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Dry Skin Solutions

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Dry skin is something so many of us struggle with in the winter months. We slather on lotions and creams and it can seem like a constant battle. Dry skin does tend to get worse in the winter because our bodies don’t seem to crave water as much and drinks like coffee or hot chocolate (or soda) don’t solve the problem. It’s us to up to be the watchdog and caregiver of ourselves!
Other signs of winter dehydration:
  1. Dark colored urine (it should be light colored to clear)
  2. Sweating or finding you don’t need to visit the bathroom as often.
  3. fatigue (very common symptom of dehydration!)
  4. Dry mouth
  5. Headaches
  6. Sugar cravings (dehydration makes it harder to break down glycogen which releases glucose/energy to the bloodstream. This leads to craving sweet treats)
Unless you have a medical condition, be sure to drink at least half your body weight in fluid ounces daily (ex: 200lb person will need to drink 100 oz of water daily). If drinking plain water isn’t your jam, add in the YL Vitality Drops (electrolytes) for a tasty alternative! (available as Lavender Lemonade or Bergamot Grapefruit).
xoxo~ liz

Lavender & Bergamot Help Anxiety

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Interesting article on lavender and bergamot use (3 times a day for 8 weeks) in a study involving 50-60yr old menopausal women who were experiencing menopause related “moderate anxiety and some sexual dysfunction”, but were otherwise healthy. (I am interpreting this to mean they did thorough labwork beforehand… key point! ☝️…. otherwise they might be overlooking a bigger fish that needed frying!)
 
This is not a one size fits all situation. Everyone is different and labwork offers a personalized trail. This doesn’t mean labwork or lavender/bergamot alone are singular answers to a potentially complex problem…. but perhaps they might be in some cases. 😉 Lavender and bergamot are stellar oils (but only when they are high quality ones such as Young Living’s, and when they are used with purposeful regularity for this particular situation). Imagine the women (and their spouses and families😉) who might be relieved by something so simple as using lavender and bergamot three times a day. Labwork, lavender and bergamot are infinitely safer than most modern world common “solutions”.
 
Other items I’ve personally found helpful for keeping me younger than my chronological years (in addition to regular and purposeful exercise, healthy diet, and adequate sleep!) : Alternating between Young Living’s Femigen and PD 80/20 capsules, Progessence Plus serum used nightly, and of course…. Sensation Massage oil 🥰. Everyone is different, but menopause doesn’t have to be an unpleasant period of life.
 
Worth the try? You bet! (link to Lavender and Bergamot…. and Sensation Massage oil) 👉 bit.ly/3Wl2XMq
 
xoxo~ liz
 

Young Living November Gifts

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Charlie and I woke up early this morning (a normal thing! 😉) and one of the first things we talked about was how fast November arrived this year. Soooooo fast! This year is scooting by!
The first of every month is a little like Christmas…. getting to see what Young Living is offering us for free (with qualifying purchase)!
 
Loyalty rewards are like getting a gift card with your 100PV purchase. 10 points spend just like 💰in the Young Living store on an order in the future. If you are not yet using Loyalty rewards as part of your thrifty shopping, you are missing out on savings! 10-25% back on your purchases? YES PLEASE!
 
YL Vitality Drops ($10….but free this month!). Did you know that the vast majority of people living in the USA have a fairly significant electrolyte imbalance and don’t even know it? Gatorade and other sugary (or fake sugar) drinks designed to boost electrolytes are helpful, but they create an even bigger problem by causing inflammation in the body (both sugar and fake sugar does this). Get your electrolytes with a healthier alternative that tastes delicious too! YL Vitality drops is an electrolyte blend that also contains more than 70 naturally occurring trace minerals ….. something else we tend to be deficient in. (The Grapefruit Bergamot flavor is my favorite!). What does a mild electrolyte imbalance look like or feel like? Glad you asked! ……. dizziness, irregular heartbeat, brain fog, fatigue, muscle cramps, constipation, headaches. (When you have the opportunity to try a product for free….. take advantage of it! You never know what you might be able to accomplish with it! I’ve had several ah-ha moments in my walk with YL that have been health game changers for me personally!)
 
Thieves Hand Sanitizer (the big one… 7.6oz member value $36.75ish I don’t think the large size is even available to buy right now ) ….. it seems like we live with year round germ season. Thieves doesn’t just help reduce infectious germ🤢🤧 spreading, it also has a little bit of extra ooomph. It also helps support a healthy immune system. You won’t find that in your standard hand sani’s.
 
I know so many people whose “gateway” oil was/is DiGize (member value $37.75…. but free this month!). Why is that? Well, it’s because our guts are assaulted in 1001 different ways, and if you experience any 😔🥺😳🤭😬😵‍💫🤮💩(or lack of 💩!) occasionally, DiGize just might become your new bestie. Apply directly to the belly button (don’t knock it til you’ve tried it!) for some quick relief. (Side note…. if you have any really stinky gym clothes, I add a few drops of DiGize to my laundry detergent and it does a fantastic job of giving my clothes a fresh scent. If you’ve ever struggled with gym clothes laundry funk, you can thank me now for this tip! 😉)
 
Thieves Chest Rub (member value$30….but free here!). We have all gone thru a couple of years of really nasty hacky cold and flu seasons, and this is one staple you do NOT want to not have on hand when you have a house full of hackers🤧. Not only does Thieves Chest Rub help loosen up and relieve the hacking, remember….. it’s also got Thieves in it. And what does Thieves do?….. it helps support a healthy immune system. News flash…. if you’re hacking 🤧, your immune system needed some support like yesterday!
 
Digest and Cleanse ( member value $31.75…. but free this month!) had been unavailable for forever and a day, and I know some people are doing the happy dance 💃🕺that it’s back in action. Tis the season for eating and over eating. These capsules are loaded with ingredients that stimulate digestion. For those of you who don’t like the smell of DiGize topically, this is a fantastic “on the go” (pun intended!) capsule for a sluggish or overtaxed digestive system.
 
And finally….. my friend Frank! Most people think of baby Jesus when they hear the word Frankincense (member value $84.75….but free this month!). And while anything that was good enough for Jesus is good enough for me, there’s more to Frankincense than simply a good smelling gift given by a very wise man. Even back in the day, Frankincense was known for its amazing health and wellness properties. Today…. if you were to simply search the word frankincense in pubmed.gov, you’d find over NINTY SEVEN PAGES of studies on the effects of frankincense on the body. I urge you to let your fingers do the walking and just spend a few minutes learning about this powerhouse of an oil. I use it daily in my DIY face serum (because of the effects it has on the skin), and in doing so….. I experience other beneficial results throughout my body and mind. It truly has been an amazing (and dare I say, miraculous!🙏🙌) addition to my healthy and wellness world for me personally.
 
Which freebie(s) are you most excited about this month? 😍
xoxo~ liz
 
(PS: if you are not yet a YL member, and are looking for someone to help guide you on your health and wellness journey, I’d love to help you! Message me or get started here: https://tinyurl.com/vt3bnufw

High BPA Levels in Athletic Clothes

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Hmmmmm….. another avenue of environmental endocrine disrupting toxins at work on the human body. 🧐
If you ever wonder why the more than 50% drop in testosterone in recent decades, the extreme rise in infertility issues in both men and women, or the rampant diabetes in our population, take a look around at your personal environment. Endocrine disruptors are everywhere….
Clothing
Foods of the Standard American Diet variety
Beverages
Cosmetics
Bodycare products
Plug ins and air fresheners
And more😥
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If you’d like a mentor when navigating your health cleanup journey, it’s part of what I do😍🤓💪.
Book a complimentary 30 min call to get started! 
xoxo~ liz

You Are Worth It! Move It!

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Sitting for more than 6 hours a day raises your mortality risk no matter how hard (or how much) you exercise before or afterwards.
 
Chronic sitting has also found to be more deadly than obesity alone (so imagine what that might look like if those two are paired together 😥).
 
God gave us our bodies so that we would use them in all the gifts we have been given.
 
If you have a desk job, please …… for the health of it, consider these alternatives:
👍if affordable, use a stand up desk.
👍get up frequently and take a quick walk (grab the mail, take the dog for a walk, take the stairs instead of the elevator)
👍use part of your lunch break to take a power walk
👍park farther away from your destination purposefully
👍learn some basic chair yoga poses you can incorporate into your day.
👍walk whenever you have a choice of walking instead of driving.
 
The short term benefits of incorporating movement into your day improve mood, energy levels, and sleeping at night (not to mention the grounding benefits of getting outdoors if that is feasible in the situation you’re in).
 
Consider adding purposeful movement to your “to do” list for the day. NingXia Red, Zyng, and NingXia Nitro are all great Young Living pairings. (So is the essential oil blend ‘Motivation‘, if purposeful movement is low on your list of priorities😉) You won’t regret it!
xoxo~ liz

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