A Visit to the Farm!

I had the privilege of going on an all expense paid trip to Young Living's beautiful farm in Provo Utah last month.

While I have heard about their incredible Seed to Seal guarantee, seeing every step of the growing, distillation, filtering, testing and bottling process up close was amazing!!!

I walked through Lavender, Oregano and hyssop fields in the most beautiful valley by gorgeous mountains!

I spoke with a Young Living worker in a greenhouse while he hand sifted seeds from the plants for next year's crop.

Gary Young gave us a tour of the distillery, explaining how he designed and welded the huge distillers himself! He shared about all the intricacies of the process and how they've continued to improve upon the process, until the essential oils contain the purest and highest levels of constituents and beneficial properties.

I got to see the entire process with Juniper. I touched and smelled the Juniper plant material.

The Juniper plant material is placed in these steam distillers.

After the steam distiller, the Juniper oil goes continues in the distilling and filtering process.

 I walked into a room with overwhelming powerful aroma of large drums of Peppermint, Juniper and Clary Sage oil. We could have reached in and touched it! Of course, we didn't!

 The oil from the large drums was poured into this filtration device and tested, 

before being sent to bottling process. 

 "Quality is not negotiable" was a theme throughout the entire farm! Everything is done with the higher level of care and excellence so that we get the absolute best and most beneficial oils! 

Young Living essential oils are definitely set apart!

The highlight of this amazing retreat was getting to know amazing oily natural health like-minded friends! I learned so much from my time with them and am thankful for my new friends!!

How to Make Sprays!

Essential Oil Sprays are some of the easiest and most versatile products to make in your home. There are so many simple recipes with a huge variety of uses. Here are several of the sprays we make in my Essential Oils Classes.

You will need dark glass 2 or 4oz spray bottles, a small funnel, distilled water, witchhazel, sea salt and Young Living Essential Oils. I first add the witchhazel or sea salt and essential oils, blend, then add the distilled water to the top.

Linen Spray

10 drops of Lavender

1 tsp Witchhazel

Fill rest of the way with distilled water (4oz bottle)

Bedtime Linen Spray

7 drops each of Lavender and Peace & Calming (or Stress Away)

1 tsp Witchhazel

Fill rest of the way with distilled water  (4oz bottle)

Homemade "Febreeze" Spray (great for rugs, couches, smelly shoes):

10 drops of Purification

1 tsp Witchhazel

Fill rest of the way with distilled water  (4oz bottle)

Air Freshener

7 drops each of Citrus Fresh, Purification and Lavender essential oils

1 tsp Witchhazel

Fill rest of the way with distilled water  (4oz bottle)

Hand or throat spray (building immune system)

8-10 drops Thieves essential oil

1/16 tsp sea salt

Fill rest of the way with distilled water  (2oz bottle)

Outdoor Annoyance Free Spray

5 drops each of Peppermint, Purification, Thieves essential oils

1 tsp Witchhazel

Fill rest of the way with distilled water  (4oz bottle)

Skin Spray

10 drops each of Lavender, Frankincense and Tea Tree essential oil

1 tsp witchhazel

Fill rest of the way with distilled water  (2oz bottle)

After Sun Spray

2 TBSP Aloe vera gel

10 drops Lavender essential oil

7 drops Frankincense

Fill rest of the way with distilled water  (4oz bottle)

Aftershave spray 

6 drops Cedarwood 

4 drops Lavender 

2 drops Lime

1 tsp Witchhazel

Fill rest of the way with distilled water  (4oz bottle)

Abundant Health is the on-line store where I get my glass bottles. 

Amazon has several varieties also. 

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A day in the life of an "Oily Family"!

Several people have shown interest in how often we use oils in our family. Here is a look at a typical day in the life of our "Oily Family".

My first drink of the day is a quart of water with Apple Cider Vinegar and citrus oils. There are a couple variations, check out the recipes here. My boys and I drink 1oz of Ningxia Red, an awesome antioxidant drink.

Every morning, I apply Progessence Plus to forearms and neck. I apply my face cream (organic unrefined coconut oil, Lavender & Frankincense oil), and my body butter with Lemongrass oil. I also apply Melaleuca (tea tree oil) to problem skin spots and I brush my teeth with Thieves toothpaste.

My hubby starts the day with a capsule of Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint and Copaiba, also known as the "Seasonal Discomfort" blend. I pre-make these capsules for the week and store in a glass jar in the freezer.

Once downstairs, I start diffusing for our family. Depending on the day, I may diffuse Purification (on cleaning day... or when it needs to be cleaning day;), Thieves (during cold season), or Valor and Frankincense as we prepare for home school studies.

We apply Brain Power to my oldest son's crown and neck. Vetiver on big toe or under nose helps our 7 year old focus on school. My third son has tummy issues and gets to apply DiGize to his tummy three times daily. All of my boys take MightyZyme chewables with meals.

If we are going out to run errands, I apply Thieves oil on everyone's feet or spine. I also take along my Thieves spray for hand sanitizing.

Back home, when playtime gets a little unruly, I diffuse Stress Away, and everyone seems to play nicer! :) No matter how nice they play, someone always ends up hurt! Almost daily, someone needs Lavender for their boo boo or Purification for a bug bite. My "Big Boo Boo" blend of Helichrysum & Frankincense gets used pretty often too in our houseful of boys!

PanAway & Stress Away were the two most used oils on this day!

One of our favorite meals is spaghetti! I love to put a drop of Oregano or Taste of Italy oil in my spaghetti sauce right before serving. My husband complimented this sauce as the best sauce I had ever made!

After dinner, our bath and bedtime routine for our four boys can get crazy! Adding bath salts with Lavender to their tub is a great way to wind down.

The boys like to apply body butter or my Lavender & Frankincense face cream as lotion. We use Young Living toothpaste and bath and body products. My 3 older boys apply Peace & Calming nightly to their feet... they ask for it if I forget!

Diffusers typically run in a few rooms nightly. The baby's favorite blend is RC with lemon... he sleeps 12 hours straight! Our big boys room has Peace & Calming with Frankincense Lavender and Cedarwood diffusing nightly. During cold season, we add Eucalyptus Globules and Cypress for respiratory support!

Washing dishes after kids go to bed could tear up my hands, but I LOVE that YL Thieves Dish Soap supports skin health and is toxin free, while doing a great job cutting the grease and cleaning my pots and pans!

My nighttime routine consists of taking vitamins, probiotics (Life5 is a great option) and ComforTone capsules. I end my day with a calming face cream of Lavender, Frankincense & Myrrh and apply Peace and calming on my feet, wrists and neck. I've never slept so well in my life!

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Why we said NO to drugs

Many of you have seen me post about my crunchy/natural remedies, but you may not know why we have clearly turned our path away from using OTC and pharmaceutical/petrochemical drugs and toward natural health. Let me give you a little history about why our family made the decision to say "NO" to drugs...

Approximately 100,000 people die each year from adverse reactions to their prescription medications! That's only considering the people who die, not the others who have to live with long term effects from reactions to prescribed medications. This isn't talking about illegal drug use, or drug abuse, it's from "properly" prescribed medication. Drug commercials on television list the ridiculous side effects for the drugs they're advertising... many of those list death!

My family has seen too many of those adverse reactions, and are still living with many of the "adverse effects". Some of those adverse effects my family has experienced include:

• Medicinal stomach ulcer - from medicines after wisdom teeth surgery
• Acid Reflux - from Over the Counter medicines, NSAIDs (IbuProfen and Aleve)
• Anxiety and panic attacks in children - from reflux medicine that was actually a neuro-inhibitor
• Gut damage and bacterial imbalance from overuse of antibiotics, resulting in food intolerances and eczema
• Osteoporosis - from hormone suppressing drugs
• Yeast and fungal infections - from oral steroids and asthma medication
• Hallucinations - from OTC antihistamines
• Hyperactivity and sleeplessness - from steroids
• Full body rash - allergic reaction to Penicillin
• Ruptured blood vessels - reaction

Not only has my family seen horrible side effects and reactions to OTC and prescription drugs, but those medicines dodn't always work to bring healing. As a youth, I remember going through 3 rounds of antibiotics to clear up bronchitis! The steroid shot from my podiatrist would only result in 3-4 weeks of relief from my chronic foot pain. My dermatologist never knew why I had dermatitis on my face, but prescribed a dangerous steroid cream that worked only when constantly used (he even prescribed this while I was pregnant, even though it was a class C drug). Our oldest son had tubes in his ears as a toddler and many rounds of antibiotics, but continued to get ear infections after the tubes fell out.  I was tired of treating our health symptomatically, and wanted to get to the root of our our health issues for true healing.

Our family cut sugar and processed foods; we now eat food and drinks to build up our bodies instead of tear them down. Since cutting dairy and sugar, I no longer have asthma! We focus on eating whole natural foods to helps maintain and build our health so our bodies are not as prone to sickness. We use YL Essential Oils and several other natural remedies for our health needs! Essential oils have no negative side effects and you can physically not be allergic to them, since they don't contain a protein or amino acid (which is what our histamines react to). I'm thankful that God has given us all we need for life and health in His creation! God has literally given us a plant oil for every ailment on the planet! We have used oils for cuts, scrapes, burns, boo boos, colds, sniffles, coughs, seasonal discomforts, tummy aches, and nasty bugs. We also use oils for uplifting spirits/moods, focusing on school and sleep! I teach classes on how to use Essential Oils for health, wellness and replacing toxins in your home. Message me for more info or join us for a class to learn more!

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Recipes for getting rid of TOXINS!

Shampoo, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, lotion, household cleaners...What do these all have in common?? TOXINS!!!!

I'm teaching a very eye opening class on TOXINS--how to recognize toxins in body products and cleansers, household cleaners, food, and more. We discuss how to get rid of toxins and how to replace common body products and household cleaners with non-toxic safe homemade replacements. Why get rid of toxins??? They reek havoc on our body and cause many of the problems with our health. Feel free to message me for more information on specific toxins. 

Our family has seen too many of these ill effects from toxins and have decided to Spring Clean the toxins out of our life by cutting sugar, eating only whole foods, using natural body products and health remedies,  cleaning with only natural cleaners, as well as detoxing our bodies. 

Here are a few of our favorite recipes:

Body Care and natural products:

 Wellness Mama has a few good homemade deodorant recipes 

(the first one is my favorite). 

Lavender Rosewood is my favorite for face and body!

I add Gentle Babies oil to Whipped body butter for an awesome Diaper Cream!

Household cleaners: Instead of using toxic and poisonous chemicals to clean my home, I use safe natural essential oils that work even better than the toxic chemicals!

Detox: There are several great methods to use when ridding our body of toxins. Adding Citrus oils to drinking water helps clean the junk in our water and helps maintain health and flowing Lymphatic Systems. Here are a few great recipes for drinking oils! Applying Purification oil or Juva Cleanse over Liver or on feet is another great method. One of our favorites is an Epsom salt bath. Add essential oils to epsom salts (not directly to water) and pour salts into bath. Make sure to get out of tub when the water cools, not staying in and adding more hot water (this will cause your body to reabsorb the junk it just released). Lavender, Lemon and Stress Away are a few of my favorite oils in baths!

The Chemical Free Home book, and The Chemical Free Home, vol 2 have tons of great recipes!! I have extra copies of these if anyone wants one!

 If you're interested in learning more about oils, you can check out these EO blogs, message me or follow this link.

How to order Young Living Essential Oils

Disclaimer: This blog and information is not meant to diagnose, prescribe or treat any disease, illness or injury.