Barbados Hotel Health And Wellness Tourism

Barbados Hotel Health And Wellness Tourism

Health and wellness is becoming increasingly popular all over the world as people become more aware of the dangers of touch-and-go lifestyles and eating habits. The business of health and wellness has expanded and even extended its extent to other trades approximating as those who are in the hotel and tourism industry.
In the Caribbean island Barbados, the idea of holistic health is gaining phenomenal deference over the last couple of years and can even be experienced in a Barbados hotel. A lot of businesses have received themselves across the short nation, offering services and treatments that dispense to health, beauty and wellness. Twin services receive acupuncture, reflexology, Yoga, Reiki, Ear Candling, Fitness programs and many more. They can be provided by private practitioners or skilled experts from local health spas where they offer massaging services commensurate Below Tissue, Aromatherapy, Reflexology and Sports Massages.
The Barbadian government is currently promoting and encouraging their health and wellness tourism. According to the Legation of Health, the basis for this is that aside from the pronounced benefits for the people and tourists, several recommendations from last year by an inter -
It seems that the target market comes across as an aging population that have wider demands for fitness programs, beauty regimens, cosmetic surgery, spas and even retirement communities. Even the younger population is moan on a healthier lifestyle, especially in America, who finds it highly finest and gives high ratings to vacation destinations that offer spa facilities, fitness and addiction treatment.
Since the island has notorious its tourism infrastructure with high quality bliss and hotels, the island is thereupon perceived as an prototype platform on which this new tourism market can be built. The climate is more useful by many, labor costs are low, communications and sport infrastructure is ingenuous, Barbados hotel and tourism services are first class, population is well - humane and both public and normal health and medical service fix up the services of well - pacific practitioners.
A top priority for vacationers on the island is to choose the habitat that best suits their needs and ruling. A Barbados hotel that provides excellent amenities, especially those that support fitness and healthy lifestyles, are inclined much attention. Examples of hotels that ration fitness centers and spas are the later: Sugar Cane Club Hotel and Spa, Turtle Beach Hotel, The Crane Resort and Residences, Hilton Barbados, Accra Beach Hotel and Spa, Bougainvilla Beach Resort, and Divi Southwinds.
The country intends to create a tourism product that is unique amongst others in the Caribbean region. It is ergo imperative for them to decree a National Health Care Quality Council in order to allure more tourists for health and wellness. This implies that high quality standards are required to guarantee that they are at world - class levels. This tourism needs to be expanded more within the island, and recent efforts from numerous hotels and well - being facilities are cheerful and commended. Experts predict that this will become a likely trend in the market for the coming years as awareness for health further increases in worship.

watcha gettin?

Burdock plant without the burs

I was out looking for some Plantain (which this isn't) one time and a fellow came along. I could tell he was on the shy side but he managed to verbalize his thoughts. "Whatcha gettin? " he said as he slowly walked by with his aged dog.  "Plantain" I said. That seemed to satisfy him. Or he was totally rejoicing in his extrovertedness in an introverted kinda way.
At any rate, whatcha gettin fits what I will be posting about as I get this and that from our property as well as "other places".

You all remember burdock and it's cling on factor. Well those burs aren't quite ready yet but I had a plant where I didn't want it so I dug it up and harvested the root.
Burdock root can be used to treat gout, rheumatism, ulcers, acne, eczema, and psoriasis. The last two problems were what I was interested in. So I cleaned and cut up the root and put a few pieces in some water to boil for about half an hour. It turned the most gorgeous color of green. And it tasted just fine.

Normally you will dig the first year plant in the fall as the energy goes into the roots to get ready for the big job the second year. But there is still a bunch of goodness in what I dug up.

I haven't been real detailed here but I am just showing ya "what I'm gettin" right now on our very own property. Natures medicine chest is all around.

I will dig the root of this first year plant in the fall

The root washed and cut up to dry for medicines

Making tea with some of the root

Wild Supper

Especially during the spring we eat wild edibles every day as a normal part of our meals. This meal is a not uncommon fare at our house.

I haven't figured out yet if the "weeds" we deliberately let grow in our garden should be called wild or domestic.

On the table is Lake Michigan salmon baked with wild leeks on top. The wine jug holds apple wine from last falls pressing of around a 1,000 pounds of wild apples.

The greens are stir fried nettles, garlic mustard, dandelions.

The salad is greens from our garden, violet leaves, etc.

The beautiful, invasive, edible daylily

Early March new shoots in our yard.

We have lots of them in our yard and are very abundant in our area.

Young spring shoots and leaves under five inches taste similar to mild onions when fried in butter. They are also a mild pain killer and in large quantities can be hallucinogenic.  The leaves quickly become fibrous so they can only be eaten young (but you can make cordage out of the older leaves.)

The flower buds, a rich source of iron, are distinguished from the plant's non-edible fruits by their internal layering. The blossoms are edible as well, raw or cooked (as are seeds if you find any.) The dried flower contains about 9.3% protein, 25% fat, 60% carbohydrate, 0.9% ash. It is rich in vitamin A.  The closed flower buds and edible pods are good raw in salads or boiled, stir-fried or steamed with other vegetables.

The blossoms add sweetness to soups and vegetable dishes and can be stuffed like squash blossoms. Half and fully opened blossoms can be dipped in a light batter and fried tempura style (which by the way was a Portuguese way of cooking introduced to Japan.)

Dried daylily petals are an ingredient in many Chinese and Japanese recipes. Nearly any time of year the nutty, crisp roots can be harvested, but they are best in the fall. They can be eaten raw or cooked.

A good article on the daylily.  The beautiful, invasive, edible daylily

Tom Brown One of the Most Influential Persons in My Life

Tom Brown's books have had the most influence on my life and learning how to survive in the wilderness and off the land. Here is an interview of him. He gives some of the most  important basics of wilderness survival.



For the past 40 years I have read a majority of the survival and wild edible and medical plant books and Tom's books are by far the best. One I use the most both for myself and teaching others is Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature and Survival for Children. It says for children but it is the best and most practical and fun book for learning wilderness survival skills that I have come across.

Pine Trees for survival

The "Pine Tree" can quite arguably be considered the number one friend in the forest. Not only can every part of this highly versatile king of the woods be used, but those uses can range anywhere from shelter and heat to food and medicinal purposes, and even some less well known uses like glue and gum! We are fortunate that so many forested areas of our country contain varieties of this majestic friend from the towering sugar pines and ponderosas in the west, the pinyon in the southwest, the loblolly in the southeast, the eastern white pine in the northeast, and many more. All told, there are between 105 and 125 species worldwide, a third of which are right here in the U.S!

Let's take a look at an overview of the different parts of the pine tree and see what uses those parts can serve

Pine Needles
Pine needles vary greatly in size depending on the variety of tree, but for the most part you can take advantage of many of the uses below no matter what variety you have available.

• As a mulch or as a compost. (While pine needles will help make alkaline soils more acidic, despite popular myths, pine needles won't make your soil nearly as acidic as you might think). They are not poisonous, and they will last about 2 years as a mulch

• Baskets and Rugs. The longer varieties of pine needles are excellent for braiding or weaving with thread or long grasses in order to make baskets, rugs, and could even make a long term survival blanket in a wilderness shelter.

• Starting fires. Dry pine needles are excellent for starting fires. They burn fast and hot and can help ignite larger sticks and pieces of wood.

• Tea. The needles from most  pine tree varieties can be used to make tea rich in vitamin C.  (however, it must be noted that large quantities of pine needles have been known to cause miscarriages in livestock)

• Survival Shelter roofing. Pine needles are great as a roof covering for your survival shelter. (of course be cautious of the fire hazard, especially with dry needles)

• Animal bedding

• Pillows and Mattresses. Another great use for a survival shelter. The needles have been known to help repel fleas and other insects.

Bark
Pine bark also has many uses. Some of these include:

• Mulch

• Pine bark extract. antioxidant and anti-inflammatory uses

• Food. The inner bark can be eaten. Excellent to know in a SHTF survival situation.

• Water filtration

Pine Sap
You would be surprised at the number and types of uses for pine sap, some of these include:

• Turpentine. Pine sap can be distilled to make turpentine.  Which of course has many uses as well, including but not limited to, as a solvent, a cleaner, a lubricant, and medicinal purposes.

• Gum.  Pine sap can be chewed like gum and will actually clean your teeth. It can also be used as a temporary filling for a toothache.

• Starting fires. Pine sap is flammable and is great for starting fires.

• As a candle. Use pine sap on sticks to make candles.

• Medicinal uses. Pine sap can be used to seal wounds and has been used for its antibacterial properties.

• Glue. Excellent uses for adhesives and as waterproof sealant

• Flavoring.

Male pine cone flower
An excellent source of protein, the pollen from the male pine cone flower can be used to thicken stews or as a flower substitute.

Pine nuts
The nuts are edible and actually quite tasty.  Many recipes can be found on the web.

Pine cones
In addition to ornamental purposes, pine cones can also serve some uses in survival situations.

• As a fishing bobber. You can use a pine cone as a bobber when fishing.

• As a bird feeder. Take a mixture of cornmeal, shortening and bird seed and fill and cover the pine cone with it. Hang the pine cone to attract birds.

• As a fire starter. Fill the pine cone with sap and use it to get your fire started.

Wood
Don't forget the wood!  This is of course, is the most well known and most versatile part of the pine tree and has virtually unlimited number of uses including heat, construction, furniture, paper, tools, handles, and just about anything that you can think of that is made of wood.  But did you know about it's water retention properties? The wood can be used in your garden to store rain water.  When buried below your garden in the soil, it will absorb the rain water like a sponge and continue to water your vegetables for weeks and sometimes even months.  This method is known as hugelkultur, and while a topic for another article, it's something definitely worth getting into.


This article came from The American Preppers Network 

Apples, Pears, & Crab Apples Harvest

A day of foraging.

It's apple pressing season. We were out collecting apples yesterday. We also came across a nice pear tree (got about 100  pounds) and some crab apple trees. After picking about 80 pounds of crab apples it didn't even look like we had make a dent on the trees.

Cooking down crab apples to make jam.

Notice the hard rolls in the back ground. We forage in the wild as well as anywhere else.


When we came across 150 dozen day old rolls for free we gathered those up too.

Pickled crab apples. This is their natural color. Yum! Yum!

We are drying these so we can store them for the winter to feed our animals. This is what's left after sharing dozens of dozens with friends, making croutons, garlic bread, toast, mini pizzas, dog food, etc.
 



This is the first time we have pickled crab apples and they are beautiful. Can't wait to taste them as I have fond memories of my aunt's pickled crab apples.

We'll be pressing apples this afternoon with a young man and his dad who have been on a number of our wild edible hikes.