Flower Power!

I just love Bach Flower Essences! I am sure you have seen them in many health food stores but are unsure how to use them and what they do. They are diluted extracts of various types of flowers. Flower petals are infused in water and the energy of the flower transfers to the water. How cool is that? Safe and effective, they are derived from non-toxic flowering plants and trees and may even be used with infants, the elderly and animals with no side effects. Not pharmaceutical, they do not chemically interact like herbs. They are used to help cope with emotional issues. The Bach Original Flower Remedies were developed by a Homeopath and Bacteriologist in the 1920’s named Dr. Edward Bach. He believed that disease is stress related. Dr. Bach was not happy with the establishment’s way of treating the patient. He felt they only dealt with the disease and not the person or their emotional state so he developed flower remedies to treat the variety of emotional problems and restore balance which interferes with the equilibrium of the being as a whole. They are liquid tinctures in small bottles with a dropper. You just use the dropper to put drops under your tongue. Each bottle will list how many drops and how frequently you should take it. There are 38 remedies for 38 negative emotional states. If you experience more than one of these emotions you can mix the remedies together to make a personal remedy or you can go to the Bach website http://www.nelsonsnaturalworld.com/en-us/us/our-brands/bachoriginalflowerremedies/ which has a “remedy chooser” that can help you find the remedy you need.

Bach makes a blend called Rescue Remedy. I love Rescue Remedy! No one should leave home without it. It is a blend of five of the thirty eight remedies and is great for those moments of stress. It works immediately and calms you instantly. You can even use it on your animals.

 Yours in health,
Maria