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Essential Oil-Infused Vinaigrettes & Dressings

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Homemade dressings and vinaigrettes are quick and easy to make and can really give your salads a burst of flavor and benefits. In addition, when you whip up your own, you know exactly what’s in it and can rest easy knowing yours doesn’t contain any questionable ingredients or excess fat, sugar, or sodium. The best part? You can kick it up a notch or two by adding a drop or two of your favorite essential oils from Young Living’s Vitality line. You’ll not only boost the flavor but you get all the benefits the essential oil has to offer too. It’s a win-win all around. Below are a few of my favorites. Have fun experimenting and try coming up with your own versions. Bon appetite! Dijon Garlic Vinaigrette 2 minced garlic cloves 2 tablespoons Dijon style mustard 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/4 cup raw red wine vinegar 1 cup extra-virgin … Continue reading →

Bio-Accumulation: Low Doses Matter

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Exposure to low concentrations of common endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), each and every day leads to something called “bio-accumulation”. These low doses matter and over time can cause chronic health problems.   EDCs, also known as hormone disruptors, are chemicals that interfere with the natural hormones in our bodies and plague our modern world. We are all exposed to EDCs in our daily lives, for example EDC’s are found in some food packaging, pesticides, cleaning products, and cosmetics. Over 1,400 chemicals have been listed as potential endocrine disruptors. Decades of peer-reviewed research has shown significant associations between EDCs – even in low doses – and adverse health effects such as cancers, fertility problems, obesity and some learning disabilities. EDCs can have severe negative effects on the hormone system of even unborn babies. Hidden toxins in our homes can affect cognition, productivity, vitality, and yes, even our emotional state. You may … Continue reading →

Make Your Own Essential Oil Perfume

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Ditching conventional perfumes is possibly one of the most impactful things you can do for your health, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still smell great!   Instead of using your chemical-laden cologne or perfume, try whipping up your own, customized essential oil perfume with this simple recipe and change your scents with the seasons! Let me be clear. I’m talking about using authentic, unadulterated, premium-grade essential oils to make your own perfume, not just any brand of essential oil. Why? Because most essential oils in the market place are synthetic versions of the real thing and nothing more than sweet smelling scents at best. And like the fragrance industry, most essential oils are adulterated with toxic, man-made chemicals. You want to make sure that you’re using genuine, premium-grade essential oils and not the cheap, adulterated, chemical-laden imitations. So please don’t take the following information and attempt to use them … Continue reading →

DIY Beeswax Candle Jars

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The ambiance of candles is such a lovely addition to the home, especially during the colder months! But after learning about the dangers of scented candles and ditching them (so full of dangerous toxic chemicals!), they are no longer allowed in our home. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t have candles. It just means they have to be safe, and not just unscented parafin candles either, which is why I prefer to use unscented beeswax candles. For all you who love DIY’s here’s a simple way to make your own DIY Beeswax Candle Jars. Instructions: 1. Prepare a water bath by setting a wide, shallow pot or stovetop-safe dish on the stove with water and bring to a very gentle boil, on medium-low heat. 2. While the water heats, prepare your jars by adding a sticker to the metal ring of the wick and press firmly into the middle of … Continue reading →

ENZYMES The Spark of Life

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Enzymes are the spark of life. Without enzymes life wouldn’t exist. So, what are they actually good for? My answer – absolutely everything! Think of enzymes as a “spark plug” or the catalyst that initiates all the processes that happen within the human body. Having plenty of digestive enzymes is one of the keys to obtaining optimal health. Every chemical reaction that takes place within the human body requires them. Without enzymes, no mineral, vitamin, or hormone can do its work. Enzymes are quite literally… the substances that make life possible! They are needed to digest food, run the heart, kidneys, liver, and lungs, and yes, even to think!   Focusing on digestive enzymes can be a game changer, so let’s dive in. You are what you eat, right? WRONG!!! I’m sure you’ve heard of the old adage “You are what you eat!”, right? Well, in actuality, you aren’t JUST … Continue reading →

Exposing Sugar’s Dirty Little Secrets

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Reducing sugar and highly processed foods, from your diet, could change your life.- Jody Stanislaw   It’s time to expose sugar’s dirty little secrets. It’s a silent killer and its devastating effects are creating more deaths than automobile accidents. Did you know that in animal studies they found that sugar is more addictive than cocaine? One study done on rats showed that chronic sugar consumption creates as much damage to the brain as abuse done in childhood. There is growing scientific consensus that one of the most common types of sugar, fructose, can be toxic to the liver, just like alcohol. Data from animal and human studies implicate added sugars (eg, sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup) are responsible in the development of fatty liver disease and its consequences. Added fructose in particular, as a component of added sugars, may pose the greatest risk for fatty liver disease. According to Dr. … Continue reading →

Scented Potpourri and Pinecones

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Making your own scented potpourri and pinecones is so easy to do, and much better for you than the artificially scented ones you buy at the store. Most artificially scented potpourri and pinecones, found in stores or online, use adulterated essential oils. They’re loaded with man-made chemicals, cooked up in a lab somewhere. They’re essentially synthetic versions of the real thing and should be strictly avoided. You may be one of those people who find that they can’t walk into stores that carry them without breaking out with a headache, hives, or having a severe asthmatic attacks. Unfortunately, your body is violently reacting to the toxic chemicals and solvents they contain. Most people who experience these type of reactions find that they are able to make their own homemade versions using Young Living essential oils. Our Seed to Seal process ensures that you’re getting the highest quality, genuine essential oils. … Continue reading →

Seasonal ‘CIDER MILL’ Thieves Household Cleaning Spray

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There is something wonderful about fall. Even though it precedes the long winter months it remains my favorite time of year. The warm days and clear, crisp, cool nights are the perfect setting for attending outdoor festivals and not be annoyed by all the bugs while enjoying all the abundance of the fall harvests. And who doesn’t thoroughly enjoy seeing all bright fall colors of the trees as they change into vibrant and beautiful billboards of red, orange, and golden colors. It’s the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. This year marks the 53rd National Apple Harvest and sadly most of these outdoor events, regularly held the first two weeks in October, have been cancelled and many will be missing the sights, sounds and aromas that surround these events. If you’ve ever been to one you know what’s I’m talking about. Fortunately, you can recreate a … Continue reading →

THIEVES DISH SOAP Turn 1 Bottle Into 4 and Add Suds

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When I first got my Thieves Dish Soap I was like… “Where’s the bubbles?” not to mention being less than thrilled about the price. I mean, let’s be real, few people can afford to pay $14 (wholesale price/June 2019) for a 12 fl. oz. bottle of dish soap. Sure, I want to ditch chemical laden dish soaps but it has to be affordable too. Well, this post is going to show you a hack on how to turn that one 12 oz bottle into 4 power packed bottles (or 48 oz’s) of dish soap, allowing you to get more cleansing power and suds, making it much more affordable at approximately $3.50 a bottle. Plant-based dish soaps on the market thankfully tend to not include SLS (sodium laurel sulfate) which is a good thing for sure. Why is this a good thing? Well, according to the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep … Continue reading →

Create An Aromatically Safe Home

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Instead of using toxic air fresheners and scented candles, begin to create an aromatically safe home. I diffuse genuine, premium-grade essential oils, not to be confused with the cheap chemical-laden synthetic versions found at your local store. Most of the time I do so with a purpose. This means I don’t just diffuse essential oils to make our home smell good. I diffuse essential oils because of their limitless potential and beneficial value. Diffusing creates a healthy ionized room, can neutralize (not mask) odors, provide an uplifting environment and help elevate moods, force dust to the floor, provide a calming environment to support a better nights sleep, support better focus, and even promote better energy for those occasional afternoon slumps, and so much more. For instance, today, I have lots of mental work to do so I’ve got my diffuser on my desk diffusing CLARITY™ essential oil. Clarity™ blends Basil, Rosemary, Peppermint, … Continue reading →

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