When I started using essential oils, I was most impressed with the power Peppermint and the Easy Air blend (respiratory blend that contains Peppermint and Eucalyptus and other oils) had on opening airways. I had been suffering from congestion due to allergies for 20 years…and always only partially breathed through my nose at best. In a few seconds after using the peppermint oil on the…
A customer of mine suffers from canker sores that typically last about two weeks. She used frankincense and gargled (only once!) and it was almost all gone the next day. She thought of using it because I said it had amazing restorative properties! These kind of stories are what prompted me to do a lot of research on essential oils and their properties. I am…
Have you heard of digestive enzymes? doTERRA has one called Terrazyme. Fresh, raw foods naturally contain sufficient enzymes for proper digestion in the body. However, when food is cooked and processed, these naturally occurring food enzymes can be destroyed. The pasteurization, sterilization, radiation, preservation, freezing, and microwaving of our modern food supply can render food enzymes inactive or alter their structure so much that they…
Head tension can be caused by a number of things, so when it comes to finding relief it’s possible that how you find relief will be different for someone else. Most of the time essential oils that are anti–inflammatory and analgesic can offer great relief. Essential oils can reduce inflammation by regulating the release of inflammatory cytokines involved in multiple signaling pathways. A 2020 study…
Using your oils in recipes instead of the fresh herbs or citrus adds to the amazing taste and health benefits!! Annnnd I don’t know if I’m the only one that always ends up throwing out rotten not so fresh herbs from my fridge because they go bad so fast! Not fun. Using your oils is like always having fresh herbs! Easy Garden Salsa Recipe Being…
So many people are ‘parked’ on SSRI’s and SNRI’s purely out of convenience. That’s because the withdrawals are really challenging. But why is that? The brain has learned to function with it. As opposed to what the title suggests, it’s not a life sentence, there’s hope! Is mental health really something that can be fixed magically by a pill? Sure, they help for a while….
Fluoride is not exactly the greatest thing since sliced bread. Like a lot of things we grew up thinking we ‘needed’, it turns out, we really don’t. In fact, in recent years, a lot of people have been sounding the alarm about the dangers of fluoride in toothpaste and our water. Excess fluoride exposure may contribute to increased pineal gland calcification and subsequent decreases in nighttime melatonin…
Do you know it’s an amazing supplement everyone should be taking?! “There are 3 kinds of estrogen 1-the kind our bodies produce (quiet kid on the playground) 2-phyto (or plant) estrogens (the hero on the playground) 3-xeno-estrogens which are made in a lab (the bully on the playground) ie: Teflon, plastics, preservatives, additives… (the junk that are known as ‘hormone disruptors’). We have cells floating…
Mamas, Hoping and praying you are all doing well as kids are going back to school. I have to admit, it’s not easy over here. Knowledge is power they say. The thing is, when you send your kids into the world (aka school) they might be subjected to things YOU yourself know are not the best, but the rules must be followed.THAT IS SO HARD…
Out of Hand Sanitizer? Here’s an easy one you can make yourself! Recycle your bottles, and voila! You can skip the alcohol by the way if your hands are already as dry as mine! OnGuard on its own kills enough germs. In order to be allowed to label it a hand sanitizer doTERRA has to have alcohol in its recipe. Some people also substitute alcohol for…