I have a love/hate relationship with winter. I have found the best way to deal with it is to surrender to it and merge with it rather than resist and dread it. There are so many benefits and tantalizing experiences in the austere qualities of cold, wind and short days. Winter is a great time to hibernate or what I mean is, embrace the calm, quiet, going within qualities presented. The first time I enjoyed winter like this was when I discovered a few secrets to generating internal body heat. And these discoveries also brought me closer to nature in many levels, because they connected me to the ancient neurological and biological pathways which synchronize circadian rhythms and bring an overall level of health and well being. Also it is interesting that the cold is both a stressor as well as a rebuilder. The stress of cold calls on all the body’s resources to protect the organism from freezing. It takes a strong body to deal with this in a way that feels good and isn’t depleting. As the body detoxes, it becomes stronger over time. There are many other health benefits of the cold as well, which are the same benefits animals receive from hybernating. The body has time to slow down and rebuild, recalibrate. Get the Nutrition that supports heat generation. Here are the Five Practical Steps Nutrient dense diet full of healthy minerals, vitamins and fats. This consists primarily of humanely and pasture raised animal foods such as meat, fat, butter, eggs, dairy which are raw or as minimally cooked as possible. Also avoid plant toxins (oxalates, lectins, phytates) found in most vegetables, grains and beans, nuts and seeds. A good way to get a lot of extra fat is to add butter to coffee and soup broth. Many people first starting out with this approach may not be able to tolerate the fat due to poor liver function due to too many plant toxins stored in the body. This podcast by Oxalate Guru Sally Norton, Author of Toxic Super Foods, offers extensive, thorough and practical guidelines for getting your health back by de-oxalating your body. Cold Adapting Start with easy incremental Cold Adapting which will possibly lead to deeper and deeper cold immersions once you have achieved a level of health which will support it in a constructive way. This includes spending time outdoors each day wearing as minimal clothing as feels good. Keep the heat low in the house and especially at night to tell your body winter is here. Eventually you may want to try cold showers, cold baths, or plunging in a wild river.  Infra Red Therapy Infra Red Sauna Heat Therapy which makes the cold adapting much easier and creates a perfect balance of yin/yang. This also keeps the detox pathways open and provides much needed infra red light during a time when it is hard to get it from the sun alone. You can now get the best industry standard sauna on the market right here at Lucky Sheep. See link below! Light Therapy Expose yourself and gaze towards the morning sun. Spend as much time outdoors exposing skin and eyes to the sun as possible. The sun emits frequencies which nourish our body, and our brain uses these frequencies to synchronize with our Beloved Star. We would literally be nothing without this light which is one of the building blocks of life, and which we have evolved with for millions of years and beyond. Avoid wearing sunglasses. Avoid artificial blue lights and EMFs as much as possible. Do this by using red light bulbs at night and/or wearing blue blocker glasses.  Natural Fiber Wardrobe Adopt a wardrobe consisting of natural fibers which are primarily wool. This will let the body regulate it’s temperature without the stress caused by synthetic fibers which raises heart rate and stress hormones and keeps you feeling slightly damp and clammy. Synthetic clothing also shuts you off from the healing effects of the Shumann’s Resonance.  |
| Feel the Glow of Infra Red! If you haven’t experienced the warmth of an Infra Red Sauna, you are in for a real treat. Lucky Sheep is partnering with Relax Infra Red Sauna, which is the best industry standard sauna on the market. Aside from a wool sleeping bag, this is on of the best winter companions you can have! |