Lovely Goodies

Today, I received a package which I had ordered and was excitedly waiting for. It was filled with goodies from Young Living :) Let me show you a picture with a few of the items that were included.

Did I ever write how much I LOVE these oils? Let me say that they are so incredibly amazing and I use them on a daily basis. From the left to right...

Lavender - still my all-time favorite and so versatile essential oil. It is so good to fall asleep with. I put a drop on my wrist and rub my arms together, a drop in my hands and then brush lightly over my pillow... ah, so nice, soothing, and calming... of course it can be used for so many things. 

Bergamot - so refreshing and uplifting! (Be careful though if you use it on your skin as it may cause photosensitivity... 

Peace & Calming - such a beautiful and calming (!) blend of Tangerine, Orange, Ylang Ylang, Patchouli, and Blue Tansy. Love it!!!

Into the Future - according to a friend of mine, this is a "sacred" oil. It truly does help leaving the past behind and focusing on the present with a vision of the future :)

Geranium - a very flowery fragrance and such a lovely and uplifting oil. 

Thieves Spray and Essential Oil - now this is another of my favorites and multi-tasking oil. Thieves includes Clove, Lemon, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus Radiata, and Rosemary. Once upon a time in France, there were four thieves who covered themselves in clove and rosemary while robbing plague victims. Guess what?! They did not get sick! 

Valor Roll-On - Young Living calls this the "chiropractor in the bottle" and I can understand why. I use it on the reflex points of my feet - along the spine - as well as on my wrists and neck. I close my eyes and deeply inhale. I feel instantly aligned... Oh, it includes Fractioned Coconut Oil, Spruce, Rosewood, Blue Tansy, Virgin Coconut Oil, and Frankincense. 

Deep Relief Roll-On - Can't live without this oil blend especially after a yoga session... I roll it on my shoulders and my calves and ahhhh, what a nice relief... Peppermint, Balsam Fir, Clove, Vetiver, Wintergreen, Lemon, Helichrysum, Copaiba and Coconut Oil penetrate deep into the muscle tissue to provide instant soothing. 

Tranquil Roll-On - Another oil blend that I would not leave my home with. Feeling stressed? This blend provides the quick get-away of my senses... Lavender, Cedarwood, and Roman Chamomile in Coconut Oil... inhale calming and soothing sensation :) Great and safe to put on your wrists, temples, forehead, neck, or wherever you want... ahhhhh... 

Essential 7 which was a gift from Young Living - how cool is that?! - so this is a collection of Lavender, Lemon, and Peppermint, as well as Joy, PanAway, Peace & Calming, and Purification... lovely!!!

So in the next few days, I will write about each and every oil that I received and listed here... stay tuned ... 

Happy Friday the 13th :) 

PS: Are you suspicious? Maybe use some Thieves Oil the next time around... or Peace & Calming... or Lavender... or... ...

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Jet-Lag, the annoying Travel Companion

The summer is in full swing and so is the travel season. If you ever have gone overseas, you probably know about the feeling of jet-lag. Your body has not quite yet adjusted to the new time of your destination. You feel tired during the day and are wide awake at night depending on the direction you traveled. To bring your body clock back into its normal rhythm, you can try aromatherapy with three great essential oils that help with the synchronization of your body's natural pattern.

Grapefruit Essential Oil has uplifting qualities and combats depression, stress, headaches, or tiredness. It helps your body and mind detoxify which also helps with adjusting to the new time setting. 

Bergamot Essential Oil is a natural anti-depressant. It's balancing properties make it a great travel companion. With its relaxing and calming benefits, it is great for insomnia.

Geranium Essential Oil is stimulating the lymphatic system. Stagnant energy is being transported out of the body which is great while traveling and after long flights. Its floral and rosy scent is uplifting and restores vitality to body and mind. 

Mix 10 drops of grapefruit, 8 drops of bergamot, and 5 drops of geranium into 5 ml of any carrier oil and fill into a roll-on vile. Use on your forehead, on the base of your neck, on your wrists, or on your feet. 

You can also diffuse the essential oils in a travel diffuser. 

☀ Wishing you happy travels ☀

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Thyme Oil Can Inhibit COX2 and Suppress Inflammation

ScienceDaily (Jan. 14, 2010) — For those who do not drink, researchers have found that six essential oils -from thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel and bergamot -- can suppress the inflammatory COX-2 enzyme, in a manner similar to resveratrol, the chemical linked with the health benefits of red wine. They also identified that the chemical carvacrol was primarily responsible for this suppressive activity.

These findings, appearing in the January issue of Journal of Lipid Research, provide more understanding of the health benefits of many botanical oils and provide a new avenue for anti-inflammatory drugs.

Essential oils from plants have long been a component of home remedies, and even today are used for their aromatherapy, analgesic (e.g. cough drops), or antibacterial properties. Of course, the exact way they work is not completely understood. However, Hiroyasu Inoue and colleagues in Japan believed that many essential oils might target COX-2 much like compounds in wine and tea.

So, they screened a wide range of commercially available oils and identified six (thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel and bergamot) that reduced COX-2 expression in cells by at least 25%. Of these, thyme oil proved the most active, reducing COX-2 levels by almost 75%.

When Inoue and colleagues analyzed thyme oil, they found that the major component -carvacrol- was the primary active agent; in fact when they use pure carvacrol extracts in their tests COX-2 levels decreased by over 80%.

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