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Young Living Free Gifts December 2022

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Happy December YL Framily! Great freebies this month for our personal use (or for gifts or stocking🧦 stuffers!)
I’m praying ya’ll are well familiar with all of these very common YL products because I’m going to share my personal useage on each of these and I hope you’ll chime in the comments with yours too so we can help each other out. I always learn a little something when other people share their stories with me. 🥰
Thieves bar soap AND wipes! I keep a package of the wipes in my truck at all times. Don’t forget that Thieves are no ordinary wipes. Not only do they clean up germy surfaces and messes quite well, they have immune supportive properties we receive in the process of using them. I tuck them in my suitcase for ease of use when traveling (no worries about liquid limits if flying ✈️. )
 
The Thieves bar soap is interesting and I’m only going to speak for myself here (you do you 😉), but I’ve used all manner of Thieves for keeping myself healthy and well for almost 10 years now. Here’s my personal longstanding tip: It doesn’t happen often, but (surprise surprise 😬🙄) wounds are a fairly regular occurrence out here on the farm, both for humans and animals. I’ve used Thieves cleaning products for years as wound care (like i said…. you do you…. I’m just telling you my story) with fantastic results. ( I’ve also switched over 100% to using Thieves Aromabright toothpaste …. a little pea sized amount totally takes amazing care of my pits while providing another avenue of immune support to those tender lymph nodes so close to “the ladies”. I would imagine that Thieves bar soap on the entire body would be especially beneficial to stinky all over body odor…. anyone with teen boys may thank me later for these tips! Remember, bacteria is generally a large reason for the stank! 🥴) I’ve also used Thieves bar soap as a pre-laundry application on some gnarly clothing stains.
 
En-R-Gee is such an interesting oil blend. In my early oiling days, I didn’t quite understand how oils like Rosemary increased focus, how Nutmeg supported healthy adrenal gland function, or Black Pepper enhanced energy, but then I began reading scientific studies (Pubmed.gov and other sites), and it all made sense! God really did give us all we need in the Garden! I use this beauty when I need to get things done or when I’m driving long distances and I’ve started to lose the pep in my step! Diffuse or apply topically (I personally apply to the adrenals). This (along with Zyng, NingXia Nitro, peppermint in my water and other “clean” energy alternatives) helps me get to my goals. Ya’ll…… the world has GOT to get away from those dangerous energy drinks. I had yet another health coaching opportunity with a family who now has a member with a heart arrythmia their doctor directly attributed to over consumption of those dang Monster☠️ drinks. Don’t wait to be forced to make changes in your life because of a health scare. It’s not a fun place to be.
 
I’ve been using the Super C chewables like they are going out of style for a couple of years now because they are so healthy and immune supportive (and tasty!!!). This month’s freebie is the non-chewable tablet. April Pointer and I had a discussion about the tablets. After doing some digging several years ago, I found out that Ascorbic Acid is usually synthetic Vit C made from GMO’d corn.🤮🫣. YUCK. April had the same questions I did, and she has asked the hard questions…… “where does the YL Super C tablet’s Ascorbic Acid (Vit C) come from?” Young Living knows the dangers and they’ve got our backs!… no GMO’d corn for us. It’s made from fermented foods of the healthy variety ❤️. The added bioflavanoids enhance the Vit C’s activity in the body.
 
I use Super C like it’s going out of style because:
#1. I know YL gives us the best of the best, so I know it’s both SAFE and EFFECTIVE. Remember, the body is much more fond of natural than it is synthetic!
#2. I personally follow most of the FLCCC protocol for maintaining health and wellness and they reccommend 500-1000mg of Vit C daily as part of their protocol. (If you’d like more info about their protocol, look up their website, and message me for info on how I have personally tweaked it to make it “cleaner”. There are a few things I don’t want in or on my body because of their chemical components.
 
Each night, I have my oily bedtime routine. It takes less than a minute. Two of the oils I use with regularity (I alternate) are Valor and Peace & Calming. I know they are both calming to my system before bedtime. I need that….. because my mind is often on overdrive. Unfortunately, I also tend to grit my teeth when I sleep. Back in the day (ie: pre YL), I would grit my teeth so hard that I broke a few teeth WHILE I WAS SLEEPING! 😭I’m not a grinder…. I’m a gritter. Fancy that. Anyway, I now wear a nightguard at night to prevent any more teeth breaking but I still used to wake up every.single.morning. with a terrible headache……….. UNTIL I MET VALOR 😍 (which I apply on my jawline). I use all the things to help my body relax at night. Sleep is sooooooo important (and so are my teeth!). If you don’t sleep well (I DO sleep very very well…. but that’s after a long stint in my pre-YL life of NOT sleeping deeply enough to even dream). USE YOUR TOOLS….. And they are free this month! )
 
Peace and Calming and Valor both are used by so many people for so many ways! I would LOVE to hear your success stories. These two are among the top “10 beloved YL Hall of Famers ” for the emotional and physical support impact they have had on humans and pets alike.
 
Enjoy your day, and remember that the Holiday season is best enjoyed in a state of “Peace and Calming”!
xoxo~ liz
 
 
PS: If you do not yet have a Young Living account, and would like one so you can have access to these amazing health tools (along with some amazing education access), here’s a link to get you started! https://www.youngliving.com/us/en/referral/1602257
 
 
 
 

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

NingXia Red Research Findings & Fun Facts

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Do you NingXia Red? NR is a daily staple on our farm.
My husband and I drink at least two ounces daily, though often it’s more than that if we are grabbing a packet on the go.
Fun Farm Fact: We’ve raised a tiny baby squirrel🐿 (who is now 7years old and lives freely outdoors but “with us” on our porch) and an equally tiny baby ‘possum 🦡using raw milk and NingXia Red.
NingXia Red does a body good! Don’t take my word for it… science says so too ( !🤓😉
 
ningxia red study results

Sleep Tip

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Good word this morning from my sweet friend Maria. Not only is she sweet, she is one of the most knowledgeable (and brilliant 🧠!) natural minded health care professionals that I personally know. If you ever have a hard to treat / find the root cause for a skin condition…. she’s your gal. (She does remote consults too, which is a blessing since she lives down under! )

Maria Arora-
Something I have always known but here it is so well written … gratitude to the original post 🙏
According to Eastern philosophies, whether it is Indian, Chinese, Tibetan or Thai, the left side of the body is totally different from the right side. Even some Buddhist monastic traditions include within their precepts for monks to sleep on their left side.
Although it sounds weird resting and sleeping on your left side has many health benefits.
Lymph drains to the left.
The left side of the body is the dominant side in the lymphatic system. Most of the lymph drains into the chest duct located on the left side. In its path the lymph transports proteins, glucose metabolites and waste products that are purified by the lymph nodes to be drained left side.
Derived from the above, it is common to infer in Eastern medicine that conditions on the left side of the body may be due to chronic congestion of the lymphatic system.
The priorities of the body.
According to ayurveda congestion happens in the body by following certain priorities. If the lymphatic system is co-managed, subsequently the liver and blood saturate with toxic substances. Primary symptoms of congestion appear on the left side of the body before moving to the right side where they appear later.
Tired after a meal?
Indian suggestion is that if you take a break after eating do it by lying on your left side. Break time should not exceed 10 minutes and is different from the afternoon nap which is usually 20 minutes or more.
Stomach and pancreas hang on to the left side. When you lie down on your left side both hang naturally allowing for optimal and efficient digestion.
Food is driven to move naturally through the stomach and pancreatic enzymes are secreted gradually and not in a single stroke, which happens if you lie down on the right side.
When you lie on your left side your liver and gallbladder hang from your right side. Resting on the left side allows them to hang and secret their precious enzymes into the digestive tract, emulsifying fats and neutralizing stomach acids.
When the digestive system is stimulated this way your digestive cycle is shorter and doesn’t leave you sluggish for the rest of the afternoon. Try resting 10 minutes on your left side after eating.
Feel energized and not tired after eating.
Try to eat in a relaxed way at midday and don’t forget to rest on your left side and check that you will feel more energetic and with better digestion.
The magic of sleeping on the left.
Best elimination.
The small intestine flushes toxins through the ileocecal valve (VIC) on the right side of the body at the onset of the large intestine. The large intestine travels down the right side of your body, crosses your abdomen and descends down the left side.
Through VIC, sleeping on the left side allows gravity to stimulate bodily waste into the large intestine from the small intestine more easily.
By going through the night and continuing to sleep on your left side the debris moves more easily toward the descending colon and morning removal will be easier.
Best heart function.
More than 80% of the heart is located on the left side of the body. If you sleep on the left side the lymph drained toward the heart will be driven by gravity by removing work from your heart while you sleep.
The aorta, which is the body’s largest artery, exits from the upper part of the heart and arches left before going down to the abdomen. When sleeping on the left side, the heart more easily pumps blood into the descending aorta.
Sleeping on the left side allows the intestines to move away from the cava vein that carries blood back to the heart. Remarkably the cava vein rests on the right side of the spine, so when you lie on the left side the viscera move away from the cava veen.
Again gravity makes heart work easier.
The splinter is on the left.
The spleen is part of the lymphatic system and is also on the left side of the body. Its function is that of a large lymph node that filters the lymph and additionally filters the blood. When you lie down on the left side the fluid return to the spleen is easier and occurs more easily by gravity.
The lymphatic system drains all cells in the body through contractions and muscle movement and not through the heart pumping. Helping the lymph drain into the spleen and heart with gravity is a simple way to purify your body
Give it a shot!
And while there are no scientific protocols to it, sleeping on the left side makes sense. Understanding ancestral wisdom based on knowledge of modern anatomy clears up many doubts about the reasons one has in the east to sleep a certain way.
BUT ABOVE ALL… “BREATHE THROUGH YOUR NOSE”… Breathe Life and Healthy

Thyroid Clues Part 5-Medicine Cabinet Culprits

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Remember the fable about the Princess💃 and the pea🟢? You may recall that the true princess felt the effects of a pea beneath twenty mattresses and had a terrible night’s sleep because of it. After all we’ve discussed, you well understand that the thyroid🦋 is the discerning princess in the body……it feels everything!
 
It’s hard to pin down exactly how many people use medication chronically in the USA, but a rough estimate in 2017 was 66%. (I believe that number has risen significantly since 2020, but to date, official data has not yet been released).
 
I will forever and always say that there is a time and a place for medication, but that it should be used as a last resort whenever possible. Pharmaceuticals by very definition are a toxin to the body. While they may be performing their “FDA approved task” within the body, behind the scenes they are likely setting up trip wires, snares, and grenades elsewhere. Many commonly prescribed medications are quietly sabotaging thyroid hormone function as they outwardly “play nice” in their appointed tasks of lowering cholesterol, quelling aches and pains, placating gastric reflux symptoms, smoothing out moody days, etc.
 
Certain medications have the ability to affect thyroid hormones in at least four ways:
1. Some may alter the actual production of thyroid hormones.
2. Some may affect the release of of thyroid hormones from the thyroid gland.
3. Some may affect how well thyroid hormone attaches to (or utilized) at receptor sites.
4. Some may interfere with the conversion of inactive T4 into active T3 in the liver
Who are the thyroid accosting culprits?🕵️ As I hinted above, the gang is quite diverse. Nearly ⅓ of this gang of thieves bears a similar “tattoo”…….. They contain fluoride within their chemical structure. You’ll recall (hopefully!) that fluoride (and chlorine, another “tattoo” found in many medications) blocks iodine from its job helping the thyroid produce thyroid hormones. These small doses add up over time with chronic use medications.
 
Medications known to inhibit healthy thyroid function (in one of these four ways) with chronic use include:
💊Lipitor, Crestor, Vytorin, Zetia (cholesterol meds)
💊 Prevacid (stomach acid / GERD)
💊 Betamethasone, Clobetasol, Dexamethasone, Fluocinolone, Fluticasone (topical, oral or inhaled steroids)
💊Celebrex, Ibuprofen, Naproxen (NSAID pain)
💊 Lexapro, Prozac, Celexa, Paxil, Zoloft (mood stabilizers)
💊 Haldol, Risperdal, Lithium (mood stabilizers)
💊 Levaquin, Cipro (antibiotics)
💊 Synthetic hormone replacement therapies, birth control pills
💊 Amiodarone (treats ventricular heart arrhythmia)
💊Fluconazole (antifungal)
💊 Interferon Alfa, Sutent, Sorafenib (chemotherapy agents)
💊 Pramipexole, Ropinirole (for Parkinson’s)
💊 Metformin (Type II Diabetes)
💊 Furosemide (diuretic)
💊 Phenytoin and Carbamazepine (for seizures)
💊 Excessive Niacin (Vit B3) intake
 
(Note that this is a short representation of a very long list of medications!)
I am in no way inferring that you should stop taking medication that you may be currently on because it may be affecting your thyroid function. That is a conversation between you and your trusted health professional. According to an article by the Natural Health Research Institute, almost 75% of chronic illness can be improved or cured with improved lifestyle choices. Has your health professional talked to you about this as part of your treatment protocol?
 
Statistics like this are meant to empower you. Chronic disorders are generally where chronic medication use comes into play, and changing lifestyle habits can have a huge impact on health outcomes and on pharmaceutical needs.
 
Five significant ways your choices can impact your health include:
1. Reduce exposure to toxins (thank goodness for our YL Thieves Household Cleaner, essential oils that do “all the things” in a natural gentle way, Savvy Minerals cosmetics and the ART, Bloom, and Orange Blossom skin care lines!)
 
2. Making better food choices (and ditching the toxic processed foods)
 
3. Exercise. There is an exercise program / type out there that will work no matter what health situation you may be living with! (NingXia Nitro or Zyng 15-20 minutes prior to workouts elevates my gym workout routine!)
 
4. Sleep….Make sleep a priority. Improve your sleep hygiene habits! Some of my favorite sleep aids are YL’s Tranquil or RutaVala Roll-on…. Give ‘em a try and load your bedtime diffuser with oils like Cedarwood, Lavender, Peace & Calming, Frankincense, Orange )
 
5. Manage stress. Recall that chronic stress is as dangerous as a regular cigarette habit to the body. Even simply working on the four previous suggestions will have a profound impact on better management of stress.
 
In addition to making healthier lifestyle choices that lead to a healthier version of you (and protecting your thyroid🦋 in the process), here’s an added bonus: Annually, direct health care costs average $6032 out of pocket💰 for an individual with one chronic disease (that number goes up with each additional disorder). Indirectly, chronic disorders also have a profound impact on education, occupation opportunities, income, and social interaction. If your health professional has not offered up these five recommendations as part of protocols for any chronic disorder you may have, they are working as a dis-ease maintenance advocate instead of that as a healer. Ultimately though, it’s our personal responsibility to be our own advocates and in doing so, choosing whether to live in a space of dis-ease maintenance or healing. Care for that thyroid “princess” within your personal kingdom friends! It’s often the first organ in the body to recognize that something is amiss.
 
xoxo~ liz
 
 

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