My neck hurts...

It's 11pm-ish my time and I'm tired. I didn't cook tonight. In fact, I'm sad. I miss the preparation that it takes to make a dish. It calms me, readies me for a meal. But I'm tired so tonight it's leftovers for this girl. But I couldn't NOT post what I'm about to post. It's too good not to share with you.

I love to share products that I think work. I'm a believer in advocating for small companies with good products that frankly...make my life easier.

I've had a neck problem for a long time now. I think it has to do with sitting all day with my head tilted toward the phone. It's part of my job and literally "a pain in the neck." Well...it was until my gluten-free, organic loving, hippy dippy (in every good way)  friend turned me on to what I'm about to show you. She saw me rubbing my neck, offered me this odd looking cream, and BAM. I was hooked.

Raymac Medic-Moist is a product developed locally in our area of Northern Texas, but due to the patent laws, he could only sell it to salons and wholesale beauty warehouses. He has actually passed on and the daughter has taken over running the company. At one point she was going to sell it, but so many people swore by the product and wrote her letters that she decided to keep it.

Thank God for that. I know what's in this is organic. And I know it works. Always. I've never tried it on an ache or pain that it couldn't take care of. Headaches, neckaches.....I'm kind of a believer now.

I find it locally but amazon also sells it here.

I'm a firm believer in finding products that actually work and I'm always down for organic and natural ways to alleviate pain without popping advil.

My incredibly sensitive stomach also likes the break from the NSAIDs.

Home Remedy: Acid Reflux





There's nothing to me worse than acid reflux. It sneaks up on you and makes you feel as if you're heart is coming up out of your esophagus. It's annoying too and antacids don't always work.

Acid reflux is one of those misnomers. The name implies that you have too much acid when in reality what causes acid reflux is having too little. Too little acid means that inside your stomach the food you've eaten is slowly fermenting which emits a large amount of gas and pushes both the food and remaining acid up toward your espophagus. Therefore while antacids might help in the short term (by taking care of the remaining acid), it's like putting a band-aid on a large wound. Moreover, long term use of products like that can lead to health problems such as ulcers and poor nutrient absorption.

It's not a pretty picture.

So how do we combat that? Lemons! Lemons actually contain malic acid that help calm the stomach and restore Ph balance, correcting the ratio of stomach acid.

The best way I've found is to take one whole lemon and cut it in half. Squeeze one half of the lemon's juice into a cup, then place the other one at the bottom of the cup to sit. Pour in hot water and add a teaspoon of honey or whatever sweetener you'd like to make sure it's not too sour. Drink and wait about five minutes. You will find that it works quickly, faster than any antacid I've ever taken.

Lemons are also a good source of Vitamin C and potassium. The worlds wonder fruit!