Valor Oil Benefits Plus One More!

Seeing as how this week is the first week of school for us, Valor is a good pick for the Oil of the Week.  This one might get a little long, as it has drastically impacted my family recently.  Here it goes:

I never knew the value that Valor would have in so many households.  Our story really surprised me….a lot.  My oldest son (starting 4th) is a straight A kid.  I noticed in 2nd grade that his benchmark exams in reading were dropping, dropping and dropping.  He was barely squeaking by at grade level.  In first grade he was the top reader in the class!  I spoke with his teachers, who seemed to think he had nothing to worry about. By the second semester of his 3rd grade year, his grades in reading were all over the place:  100, 40, 110, 50, 90, 70….seriously erratic.  On a hunch that he might have a special kind of ADHD, I put Valor Oil on a paper towel and put it in his backpack.  It was STAR testing week.  I told him to sniff it if he felt like he needed help focusing.  He said he did use it when it came to the reading part and he said it worked.  That was all I got from him.  And we waited….

On the last day of school, we received his STAR results.  My jaw dropped.  While I thought I had the wrong child’s report, he meekly said, “It’s terrible, isn’t it mom?” His confidence was so rocked from the issues he was having.  Not only was it awesome, he scored in the 99th %ile on Reading Comprehension!!  For the two previous years, his math and science were excellent (because he loves those classes), but reading was barely passing. He scored HIGHER than his already high math and science scores. I heard “he is fine!” and “most kids who do so well in math and science, often struggle in reading and writing”…..no one ever saw the signs b.c he doesn’t have behavior issues.  Most people think that ADHD comes with disruptions in class.  His “Hyper” is clicking a pen or bouncing his knee….lucky for me:)  We have since been evaluated formally and he does have a peculiar type of ADHD that affects his executive functioning which entails his reading comprehension.

The ADD Center here is really amazing and highly reputable.  They understand my desire to not start meds for him since he still made all A’s…we don’t need the “Hail Mary” yet.  I didn’t elaborate with them on the essential oils, but did tell them we wanted to start naturally knowing how many friends I have with kids who HATE the way the ADD meds make them feel.  Their suggestion was to take their non-prescription Fish Oil.  Fish Oil is really great for ADD/ADHD and they have found a way to make it cross the blood-brain barrier by including a special chemical found in breast milk. Without that, it can’t cross the blood brain barrier where it needs to be.  The funny thing is….Essential Oils cross the blood-brain barrier, too!  And….they aren’t synthetically made to imitate something they are not.  Young Living makes a wonderful fish oil product called Omegize and it has essential oils in there that allow the fish oil to cross the blood brain barrier.  That said, not only do we rub valor on the base of my son’s skull every morning, he also takes his Omegize daily.  

The confidence he is gaining already is priceless.  As for his smarts…they are testing his IQ b.c. they feel that he is actually gifted based on his ability to compensate thus far and regurgitate everything he hears verbatim.  Of course I love my baby and will brag on him all day.  But the point is this. What a tragedy it would be for a child as smart as he is to get so discouraged, he wouldn’t read, or pay attention in school or think he isn’t smart…who knows what paths that lack of confidence would take.  He immediately thought he wasn’t “smart” when in essence he is quite smart….he just has a hard time focusing on long reading passages. I have tears thinking about what could have been.  But now tears of JOY knowing I can help him without harmful meds….no meds at all.  Just a few good fish and plants:)

The funny thing is as we discuss his issues, I am diagnosing my husband as well.  My husband never knew he had an issue growing up, but HE felt he had a hard time with reading comprehension….even still.  (Ironically, HE loves to read!)  He does the bouncing knee at 90 to nothing all the time…the clicking of the pens…the constant movement, albeit smaller movements.  So now, we treat them both.  This could bring on an amazing peace in my life I never knew existed:)

SO….the benefits of Valor:

1-Emotional Strength/Confidence

2-Anxiety/Panic Attacks

3-Hyperactivity/Attention

4-Sleep Apnea/snoring

5-Spinal Adjustments (holds a spinal adjustment longer)

6-TMJ

7-Sciatica

The way we have been using Valor is as a roll on.  The little roll-on tip comes with your starter kit with a new tall black lid as well.  We just popped (with a firm snap) that roll-on on our Valor bottle and roll it on the base of his skull every morning.  I also have a paper towel (b.c its thick and easy to disguise as a tissue) with Valor on it in his backpack.  That way, if he is feeling distracted in a moment, he can also reach in his backpack and take a sniff.  That way, we don’t have to deal with the nurse and make a scene.  He just pretends to wipe his nose.  Brains in a bottle I say! ;)

I was just thinking how I wanted to slather him in Valor….and saw there is a Valor Bar Soap as well.  For sure on my next order!

Please please feel free to pass these emails on to anyone you know might need them.  The ADD thing really pulls at my heartstrings as I KNOW there are so many kids out there that struggle. Kids that may think they aren’t smart because they can’t do what everyone else is doing with ease.  It is NOT a smarts thing.   I fully believe that DIET is a huge part of controlling ADD/ADHD, but I can attest to the power of the essential oils first hand when used in combination with a healthy diet.  Confidence is invaluable.

OmegaGize Ingredients:

Fish Oil, Rice Tocotrienols, Clove EO (Syzygium aromaticum), CoQ10 Kaneka™, German Chamomile EO (Matricaria recutita), Spearmint EO (Mentha spicata), Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol), Mixed Carotenoids, Other ingredients: Gelatin (tilapia), Silicon Dioxide, purified water

Lemon Oil Benefits

This week's Oil of the Week is Lemon Oil.  After getting my first set of oils, I found a daily use in every single one of them.  One day I even said to my husband, "I have no idea what to do with lemon apart from putting it in my water." {not knowing any of the benefits} A day later, Lemon Oil came to the rescue!  I had a very painful cyst that was getting larger and more painful by the day.  When I read up on what to use, Lemon Oil was the winner for any and all cysts, including ganglion cysts, hormonal cysts....cysts.  The first night I applied the lemon oil topically *neat*.  By the next morning the cyst was still there, but the shooting pains down my leg were gone because the pressure was gone.  I applied once more topically and from that point on, I put 2 drops of lemon oil in my water twice a day.  By the time I made it to the doctor the next week, my cyst was gone and my doctor...dumbfounded.  Lemon Oil was officially in my repertoire!

Lemon Oil has several other great purposes as well:

-Disinfects and Kills germs when cleaning
-Put in water to clean fruits and veggies
-Removes Callouses/Bunions
-Anti-tumoral
-Removes Cysts
-Detoxifies Cells  (if none other, the best reason to add lemon to your water every day.  It is a good, slow detox for your body.  There is no one out there that doesn't need to detox their cells...healthy or not.  Our bodies are LOADED with toxins from foods, environment, skin care products, medications, etc etc.)

**Always use glass or stainless steel cups when using oils.  Essential Oils are so concentrated that they will pull the carcinogens out of plastic and into your water.

**Citrus Oils, including Lemon Oil causes photosensitivity.   (Carrot Seed Oil is a natural sunscreen)

Lavender Oil

Starting with what comes in the Premium Starter Kit...  The GO-TO oil is Lavender.  I have always been told that if you don’t know what to use, start with Lavender.  Essential Oils are healing because their molecules are SO small they pass into every single cell in the body within minutes.  One of the major parts of the oils that heals is called a Sesquiterpene.  {word of the week!}  Just by getting Sesquiterpenes into your cells, healing has begun, regardless of the oil being used.  I have read countless reports that once people started using oils in general, lots of things started healing.  Fascinating, really.

SO…

1-Lavender is a KNOWN anti-histamine.  Any time you want to grab for Benadryl, grab Lavender.  

2-Lavender  is used to soothe and heal the skin, stop the burning from a burn or a skinned knee. It is great for dry skin/dandruff, hives.  I just used it on my injection site that usually gets big and itchy….not with Lavender.

3-Sleep issues.  Lavender is known to help you sleep.  Calming for kids, too at bedtime :)

4- Relaxing bath—Put epsom salt and lavender in your bath for relaxing after a long day.

Lavender can replace the use of Neosporin, Benedryl, Zyrtec, Claritin, Sinus meds, etc.  Also: Aleve, Motrin, Tylenol PM, Unisom, and calamine lotion.

Allergy Bomb:  4 drops Peppermint, 4 drops Lemon, 4 drops Lavender.  IT WORKS!

Your oil of the week is Lavender!  Go forth and conquer! :)

Thieves Oil

Where in the world do you start with Thieves Oil?  Thieves is called Thieves b.c during the Black Plaque, there were thieves that would rob from the bodies that literally died on the street from the plaque.  They would then go to their homes and rob their houses, too.  BUT…they never got sick. It was unheard of.  When the thieves were finally caught, King James (as in the Bible) decreased their penalty if they revealed their secret to staying healthy.  It turns out they were from a family of apothecaries and knew that the combination of Cinnamon, Clove, Lemon, Rosemary, and Eucalyptus kept them healthy.  That was the beginning of the end of the plague. :)  And thus, that combination is called Thieves Oil.

I cannot say enough about using Thieves for oral care.  Most of you know it healed my poor bleeding gums (secondary to being on Humira)  to the total shock and awe of my hygienist.  Even further…to my next visit where she said that there was nothing (no Biofilm) on my teeth to actually clean.  Thieves is good for people who get canker sores, ulcers, halitosis….anything pertaining to the health of your teeth.  On top of that, I have had multiple people tell me my teeth are whiter.  I have only been swishing Thieves each night, so it must be Thieves oil too!

I have a friend whose husband had a toe fungus (ick) that his doctor said would not go away until he had a specific foot surgery.  His feet are mangled from running, etc.  His oil-loving wife put a drop of thieves on his toe every night and within a week, the toenail fell off and it grew back completely healthy.  Warts…be gone.  Will remove a wart pain free.  Will also remove a splinter without tweezing it. 

For my family…we stay healthy with Thieves.  I am not saying we don’t get bugs.  But the minute my kids get a sniffle or a cough, out comes the Thieves and I either rub with olive oil on their chest or put “neat” on the bottom of their feet.  Not once that we have done that has any illness progressed.  Given that I have no immune system, I swish and swallow two drops every night.  Twice I have been in a situation where I was GUARANTEED to get Strep, as my friends either had it or got it.  The only thing I got was a tickle in my throat and that was gone in a day. My brutal sinus infection that lasted 3 ½ months and survived 3 rounds of antibiotics was finally gone after swallowing 2 drops of Thieves at night.  

My very favorite thing from YL is the Thieves Essential Rewards Kit.  It comes with Thieves Soap, Theives Hand Gel, Thieves Housecleaner, Thieves Mouthwash, Thieves Toothpaste and a bottle of Thieves.  I never thought I would be cleaning my house with it all, but I do.   Instead of my kids eating the remnants of 409 on my counters they are now ingesting natural oils.  My house smells awesome when I clean the counters AND it works better than bleach (i have a study to prove it).   We put Thieves Cleaner in our washing machine to get rid of the musty smell, we clean our jets in our bathtub by putting Thieves cleaner in the tub and running it…NO MORE bleach!  And my hubs was obsessed with bleach.  I couldn’t stand that strong odor all the time.  My little germ-hating cynic has become a Thieves believer!

You can put this on you, by applying to your feet “neat” or rubbing with a carrier oil on your chest.  I like to get the oils inside of me, so i prefer to ingest either by swallowing with water or putting in our pills.  I also add Thieves to the diffuser to disinfect or add to the prevention of illness if some one is showing signs in our house.  Just get it on or in you! :)  It’s amazing!  

You can conquer a WHOLE lot with Thieves on your side!

Frankincense Oil

Frankincense was good enough for Jesus so it has to be good, right!?

Frankincense ranks up there as one of my favorites in the starter kit.  As a reminder, the Premium Starter Kit is basically a replacement for your medicine cabinet.  You can use each of these oils to handle your basic household needs for meds.  It’s remarkable!  

1-First and foremost, I use Frankincense as an anti-inflammatory.  Truth be told, I had a deep cyst-type something on my chin and I messed with it.  So, it was puffy.  I put a dot of Frankincense on it “neat” and the next morning the inflammation was completely gone.  There was a mark, but zero puffiness.  You can take this internally for inflammation, as well. It will take inflammation out of most anything...blemish, bug bite, etc.

2-It will remove brown spots.  Basically this is the “bleach” of the oils world.  It is common in the YL skin care products to keep the brown spots at bay.  (Bosweila Wrinkle Cream ROCKS!)

3-Frankincense is anti-carcinogenic.  It literally KILLS cancer cells.  This is known in the MD world, too.  Google it.  There is a doctor at OU, in fact, that is studying it in the use of cancer treatment.  A friend had a cancerous mole that she was going to have removed.  In the meantime, she put Frank on her mole.  By the time she got to the doctor appt there were no more cancer cells.  Amazing!  That said….there are two kinds of Frankincense.  Sacred Frankincense is the other kind that is a little more expensive and is said to treat all the same things, but with more intensity.  If I was facing cancer or have been thru at and want to prevent reoccurrence, I would definitely get the Sacred Frankincense.  For me, being at risk for lymphoma with my meds, I put Frankincense in my pills and take it prophylactically.

4-Frankincense removes Warts.  I haven’t done this, but I hear and read over and again.  Apply Frankincense to a wart and it will turn black in a couple weeks and fall off with no pain. Worth the shot!  (of note, have heard to use Oregano for planters warts)

5- All things skin.  I go to Frankincense for all things skin. I have scars, scabs, scratches…Frankincense heals them.  Also really great for stretch marks.

6-Immune System Booster.

Brown Spots, Scars, Immune System Booster, Inflammation….apparently the Wise Men were wise enough to know what Mary needed!  

You can take Frankincense in a pill, you can rub it on “neat” (no carrier oils) or you can rub on with carrier oils.  I often make a concoction of coconut oil (cold-pressed) with Frankincense and Lavender oils.  I use it as lotion, i rub it on injuries and scars.  Coconut oil is anti-fungal,  and soothes the skin.  Frankincense heals and prevents and Lavender soothes.  Always remember that oils MUST go in glass or stainless steel.  The oils are so concentrated that they will pull the carcinogens out of the plastic and into your water or mixture.

Enjoy!

Oils of the Week--Peppermint

I have tried to find a way to keep the "Oiling" people in my life educated and up-to-date on the uses for oils.  So, I have started sending weekly emails...starting with the oils in their Starter Kit.  It was suggested that I post those emails to My Intestine-mony so there is a place to go to read them later.  I am MORE than happy to do so.  Essential Oils and healthy living have become a passion of mine, truthfully, by default.  But I love them.  My "real job" is creating stationery for Write Away ...another LOVE of mine.  I am SO fortunate to have two things that I LOVE in my life that have NOTHING to do with the other:)  That said...Essential Oils are my "spare time" gig.  I spend a lot of my spare time researching and helping my friends find healing and I love every moment of it.  I have never been so bold, but if you are interested in getting your hands on these amazing oils, I would so appreciate your buying them from me www.pennysampler.com.  This will validate the time I spend that I SHOULD be spending on Write Away.  And then, I can tell my husband that too :)  It's really all about keeping the hubs happy, right?  THANK YOU!

Be still my heart. Peppermint Oil.

If you have ever had a tummy ache, heart burn, indigestion, out both ends:), Peppermint is YOUR oil.  Speaking to a girl with every GI upset ever encountered, I do NOT leave the house without it. Plus, I have a spare bottle next to my bed.  I am so fond of this oil because not only has it gotten me out of some really bad situations, it does it FAST.  It even surprises me.  Now, my son uses it, too.  We love Peppermint Oil.

Uses:

-Heartburn/Reflux be gone (I rub “neat” as I like the tingle. If not, put a couple drops in olive oil or coconut oil and rub on chest/tummy OR take it by pill….4-5 drops)

-Aids in Digestion (by pill)

-Bad Breath (can drop on tongue, but can take by pill….cracking up as if you burp, it will be peppermint :))

-Boosts your mood (inhale)

-Reduces Fatigue/Keeps energy up (inhale…some have kicked coffee by inhaling peppermint…really great as you can use an empty bottle of oil for this.  Save those old bottles!)

-Reduces inflammation (used as part of allergy bomb via pill…..4 drops lavender (antihistamine), 4 drops Peppermint (reduce the inflammation in sinuses), 4 drop Lemon

-Diarrhea/Nausea (Rub on neat, with oils or by pill)

-Breaks a Fever (rub on temples neat)

-Headaches (applied to temples “neat”)

-Zaps a zit :) (applied neat to said blemish)

-Kills ants/repels bugs  (diluted in water bottle as spray

-stops the hiccups (inhale)

-appetite suppressant (any way you take it)  I feel the same way with Lemon, too.

If you happen to have any sort of tummy issue…regularly or not, DiGize would be one of my next purchases.  I take Digize the minute I start feeling like my tummy isn’t happy.  My sweet babysitter took it when she started to get food poisoning…stopped it in its tracks.  DiGize is a great one to have on hand, as you never know when you or a child might get a nasty tummy bug.  That said…this is NOT one you want to taste:)  Be sure to take via pills.  You can try, but I can confirm for you that you don’t want to :)

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How to Make a Pill

I have had several questions about diluting and making pills.  

This is not how it has to be.  This is just how I do it.

1- I like to take things by capsule.  My kids do too, to avoid any taste.  Capsules are:  00 is the largest pill (i take these) and size 4 is the smallest (my kids take these).   I buy mine at www.capsuledepot.com  They are the cheapest I can find.  Buy the Veggie Caps.

2- I also bought the Plastic Pippettes (http://www.abundanthealth4u.com/3_ml_Plastic_Disposable_Pipettes_Pkg_of_25_p/9265.html) to get the oils out neatly and into the pills.  And I bought the pill holder so i can make multiple pills at a time and not dump oils:  http://www.abundanthealth4u.com/Plastic_Capsule_Holder_p/9575.htm

3- The oils “they” say to dilute are the hot oils.  Off the top of my head, I can think of Thieves, Peppermint and Oregano.  Diluting an oil is not necessary at all for adults.  For the littlest of kids, I would dilute always.  But, even on my kids, i don’t always dilute.  Diluting is for your comfort, not for your safety.   Diluting does not decrease the effects of the oils, but it slows the absorption and thus reaction so it doesn’t burn.  

When I dilute:

1- If i put Thieves in a pill, it often makes my tummy burn.  I don’t love it, but it doesn’t hurt me.  Its a cinnamon burn.  I have diluted my pill with a couple drops of olive oil and it works.

2-If i put Oregano on my boys’ chest, I always put in a tsp (roughly) of olive oil b.c their chest does get red and JBS says it gets itchy.

3-I dilute, also, if i want to SPREAD out the effect.  Sometimes it seems that two drops of oil just drop and stick.  (that completely works)  BUT…for my ease of thought, I like to spread it ALL over the chest or ALL over the tummy.  In that case, I will dilute with coconut or olive oil.

Hope that helps

Lavender to Replace a Benadryl

I take Humira, which, for me has been causing a large amount of joint pain...from my finger tips to my toes.  I finally called my doctor on Friday afternoon when I realized  that, in addition, to my joint pain, I was having red dots break out all over my arms and legs.  She thought I might be having an allergic reaction to the Humira and advised me to take a Benadryl.

So, I pulled out my Lavender, which is a natural anti-histamine, and put about 10 drops in a pill.  When I say minutes....I mean within MINUTES, my joint pain was reduced.  On top of that, I put Lavender and Frankincense directly on the red dots.  Some of those dots were painful, others not at all.  BUT, they all had some inflammation.  Within about 15-20 minutes, the puffiness to the dots was gone (Frankincense is an anti-inflammatory) and the redness had lightened.  I did that on Saturday, too and today, Sunday, the dots that I put oils on are almost gone.  The dots I didn't put oils on....still there.

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Slathering My Face in Essential Oils!

I have had so many people ask about the Young Living Skin Care products, so I thought this the best way to share what I use.

In December, when I dove into Essential Oils head first, I was really convicted by my skin care.  For several years, I have been working really hard to remove bad things from my diet, but not my skin care products.  When I looked at my favorite skin care products, they had bleach, SLS, hydroquinones and a handful  of other products that are truly toxins and hard on our liver.  When I added up the toxins in my foods (sugar, pesticides, fertilizers, preservatives) I was already panicked.  Then, I started to add all the known KNOWN toxins in my shampoo, lotion and skin care products, I started to have a small panic attack.  Cold turkey....I quit them all.

**Just want to insert here that I have always been of the opinion that my body can handle "all that."  BUT....having learned recently that when our liver cannot handle all of the toxins in our body, it stores those toxins in fat.  Our brain is 60% fat.  I don't want toxins in my brain NOW or in 20, 30, 40 years!  I want to prevent anything I can!**

It wasn't pretty immediately.  I will tell you that.  My face, while in the best place it had been on those old products, was full of toxins that needed to de-tox.  So, I dug in deep and waited for my face to clear out all those bad things while using products that were 100% pure and in no way harmful for my body.  I looked forward to using them every morning and night...it was so much fun!

I couldn't buy everything I wanted at once.  So, I started with the Essential Rewards Kit (The reason I love ER so much.  You can get more stuff for your money AND earn points for free products).  I use these on a daily basis.  I typically use the foaming cleanser in the am plus the Day Activator.  I rotate the Night Reconstructor with a few other things in my nightly routine.

At night, I use the Orange Blossom Face Wash.  I like this A LOT.

a) I have had it for 6 months and it is NO WHERE close to being out.  I use less than a dime size to wash my face and that is MORE than enough.

b) It has no soap in it.  Soaps dry your face, stripping your body of the good oils.  THEN, you have to replace the good oils.  That whole mess is when you break out.  By allowing your body to keep the good oils in your skin, it makes for really healthy skin.

While I was clearing my face up, I used the Cream Masque EVERY NIGHT.  And the best part about it, apart from the fact that it smells so great, you can sleep in it!  I sleep in it every time and when I wake up in the am and wash my face, it is SO soft!  Not to mention, it really keeps my skin healthy and blemish free.  One of my FAVORITE products for sure.

Eye cream.  Oh, lawsy.  LOVE the Wolf-berry Eye Cream.  I use it every night and sometimes during the day.  It does a great job of removing the dark circles.  It tightens the skin and it has Wolfberries in it, which is highly regarded by the Asian population (where it grows) for anti-aging effects.

When I don't use the Creme Masque at night, I love the Bosweila Wrinkle Cream.  It smells fabulous and has ALL the necessary oils in it to promote collagen production which, in turn, results in anti-aging properties.

When I have time and am wanting to be extra-special to myself :)  I use the Cloth Beauty Masques.  They are cloth.  They are wet, loaded with Orchid Oil (big name in anti-aging and refining your skin) and amazing.  The first time I used one, I could only leave it on for 20 minutes.  BIG mistake.  I use this when I can find time to fall asleep with it on my face...be it nap time {ha!} or I fall asleep with it on my face at bedtime.  It takes approximately an hour to dry and you should keep it on until it completely dries.

I am a product LOVER and have tried SO many things for my skin.  There are only one or two brands that I found in the past that I really liked.  There is only ONE brand that is totally pure and doing NO harm to my body as I use them.  Even better, the longer I use them, the better my skin is looking.  I cannot sing the praises MORE of all the skin care products at Young Living.  Every one of them is loaded with the essential oils that work best for your face and skin.  SO comforting to know they are ALL doing something fantastic for my skin.

You can buy ALL of these products on my website:  www.youngliving.org/pennysampler

Valor Oil for Attention...{Follow Up}

I posted this May 1st on Facebook:

This even surprised me a little....My oldest sometimes needs a little help with focusing during school. Mostly when he has long reading passages. He can't remember what he reads. Last week was the STAAR testing at our school, so I put a little Valor on a tissue and told him to keep it in his pocket. If he needed to stay focused, he could put it up to his nose and pretend to wipe his nose. Day one was math/science...."I didn't need it, Mom" Day two was reading..."I sniffed twice and it helped." He jumped in the car yesterday and said, "100, 104, 100 and a 101, Mom!" I was so proud of him, as his grades are all over the board lately... In a sweet little voice he said, "Mom...that stuff works! I sniffed it during my tests on Friday and I got all 100's!" If HE is a believer I am FO SHOW a believer! I will take Essential Oils to treat ADD any day over meds! PTL!

The last day of school, my boys brought home their report cards with their STAAR testing results.  My oldest, as mentioned above, typically aces Math and Science, but as he gets older, his reading/attention to reading is slipping.  It is nothing dramatic, but his all "A's" are creeping down to all "B's" in the reading and comprehension department.  When I opened the STAAR results, I couldn't believe my eyes.  In fact, I  thought I was looking at the wrong child's report.  Then, I realized that my middle son didn't take the STAAR yet.  The reading scores were even better than his already top math and science scores in some sections.  I could NOT believe it. 

I was so proud of him.  When I looked back at him with my jaw dropped, sweet thing hung his head and said, "Is it bad?"  I started squealing.....it was GREAT!  He was as surprised and as excited as I was.  Confirmation that the Valor Oil really worked for him.  So so pleased and excited for him.

Peppermint to the Rescue!

I made a very bad decision last weekend after I worked in the yard. I drank from a previously opened Gatorade bottle in our garage fridge. After I guzzled half of it, I realized there was something wrong. There were chunks. Then I looked and there were swirls....then I spewed as much as I had left in my mouth.....out! After I recovered from drinking who-knows-what, I was so mad as I KNEW this sensitive stomach was in for it. Sure enough 1am rolled around and I was awakened by a rumbling stomach. Loud enough to wake my hubs. I was up and down to the bathroom and was SO tired. I had to sleep. So I grabbed some Peppermint Oil (the go-to for tummy troubles) and rubbed a few drops on my fiercely angry stomach. I kid you not, the grumbles stopped almost instantly...within a few minutes. So fast it even surprised me. I laid down in bed thinking it was too good to be true, just waiting for the need to go back to the restroom.....and I drifted off to sleep for the rest of the night. After that, mark my words. I will not EVER be without Peppermint Oil. Not to mention, it zaps a zit, too  Whooda thunk?

RC and Asthma...Wow!

My sweet 10 yo has battled allergies and asthma his entire life....asthma attacks as an infant. Meds, steroids, breathing treatments, repeat. I discovered an oil called RC is good for asthma. So...we gave it a shot. Every night for about a week he was coming to our room at 2am b.c he was wheezing and needed a breathing treatment. So, I stopped his nighttime Advair and rubbed 3 drops of RC on his chest. No wheezing the first night. We relaxed and forgot a night. He came to our room at 2am wheezing. Instead of the breathing treatments, I put his drops of RC on his chest and held my breath! He slept next to me and within 10 minutes he was fast asleep, no wheezing and never woke up again. For us...that is miraculous. It's really tough having a child with asthma. We never miss a night now. LOVE that RC!

Thinking Out Loud

Candida Yeast is what I battle more than Crohns...and I DON'T have yeast infections. I have headaches, food intolerances, stomach pains, skin issues, brain fog, lethargy, joint pain, and so many more symptoms. It's reported that 85% of our population has it b.c we are such heavy users of antibiotics. Those are only a few of the side effects of antibiotics. Antibiotics certainly have a place for emergencies. They are a miracle! But next time you or a child has an ear infection or sinus infection, be prudent when using them. Thieves Oil will take care of strep and a sinus and ear infection. Melaleuca and Oregano Oil BOTH kill Candida. Save the big guns for a day when you might REALLY need them!  I wish I knew that 25 years ago...www.youngliving.org/pennysampler

Progessence

So....my skin has really been breaking out of late. I begrudgingly walked away from my "wonderful" skin care in December when I was convicted by all the harmful ingredients.  First I was sure it was detoxing, and I am sure that much of it was.  But that has gone on too long! 

After my sister raved about her use of Progessence for pre-menopausal symptoms, including hormonal cysts on her chin, I decided to try it myself.  I put a tiny dot on my neck each night.  After three nights, my face is clearing to almost totally cleared! So ready to be over my teenage years  That said...Progessence is safe for females 12yrs old to 100! Ah-mazing!

Amazing Book

I bought this book several months ago because someone told me it was good.  It sat on my bedside table for that long until I decided to pick it up and try it out.  After the first paragraph I was mesmerized!

There is definitely a faith element to the book, but what I love even more is the WHY to Essential Oils.  I love that I feel better and that I can keep my kids from getting sick, but I like objective measurements.  I want to know the HOW and the WHY and this book does an amazing job of putting it in terms the regular person can understand, like me :)

It talks about the oils used in Bible times, giving Biblical citations, but it also goes into the WHY and the reasons they were used way back then are the same as ours now.  However...they didn't have any science to necessarily prove it.  They just knew it based on results.  They used oils to prevent illness, for skin, to get rid of bugs.  Throughout the Bible people were "anointed" with oil, which simply means rubbed or massaged.

I took this on my road trip last week and had so many Ah-hah moments.  My family was about to put a sock in my mouth.  I will share a bunch of those things soon.  But, in the mean time, if you are interested in reading about Essential Oils and learning more about what they do, this is a fabulous book.  Healing Oils of the Bible by David Stewart PhD

Homemade Lotion

So excited! Just made my own lotion...and I know every ingredient that is in there  Just 4... One cup of coconut oil, 1 TBSP of almond oil and a few drops of Essential Oils. Now, my lotion has super skin benefits on top of being anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, removes brown spots, with an anti-histamine. Hippie confirmed. I LOVE this stuff!

Peppermint Oil and Ants

At the lake. Ants built home on outdoor ac unit affecting the a/c. I told BD to spray peppermint oil and water. He looked for ant bait. Called friends for ant bait to no avail. Reluctantly he sprayed peppermint oil and water on the ants. Within minutes came in dying laughing saying there were dead ants everywhere! I will make my old-school dad into an oil believer one way or another. So far, so good!

Thieves Saved the Day/Week!

I have had TWO near misses and give TOTAL credit to Thieves Oil. Two of my dearest friends have had Strep moving thru their house. I pick up EVERYTHING being on Humira. 1st time: Lunch with 2 friends and one I knew had strep in her house. I doused myself in Thieves Oil before meeting her, used the Thieves Hand Sanitizer and Thieves Soap after being with her. I left germ-free. Our other friend got strep 2 days later....
2nd time: Was at #2 dear friend's house. Within a day my throat started to tickle, so I popped a Thieves cough drop and have religiously been taking a few drops of Thieves Oil by mouth every night AND diffusing Thieves Oil in our bedroom. Said dear friend and her son have Strep Throat the last week of school. All I have is a tickle and its going away. If you invest in nothing else, I HIGHLY recommend you invest in the entire line of Thieves Products. THEY WORK! www.youngliving.org/pennysampler

Progessence Plus

An anonymous person  purchased the Progessence Plus Serum (natural hormone balancing made from yams...yes YAMS!) out of desperation. This anonymous person is a tough critic and highly opinionated. I knew if she had a good report, I could breathe a sigh of relief. First application, she wasn't a fan. Night sweats were worse, and she let me know it. (this tells me its working!) After almost a week of using it, she is singing its praises. Six lost pounds, no more hormonal blemishes, no night sweats and sleeping thru the night. Love helping her, but leaves me praising God! He thought of EVERYTHING when creating earth. Whooda thunk that Yams could help SO much with hormone balancing....natural vs synthetic hormones. I'll take natural any day!