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Honey Inside and Out

May 31, 2019

Add honey to your skincare routine

Honey has many advantages both topically and internally. But before we talk about that, here’s a little video about where honey comes from:

Why is honey used in skincare?

Add honey to your skincare routine

As a moisturizer, honey helps to draw moisture from the air. It works as a lovely exfoliator especially for acne and sensitive skin. It works as an antioxidant just as the flowers would that the bees ate the nectar from, so it helps to fight free radicals. The darker the honey, the more antioxidant power it has!

Honey is also great at calming irritation and has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. It is wonderful to use as a mask. I keep honey from The Carolina Honey Bee in the shop to use as a mask.

Honey in cooking

Honey contains trace amounts of B-Complex Vitamins and Vitamin C, minerals, protein amino acids and enzymes. Since it is a slow absorbing sugar, it has a lower glycemic level. Raw honey is great for your digestive system. Since it is 40% fructose (that is almost two times sweeter than sugar – hmm I had no idea) you actually need less for the same level of sweetness.

It is fabulous to cook with – just use it in marinades, dressings and beverages.

Be sure to stop in to the Carolina Honey Bee for some tasty honey. Hot honey is trendy now, and I LOVE their chili infused honey. I’ve actually bought their plain honey and just dumped my chilies from my empty jar into the new one. Within a few days it was spicy!

Honey is very easy to infuse so buy a big jar and infuse smaller containers with different herbs if you like. Also, Susan does a Honey Tasting so gather some friends and sign up for one of her tastings. It was super fun.

Resources for Bees and Honey

Honeybee

There are several great Local Bee Companies so be sure to Buy Local! Local honey is also known to help with your allergies.

The Carolina Honey Bee – https://carolinabeeco.com/

Miss Bee Haven – https://www.missbeehoney.com/

Bee Well Honey Farm – https://beewellhoneyfarm.com/

I read an interesting article from Susan at The Carolina Honey Bee in Traveler’s Rest. She was talking about Goldenrod and its importance to the thriving of the hive. Although it might terrorize those of us with allergies, the bees need it for several reasons – the Queen is stimulated to make more brood and it is what the bees will live off of in the fall and going into winter months. For the complete article, check out https://carolinabeeco.com/bee-blog/f/the-buzz-about-goldenrod

Want to know what flowers and herbs to plant for your bees? Check out https://www.missbeehoney.com/pages/flowers-for-bees for more info.

New Beauty Article from Summer 2013 – The Multitasking Power of Honey

Great ways to help the bees – https://www.beegirl.org/helpourbees

Great Bee and Butterfly Source – https://xerces.org/pollinators-southeast-region/

Filed Under: Garden, Raspberry Moon, Skincare Tagged With: Bees, Food, Honey, Skincare

Sleep Better Series – Eat Right to Sleep Right

March 27, 2018

Spicy Food can keep you up at night

This post is part of a series on sleep based on a Face & Body Southeast Spa Expo and Conference presentation given by Trish Greene of Balnea Spa Products.

Spicy Food can keep you up at nightRead the previous posts in this series:

Sleep Better Series – What’s the Big Deal?

Sleep Better Series – The Basics

Sleep Better Series – The Effect of Light on Sleep

Smart Food Choices = Better Sleep

So following this series on sleep here are some things we can do to help our sleep patterns with food.

  • Eat 3 nutritious meals a day.
  • Have a slice of turkey or chicken, or a banana before heading to bed. These foods contain tryptophan, an amino acid that’s used to make serotonin. And serotonin is a brain chemical that helps you sleep.
  • Carbohydrates help tryptophan enter the brain. Try a glass of warm milk (milk contains tryptophan) and a cookie, or warm milk with a spoonful of honey.
  • Eliminate or restrict stimulants such as caffeine.
  • Avoid big meals late in the evening. You need three to four hours to digest a big meal.
  • Spicy or sugary food, even at suppertime, is usually a bad idea. Spices can irritate your stomach, and when it tosses and turns, so will you. Having a lot of sugary food, especially chocolate which contains caffeine, can make you feel jumpy.
  • Avoid alcohol. It interferes with Melatonin levels. It may help you fall asleep but it also causes you to wake up in the middle of the night.
  • A handful of granola can be a good bedtime snack.
  • Trish didn’t mention a herbal tea but that can also help.

Somehow I need to figure out how to eat dinner 3 to 4 hours before I go to bed at 10 pm. And on salsa nights that schedule just gets out of whack!

Our next post in this series will talk about natural remedies for sleep.

 

This information was given by Trish Greene of Balnea Spa Products. She is a Board Certified Aromatherapist, Dr of Homeopathy and a Cidesco trained Esthetician. She practices in Canada and has been an Eve Taylor rep for 25 years.

All the crazy legalize stuff I need to say. Consult your physician before taking anything suggested in this informational piece. I am not a Doctor, I am simply sharing the interesting information that I learned at a recent class. Do anything at your own risk, use common sense, and try to get some healthy sleep. No one is responsible for the choices you make except for yourself. None of us are responsible for anything you choose to do on your own accord. 

Filed Under: Food, Health, Raspberry Moon, Sleep Tagged With: Food, sleep

Korean BBQ Buffet in Atlanta

October 16, 2017

The amazing buffet at the Korean BBQ

I didn’t realize that I hadn’t finished this post!!! My friend Eileen introduced me to this fun place on our first adventure to JeJu Spa for my Birthday last year. This is a super fun place try out if you are down in the Atlanta area. Just an FYI, this restaurant is in the same parking lot as Marshalls and TJ Maxx! Shopping, Food and Spa treatments, sounds like an awesome day to me! I’m not always a fan of buffets but I do love being able to try lots of different things when something is sort of new.

Korean BBQ
Cho Won Buffet

Korean BBQ Smorgasbord awaits!

The amazing buffet at the Korean BBQ
Hhmmm, where does one start…….

The 4 sides of the buffet all hold something different. There is a section for sushi; one of various hot dishes; a side for soups, rice and misc stuff and then last but not least, the big display of all the different kinds of meats and seafood that you can chose and have the ladies grill at the table. The grilled meats can be placed in lettuce leaves and there are options for various pickled or fermented items, garlic and sauces to go with your grilled meat wraps. I am making myself hungry just writing this!

I was SO full afterwards
A Little Bit of This & A Little Bit of That

I love being able to have a little bit of everything. Lots of veggie options and fermented stuffs!

Yummy little fish
ButterFish

Yummy little fish, called Butter Fish. These little guys are so awesome. I think a little on the salty side but very delicious.

Meat - It's What's for Dinner!
Meat – It’s What’s for Dinner!

So much fun to be able to pick out what you want to eat and then have it prepared right in front of you. Everyone for sure had their fill. I forgot to mention there are 2 different types of drinks on the side near the lettuce. They are both delicious. I can’t remember what was in them but they are for sure worth trying.

There is something for everyone really. In the evenings the buffet is a little more because it has seafood on it. It is less than $10 for lunch and around $15 for dinner. Of course it only makes sense to go to JeJu Spa after! If you go check it out let me know what you think!

 

Filed Under: Adventure, Food, Raspberry Moon, Travel Tagged With: Atlanta, BBQ, Food, Food Adventure, Korean, Travel

A Little Turkish Fun in China

September 7, 2016

You never know what you might end up getting the chance to experience when you are traveling. One of my best client’s best friend lives in Chengdu, China so she was our go to for everything. She took such great care of us, she really went out of her way to make our stay as fun and memorable as possible. Rachel seems to be in the know of all things fun! We were lucky enough to get included on her invite to an anniversary celebration of her friend’s Turkish Restaurant called The Sultan  (Su Tan TuErQi CanBa).

Local name 苏坦土耳其餐吧
Local address 武侯区芳华街25号附12

It is a good idea to always have a card or photo that tells of the place you are staying or where you would like to go in Chinese. It makes it easier for the taxi drivers to get you to the right place! After being spoiled having a driver, we forgot to do this one night……luckily we finally made it back to the hotel!

That night my batteries were about dead on my phone so I didn’t get a lot of pictures.  We girls all got some fun henna. There was plenty of hooka to go around, BOGO Vodka Bottles, they were roasting a lamb on a spit out front and we had various salads and extras to enjoy.

The live musicians were phenomenal and I loved dancing to their music. There were 3 lovely ladies who belly danced for us and did an amazing job. Belly dancers seem to be taking over the world! LOL, I love it. It made me miss performing. Although I don’t dance as much as I used to, I try to dance whenever I am traveling. I love it and it makes me happy.

 

Filed Under: Adventure, Travel Tagged With: Belly Dance, Chengdu, China, Food, music

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