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According to mythology, when Pluto professed his love for Mentha, Pluto’s jealous wife crushed Mentha into the ground. Unable to restore her, Pluto transformed her into a peppermint plant that would give beautiful fragrance whenever stepped upon again.
For centuries, therapeutic-grade peppermint has been used to soothe digestive difficulties, freshen breath, and to help with headaches. Recent research has also indicated that peppermint oil may be useful in combating the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)[1], and may help protect the body from oxidative damage caused by exposure to radiation[2].
Peppermint’s minty fragrance is said to be purifying and stimulating to the mind.
And… it can be used to repel squirrels and rodents, read an interesting story here.
Young Living Peppermint
Medicinal Properties of Therapeutic Peppermint
• Anti-inflammatory
• Antiparasitic
• Antibacterial
• Antifungal
• Pain-reliever
• Digestive aid
Fragrant Influence
Purifying and stimulating to the conscious mind. Dr. William N. Dember of the University of Cincinnati found that inhaling peppermint oil increased mental accuracy by 28%.
Testimonial
“I like to use my Young Living peppermint when I’m taking long intensive classes or for long drives to stay alert. I put 1 drop in an 8oz. glass of water and sip – very refreshing and perks me right up instantly!” ~ Evelyn Vincent
Alan Hirsch, MD researched peppermint’s stimulation of the brain’s satiety center (ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus) to curb appetite.
When peppermint is inhaled it has been shown to restore and improve sense of taste by stimulating the trigeminal nerve.
University of Kiel researchers found that peppermint blocked headache pain in a double-blind placebo controlled cross-over study.
Testimonial
“I have been using therapeutic-grade peppermint for over 20 years to reduce and eliminate discomfort from headache pain. I put ONLY one drop on my index finger, rub my two index fingers together and then carefully rub my index fingers on my temples and the base of my skull and neck. During which time my eyes are closed and I breathe deeply and relax. Within a couple of minutes my headache is gone. Since I get such fantastic results using peppermint I’ve replaced all other headache tablets with a single bottle of peppermint in my medicine cabinet and First Aid kit. I’ve found the results of peppermint to be much more dramatic, pleasant and faster. ~ Evelyn Vincent
Tip: keep peppermint away from eyes and do not rub your eyes with peppermint fingers.
Buy Young Living Peppermint at TheVeryEssence.com
Using Peppermint Essential Oil Safely
• Essential oils rich in menthol (such as peppermint) should not be used on the throat or neck area of children under 18 months of age.
• Peppermint should not be used on open wounds.
Layering
This technique consists of applying multiple oils one at a time (a couple of drops of each). For example, place marjoram over a sore muscle, massage gently until the area is dry, and then apply a second oil, such as peppermint, until the oil is absorbed and the skin is dry. Then layer on the third oil, such as basil, and continue massaging.
Cooking with food grade / therapeutic-grade Peppermint
Many food grade essential oils make excellent food flavorings. But keep in mind that they are so concentrated that only 1 – 2 drops of an essential oil is equivalent to a full bottle (1 – 2 oz. size) of dried herbs.
As a general rule, spice oils impart a far stronger flavor than citrus oils do. For strong spice oils (such as oregano, nutmeg, cinnamon, marjoram, tarragon, wintergreen, thyme, or basil), you can dip a toothpick into the bottle of essential oil and stir into the food (after cooking) with the toothpick.
The ‘toothpick’ method controls the amount of essential oil that is put into the food or beverage.
Some food grade essential oils that can be used as spices are: basil, cinnamon, clove, fennel, ginger, lemon, marjoram, nutmeg, oregano, peppermint, rosemary CT cineol, sage, spearmint, tarragon, coriander, grapefruit, mandarin, orange, wintergreen, black pepper, and thyme.
For recipes that serve 6 – 10 people, add 1 – 2 drops of an oil and stir in after cooking and just before serving, so the oil does not evaporate. Read More Tips for Cooking with Essential Oils.
General Food Grade Essential Oil Cooking Tips
• Ginger, cinnamon, clove or nutmeg can be added to spice up gingersnap cookies. Be sure to use the toothpick method described above!
• Lemon, orange or tangerine can be added to a plain sponge or bundt cake recipe. Be sure to use the toothpick method described above!
• Peppermint or spearmint can be added to chocolate cake, brownies, or frostings. Be sure to use the toothpick method described above!
• Nutmeg, cinnamon, clove or ginger can be used in pumpkin pie or spice cake recipes. Be sure to use the toothpick method described above!
• Oregano, marjoram, thyme or basil can be used in tomato sauces for spaghetti, pizza, and lasagna recipes. Be sure to use the toothpick method described above!
• Lemon, clove, orange, tangerine or peppermint can be added to enhance the flavor of puddings and fruit pies, Add 1-2 drops for 4-8 servings.
• Lavender can be added to a sugar cookie recipe or softened vanilla ice cream. Be sure to use the toothpick method described above!
• Lemon, orange, tangerine or peppermint can be added to water for a cool refreshing drink. Mix 7-10 drops of essential oil (4-8 drops if using peppermint) to 1 teaspoon of Blue Agave Nectar and add to a pitcher of col water, stir.
• Lavender, roman chamomile, orange, tangerine, lemon, peppermint or melissa can be used to make herbal teas. Mix 1 drop essential oil with 1 teaspoon of Blue Agave nectar or Honey, and stir into a cup of cooling hot water.
Remember: Young Living’s pure and natural therapeutic-grade / food grade essential oils are extremely potent – a tiny amount goes a very long way!
Young Living Peppermint Air Fresher
The benefits of using peppermint are incredible. It freshens the air and does not mask odors. Get scent without any harmful chemicals.
In a 14oz. spray bottle add water to 7/8 full
Add 12 drops of Young Living peppermint essential oil
Shake and spray to freshen kitchen, living room, bathroom, the office (terrific for the workplace or the study area!)
Tips: use a smaller bottle and fewer drops of peppermint to keep in the bathroom for quick freshening, and make a small bottle to keep in the car or at the office. A smaller bottle is also very handy for those smelly hotel rooms when traveling!
Resources
1. Rees WD, Evans BK, Rhodes J, 1979 Oct 6. “Treating irritable bowel syndrome with peppermint oil”, Br Med J., 2(6194):835-6.
2. Samarth RM, Panwar M, Kumar M, Kumar A, 2006 May. “Radioprotective influence of Mentha piperita (Linn) against gamma irradiation in mice: Antioxidant and radical scavenging activity”, Int J Radiat Biol., 82(5):331-7.
Cooking with Young Living essential oils is fun, easy and tasty. Here’s a nice refreshing Lavender-Lemonade recipe…
Young Living Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender-Lemonade
7 Lemons, juiced
2 Limes, juiced
14 cups water
1 1/2 cups Blue Agave (about Blue Agave)
1 drop Young Living Lavender essential oil (26 ways to use Young Living Lavender oil)
Mix all ingredients together and chill.
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by Catherine Ebeling, RN, BSN
The recent peanut butter and cookie dough contaminations are the latest evidence showing how broken our food system is. Under enormous pressure to do something about it, Congress has introduced several food safety bills that could start cleaning up the mess-or put sustainable farmers out of business. Clearly, it’s a hot topic, but the hope is that the [food safety] standards will apply only to those it fits-the big industrialized agribusiness companies that put processed foods on our grocery shelves.
A partial list of Health and Human Service’s recalled foods so far this summer include:
• Lewis Laboratories’ chocolate flavor nutrition drink
• C.F. Sauer gravies and sauce mixes
• Publix brand chocolate and vanilla whey protein
• Malt-o-Meal Maple & Brown sugar flavored cereal
• Three types of seasonings from Kroger
You can try to ignore outbreaks of E.coli in our cookie dough, and masses of kids and grown ups who are overweight or obese and extremely unhealthy, but the fact is, this whole scenario is connected.
Perhaps the massive profit driven food companies are partially or wholly responsible for this diet and health disaster-in-the-making by using tricks of the trade to enhance color, texture and taste of the carb and starch laden foods. Read the rest of this entry »
Since the age of 4 years I have enjoyed what most people consider weeds. I loved going into the fields and woods near our home and foraging for wild edibles. At 15 I began using herbs for flavoring food and for healing. But it wasn’t until my early 20s that I serious began learning more about native and wild edible species for food, healing, and as medicine. I came across this article through a friend, Richard Cleveland at LoveTheEarth.com which shows how one mans weed can be another man’s medicine. With the economy the way it is these days and with big pharma conditioning us to take their chemical drugs I believe it’s more important than ever to make time to learn the plants that surround us, using them in a sustainable and ethical manner, for health – remembering that from our humble beginning, our bodies and the wild plants ‘evolved’ together… our bodies recognize them.
“Below is a touching and powerful story about a friend of mine who contracted Cancer several years ago. Because of fate or divine intervention… it really doesn’t matter, he is now Cancer free. This is actually three articles, but well worth the read”…. ~ Richard
Dandelion Magic
Hi, my name is Carl and I have been a musician and friend of Victor Wooten for many years. Six years ago, I was diagnosed with advanced type-3 throat cancer. Even though it has a lower success rate, I decided to undergo radiation treatment rather than disfiguring surgery or debilitating chemotherapy. One of my neighbors told me about a 85-year-old farmer named George who cured his prostrate cancer with dandelion root powder.
Dandelion. Weed or Medicine?
George was told by doctors he had maybe six months to live. I met with George and he told me that God inspired him to use the dandelion root powder. In thanks to God for saving his life he makes dandelion root powder to give away for free to all who need help. He helps hundreds of people some who were told they had no chance & were going to die within months, most of them are alive and well today .George is now 90 and its been 11 years since his diagnosis.
He gave me some and I started to take it along with my radiation treatments. The next 12 weeks were the hardest in my life, I lost over 60 lbs; it was very painful to swallow but I continued taking the dandelion root powder.
Now I am cancer free and feeling stronger than I ever have. I continue to take the dandelion root powder and I have told 2 friends about it that had cancer. They are both healthy now. I grow dandelions in my garden without any chemicals, fertilizers or pesticides added. In the fall I dig them up trying to get as deep as possible to obtain the whole root. I brush off some of the dirt but I do not wash them, George stressed this when he told me how to do prepare the dandelions. I dry them at 95 degrees in a food dehydrator for about 5 days until they are brittle. Then I break them up and put them in a blender to grind to a fine powder and take 1/2 of a teaspoon daily. The powder can be kept for years if stored in an airtight container. I am living proof that nature can help heal cancer. If you have any questions or need more information feel free to contact me.
Carl Waters 777@stans.net
Note: The dandelion root powder you can buy at a Health Food Store is not made the same way. It is not known to help cancer.
HOW THE LORD TOLD ME TO CURE CANCER:
By George Cairns
(Please save this page, as it won’t be printed again by me. It may save your life or the life of a loved one or a friend. Anyone may reprint this if they print it word for word.) G.C.
Every week around 10,000 people die of cancer. Government figures show the death rate for cancer deaths has not changed in the last 10 years. Chemo and radiation only save around 10% of the people treated. So this shows our doctors don’t have much to work with.
As this article goes on, I will explain how God told me how to cure my cancer of prostate and colon cancer. Also, I will explain how to prepare this plant and how much to take. There is nothing to buy. For some reason, the Lord has picked me to carry these words to our. I am only the delivery boy, and none of this is my idea. I do believe every work I writ here and I’m living proof it works. The cost of printing is my thanks to God for giving me back my life and health. Read the rest of this entry »
It was only a couple days after moving in to our new apartment when at sunset I heard a lot of noise coming from the kitchen. I got onto my crutches to go see what was going on and by the time I got there the noise had stopped. Each evening, at about the same time I heard the same type of noises and each time I hobbled out to the kitchen the noise stopped. I began thinking it was noise from the neighbors yet wondered why it sounded like it was in my kitchen.
Finally I happened to be in the kitchen when the ruckus began. Ahhhh, it’s squirrels in the crawl space over the kitchen sink, sigh… maybe they’ll leave on their own – delusional wishing.
Cute, but I don't want them in the house!
Each evening after that it seemed like the squirrels were inviting friends over. More and more of them each night running around and the sounds were getting louder. Great, that’s all I need, is for one of them to chew on the electrical wiring up there and instant blackout! Not to mention the smell that would no doubt follow as the furry body decomposed.
That’s happened twice to me many years ago and just thinking of having to leave the windows open 24 hours a day for the next two weeks in attempt to rid my home of rotting flesh. And having to deal with an electrician coming in to replace the chewed up wiring.
Low and behold, two nights later during one of their more active eposodes one of them must have found a small hole or space between the studs and ended up between the kichen and living room walls. I heard him fall down in between the kitchen and living room wall… great!
Bandit our dog was very quick to run to the kitchen and sniff at the baseboard where he heard the little critter moving around and trying to climb back up the inside of the wall. I stood and watched as Bandit sniffed and snorted, and touched the wall with his paw and let out one of his loud woofs. I smiled and said, “squirrel.” Since he knows the word squirrel he jumped up into the air wagged his tail and proceeded his sniffing, snorting and pawing… I could see his doggie brain thinking, “oh boy, was this great fun, a squirrel right here in the house, COOL!”
Bandit
Then, the little squirrel began squeaking. Of course Bandit was right there to hear the series of three squeaks (they always came in threes). This continued for over three hours. After 45 minutes Bandit became concerned and kept coming over to me as if to say, “something is wrong here, do something about it!” He knows the word “help” and he also knows when ‘help’ is being applied. So now I felt bad for both the trapped squirrel and for Bandit who couldn’t understand ‘why’ I wasn’t something about this. Don’t you just feel awful when your dog ‘knows’ that ‘you’ should be responding and you’re not, the puzzled expression they get and they keep trying to communicate to you to do something… sigh.
I went to my computer and emailed our new landlord and told him what had happened. He said he’d be over around lunchtime the next day to bust a hole in the wall if the squirrel was still trapped. It indeed was still trapped, we heard him off and on all night and through the morning.
Our landlord arrived with a live trap and tools and began pulling the wall apart and sawing. He and Curt worked at trying to get that squirrel to come out of the wall and into the trap… hahahahaha, we all must have been delusional thinking that would happen!
After an hour the squirrel hadn’t budged. Curt and the landlord devised many ingenious tools in attempt to pry this critter out of the corner (the corner of the furthest away stud). No matter what they did this little guy was NOT going to budge – it was as if his feet were cemented in place. He’d squeak, hiss and growl as these two men tried to gently coax him into entering an alein world.
After they duck taped my large soup ladle to a 3 foot long 1×1 and still couldn’t get this critter to budge, they starting discussing how they could wrap up their hand and arm and reach in and pull him out. I was wondering which one of them was going to get bit first.
I chimed in thinking out loud, “what can we do to make that corner he is set on glueing himself to less safe and appealing???” I suddenly blurted out… “ack, my Young Living peppermint oil! That’s suppose to repell rodents!” They were eager to give my suggestion a try. Since I’m a Young Living distributor you can get the oils at my website, TheVeryEssence.com
So we took the old fishing rod (because it was thin and flexible) and fashioned a cotton ball on the tip of it (scotch taped the cotton ball on the tip) – I put about 20 drops of peppermint oil on the cotton ball.
Curt guided the tip of the fishing rod back into the corner without bumping the squirrel with the peppermint drenched cotton ball and there we waited. The three of us spoke softly wondering if it would work and if so how long would it take.
With our flash light shining into the corner we could clearly see that the little guy didn’t care for the peppermint at all. The corner was no longer a safe-haven. He slowly came to the opening in the wall and stuck his head into the live trap to examine if it was safer than being in what was now an inhospitable corner.
We watched as he thought about making a move into the trap. Then, he jumped in the trap!
Darn, the door didn’t trip and he quick as a shot went back into the wall when we manually tried to spring it. Drats! Let’s do it again…
We could clearly see he was NOT going to stay in the wall for long with that peppermint. He made his way back into the trap, this time the door sprang shut. Finally!
From the time Curt put the peppermint fishing rod into the corner it took about 5-10 minutes for the squirrel to leave. And because the trap didn’t spring shut properly the first time it added about another 5 minutes before this little squirrel was actually caught. Compared to the other methods tried which well exceeded an hour, I’d say the peppermint worked like a charm.
They say ‘one drop’ of Young Living peppermint oil equals about 28 cups of peppermint tea, so with my putting about 20 drops on this cotton ball, holey smokes was it ever strong smelling! Good smelling but strong. We left the peppermint soaked cotton ball in the wall thinking that it would prevent any other squirrels from getting in there.
Buy Young Living oils here to solve all your daily challenges : )
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The Young Living essential oil blend Gentle Baby (#3345) is comforting, soothing, relaxing, and beneficial for reducing stress during pregnancy. It helps reduce stretch marks and scar tissue and rejuvenates the skin, improves elasticity and reduces wrinkles. It is particularly soothing to dry, chapped skin and diaper rash. Skin issues improved when using Gentle Baby with Rose Ointment (#3709) over the top of it so seal in the essential oil. Young Living’s KidScents Tender Tush (#3689) is also excellent for diaper rash and other irritated or dry skin discomforts – note: Tender Tush is very concentrated, you will only need a tiny dab. More on using YL oils and the KidScents line.
Gentle Baby and Menopause Testimonial
“I have been using Gentle Baby™ essential oil blend to help me sleep through these years of menopause; even night sweats don’t seem to keep me awake anymore! I put 2–4 drops in my hands and inhale deeply; then I rub the oil on my temples and the back of my neck. I also rub 2–3 drops on the bottom of my feet. Even when I wake in the night to visit the bathroom, I fall quickly back to sleep, which was not happening before Gentle Baby!” ~ Suzanne T.
Gentle Baby contains essential oils of:
Used properly, YL oils are safe for children.
• Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) has been used for centuries for skin care. It revitalizes tissue and nerves and has relaxant, anti-inflammatory, anti-infectious effects.
• Rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora) is soothing and nourishing to the skin, enhancing skin elasticity, and is antibacterial and antifungal.
• Lemon (Citrus limon) increases microcirculation and lymphatic function. Its fragrance is stimulating, invigorating and antidepressant. (Komori, et al., 1995). Read the rest of this entry »
I’m posting some video’s in this article that I’ve found on vaccine’s and the health risks associated with them. I believe that there are probably a dozen vaccines that are useful, the rest… well, let’s just say that I don’t think they should even be allowed to be manufactured. You just don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that the health of our kids has declined dramatically and there is a definite link to that and vaccines.
Diabete’s, autism, asthma, learning disabilities, SID’s, ADHD, and ADD are just a few of the long-term side effects. Did you know that autism was never seen in humans before the 1930s, which is when the first vaccines came out – and they were loaded with mercury. Today, vaccines still contain mercury and we see 1 in 160 children come down with autism. As compared to a study done with Amish children (who shun vaccine’s) in the Amish, only 4 children out of 22,000 have autism – and 3 of those 4 children did vaccinate. No rocket science here!
And many say vaccines have never even been proven to prevent any type of flu virus.
What do I do to prevent flu viruses?
I use my high quality Young Living Essential Oils regularly. Therapeutic essential oils are known for their anti-viral properties. And it was essential oils that prevented the 4 thieves from contracting the Black Plague in the 1400s while they robbed the homes of the dead and dying plague victims.
I have a nice little stash of Young Living Thieves essential oil and Thieves products (learn more here), so named for the blend the thieves rubbed on their bodies before robbing the homes and bodies of the dead and dying plague victims. Snake Oils these are NOT.
When I see someone poo-pooing the benefits of therapeutic-grade essential oils (which isn’t too often), I shrug my shoulders and think to myself… “that’s their loss, not mine. Knowing what I know about plants and essential oils, there is no way that I wouldn’t turn to them as my first and only line of defense.” And, you can bet the farm on it that I’m not waiting until I catch something, it’s far cheaper and easier to ‘prevent.’ Plus, I know that my Young Living oils are NOT going to cause any type of disease, nor are there any side effects.
A Look at Vaccines Without a Conflict of Interest
[This video is long but it's excellent, give it a few minutes to load before you click the play button.]
The Dangers of Vaccines:
Swine Flu, H1N1, HPV, MMR, Gardasil, Autism, Thimerosal
These are some of the products I have on hand as my line of defense…
The Young Living Thieves product line.
Thieves Essential Oil
Thieves Spray
Thieves Waterless Hand Sanitizer
Thieves Foaming Hand Soap
Thieves Household Cleaner
Thieves Ultra Toothpaste
Thieves Mouthwash
All of these products come in a kit, “Start Living with Thieves” – the purchase of the kit will get you wholesale pricing (24% off retail). Plus, there’s a mail-in coupon in the kit, 50% off on a Young Living Diffuser – something no home should be without, especially during cold and flu season.
Learn more and order Start Living with Thieves at my website
Muscle testing, also called kinesiology, applied kinesiology, or energy testing is a healing tool that has been around for quite some time. It can be thought of as biofeedback without all the gadgets, as shown in this hilarious (spoof) video…
Remember, this video is just a very well done joke and is not intended to offend anyone. ~ Enjoy!
Question:
Great post, thanks! I have a couple questions that I’m hoping you may have an answer to: I bought some Essential Oils a couple weeks ago from the store. Since I already had the same oils already open, I figured I’d put these oils in the refrigerator to hopefully preserve them, since I won’t be using them for awhile. After reading more about EO’s, it seems extreme temperatures, whether it be hot or cold, can destroy some of the EO’s chemicals. Do you think that these essential oils I’ve refrigerated have now gone bad from being in the cold?
Question 2: I was at a pretty “high quality” health food store which carried a large variety of different kinds and brands of Essential Oils. They had a brand which sold there oils at really high prices. This brand was ‘XYZ”. Before I think about buying these, I was wondering if you have ever heard of this brand, and if they were a reputable company or not. I would just hate to spend that much money on low quality oils. Thanks for your help in advance!
Answer:
Thanks! And thanks for asking your question, it sounds like you’re someone who wants to learn a lot more so you can make the best choices on buying the best essential oils. Read the rest of this entry »
Stay cool, hydrated, and properly nourished this summer with this delicious easy recipe.
NingXia Red & Essential Oil Electrolyte Drink
2 oz. Ningxia Red Juice
16 ounces purified water
20 drops Young Living Mineral Essence
1 drop Young Living Lemon essential oil
1 drop Young Living Peppermint essential oil
1 teaspoon Young Living Blue Agave
Mix together in bottle to take with you in the cooler. Sip on this nutritious electrolyte beverage rather than dehydrating soft drinks and alcohol.
I recommend only using therapeutic-grade Young Living Essential Oils in cooking or for ingestion, others including 100% Pure Organic are of lower quality and not recommended for internal use.
Get NingXia Red, YL Oils and Blue Agave
During July NingXia Red is FREE – get two 1-liter bottles, see details here…
Learn more about:
NingXia Red (fact Sheet) (NingXia Red Vs. Energy Drinks)
Lemon Essential Oil (fact sheet) (The Sunny-Side of Lemon Oil)
Peppermint Essential Oil (fact sheet) (Keep Cool with Peppermint)
Blue Agave (A Low Glycemic Sweetener – tastes wonderful!)
More Cooking with Essential Oils Recipes:
Lemon Herb Vinaigrette with Essential Oil
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DISCLAIMER: Information found on this website refers solely to products from Young Living Essential Oils and is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. Young Living uses only therapeutic grade oils. Perfume grade or poor quality oils may possibly be harmful due to unknown additives and poor plant or distillation conditions.
In addition to keeping your fingernails and toenails looking great for summer, proper hand and foot care has a variety of perks. One such perk is when you incorporate therapeutic massage into your pampering routine you’re promoting numerous health-enhancing benefits.
9 Easy Steps for Hand and Foot Care
1. Remove Nail Polish: leaving nail polish on for extended periods of time can result in damage to the nail bed. Before beginning any hand or foot care routine, it is important to remove any nail polish on fingernails and toenails.
Love your Hands!
2. Soak Hands and Feet: submerge hands and feet in water infused with therapeutic-grade Frankincense essential oil. Frankincense is renowned for its skin-enhancing benefits, soaking hands and feet in oil-infused water will condition the skin while prepping cuticles for trimming.
Tip: limit soaking to no more than three minutes for hands and no more than five minutes for feet to soften the nails without weakening them. Read the rest of this entry »
Antiseptics prevent the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. Many essential oils have powerful antiseptic properties. Therapeutic-grade clove and thyme essential oils have been documented to kill over 50 types of bacteria and 10 types of fungi. Other potent antiseptics include, cinnamon oil, tea tree, oregano, and mountain savory.
A blend of highly antiviral, antiseptic, antibacterial, anti-infectious essential oils. Thieves was created from research of a group of 15th-century thieves who rubbed oils on themselves to avoid contracting the plague while they robbed the bodies of the dead and dying. When apprehended, these thieves disclosed the formula of herbs, spices, and oils they used to protect themselves in exchange for more lenient punishment.
Thieves products
Studies conducted at Weber State University (Ogden, UT) during 1997 demonstrated its killing power against airborne microorganisms. One analysis showed a 90 percent reduction in the number of gram positive Micrococcus luteus organisms after diffusing for 12 minutes. After 20 minutes of diffusing, the kill rate jumped to 99.3 percent. Another study against the gram negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed a kill rate of 99.96 percent after just 12 minutes of diffusion.
Young Living Thieves Essential Oil Blend Contains Therapeutic-grade:
• Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) is one of the most antimicrobial and antiseptic of all essential oils. It is anti fungal, antiviral, anti-infectious.
• Lemon (Citrus limon) has antiseptic-like properties and contains compounds that amplify immunity. It promotes circulation, leukocyte formation, and lymphatic function.
• Cinnamon Bark (Cinnamomum verum) is one of the most powerful antiseptics known. It is strongly antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal.
• Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus radiata) is anti-infectious, antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory.
• Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis CT cineol) is antiseptic and antimicrobial. It is high in cineol–a key ingredient in antiseptic drugs.
Testimonials:
“I had some older Tupperware containers that were yellowing and sticky to the touch. I used my one-ounce spray bottle of Thieves Spray and a nylon scrubber, followed by a hot water rinse, and my Tupperware came out looking like new.” ~ Betty Mae
“Before I vacuum, I take out the HEPA filter and put a few drops of Thieves essential oil blend, or whichever [Young Living] oil I’m in the mood for at that particular moment, then I pop the filter back on. The air flowing through the filter dispels the wonderful aroma throughout the room” ~ Kelly P.
Thieves products help to maintain a clean, antiseptic environment both in the home and on the skin. Which include: Thieves Cleansing Bar Soap, Thieves Household Cleaner, Thieves Spray, Thieves Wipes, Thieves Foaming Hand Soap and Thieves Waterless Hand Purifier. And for effective oral care Young Living has Thieves Ultra Toothpaste (edible) and Thieves Mouthwash (also edible).
Did you know… when you purchase the Start Living with Thieves kit you get all of the Thieves products, plus a 50% off mil-in coupon for a diffuser, and wholesale pricing – 24% off retail pricing. See details here...
by Catherine Ebling, RN, BSN
All the talk of the last decade has been about avoiding the sun and avoiding skin cancer. We slather ourselves with sunscreen full of chemicals and think we are doing the right and prudent thing. After all, who wants prematurely aging skin and melanomas?
Now many health advocates are questioning the safety of total sun avoidance, and study after study now point to the importance of sun exposure and vitamin D. A lack of sunlight can put you at risk for a vitamin D deficiency, and increase your susceptibility to a number of diseases-many of them life-threatening.
Enjoy summer sun safely.
So the dangers of skin cancer and sunscreen versus the benefits of the sun and vitamin D, leave the average American confused about the contradictory messages. Avoiding the sun altogether will protect the skin from aging and some skin cancers, but lead to deficits in vitamin D, which leads to other serious health issues including cancer, heart disease, autoimmune diseases, and depression, to name just a few. Where is the happy medium? Read the rest of this entry »
Cooking with Young Living Essential Oils is one way we enjoy the benefits of our therapeutic-grade aromatherapy oils. I must remind you that you should not and CANNOT use essential oils sold on store shelves for cooking, they are adulterated and could cause great harm – therefore, I only recommend the Young Living brand for ingesting and cooking purposes.
Young Living Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender Essential Oil Sorbet
18 oz. water
1 drop Young Living Lavender essential oil
5 oz. granulated sugar
2 TBS. Young Living Agave syrup
Pinch of salt
In saucepan, combine water and lavender and bring to simmer. Remove from heat, let sit 10 minutes and strain through fine-mesh sieve. In separate saucepan, combine lavender-infused water, sugar and glucose and bring to boil. Stir in salt and cool over ice water bath. Cover and refrigerate 24 hours. Process in ice cream machine according to manufacturer’s instructions. Store in freezer until ready to serve. Garnish with mint leaf or fresh strawberry.
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