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Hello my friends:

This blog is about empowering you to achieve your highest degree of wellness.

Some of the articles here may surprise you, but they all have a great deal to do with your health, wellness, and longevity.

I trust you will find great value here.  Should you have questions regarding an wellness related subject, feel free to ask me.  I am not a medical doctor and cannot diagnose or prescribe.  What I can teach you is that you are not your “dis-ease” and that, no matter what your diagnosis, you are a whole being, that must heal as a whole.  You cannot treat symptoms (and a diagnosis is always a symptom) and expect to truly heal.  You must go to the root cause and make changes at a core level.

So, get set to see your wellness soar and your whole being heal at a core level.

When things go poorly in our lives, when we are emotionally exhausted or distraught, when our heart is hurting, it becomes easy to make poor choices.  Choices that effect our lives in a very negative way.  These choices may effect our physical, social, emotional, financial, or spiritual lives.

Often, when the pain is severe, we begin to disconnect from truly living our life to the fullest.  We make decisions based on that pain, but at a subconscious level.  This can lead to unhealthy relationships, unwise financial decisions, sometimes even turning away from our spiritual connections.  When this occurs, we can quickly find ourselves on a path of destruction, either emotionally or physically, or both.

The essential oil blend of “Grounding” is designed to create a feeling of balance in our lives.  Use of this oil blend can assist us in re-connecting with our spiritual side and beginning to replace those poor decisions with empowering choices.

The effects of diffusing this blend in your home, or using it as a perfume, or even putting 2 or 3 drops in your bath water, can be rapid and profound.

Caution:  Because this blend contains Angelica, there is the possibility of photo-sensitivity.  Always test a new oil for skin sensitivity.

“Grounding” essential oil blend is formulated and marketed by Young Living Essential Oils.  You will find a link to their website, where you can order any of over 400 products, in the “Links” section of this blog.

Have you ever wondered why the Magi brought Frankincense and Myrrh to the Christ child?  Why not jewels or silver. And was the “gold” they brought actually the precious metal, or was it Sandalwood (Aloes) which, in that day, was often referred to as gold?

Why does Proverbs 20:21 proclaim, “There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise.”

Did you know that there are over 180 references to essential oil in the bible? Many times they are referred to as frangrances, odors, ointments, aromas, perfumes, or scents. These terms all refer to essential oils.

But, what’s so special about the oils of ancient scripture? Are they any different than other essential oils? To answer these questions we will need to talk briefly about the chemical makeup of these particular oils.

Biblical oils contain three main types of chemical compounds; Sesquiterpenes, Monoterpenes, and Phenols.

Sesquiterpenes are generally anti-depressant and DEPROGRAM miswritten codes in the DNA and MRNA. They also carry oxygen at a cellular level.

Monoterpenes are antibacterial and REPROGRAM cells with correct information. So, sesquiterpenes deprogram the mis-information and monoterpenes reprogram the correct information in cells.

Finally, Phenols, which clean cellular receptor sites which get clogged from pollutants and incorrect diet.  Thus, phenols promote hormonal balance and healthy bodily functions. Oils high in phenol content have been found to be as effective an antibacterial agent as Penicillin and Amphicillin.

Would it be wise to have essential oils in your home? Would it seem wise to you to have an all natural plant oil that can deprogram incorrect DNA coding, reprogram the correct DNA coding, and/or create an invironment completely hostile to bacteria? You be the judge.

Just know this…

It is absolutely essential that the oils you use be therapeutic grade, organic, and unadulterated. For this reason, I only recommend Young Living Essential Oils. Yes, there are other good oils on the market, but for consistency of quality and for purity, Young Living is the most trustworthy company I have found.

You’ll find a link to Young Living’s website in the links section of this blog. You can order directly from the company and have your order delivered right to your door.

Lavender is one of the most well known and loved of all essential oils.  It was the essential oil used by Rene Gattefosse, known as the father of Aromatherapy, when a laboratory accident left him with severe burns on his arms.  Within a very short period of time the burns healed without further incident and scarring was minimal.

Today, Lavender essential oil is sold in most health food stores and many supermarkets.  You must be very cautious, however, that the lavender oil you are purchasing is Lavandula angustifolia. For, while lavandula angustifolia, will help to heal a burn, other varieties of lavender do not have the same chemical structure or healing properties.  In fact, Lavandin (which is a hybrid) will actually cause a burn to get worse.  Lavandin contains high amounts of camphor which will irritate and worsen a burn.

Another interesting point to consider is that France exports four times more lavender essential oil every year than it produces.  How?  By using inferior oils that smell similar, chemical extenders, and dilution.  Much of the lavender, and other varietites of essential oil, is sold to the perfume industry.  There is no concern about purity, only fragrance, in this industry.  In fact, an oil that has been chemically altered for perfect fragrance is highly prized because the smell is always the same.  This is not so with organic oil that is unadulterated, each batch is slightly different.

While lavandula angustifolia has a very calming and relaxing influence, both physically and emotionally, it is also antiseptic, antifungal, pain relieving, anti-inflammatory, and vasodilating.  Vasodilating means that it is great for headaches that feel like your head is in a vice grip.

Lavender has been scientifically studied, the world over, and found to reduce depression, improve cognitive function, and increase alertness.  It has remarkable power to promote tissue regeneration, thereby speeding the wound healing process.

Interestingly, while most people find lavender to be an extremely pleasant aroma, there are those who find it unpleasant (to say the least).  This is a sign of an emotional attachment.  Consistent use of lavender can help a person to overcome this attachment.  I happen to be one of those people who, at first, found lavender to be somewhat repugnant.  After much use of this extremely beneficial essential oil, I can now say that lavender is tolerable.  Will I ever learn to love it like so many others do?  I don’t know, but I intend to continue using it for all types of situations and find out.

When you purchase an essential oil for any healing purpose, you will want to purchase only therapeutic grade, unadulterated, and organic oils.  For this reason, I only recommend Young Living Essential Oils. Yes, there are other good oils on the market, but for consistency of quality and commitment to research and testing I always find Young Living to lead the market. You will find a link to the Young Living website, in the link section of the blog, where you can order directly from Young Living and have your order delivered right to your door. You can choose from over 400 items on their site.

While, from a distance, the hyssop plant may look very similar to lavender, it is actually in the mint family.

Hyssop is steam distilled from the stems and leaves of the plant.

Anciently, hyssop was used as a cleansing herb and to drive away evil spirits.  It has also been used traditionally for respiratory relief, as a decongestant, and an expectorant.

In addition to the physical healing that hyssop brings about, it is extremely emotionally balancing.  It helps to stop the mental chatter we often hear.  Hyssop allows us to discover intense fears that are held at the unconscious level.  It teaches us to be gentler to ourselves and not so stern and rigid.

Type “A” personalities find new understanding that they are the cause of their own internal pressure.  Just knowing this can relieve a great deal of stress for the mind.

Rubbing hyssop on your shoulders will reduce the tension of carrying emotional burdens.

During the last year of my mother’s life she carried hyssop essential oil with her at all times.  She was suffering from self-inflicted heart issues – meaning that she bottled up her emotions until they literally “broke” her heart.  When she was feeling pressure and pain in her chest, she opened her bottle of hyssop oil and inhaled the aroma.  Without fail the pressure and pain were lessened or relieved within moments.  She would then be in an emotional place to remind herself that she didn’t have to be so hard on herself and she would rub a drop of hyssop oil on her chest to remind her and keep her emotionally stable.

I believe the use of essential oils extended her life by as much as 2 to 3 years.  Had she been willing to make more changes in her lifestyle, they might have been able to do much, much more.

Caution: Avoid use if epileptic.

When you purchase an essential oil for any healing purpose, you will want to purchase only therapeutic grade, unadulterated, and organic oils.  For this reason, I only recommend Young Living Essential Oils. Yes, there are other good oils on the market, but for consistency of quality and commitment to research and testing I always find Young Living to lead the market. You will find a link to the Young Living website, in the link section of the blog, where you can order directly from Young Living and have your order delivered right to your door. You can choose from over 400 items on their site.

Have you ever wondered why many restaurants serve after dinner mints?

Peppermint is highly regarded as a digestive stimulant.  It can be beneficial for relieving the discomfort of overeating as well as relieving nausea and gas.

Peppermint essential oil is often effective in reducing the pain and inflammation of rheumatism and arthritis.

Peppermint has been studied extensively for it’s ability to alleviate headache pain, as well as being used to stimulate the brain’s satiety center to curb appetite.

When I met my husband, 11 years ago, he carried a vial containing 10 extra strength pain relievers in his pocket at all times.  He was the victim of frequent, intense headaches that were debilitating.  He used 6 to 10 of those pain relievers every day.

Shortly after we met he started using peppermint oil to combat any headaches.  He has not carried, nor needed, an extra strength pain reliever in over 10 years.  And he rarely uses the peppermint oil these days.  Headaches are few, and far between, now.

Inhaling peppermint oil can increase mental accuracy by as much as 28 percent.

Also, adding a drop of peppermint oil to a bottle of water can help to cool your core temperature between 5 to 10 degrees.  Not only will you feel cooler in hot weather, but you will be safer in the heat.

Cautions: Avoid contact with eyes, mucus membranes, sensitive skin, or fresh wounds or burns.  Do not apply to infants younger than 18 months of age.

When you purchase an essential oil for any healing purpose, you will want to purchase only therapeutic grade, unadulterated, and organic oils. For this reason, I only recommend Young Living Essential Oils. Yes, there are other good oils on the market, but for consistency of quality and commitment to research and testing I always find Young Living to lead the market. You will find a link to the Young Living website, in the link section of the blog, where you can order directly from Young Living and have your order delivered right to your door. You can choose from over 400 items on their site.