NiNgXiA rEd

Oh NingXia....how I love you!  This stuff really is a game changer!  I felt so sluggish throughout the day and I ordered some to try out.  Well, I am hooked!  I do add a drop of Thieves Vitality to my daily "shot" to help boast my immune support.   

Here are some specifics about the glorious juice.....

Add a daily shot of NingXia Red to your diet to enjoy the benefits of this powerful, whole-body supplement. This sweet and tangy drink’s formula includes wolfberry, which is touted for its health benefits. Also featuring plum, aronia, cherry, blueberry, and pomegranate juices and extracts, Young Living’s NingXia Red is packed with superfoods to support overall wellness.

In addition to these antioxidant ingredients, NingXia Red’s formula includes pure vanilla extract and Lemon, Orange, Yuzu, and Tangerine essential oils for a great-tasting, healthy treat.*

Young Living NingXia Red benefits include support for energy levels, normal cellular function, and whole-body and normal eye health. A daily shot of 2–4 ounces helps support overall wellness with powerful antioxidants.*

NingXia Red Uses:

• Blend NingXia Red into your smoothie, acai bowl, or morning juice as part of a quick, convenient breakfast.
• Chill and serve NingXia Red to family and guests at gatherings and celebrations when you’re looking for a healthy alternative to sparkling drinks.*
• Treat children to this tasty drink instead of sugary sodas or juice cocktails.
• Combine with NingXia Nitro for a nourishing drink that also supports cognitive wellness.*
• Add a drop or two of your favorite dietary essential oil for an extra flavor boost! Try Peppermint, Thieves, Cinnamon Bark, or Grapefruit.

Wanna try your own.....Get a Starter Kit and you will get 2 2oz. samples or become a Retail Customer to get a big bottle!

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Young Living products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

In good health,

xoxo~K

How can I get started with essential oils?

The easiest way to get started with essential oils is to first research.  The essential oil market is so saturated now that they are selling them at big-box stores with only a few dollars.....BEWARE BUYER!  A true essential oil (even if it says 100% pure) is not pure for only a few dollars.  These are chemically made "essential oils" which show minimal if not any traces of plant matter that makes up an essential oil.  You will not see the benefits of using these "cheap oils"!

A great place to start your research is at Seed to Seal.  This explains the process in which true essential oils are created.  Starting with the seed, then cultivating the plant, distillation process, testing of all oils, and sealing the bottle.  Young Living is one of the best companies out there for essential oils!  They have farms all over the world and hold high standards to give you the purest, most natural oils ever!

The easiest way to get started using essential oils is by purchasing a Starter Kit.  This is a small investment to give you 11 of the most commonly used oils and an amazing diffuser! Plus samples of other products and information on the company, products, and usage.  You will become a distributor and get 24% off any other purchase.  The only commitment you have to make, is by ordering $100 of product before your year is up.  If you chose not to purchase anything else, your membership will simply expire with no other penalties.  

The oils that come in the Starter Kit include:

• 5 mL Frankincense
• 5 mL Lemon
• 5 mL Lavender
• 5 mL Copaiba
• 5 mL Peppermint
• 5 mL Thieves blend
• 5 mL Purification blend
• 5 mL PanAway blend
• 5 mL R.C blend
• 5 mL DiGize blend
• 5 mL Stress Away blend *Bonus oil

There are so many things you can do with these oils that it would last awhile and get you familiar with using essential oils.

However, Young Living offer so many more amazing oils, products, and specials that you will probably not stop there!

To look into purchasing a Starter Kit, click here and create a "member" account for pricing and information.  If you are interested in order a few oils to try it out, click here and sign up as a "retail customer".

Please feel free to email me with any questions at krissyswango@gmail.com.

In Good Health-

xoxo ~K

PanAway Blend

 

PanAway Blend

 

This blend is often called "Pain Away" because that is its primary use.  It is a blend made with wintergreen, clove, and other essential oils that help sooth skin while promoting muscle recovery.

 

My next Toby Testimony happened with PanAway.  The first Toby Testimony was using the Thieves Blend, then was using Peppermint to cure his headache.  This is my last Toby Testimony of the first few weeks of having my Young Living Premium Starter Kit.  I was pretty impressed with three "A-ha" moment from Toby within 2 weeks of having my kit!!  So it was in October with the wonderful West Virginia seasonal change.  About ten years ago, Toby broke his wrist playing hockey, and it starts to bother him during the seasonal changes.  I applied a few drops of PanAway and he felt relief within minutes!  He actually came to me this morning asking me to put some on a sore area on his back- he's hooked and so am I!

 

Here are some uses for PanAway:

Apply PanAway oil topically on an injured area to reduce inflammation and bruising.

Apply PanAway oil topically to sore muscles after exercising.

Rub a drop of PanAway oil on the temples, forehead and back of the neck to relieve a headache.

Mix PanAway oil with massage oil and massage on location to stop growing pains.

Rub 1-2 drops of PanAway oil on arthritic hands to lessen pain.

Rub 2-3 drops of PanAway oil at the base of the spine to relieve sciatic pain.

For arthritic pets, massage PanAway oil diluted with V-6 Vegetable on location or a drop in the food.

(Read more at http://mummydeals.org/100-uses-essential-oils/#vBzvQOxs6DI2PiHq.99)

 

This is a great blend to use and replace your typically topical lotion to help with pain!  I actually put my roller lid that comes in the Young Living Premium Starter Kit on PanAway for easy application.  To order your kit, click here!

 

Cheers to a Pain Free life with PanAway!

 

xoxo ~K


*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any disease.



Who's down with LLP?? .....Yeah, you know me! (:

LLP is Lavender, Lemon, and Peppermint.  I am grouping these together in one post because they are my second favorite single oils, both separately and together. 

First I will talk about them separately, then I will talk about them together.

Lavender

.....Oh where do I begin??  Let me start by saying that Lavender is the duct tape of essential oils.  And as a fellow West Virginian, we know that duct tape fixes everything, and so can Lavender!  If I would suggest only one oil for you to get, it would be lavender.  It has so many uses, here are a few:

• Insomnia- diffuse or add a drop to your pillow
• Sunburns and other burns- mixed with a carrier oil and apply to the burn
• Insect bites- apply neat or mixed with carrier oil
• Hair growth- apply neat or mixed with carrier oil
• Dandruff- I add a few drops into my ACV when I do my monthly rinse
• Mood lifter/Stress reduction- smell or apply on pulse points
• Cooking/Homemade products (soaps, lotions, etc.)
• And any other problem you have, just add some Lavender!  :)

Lemon

The lemon essential oil is cold pressed from the rind of the lemon.  It takes 3,000 lemons to produce 1 kilo of oil!  That's insane!  So needless to say, it is a very powerful oil.  Lemon is mostly commonly used in household products because it has been studied that the citrus fragrance boosted immunity, induced relaxation, and reduced depression.  In addition to cleaning, here are some other uses:

• Add a drop in your hot water....hot water and lemon is great for your skin and whole body.
• Helps with stain removal.
• Removes sticky things....say goodbye Goo Gone!
• Air freshener
• Ear infections- Add to the outside of your ear
• Skin care- helps with acne, wrinkles, age spots.  I use a mix of lemon, lavender, and frankincense with a carrier oil to help "awaken" the area around my eyes.
• Focus- I diffuse this and orange in my classroom.
• Cooking/Homemade products (soaps, lotions, etc.)
• It is also supposed to help the digestive system.

** Please note that when applying lemon to your skin, you should avoid being exposed to sunlight and UV lights within 24 hours. 

Peppermint

Before I talk about Peppermint, I need to add in another Toby Testimony.  As I mentioned in my Thieves post, my husband, Toby, was rather skeptic about essential oils.  Well, he came home on day and said he had a horrible headache.  Now, he does not get headaches often so I knew it must be bad.  I asked him to try some oils.  He said, "I'll try anything if you can get rid of this headache." (eeck!) So I had him put a drop of peppermint oil on the roof of his mouth.  A few minutes later, it was gone!  Aside from headaches, peppermint can also be used for:

• Heartburn/Indigestion issues- apply to effected area
• Mental alertness
• Focus
• Sore muscles
• Gardening- to keep critters away (Anxious to try this in the spring!)
• Helps to keep ants away- place a drop on a cotton ball
• Cooking/Homemade products (soaps, lotions, etc.)
• Nausea- Smell when nauseous (I did this in the car- I get motion sickness easily.  It didn't completely make it go away, but I felt fine when I got out of the car.  You know how you usually still feel bad once you get out of the car?  Well I didn't, so I consider that a win!)
• Congestion- put on bridge of your nose or right under nose to help with breathing.

And now.....featuring.....LLP!!

I don't usually advice ingesting oils, but for me personally, this is a miracle drug!  I add 3 drops each of Lavender, Lemon, and Peppermint with equal amounts of a carrier oil to a capsule and take one daily.  This helps with allergies and the area I live in, allergies are horrible when the seasons change.

Not all symptoms are the same for everyone, but this is seriously a life saver for me!  I did get sick with a sinus infection in October.  I had not been consuming oils prior to that.  But once I got sick, I started consuming them, diffusing, and applying neat.  I was better within 3 days and typically, it usually takes me 10 days to fight off a sinus infection.

Needless to say with my love of the LLP, I ran out of Lavender, Lemon, and Peppermint quickly!  I have now learned, that when applying topically, DILUTE WITH CARRIER OIL!  The oils will last you longer and the results are just the same as applying straight out of the bottle.

So....what's the easiest way to get Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, and a diffuser to help with your allergies too??  Take a look at this starter kit through Young Living.  Let me know if you have any questions.

I hope this post finds you with some new ideas about using essential oils to help you stay healthy!  I'm getting very terrified to think of what is actually in medication that is sold over the counter.  I like the idea of making my own medicine and knowing exactly what is going in my body.  After all, you only get one body....you better take care of it! 

xoxo ~K


*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any disease.

Essential Oils 101

My journey with essential oils began last school year.  I had a student wil a lot of behavior issues.  His parents were very supportive and willing to try anything.  His mom came across an article on how essential oils can help with students' attention and behaviors.  She bought a blend and began using it on him.  Within weeks, I saw HUGE improvments! 

This made me start to think....is there a way to heal our bodies without chemicals and with natural ingredients? 

YES THERE IS!!  Essential Oils are the answer!

I started looking on Pinterest (it's better than Google if you ask me) and found a lot of information.  My sister invited me to join a webinar about essential oils and I was so excited about the possibilities to naturally heal my body!

Did you know as women we put 500 chemicals in our body a day!  This can be through make up, medicine, hair and face products, as well as food.  I thought to myself, "I want to eliminate as many chemicals in my body as I can!"

So I signed up to get a starter kit through Young Living Essential Oils and was very excited to start using the oils.  In the Premium starter kit, I received 11 oils, a diffuser, and samples. 

Once my oils came, I started expermienting and am very happy with them!  I will be sharing about each oil in seperate posts. 

Essential Oils have the highest frequency (MHz) than anything else.  Which means there is a better chance for overall wellness.  A lot of essential oils are not 100% pure, but mixed with other carrier oils (coconut, jojoba, almond, avacado, olive oils etc.).  Young Living essential oils are 100% pure and a therapeutic grade.

Essential Oils can be used three different ways: topically, internally, and inhilation.

Topically
Oils can be applied neat directly to the skin.  They can also be mixed with a carrior oil and applied to skin.  Mixing with a carrier oil helps your oils last longer (which I learned the hard way...lol). 

One of the best places to apply oils is to the bottom on your feet. Your feet have a lot of pores and absorb oils quickly.  Your spine is another great place too.  If you are having issues with the top half of your body, apply from the bottom to the top of your spine.  If you are having problems with the bottom half of your body, apply from the top to the bottom of your spine.  Pretty much, you are pulling the oils towards the half of your body that needs it. 

Internally
Most therapeutic oils can be consumed internally (see labels for more information on oils- NOT ALL be consumed).  There are a few ways you can do this:

• Simple add it in a liquid (coffee, water)
• Make a capsule like these
• Add drops of oil on a spoonful of honey
• Add drops under tongue or on the roof of your mouth

Inhilation
The fastest way for essential oils to be absorbed into your body and bloodstream is direct inhilation.  When a drop of oil lands on your skin, it takes 2 seconds for it to be absorbed in your bloodstream. This can be done by:

• Breathing oils directly from the bottle
• Add a drop of oil on hands, rub together, and inhale.
• Using in a home diffuser and the starter kit comes with a great one!  The diffuser mixes water and the oils and creates a cool mist, almost like a humidifier.

How to get a Welcome Kit
Order a Premium Starter Kit as a wholesale member through my link and I will send you a welcome gift! Young Living is a referral business. Meaning that you have to order through someone’s link – someone that referred you! I would love it, if you purchased your oils through me.

As a thank you, I will send you an awesome welcome gift with some tools to get you started with your oils! If you sign up as a wholesale member with Young Living, you get 24% off all of your essential oil purchases! Often people are confused by the term “wholesale member”, not realizing that there is nothing required of them.

If you sign up as a wholesale member you have absolutely no obligation to purchase more oils or to sell the oils, ever! If you want to keep your wholesale membership, then you have to order 50PV (essential $50) worth of oils or products a year, that’s all. If you don’t do that, there is no penalty, you’ll just lose your 24% discount.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR YOUR STARTER KIT

The “Enroller ID” and “Sponsor ID” boxes should already be filled in for you. If they aren’t for some reason, my ID is 2073220, and you can fill both the boxes with this number.

The Premium Starter Kit (which is what I got) comes with:

• The 10 Everyday Oils Collection (5 mL bottles) Lemon, Lavender, Peppermint, Thieves, PanAway, Frankincense, Copaiba, Purification, R.C., and DiGize. 
• A home diffuser
• A bonus oil! 5 mL bottle of Stress Away
• Aroma Glide roller fitment turn your most used oil bottle into a convenient roll on
• 10 sample packets (I keep these in my purse for traveling and emergencies while out)
• 2 NingXia Red 2-oz. samples (antioxidant supplement)

When signing up, not only do you get amazing oils to use to help heal your body, but you also get a superb network of people.  There are Facebook groups and newsletters that give you ideas and help.  And the company is excellent!  They have a Seed to Seal guarantee.  Young Living was founded in 1993 and they only sell about 28% of the products they make.  The other 72% of their products are used as pesticide- talk about organic!!

Ok, enough rambling on and on about this great company and products.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at KrissySwango@gmail.com.  :)

In good health,

~Krissy

*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any disease.