The Detox Process - Death and Rebirth March 24, 2010

The Detox Process - Death and Rebirth

Spring represents rebirth.


This wonderful season typically follows a time when Earth comes out of its cold, contracted, dark, death-like state and begins to literally shower us with color, warmth, watering, and sunshine.

According to the Law of Nature it is a necessary transition.

It demonstrates the Cycle of Life.

This same Law and Cycle apply to our physical body.

Death and rebirth are happening simultaneously as cells in the body are dying and new ones are being regenerated.

Our state of health very much depends on how well our natural detoxification process occurs in the body.

We can help this process along by assisting our body to detoxify.

One of the best ways to assist that process is by helping the organs of detoxification.

The organs of detoxification in our body are:

--lungs

--skin

--colon

--kidneys

--lymphatic system

Here are some ways we can assist the natural detoxification process that takes place in our body. Following as many of these suggestions as possible will help your body naturally detoxify:

--Take good deep breaths when you think about it

--Steam to help the skin sweat

--Do some skin brushing to exfoliate the dead cells

--Movement to mobilize the lymph that helps to move toxins out of the body

--Healthy liquids to keep the kidneys filtering

--Colon cleansing - either nutritional such as in foods and products OR mechanical cleansing such as in colonics or enemas.

As a former Colon Therapist I recommend this "CleansingTrio" product group from Young Living when people ask me how they should get started with cleansing the body. Spring is a great time to use this product!

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Get More Energy and Lose Weight - No Blarney! March 17, 2010

Get More Energy and Lose Weight with Chia!!!
( No Blarney!! )

This past year I learned about an amazing Super Food that I want to tell you about.

I have to admit - when I heard people talk about this, all I could think of were the Chia Pets that used to be advertised on TV in cheap commercials, and I had no interest.

Well upon urging of my Natural Foods teacher,I decided to try them so I picked up a bag of Organic Chia Seeds in Whole Foods.

Eh - tasteless, and no big deal I thought. I mixed them in water.

Well, I must tell you - I noticed a strength and stamina that was very unusual for me - subtle, but noticeable.

Today, if I go without my Chia - I miss it tremendously. I've also noticed I'm not as hungry and I don't have those occasional afternoon blood sugar dips nor cravings at night!

Now, I do prepare them in a special way - here is how in this video (1 min 14 sec):



Here are the benefits and ways you can use Chia:

Give you tremendous energy and stamina

Help you lose weight b/c they fill you up and
cleanse your intestinal tract

Omega-3 fatty acid and better than flax in that they can be stored for long periods of time without becoming rancid

Chia seeds are 'hydrophilic' so they keep you hydrated longer

Chia seeds were a main component of the Aztec and Mayan diets.

There is a drink popular in Mexico and Central America called “Chia Fresca” where they mix chia seeds in water and add lime or lemon and sugar.

How to use:

Sprinkle on your food

Add to smoothie

Allow to become gelatinous in liquid and eat with spoon

As with everything – best to get the organic!

Sources:

http://www.thechiaseed.com

http://www.nutsonline.com

Here is a great recipe I learned about for using Chia seeds.

It was sent in by Home Spa Lady reader and YLEO distributor Jan Hayes RN.

2 scoops Chia seeds
1/4 cup of Young Living Wolfberries
Put in glass container
Add 3 times as much water and soak overnight

Take 2 T daily either plain or with coconut milk

I Should Have Done This in Egypt / March 10, 2010

I just returned from a life changing trip to the Middle East (Egypt and Jordan) with Gary and Mary Young of Young Living Essential Oils and about 100 YLEO distributors.

(yes,
that is me in costume with
real camel!)
>>>>

What an opportunity we all had to participate in a documentary that Gary Young is producing about
Frankincense essential oil and the amazing history of this "more valuable than money" commodity.

Gary came up with 90 camels, professional costume, amazing sets (and all of us) to help recreate the travels on "the Frankincense Trail" - a caravan that carried Frankincense and other valuables (silks, spices) into the Treasury House in Petra.

This documentary will be presented at the Young Living convention this year - I urge everyone to attend (click here for details).

This trip was not for the faint of heart - it required quite a bit of stamina and as with anything like this, traveling to a different country and being busy in a different time zone where sleep patterns are disrupted etc, there were times many of us weren't feeling good.

I had one day where the heat really got to me - other than that I was feeling pretty good (unlike some who didn't follow direction and drank beverages that weren't bottled = the "revenge of the Nile")

I did come home with an upper respiratory thing going on and I think it was the hotel room at the airport in Jordan on the last nite.

I normally sprinkle essential oils in my hotel room and put in the vents - which I did not do on the last nite - I was too exhausted - bad mistake/good lesson!

Here is a quick video of what I normally do in hotel rooms with my oils (this video is older but my practice is still the same!

Click
here or on the picture to watch video

Just getting back from traveling I can't emphasize enough how grateful I am to have these amazing essential oils in my life - I feel so comforted to know I can take care of so many common ailments on my own. If you are not yet connected with using therapeutic essential oils (I ONLY use Young Living) then click here to learn how to get started - and make sure you have subscribed to these weekly tips so you can get the f'ree bonus video course on how to use essential oils in your every day life

Yuk! Gum on My Airplane Seat Belt! / March 3, 2010

Yuk! Gum on My Airplane Seatbelt



Watch this short video on how I got creative
with an essential oil product
in getting this disgusting gum off of my pants.

Here's another travel tip to share with you - not that this is a frequent occurence but just to show you that our essential oils and the Young Living products are so incredibly versatile!

I always feel assured when I travel with these products - it's funny, that make me feel "taken care of"!

Hey - I'm still in Egypt this week so I'll be ready to share many things with you on my return next week!

How I Got Rid of Petrochemicals in New Luggage / February 24, 2010

How
I got Rid of Petrochemcials and Offgasing in New Luggage





Watch this quick video

I ordered this awesome luggage collection,

and when it arrived it smell like a chemical factory! There is no way I wanted to put my clothing in this set with this kind of offgasing.

It reminded me of new cars that I've had inthe past. I loved them but the materials that were made to produce themwas so toxic for me to smell and be around (I can even "feel" petrochemicalsenergetically).

The essential oils were ideal to get rid of this offgasing. Essential oils are always in the process of cleaning up their environment of petrochemicals and pathogenic organisms.

Watch what I did this summer with the oils to get remedy this situation!

(Since I am traveling this week and next withGary Young and group in Egypt - I thought some travel tips would be good toshare with you!)