ABOUT NATUROPATHICA Our Founder Founder and CEO Barbara Close is a clinical esthetician, massage therapist, herbalist and lifelong practitioner of natural health. “I founded my first Naturopathica Healing Arts Center & Spa in 1995 with a focus on personal wellness, to encourage our community to view health and beauty as being interconnected. From the beginning, we’ve provided the most effective tools and education for self-discovery based upon some of the oldest healing traditions. From our signature skin care collection to Wise Concoctions, our most recent innovative collection of body and herbal remedies, Naturopathica brings pleasure, warmth and simplicity back to caring for yourself.” Our Products Our product range includes skin care, body care and herbal remedies designed by product architect and healing arts practitioner Barbara Close, whose expertise in Therapeutic Herbalism and exploration of natural therapies around the globe inform the fusion of nature and science. Our skin care products work with the skin’s natural processes to “smooth and firm,” “hydrate and protect,” “brighten and revitalize,” and “clarify and rebalance” using proven botanical ingredients and clean cosmeceuticals to deliver results. Our Body Care and Remedies combine traditional healing practices with modern inspiration to support muscle and joint health, stress relief, women’s wellness and natural immunity. Our products, created to nurture skin and body health, are tested and proven at our healing arts centers and are the professional’s choice in over 350 destination and resort spas throughout North America. Our Experience With over 20 years of experience, we know what it takes to run a successful spa—empowering well-being through exceptional products, innovative and effective treatments and wellness education to support clients between visits. We are constantly evolving to make sure that we have the best products and services to address our clients’ needs. Our customers are loyal to Naturopathica because they have become a part of something larger, a wellness community. Our Healing Arts Centers & Spas are our homes for innovation, where we develop inspiring and effective holistic products and protocols to share with our partners. Our Philosophy Our Philosophy is based on our roots. Our name, NATUROPATHICA, stems from Naturopathic medicine, which emphasizes healing with natural therapies.

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Barbara Close developed her formulas in response to inflammation, using proven botanicals and clean cosmeceuticals to strengthen and repair the skin and body. At Naturopathica, every ingredients counts – you will never see base materials, fillers or additives that compromise skin health.

PROVEN INGREDIENTS TO NOURISH THE SKIN AND FIGHT INFLAMMATION
We use proven ingredients such as botanical extracts, probiotics and seed oils to nourish the skin barrier.

Plant Extracts: With age, the immune system becomes less effective in managing the inflammatory response in the body. Under normal conditions, the cell membrane naturally protects itself with Vitamins C and E, but it only takes 2 hours for our antioxidant support to go down by 25%. We use plant extracts such as Aloeto stimulate the immune system in the skin to fight inflammation. We all know thatAloe is soothing, but it also acts as a penetration enhancer to deliver ingredients deeper into the skin. We also replace water with Aloe when possible, which allows us to use less aggressive preservative systems. 

Probiotics: The anti-inflammatory benefits of probiotics go beyond your digestive system. Scientists are now exploring the benefits of using probiotics topically on the skin, especially for acne, rosacea and eczema. Naturopathica uses probiotics in the form of a Lactobacillus Ferment, designed to balance stress-damaged skin and stabilize the skin’s immune response from inflammatory cytokines. This natural repair process helps to counteract the visible signs of aging.

Seed Oils: We use cold-pressed seed oils such as Borage Seed Oil, Rosehip Seed Oil and Carrot Seed Oil; antioxidant-rich vegetable oils extracted from the life force of the plant. Seeds are the genetic imprint of a plant and contain powerful, nutritive properties for the skin. Seed oils help to strengthen the cellular wall and resist irritation. 

CLEAN COSMECEUTICALS
We enrich our formulas with clean cosmeceuticals, clinically-proven and performance-based ingredients that act as a catalyst to correct and prevent damage without harming the skin.

Plant Stem Cells: Derived from the wound healing tissue of the plant, plant stem cells are an extremely potent and sustainable natural resource for cellular protection, repair and rejuvenation. We use Argan, Butterfly Bush and Echinacea Stem Cells, proven to be effective for tightening, toning an improving skin density.

Retinols: At Naturopathica, we use a encapsulated retinol, offering greater age-reversing efficacy than Retinol or Retinoic Acid, without irritation. This encapsulated and time released blend works over time with the skin’s natural processes to reverse skin aging through cellular repair and collagen stimulation, revealing smoother and younger looking skin.

Peptides: We select peptides such as Matrixyl® Synthe’6 that are free of harsh irritants like butylene glycol and work to rebuild the skin’s natural constituents: collagen, laminin and fibronectin. When combined with soothing and nourishing base materials, peptides have dramatic age-reversing potential to smooth lines and wrinkles, lift, and plump.

PROVEN INGREDIENTS TO NOURISH THE BODY AND FIGHT INFLAMMATION

Arnica: Harvested in the wild from Alpine meadows, Arnica is an ancient European herb known for its ability to soothe sore muscles and joints. Also called Leopard’s Bane, Arnica is shown to be an immuno-stimulant, known to have anti-inflammatory activity. Helenalin is one of the most active sesquiterpene lactones and helps account for the use of Arnica for pain and inflammation. Studies show reductions in pain and stiffness in subjects with moderate osteoarthritis.

Sweet Birch (Methyl Salicylate): A traditional Native American remedy for pain relief, this warming oil is renowned for its ability to relieve the chronic pain associated with overworked muscles and joints. It has been clinically demonstrated that Methyl Salicylate (the main ingredient in Aspirin) is as effective as Salicylic Acid at decreasing inflammation and helping to soothe overexerted muscles.

Ginger Root: The robust aroma of Ginger Root has made it a staple of Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, where it is traditionally used for indigestion. Massage therapists value its warming properties to help ease sore muscles and joint stiffness.

Magnesium: Epsom salts are rich in Magnesium, a key mineral that helps muscles reduce inflammation and function more efficiently. Critical in the regulation of Calcium, the main conductor of electrical impulses in the body, Magnesium also helps reduce muscle inflammation and muscle soreness by decreasing the amount of Lactic Acid in the body. Our Magnesium flakes are mined from the Zechstein Sea, an ancient sea salt deposit, and contain almost 50% more Magnesium than Epsom salts.

010 Simple and Natural Ways to Boost Your Immune System

 By Linda B. White, MD

According to the Centers for Disease Control, influenza viruses continue to wreak misery in 41 states. Got your flu shot? Good, do it again next year.

However, keep in mind that other viruses cause respiratory illness: parainfluenza viruses, adenoviruses, coronaviruses, rhinoviruses….not to mention bacteria such as Streptococcus.

Despite the fact that your world teams with infectious microorganisms, most of the time, you’re reasonable healthy, right? Thank your immune system, which defends you from disease-causing microbes. Now, step beyond gratitude to optimize the function of that system.

1. Get enough sleep and manage stress. Sleep deprivation and stress overload increase the hormone cortisol, prolonged elevation of which suppresses immune function.

2. Avoid tobacco smoke. It undermines basic immune defenses and raises the risk of bronchitis and pneumonia in everyone, and middle ear infections in kids.

3. Drink less alcohol. Excessive consumption impairs the immune system and increases vulnerability to lung infections.

4. Eat plenty of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds, which will provide your body with the nutrients your immune system needs. A study in older adults showed that boosting fruit and vegetable intake improved antibody response to the Pneumovax vaccine, which protects against Streptococcus pneumonia.

5. Consider probiotics. Studies indicate supplements reduce the incidence of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. Fermented milk products have also been shown to reduce respiratory infections in adults and kids.

6. Catch some rays. Sunlight triggers the skin’s production of vitamin D. In the summer, a 10-15 minute exposure (minus sunscreen) is enough. However, above 42 degrees latitude (Boston) from November through February, sunlight is too feeble and few foods contain this vitamin. Low vitamin D levels correlate with a greater risk of respiratory infection. A 2010 study in kids showed that 1200 IU a day of supplemental vitamin D reduced the risk of influenza A. However, a 2012 study that involved supplementing adults with colon cancer with 1000 IU a day failed to demonstrate protection against upper respiratory infections.

7. Go for the garlic. Garlic is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent and immune booster. Because heat deactivates a key active ingredient, add it to foods just before serving.

8. Eat medicinal mushrooms, such as shiitake and maitake (sometimes sold as “hen of the woods”). A recent study showed that a concentrated extract of shiitake enhanced immune function in women with breast cancer.

9. Try immune-supportive herbs. If you get recurrent infections, consider taking immune-supportive herbs such as eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticocus), Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng), American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), or astragalus (A. membranaceus).

10. Make an echinacea tincture. This is good to have on hand when respiratory viruses overwhelm your defenses.