Essentially Summer - An Essential Oils Recipe Series

Next week I am really excited to be a part of a huge blog party!  You won't want to miss this Summer Recipes using Essential Oils series.

I'll have a recipe on Tuesday:  Honey-Lime Chicken Quesadillas!  There will be featured recipes all week long!

Come back and join in on the fun!

Learning The Hard Way; My Adventure with Essential Oils

I really hate learning lessons the hard way.  But alas, it has happened more than once!

When I first started learning about Essential Oils, like many people probably, I thought all oils were the same. {ahem}  This idea sent me to my local organic foods store looking for oils.  Sure enough, they had a plethora of oils all lined up for me, and they were so inexpensive!  I was thrilled.

Something led me to start reading about Young Living.  As I learned more, and researched more, they were claiming to be the only 100% pure, therapeutic grade oils on the market.  So I researched what that meant.  WOW.  What I learned blew my mind!  It turns out, my little find at the grocery store was nothing more than fake oils with additives and synthetics.  Yes, their labels claim that are 100% oils, but because they are not regulated by the FDA, they can put whatever they want on the label.

Here's the difference:  If you read the label on any oil other than Young Living, it says "not for internal use".  Know why?  Because it isn't 100% pure!  It has ingredients that would harm you if swallowed!

Young Living's oils are made without any adulteration.  That means they are kept completely pure, no additives; they are made in temperature controled environments, as heat can destroy the therapeutic properties.

THEY ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST ON THE MARKET!

My lesson was learned first hand, as I was using the "other" lemon oil, it stained my fingers!  That means it has some kind of coloring agent added to it.  We had applied the "other" lavender to a burn, and it did absolutely nothing to treat it.

Young Living is the real deal.  These oils have tremendous capabilities to heal.  If you want alternatives to all the junk in your medicine chest, look into Young Living oils.  They are completely natural ways to heal!

Want to learn more?  Check out Young Living here.  You will be amazed!  If you are interested in receiving a 24% discount on your oils, click here.

As always, I will be happy to answer any questions you may have!

Changes Necessary with Time Progression

Isn't that a catchy title?  You know what it means, don't you?  No?  It simply means I am getting old {ahem} and have had to start making some changes in the way I care for this body that is detiorating with the passage of time.  Doesn't the "passage of time" sound better than "getting old"?  I thought so!  LOL

Have you noticed your body changing?  It just doesn't seem to work quite the way it used to; doesn't respond the same.

Several months ago I began looking for something that would help me through PMS.  It was like a Dragon taking over my life for 10 days every months, breathing fire at anyone and anything that came into my path.  The Dragon brought bloating, moodiness, fatigue and pain with her when she descended upon me.  I was a wreck!

I began reading about the effectiveness of Essential Oils.  I read and researched A LOT!  I decided it was certainly worth a try to chase this Dragon away.

Well let me just say, not only did I chase the Dragon away, Essential Oils SLAYED that Dragon!  I began a very easy habit in the morning, right after stepping out of the shower, of rubbing the oil Clary Sage, mixed with Jojoba oil right across my bikini line.  Simple, quick, easy.  I didn't think I would see an immediately change, but once I had been doing this for a few weeks, I noticed a change in my energy levels on a daily basis.  I hadn't even tested the PMS theory yet!  So holdING my breath, when my week of PMS began....NOTHING!  I mean NO SYMPTOMS!  I wasn't crabby, I wasn't exhausted, I wasn't bloated.

I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!  HAPPY DANCE!

Needless to say, I have continued this regiment-so very easy-and have enjoyed pain free PMS for several months.  Clary Sage also works very fast and effectively when used neat, which means without another oil like Jojoba to go with it,  for cramps.  I simply rub it across my lower belly and way 10 minutes.  SO MUCH BETTER!  And much healthier than downing 4 ibubrofen every 4 hours!

After that experiment, so very successful, I have begun trying various other oils for all kinds of ailments and sickness, and I am so pleasantly surprised.  If you would like more information about essential oils, please let me know.  I can't believe how amazing they are!