Tag archives for healthy living
Essential Emotions Blog Series #2
They say happiness is contagious, and many times this is true. But some people have more difficulty than others being satisfied with their emotions even if they have everything they need to live a happy, productive life. This is where Essential Oils step in! They work, plain and simple: 1 drop of pure essential oil contains 40 MILLION TRILLION molecules that can service every cell of the body within minutes. Oils are dynamic Not only…
How Using Essential Oils Saves you Money
When trying to convince sharing oils with people one of the biggest roadblocks for NOT trying them is cost. Quality oils are an investment. It does take some time to build up your supply. Can I tell you where I am saving money, now, as a result of using doTERRA? My household budget. Now you are asking how can you save money when you are spending it on essential oils. Well, let me tell you. I…
The Best Enchilada Sauce Recipe Ever
This recipe is for the BEST enchilada sauce ever! For real! It was so good. The leftovers the next day were even better. I think I will try this again in the crockpot and see if that makes a difference as well. Best Enchilada Sauce Recipe 2 C. Chicken Broth 2T Olive Oil 2T Flour 1T Garlic Powder (or more if you like garlic) 1/2 t Salt 1 t Cumin (I used because we really…
What I am All About & 4 Essential Habits
These quotes? They say exactly what I am thinking everyday. The message I want to convey to you all. Yes. I share my passion of preparedness. But this place is so much more than that. It is: Homeschooling Self Sufficiency Wellness Frugal living Real Food All of these things is who I am. I am a Christian. I am a wife. I am a mom. I am a blogger. I prepare for the worst, and…
Cooking with Essential Oils
I love that quality, which can be safe to ingest, are also ok to cook with. NOT ALL OILS ARE SAFE. Not even all of my trusted brand of oils are ok to cook with. Some of the blends are not. The bottle will say if they are safe to ingest. One of our FAVORITE recipes is Fruit Dip Do you have the shake mix? Peanut Butter Bliss • 1 Scoop of shake mix •…
Reducing Your Toxic Load ~ Personal Care Products
Your skin is your biggest organ. Your skin has pours which absorb toxins. More reducing the toxic load. LESS CHEMICAL! Detox people, detox. So what have I done to reduce my toxic load, besides the cleanse? I have made a few products. shaving cream, diaper rash cream, and deodorant. doTERRA carries a WHOLE line of facial products that are totally natural. No fillers or synthetics. Verage is *NEW* and also a complete line of skin…
Reducing your Toxic Load ~ Cleaning
There are so many toxins in cleaning products. I get a headache just thinking about it. Using essential oils to clean with is not only frugal (really, it is) it is not toxic. So safe your kids can clean with them. I have made room spray (8-10 drops of cleansing blend in a cobalt blue 8oz spray bottle of water) and laundry detergent. I now use protective blend laundry detergent. It take 1Tbsp to do…
Traveling with Essential Oils
While you are reading this I am currently on a plane heading east. I am attending the Allume blog conference in Greenville, SC. Something about traveling from my little corner of the country, that you might not know, is unless I am only going to Seattle or Denver I have to get on many planes to get to where I am going. I will have 2 layovers each way on this trip. A total of…
Essential Oils are Germ Fighters {Part 2}
The content for this post had to be removed. The FDA has said making claims that oils help a clinical diagnoses to be non-compliant as the FDA has not approved said claims.
Cleanse and Detox with Essential Oils
In this day and age with GMO's and food that comes in boxes it's no wonder we may experience toxic overload. Have you got signs of toxic overload? Do you feel full all the time Not sleeping well Do you feel like your head is in a cloud? Do you have general overall discomfort Do you have dark circles under your eyes? I love that there is an option that is natural. A combination of…