• Colloidal Silver: My Secret Health Weapon

    Antibiotic resistance is becoming more and more common.    The Center for Disease Control reports that over 40,000 Americans die each year from bacteria that don’t respond to antibiotics.  That seriously disturbs me! I am really excited to share with you about colloidal silver and its powerful effectiveness against bacteria.  Silver kills all sorts of bacteria including e-coli, staph, and strep.  The World Health Organization even uses colloidal silver as a disinfectant for water in developing countries. Silver has been used for centuries to kill bacteria and promote health.  According to Wikipedia, Hippocrates, the “father of medicine”, wrote that silver had beneficial healing and antidisease properties.  Silver fell out of…

  • Looking In The Right Place For Healing

    Chances are good, if you’re reading this post, that you live in the Western world.  Chances are therefore also fairly good that you have been raised in the Western model of medical thought.   As time marches on, more and more people are throwing up their hands in frustration, because their health needs are not being met.   I want to give you a brief overview today of why our Western model isn’t succeeding and suggest two different options that we would be prudent to consider. First, Western medicine is designed around a model of sickness and disease.   An average medical doctor is focused on symptoms and diagnosing disease.…

  • I’m an Accidental Oil Tycoon (and You Can Be One Too.)

      When we came home from our first year of full-time volunteer ministry in 2013, my dad asked what we were going to do next.  His question pertained to paying the bills.   I joked, “Well, dad, we’re in the oil business!”.   Little did I realize how much that joke would morph into reality. I had, hesitantly, joined Young Living the year before.  I wasn’t convinced essential oils would actually do anything, but I was willing to give the oils a shot because a naturopath doctor I trusted highly recommended them.   By the next year, I was completely hooked, and telling everyone I knew about oils and about the amazing things…

  • Visit the Young Living Farm in Ecuador with me!

    We recently had the opportunity to travel to the Young Living farm in Ecuador!   The entire trip was an amazing experience, so come along with me for the ride! Young Living pampers its members!  We stayed at the Hilton in Guayaquil, ate delicious catered meals, and enjoyed this YL swag bag!   (The phone chargers caught the attention of airport security on the way home, but they let me keep it lol).   The sunglasses are made of wood, so I can add oils to them and have diffuser sunglasses! We took a tour of the city, including a market to purchase souvenirs and this local city park.  Instead…

  • How to Slash Your Health Insurance Bill

    The holidays are upon us (yay!), and, for many of us, that means it’s time to renew our health care plans.   Some of you may have awesome health care, and thumbs up if you do!  Many more folks, however, pay at least an arm and a leg (sometimes two arms and two legs) for health care coverage. Almost 4 years ago, we switched a new model of health care coverage that has been AWESOME for us.   It’s called a healthcare sharing plan, and we use Samaritan’s Ministries for ours!   We pay a flat monthly premium for our entire family, and we can choose any provider we like.  My…

  • How to Use Your Essential Oil Diffuser!

    Diffusing essential oils is an awesome way to make your home smell great without the use of artificial – and toxin filled – sprays and plug-ins.   Some of our common air fresheners are VERY toxic – they rate a 9 (on a scale of 1 – 10) on the Toxic scale, according to the Think Dirty app!!  We need to get these OUT of our homes, and using an essential oils diffuser is a great way to do it!  Not only will your home smell better, but the air quality will improve!  Essential oils can actually clean the air, providing a boost to your respiratory system! It’s important to…

  • Essential Oils for Dogs

    Essential Oils for Dogs

    Our pets experience many of the same everyday challenges that we do in life.  They catch colds and feel stressed.   I’ve been using essential oils on myself and my family for several years now, for a wide variety of needs, and I love that we can use oils on our dogs as well!    There are several important things to know when using oils on pets.   Our pets are smaller than us (generally! lol), and so we will use fewer drops of essentials oils on them.  You can always dilute an oil with water or a carrier oil like coconut, grapeseed, or jojaba.  Methods of Application There are…

  • You Need This Free App!

    Update 4/22/18:  I no longer recommend this app.  See followup:  Betrayal by Think Dirty App Toxins, toxins, everywhere!   I took a trip to Target this week  (without kids!!), and went to town scanning things with my new Think Dirty app.   I knew most of the cleaners and personal care products weren’t good, BUT I didn’t know they were THIS BAD!   I was HORRIFIED.   I wanted to show everyone my app, and scan what they were buying for them.  I also didn’t want to creep people out or get kicked out of the store <sic> so I refrained.   Ugh. NO WONDER America is in a health…