Fleas! In you house, on your dog

THINGS TO USE ON THE DOG

-Flea shampoo

1 cup castile soap ( dr. Bronners peppermint)

1/8 oz pine and 1/8 oz rose oil

-Comb out fleas with metal nit comb OUTSIDE  then rinse dog with strong Rosemary infusion: 

BOil 1 qt water , turn off add 1 cup rosemary fresh or dry cover and steep till cool  

-combine 1 cup water and 40 drops citrus essential oils ( lemon, grapefruit, red mandarin, neroli) saturate dog well. can rinse off after an hour or two

-pulverize dry herbs in food processor:  wormwood fennel rue peppermint- Rub in herb powder all over dog

-Rub in Brewers yeast

-score lemon and orange peels to bring out oil and rub them on animal 

-give dog B supplement daily. 

-Add any of following to food: brewers yeast, apple cider vinegar, garlic, fennel, rue, rosemary

-make flea collar- sew long tube and stuff with rosemary and oregano herbs OR fill with Pyretheum ( this NOT ever on cats) 

OR soak a strip of fabric in lemon oil, let dry some and put on neck

ON its BED

lavender oil on bedding OR add powdered dry herbs of pennyroyal thyme wormwood rosemary inside dogs bed cover

For the House

FLOOR WASH

1 tbs liquid dish soap 

20 drops lemon oil

5 drops pennyroyal oil

1 gallon water

allow to dry then rinse with clear water

get trap at hardware that is a light with sticky stuff 

OR make your own with a shallow dish of water with a little Ivory soapy  liquid and out a light close above it 

carpet 

1 lb diatomaceous earth at nursery

8 oz table salt

2 oz peppermint leaves pulverized to powder

sprinkle on carpet let stand 1 hour then vacuum- DO NOT BREATH THE DIAT> EARTH

Drag a piece of flannel around on the floor OR yard - it will pick up fleas- wash in washer in hot water immediately

Homemade Energy balls

Raw Energy Bars - these are YUMMY and will cost less than the fancy store bought ones! Recipe from Kristie McNamara at www.tilvee.com. I downloaded it from the www.5050dietplan.com. In food processor cut up 4 dates (or 1/3 cup pre-chopped dates) blend in 1/2 cup raw Agave, 1 cup Almond Butter (I did it in a bowl) MIx in:1 cup NSP powdered protein-(I used Smartmeal Chocolate but you could try Love & Peas or Nutri-Burn), 1/2 cup coconut flakes (or ground), 3 Tablespoons ground seeds like sesame or flax, 2 Tablesppons NSP Greenzone Powder, 4 tablespoons dried berries. Press into 9x13 pan (I lined with parchment paper and dusted with carob powder) keep in freezer to stay fresh and wrap in parchment or wax paper, put in baggies for traveling. Could ROLL BALLS * and coat with ground coconut or raw cacao or carob as well. **NOTE** I found they hold together better if you roll them into balls about an inch wide of course I began to vary it to suit my needs SO my latest recipe is simpler- 1 cup Almond butter 1/4 cup or more of honey 3 TBS of ground flax seed 2-4 TBS of Raw Cacao powder 1/2 cup of NSP NATURE'S HARVEST PROTEIN POWDER 1/3 CUP Cacao nibs 1/3 cup goji berries Basically I start with the wet ingredients and mix in the dry and vary it as needed to make a stiff dough that I can roll in finely chopped raw coconut powder or cacao powder or ground nuts. I wrap them in packs of two or three with wax paper and store in the freezer but you could have in a box in a cool place at work or school I imagine. just dont bring too many at once ,keep the rest fresh in your freezer. be creative and let me know how YOURS turn out

what else does a body good?

Sorry I have not been on this blog as I have been feeding my alter ego--the art instructor side of me! I just hung a huge show of my students work at the Sprinkler Factory Art gallery in Worcester MA for the month of March. I talk about it and have a couple pictures in my art blog- www.artis4every1.wordpress.com. BUT ANYWAY the point I want to make today is the powerful therapy some folks get from learning to paint with me ( it is a special method I devised that allows ANYONE to create a beautiful amazing painting) When people become artists who are severely challenged with physical or attention problems or even social standing issues in children, it gives them a new focus of self value. As an artist they are admired for this mysterious talent they display and the admiration feeds their very soul which is the spark behind our good health.
So do something that makes you proud of yourself and something you truly enjoy- it will only enhance your well being! if you are near to me, and need a new focus in life, consider taking an art class - I will bring out that hidden talent for you to enjoy- I have taught legally blind folks, quadriplegic folks, folks over 100 yrs old - beginners of all kinds. My special method ( developed in my first nursing home classes) does not require any drawing or art experience.
SO find that passion in YOUR life and play with it!