Children's Health & Immune Support

And just like that….. we are 2 months away from 2025 . This season of festivities and planning for the upcoming new year creeps up on us so fast. Truly, the days are long but the years are short!

I love the symbolism and thoughtfulness behind Young Living’s choice of gifts they offer us each month. November and December are usually months of excess noshing and feasting, and they are also often the months of greatest worry as the end of the year is a time for reflection. I don’t know about you, but for me, this is the greatest time of year when my digestive system tends to need a little extra help processing both food and emotions! That gut-brain connection is scientifically proven!

 100PV Loyalty Order: 5ml DiGize Vitality essential oil blend
Pro tip: Add 1 drop to honey and mix it in warm water before your feast to support digestion and soothe occasional stomach discomfort. (I use it straight…. no honey… and carry it with me at all times. You wouldn’t believe how many people around you suffer from indigestion and would benefit from this easy to share oil. It’s like pulling a thorn out of the lion’s paw…… so helpful, and your friends will thank you for the relief! If you don’t like the taste, dab a drop in your belly button. If you don’t like the smell…. apply to the bottoms of your feet and cover with socks! )

 200PV Order: 15ml Abundance essential oil blend
Pro tip: No Young Living oil blend is created without a great deal of thought and science backed purpose poured into each blending. One of the greatest truths about lack is the aspect of poverty mindset, and that mindset can be generational in families. If you have any downtime in the next few months, I’d like to suggest picking up a copy of the book, It Is What You Make It by Steve Gilliland, and then consider diffusing this warm, spicy, inviting blend during your days, gatherings, and as you read this book. (Change your mindset, change your personal world ). Neural pathways usually need remodeling as you create your own abundance (of whatever you may be lacking in life), and the blend Abundance is created for a time such as this!

 300PV Order: AlkaLime stick packs, 30 ct.
Pro tip: Indulging in acidic holiday treats …..ahem….. sugar season combined with eating foods you may not be accustomed to eating often creates rumblies in the tummy! This is another “on the go” tool to carry with you and perhaps even share with a friend in need. Mix 1 stick pack in water for an alkalinizing drink that starts working right away to soothe the occasional upset stomach.

Final thoughts about abundance this beautiful November 1st morning….. there is no greater gift (other than leading someone to Jesus ) than to give someone than the gift of empowerment in whatever areas of life they may feel defeated or struggling in. We (the Young Living family) are here to help as a community. Overcoming struggles is easier in community. Is there someone you know who could use some health help? Some community support? Maybe even a little extra income to help pay for their own restoration of health journey?…. or perhaps this is you? If you are already part of the Young Living family, reach out to someone you know and trust. (If you are not yet a Young Living member, please feel free to privately message me.) The cumulative knowledge in the Young Living community is so valuable… priceless in many cases…. each one of us has a story, a path, and a journey that has been given to you (and me). We have experiences in life we learn from so that we can lead others with our “been there done that” knowledge. Don’t let sharing intimidate you…. be the hands and feet that lead others towards overcoming their lack.

One of my personal mottos is this: “You’ll never know if you can do something, if you don’t just do the thing.” 

xoxo~ liz 

POST #3 Corona Virus 101…. Demographics
Based upon current info, this is what we can safely deduce…

👉 Most cases are hitting ages 30-79 years old, But the fatality rate was 14.8% in people 80 or older, likely reflecting the presence of other diseases, a weaker immune system…. LONGER EXPOSURE to pollution, toxins, and cigarettes or simply worse overall health. (see how this might skew the above overall stats?)

👉 Virus symptoms appear to be mild in ~80% of cases in children (a group not at risk!…. perhaps in part because they have had less exposure in their short lives to pollution, toxins, and cigarettes?) 

👉 Pregnant mamas? Info gleaned in a small group study revealed that the virus appears to be more mild in pregnancy…. But mamas can transmit to their babies. As for the mothers, “Covid-19 seems not to be especially severe in pregnant women, at least based on the small number in this study,” the scientists wrote. Well this is good news! I might also add that pregnant women in China know enough about 5G that they wear special clothing to protect their unborn children. (For real!… here is more info on radiation protection attire… http://www.unmappedmag.com/issue-6/dress-to-protect/

A bit further digging (and a tiny bunny 🐰trail!), and I found that you can buy radiation protective clothing here in the US too!
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=maternity+radiation+protective+clothing&crid=52CBUUWMV6UE&sprefix=maternity+radiation+%2Caps%2C238&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_20&fbclid=IwAR2pasZ9sdhL4fNbDlOEzhPcE3I3QedK9qRiIL5gQ8B-9oD1iJl5-0FHyos
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👉 Personally, my greatest concern lies within this last group…. the immuno-compromised. 👈These people … these are the ones that are going to need all of our help. The virus is real, and although it does appear to be relatively mild if you are a healthy individual and are taking care of yourself, but the reality is that we have ALOT of unhealthy people in our world. Who would qualify as immunocompromised? According to the CDC…. that would include:
HIV/AIDS
Cancer & Transplant Patients
Rare inherited diseases that affect the immune system
(that’s pretty much their list 😳 )

My list of those who might qualify as being immunocompromised is quite a bit longer…. We here in the USA have been encouraged to be vaccinated against pretty much everything under the sun, and yet, we are one of the sickest first world countries in the world. #truthbomb This is another topic I have plans to discuss at some point… not now. But my concerns are on point. Really, anyone who is diabetic, has heart disease, compromised pulmonary function, an autoimmune disorder that is not well managed…. if you know anyone in these categories, I encourage you to encourage them to #dothethings that will help boost their immune systems.

There’s no time like the present to start boosting your immunity now. Details to come beyond what I’m about to write…. but let’s simply start today with the basics:
1.🍗🍖 Fresh (not processed) foods
2. Clean filtered water (not soft drinks, junk juice etc)
3. Regular exercise
4.☠️🍞🍟🍭🎂🍩💉☢️☣️Remove as much of the toxin load as possible in food, beverages, household cleaners, synthetic air fresheners, body care products, and even cosmetics and replace these things with immune system boosting products whenever possible, or at the very least “green and healthy” products.

If you are a Young Living member, I do not need to fill in the blanks for you…. if you are not a YL member, I encourage you to reach out to someone you know and trust who can help with the immune supportive cleaning supplies, cosmetics, and alternatives for air fresheners that Young Living provides for everyone. Many of us have been toxin dumping for years, and we can guide you thru what we ourselves have successfully done.

Studies have shown that toxin load reduction begins decreasing within days of implementing the above 4 steps.

Stay tuned…… lots more to talk about.

xoxo~ liz

#knowbetterdobetter
#healthismoreimportantthantoiletpaperwhenprepping
#ThanksYL

Eleven days ago, I unpacked some surprising information about chickenpox and I pray someone found it helpful. Whenever I seek information on a deeper level, it’s a rare day that I don’t learn something myself and a rarer day still that I don’t end up down some rabbit hole that fascinates (and sometimes disturbs me ? ).
​Shingles (aka herpes zoster) is also caused by the varicella zoster virus and is the “adult thug version” of chickenpox….

….Bigger and badder than it was in the kiddie version.

With shingles, there is nearly always a rash of some sort, but the hallmark is nerve pain (neuropathy). The pain can be debilitating and is often described as burning, stabbing, throbbing, and/or a shooting pain. Neuropathic pain from an outbreak can last days to months (at which point it is diagnosed as postherpetic nauralgia – PHN). Other symptoms may include (but not limited to) fever, headache, upset stomach and muscle weakness.

While a shingles event is not contagious (meaning, you can’t “catch” shingles), someone with active shingles CAN pass chickenpox on to a child ?? or adult ? who has never had chickenpox or received the chickenpox vaccine. It’s far better to have chickenpox as a child, than it is as an adult…. Hence, the importance of getting this childhood disease as a child. Remember those chickenpox parties I was telling you about in Part I? ?

Shingles is the same virus that will have been lying dormant in the body of someone who had chickenpox OR, in some cases, in those who had the chickenpox vaccine.

WAIT! …… I thought we wouldn’t get shingles later in life if we got the chickenpox vaccine ?

I believe that was the plan, but sometimes messing with what God has laid out for us isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Despite the advent of the chickenpox vaccine (1995) and the shingles vaccine (2006), the incidence of shingles has only continued to rise ?. Take a look at the graph I’ve attached. Notice that as the incidence of chickenpox decreases? , the incidence of shingles has increased ? dramatically. Additionally, while shingles used to be an affliction of the elderly and immunocompromised, it has become much more common in younger and younger people.

Prior to both vaccinations, the incidence of shingles appeared to have been pretty uncommon. According to the article below, shingles was rare enough that only two US studies had been found to report data (in study format) on the incidence of shingles circa 1960. . I have searched for hours and have not been able to find solid numbers on shingles cases prior to the early 1980’s. (Please do comment if you can find anything relating to this)

So why are shingles so prevalent now? ….And how prevalent are they? 
➡️ An estimated one million cases occur annually in the USA
➡️ 4 cases per 1000 people in the USA
➡️ 1 case per 100 among people 60 years and older

Are you familiar with herd immunity?

Herd immunity by definition is a form of indirect protection from an infectious disease that occurs when a large percentage of a population has become immune to an infection (by developing antibodies) thru a previous infection (NOT  by means of vaccination ? ).

In short, herd immunity is one of God’s (many) health gifts to us. Herd immunity helps us take care of each other as a whole. #herdimmunitycommunity

Why can’t we achieve herd immunity thru vaccination?  It would seem easy to do that, wouldn’t it?

Well, you’d think so…. But God and (His) nature have a plan, and His ways are not our ways…. They are better! Viruses are constantly changing… (heck, we’ve learned this with the ‘rona virus ) and vaccines cannot keep up with the mutations.

(ex: The flu vaccine is a crap shoot every year, and often the projected guestimate misses the projected virus strains chosen based on the previous year’s worldwide flu).

 So how does this pertain to shingles?…. And chickenpox? Studies show that before routine use of the chickenpox vaccine, children who recovered from chickenpox later experienced recurrent asymptomatic boosting of immunity by coming into contact with others who were actively infected with chickenpox….. It is God’s way of keeping us safe. 
#Helovesusso

Parents and grandparents who interacted with their kids and grandkids were then less likely to develop shingles because they had the opportunity to reinforce their immunity thru periodic exposure to “wild” chickenpox.

??IMPORTANT‼️Without this periodic asymptomatic exposure to the “wild chickenpox”, the dormant varicella-zoster virus can re emerge as shingles, especially in the elderly and in those with a weakened immune system.

Now the puzzle pieces are falling into place.

As “wild” chickenpox exposure becomes more of a rarity, no natural immune boosting can occur.

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?‍⚕️ What I say next is my opinion and observation. ?‍⚕️

I have family members and loved ones that have regular occurrences of shingles.

I fill prescriptions regularly for medications that are for long term treatment of postherpetic neuralgia. The prescriptions are often neither cheap and none are without substantial side effects….. side effects that are damaging at the cellular level.
#protectyourmitochondria

Some of these shingles patients are in their 20’s and 30’s…. Adults who got the chickenpox vaccine back in the 90’s onward. It’s no longer an aged or infirmed affliction.

I have listened to family, friends, and pharmacy clients lament the pain and the quality of life decline as a result of shingles… especially those who have recurrent flares. Many of them get shingles over and over again…. (And many of these in the older generation have also gotten the shingles vaccine).

I don’t know. It seems to me that God had it under control. His ways insured us and kept us safer as we aged. I would much rather be exposed thru periodic herd immunity (in its correctly defined state).

I leave you with this quote from another study I’ll attach below. Anything in ( ) are my comments or thoughts:

“In the prelicensure era, 95% of adults experienced natural chickenpox (usually as children ?? )—these cases were usually benign and resulted in long-term immunity. Varicella vaccination (the chickenpox vaccine) is less effective than the natural immunity that existed in prevaccine communities. Universal varicella (chickenpox) vaccination has not proven to be cost-effective as increased HZ (shingles) morbidity (pain, suffering, and medicating) has disproportionately offset cost savings associated with reductions in varicella disease (Was chickenpox such a bad thing after all?  #notreally ) . Universal (chickenpox) varicella vaccination has failed to provide long-term protection from (shingles)VZV disease.”

(excerpt from linked article below)

Someone, please tell me why we are vaccinating against chickenpox? I don’t know about you, but I’d much rather continue down the path God pre-designed for us than rely on man…. Chickenpox is looking pretty good. #CommunityImmunity
#wildchickenpoxforthewinforyouthandelderly
#GodknowswhatHesdoing

What we CAN do….. what we ought to be doing….. what I hope ALL of you are doing is this: 
? Eating quality (unprocessed, nonGMO’d) food and drinking “clean” water

? Exercising regularly (improve muscle mass, help your heart, improve your balance, and decrease stress!)

? De-stress daily. This is sooo important. Use your Lavender, your StressAway (my fave), Tranquil, Peace & Calming, or RutaVala (and that’s just a few!)

? Get 7-8 hours of sleep a night. Use your Immupro or Sleep Essence along with a sleepy time diffuser blend (the aroma options are endless to help you get your  ??. ) 

? Remove your known toxin load and replace those things with non-toxic alternatives (please visit with me if you are not yet a Young Living member, or reach out to your bestie who is and one of us will hook you up! ) … Young Living has non toxic alternatives to everything from housecleaning , to vitamins, to makeup and beyond. Importantly…. their essential oils are pure, safe, and effective. 

Nothing does more for boosting immunity than the self care I just mentioned above. #loveyourselfenoughtocareforyourself

Have a beautiful day! I learned something in my digging and I hope you did too.

xoxo~ liz

#knowbetterdobetter
#sharingiscaring
#ThanksYL

PS: the links below are to a couple other studies and articles for those who like to dig deeper . Enjoy!