A New You by Shari!

This is a great alternative to the call in and deliver or grocery store pizza that is not so yummy.  It's much more inexpensive that you might imagine and the results are even tastier too!  You can use whatever ingredients you like and enjoy the wonderful aroma that will fill your house and make your mouth water.  Here is my personal recipe below:

Tomato Sauce
Black olives
Fresh spinach leaves
Portabella mushrooms
Jalapenos
Monterey Jack cheese (I like extra cheese)

Pizza Crust:
I cheat and use a fresh ready to go cheese pizza from Sprouts or Pillsbury Pizza Dough (thin crust). *Personal size is a fresh ready to bake pizza from Sprouts also (Foccia dough smells great while it bakes) Yum!
Assembly of the pizza is pretty simple. Then just bake as directed. Enjoy!

Ok well it might not exactly be futuristic shampoo and conditioner, but it IS great stuff that most of you might not know about.  I have tried this myself and I love it!  I only wash my hair once a week so having an oily scalp used to be a problem.  Well I'm here to tell ya that with this new method of cleaning my scalp I no longer have to worry about it.  Now before any of you say EWWWWW just lock the lips, listen, and try it out first. Then you make your decision.  I will concede that this method might not be for everyone.  We've all been brought up to believe that lots of lather makes for clean hair.  Well I say bull hockey.  That is a chemical added to the shampoo to make it lather.  It doesn't make a cookies difference on the cleanliness of your scalp or hair.  So without further ado here goes.... All you need it baking soda, apple cider vinegar, and water.  TADA!!!! Most of us already have this stuff in our homes.  If you don't you won't have to drop a gazillion dollars to get it.  Recipe is as follows:

1 Tablespoon baking soda
1 to 2 Tablespoons of apple cider vinegar

In shower dissolve baking soda into 1 cup warm water until clear.  Taking care to concentrate ONLY on the scalp, pour mixture over head. Let stand for about a min. (I massage very gently if I have any product or color buildup) Then rinse. (Hair might be a bit haylike at this point, mine wasn't.) Then mix apple cider vinegar in 1 cup warm water and repeat procedure.  Allow to sit a minute or so and rinse out or leave in.  Rinsing out is an totally optional when it comes to the vinegar.  You WILL NOT smell like a pickle!!!
     You WILL enjoy fresh clean hair and scalp without having to wash everyday or even every other day.  See just how long you can go between shampoos.  Its not nasty but actually good for your hair NOT to shampoo too often.  Obviously adjustments can be made for length and thickness, but remember we're concentrating on the scalp.  The hair will get the overflow.   I have found most recently that this method might fade your hair color.  Use with caution.  Also, sorry my lovely African American ladies, this is apparently not good for you.  But I would love info on healthy natural ways to clean your hair to share with others. I look forward to reading your feedback. 

     The change in seasons is fasinating to me.  I love to look at the way the environment changes so beautifully all around me.  But the change in seasons isn't so great for some.  I'm talking to you allergy sufferers.  I can empathize with your pain.  My poor husband was just like you once.  The change in seasons was followed by itchy watery eyes/nose and sinus pressure galore. 
     Luckily, I was told about the Netty Pot!  It is a miracle in compact form.  The containers look either like a genie lamp or an old tea pot. 

*You simply fill it with warm water and a special saline packet (comes with pot and sold separately). 

*You lean over the sink and place the spout in one nostril and tilt your head so the solution  (about 1/2 pot) can flow through the sinus cavitites and exit the opposite nostril.  You have to breath through your mouth while this is going on.  The process is a bit ackward at first but after a bit you get the hang of it. 

*Then you lightly blow your nose and repeat on other side.
  
                               The resulting relief is UNBELIEVEABLE!!! 
I have also tried this myself when I had horrible sinus pressure that just wouldn't go away.  I never take medicine so that wasn't an issue with me, but my husband was a fanatic about allergy meds.  He tried this process for about 1 month and now he no longer has issues.  If any DO happen to arise he uses the Netty Pot and relief comes quickly.  Only 2 flair ups in the last year.  And he had serious issue before.  
     You can get this products reasonably cheap.  I got mine on sale and with the solution packets included paid around $10 and it's lasted about 1 year.  Can you say the same for your so called allergy relief medicine?  Try it and let me know how it works for you!  Happy breathing!!!