Preventive Health & Root-Cause Medicine

YL is always thinking ahead when they plan our gifts with purchase for the month.

Tea Tree: This might be one of the most well known essential oils (next to Lavender). I mean, even people who don’t know the power of 100% pure essential oils know about Tea Tree! Just a few things it’s good for….. skin care (have you tried it on a zit? ), respiratory health, insect deterrent, wound care…… it is another Swiss Army Knife (like lavender!).

 

Copaiba: One of my personal all time FAVES, and not because it has a dreamy aroma. It’s actually very mild in odor. You know the phrase, “speak softly, but carry a big stick”? That phrase reminds me of this team player. It is gentle enough for use on a baby, but powerful enough in supporting healthy inflammatory response that you can “handle things at home”. (This is one oil I’ll never have more than a “few” bottles on the shelf of!). It can be used internally or externally. Tell me one of your Copaiba stories (and I’ll tell you one of the dozens I have of my own!). What a hero in a bottle this one is!

 

AminoWise: Many people tend to think of branched chain amino acids as “just for gym rats”. True…. BCAA’s are fantastic for post workout recovery and muscle building…… but there are many other life moments where BCAA’s would also benefit the body. A day filled with yardwork or hiking . But what if someone has muscle wasting because of an extended illness….. or as a natural part of aging (PS: this is why eating proper amounts of protein as we age is SOOOO important!). AminoWise is for everyone….. not just ! I do love that Young Living has been gifting us supplements recently. This is a beautiful opportunity to try some thing for free…… give it a 30 day test run, if you will…. and see if you don’t notice a difference!

 

Happy June! ….. and do tell, don’t forget to share your Summer plans . While I don’t have anything huge planned for June (other than picking blackberries daily for the month in our garden… they are getting close to being ripe, and we’ve got about 250 plants), I’ll be taking this time to prep for some big travel in July!

xoxo~ liz

We are so unique. Each one of us. In mind, body, spirit, soul, emotions, experiences. Mental health medications aren’t about “fixing” the problem….. they are the patch on the crack-y wall without addressing the foundational problem (which could be something as complex as a childhood trauma, lack of community, a toxicity, or something as seemingly simple as a nutrient deficiency).

To be clear, in my opinion, most mental health drugs should be listed as a type of drug very similar to drugs with addictive potential. No, your body will not ever “crave” Prozac, Lexapro or anything else in the SSRI or other psych med categories, but once you’ve been on them for a period of time, it can be incredibly hard to get off of them because your body and brain become rewired to depend on the medication. It then takes a fierce desire to correct that dependency, and that fierce desire includes working on oneself in all the areas ….mind, body, and spirit.

SSRI’s are by far the most common class of mental health meds. Roughly 1 in 6 people in the USA take them not knowing or understanding the ramifications of taking them long term. Informed Consent is so very important (and required by law, but rarely enforced even if something goes really wrong… part of our broken medical system). How often does a doctor tell their patients what I just said above? How often does a doctor explain that what they’d like to do, with the patient’s cooperation, is to give them an opportunity to get to the root cause of mental health issues (with help from avenues of mind, body, and spirit professionals), perhaps agreeing to use medication on the short term to get over a hump but with the understanding that the medication would be used as a short term tool to be used while discovering the root cause and then healing from the traumas, toxicities, and/or deficiencies the body is experiencing. (I have much much more to say about this, but I would be writing a novel).

I have so much compassion for people walking through mental health crises, coupled with a desire to see people truly healed and walking in freedom….. and that won’t happen with long term use of these meds. In fact, over time, studies have repeatedly shown that one med will translate to multiple medications because of the side effect profiles.

You are worth doing the behind the scenes work. We all are .

xoxo~ liz

(Please read this article written by a medical doctor for a better understanding. I don’t encourage anyone to cold turkey stop their medications, or to do so without the help of their preferred medical professional)

YL’s freebie focus this month zeroes in on the overlap of all of this!

RC: If you are wondering how “RC” might be of use to you… just think of its name. Think of “Respiratory” and “Congestion” and that pretty much sums up RC‘s role in the medicine cabinet. It’s excellent in the diffuser or applied topically to chest or bottoms of feet in times of need.

Eucalyptus Radiata: If the luck o’ the Irish has failed you and you’ve caught the crud that’s been going around for months now, likely you may have experienced “the cough”. Eucalyptus is exceptional at helping thin mucus so it can more easily exit the body. It’s a great oil to add to a hot shower or bath tub, apply to inner wrists or bottoms of feet, or simply diffuse. This green labeled beauty’s freeness is worth celebrating!

Allerzyme: I feel like there are a large number of people who would benefit from this year round supplement if only they knew why it’s so important. The vast majority of people have environmental and dietary sensitivities (thanks to the “Standard American Diet”). Most of these sensitivities are related to digestive malfunction (yes, even the environmental ones), and Allerzyme supports normal digestive function. I’ve personally seen some pretty miraculous things happen when this supplement is used consistently. This would be a great month to just give it a try (because it will be free for you with a 300PV order)!

Do you use any of these regularly already? Or are you on the offense and use your LLPC capsules or “all purpose nasal spray” to keep your sinuses happy?

 

We have a strong family history of an eye disease called macular degeneration. My grandmother (her mom) went blind from it about 10 years before she passed away. Both my Mom and my Aunt have it, and have for several years. My Aunt was diagnosed a few years ago with cataracts on top of the macular degeneration. This apparently compounds things and can make cataracts surgery a little more complicated. My Aunt waited until she was almost completely blind before finally agreeing to the cataract surgery (they did each eye separately, about 6 weeks apart)

About 3 or 4 years ago, I encouraged my Aunt to start taking NingXia Red and Illumineyes daily in an effort to help salvage whatever we could on her eyes. She has been so faithful in taking both daily……

Well!!!!! She has been telling me how much better she is seeing after her cataract surgeries, and I totally imagine that she was, but I had no idea…. yesterday she called me after her Dr’s appointment. Not only did the doctor tell her she has 20/20 vision, but they also can find no evidence of the Macular Degeneration! (This is largely considered an incurable eye disease).

They asked her to take the vision test twice…. and then she told them she drinks a red drink and takes a red pill to help with her eyesight.

Love your peepers friends!

 

The missing piece of a health journey is frequently lack of community and/or lack of support and encouragement as you “do the thing”. People often pay big bucks for that in the form of private or group coaching and not everyone can afford that. This is where the resetter community steps in. Learn from one another, find a buddy, and move forward. Baby steps lead to giant leaps!

If you are ready to get your toes wet, I’d like to offer you a couple of complimentary coaching sessions to boost the success you are reaching for. Please reach out to me privately for details.

When you feel your best you are more apt and able to live the life God has intended for you .

xoxo~ liz

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