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HEALTH & WELLNESS
THREE INITIATIONS THAT
LED TO PERFECT HEALTH — BY ANTONETTA FERNANDES My first initiation on the blockages that the modern lifestyle can have on our bodies came at me through a naturalist called Paul Skey, who I coworked with in the early 1980s. His conversations with me was about being free from everything that did not feel natural. We covered so much in the 3 years I worked for him. The topics ranged from underarm deodorant, perfume, underwired under garments, nutrition to environmental issues and so much more.
O
ne of the topics was the effects of use of underarm deodorants/ antiperspirants
• Antiperspirants: Stops you from
perspiring or sweating.
• Deodorants: Stop the bacteria in your
perspiration from smelling, often by killing the bacteria or neutralising the smell. Here are some natural tips and methods I have used in the past for my armpits
• Applied baby talcum powder
• Washed the armpits with alcohol or
white vinegar
• Added a few drops of rose water in the
bathtub before taking bath. More recently my friend/coach and International Breathe Therapist Desiree Ferrari introduced
me to Tea tree which is an antibacterial herb. Made a deodorant by mixing two drops of the essential oil and one ounce of water. The next initiation was something I picked up from my dear mother (who recently passed away). For a brief period, my mother lived with me while she was waiting to move into the care home. Seeing my mother pop 20 pharmaceuticals in the morning, 30 at lunchtime and 10 in the evening was a bitter pill to swallow. I found it extremely difficult
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