March 2016

Welcome to March! I found a couple of fun Holidays to observe along with the traditional St. Patrick’s Day.  Let’s have some fun!

March 21 is National Hug a Puppy Day. This holiday founded in 2006 encourages us to ogle and pet puppies! The health benefit from this activity is reduced stress and lower blood pressure; I recommend you sip a cup of ALVITA LAVENDER TEA (which you can purchase at our store) while hugging that puppy; total relaxation!  Look to our store for your natural Pet Collar needs!

March 29; benefits the health of Mother Earth! “Earth Hour” is a grassroots movement started in 2007 in Sydney Australia which has spread to over 4,000 cities worldwide!  This year we are switching off all non-essential lighting and electronics from 8:30 to 9:30 P.M.  Be sure to stock up on candles and ESSENTIAL OILS to spice up the hour! We carry a variety of Essential Oils at our store!

Finally we are going to discuss potatoes! Synonymous with Ireland!

Potatoes have gotten a rough break! These tubers are 100% gluten free and a medium potato provides a half-day dose of Vitamin C; also potassium; B-6 and fiber! The devil is in the details; how the potatoes are prepared! Peeling, frying, loading them up with butter; bacon and sour cream are a NO-NO… okay once in a great while!

Potatoes come in a variety of colors; white, yellow; red and blue. The deeper the color of the potato the more beta-carotene it contains which is great for the eyes.  Sweet potatoes contain twice the manganese than white and are very high in beta carotenes and flavonoids!  The very orange sweet potatoes are actually yams!

Remember all the nutrients we talked about today can be found in our Complete Multi-vitamin formulas.  My favorites are Irwin Naturals “Living Liquid Greens Multiple”; Nature’s Plus “Gold” Multiple and so many others.

Stop by and check out our Green Products Display….all you’ll need for Health and Beauty!

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day from the staff at Complete Health Store

Remember eat your greens and supplement green!

Barbara