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Mala Beads and Essential Oils for Daily Aromatherapy

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Wearing essential oils on your body is soothing and comforting, but can also be concerning depending on the purity and density of oils. By making use of a lava bead bracelet, the scent and aroma of pure oils can be worn daily without a worry about direct skin absorption.

The Mala Bracelet has a rich history in meditation, spirituality, and also as personal jewelry. Lava rocks as mala beads make for a perfect combination of providing oil aromatherapy no matter where you are throughout your busy day. From yoga mat to board room, use your bracelet to center yourself and remind you of your practice.

Lava Beads for Essential Oils

Acting almost like an aromatherapy diffuser, lava beads are porous and allow a slow release of your favorite oils aromas. We enjoy the ability to combines different oils to create a unique daily blend. Add a different drop to each of several beads, or use the same oil to several beads for a more concentrated scent.

One of our favorite essential oil combinations for lava beads is Bergamot, Lavender, and Cedarwood. Apply a drop of each to three different beads and let the oil soak into the mala beads. The scent is not permanent and lasts anywhere from 2 to 24 hours. Use this to your advantage and create a different combination each day.

See the example below for a bracelet with a stretchable, expanding thread to allow for multiple ways to wear the bracelet and one size fits all. We prefer the traditional 108 mala bead bracelet that loops around the wrist several times.

Add drops of your favorite essential oils to 2-5 of the beads and let them naturally absorb into the stone before wrapping the mala beads around your wrist in three loops. Depending on your activity level and ambient surroundings, you will get anywhere from 2-24 hours of aroma from the bracelet. It provides a grounding scent and is comfortable enough to wear everyday.

For more information about the history of mala beads and how to use them in meditation practice, enjoy the article on Gaia at: https://www.gaia.com/article/how-use-mala-beads-meditation-and-yoga

Inner Balance HeartMath Sensor and App – Emotional and Physical

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The technology to obtain current biofeedback and measurements about your emotions and how they impact you physically is available with the device you carry around everyday, your phone. Apps and phone enabled technology are a biohackers playground. Separating the hype from useful is part of our goal at Biota Zone.

HeartMath is a heart rate sensor that trains you to shift stress to emotional balance. Learning from the feedback available in the app and easily displayed on your phone, you can intentionally create new emotional states. It is based on HRV or Heart Rate Variability which can indicate how emotions are affecting our nervous system which in turn affects our ability to make good decisions.

Meditation Feedback From Your Heart

Knowing the positive results obtained from meditation has captured the focus a new level of athletes, entrepreneurs, parents, and business leaders to learn how to quickly achieve a more meditative state. BioFeedback is one of the fastest tools to be more efficient with your meditation practice. With a combination of guided meditations, coaching tips, and real-time heart rate variability and coherence feedback, you can track progress over time and improve your awareness and self-regulation.

Pick up your sensor for testing at a very reasonable price. This advanced technology would have been prohibitive for non-medical personnel a few years ago.

Have you tested HeartMath or other heart rate sensors for creating balance? Let us Know.

IV Hydration Therapy Test in Las Vegas

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Fear of Needles vs Fear of Low Performance – Biohacking Results

After a short commercial flight, crowded casinos, 3 full days of conferences, 4 late nights of rich food, alcoholic beverages, and interrupted sleep left me feeling less than stellar. What to do? Decide to try out the very accessible IV Hydration options in Las Vegas. Regenerate Me was a service nearby and with good reviews.

Choosing An IV Therapy Location

Options for finding and choosing a reputable IV and vitamin boosting service come in two main varieties. You can go to their location, or they can come to you for an additional fee. I chose to visit the clinic/spa style location as I wanted to see their facilities before making any final decisions regarding treatment.

Getting Your IV Remedy

Just as the name suggests, this is an intravenous flow of fluids and supplements directly into your blood system. Needles are always a little concerning, but the process was simple and very comfortable. 

IV Insertion for rehydration and vitamin therapy
IV Insertion for rehydration and vitamin therapy

IV Therapy typically includes a combination of hydrating fluids and vitamins or amino acids. Commonly seen ingredients in an IV vitamin drip are vitamin C, B vitamins, magnesium, and calcium. IV drips may also contain amino acids (the building blocks of protein) and antioxidants, such as glutathione. Most clinics will have a series of pre-made solutions or you can often choose a custom solution at check-in. Talk with your doctor about what nutrients you may be lacking.

For this initial therapy, I chose a fairly common and supportive recipe delivered via a 500 ml bag of sterile fluid with additions of Ascorbic Acid, B Complex, Methylcobalamin, Calcium Gluconate, Magnesium and a few other ingredients.

After Effects of IV Hydration

The initial effects for the first hour after the IV were not very noticeable. I did feel a bit tired immediately afterward, but anecdotally consider that a result of slowing down after a mad pace set by the previous 3 days. I relaxed and caught up on a bit of emails and calls in my room with no concerns. 

The next 24 hours included more time with colleagues in social settings, adult beverages, a regular night sleep, and a plane ride home. I did feel less tired and a more refreshed than normally at the end of a conference. After a regular morning routine including coffee and a light breakfast, I was focused and ready for a travel day. I enjoyed not having to worry about dehydration, and felt my body nearly recovered and ready for the flight and dealing with airports, delays, and the contaminants often encountered while traveling. 

Long Term Results of IV Therapy

For the next several days, I feel happy with the results. I returned from a high-intensity conference with long days and longer nights, contact with many different people for networking, changes in environmental conditions and allergens, and suffered none of the usual exhaustion or illness typically following such a trip. 

IV Therapy Cautions

IV Therapy Add-Ons or Alternatives