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Are You Prepared?

Liz James · July 25, 2023 ·

I had an interesting convo with a retired Los Angeles police officer yesterday. He said prior to 2019, he would definitely not have put himself in the “conspiracy theorist” category. (All the “conspiracies” have come true so far๐Ÿ˜‰)He now identifies as awake and aware, preparing his family for the future.
My friend teaches all levels of firearm instruction and laments the fact that so many people carry guns (or have guns), but are ill-prepared to use them.
Our specialties are very similar and we acknowledged that in our convo. What good is a gun that you don’t know how to use?๐Ÿค” ….. especially when you HAVE to know how to use it on the fly?
Likewise, are you health prepared? Could you confidently use alternative health options Do you have what you need on hand if you don’t have access to the big ๐Ÿ’Š๐Ÿ’‰ you’d normally rely on?
Our conversation was sooooo interesting to me. I learned some interesting things from his vantage point.
Being prepared and self-sufficient is becoming more and more important. Food, water, and protection are definitely part of that, but if you don’t have your health and the knowledge (or community support) and confidence to apply that knowledge, all the food, water, and bullets are meaningless.
Practice y’all…. like carrying a gun…. it doesn’t do any good I’d you don’t use your knowledge and products confidently!๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒฟ
Schedule a complimentary 30 min chat on my website if you aren’t sure where to start and we’ll kick that paralysis analysis to the curb.
www.goodmedicine.info
xoxo
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~ liz
#maketheshift
#wehavethetools
#wellnessprepper
#becomingyourownhealthdetective

The Cost of Health

Liz James · March 17, 2023 ·

These questions are so important. Frankly, questions like this ( per industry specifics) aren’t asked nearly enough in nearly every industry we all use (including banking ๐Ÿง๐Ÿซฃ) because, we live in an age where convenience usually takes precedent over integrity and value…… all to our detriment.
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โ›”๏ธTaking a medication for a symptom is faster than finding a root cause and addressing it in a slower holistic fashion, but…….. at what cost long term?
โ›”๏ธ Running through a fast food drive through is faster than meal prepping, but…… at what cost long term?
โ›”๏ธ Choosing 2 hrs on the couch watching TV or scrolling is “more relaxing” than working out, but….. at what cost long term?
โ›”๏ธ Letting someone else be the primary decisionmaker about your own health is easier than being an informed medical consumer, but….. at what cost long term?
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I could build a much longer list here, but I think you get what I’m saying.
Do your own research.
Learn which companies value purpose and integrity over profit, and honor them with your business.
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There is a priceless value to doing things “the slow way” that extend far beyond a fine wine, well aged cheese, or a loaf of wildcaught yeast sourdough bread๐Ÿ˜‰.
xoxo~ liz
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#purposeoverprofit
#ThanksYL
#becomingyourownhealthdetective
#wellnesspurposeabundance
#thewellnessprepper
Chris Bowerbank:
“World Leader in Essential Oils” is emblazoned on Young Living’s Global Headquarters (GHQ) building. I see this every day when coming to work at the D. Gary Young Research Institute.
I like to break it down into specific categories as a stress test to see where we can continue to innovate and lead the #essentialoils market.
For example: World Leader in Essential Oils _________ (fill in the blank).
โ˜‘๏ธ World Leader in Essential Oils plant research (Tyler Wilson)
โ˜‘๏ธ World Leader in Essential Oils supply chain (Michelle Shinn YL and the SSBO)
โ˜‘๏ธ World Leader in Essential Oils authentication testing (R&D)
โ˜‘๏ธ World Leader in Essential Oils quality testing (Quality Control Laboratory)
โ˜‘๏ธ World Leader in Essential Oils products with purpose (thanks #Gary & Mary!)
…and on and on.
Are there areas that #YL can improve? Of course, and that is where those of us who work at Young Living corporate find our drive and inspiration to continue leading our industry.
To give you a #science perspective, we ask questions such as:
โ“ Are there additional #tests we can perform to assess essential oil authenticity and #quality?
โ“ Can we improve our EO #distillation technology?
โ“ Is there new #chemistry technology for the #laboratory that we should evaluate?
โ“ Are there #sustainable and responsibly #harvested plant #species that we should evaluate for their EO’s?
โ“ Are there natural personal care or nutrition ingredients that we should introduce as new or reformulated #YL products?
There is no other company in our industry who puts more time, funding and commitment into research, development, and testing. I am #ylproud and love our #WeAreYL tribe.

Heart Diffuser Challenge

Liz James · January 17, 2023 ·

Happy Tuesday friends!
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Have you heard about the ๐ŸฅฐHAPPY HEARTS DIFFUSER CHALLENGE? ๐Ÿฅฐ
โค๏ธ During February, we (myself, many others, and perhaps you too?) will be diffusing Bergamot everyday for 28 days. Heads up…. I’m starting now because it takes 6 weeks to get good at a habit ๐Ÿ˜.
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Why Bergamot?๐Ÿง And why a month? ๐Ÿง
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โค๏ธ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ & ๐„๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ that have an effect of ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซing both ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ (๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ž) levels ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซing ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ’๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž (๐Ÿ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ/๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ/๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ณ๐ž), ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š handy tool ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ daily ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ!
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Grab ๐Ÿ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ž๐๐„ ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ but….we all know, diffusers in all the areas of your home where you spend the most time is highly recommended by veteran oil users:) ๐Ÿ’ง
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If you aren’t using oils to help with your emotional health, please, consider giving it a try! “Try” in this case doesn’t mean once and done….. try means “let it become your BFF companion for at least one month, and see what happens ๐Ÿ˜‰โค๏ธ.
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A little bit about our new BFF Bergamot:
โ€ข Has a zesty citrus flavor that’s great in diffuser blends, recipes, and DIYs
โ€ข Uplifts the emotions and senses
โ€ข Contains antioxidants that help support a healthy lifestyle
โ€ข Helps support the cardiovascular system
โ€ข Is a wonderful choice for combating oily skin
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Bergamot is also a huge component for many perfumes due to its ability to balance the mix of aromas and harmonize all of the essences. Some of our favorite pairings are:
โ€ข Bergamot + White Angelica
โ€ข Bergamot + Sacred Frankincense
โ€ข Bergamot + Stress Away
โ€ข Bergamot + Vetiver
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Many a surprise outcomes have resulted from giving something a good 6 week try. Winter months can often cause an emergence of winter blues. Let’s see if Bergamot can reverse that trend. Will you?
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xoxo~ Liz
#ThanksYL
#Bergamotbeatstheblues
#sciencebehindtheplantjuiceforthcoming
#theAPPLICATIONofknowledgeispower
#diffusethesituation
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Are ya in? ๐Ÿ˜
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Young Living Gifts – Happy New Year

Liz James · January 1, 2023 ·

Happy New Year friends! Are you ready for 2023? I have been looking forward to beginning this year with an unusual degree of anticipation ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ˜!
Young Living January order gifts with purchase (ha ha!….. I just accidentally typed “gift with purpose”….. that too! ๐Ÿ˜‰) are helpful self care items. Perhaps a little more focused self care is on your “to do” list for 2023?
๐ŸŽ‰10 Loyalty Reward points for orders over 100PV with a Loyalty Reward Order. (Ya’ll…… if you like to save money and you aren’t on Loyalty Rewards, you are totally missing out on an opportunity! This is on top of the points you’ll already be getting simply for placing a Loyalty Rewards order.
Example: When I buy NingXia Red and Life 9 every month, I’ve spent $115.25. However…. with Loyalty Rewards, I get 25% back (10% back for the first 3 months, 20% back for months 4 thru 24, and 25% back thereafter….. LOYALTY pays ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’ฐ! ).
In addition to that 28.81 in points I’m getting back, I’ll also get an additional 10 points back. That means this: I didn’t spend $115.25 on NingXia Red and Life 9. I spent $76.44 which is a very affordable insurance policy on Charlie James and my health ๐Ÿ˜‰.
๐ŸŽ‰ Lavender is truly the Swiss Army Knife of oils. If you don’t know which oil to use, try lavender! Truly. It’s an oil that has 1001 uses. I personally use it for sleep, wound support, as an ingredient in my all purpose nasal spray and face serum, as an ingredient in the “LLPC” capsules or diffuser blend many of us use for “anti” allergy support. A little goes a long way, but even so, we probably go thru 4+ bottles a year. Just like my pocket knife, I don’t go far without a little lavender on hand!
๐ŸŽ‰ The Satin Facial Scrub is a gentle minty exfoliant for your face (or arms and neck too!). This time of year can be hard on skin, so a little extra pampering would be helpful! YL makes all of its products with a purpose all the way down to the seemingly most insignificant ingredient. Have you done a little digging on the benefits of apricot seed powder? It is rich in essential fatty acids, vitamins A & E both of which help to nourish and moisturize skin. (They actually do quite a bit more, and I’ll leave the investigating up to you ๐Ÿ˜‰)
๐ŸŽ‰ I do quite a bit of lab work analysis as part of my health coaching/mentoring world. It’s ceased to be shocking to me how many people are Vitamin D deficient, because it’s so very common. We tend to think of Vitamin D and its relationship to bone health, but did you know that lower levels of Vitamin D affect insulin production, immune system function, mood, cardiovascular health, and about 400 other things in the body? Seasonal Affective Disorder is a huge problem for many people this time of year, and two major helpers for circumventing “SAD” are light therapy and Vitamin D. I suggest everyone get their Vitamin D levels checked annually (I’m even seeing teenagers with low levels๐Ÿ˜ฌ) and be proactive! It usually takes several months to get Vitamin D levels back up to optimal levels ( 60-90ng/ml). Super Vitamin D is an excellent source for many people when taken regularly (Adults who are very low in D will need a higher strength. Feel free to message me about this if you have questions! ), and it’s another gift this month!
๐ŸŽ‰“God grant me the wisdom to change the things I can change in 2023, and the wisdom to accept the things that I cannot.” A bottle of Acceptance essential oil isn’t magical and by itself, it won’t make that above phrase come to pass (especially if you don’t open the bottle ๐Ÿ˜‰). There is science ๐Ÿค“ behind this blend (as always with YL…. they don’t create products “just because”) , and the effects certain oils have on the body support the brain and neurotransmitters in ways that support healthy thought/action patterns. (Maybe that means embracing change instead of fighting it or maybe it means living with a new kind of normal in a harmonious way). The beginning of every year, every month, every week, every day, and even every moment is an opportunity to think and do in a way that inspires a beautiful and productive life. God really does desire that we be the best version of ourselves!
Acceptance is a light, fresh smelling essential oil blend I think you’ll find pleasant and uplifting.
I’m praying each one of you looks forward with anticipation to all 2023 will bring us. Imagine what the world would be like if we all used our gifts, talents, and treasures in the fullest potential!
Link to order if this is your first rodeo: https://bit.ly/3oFccZj
xoxo~ liz
#2023
#LoyaltyRewardsProgram
#newyearnewyou
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Lavender & Bergamot Help Anxiety

Liz James · December 22, 2022 ·

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! โ˜๏ธ…. otherwise they might be overlooking a bigger fish that needed frying!)
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https://tomnikkola.com/effects-of-lavender-and-bergamot…/
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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. ๐Ÿ˜‰ 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 families๐Ÿ˜‰) 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”.
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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 ๐Ÿฅฐ. Everyone is different, but menopause doesn’t have to be an unpleasant period of life.
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Worth the try? You bet! (link to Lavender and Bergamot…. and Sensation Massage oil) ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3Wl2XMq
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xoxo~ liz
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#caringissharing
#BYOHD
#labworkisgoodmedicine
#yourbodyisatemple
#lavenderforthewin
#Godgaveuswhatweneedinthegarden
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