Truth!! A wise and happy person will find their tribe of good people. Have you found yours? If you feel that you are surrounded by negativity, perhaps it’s time to readjust the edges of your teepee. đ
This last year has been a year of growth and learning. God is my rock like never before and the good people in my life have risen up like cream to the top. You know who you are… all of you. God is faithful and He is about to use His good and righteous people in mighty ways!
Selah!
Health Clues in Your Fingernails #4
Letâs wrap up nails today, shall we?Â
I am grouping âhalf and halfâ nails and âTerryâsâ Nails into the same group, although they mean different things. Nails that exhibit lunulas that extends halfway up the nail (whiteness) while the upper half remains a darker tone are very specific for significant kidney malfunction. Terryâs nails look similar to âhalf and half nailsâ except that there will be a reddish brown band separating the extended lunula from the upper portion of the finger nail. Terryâs nails are associated with diabetes, liver dysfunction, hyperthyroidism, or congestive heart failure. In both cases, itâs time to have a medical professional involved and extensive lab work if both have not happened already!
Brittle nails are more easily managed on your own! Healthy nails require a regular diet of quality proteins, healthy fats, minerals and water. The protein and minerals (including trace minerals) add strength to your nails. Fatty acids and water lubricate nails and allow for a degree of flexibility. Dry skin and hair are additional signs that fatty acids are undersupplied in your diet. (This is where I personally would be reaching for OmegaGize or MindWise on a daily basis and making sure I stay well hydrated!).
Side note: if you are doing âall the thingsâ to take care of your nails properly and you eat in a healthy manner, my next health clue would be to assess digestion. It will only be helpful to add in EssentialZyme4, EssentialZyme, AllerZyme, or DetoxZyme to maximize the absorption of the nutrients you ingest. Enzymes are our friends and they facilitate countless processes within our body.
Yellow nailsâŚ.. But first!……rule out other reasons nails may be yellow tinged. Cigarette smoking or staining from fingernail polish/remover needs to be taken into consideration. True yellow nails may reflect impaired lymphatic drainage, low albumin levels, chronic sinusitis, an immunodeficiency or Reynaudâs disease. We should all want to support our lymphatic system regardless of nail color (Do you add a few drops of YLâs Lemon Vitality EO to your water on a daily basis?) Lymphatic massage, regular exercise and deep diaphragm breathing #ontheregular are additional ways to keep the lymphatic system moving!
Immune supportive measures (again, something we should all be doing as second nature! ) might include ImmuPro, ImmuPower (EO), Thieves on the feet, ditching as much daily exposure to toxins as possible, plenty of sleep, controlling stress, and eating in a healthy manner. Thankfully, Young Living has given us so many tools to help in all of these categories!
Raynaudâs is a condition which causes reduced blood flow to fingers and sometimes toes. Support of the circulatory system may be something to consider, in addition to increasing oxygenation opportunities within the circulatory system. Our favorite beverage, NingXia Red comes to mind as a supportive measure, as does CardioGize. Single oils that support a healthy blood flow include (but are not limited to) ginger, cypress, eucalyptus, coriander, wintergreen, juniper, black pepper, lavender, neroli, and cumin.
Beauâs lines are a visible indented line that goes from side to side on the nail. It actually looks like crosswise bumps and dips on the nails. Beauâs lines are usually associated with physical trauma (if just on one nail), parasitic infections, malnutrition (you may surprised that malnutrition is not an uncommon disorder here in the USA), zinc or iron deficiencies, Raynaudâs, or illnesses associated with high fevers. I would caution you also not to discount parasitic infectionsâŚ.. They are a very very common problem even in first world countries, and they are underdiagnosed in traditional medicine. Do a little digging on your own and know that Young Living has given us very functional tools for supporting an inhospitable environment for these little critters (Parafree and DiGize come to mind). I personally do a parasite cleanse 3-4 times a year! Â
Over the last 4 weeks youâve gotten some great âhands onâ clues to help get yourself situated as to which oils and supplements may best serve you and your body. Stay tunedâŚ. Because weâre travelling to a new region next week as we continue to search for more revealing clues!
As always, give me a shout if you’d like to learn more about this topic or the mentioned products!Â
xoxo~ liz
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Health Coaching Legalities
This is such an important topic! I did some serious digging and researching before I decided to go thru NSHC’s certification process. Their program caters to health care professionals who are already licensed in their own field of expertise (ie: nurses, pharmacists, PT’s, OT’s, etc).
Worth the read!Â
xoxo~ liz
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Peace
Just learned something new this morning.Â
“Peace” is mentioned 429 times in the Old King James version of the Bible. The more modernized the version, the less often it is mentioned. The newest versions of the Bible only include the word “peace” around 230 times.Â
I see a correlation here.
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#victorswritethehistory
#peacebewithyou
#noJesusnopeace
#knowJesusknowpeace
Health Clues in Your Fingernails #3
Thereâs Fungus Amongst Us! Nail fungus is one of the most common ânâail-mentsâ among us in terms of overall populationâŚ. So check your fingers AND your toes for this bad boy. It is an important feature to note because it is indicative of a systemic fungal infection that needs to be addressed on the nutritional level (ie: root cause). As you will recall, it takes a solid 6 months to out grow a funky nail situationâŚâŚ so anything you do to âfix the problemâ will need to become a habit. Some simple suggestions might include increasing healthy fermented food to a diet ( sugared up grocery store yogurt is not what weâre talking here), restricting intake of refined carbs and sugars, and adding in a great probiotic (Life 9 immediately comes to mind!). Please note that as you are making your inner world âinhospitable to fungusâ dieoff occurs, and you may feel that happen in the way of gas, bloating, belching, or even acne and/or other skin breakouts. Stick with it!Â
In terms of creating a local âinhospitable environmentâ, I might suggest FAITHFULLY applying Young Living’s Tea Tree and/or Eucalyptus essential oil twice a day to the nail and cuticle. Falling off the wagon will not hold in your favor if you treat this as a âcome and goâ action. Fungus is relentless and I find that only the faithful are successful. (PS: even prescription drugs require months to years of use when fighting fungus, and the liver often pays a high price for this type of chemical assault).
Koilonychia is commonly known as âspoonâ nails for their scoop-like appearance. Spoon shaped nails are associated with blood iron disorders on both end of the spectrum (anemia or hemochromatosis⌠too much iron). Pair this up with another health clueâŚâŚ consume beets or beet juice and then check your urine and see if it is tinted red. This clue, called âbeeturiaâ is another sign of possible iron deficiency or hemochromatosis.
NOWâŚ. this part is very important. One of the reasons we LOVE Young Living Super C Chewables is this: it is a âwhole foodâ powder Vitamin C complex, not simply Ascorbic Acid (what is passed off cheaply as Vitamin C). Ascorbic Acid (Iâm gonna call it âfake Câ because truly, thatâs what it is) increases the bodyâs ability to absorb iron in the intestines and can contribute to iron overloadâŚ. Not a good thing! We tend to believe that iron deficiency is the bigger problem, but the reality is that TOO MUCH iron is an epidemic in our country because of iron fortified processed foods. The body only needs 1mg of iron a day (in most cases) to replace what it loses daily in stools, urine, and sweating. For point of reference, one cup of glyphosate laden Cheerios has 17mg of iron per cupâŚ. But I digress!
Back to Super C! Whole Vitamin C complex (like we get with Super C chewables) DOESNâT do what Ascorbic Acid does. Godâs design is perfect and whole Vitamin C complex âŚâŚ like what you get with Super C chewables âŚ. ASSISTS in hemoglobinâs function of carrying iron in the blood. So, my suggestion as a pharmacist would be this: if someone is concerned that they may be anemic, focus on the vitamin C source first (instead of dumping iron into the body) AND in the meantime, get quality blood work to confirm that you are indeed anemic.Â
(PS: the body also needs the trace mineral copper to help the body utilize iron. No surprise, our super hero drink NingXia Red contains this trace mineral as do the YL dried wolfberries that are delicious to snack upon!)
Pitting of nails is interesting to me as I have seen it (as a farmgirl and amateur farrier) on some horse’s hooves. Horse people have a valid sayingâŚ. No hoof, no horse…. an astute horse owner looks at hooves just the way you are now learning to look at your nails!
This nail anomaly manifests itself as small dents or pits on the surface of the nail plate (not to be confused with the ridges we talked about in part II). Pitting may be associated with alopecia, psoriasis, and other connective tissue disorders. Essentially all of these are related to inflammation within the body. Key components to decreasing inflammation within the body are to eliminate foods and toxic chemicals which promote inflammation (gluten, processed foods, processed carbs and refined sugars immediately come to mind), and then to give the body the tools it needs so it can begin the supportive repair process. Omega 3âs ( OmegaGize3 comes to mind if your diet is not high in these), Vitamin D (Super D) and adequate sulfur (SulfurZyme) for supporting the health of connective tissue are quick and easy starter steps.
I probably have one more week on fingernails and then weâll move on to another part of the body!Â
Hugs and love friends~ liz
 (give me a shout if OmegGize, SulfurZyme, Super C and others are foreign words to you and I can walk you thru how to access them)
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