BURNS, CUTS, ETC. THROUGH OUT MY CHILDHOOD YEARS AND THE ONE THING MY MOM SWORE BY TO HEAL MY WOUNDS WAS...THE ALOE VERA PLANT.  MY MOM ALWAYS KEPT ONE OF THESE PLANTS IN OUR HOME...JUST FOR ME, LOL.  NEOSPORIN HAS NOTHING ON THE HEALING BENEFITS OF SOME ALOE VERA.   I BARELY SEE A BLEMISH FROM THE WOUNDS BECAUSE OF THE HEALING POWER OF THIS ALOE VERA PLANT.  

     JUST GO GET A PLANT FROM THE STORE, TREAT IT AS ANY OTHER PLANT.  WHEN NEEDED, BREAK OFF A PIECE OF THE PLANT, SQUEEZE THE PIECE TO MAKE SOME OF THE ALOE VERA GEL OOZE OUT, CLEANSE THE WOUND WITH SOAP AND WATER, AND THEN APPLY THE ALOE VERA GEL STRAIGHT TO THE WOUND.  DO THIS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY UNTIL THE WOUND IS HEALED.  NOW, UPON GETTING OLDER AND THROUGH RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS PLANT JUST DOES NOT HEAL WOUNDS....BUT OUR BODY, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.  I FOUND SOME GREAT INFO TO SHARE WITH YOU ON ONE OF MY FAVORITE INFO SITE, NATURALNEWS.COM.  SOME OF THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF THE PLANT ARE:  STOPS TUMORS FROM GROWING, HELPS WITH CONSTIPATION, HYDRATES SKIN, HELPS WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, STABILIZES BLOOD GLUCOSE, AND MANY, MANY MORE.  SOME OF THE WAYS YOU CAN TAKE ALOE VERA IS BY BUYING THE ALOE VERA DRINK (WHICH IS PRETTY TASTY), TAKING THE PILLS, OR JUST SCRAPING OUT THE INSIDE OF THE LEAF AND PUTTING IT IN A SMOOTHIE!!  THERE ARE MANY WAYS YOU CAN ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF AN ALOE VERA PLANT.  OH, IT IS GREAT FOR HAIR TOO!!  ALOE VERA SHOULD BE A STAPLE PLANT IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD.  MY PERSONAL SUGGESTION IS TO GO OUT A GET YOU AN ALOE VERA PLANT TODAY!!


DANICA J.


CHECK OUT THE LINK AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: http://www.naturalnews.com/021858_aloe_vera_gel.html

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Community Workday: We need your help!



On Tuesday, May 24th starting at 6:30pm, we will start our workday at "Miss Mary's Garden", a CWUW project with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and we need YOU.

We need 15 volunteers, ages 13 and up, to help us build beds and prep the lot for the garden. NO experience needed.  We just need good spirits and willing bodies.

If you're interested, please just send us an email for more information. info@cwuwonline.org


This garden is for the community by the community. Help us grow!!!

Friday, May 6, 2011

Mental Health Awareness: Speaking out about Bulimia

For many years, I have written on my various blogs about living with bulimia. http://clevawords.blogspot.com    Its something that many don't understand and don't realize so many live in secrecy about. I'm a recovering bulimic. Bulimia is a mental disorder. Plan and simple. For the first time, I will be talking with a group this weekend about my history of eating disorders, body image, anxiety, and coping. I do feel the need to share with other women, especially black women, about this issue. Many women suffer from an eating disorder in one form or another especially binge eating disorder or emotional eating.  Let's let go of the secrey and let the healing begin.

woman in the mirror
There are still issues I'm dealing with. I don't allow or like my picture to be taken. I'm also a workaholic. Both are anxiety and coping issues that are related to my history of bulimia. For me, bulimia wasn't and isn't about losing weight.  Its about coping and the manner in which I address stress.  Yes, some of it is wrapped in body image but its not central to my illness.  Just a symptom, a by product.

I've been in the process of healing for a few years.  I no longer binge/purge but I still have anxiety issues that are being addressed. I've embraced my humanity. I'm flawed and I'm beautiful.  Takes a while to get there but bulimia has been a part of my journey since my 20s.  I've lived with it. I'm ok with saying I've had a mental illness.  Healing can only start with being honest and transparent. I've blogged about bulimia for a few years and I will continue to do so. 

So, this Saturday, I will collaborate with Voice!boX and speak on living with bulimia, not as the Executive Director of CWUW or the Prevention Manager of the Damien Center, but as Rhonda....a everyday person, experiencing everyday things. 

Be Well...

'You Think THAT'S Crazy...' VOICE!boX Inc EmPOWERtainment Session


The Griot Village
6213 La Pas Trail
Indianapolis, Indiana

SUBJECT MATTER: SERIOUS

ATMOSPHERE: ABSOLUTELY NOT.

COME Curious. Leave EmPOWERtained! BE. EAT. SPEAK. & WIN. FREELY.

Join Us for this INTERACTIVE Mental Health Awareness Session & MORE

OUT!LOUD for VOICE!boX Performers & Presenters:

Kenye Fudiyah
Rhonda Bayless
Pam Bass

SESSIONS TEXT re|MIND|er & RSVP text: 317.590.4300