Your 2018 Integrative Healthcare Holiday Gift Guide

By Katherine Shagoury

It’s that time of year again. The time for good tidings, lights all aglow, and, of course, Integrative Practitioner’s annual holiday gift guide.

We get it, gift giving can be stressful and completely take away from the joy and togetherness this special season should bring. That’s why we’ve combed through the catalogues for you and hand-selected our favorite goodies and gadgets to help you choose the perfect present for all of the practitioners and wellness gurus in your life.

From items you’ll want to bring back to your patient practice, to fun and unique finds to kick off those New Year’s resolutions, we’ve got something for everyone on your list—you may even want to snag an item or two for yourself.

We wish you a healthy and happy holiday season and wonderful New Year, from all of us at Integrative Practitioner.

Note, this article is not sponsored, and we do not receive compensation of any kind from the companies we include. Photos are courtesy images.

Rose Quartz Facial Roller

Facial rolling and massaging have become all the rage this year, and for good reason. This fabulous form of self-care can help reduce fine lines, minimize pores, promote anti-aging and anti-wrinkle effects, remove dark under eye circles, and tighten the skin to give you a bright, youthful glow. A number of rollers also come with a gua sha scraper, which can be used all over the body to promote blood circulation and eliminate toxins.

Not to mention, the rose quartz facial rollers are beautiful, making them a gift you will be proud to give. We personally love this gift set by Cotify. The roller is made with real rose quartz stone from Brazil and is ultra-smooth and cooling. This set also comes in a gift box saving you a step in the wrapping process.

Available Products:

• Facial Massage Gift Set in Rose Quartz
• Facial Massage Gift Set in Jade

23andMe Health + Ancestry DNA Kit

Personalized, genetics-based medicine is becoming more and more mainstream, so why not stay ahead of the curve with a personal ancestry DNA test kit. Get a detailed breakdown of your ancestry from 150+ populations worldwide and connect with new DNA relatives from around the world. 23andMe also offers the option to upgrade and add health reports for an additional cost, which trained practitioners can use as a guideline in preventative care (note, genetic testing is not absolute but can show susceptibilities to some health conditions).

There are several companies that offer at-home DNA test kits. Though those like 23andMe are a more affordable option, the low-cost kits give just as detailed information as the higher price point programs. This may change as genetic testing and reading becomes more sophisticated, but for now you don’t need to break the bank.

Available Products:

• 23andMe Personal Health + Ancestry DNA Kit

Quartz Crystal Singing Bowl

As mindfulness and meditation become more commonplace in the healthcare setting, so are the traditional tools that guide such practices. Traditionally used in yoga, Reiki, and meditation, the crystal singing bowl creates a range of sounds to restore the normal vibratory frequencies of diseased and out-of-harmony parts of the body, mind, and spirit.

One must learn how to properly play a singing bowl (check out this video), but once attained, the user and those who witness this sort of music therapy can experience reduced stress an anxiety, lower blood pressure, improved circulation, deep relaxation, pain relief, chakra balancing, and mental and emotional clarity. 

This gift is perfect for the yogi on your list that is looking to boost their practice.

Available Products:

• Topfund Crystal Singing Bowl 

Aromatherapy Necklace

Wouldn’t you love to keep the benefits of your favorite essential oils with you all day long? Well, now you can with an essential oil diffuser that doubles as a stylish and dare we say elegant necklace.

We love this lava stone necklace because it’s 100 percent natural and completely unique. Simply add a drop of your favorite essential oil directly to the lava stone needs and enjoy the subtle aromatic experience, which can last a few hours or up to a day.

“It absorbed the oil wonderfully and the fragrance lasted two days before I needed to do it again,” reviews one customer. “The necklace is beautiful, simple, and minimalist.”

Available Products:

• Silver Chain
• Rose Gold Chain
• Gold Chain

Mindfulness Journal

Though mindfulness has been a central part of integrative medicine for a few years now, daily life for the integrative professional can be stressful. Balancing patient care, practice management, and a host of other responsibilities leaves little time to slow down and focus on the present moment.

For those that haven’t developed a mindfulness practice but would like to do so, a mindfulness journal is the perfect gift to kick off a “New Year New You” resolution.

“Don’t hesitate—add it to your cart now,” writes one customer.

“Great ideas on ways to take a breath and get back to center,” writes another.

Whether new to mindfulness or looking to mix up your daily routine, these journals guide you through exercises and promotes for reflection to help you live every moment, in the moment.

Available Products

• Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday by Matthew Sockolov
• Do One Thing Every Day That Centers You by Robin Rogge
• The Mindfulness Journal: Daily Practices, Writing Prompts, and Reflections for Living in the Present Moment by Barrie Davenport

Crystal Box Set

Crystals are thought to carry the healing power of nature. A subset of energy medicine, crystals can be worn or placed throughout an individual’s home to ward off sickness, shed negative energy, or absorb positive energy. Holding crystals is thought to promote physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. While some crystals alleviate stress, others improve concentration or creativity and boost blood circulation.

Healing crystals are a fantastic gift and these curated sets from Kitsch are carefully selected to complement each other, whether you’re looking for love, power, prosperity, tranquility, or protection. These crystals are sourced from around the world, and cleansed and blessed in Los Angeles. The sets contain four different crystals that work together to revitalize your energy and come in a beautiful wooden storage box with a daily affirmation engraved on the side.

Available Products

• Love Guiding Gems Box Crystals
• Power Guiding Gems Box Crystals
• Prosperity Guiding Gems Box Crystals
• Tranquility Guiding Gems Box Crystals
• Protection Guiding Gems Box Crystals

Tin Star Foods Organic Brown Butter Ghee

Treat your keto friends to the delicious, nutrient-dense, buttery boost of organic brown butter ghee, perfect for holiday cooking and baking. Made with organic grass-fed clarified butter, the Tin Star Foods variety has an amazing caramelized flavor with notes of hazelnut, ideal for grilling, roasting, baking, drizzling—the possibilities are endless.

Made in Texas in small batches, this is the purest and highest quality handcrafted ghee on the market. Whole30 compliant, gluten-free, and Paleo.

“This is the best ghee around,” writes on customer. “Their formula is rich, deep tasting, with a strong and bold brown butter flavor.”

Available Products:

• Tin Star Foods Organic Brown Butter Ghee
• Tin Star Foods Organic Ghee

Essential Oil Diffuser

For the essential oil lover, can you truly have enough diffusers? This trendy diffuser and humidifier features a wood grain finish, seven light colors, three misting settings, and runs whisper quiet. With a 250 milliliter water capacity, the aromatherapy mist can last up to 10 hours and automatically shuts off when water is low. The diffuser can also work as an aroma humidifier, great for cold and cough relief and comfort from dry air.

“Super easy to use and love the design,” writes one reviewer.

“The night lights are so pretty and it really puts out a nice steady mist,” writes another reviewer.

This diffuser looks as good as it functions and will make for a tasteful furnishing in any home or office space.

Available Products

• Mulcolor Essential Oil Diffuser

Care/Of Gift Card

This just might be the most personalized gift card ever. Send the gift of personalized daily vitamins with a gift card to Care/Of, a supplement service that sends custom packs of vitamins right to your door.

With a gift from Care/Of, customize the vitamin packs with the recipient’s name and add personal messages that will appear on each package. Simply send the gift card via e-mail. They’ll take a quiz to get an individual vitamin recommendation and get a month’s supply of daily packs.

Through a partnership with GOOD+, for every purchase Care/Of donates a portion to providing mothers in need with prenatal vitamins.

Available Products

• Care/Of Gift

Sleep Collective Gift Set

Give the ultimate gift of a good night’s sleep with this luxurious collection of calming tea, calming mist, and a chic eye mask.

The Sleep Welle Calming Tea is an all-natural blend of herbs designed to take before bed or during the day when you need a moment of stillness and calm. The tea is a blend of skullcap, hops, and valerian root, with lemon balm, passionflower, and mango flour for a soothing and mild fruity taste that promotes a sense of wellbeing and calming.

For additional stress relief and relaxation, spritz the bedroom with the vetiver, chamomile, and lavender infused mist and steal some shut-eye beneath the silk eye mask.

Customers rave about this gift set, and say they experienced instant results and better sleep after less than a week.

Available Products

• WelleCo Sleep Collective