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Photo by Bad AlleySpring has certainly sprung, the days are considerably longer, and the buzz, the energy of excitement and moving forward is undeniable. No looking back.  Vibrancy and resiliency are shimmering everywhere, plants and flowers coming back, surprising and delighting us as they burst through the ground with new growth. It always surprises me every year, how nature is so perfectly in sync with timing and growth. Like our beautiful blossoms and beasts, we too, have that undeniable life-force rising within and wanting to be fed and nourished.

According to Chinese Medicine, the Spring organs are the liver and gallbladder, they have work to do and will see to it that it is done! They’ve been somewhat dormant during the course of the fall and winter, and now are awake and ready, they are energizing indeed. What these organs need this time of year, are exactly what you will see in season at your local market.  Greens, green juices, strawberries, asparagus, and more leafy greens. You will even find liver and gallbladder friendly weeds growing in your lawn such as  purslane, creeping charlie, garlic mustard, and bright white day lily shoots are a few of my favorites!

Additionally, if you’re wanting some amazing and compelling information on liver health, liver cleansing, and more liver cleansing,  I couldn’t recommend Dr. Gary Young’s training transcripts on these topics, as well as the Re’Juva’Nate Liver Cleansing protocol more. Every time I read his insights, I take away more and more whether it’s on a physical, emotional, or spiritual basis. He has some ground breaking information that is incredibly valuable, and Dr.LeAnne Deardeuff ingeniously weaves YL products and natural health with her two books “Inner Transformations Using Essential Oils” and “Ultimate Balance.”

As for me, I find that my body still enjoys Master Cleanse lemonade here and there; but the her big longing and calling has sprung forth: green juices! Green Lemonade is my go to raw green juice, however,  any type of green juice is surely beneficial this time of year.  I’m finding that I’m also bulking up on protein, raw protein drinks, maca, and reaching for more of my essential amino acid supplements.  I chew on a few JuvaTone here and there, and enjoying the essential oil blends of JuvaFlex, JuvaCleanse, and Surrender. With a dab of Joy layered on top.  If you’ve been noticing that you’re more tired during the noon hour, or early afternoon; it might mean that your liver and gallbladder are sluggish and overburdened. Bump up your colon cleanse routine, eat your greens, and start a liver-friendly cleansing protocol; and go slowly. I wouldn’t touch a liver cleansing regime until I’ve completed a thorough colon cleanse, it will certainly make you sick and miserable otherwise.

Take your time, feel for the courageous one within you, because that you is ready to step out into the world totally and completely on your behalf. Trust. You made it through the winter, now it is time to solidify your trust within the greater world.

Happy Cleansing!

Ultimate Balance: Infusing the Energy of EOs

Using her unique Aromatic Balance Technique, combining aromas, Vita Flex and topical application to reflex points, meridians and chakras, Dr. Dearduff explains how to infuse the energy of essential oils into the various systems and organs of the body. This heavily illustrated book provides thorough diagrams for working with 18 different organ systems, empowering anyone to implement this new technique for healing and rejuvenation.

Juva Cleanse® provides support for the liver through a carefully formulated blend of therapeutic-grade essential oils that supports normal liver function.* EarthKosher Certified

How to use: 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.Possible skin sensitivity. If pregnant or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Ingredients: Helichrysum, Ledum, and Celery seed.

* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Photo by drurydrama (Len Radin)Although we have just over one week left of winter before we charge into spring, do your kidneys (and bladder)  a favor and continue feeding them.  According to Chinese Medicine, the Kidneys and Urinary Bladder energize during the winter.  They’ve been working hard this season to energize, and with Mars retrograde for so long during the heart of the winter, they’ve been working overtime, and may have been hampered by this.

This is the week to be conscious about your kidney health, and a great time to reinforce some kidney supports, and exact some sort of last minute preparations for your body because once we leap into spring,  the liver and gallbladder will take center stage and there’s no going back! Layer kidney friendly oils upon them – such as Juniper, Rosemary, Geranium, and Valor, you can apply them neat or with warm compresses.  If you notice that you have signs of excessive perspiration or sweating, this is a sign of kidney stress. So increase your water intake, and bulk up on the K&B  tincture. Taking  Rehemogen will assist this process by supporting the bone marrow quality, which is part of the kidney network, believe it or not.

Because the kidneys help maintain our body’s pH, it’s alkaline balance, they need a lot minerals. Your body leeches minerals such as calcium from your bones, in order to counteract the acidity that is brought on by consuming too much sugar – such as soda pop, processed food, and high fructose corn syrup.  When the body is in a diseased state, it really starts using minerals, and they are essential for enzymatic actions will also keep you alive and well.  On the whole, kidneys need a lot of minerals, so go ahead and take those 5 dropper-fulls of Mineral Essence three times a day! Feeding your kidneys green supplements such as Multi-Greens, will not only help feed your kidneys, but also help with bone formation and thus help prevent kidney stones.

Drinking fresh green juices are incredibly hydrating for the kidneys, and good sources of your B vitamins apparently decreases your risk for kidney stones, Hands down, Super B is the greatest B complex vitamin supplement I have ever used.   Spring water is the best water to be drinking, in my opinion as it’s vibration and energy are purer as their springs and aquifers are nurtured  by, and hum with earth’s natural energy.

By all means, drop the sugar and processed food (forever) but especially this week as we head into Spring. Spring is depending upon the health and vitality of the kidneys in order to spur a season of growth, in my eyes, our breadth and depth of physical growth and achievement is directly proportional to the depth and vitality of our kidneys.

Bless the renewed courage you discovered within yourself this winter, for that is the gift of our kidneys – courage.

Happy Cleansing!

K & B™ is formulated to nutritionally support normal kidney and bladder health.* It contains extracts of juniper berries, which enhance the body’s efforts to maintain proper fluid balance; parsley, which supports kidney and bladder function and aids overall urinary health; and urva ursi, which supports both urinary and digestive system health.* K & B is enhanced with therapeutic-grade essential oils. Approximately 19 servings per container

How to use: Take 3 half droppers (3ml) three times daily in distilled water, or as needed. Shake well before usingKeep in a cool dry place. Keep out of reach of children. Do not expose to excessive heat or direct sunlight. If pregnant or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Ingredients: Juniper (Juniperus communis) berry‡, parsley (Petroselinum crispum) leafe‡, uva-ursi (Arctostaphylos u.) leaf‡, dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)‡ root, German chamomile (Matricaria recutita)‡ flower, royal jelly, geranium (Pelargonium graveolens)† aerial parts, fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)† aerial parts, clove (Syzygium aromaticum)† bud, Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile)† aerial part, sage (Salvia officinalis)† aerial part, juniper (Juniperus osteosperma and J. scopulorum)† branch/leaf/fruit and vegetable glycerin. ‡ Extracted 1:4 ratio in 50% ethyl alcohol and 50% water. Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ essential oil

* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Mineral Essence™ is a balanced, full-spectrum ionic mineral complex enhanced with essential oils. According to twotime Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling PhD. “You can trace every sickness, every disease, and every ailment to a mineral deficiency.” Ionic minerals are the most fully and quickly absorbed form of minerals available.Calories: 5 per serving Total Carbohydrate: 1 per serving Magnesium: 383 mg per servingApproximately 21 servings per container

How to use: Take 5 half-droppers (1 ml each) morning and evening or as needed as a mineral supplement. May be added to 4-8 oz. of distilled/purified water or juice before drinking. This product contains royal jelly, which may cause allergic reactions.Shake well before using and refrigerate after opening. Keep in a cool dry place. Do not expose to excessive heat or direct sunlight. If pregnant or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Ingredients: Ionic liquid mineral complex, honey, royal jelly, lemon (citrus limon)† rind, cinnamon (cinnamomum verum)† bark and peppermint (mentha piperita)† leaf. † 100% therapeutic-grade essential oil

* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Super B™ contains a combination of B vitamins and the minerals magnesium, zinc, and selenium to help support healthy energy levels. B vitamins are particularly important to support the nervous system, normal cardiovascular function, and normal digestive function.* They are also vital for internal enzyme reactions that control energy, circulation, hormones, and overall health.* Because the actions of B vitamins are interdependent, a comprehensive complex like Super B is highly recommended.Thiamin (vitamin B1) (as thiamin HCl): 25 mg per serving Riboflavin (vitamin B2): 25 mg per serving Niacin (vitamin B3) (as nicotinic acid): 100 mg per serving Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl): 25 mg per serving Folic Acid: 400 mcg per serving Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin): 100 mcg per serving Biotin: 150 mcg per serving Magnesium (as magnesium oxide): 25 mg per serving Zinc (as zinc gluconate): 5 mg per serving Selenium (as selenium yeast): 50 mcg per serving PABA (para amino benzoic acid): 25 mg per serving90 servings per container How to use: Take 1/2 to 1 tablet daily, with a meal.Caution: If taken on an empty stomach, you may experience a temporary niacin flush/warming sensation.Keep in a cool dry place. Keep out of reach of children. Do not expose to excessive heat or direct sunlight. If pregnant or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Ingredients: Thiamin (as thiamin HCl), Riboflavin, Niacin (as nicotinic acid), Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl), Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin), Biotin, Magnesium (as magnesium oxide), Zinc (as zinc gluconate), Selenium (as selenium yeast), PABA (para amino benzoic acid), dicalcium phosphate, cellulose, magnesium stearate and stearic acid. * This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Photo by Krista76“Tis true, many of us start cleansing because we find ourselves unable to cope any longer with a broken-down, tired, listless body that just can’t go, do, or be that which we were so accustomed to.  We are no longer willing to put up with the status quo, soon enough, we’ve had enough.  And therein lies the most beautiful gift to discover, as we follow the yellow-brick road freeing ourselves from illness, disease, lethargy…we start discovering longevity. No longer is youthfulness and vitality an urban legend, it is real and you can feel it rising up and moving you and spirit in so many wondrous ways, you are amazed when the new you starts revealing itself layer, by layer.

Longevity is not explicitly the reason why I started cleansing, I was just so chronically ill and no one had any answers; and I had a 4-year-old to care for as well as a toddler who was suddenly having seizures. It has been a journey, indeed, and the most magical aspect is that not only do I feel like I have my life back and then some…I look pretty  youthful! I feel pretty fabulous, and I do get hit on every now and then when I’m in public (or at least I like to think so!) And most miraculously, my daughter has overcome her developmental delays in an extraordinarily short time.

I am reminded that longevity is absolutely a lifestyle, and after re-reading an excerpt from a transcript of Gary Young‘s works, it is pretty easy to abide by once you are in the rhythm of it all. First things, first. WATER. Water is such a natural super conductor of life .and light within the body, water is my first go to for health and longevity – particularly spring water.  Of course, exercise is a must, but how about walking backwards? Have you heard that one? This transcript describes how walking backwards helps the elderly and their back pain, by walking backwards, their hips and pelvis now rotate a different direction, and they can actually reabsorb a slipped disc over time, reportedly.

So, why in the world are you cleansing? Thinking of a cleanse? What is your ultimate goal and end-result? I would bet dollars to donuts that you will have all that you dream and hope for with your quest – for cleansing is actually a journey back to the most sacred, well, and healthy you that loves you more unconditionally than you could imagine. Deep within your body remembers your brilliant roadmap to health and longevity, and when things are cleaned up, she can do her job with precision, grace, and ease.

Thank goodness for therapeutic grade essential oils, and cleansing supplements! I have gray hairs that are reversing, wrinkles that are disappearing, and eyelids that no longer droop. I don’t think I could’ve imagined having all of this way back in my early days of cleansing. Longevity certainly will be my legacy.

Happy Cleansing!

Spring is right around the corner, and my body has this incredible impulse as of late to be stretching and moving and breathing more deeply.  It almost feels as instinctive as animals that migrate or hibernate.  My body feels like it’s wanting to shed the excess that was protecting me and keeping me warm this winter, my body is really aligning with movement, foods that are promoting movement and peristalic action, and sunshine to feed my skin and warm all of me.

We’re nearing the end of the winter, and I believe kidneys are happy and satisfied and ready to charge the immune system now that we’re in Pisces.  Pisces rules the feet and the lymphatic system, so how appropriate we’re wanting to put our feet forward and move and groove in more productive and satisfying ways. And as we enjoy longer days and being outside, visiting with community, neighbors, friends, and family, of course our immune systems and lymphatic systems would need energizing. The lymph helps to trap toxins, and all that toxic stuff or dying off stuff that we no longer need which saw us through the winter, the lymph is wanting to thin and isolate that which is no longer needed.

I’m finding that I’m reaching for citrus such as organic oranges, lemons, and grapefruit.  They’re so rich in vitamin C, good for cleansing the liver, and for cleansing the lymph.  I’ve been finding myself adding Grapefruit essential oil to my water, and lemonades; and I can tell that it’s helping to really stimulate and circulate the lymph.  (By the way, if you are going to use Essential Oils internally, make absolutely certain that beyond being pure and organic, they are FDA approved for internal consumption and/or Earth-Kosher Certfied.  There will be a seal on the bottle indicating this safety status. Otherwise, don’t bother, you might have an adverse reaction internally or externally.)

This is a great time for dry brushing – I adore dry-brushing before my shower, my body tingles, and I can feel the lymph moving as well. To dry-brush, you simply purchase a high-quality brush, it can be hair brush or spa brush, but you want the bristles to be from boar.  There’s something about the firmness of the brush that really helps to stimulate and massage the skin without being too harsh. Sometimes I put essential oils on my brush, and, wow! That’s quite a treat! And while I’m in the shower, I’ve been reaching for my baking soda more frequently as that does a nice job of cleansing the surface of my skin, like a nice, gentle exfoliant that cleanses your aura as well!

By the way, can I  just mention Cel-Lite Massage Oil one more time? It has been one of my favorite essential oil blends this season, perfect for supporting the kidneys, cleansing the lymph, and assisting with detox.  I never realize how wonderful and supportive this blend is, and I just realized how great it is for supporting the liver. I won’t be suprised if I end up using this massage oil through the spring and into the summer.

So, happy Spring-on-it’s-way and thank you so Winter so very much for drawing us all within, stirring up our inner journeys, and preparing us for a beautiful season of growth.

How to use: Massage on locations where firming and toning is desired.

Shake well before using. Store in a cool, dry place.

WARNING: Avoid contact with eyes. If contact occurs, flush area with vegetable oil and see a doctor immediately.

Ingredients: Fractionated Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Citrus Paradisi† (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens† Oil, Cedrus Atlantica† (Cedarwood) Bark Oil, Juniperus Osteosperma† Aerial Parts Oil, Juniperus Scopulorum† Aerial Parts Oil, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Salvia Sclarea† (Clary) Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, and Olea Europaea‡ (Olive) Fruit Oil.

Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ essential oil
‡ Organically grown in accordance with the California Organic Foods Act of 1990.

* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Happy Cleansing!

Photo by GregPCI’m thinking that this is one of the most powerful cleanses I have done as it is impacting my global health, and I’m going beyond the 30 days.  I will probably do it for at least 6 months as it is that powerful, and it’s helping all of  my organ networks.

The second 30 days I’m finding are different than the first, I’m not having as many strong reactions – such as the headaches, tissue dying off on my gums (yuck!), and pressure on my head. Now it feels as though it’s going deeper into the bones of my sinus cavities, and I don’t reallyhave a sinus infection, it’s just pressure and cleaning up – and the draining down the back of my throat has been more.  My ears are opening up more, I can feel deep cleaning in the core of my ears, and now into the lymph of my throat.

A tooth that was really gray, is light gray now, it looked nearly a normal color the other day; and when that tooth is really happy, my entire body shines.  When that tooth is unhappy, I’m tired, my kidneys are complaining, and my body feels slow.

My teeth look stronger, they look bigger, they almost look like I’ve had veneers put on them, though not sparkling white veneers! My gums look healthy and the puffiness is gone – I didn’t realize they were puffy before! My teeth feel so solid in my jawline, rooted deep, strong, they don’t feel weak or sensitive to cold/hot or to touch.  The edges of my front teeth don’t look quite as “serrated”, they look like they’re filling out ; and they don’t look so transparent at the edges like bone china, they look more opaque and dense.

The surprising thing has been with my health, recently, my daughter was very, very sick, I suspected she contracted rotavirus with all of the vomiting and that tell-tale noxious scent in the stool and gas.  While caring for her, apparently I contracted a bit of it, and I was left with a cold. As that all came and went in the past week, I’m shocked beyond belief that I was not knocked out and in bed sick for days on end as would have been the case previously. Sure, I’m tired and a bit worn out, but my husband has been out of town for a week and I’ve been flying solo around here. It’s actually a bit shocking that I didn’t come tumbling down with the virus like I had in the past.

I wish I had taken pictures when I started, I did take pictures last week of my teeth…and we’ll see how it goes. I’ve started flossing twice daily with Oregano – and that hurts. It hurts and burns so bad, I don’t recommend it to anyone, but wow, wow, wow! So powerful!

Lastly, it’s interesting, my right thumb, the tip of it looks “blistered” as I’ve been going on with this dental cleanse. I have layers shedding off my thumb, deeper and deeper by the day, and I know it represents the yeast die-off going on in my head, sinuses, and bones in my skull. This flaking and shedding runs along on the reflex points of my head and sinuses on my thumb. I’m getting it that chronic hang-nails are actually a sign of yeast.

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Photo by Sister72Happy  Valentine’s Day! It’s a beautiful time of year where Venus and Mars have a symbiotic relationship in Aquarius…where the archetype of Aquarius carries our dreams and as a visionary, inspires the resources and relationships to attain them. It is the season of co-creative love.

I’m inspired to take a moment while the house is quiet and my kids and hubby go pick up some P.F.Changs to enjoy at home…and focus upon this season of love. Of light. Of inspiration. Of co-creative hope.  This Valentine’s Day feels even richer to me, and I know it’s because my body, sensually, sensationally, physically, is functioning at such higher, sensitized, efficient level. It’s just naturally energizing and vibing at a higher frequency, where the higher vibes of love and joy happen more streamlined, more consistently, and  more naturally.

And the beauty of it, is that it feels so NORMAL. It feels like how life was meant to be. There is no room for fret, fear, worry, tension, or shortage of time or money…the feelings that would tap into those concepts are just gone.

And, truly, as I’m embracing this season of love, it starts with the essence of true self-love; for how could you truly sense, feel, receive, and give love if you don’t know what it is from the inside out? And that’s the gift of cleansing, through the years, through the mega detoxes and rings of fires I”ve leapt through, through all of the pain and turmoil when I just really questioned my sanity and mechanism for living…in every step…love asked me for just a bit more of love. That’s all. Love just asked to be loved, received, given, and basked upon…and all flowing within.

Photo by * Cati Kaoe *As we cleanse, we bring light and water and circulation of oxygen to places that have been dark, pained, and walled-off. Bringing down those walls can be scarey and petrifying, yet when you do encounter them, you do it in love…because you realize that in your personal experience, there is no place on earth that you sense love is needed more deeply, clearly, and unconditionally, than in those quiet, invisible places.

So friends, keep going. Cleansing is a lifestyle. It truly is, and the benefit is that you grow deep, deep, impervious roots of love that stream throughout your body and are at one with your earth, your physical home, and your Creator.  The more you cleanse, the more you are rooted deep in your own love; and the more the world rises up and matches that love on the outside. It truly is an inside job, and the world wants to dance with the best of you.

I’m really appreciating a recent blurb shared by Gary Young, founder of YL Essential Oils, and how all dis-ease is about a lack of love, a lack of self-love.

Go the distance and be your own best self-lover. No one can do it like you can. No one can reach within the depths of your soul and spirit like you can. No one can join your Creator in blissful harmony within your heart like you can. Let it all in. There’s nothing to fight in the light of love.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Photo by bitzceltYup, I’m doing a “30-day Dental Cleanse Challenge” and you heard it first right here, at my blog.

Last month, Dr.LeAnne and I did the monthly tithing show where she answered your questions, one question had to do with root canals and the question was: Are root canals always or usually harmful to health over time? And as we discussed this question, she also talked more about Clove Oil and her daughter’s experience with a root canal, that she wished she had just gone ahead and not gotten lazy with the application because she could have saved her tooth. Apparently the pus pockets that are in the jaw from the infected root, are difficult to completely eradicate, even with antibiotics and such.  Upon inquiry, Dr.LeAnne felt that doing an oil such as Clove for 30 days would get rid of any problems and probably prevent the need for a root canal.

And a big light bulb went off in my head. I lit up like a Christmas tree in the eyes of a five-year-old. In that moment, I decided I would apply  Clove Oil on my gums and teeth for no less than 30 days, I had a root canal and although my tooth doesn’t hurt me, I can sometimes feel “strangeness” going on in there. And some days I wonder if that tooth is discoloring.  Ergo, the beginnings of my 30-day-Dental-Cleanse Challenge.

Since January 20, I have been applying the oils of Clove, Theives Blend, Wintergreen, Peppermint Oregano (OUCH!), Immupower, Christmas Spirit (for the Cinnamon) and others. I’ve also been doing some other natural, topical things to my gums and teeth that I’m not ready to share with public as of yet; however, the oils, especially Oregano has been phenomenal. It’s been amazing, and painful, and the detox has been surprising.

Aside from this root canal I had done, I’ve also had a history of sinus infections, chronic in nature, and the last one lasted for several years where antibiotics (7 times in 10 months -that’s another story!) couldn’t clear it up.  So I could feel the power of Oregano, especially, going deep into my bones, into my facial bones and all of the bones of my skull…and they ached and hurt so badly  on somedays, it reminded me of intense yeast die-off in the past. That type of die-off where the oils go so deep into the bone they are killing off yeast in the bone, it feels like your bones are breaking, creaking, bending, though at that the same time, they’re feeling stronger. Like intense growing pains I suppose. The other things I was noticing was flaky skin around the corners of my mouth, around the corners of my nose, and giant flakes forming and crusting at the opening of my nose – all dead yeast.  Also, on somedays my teeth seemed more yellow and gross, I swear there were some days where it looked like microscopic black threads were collecting in the tartar line, and they would come off with my fingernail finding its way in their grooves.

I am going to keep going with the “30-day-Dental-Cleanse-Challenge” beyond the 30 days. The results are too valuable, in fact, it’s opened to my eyes as to why people with poor oral health have heart disease, and that diabetics are especially vulnerable to poor dental health. It’s like the path of the Oregano going through my bones over time, I could feel yeast getting cleared out in the back of my head, going down along the spine on my upper back, and dripping to a space in the middle of my back and above my kidneys. Coincidentally,  I had remarked on the show, prior to the root canal question something was still “dripping” into my kidneys since I felt like my infection was so stubborn, and I vividly remember Dr. LeAnne chuckling and saying, “that could be…you never know!” And  I wanted to know WHAT could do that, and sure enough, I found out.

Photo by KayVee.INCHave you looked at your teeth lately? How about your gums? Have you flossed with Thieves or Oregano Oil on the floss? Are you willing to go the distance for 30 days? TRY IT! You will be amazed, and you will feel like any residual cold or thing hanging on will disappear – your head, mind, and thinking will be clearer and less foggy or confused!

Photo by DifusaI am falling in love with Cel-Lite Massage Oil* again, I remember using it in the past on a whim, but not really for anything targeted and never really focused on it in any given way. This time I grabbed for it since I saw it had so many nice oils that support kidney and moving lymph around, no wonder it would be good for working through thicker tissue that is laden with cellulite.

I’ve been using this all over my body – all over my legs, back, buttocks, breasts, and shoulders because I want to get things circulating now. And what I noticed right away was not only how delicious it smells, but how thirsty, thirsty, thirsty it made me! Then I was having some fatigue and lethargy and realized it would pass after I’d pee, and then I noticed my urine looked like urine that’s been detoxing, meaning, flecks of yeast and candida, or even some mucus strings of candida, even lotsa bubbles and that detox pee smell that was ever so light (think of urine smell after eating asparagus).

For me, not only is this massage oil really working the lymph, moving it around, and cooling stagnant stuff and having it drain, it seems to be doing wonders for kidney support as well.  I’m still getting over my severe kidney infection, I mean this stuff that I have is very deep in the tissue and I’m wondering if I’ve just had chronic kidney infections for the past decade at least, if not longer.  And I can testify that it is working beautifully for my kidneys and a great support, the only caveat is that I know this would be brutal on my kidneys and happy-factor if I were not drinking so much water.

So my biggest recommendation with Cel-Lite magic is to bump up water, big time, at least one giant glass
of water every hour until the detoxy feeling goes away. This detox feeling is different than a yeast detox feeling, it’s more fluid, you can still work, you’re not really moody, you feel tired and sometimes stiff and sometimes relaxed. It’s an odd one. Oh yeah, and your bones are vaguely achey, it’s an ache that is hard to pin down.

I’ve even massaged it all over my breasts, and I can FEEL how wonderful it is for the lymph in my breast tissues, it’s like my entire chest unbinds, my shoulders relax, I don’t feel a heavy weight weighing me down on my shoulders and chest. Stretching and deep breathing go hand in hand with this massage oil as well.I’m enjoying Clove essential oil on the gums to help with detox. Nice and warming, good for the teeth and gums as well.

Happy Cleansing!

Per Young Living:

*Cel-Lite Ingredients: Fractionated Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Citrus Paradisi† (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens† Oil, Cedrus Atlantica† (Cedarwood) Bark Oil, Juniperus Osteosperma† Aerial Parts Oil, Juniperus Scopulorum† Aerial Parts Oil, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Salvia Sclarea† (Clary) Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, and Olea Europaea‡ (Olive) Fruit Oil.

Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ essential oil
‡ Organically grown in accordance with the California Organic Foods Act of 1990.

** This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Photo by veo_Really great article I posted at the forum from the Natural News newsletter - according to the  U.S. National Poison Data System, there were zero deaths in 2009 from vitamins, minerals, herbs, or amino acids. ZERO! Isn’t that something? You’d think otherwise from all of the scare tactics and warnings from popular publications, or even from your family physician.

Thing is, the reason why vitamins, minerals, herbs, and amino acids are not researched and tested by big pharma or receive vigorous research, is because NO ONE can patent a naturally occuring plant or element on the planet! You just can’t! Which means you can’t really generate multimillion dollar profits from stuff that is not patentable. So  what big pharma and the like has to do is to create medicines, that could be plant based – but is stripped of its constituents that make it naturally and synergistically powerful for the body, and easy on the body.  They add bulking agents and who knows what else  – and tah dah! Patent ready! Coporate ready! SO SCAREY!

And it’s even scarier when they get to bypass standards and promote drugs without accountability (think H1N1 vaccine), or get doctors to prescribe drugs without FDA approval. (For example, my daughter was prescribed phenobarbitol for her seizures, but that has never ever gained FDA approval for that specific use. And there’s about 15% of the drugs out there fall in this category and loophole. Synthroid is another popularly prescribed pharmaceutical for the thyroid that has never been FDA approved for that specific use – at least the last time I looked which was within the past two years).

And the thing is, is that the public still seems cautious when using natural remedies like whole food based vitamins, minerals, organic herbs, amino acids, and therapeutic grade essential oils to improve their condition! These are naturally occurring things that are in our foods, woven into our gardens, and sustain the life of the forest, seas, rivers, desserts, plains, and mountain ranges! Sadly, most people are more inclined and pressured to go the allopathic route of medicine for simple, effective remedies, and perhaps tiptoe into supplementation and natural health as conditions worsen and become more complex and expensive. (By the way, I believe that emergency medicine is phenomenal, and takes incredible cooperative efforts and artistry. I believe there ARE wonderful medicines that have helped me tremendously in crisis; however, too much medication has nearly killed me several times, along with the recommendations for MORE medication – which kept compounding my health problems. My daughter’s health, too.)

To top it off, somehow we’re comfortable or numbed  in some bizarre way as being tolerant as a society with 100,000+ people per year being killed by pharmaceuticals, the 16,000+ people being killed annually from internal bleeding from NSAIDS (pain killers), 107,000+ hospitalized for digestive problems with NSAIDS, just in 2009.

There was a great article in published in December of 1999, by JAMA – the Journal of the American Medical Association -  stating that Doctors are the 3rd leading cause of death! Here’s an excerpt:

The author is Dr. Barbara Starfield of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and she desribes how the US health care system may contribute to poor health.

ALL THESE ARE DEATHS PER YEAR:

• 12,000 — unnecessary surgery
• 7,000 — medication errors in hospitals
• 20,000 — other errors in hospitals
• 80,000 — infections in hospitals
• 106,000 — non-error, negative effects of drugs

These total to 225,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes!!

What does the word iatrogenic mean? This term is defined as induced in a patient by a physician’s activity, manner, or therapy. Used especially of a complication of treatment.

Dr. Starfield offers several warnings in interpreting these numbers:

• First, most of the data are derived from studies in hospitalized patients.
• Second, these estimates are for deaths only and do not include negative effects that are associated with disability or discomfort.
• Third, the estimates of death due to error are lower than those in the IOM report.

If the higher estimates are used, the deaths due to iatrogenic causes would range from 230,000 to 284,000. In any case, 225,000 deaths per year constitutes the third leading cause of death in the United States, after deaths from heart disease and cancer. Even if these figures are overestimated, there is a wide margin between these numbers of deaths and the next leading cause of death (cerebrovascular disease).

So, I’m not intending to knock doctors because I have friends who ARE doctors and I find most doctors to be very compassionate and compelled to help people; unfortunately, they are caught up in a system that is promoting methods that are unnatural to the body’s physiology over time,  and sadly goes against the grain of their oath to do no harm.  I love health and all research supporting vitality and renewal, and I would find it extraordinarily difficult to be trained in traditional medical school now or within the past 10 years.

I have also benefitted tremendously from western medicine, and do see value with it. It is problematic when it becomes black and white, inefficient, and alternate, natural methods are mocked, disregarded, or promoted fearfully with patients.  I’ve witnessed that first hand and it’s heart breaking and shattering to the spirt of hope.

I am so grateful that natural health and healing is expanding and being more readily accessible in our neighborhoods, communities, and thru the internet. I’m really looking forward to the day when medicine can be practiced multi-dimensionally, across disciplines with respect and integration, with curiosity and possibility, and corporate greed is taken out of the picture – in all aspects, from training, selling, and pimping doctor’s talents to fatten their bottom line. And doctors will once reclaim the honor they deserve, and not even make the top 20 causes of death, but be a the top of the charts for increasing longevity, vitality, health, and curing disease.  It can be done. That I believe.

YLLavender