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Hi Everyone. This is part 2 of my article. It is meant to inform you about how the medical community thinks about pain, and why your doctor may have told you not to worry in the past.

Learning to treat pain effectively takes doctors years, if at all. Doctors who specialize in PM&R (pain management and relief), are formally called physiatrists or sometimes informally as pain doctors.

One of the first things any doctor should learn is when to worry about pain, and I want you to know when to worry about it as well. Since the medical community is taught to treat so many different kinds of pain, they need to know when to sound an alarm about a patient’s condition and how to act to treat them most effectively, giving them the most relief from their pain possible. If you’ve been experiencing pain, it’s important that you learn to think like a pain doctor. While these “rules” about when to worry certainly do not cover every person and every situation, (every person and situation is different, and YOU and only YOU know what is normal for your body), they are important to know to get to the source of your problem.

How to Think Like the Medical Community and your Doctor:
1. Two-Week Rule
Any pain that lasts for more than two weeks should be checked out, period, end of sentence. A lot of people think that new pain without an acute injury, or fall, means that they have cancer. In fact, most, but of course not all, new pain is due to bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, nerves and other musculoskeletal structures. Many doctors use the two-week rule because a lot of musculoskeletal pain will resolve within a two-week period. Additionally, a two-week delay in a true medical diagnosis is very unlikely to change someone’s prognosis if the pain is in fact due to cancer. Though the two-week rule applies to most pain, there are times when doctors ignore this rule and become immediately concerned, as you will see below.

2. Acute-Trauma Rule
Doctors should immediately check all pain associated with acute trauma, such as a car accident or fall off a ladder, most other falls or injuries occured by being struck by something, or a traumatic fall of any kind. Usually, people aren’t overly worried that cancer is causing this pain if they have trauma that results in immediate or even slightly delayed pain. However, all severe pain associated with trauma should get an evaluation; this includes a physical examination by a doctor and potentially xrays or MRI’s to rule out a fracture.

3. Worst Pain of My Life Rule
Doctors should be alarmed at all new and severe pain that a patient reports that is not related to any acute injury or fall. It’s not unusual for you to actually say, “This is the worst pain I’ve ever experienced!” Often, the “worst pain of my life” is not cancer, but may be the result of something else equally serious, such as a heart attack, dislocated joint, appendicitis or ruptured blood vessel (aneurysm). If the pain is severe but chronic and you have sought your doctors help in acurately diagnosing it, , then the “alarm bells” are not as “alarming”.

4. I Can’t Sleep Rule

Doctors should be concerned about any pain that awakens a you out of a sound sleep at night. Sometimes, night pain is more serious than pain that occurs during the day with normal activities, where you are using the part of your body that is currently or recently been injured. This is because, typically, when you rest, pain gets better. Pain that doesn’t improve with rest is sometimes a reason to seek a diagnosis. However, resting too much with chronic pain will most usually lead to weakness and more pain . Continuous bedrest is rarely ordered by your doctor. We do it to ourselves because initially, that’s the only time we don’t hurt. If you do in fact have chronic pain, try to alternate rest with activity to stay strong and keep your overall pain levels down. Cancer pain is one type of pain that often usually improve with rest and typically will awaken you at night. However, it’s important to know that a lot if not most of musculoskeletal pain problems will bother patients at night. Hip bursitis or shoulder tendinitis can often keep a you awake if you lie on the affected side and put pressure on the injured part of the body. It’s important not to make assumptions about what is causing night or bedtime sleep pain, and to find out the cause by seeking a medical diagnosis so that you can treat it correctly.
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that pain is misunderstood, undertreated and that doctors and patients need to work together better to find solutions. I personally turned to Young Living Essential Oils because my pain was not being mahaged at an acceptable level or in an acceptable way. When someone tells you, “I’ve tried everything,” I often ask if they have seen a doctort. If the answer is yes, and they are reasonably certain you have a correct diagnosis, exploring the use of Young Living Essential Oils to assist you in managing these daily issues may be the correct solution. There are no addictive side effects, no systemic side effects, it’s safe to use them and drive a car and operate heavy machinery, and will most likely help you sleep better in the process!

Aside from working on the physical aspect of your aches and pains, the oils will also assist you in emotional balancing and relieving depression so often caused by the chronic pain those of us have.

For more info on inflammation read Part 1 of A Nurses Perspective: Understanding and Treating Inflammation ~ Treatment with Organic Essential Oils

Learn more about a blend of essential oils that I created to help me with my inflammation at HeadandHoof.com

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I'm looking forward to helping you get "on with living" in a happy, healthy, chemical and pain-free way as I, my family and our pets have.

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I think it’s fair to say almost every single one of us has been told over the course of their lifetime, that something that ailed them was “inflammation:. But has anyone ever explained the process of inflammation? Most likely the answer is no.

They are many medications on the market, like Celebrex, naprosyn, and ones like Vioxx which have been pulled from the market due to sudden cardiac death and strokes. I personally took Celebrex and Vioxx in the past. ALL prescriptions on the market for inflammation come with these same side effects, even if you don’t hear about it often anymore. ALL OF THEM.

Young Living Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils DO NOT come with any of those side effects, and used properly, there is no risk of stroke or heart attack.

I suffer (suffered) from pain on a constant, chronic daily basis. I have 2 types of arthritis, systemic Lupus, Fibromyalgia, and many, many other illnesses, as well as a fused cervical spine and titanium shoulder. Taking 8 Vicodin a day did not do much to alleviate the pain. Many days I was in tears because I couldn’t get away from the pain. Then, there was the “acute” pain surprises on top of the chronic pain. One second my knee would be fine, the next second it would feel like someone was stabbing me in the knee. Some days, if it happened while I was driving the car, I would literally need to pull over because I was incapable of driving. After years of taking these anti inflammatory medications, which, by the way, did work to a minimal extent, I was introduced to Young Living Essential Oils, my savior!

I turned to my Young Living essential oils. I researched and experimented, and finally came up with a topically applied synergistic blend of 26 Young Living Essential Oils that I’m calling “Happy Cells”. (see why below). When it is applied, by the drop, to an acute or chronic area of pain, the pain is literally gone in less then 5 minutes at the most, more often within the minute. There are times the pain is gone within seconds.

I have tested this blend on neuropathy pain, acute injury pain, chronic old injury pain, arthritic pain, pulled and strained muscles and joints, diabetic neuropathy, and Fibromyalgia pain. It has worked immediately and completely on every single one. The only time it did not relieve the pain 100% was on my broken collarbone. To be honest, it relieved the pain by about 65%, however, I was continuing to use my arm and shoulder, it was NOT in a sling and swath, as I was concerned about getting a frozen shoulder again. So, in reality, if I had babied my arm and put it in a sling, I suspect my pain would’ve been completely relieved.

Although this blend may seem expensive, it is used by the drop, not by the ounce. I use 1-2 drops per area of pain, that’s it. So, in reality, the bottle will last a long time, it’s organic, chemical free, and, most importantly, IT WORKS! In reality you would be spending much more on the chemical laden products currently on the market that, on a good day, might relieve your pain by 50% at best for a very short period of time. Additionally, it has NO EXPIRATION DATE! It will be as potent 5 years from now as it is today. Also, you can not overdose on my topically applied product, as you can with some others. Documented deaths have been occurring since 2007 from BenGay http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/15/AR2007061500676.html, and other over the counter topical pain relievers: Please feel free to do your own research on deaths and Ben Gay, deaths and sports creams, etc.

Their Poisonous Ingredient

Menthol
Methyl salicylate

Where Found

Methyl salicylates and menthol are found in many over-the-counter pain-relieving creams.

Symptoms

Airways and lungs
- No breathing
- rapid breathing
- Shallow breathing
Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- Eye irritation
- Loss of vision
- Ringing in the ears
- Throat swelling
Kidneys
- Kidney failure
Nervous system
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Fever
- Hallucinations
Other (from eating the poison)
- Collapse
- convulsions
- Hyperactivity
Skin
- Rash (usually an allergic reaction)
- Mild burn (in extremely high doses)
Stomach and intestines
- Nausea
- Vomiting, possibly with blood

You will NOT experience ANY of these symptoms or problems with my product. It is 100% pure, organic unadulterated Therapeutic Grade Essential oils, for topical application only. If you have sensitive skin, I would then suggest trying 1 drop to see if your skin will react, and if it does, cut it with V6 or Olive Oil.

My formula should relieve pain 100% of the time on ALL types of pain. It works for a minimum of 4 hours, possibly all day, depending on the reason for the pain and if you’re still actively using that area (like me and my collarbone).

My blend was created after countless hours of research and trial and error, looking for oils that “potentiate” (boost) each other, so that the whole is more then its parts.

It’s applied topically, is safe for use on children and pets. I used it on my dog’s dislocated hip, my daughter’s multiple fractures, a friend’s diabetic peripheral neuropathy in his feet, my mom’s acute and chronic knee, a friend’s cancer bone pain, and ALL of my multiple acute and chronic injuries and illness pain.

I use a blend of 26 Young Living Organic Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils, that’s it. No chemicals, no baby oil, no “gel”, no petroleum jelly, no other cancer causing toxic ingredients like other topical pain products on the market. There are NO filler products at all. You are getting 100% pure organic essential oils, and nothing else. You can, if you choose, dilute this with a few drops of a carrier oil to extend your product, or you can ask me to do it for you. However, please remember that pure essential oils have NO expiration date, and anything you use to fill the product will have an expiration date.

I look forward to assisting you in becoming pain free, and living your life to the fullest in an organic natural toxic chemical free essential oil way!

Understanding Inflammation: Inflammation is an immune cellular defense process of what happens to any part of your body that is either acutely injured (a fall), or chronic (tennis elbow, carpel tunnel), or from an autoimmune disease (System Lupus, MS, etc.), or infection.

Inflammation is characterized by any number of symptoms, including:

Redness
Swollen joint that is warm to touch (not always warm)
Joint pain
Joint stiffness
Loss of joint function
Area of swelling along the bone or muscle
Pain is not always present

Inflammation MAY also be associated with general “flu-like” symptoms including:

Fever
Chills
Fatigue/loss of energy
Headaches
Loss of appetite
Muscle stiffness

These flu like symptoms are most often seen when there is an underlying chronic inflammatory process due to an auto-immune disease, not from an acute injury.

What causes the symptoms of inflammation?

When an injury to the body occurs for any reason, inflammation occurs. Chemicals from the body’s white blood cells are released into the blood or affected tissues in an attempt to rid the body of foreign substances created by the injury, and to repair tissue trauma. This release of chemicals increases the blood flow to the area and may result in redness and warmth. A chemical cascade effect takes place, with the immune system being “activated”, which calls white blood cells to the site to eat up the injured dead cells from the injury, while at the same time increasing blood flow to the injured site. Some of the chemicals cause leakage of fluid into the tissues, resulting in swelling. The cells move out of the vein and into the injured tissue, where they normally are not. The inflammatory process will likely stimulate nerves and cause pain, as will the swelling. Additionally, depending on the injury itself, the nerve may have been directly injured, which will cause pain. Once the white blood cells “eat” the injured and dead cells, they themselves start to release toxic enzymes into the tissue, which is a chemical signal for yet MORE cells to be called to the site. This response by the body will continue until the injury is repaired.

Pain is caused when ever a nerve is injured or inflammed by any disease process, or there is tissue damage. Nerves can be injured by being “pinched” between things, like a bone and disc, or “pinched: due to pressure from a swollen inflammed area. Pain can arise in any organ or system Because pain is subjective and intensly personal, sympathetic care and support is a very important part of pain relief. In addition to analgesic pain relievers, doctors SHOULD use a wide variety of tools and techniques to help alleviate the pain and find and treat the root cause of the pain. All too often we get a script for a pain killer without getting to the root cause of the problem, so we are only masking the pain, and not fixing the problem.

Young Living Essential Oils treat not only the pain, but decrease the inflammation from the site, helping you not only feel better quicker, but to get better quicker.

Please look for my anti-inflammatory pain blend in my store, http://headandhoof.com/.

I hope this blend will help you through your weekly aches and pains as much as it has helped me and my friends, because, let’s be honest, when you’re in pain it effects every part of you, including your mood and attitude, so, turn your frown upside down and buy some Happy Cell today.

Part 2 A Nurses perspective: Understanding and Treating Inflammation ~ Understanding Types of Pain

Tammy Baile

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I'm looking forward to helping you get "on with living" in a happy, healthy, chemical and pain-free way as I, my family and our pets have.

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School Study Tip: Aromatherapy to Get Better Test Scores

September 25, 2011 in Anxiety, Aromatherapy, Best Essential Oils, Blends, Common Questions, Education, Kids, Mental Clarity / Studying, Muscle Tension / Fatigue, Natural, Peppermint, Smell / Olfactory, Stress, Therapeutic-grade Essential Oil, Using Essential Oils, Young Living Essential Oils by Evelyn Vincent | No comments

When it comes time to studying for exams, no matter the age, sometimes focus, comprehension and clarity can be difficult. Simply inhaling any of these essential oils provides the brain with alertness and the ability to concentrate better.

Want good test scores: use the same essential oil during test-taking that you used during studying to facilitate recall!

The fragrance of a therapeutic-grade essential oil can directly affect everything from your emotional state to your lifespan. When a fragrance is inhaled, the odor molecules travel up the nose where they are trapped by olfactory membranes that are well protected by the lining inside the nose. Each odor molecule fits like a little puzzle piece into specific receptor cell sites that line a membrane known as the olfactory epithelium. Each one of these hundreds of millions of nerve cells is replaced every 28 days. When stimulated by odor molecules, this lining of nerve cells triggers electrical impulses to the olfactory bulb in the brain. The olfactory bulb then transmits the impulses to the gustatory center (where the sensation of taste is perceived), the amygdala (where emotional memories are stored), and other parts of the limbic system of the brain. Because the limbic system is directly connected to those parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress levels, and hormone balance, essential oils can have profound physiological and psychological effects.

5 good Young Living therapeutic-grade essential oils for focus, retention, recall and comprehension are:

1) Brain Power™ Essential Oil Blend (#3313)

Brain Power™ gives your brain a boost with essential oils that are high in sesquiterpenes. Use it to clarify thought and develop greater focus.
How to use Brain Power™: For aromatic use and topically. Apply 1-2 drops over the back of the neck, on the temples, on the soles of the feet, or 1 drop under the tongue.
Ingredients in Brain Power™: Sandalwood (Santalum album), Cedarwood (Cedrus atlantica), melissa (Melissa officinalis), frankincense (Boswellia carteri), blue cypress (Callitris intratropica), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), and helichrysum (Helichrysum italicum).

2) Clarity™ Essential Oil Blend (#3321) Clarity Essential Oil Blend

Clarity™promotes a clear mind and alertness. It contains stimulating oils including peppermint and rosemary, which have been used for many years to promote mental sharpness. A study performed by Dr. William N. Dember of the University of Cincinnati found that inhaling peppermint oil increased the mental accuracy of students by 28 percent. Clarity can also be used to help restore mental alertness or wakefulness when you are experiencing fatigue or drowsiness.
How to use Clarity™: For aromatic use and topically. Diffuse; put in bath water; put on cotton ball in air vents. Apply on temples, wrists, and neck.
Ingredients in Clarity™: Basil (Ocimum basilicum), cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), peppermint (Mentha piperita), rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora), geranium (Pelargonium graveolens), lemon (Citrus limon), palmarosa (Cymbopogon martini), ylang ylang (Cananga odorata), bergamot (Citrus bergamia), Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile), and jasmine (Jasminum officinale).

3) Magnify Your Purpose™ Essential Oil Blend (#3377)

Magnify Your Purpose™ is a specially crafted blend of essential oils that stimulates creativity, desire, focus, and motivation. It helps foster a positive attitude, encouraging you to rise above adversity, seize the initiative, overcome procrastination and self-pity, and magnify your life’s purpose.
How to use Magnify Your Purpose™: For aromatic use and topically. Diffuse; apply two to four drops on wrists or temples; or add to warm bath water with approximately two tablespoons of Bath Gel Base or Epson salts. Dilute with V-6™ Massage Oil (a Young Living carrier oil) for an uplifting massage.
Ingredients in Magnify Your Purpose™: Sandalwood (Santalum album), rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora), sage (Salvia officinalis), nutmeg (Myristica fragrans), patchouli (Pogostemon cablin), cinnamon bark (Cinnamomum verumginger), and ginger (Zingiber officinale).

4) Highest Potential™ Essential Oil Blend (#3373) Highest Potential Essential Oil Blend

Highest Potential™ is an exotic blend designed to increase your capacity to achieve your highest potential. It combines the uplifting and inspirational qualities of Australian Blue with the power of Gathering to help bring greater unity of purpose. Jasmine is added to enhance self-confidence, while ylang ylang calms, soothes, and harmonizes.
How to use Highest Potential™: For topical or aromatic use. Diffuse; apply two to four drops on wrists or temples; or add to warm bath water with approximately two tablespoons of Bath Gel Base or Epson salts. Dilute with V-6™ Massage Oil (a Young Living carrier oil) for an uplifting massage.
Ingredients in Highest Potential™: Australain Blue™ [a blend of blue cypress (Callitrus intratropica), ylang ylang (Cananga odorata), cedarwood (Cedrus atlantica), blue tansy (Tanacetum annuum), and white fir (Abies concolor)], Gathering™ essential oil blend [galbanum (Ferula gummosa), frankincense (Boswellia carteri), sandalwood (Santalum album), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum), rose (Rosa damascena), spruce (Picea mariana), geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) and jasmine (jasminum officinale).

5) Peppermint Essential Oil (#3614) Peppermint essential oil

Peppermint (Mentha piperita) has a strong, clean, fresh, minty aroma. One of the oldest and most highly regarded herbs for soothing digestion, it may also restore digestive efficiency.* Jean Valnet MD studied peppermint’s supportive effect on the liver and respiratory systems. Other scientists have also researched peppermint’s role in improving taste and smell when inhaled. Dr. William N. Dember of the University of Cincinnati studied peppermint’s ability to improve concentration and mental sharpness. Alan Hirsch MD studied peppermint’s ability to directly affect the brain’s satiety center, which triggers a sensation of fullness after meals. This powerful essential oil is often diluted before topical application. Peppermint may also be used to enhance the flavor of food and water.
How to use Peppermint Essential Oil: For dietary, aromatic, or topical use. When using as a supplement, dilute one drop in 4 fl. oz. of liquid such as goat’s or rice milk.
Ingredients in Peppermint: Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ peppermint (Mentha piperita) essential oil.

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Inspirational: Two Drops of Oil

September 21, 2011 in Funny, Inspirational, Lifestyle, Love, Meditation, Mind / Body / Soul by Evelyn Vincent | No comments

I found this inspirational story in my files, years ago I saw it on the internet and saved it from questforbalance.com – what does this story mean to you? Leave a comment below.

Inspiration from Paulo Coelho: Two Drops of Oil

A merchant sent his son to learn The Secret of Happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the sage that the young man was looking for.

However, instead of finding a holy man, our hero entered a room and saw a great deal of activity; merchants coming and going, people chatting in the corners, a small orchestra playing sweet melodies, and there was a table laden with the most delectable dishes of that part of the world.

The wise man talked to everybody, and the young man had to wait for two hours until it was time for his audience.

With considerable patience, he listened attentively to the reason for the boy’s visit, but told him that at that moment he did not have the time to explain to him the Secret of Happiness.

He suggested that the young man take a stroll around his palace and come back in two hours’ time.

“However, I want to ask you a favor,” he added, handing the boy a teaspoon, in which he poured two drops of oil.

“While you walk, carry this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.”

The young man began to climb up and down the palace staircases, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours he returned to the presence of the wise man.

“So,” asked the sage, “did you see the Persian tapestries hanging in my dining room? Did you see the garden that the Master of Gardeners took ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful parchments in my library?”

Embarrassed, the young man confessed that he had seen nothing. His only concern was not to spill the drops of oil that the wise man had entrusted to him.

“So, go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the wise man. “You can’t trust a man if you don’t know his house.”

Now more at ease, the young man took the spoon and strolled again through the palace, this time paying attention to all the works of art that hung from the ceiling and walls. He saw the gardens, the mountains all around the palace, the delicacy of the flowers, the taste with which each work of art was placed in its niche.

Returning to the sage, he reported in detail all that he had seen.

“But where are the two drops of oil that I entrusted to you?” asked the sage.

Looking down at the spoon, the young man realized that he had spilled the oil.

“Well, that is the only advice I have to give you,” said the sage of sages: “The Secret of Happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never forgetting the two drops of oil in the spoon.”

~ * ~

What does this story mean to YOU?

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Rosemary Essential Oil Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) essential oil has a fresh, herbaceous, sweet, slightly medicinal aroma. An energizing oil, it may be beneficial for helping to restore mental alertness when experiencing fatigue. It is also a popular ingredient in skin and hair care products.Rosemary may also be used to enhance the flavor of foods while cooking.

Known Medicinal Properties of Rosemary:

Liver-protecting, anti-tumoral, anti-fungal, antibacterial, antiparasitic, enhances mental clarity/concentration, and may be useful in counteracting bacterial/fungal and drug-resistant infections.

Uses for Rosemary Essential Oil:

Infectious disease, liver conditions/hepatitis, throat/lung infections, hair loss (alopecia areata), impaired memory/Alzheimer’s.

Rosemary essential oil is found in these Young Living blends:

Clarity, En-R-Gee, JuvaFlex, Melrose, Purification, and the popular blend Thieves.

How to Use Rosemary Essential Oil:

Rosemary essential oil is for dietary or topical use.

Dietary: When used as a supplement, dilute one drop in 4 fl. oz. of liquid such as rice milk. Note: Only use a therapeutic essential oil for internal use, such as Young Living Essential Oils. More on Cooking with Essential Oils.
Topical: Dilution with a carrier oil (such as vegetable, almond or coconut) is recommended for both topical and internal use. Young Living has a lovely carrier oil, V-6.
Household Cleaning and Air Freshener: Rosemary is an excellent addition when making your own air fresheners, its aroma is heavenly when combined with other oils and it also provides terrific disinfecting properties; making it an excellent spray for cleaning surfaces! More on creating your own air fresheners. To create your own cleaning spray to disinfect bathrooms and kitchens, in a 14 oz. spray bottle filled 7/8 filled with water, add 10 drops of Rosemary and 10 drops of Lemon essential oils (more on Lemon oil), shake periodically to keep essential oils suspended in the water. These are some of my favorite ways to use my essential oils!

Note:

Rosemary essential oil should be diluted before use and is recommended for adult use only.
Possible skin sensitivity.
If pregnant or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Dilution recommended for both topical and internal use. Keep out of reach of children. Do not use on children under 4 years of age.

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Perk-up with Lemon Essential Oil Instead of Coffee in the Morning and Afternoon!

September 19, 2011 in Common Questions, Energy Drink, Fitness, How do I use, Lemon, Men's Health, Mind / Body / Soul, Natural Health, Nutrition / Diet, Quality / Pure, Using Essential Oils, Weight Loss, Wellness, Young Living Essential Oils by Evelyn Vincent | No comments

Trying to cut back on coffee but still want the pick-me-up feeling? Try putting 1-3 drops Young Living’s Lemon essential oil in your morning tea or breakfast shake for a refreshing pick-me-up. Terrific for an afternoon snack break and to help remove that sluggish feeling.

Aromas from therapeutic-grade essential oils are well known to improve mental accuracy, concentration and to reduce stress and anxiety.

In one University study researchers in Japan found that diffusing certain aromas in an office environment dramatically improved mental accuracy and concentration.

Lemon essential oil resulted in 54% fewer errors!

Young Living Lemon essential oil is food grade and can be taken internally as a dietary supplement and used in cooking to flavor your favorite recipes. More on Cooking with Essential Oils.

Lemon essential oil is pressed from the rinds of organic lemons and has the same delicious flavor as a ripe lemon.

So, inhale your Lemon tea while you sip!

If you’re interested in additional energy -and- nutrition I highly recommend trying 1-2 ounces of NingXia Red juice daily for 3 months!

More on Lemon Essential Oil

34 Amazing Ways to Use Lemon Essential Oil
Aromatherapy: How To Use Essential Oils
12 Quick Tips for Using Lemon Oil Daily

Caution: Do not use other brands of essential oils the same way we use Young Living Essential Oils (YLEO). YLEO are unadulterated, pure and organic.

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I wanted to show you the value of the ‘Essential Oils Desk Reference’ – available at http://www.lifesciencepublishers.com The following is an excerpt demonstrating how this reference book is worth its weight in gold in terms of determining what to do and how to do it in regards to Young Living Essential Oils. This excerpt for the EODR is one of thousands that we refer to when using our Young Living Essential Oils. Tangerine essential oil

Edema (Ankle Swelling)

Swelling, particularly around the ankles, is noticeable when fluids accumulate in the tissue. This puffiness under the skin and around the ankles can be more apparent at the end of the day when fluids settle to the lowest part of the body. Also, a potassium deficiency can make swelling worse, so the first recourse is to increase potassium intake.

First Recommendations: Juniper, Tangerine, Geranium

Using Juniper essential oil helps flush the kidneys to better eliminate excess water.

Other Single Oils: German Chamomile, Wintergreen, Peppermint, Lavender, Grapefruit, Helichrysum

Other Blends: Aroma Life, EndoFlex, Di-Gize

Application Methods

Topical: Dilute 50:50 (one part essential oil to one part carrier oil, such as V-6), massage 3-5 drops into affected area 2-3 times daily.
Compress: cold, 1-2 times daily
Vita Flex: massage 1-3 drops on bladder Vita Flex point on foot
Ingestion: Capsule, 0 size, 2 times daily.

Morning and Evening Edema Regimen

Morning Blend:

10 drops Tangerine
10 drops Cypress

Evening blend:

8 drops Geranium
5 drops Cypress
5 drops Helichrysum or Grapefruit

Dilute each blend 60-40 (60 parts essential oil to 40 parts carrier oil, V-6) and rub 15-20 drops on legs working from the feet up to the thighs. Do this for one week.

General Edema Blend

10 drops Wintergreen
6 drops Fennel
4 drops Juniper
3 drops Patchouli
8 drops Tangerine

Dietary Supplementation:

Digest + Cleanse Softgels, Super C, K & B (tincture), Life 5, Mega Cal, Balance Complete

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Everyone has experienced lasting adverse impressions that scar our inner self, prohibiting self growth and accomplishment. Inspired by D. Gary Young’s life experiences, the Feelings essential oil collection was designed to lift negative impressions and allow openness to new beginnings through the benefits of aromatherapy.

“Negative experiences and ideas are recorded in our brains and locked into our memories throughout our lives. These memories range from mild to extreme and have a profound effect on our health and happiness. In order to become who we are intended to be, we must erase these negatives and reprogram our thoughts to make positive ideas our reality.” ~ Gary Young

It has been said that when there is a conflict between reason and feeling, human beings will always side with feeling. According to Gary Young, “99% of life’s decisions are made from feelings.” Therefore, if you want your life to be guided by good decisions that lead to health, happiness, and fulfillment, you need to be aware of and in control of your present feelings and to learn how to release the repressed emotions of the past.

Most of our feelings from day to day are not responses to current happenings. They originate from the programming in cellular memory that was imprinted by the emotional experiences of our past that we were unable to understand, process, and resolve at the time.

By focusing on fixing your feelings, you can fix most aspects of your life… physical, mental, and spiritual. Essential oils and aromatherapy are perfect vehicles to help you in this task because their molecules pass directly to the emotional brain and can bring us into contact with the issues we have long forgotten and enable us to deal with them and resolve them.

Gary says, “Use the Feelings Kit. Apply feeling oils before work and every night before bed. Do this for 30 days and you will change your life.”

The Feelings Collection contains these 6 essential oil blends:

Valor
Harmony
Forgiveness
Inner Child
Release
Present Time

VALOR

Put Valor Oil on the soles of both feet at nighttime along with Highest Potential Blend. These blends are effective to erase limited thinking. Valor balances and equalizes the body’s energies thereby increasing oxygen intake to the pineal gland—the seat of our higher intelligence and intuitive faculties. You will wake up in the morning more self assured and more alive to start the day.

HARMONY

Massage one drop of Harmony Oil on each of the energy center points of your body. There are seven of them along the spine: Coccyx, Sacrum, Lumbar, Dorsal (heart), Cervical (where neck meets shoulders), and Medulla (hollow place at center base of skull), and Pineal (center of forehead). You can also massage Harmony on the crown of the head. Harmony balances the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems which, in turn, gives us progressive creativity and feelings of confidence.

“The biggest sin is not having confidence in yourself,” says Gary, “He who lacks confidence lacks life.”

FORGIVENESS

Apply Forgiveness Oil around the navel with the right hand going clockwise several times and think of situations where you need to forgive yourself or others. We beat up on ourselves, but everyone makes mistakes. Yet we struggle to forgive our own mistakes and those of others. Unforgiveness is one of the most common roots of physical, mental, and spiritual disease. Unforgiveness does not make the offending party sick. It makes us sick. Forgiveness is for our own benefit. It is accomplished in five steps.

Forgive yourself for allowing the person to affect your health and happiness.
Forgive the other person for any harm he or she may have caused you. (This need not be done directly with the person being forgiven, but is an inner adjustment on your part.)
Give the other person permission to forgive you.
See the good in the situation.
Be thankful for the experience and the lesson it taught you.

Inhale and apply Forgiveness Oil while going through these steps and repeat as often as necessary toclear the feelings of unforgiveness.

RELEASE

Negative energy goes into the blood and then into the liver for cleansing where the toxins can remain trapped. Thus, the liver becomes a storage place for anger, resentment, bitterness, hatred, jealousy, envy, addictions, and a host of destructive feelings. Apply a few drops of Release Oil on your tongue to release the poisons of stored emotions from the liver. Rub Release over the liver area. Drink lots of pure water and do a liver cleanse.

PRESENT TIME

When we live in the past or dwell on the future, we are not being productive in the present. Energize three drops of Present Time by making clockwise circles on the oil in the palm of your hand and then apply it to your thymus (the gland just under your sternum or breastbone). Besides keeping you focused on the tasks of today, this can also help you financially by increasing your abundance consciousness in the present.

INNER CHILD

“When you are a child all things are possible. There are no limitations,” says Gary Young. “When you find your inner child, you have found your true self. The child in you is your creativity.”

Apply one drop of Inner Child onto the pad of your thumb and then place your thumb onto the roof of your mouth. This opens the cranial sutures and stimulates the pineal, pituitary, and other organs of the emotional brain that occupy the space just above the roof of your mouth. Walking backwards while you have your thumb in your mouth looks stupid but it changes the rotation in the pelvis, elongating the spine, and decompressing the discs in your back. Thus, you can clear the nerve channels for energy to flow smoothly throughout your brain and body.

“Use the Feelings Kit morning and night for 30 days. You will feel enthusiastic. Your life will be full of excitement. And people will be drawn to you like a magnet. Thought equals frequency. Essential oils absorb our thoughts. They are registered in the oils as intent. Intent is directed energy. When you apply an intent-energized oil on your feet they can saturate all of your cells within 60 seconds, stimulating creative thinking and pushing negative energy out of the cells, thus increasing the frequencies of the cells throughout the body. In that uplifted state you can create a new desire to be better tomorrow. You have no limitations but those you choose to accept.” ~ Gary Young

Following the Feelings regimen, one can begin the path of self identification by aligning their emotions. This collection of essential oils provides the foundation for emotional health.

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