• Blog,  EO Spotlight,  Young Living

    Where to Apply Your Essential Oils

    Where to apply your essential oils, how to apply them, and for what purpose is answered here. Use this list of suggestions and EOs to help ease stress, anxiety, and overwhelm from excitement during the holidays. If you’re not sure how to get started using essential oils and natural products, you’re in the right place! Print out the image and keep right next to your oil stash. If you haven’t got an EO stash and would like to get one, I’m happy to show you how. ABOUT DILUTION Each Young Living essential oil bottle has dilution recommendations printed right on the label. Some oils that are very gentle like Lavender…

  • Blog,  Food & Nutrition,  Young Living

    Organic, Organic, Organic: What Does That Even Mean?

    IS ANYTHING REALLY ORGANIC? WHAT I’VE BEEN TOLD The labeling of foods as organic is confusing because we’re not actually eating anything in its organic state. When some plants are in their organic state, they are poisonous, so the label itself is misleading. A food auditor years ago at Whole Foods, in Monterey California, told me the term “organic” was chosen to suggest that foods labeled as such are pesticide free, but what it really means is that fewer pesticides are used in the growing and harvesting process. I also learned from the same auditor that the only thing the green and white USDA organic circle means when it comes…

  • Blog,  EO Spotlight,  Young Living

    Why Young Living Essential Oils?

    Many people come to essential oils when nothing else works … that was me. It took some convincing because I thought they were “snake oils.” Others are looking for natural, healthy, nontoxic alternatives to manage their health … that was me, too. The one reason I started using essential oils is because I needed to support my immune system in alternative ways to avoid antibiotic use.   Choosing Young Living was easy for me because in my research, I found their essential oils to be the best. When I began to see how effectively they worked for so many things, I completed an essential oils coaching certification program and enrolled…