CHILLY BUT NO SNOW AND UP TO 80 (OR ALMOST) SOON living in Florida isn’t easy but somebody has to do it.
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MONDAY 1/3/2000 ORLANDO SENTINEL: FRONT PAGE: END OF PEANUTS COMIC STRIP
TODAY IS ONE OF MY HELPFUL HINT DAYS:
JELLY FISH ARE BEAUTIFUL—but in Florida (and any beach front area) they are often a problem with stepping on or children picking up. A jelly fish sting is painful. So what do you do? (From Reader’s Digest PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVERS)
1. Rinse the skin with alcohol–rubbing is fine but any alcohol (including the kind you drink like vodka–not beer or wine),
or vinegar
or diluted ammonia
Don’t have any get wet beach sand and apply it.
other items that work are
papaya or meat tenderizer (be sure not to add water to these)
2. Remove the tentacles still stuck to skin with tweezers or gloved hands (never touch with bare hands)
3. After it’s clean an over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream can be applied regularly.
4. Take an over the counter medication like acetaminophen (not aspirin it causes bleeding which is a problem with these stings.) for pain
5. You may want to see a doctor just to be sure everything is OK and especially if you have dizziness, nausea and/or vomiting.
PROBLEMS WITH JEWELRY–another beauty that causes problems for some.
Ear Piercing—Be careful who does this for you–be sure they have a sterile procedure–use stainless-steel needles. To avoid allergic reactions use only stainless steel posts until the ear has healed.
Reactions to rings, earrings, metal eyeglass frames…. clean the metal with rubbing alcohol and cover with clear fingernail polish all parts that touch the skin.
If you have continued reaction to a lot of jewelry you may be allergic to nickel which is used in most US (but not all European) jewelry. You might try to wear other metals—like cooper or try non-metal or some European made items.
CAR AND MOTION SICKNESS–seen a lot in children some adults have it too. (THE COMPLETE BOOK OF ESSENTIAL OILS & AROMATHRAPY/Valrie Ann Worwood)
Peppermint Oil is a natural alternative Just a drop in a cup of hot water (with sugar to taste) sipped slowly before the trip should help. Children may use (adults too) a “mere smear” of peppermint on a sugar cube. (you can make these up in advance and bring them with you in a plastic bag just in case).
Ginger oil (also very good for seasickness) can be used–put two drops on a hankerchief and inhaled works.
Look at an unmoving object on the horizon or close your eyes also helps.
Other travel natural tips:
Lavender, eucalyptus or peppermint oil (just one drop) on one or two cotton balls on the rear window shelf can make an uncomfortable trip a bit easier but won’t make the driver sleepy.
Basil oil (2 drops in morning bath or on a facecloth rubbed over the body after a shower) will help sharpen concentration and keep the driver alert.
HOME POLLUTION avoid it with some simple indoor solutions
BAKING SODA: Use it with water instead of ammonia-based cleansers
and use 1/4 cup baking soda with 1/4 cup vinegar instead of commercial drain cleaners
NON TOXIC WATER BASED glue and marker for arts, crafts and other home uses
http://www.broward.org/POLLUTIONPREVENTION/HAZMAT/Pages/PollutionPreventionatHome.aspx
Crack a window: Yes I know it’ freezing, but you need clean, new oxygen. If your body doesn’t get enough you find yourself tired and lethargic. This is especially true in your bedrooms. Try opening that window just 5-10 min when you wake in the morning and again just before going to bed at night. This lets out carbon dioxide as well as bringing in oxygen and avoids cooling off the entire house. http://www.prevention.com/health/healthy-living/preventing-air-pollution-your-home
Houseplants reduce indoor air pollution naturally. They remove toxins and look good doing it. The most effective: Boston Ferns, Spider plants, English Ivy, Areca Palm and Peace Lilly–to be really effective you need 2 plants per hundred square feet. Http://www.homeadvisor.com/article.show.6-Steps-to-Prevent-Indoor-Air-Pollution-in-Your-Home.10542.html#ixzz3RvXIgYG6a
CALCULATE YOU HOUSEHOLD EMMISSIONS:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/ind-calculator.html
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