Category Archives: health

Sunburned Scalp Remedies

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It is that time of year when most of us pull out the sunscreen (even though it’s recommended to use it all year long).

In case you’re wondering whether it is important to also protect your scalp. Here are some guidelines from a website I found on the www.

Best Mineral Sunscreen Reference:
https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/best-mineral-sunscreens-ncna1267839

Stay beautiful!

Do you have questions about Essential Oils?

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I have recommended Essential 3 as a product source for essential oils. However, they also have a contact form where you can ask questions. Use the link below.

Here is a direct link to their blog:
https://essentialthree.com/blog/

All the best in Wellness!

Free Skin Cancer Screenings

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There are places and information where you can get free help in determining the health of your skin.

Take a look at the website below.

All the best in Wellness!

Living With the Book: Segment 2 – Breathe Magazine

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In Episode 53 of my Wellness Connections Podcast, I talk about the magazine, Breathe. When you have a moment you can listen to a summary of my experience with this magazine. Then explore their website and blog to learn more about past issues of the magazine.

It’s a good, well-being source of information for your Mind, Body and Spirit.

This podcast is available on Apple podcast, Google podcast, and other platforms of your choice. 
Just click this link to select:

https://anchor.fm/judith-guerra7.
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They also have a newsletter that you can sign up for. Click the link.

All the best in Wellness!

Aromatic Wellness Classes

One of the results of the Pandemic (COVID19) has been to draw our attention to our sense of smell in a big way. This has caused an onslaught of articles and discussions about aromatherapy and the benefits of using our sense of smell. The medical community has even brought the methods of using aromatic methods to their patients. And the beauty community has a newfound interest in the benefits we can gain from exploring the plant world where we can find therapeutic benefits from including them in our well-being program.

In this post, I am featuring Amy Anthony, (website NYCAromatica) and her classes, which are among the best. I am a NAHA certified aromatherapist who has taken many classes in order to learn about the best and most safe methods for using essential oils and integrative medicinal methods as part of my wellness regimen. Some years ago, I had the pleasure to have Amy Anthony as one of my teachers at the New York Institute of Aromatherapy (closed now due to the Pandemic).

Amy has a website filled with aromatherapy solutions, potions, and a “poetic” method of providing this service to you. Take a look at her website to enjoy the many facets of aromatic wellness techniques and ideas to include them in your wellness regimen for therapeutic benefits.


Amy Anthony is modest in her explanation “About” herself. These are a few thoughts about what I think she offers in her training and consultations.
1) An aficionada’s grasp of the subject matter.
2) Clarity and ease of communicating – even in the more complex materials.
3) A certain generosity of spirit in her communication.


You can learn more about what she has to offer and sign yourself up for a class at the link below.
https://nycaromatica.com/online-classes/

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Read more about Amy at: https://nycaromatica.com/about/


All the best in Wellness!

Holiday Smells & Smell Dysfunction

Episode #71 of An Aromatic Life: Frauke Galia, of Falk Aromatherapy’s latest podcast may help you, or someone you know. It is a conversation about what it is like for those who have smell challenges, and how to manage smell dysfunction.
Learn from people who lost their sense of smell due to Covid, and some other smelling conditions as well.
Listen to their suggestions for developing coping mechanisms. And, how to search out support /tools for proactively finding personal solutions and methods that can make a difference in handling the various issues smell dysfunction can cause.

Get connected with an empathetic experience by clicking on the podcast link below.

All the best for your well-being and the holiday season!

Revisiting a Conversation about our Sense of Smell

A recent, on-going topic and cause of concerns being discussed since the onset of COVID-19 is the sense of Smell.

You may recall in August 2021, I covered this topic on my Wellness Connections podcast #11, with Frauke Galia, of Falk Aromatherapy.

In that podcast Frauke explained that there are various types of smell dysfunction. Here are two:
Anosmia, for example, became a keyword to describe when one is infected with COVID-19, and permanently or temporarily loses the sense of Smell. Anosmia = loss.

There’s also Parosmia, which is Smell dysfunction that distorts the smell of things. One example I read about is that sweet smells may instead smell rotten. Parosmia = distorts.

Our sense of Smell is being recognized in a new light. At my Website you can learn more about Smell dysfunction at the link below.

https://www.judithguerra.com/smell-memory-for-senior-citizens

There is so much information available to help us get more acquainted with how to use our sense of Smell and why it is important.

Sources for helpful tips:

https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-regain-sense-of-smell-naturally#methods-to-try

https://www.foodunfolded.com/article/anosmia

All the best in Wellness!