Wednesday, June 6, 2007

New Beginnings

One of the beauties of life is that every day is a new beginning. We can constantly recreate ourself. Just as all of life is constantly growing and changing, as human beings we also are meant to grow and change. Like the old Bob Dylan song, "... he who is not busy being born, is busy dying...", it is important for us to be open to growth and change.

Spring time is the time of new growth. Like the plants in spring, growing toward the light, we also have within us this energy of growth - to move towards our goals, toward the light of our dreams and inspirations. It is never too late for us to make positive change. If we are still alive, then we have the potential to grow.

Just as plants sometimes need to have the old debris cleaned away, allowing them more space for growth, we may also need to clear away and release old debris - old patterns- that keep us stuck in limitation. There are many ways to do this, and the beauty of therapeutic grade essential oils is that it can be a tool that uplifts our spirits, supports our immune system, and brings clarity to our thoughts and emotions, in such a simple and beautiful way.

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Essential 7 Kit - Testimonials

When exploring the world of essential oils, you'll find a vast number of choices that are available. Gary Young, Founder and President of Young Living Essential Oils, carefully hand-selected 3 of the most versatile oils including, lavender, lemon and peppermint and his proprietary essential oil blends of Joy, Panaway, Peace and Calming and Purification. Enjoy the refreshing scent of lemon, the soothing touch of lavender, or the relaxing properties in our Peace & Calming blend, the Essential 7 Kit contains some of young Living's most widely-used oils for the very best essential oil introduction and experience.

ESSENTIAL 7 TESTIMONIALS:
The Essential 7 Kit consists of 5 ml bottles of: Lavender, Lemon,
Peppermint, Joy, PanAway, Purification and Peace & Calming essential oils. This kit was developed as a Starter / Home First Aid kit and it is recommended to carry the oils with you so that when a situation arises, you can apply the oils immediately. When you can get the oil on right away, the benefits are immediate and obvious.

DISCLAIMER: The information provided here is for educational purposes only, and is not intended as diagnosis, treatment or prescription for any disease. The decision to use, or not to use, any of this information is the sole responsibility of the reader.

NOTE: Please be aware that these testimonials are using only YLEO – therapeutic grade essential oils. PLEASE do not use essential oils of a lesser grade for like situations!!!!

What people are saying about the "Essential 7" oils...

PanAway Oil / Lavender Oil:
At the gym, while changing machines I banged my shin on a bar sticking out from one of the machines. It really hurt! I immediately went to the locker room, took out my oil pouch and selected PanAway and Lavender. I applied PanAway for the pain, and then I layered Lavender also for pain and to prevent bruising.
I went out and continued my workout. The pain was much less; in fact it didn't really hurt at all unless I pressed on it. The lump that had started to form went down and I never bruised!
-Margaret

Lavender Oil:

A couple of weeks ago my eldest son, Allan, was severely burned. He offered to help his landlord burn some dead limbs at the back of his lot. He was unaware that the landlord also owned the property behind his lot and was in the process of evicting the tenant. It appears that the landlord usually does the "burning" and consequently an explosive was hidden in the branches by the angry tenant. Even though Allan had the presence of mind to drop and roll, all the skin was burned from both legs and his right hand. He told me that if he had not had the Peace and Calming I gave him for Christmas he didn't think he could have made it to the hospital. The closest hospital did not have a burn unit so they gave him a shot of morphine and transported him to another hospital that did. There they put the artificial skin on and kept him pretty well sedated for a few days. Fortunately, the artificial skin took and no grafts were required. Meanwhile I rushed an order of lavender and panaway to him. After he was released from the burn unit he still checked in daily and had the dressings changed. He told the Doctor at the burn unit about the oils and started putting them around the outside of the bandages. Last week, after the bandages were removed he did a test on one large burn area on his arm. He treated 1/2 with the Lavender and left the other half. He reported to me that within two days the 1/2 treated
with Lavender had turned pale pink and had no more pain while the
untreated half was still bloody red and very painful. He was on his way to show the Doctor at the Burn Unit the results and then was going to immediately start treating himself on the other areas. I am eager to hear what the response of the Doctor is. Hopefully, he will have an open mind and will be able to help others.

God bless these wonderful oils.
-Vicki and Robert

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Peppermint Oil / Lavender Oil:

...The organic Peppermint oil helped to dry my nose up during the
August hay fever season. I also was happy to get relief from pain in my lower back from a previous sledding accident by using a blend of oils. Another blend of oils has helped me get some very deep sleep. Best of all my wife has been able to knock out headaches, which she gets almost daily for the past 20 years. All she did was smell the organic lavender oil. She has been able to help several other co-workers who are now ordering the essential oil products and spreading the word.
Doug

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Peppermint Oil:
I had some North Carolina ants in my kitchen. I watched them to determine where they were entering, and put a cotton ball with peppermint in that spot. In a little while, they all disappeared. They were back the next day, having found a new entry. I repeated this procedure with the same result. No more ants.
Good luck,
Mary
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I had my nose broken June 15, 2002. I had sinus problems before so this did not help it. I was not able to breath through my nose and had lots of headaches. Around mid September I was introduced to Young Living products. I was not too sure about oils helping but I was willing to try them. I was going to the Dr. and specialists during this time also. I used Peppermint not but three days and I started breathing out through my nose. I was very surprised and had an appointment with the specialist who claimed "some of those other things help", I was not sure if he agreed or was just apprehensive but he did not seem to like me using these products. So he gave me a spray and said this would help better. I tried the spray and since I could not sniff up on my nose I was not able to use it so I put it away after trying two times and continued two times a day with the Peppermint. After one week, I was able to breath in and out of my nose and I felt lots better. I could not believe this was working so well but it was. I was a true testament to it. I started to tell others at work who are amazed but remember when I could not breathe. I have been using the Peppermint for only one and a half months. When I went back to the specialist he suggested a preventative medicine to continue my ability to breathe still. He claimed it was the sprays even when I told him I only used the sprays two times. He was amazed that the oils would work so well, but could not keep the claim the spray did it. I am not taking the preventative medicine because I have not had breathing problems since I started. I would like to thank Young Living for this reason and let others know how well this worked. I am now trying other products and will be introducing them to those at work who seen my change.
Thank you for being there for me,
Catherine Scott

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Joy Oil:
I love all the oils in the Essential 7 Kit, yet I must say my favorite is the Joy blend. From the first time I used that oil, I felt an overwhelming opening in my heart. I felt more self-acceptance, an inner peace and a sense of deep comfort. I didn't even know my heart was closed until I experienced it's opening.
Carol

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I am babysitting my sister's three-year-old for 4 days. Julia wakes
Each morning in a grouch!! She usually whines and fusses for at least 30 minutes. My sister has not been able to distract her or change this behavior in any way.

The first morning I had my JOY oil out waiting for "sleepy-head". She whined all the way from her room to her mother's lap. One drop of JOY over her heart and she was playing with the other kids in less than two minutes!!

Now that I'm alone with her, we repeat the same thing every morning – it is truly amazing. When she woke up in the middle of the night missing her mother, she started to fuss. I had the oil beside the bed and put one drop over her heart. She was asleep again in about 30 seconds.

Now I'm wondering if this would work for those kids I hear on the planes.
Jacke Myers

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PanAway Oil:
I was rearranging my bedroom furniture when my solid oak, collapsible, futon frame collapsed right on my thumb. The pain was excruciating. As soon as I could catch my breath, I grabbed my PanAway oil and applied a couple of drops to the area. In just a few seconds I felt that familiar, tingling, heat-sensation and the pain started to subside. I applied the oil regularly throughout the day, more frequently right after the accident with the applications becoming more spread out as the day went on. By the end of the day I could barely feel where the injury had happened, even as I firmly pressed around the area looking for it, and there were no signs of trauma-no throbbing, discoloration or pain. These oils are truly amazing!
Barbara

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Purification Oil Blend:
I was out gardening when either a hornet or a wasp stung me. I put Purification on it within 2-3 minutes after it happened & kept applying it every 15 minutes after. The pain was gone within 2 applications & the bump was gone the next day. I had a hard time finding the spot when I was showing someone at a convention 2 days after it happened. I love Purification!
Brenda Lamb
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My first experience with YL oils was using Purification to get rid of cigar smoke in a rental car. The odor almost knocked me down when I opened the door. So I opened my suitcase and got out the Purification. (At that point I didn't really think it would work, but I had nothing to lose.) I put a couple of drops on a tissue and wiped it over the dash. Every time the glisten of the oil left, I applied more. I was at my destination in one hour and the odor was GONE. If you have a spray bottle you can use that. Or just apply a few drops of Purification with a tissue on the top of the tv, vanity, telephone, etc.
Good luck,
Jacke

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Lavender Oil / Lemon Oil:
When I had just gotten my first Essential 7 kit and was still very tentative about using the oils my adult daughter came down with the flu: temp, achy all over, headache etc. I decided to "experiment" on her with these new oils. I put Lavender and Lemon on her spine, Peace and Calming on her feet and Peppermint on her chest. About a half-hour later she was feeling much better. The next morning she was fine. I put another dose of everything on her again
and by evening she was off to San Francisco to a party. She never relapsed. That sold me and I am now a dedicated YLEO distributor that wants to share these oils with everyone.
Kidd Stubbs

Lemon Oil:
What has been very successful [for acid reflux] and is most simple to do: put 1" of water into a small cup (like a 5 oz. kitchen cup). Add 5-6 drops of lemon oil. Chug-a-lug! Should be gone in under a minute. If not completely relieved, do one more time.

Sue

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Peppermint Oil:
About 1 hour before reaching the summit of Mt Shasta, I was hit with altitude sickness. I was suddenly dizzied, weak, and very nauseous. I slumped down in the snow, wondering how I was going to go on. I had already been climbing for 9 hours, and was saddened that I might not be able to actually summit.
Altitude sickness, you see, requires an immediate return to lower elevations. Before the trip, though, my neighbor suggested I bring essential oils with me, and I sent for some that he suggested might be useful. I pulled out a bottle of Peppermint for the nausea and stomach ache, and put a drop on my belly and tongue. I put Brain Power on my temples, in hopes of increasing oxygen to the
brain, and put En-er-gee behind my ears in hopes of uplifting my spirit. I closed my eyes, and said a prayer to the Creator, asking for guidance. About 15 minutes later, I slowly got up. I took careful., deliberate steps to check-in with how I was doing. To my complete amazement, less than an hour later my partner and I were enjoying the majestic view from 14,000
Serge

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Peace & Calming Oil Blend:
I have to add to the Peace & Calming testimonial! On my way back east last
month, I was in the airport in Charlotte. There was a grandmother with her two-ish granddaughter, and that little girl was wound up like an 8 day clock. I sat watching this little girl bounce back and forth between her grandmother and other passengers waiting for the flight, and I realized that the grandmother was at the end of her rope, and the girl was semi out of control. Well, boarding time came, and when I went to take my seat, guess who was in the center seat? Grandma and the little tazmanian devil on her lap. Oh well, I thought, it was a short hop to Atlanta...totally survivable. As we got going, I thought "what would I want someone to do if I was in this lady's shoes?" and so I decided to try to help her distract the girl, and so we played all sorts of little games and distractions. It turned out they had been traveling from Germany, and they were both exhausted. The little girl started to get really fussy, and I remembered that I had some Peace and Calming. I asked the grandmother's permission to let the little girl smell some, and she agreed. So I rubbed a couple drops on my hands, and asked her if she wanted to smell something pretty. She took a little whiff, then took one of my hands closer and took a big breath in. And not one minute later she konked out! Her grandmother took one look at her, one look at my hands and said in the sweetest southern accent "I gotta get me some of that!" The little girl slept through the rest of the flight (thank you Gary Young!), and when I saw them in baggage claim she was still out like a light! On my flight back to California, I just put some P&C on right when I settled in on the plane, and all the children were remarkably quiet. An ounce of prevention!
Take care,
Mary Lou

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Another P&C airplane story:
Last week we flew from Nebraska to Florida. My 12yod had never flown and was quite nervous. When the engine on the plane revved up and we began to pull away from the airport she was shaking and crying. I pulled my P & C out of my purse and applied it to her wrists. Then I rubbed my finger under her nose so she could smell it directly. Within seconds she was calm and in a few minutes she was smiling and enjoying the climb of the plane.
What a blessing the oils are!
Mona
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Thursday, January 11, 2007

Aspartame Article

January 11, 1999 18:37:10

WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE and the
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FOUNDATION

Article written by Nancy Markle (1120197)

I have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTALCONFERENCE on "ASPARTAME marketed as 'NutraSweet', 'Equal', and
'Spoonful"'. In the keynote address by the EPA, they announced that there was an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus, and
they did not understand what toxin was causing this to be rampant across the United States. I explained that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject. When the temperature of Aspartame exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn causes metabolic acidosis. (Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants). The methanol toxicity mimics multiple sclerosis; thus people were being diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis in error. The multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is.
In the case of systemic lupus, we are finding it has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially in Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi
drinkers. Also, with methanol toxicity, the victims usually drink three
to four 12 oz. cans of them per day, some even more. In the cases of
systemic lupus, which is triggered by ASPARTAME, the victim usually
does not know that the aspartame is the culprit. The victim continues its use, aggravating the lupus to such a degree, that sometimes it becomes life threatening. When we get people off the aspartame, those with systemic lupus usually become asymptomatic. Unfortunately, we can not reverse this disease. On the other hand, in the case of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, (when in reality, the disease is methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms disappear. We have seen cases where their vision has returned and even their hearing has returned. This also applies to cases of tinnitus.
During a lecture I said "If you are using ASPARTAME (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc.), and you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss-you probably have ASPARTAME DISEASE!" People were jumping up during the lecture saying, "I've got this, is it reversible?" It is rampant. Some of the speakers at my lecture even were suffering from these symptoms. In one lecture attended by the Ambassador of Uganda, he told us that their sugar industry is adding aspartame! He continued by saying that one of the industry leader's son could no longer walk - due in part by product usage! We have a very serious problem. Even a stranger came up to Dr. Espisto (one of my speakers) and myself and said, "Could you tell me why so many people seem to be coming down with MS? During a visit to a hospice, a nurse said that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence.

Here is the problem. There were Congressional Hearings in which aspartame was included in 100 different products. Since this initial
hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, but to no avail.
Nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep pockets. Now there are over 5,000 products containing this chemical, and the PATENT HAS EXPIRED!!!!! At the time of this first hearing, people were
going blind. The methanol in the aspartame converts to formaldehyde
in the retina of the eye. Formaldehyde is grouped in the same class of
drugs as cyanide and arsenic- DEADLY POISONS!!! Unfortunately, it just takes longer to quietly kill, but it is killing people and causing all kinds
of neurological problems. Aspartame changes the brain's chemistry. It is the reason for severe seizures. This drug changes the dopamine level in the brain. Imagine what this drug does to patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease. This drug also causes Birth Defects. There is absolutely no reason to take this product. It is NOT A DIET PRODUCT!!! The Congressional record said, "It makes you crave carbohydrates and will make you FAT". Dr. Roberts stated that when he got patients off aspartame, their average weight loss was 19 pounds per person. The formaldehyde stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs.
Aspartame is especially deadly for diabetics. All physicians know what wood alcohol will do to a diabetic. We find that physicians believe that they have patients with retinopathy, when in fact, it is caused by the
aspartame. The aspartame keeps the blood sugar level out of control, causing many patients to go into a coma. Unfortunately, many have died. People were telling us at the Conference of the American College of Physicians, that they had relatives that switched from saccharin to an
aspartame product and how that relative had eventually gone into a coma. Their physicians could not get the blood sugar levels under control. Thus, the patients suffered acute memory loss and eventually coma and death. Memory loss is due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are neurotoxic without the other amino acids found in protein. Thus it goes past the blood brain barrier and deteriorates the neurons of the brain.
Dr. Russell Blaylock, neurosurgeon, said, "The ingredients stimulates
the neurons of the brain to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees.”

Dr. Blaylock has written a book entitled "EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT KILLS" (Health Press 1-800-643-2665). Dr. H.J. Roberts, diabetic specialist and world expert on aspartame poisoning, has also written a book entitled "DEFENSE AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE" (1-800-814-9800). Dr. Roberts tells how aspartame poisoning is escalating Alzheimer's Disease, and indeed it is. As the hospice nurse told me, women are being admitted at 30 years of age with Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Blaylock and Dr. Roberts will be writing a position paper with some case histories and will post it on the Internet. According to the Conference of the American College of Physicians, 'We are talking about a plague of neurological diseases caused by this deadly poison".
Dr. Roberts realized what was happening when aspartame was first marketed. He said, his “..diabetic patients presented memory loss, confusion, and severe vision loss". At the Conference of the American College of Physicians, doctors admitted that they did not know. They had wondered why seizures were rampant (the phenylalanine in aspartame breaks down the seizure threshold and depletes serotonin, which causes manic depression, panic attacks, rage and violence). Just before the Conference, I received a FAX from Norway, asking for a possible antidote for this poison because they are experiencing so many problems in their country. This poison is now available in 90 PLUS countries worldwide. Fortunately, we had speakers and ambassadors at the Conference from different nations who have pledged their help. We ask that you help too. Print this article out and warn everyone you know. Take anything that contains aspartame back to the store. Take the "NO ASPARTAME TEST" and send us your case history.

I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of aspartame, knows how deadly it is. They fund the American Diabetes Association, American Dietetic Association, Congress, and the Conference of the American College of Physicians. The New York Times, on November 15, 1996, ran an article on how the American Dietetic Association takes money from the food industry to endorse their products. Therefore, they can not criticize any additives or tell about their link to MONSANTO. How bad is this? We told a mother who had a child on NutraSweet to get off the product. The child was having grand mal seizures every day. The mother called her physician, who called the ADA, who told the doctor not to take the child off the NutraSweet. We are still trying to convince the mother that the aspartame is causing the seizures. Every time we get someone off of
aspartame, the seizures stop. If the baby dies, you know whose fault
it is, and what we are up against. There are 92 documented symptoms of
aspartame, from coma to death. The majority of them are all
neurological, because the aspartame destroys the nervous system.

Aspartame Disease is partially the cause to what is behind some of the
mystery of the Dessert Storm health problems. The burning tongue and
other problems discussed in over 60 cases can be directly related to
the consumption of an aspartame product. Several thousand pallets of diet drinks were shipped to the Dessert Storm troops. (Remember heat can liberate the methanol from the aspartame at 86 degrees F). Diet drinks sat in the 120 degree F. Arabian sun for weeks at a time on pallets. The service men and women drank them all day long. All of their symptoms are identical to aspartame poisoning. Dr. Roberts says "consuming aspartame at the time of conception can cause birth defects". The phenylalanine concentrates in the placenta, causing mental retardation, according to Dr. Louis Elsas, Pediatrician Professor - Genetics, at Emory University in his testimony before Congress.
In the original lab tests, animals developed brain tumors
(phenylalanine breaks down into DXP, a brain tumor agent). When Dr. Espisto was lecturing on aspartame , one physician in the audience, a neurosurgeon, said," when they remove brain tumors, they have found high levels of aspartame in them".
Stevia, a sweet food, NOT AN ADDITIVE, which helps in the metabolism of sugar, which would be ideal for diabetics, has now been approved as a dietary supplement by the F.D.A. For years, the F.D.A. has outlawed this sweet food because of their loyalty to MONSANTO.
If it says "SUGAR FREE" on the label-DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!
Senator Howard Hetzenbaum wrote a bill that would have warned all infants, pregnant mothers and children of the dangers of aspartame. The bill would have also instituted independent studies on the problems existing in the population (seizures, changes in brain chemistry, changes in neurological and behavioral symptoms). It was killed by the powerful
drug and chemical lobbies, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting public.

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