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Insulin Resistance – part 4

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Day 4: Insulin Resistance
 
Natural sweeteners have been around since the beginning of time. The earliest recorded sweeteners were sugar cane and honey (at least 8,000 BC), and it was a rare treat in a home….. it’s no longer a rare treat, especially not when we are knee-deep into the Holiday Season.
 
Nowadays, the average American eats over 100 lbs of sugar a year. (That’s the equivalent of eating / drinking 30 teaspoons of sugar a day, every single day). 😲😬
 
I love that God gave us foods He created to both nourish and heal. Olives have been around at least as long as sugar and many parts of the olive tree have usefulness. Take a look at this study using Olive Leaf Polyphenols: “Olive (Olea europaea L.) Leaf Polyphenols Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Middle-Aged Overweight Men: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3596374/
(after 12 weeks of consistent use of Olive Leaf Extract, the test subjects had an average 15% decrease in insulin resistance. And I quote……” The researchers noted that supplementing with olive leaf extract gave results comparable to common diabetic therapeutics.” )
 
There’s this study too…. (lots of great info! ) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8398612/ Pharmaceutical Drugs and Natural Therapeutic Products for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Of course, it’s just not possible to out-supplement consistently poor lifestyle choices. That said, for people who are attempting to correct some poor lifestyle habits, there are lots of options out there to support your efforts!
 
Do you incorporate Olive Essentials into your wellness routine? (There are several more reasons to do so in addition to supporting healthy pancreas activity 😉)
xoxo~ liz
 
PS: Posts like these are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure anything. Rather they are here to create an awareness of the tools we have available to us in addition to the freedom to address diet, exercise, stress, sleep, hydration, etc. You can do anything you set your mind to!
 

Einkorn Crunch by Young Living

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Whaaaaat??? Oh, my word ya’ll….. these were sampled at the Convention this year and they are YUMMY! Like, addictive yummy! I’m so excited and just placed my order. The Zesty Salsa is your healthy answer to spicy chips while the Sweet Cinnamon satisfies that sweet craving in a good-for-you way, and finally…. the Ancient Sea Salt…. for those of us who love and appreciate the benefits of sea salt (it’s good for you! …… ditch the white table salt and use the healthy stuff!)
 
Did you try it at the Convention this year? Which one was your favorite? 💖
 
 
#No bad ingredients

Young Living’s September Free Gifts

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Kicking off September🏈 ya’ll! Can you believe we are already well into the second half of 2023? In addition to 🏈 football and 🍂falling leaves, Fall always brings an uptick of unwell days in households everywhere. Thankfully, WE HAVE TOOLS! 😉 Since you are here…. you have access to them, and this month some of the best wellness tools are FREE with qualifying purchase.
 
🏈Orange Vitality: Orange🍊 is such an amazingly charming secret weapon. Sure, it smells amazing, but pretty is as pretty does. It offers digestive support and immune support (among many other things. Don’t forget to check out the scientific research🤓 available on the Young Living website. A quick peek there on orange revealed 6 studies (there’s way more than that out there in Pubmed should you really want to dive deeply).
 
🏈Thieves Chest Rub: I’ll just say this….. It’s silly not to take advantage of this freebie right now, because when the 🦠hits the airways, you want ALL the tools handy right then right now. Thieves Chest Rub (on the chest, back, and/or bottoms of feet) is a massive game changer. You’ll pat yourself on the back for getting this freebie before you actually need it. 😘
 
🏈Nutmeg: Now, you might be thinking…. what can I use nutmeg for besides making some killer fall recipes? 🤔 Nutmeg supports cognitive 🧠and immune function. A lesser-known fact (we should all do a challenge and try using it this way for a month)…… nutmeg may be useful for people who tend to wake up too early😵‍💫 or in 🥴the middle of the night! 🤓I’m excited to try this for a month before bedtime and see if I notice a change in my own sleep patterns!
 
🏈Just like Thieves Chest Rub, when the proverbial poop hits the oscillator, you need tools on hand STAT. Raven is one you need on the bench to run in and play. It plays well with its teammates. There are some great study articles on the YL website (go look!). Here’s a peek at a few titles for the nerdly inclined like me 😁🤓
“Suppression of inflammatory and infection responses in lung macrophages….”
“Effect of eucalyptus oil inhalation on pain and inflammatory responses after total knee replacement: a randomized clinical trial”
 
🏈I might just be most excited about the FREE NingXia Greens as this month’s freebie. We’ve been drinking it regularly since it was introduced last year. (My favorite power drink is NingXia Greens + YL Inner Beauty Collagen + NingXia Red + Zyng 🤩 ). The NingXia Greens is a daily dose of 60+ fruits, vegetables, herbs, algae, and mushrooms. I challenge you to find a better way to get all that micronutrient-dense, digestive and immune-supportive help in a single supplement. This is a supplement that has been on my order every single month since it was introduced….. but not this month since we will be getting it for free 😉. (and that YL-branded glass is pretty cute too!)
 
Did you learn something new in this post about a product you thought you knew? What are you most interested in trying for the first time or using in a different way than you might have used in the past?
Happy Game Day! 🏈
xoxo~ liz

How to Keep Kids Healthy

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I’m really not a fan of the American Academy of Pediatrics recent release on their guidelines for childhood obesity. It’s a problem for a number of reasons, not the least of which is:
📛Their focus is on treatment, not prevention
📛Wegovy and more (ugh!!!)
📛Bariatric surgery for teens that fall into the BMI bracket (double ugh, with a nooooooooo!)
Whole food nutrition, exercise, healthy emotions, and adequate hydration is the answer in nearly all instances (barring a primary health problem that is causing the weight gain).
Kids are our leaders and our future. We need them healthy in body, spirit, and mind!
xoxo~ liz
(PS: The next round of 14 Day Reset begins April 10th. Message me if you’d like to hop in and join us… the information is free…. the ticket is NingXia Red (ticket: https://bit.ly/14-Day-Reset ) as it’s a key piece of the 14 Day Reset Puzzle! The level of education and community there is 🔥💖🙌!)

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