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A Ounce of Prevention: My Daily Routine to Stay Healthy Using Essential Oils
I get asked a lot to share my daily “sickness prevention” strategies. Natural remedies are helpful to our bodies when we are sick, and they are powerful in helping us stay healthy in the first place! My routine is simple – or I couldn’t keep up with it! Every morning: * 2 oz or so of NingXia Red with 2 drops of Young Living Orange oil and a splash of elderberry mixed in. * I apply a couple drops of an oil blend like Thieves, Immupower, Exodus II, or Longevity to the soles of my feet. (The pores are really big on the bottom of your feet, so it’s a…
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I have a confession to make…
I have a confession to make. I LOVE to bake, and while my kids wouldn’t mind living off of scones, cookies, and bread, that’s not exactly a well rounded diet. I am a huge advocate for a whole foods diet, which naturally means using as little processed foods as possible. With the busy-ness of life, we’ve gotten away from that and have been utilizing the freezer section at Trader Joe’s far more than we should. Does anybody feel me there? So, in an effort for some accountability, and because I know I am not the only one who could use a personal chef in my back pocket, I want to…
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Young Living Convention Highlights 2014!
We escaped the summer heat to enjoy the amazing Utah weather for a week in June, and loved our time at the Young Living Essential Oils convention AND the lavender farm! In this photo, we are planting six month old baby lavender plants! (aka seedlings). The lavender plant will take two years to come to maturity. We acquired some serious appreciation for how much time and WORK it takes to produce the oil in one little bottle of lavender! Our farm visit included a visit to the distillery, where we got to experience first-hand the process of extracting the oil from the plant. I knew it was complicated…
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Breakthrough for Truth-in-labeling!
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court opened the door for peer-to-peer labeling accountability. As labeling laws struggle through congressional houses, good ole capitalism is taking the bull by the horns. Coca Cola has been marketing a drink called Minute Maid Pomegranate-Blueberry juice. With that name, you’d expect it to contain, well, lots of pomengrantes, right? Not a chance. The juice (can I call it juice?) is made of only .3% pomegranate juice. Yes, you read that correctly. .3%. The POM Wonderful folks, who sell actual pomegranante juice, can now take up their truth-in-labeling case with Coca Cola. To make matters worse, the drink blend has a scant .2%…
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Perfume Ingredients You Won’t Believe + A Better Way
I’m not a huge perfume girl, but I like to smell nice as much as the next person. I’ve found myself getting overwhelmed by perfume-y scents lately – in the grocery store, at church, even in meetings sometimes. So I decided to start looking into perfume ingredients, just out of curiosity. What I found absolutely repulsed me. Unbelievable perfume ingredient #1: Poop. That’s right, animal poop. Just what I always wanted to spray on myself. The World Society for the Protection of Animals reports that civet cat feces have been used by Chanel, Cartier, and Lancome in their products. Gag. Unbelievable perfume ingredient #2: Genital sac emissions from beavers, European…
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Online Essential Oils Introductory Class – Free!
Curious about essential oils? This online class is no longer available, but contact us to find a class near you! We also offer free classes via Skype.
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How to Kick the Flu, Naturally!
Is your Facebook feed as jolly as mine? I see lots of stories about people with the flu, the stomach flu, or yucky colds. Bleh! A good friend shared with me about how her dad kicked the flu OVERNIGHT, and so I asked her if I could pass it along to all of you! She graciously said yes, so keep reading for the regimen she suggested to her dad. (Remember that we are moms, not medical professionals. This is not intended as medical advice.) My friend, Cherie, shared that her dad, who is 72, was told that he had Type A flu yesterday afternoon. They started using the oils…
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Get a Healthy Jump Start on 2014: Become More Medically Independent!
2014 ought to be an interesting year in the health care field. I hear reports, like that 70% of doctors in California aren’t getting on board with Obamacare, and that many are thinking about retiring. I read other reports like the one about the superbug MRSA on the front page of the Wall Street Journal on Dec 17. Otherwise healthy people are picking up MRSA outside of the hospital, and they are going into organ failure just hours later. Scary stuff. Those and other reports like them make me stop and think. I am thankful for the medical field. Many, many people wouldn’t be alive without it. …
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Get a FREE Citrus Oil & Reference Guide When You Join Young Living (before 12/1)!
Young Living essential oils are amazing. Have you tried them yet? I was super skeptical at first and now I’m a believer. I think they are a MUST for every home. And, if you know me, you know I’m not normally that forthcoming with my opinion. We use these oils instead of over-the-counter meds, all the time. For allergies, colds, fevers, burns, and all sorts of other things. You can read some testimonies here. I’ll share one quickie: my neighbor had been trying to kick a sinus infection for almost 3 weeks. He thought the oils were rather hooky, but since he’d tried EVERYTHING else, why not try the oils?…
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Young Living Specials for Black Friday 2015! {Live Now!}
Young Living has a great Black Friday sale in progress already! You can get 20% off for the following products: 2 pack NingXia Red Life 5 Probiotics Aria Ultrasonic Diffuser with Black Spruce!!!!! Thieves Holiday Kit (including Household Cleaner, Mouthwash, and Spray Helichrysum 15ml of PanAway Essential Oil! To get in on this sale, log in to your Young Living account. If you’re not yet a wholesale member, enjoy a Black Friday sale from me!
