Need A Mother's Day Gift? 11 All-Natural Ideas (And A Chance To Win Your Own!)

Reminder: Mother's Day is just around the corner, coming up this Sunday, May 8!

This year, why not scrap the traditional greeting card (or book of coupons for hugs) and opt for a natural, healthy living treat or two? Your mom -- and the environment -- will thank you for it!

Here are 11 healthy gift ideas for Mom.

GIVEAWAY: See below for how to enter to win!

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Flowers are among the most classic Mother's Day options and organic flowers can be an Earth-friendly way to send thanks to your mom. (Kate Middleton even reportedly opted for organic blooms on her big day.) Look for sites like Organic Bouquet and California Organic Flowers, which claim to offer sustainable flowers grown sans pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.

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Flowers are among the most classic Mother's Day options and organic flowers can be an Earth-friendly way to send thanks to your mom. (Kate Middleton even reportedly opted for organic blooms on her big day.) Look for sites like Organic Bouquet and California Organic Flowers, which claim to offer sustainable flowers grown sans pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.

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WIN IT: The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift

Saved all your shopping until the last minute? Not to worry -- we’re giving away a luxurious and healthy Mother’s Day gift set to one lucky reader. This Sunday, May 8, our winner can present Mom with all four of these totally free gifts (although she doesn’t have to know all it took was a tweet)!

A $100 SpaFinder gift card -- just right for the stress-relieving massage she earned during the 18-plus years she spent raising you. It’s valid at more than 6,000 spas worldwide (valued at $100).

The Mother’s Day Collection gift set from Gnosis chocolate, which includes four raw, vegan chocolate bars and two gift boxes of spring truffles (valued at $49.48).

A bouquet of two dozen organic, blushing roses from Organic Bouquet (valued at $69.95). Because Mom deserves flowers.

Two four-ounce bottles of Larenim Mineral’s Bamboo Skin Polish (valued at $52.38 retail) and one two-ounce bottle of Cucumber Eye Makeup Remover (valued at $9.49) to help her get a healthy glow on.

To Enter:

Tell us the best natural health tip your mother gave you growing up by either:

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2. Leaving a comment in the comment fields below

A couple rules...

The comment or tweet must be left before 9 a.m. eastern time on Friday, May 6, 2011.

Open to legal resident of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older. You may enter one time. One winner will be selected in a random drawing. Please enter only once. Click here for complete Official Rules.

**The winner will be chosen Friday morning at 10 a.m., so check your email to make sure you get the gift in time!

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[eyzofblu63]

08:27 AM on 05/06/2011

My Mom taught me to have compassion, patience and understanding for everyone. I like to think I am just like her. Nobody I admire in my life more

[Atreau]

02:27 AM on 05/06/2011

My mom always told me to eat a lot of garlic and chile when you're sick.

[bluenude3]

01:24 AM on 05/06/2011

My mother always put honey on our lips growing up. I still do it today and my lips are never dry, sticky and yummy, but never dry. :)

[wanderingmn]

09:44 PM on 05/05/2011

My mom taught me to drink lots of water and use sunscreen

[CJ Jones]

09:39 PM on 05/05/2011

mom was a single parent where there were NO resources (yea i am old! lol) but she did it AND was buying the house. sure times were tight . . no designer jeans & thread bare rugs . . but we had each other and we were loved. To give my mom this gift would totally rock! Happy Mother's day to all the mom's out there and know that love never passes even when your mom does.

[Debra Ford]

09:26 PM on 05/05/2011

My mother taught me how to compost and I think this is so valuable for our environment. I significantly reduce the amount of waste our family has as well as producing the best organic fertilizer for our garden - no pesticides or chemicals ever in our yard! Thanks mom.

[Giantsis]

08:45 PM on 05/05/2011

My mom told me to play outside a lot (and wear sunscreen!).

[agordon10]

08:28 PM on 05/05/2011

My momma told me to never cover up my natural self.

[megan le]

08:00 PM on 05/05/2011

The best natural health tip my mom gave me was 6-part:
M- Move your body!
O- Organic when possible!
T- Take time for your self and relax!
H- Hydrate!
E- Eat your veggies!
R- Respect yourself!

[honeypie411]

07:21 PM on 05/05/2011

my mother taught me to skip soda.

[clpjewelry]

05:55 PM on 05/05/2011

My momma always said "Baby, don't be afraid to follow your heart........ Or to get a second opinion!" She also said, "Never fear, honey, the more times you get your heart stomped on the more tender it will be for that man who comes along who REALLY deserves my precious baby..." (Like THAT really mattered at the moment, lol, but BOY was she RIGHT!!!! About a lot of things...

[Marnie Levitt Nemcoff]

04:41 PM on 05/05/2011

My mom was always a glutton about sugar intake. We never had "sugar" cereals and I'm so glad she was so strict on this. Now I'm a mom, and I am carrying on the tradition of limiting sugar intake whenever we can.

[Teresa Nowlin]

04:40 PM on 05/05/2011

Get plenty of sleep, don't skip meals, and drink plenty of water.

[ChaoYing Chou]

04:40 PM on 05/05/2011

The best gift for mother's day, is to treat your mom with respect; compassion; consideration;
love for the rest of 364 days.

[slehan]

03:17 PM on 05/05/2011

She always said: Get Outside
It's still great advice.
Thanks for the contest.