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Shocking Truths about Essential Oils…and a little more on Essential Oil Companies!

1/30/2014

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This is going to be a long one, and an exciting one, so buckle up…
 
First of all, I mentioned on facebook that there is a particular essential oil company that I truly dislike. I was not sure if I was going to reveal the company by name, but a lot of people have really wanted to know which one, and why. I have to admit, I find most, not all MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) companies, well, rather…sleazy. But, there is one company that has offended me professionally AND spiritually.

Would you be offended ???


if a company tried to hijack the healing miracles Jesus performed by the power of God to sell their product? Try this statement on for size and see how it fits: “Even Jesus used essential oils in His healing ministry. “ Offensive. Untrue. To me, truly despicable.

I’ll get back to that…But 1st, lets expose some myths that you might have heard from various representatives from MLM essential oil companies. Everyone that  is in the market to buy oils wants to make sure they get a quality product that will work, but can you really trust what you hear???:


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MYTHS:

1. Only our oils are the best.

This is something that people are told by the company they represent. This is ridiculous. Essential oils contain special properties called active constituents. These properties carry out the intended action of the plant. It is rare to find an oil so badly produced or impure that it doesn’t actually work the way it should, and I will go over how to avoid such oils later in this post.



2. Other’s oils have gases added to keep the shelf life.

This one was actually something that someone posted on a poll on my facebook page. This is not true. I will explain how essential oils are actually made and why some are extracted using a gas. This gas helps extract the oil from certain plants, but is not actually in the essential oil after it is produced. They are not added to keep shelf life, and are not even in the final product.

3. They are not that expensive.

I will show you a price comparison in this post. When you actually know what essential oils should cost, this is clearly a myth.

4. Ours are safe to use undiluted (even on infants) and internally.

All pure essential oils are safe to use IF YOU KNOW HOW. This includes undiluted (referred to as “neat”) and internally, but these applications depend on the oil. I don’t care who makes the oil, there are some that are unsafe to use neat, internally, or even around certain people. This is not because the oils are low quality, it is because they are HIGH quality – meaning they have the active constituents they are supposed to in order to be therapeutic. Using essential oils neat on an infant should almost NEVER be done. Oils are only as safe as the amount of education possessed by the person administering them. Many oil reps are trained by the company for which they are selling oils. They mean well and they want the best for their customers, but it is not a company’s job to educate it’s distributors, it is their job to sell astronomical amounts of their product. From the reps I have spoken to, it is often even dangerous to use essential oils based on their advice.

5. Our oils come from the best farms and have the best manufacturing procedures.

This is something that only a company will boast about. Companies indoctrinate their sellers on their procedures and ingrain into them why and how they are different from the others. When it all boils down to it, there usually is very little difference, and what is actually different is not always as good as they make it sound. I will go into more detail about this and explain why I don’t say this lightly. One example is a certain company boasts that it owns all of their farms. Most of these farms are in the United States, but in order to get the best quality oil, it should come from the part of the world that it is indigenous to or grows the best in. That is how it gets the highest level of active constituents. 




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Lets take a break from the MLM exposure for some Intro to Aromatherapy 101 and then look at a fun little price chart comparing some essential oil prices:


What is Aromatherapy? Essential Oils?... and how are they made?

The most accurate definition I can find is this: Aromatherapy is a branch of herbalism which uses essential oils for therapeutic purposes. Essential oils are extremely concentrated substances, also called volatile oils, which have complex chemical structures and contain many active constituents responsible for carrying out therapeutic actions on the body.

Aromatherapy, contrary to how the name sounds, actually has very little to do with smell.  Aromatherapy is termed because one of the ways that the components of the essential oils enter the body is through the olfactory nerves in the nose going directly to the brain. The oils are highly volatile, making them extremely odorous, but how they smell is secondary to their purpose. They smell like the plant they were derived from. They also enter the blood stream through topical application on the skin, and sometimes taken orally. Oils are chosen by a skilled aromatherapist or herbalist based on their chemical components and desired effect, such as anti-inflammatory or anti-septic.

There are a few ways the essential oils are obtained from the plants and this process requires specialized equipment. Each method has a valuable place in the making of essential oils as some plants yield better results with one method over another. The most common way is by steam distillation. This method is most effective for most plants and the most commonly used overall. There is also cold-pressed, used primarily for citrus plants which have a very high yield and are easily extracted. Third, there is CO2 distillation and supercritical CO2 extraction. These methods are important because they allow the plants to be processed at lower temperatures while giving a higher yield (for many plants, but not all). In CO2 distillation, the end product has no CO2 left behind as it evaporates and you are left with a very pure product which is also very accurate to the original plant state because of the low temperature. Finally, there are absolutes. There are a few plants which do not yield much oil to steam distillation and are extremely expensive to process because they have very low amounts of essential oil in them, such as rose and jasmine. These are often processed as absolutes and are technically not essential oils. They are about 50% essential oil and 50% wax or carrier oil, but still offer therapeutic results.

So what's with all the manufacturer’s hype about processing???

So now that you know how oils are actually produced, why do companies boast with all their might that THEY are in a league all their own because they process them differently? Well, there are some variations in how these processing methods can vary. Different plants need different temperatures and pressures to extract the most oil while keeping it the most true to the original plant. Unless you know what each plant needs (temp and pressure needs) asking company reps is well…futile. Even if you called the company to ask what temps their oils are processed at, they would likely sing you a song about how their unique practices make theirs the best, but each plant is different. So in all reality, they should be making adjustments in processing for each plant. Most companies source out their oils, do tests to ensure quality, and choose which they like the best. Some do process their own plants, but for me, as long as the end product gives me the results I want, it doesn't matter if “Bob” grows his own lavender and extracts the oil himself, or if “Jane” samples 30 different farms’ lavender oils and tests and investigates them and chooses which one she decides is best. When you take the labels off, they are suddenly on equal playing field. I don't have anything against any oil companies oils, just some company politics, if you will.  You might find that you like some oils from company A better than company B and other oils better from company B than company A. And that you might even like some oils even better from C and D.


If you were to do a blind study, sampling various oils from different companies and comparing your results while not being able to see the label, I doubt you choose the same company every time. You probably couldn’t even tell the difference for most oils. In fact, I set out a challenge on social media, having friends that represent different companies. And of course, they have friends that do the same…WOULD YOU BELIEVE NOT ONE person was willing to accept my challenge to a fun little blind experiment??? I was very disappointed, I really wanted to be able to share the results in this post. But, I hope you are learning enough without it. ;)


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SO here is the little price comparison chart I promised:
*O = organic; N/A: the company does not offer this oil
 

                       Young Living       doTerra    AuraCacia       Starwest        Native American Nutritionals

Lavender      $30.92/15ml        $28/15ml   $12.29/15ml     $13.83/10ml *O        $21/15ml *O

Peppermint   $28.29/15ml    $27.33/15ml  $10.45/7.5ml*O  $8.58/10ml *O        $16/15 ml

Lemon         $14.80/15/ml    $13.33/15ml    $6.05/7.5ml*O   $8.17/10ml*O          $10/15ml *O

Basil            $32.57/15ml     $26.67/15ml  $11.59/15ml         $12.33/10ml           $10/15ml *O     

German Chamomile $48.03/5ml   N/A            N/A                 $55.05/10ml           $70/15ml

Black Pepper $24.67/5ml              N/A            N/A                 $19.17/10ml         $21/15ml *O

Clary Sage   $62.50/15ml       $48.67/15ml   $19.99/7.5ml*O  $9.17/10ml        $30/15ml *O

Grapefruit  $22.04/15ml         $21.33/15ml    $8.34/7.5ml*O    $5.33/10ml        $13/15ml*O

Rose 5ml       $244.08                 N/A         $96.82            $28.42(absolute)   $262.50 *O 

Oregano      $36.51/15ml        $32/15ml      $11.25/7.5ml       $7.75/10ml          $23/15ml

Juniper           $37.83                   N/A         $22.45/15ml       $9.25/10ml          $21.50/15ml


**A key comparison here is with the oil Clary Sage. YL is grossly more expensive than the other oils per ounce, even the organic ones. In this case, it is 457% more expensive than the Starwest brand, which I use (of course, not exclusively). Clary Sage is one example of an oil that you can measure the results almost instantly in an unbiased manner. If the oil is quality, you will get great immediate results. I get phenomenal results with the Starwest brand...why would I pay 457% more?

So,  can you get bad oils and how do you avoid them?

Sure, there are a few dead giveaways...

1) Since oils come from different plants, different plants have different processing needs and different oil yields, finding a company that offers all of their oils for the same price is a red flag.

2) Essential oils are highly volatile. Few actually contain fats, so when an oil is placed on fabric it should not leave an oil mark after it has dried. If you are using essential oils that leave oil stains on your clothes, it is a pretty sure bet they are not pure oils.

So what about the company I find offensive? The company I admit to dislike: Young Living, and for several reasons. Here are my ramblings on that…

First, that statement using Jesus for sales, yes, that was from Gary Young, the founder of Young Living. This statement was on their website years ago. I wrote him and the company a letter rebuking such blasphemy and I have no idea if it had anything to do with my letter, but it is no longer on the website.

Second, as sleazy as MLM’s can be, this one tops the list. I feel that the company (not the sales reps) take advantage of people by the way I observe sales and marketing strategies.Their sales reps are often trained by the company which seems to indoctrinate them with a lot of un-truths that they pass on to customers...they boast that YL oils are the only ones that are therapeutic grade, insisting that this is important to look for in an oil to ensure it’s quality. Do you know that YL actually has the term “therapeutic grade” trademarked? That means that other companies can not technically use that term to advertise their oils. I am unaware if the reps even know this, and assuming the best about people choose to believe that they don't. They also boast that their oils are the only ones recommended by the Center for Aromatherapy Research and Education. Really??? That would be pretty impressive...but wait...could that be because Gary Young owns the association? This is not some third party unbiased research foundation. I find that to be a very misleading business strategy to start a foundation with an impressive name that seems to only back your product, which happens to sell for astronomically high prices. And remember back in the beginning of this post when I uncovered some common myths? Well, the one about gases being added, that came from a YL sales associate. Could this company be falsely educating their in order to sell product?  This is a great example of why people should be taught at a college, not a company, if they want a good education on essential oils.

Third: dangers. Gary Young developed Raindrop Technique. This is not only dangerous according to any well-educated aromatherapist, using essential oils in an unsafe manner but equally aggravating, it boasts benefits that are 100% false, including a cure for scoliosis. As an aromatherapist, advanced bodywork practitioner of 18 years and instructor, I can guarantee that there is no amount of oil that you can apply to the spine to correct true scoliosis.   Here is a link to a great article explaining more on that. On the same page, there is a great link to some dangers, too. It was from YL sales associates that I have been told you can apply their oils directly to babies and could not be allergic to their oils.  This is untrue and unsafe information.

The topic of essential oils can get heated fast...

It is interesting to me that like-minded individuals who use essential oils (not a very mainstream practice) can get so angry at each other over something beautiful they have in common…and worse yet, over something as trivial as what brand of product they use. I don’t exclude myself from this entirely. My husband can testify to how agitated I can get about Young Living when I encounter people boasting about it…and now you know why. And hopefully that is not the only thing you learned from this post.

Isn’t it ironic how volatile the topic of essential oils can be?

Summary: Essential oils are awesome. People that use them should be trained...and NOT by a company, by a reputable school. :)

I challenge anyone that uses oils in their daily life to get a few books on the subject, NOT written by a company affiliate. Before using an oil, especially on a young person, check to make sure that you are using the best oil for the intended results and that there are no safety issues. Better yet, if you use them on a regular basis, I challenge you to take a class from a National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA) and/or Alliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA) approved school.


Greater challenge: Anyone using essential oils in their business should be certified.  While writing this post I did some research on schools to include for your benefit. You can learn at home, at your own pace and get certified in aromatherapy. I looked into some schools so that I could recommend one to the readers. I found a favorite! The coursework far exceeded that of others I read about... and the price is fantastic... you can become certified and qualified to use oils professionally. Not a bad investment in your business to keep your clients safe and get them the best results. 

The topic of safety is so important. ..

I have actually known people that may have suffered serious damage from improper use of essential oils. Though the link was never traced back, I know that the people were using large amounts of oils highly contraindicated for their conditions. One example includes pre-term labor (at 26 weeks) and another case that may have lead to an aneurism. One of these people was trained, but poorly (a topic for another post).  

The school I chose is West Coast Institute of Aromatherapy. I get nothing for the referral, I just like the program!


I am eager to hear your comments and engage on the topic of essential oils, aromatherapy, and herbalism!




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Detox Month Part 5: I Feel Terrible On This Detox!?!, Measuring Your pH, and 10 Recipes!!!

1/18/2014

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Do you feel horrible after eating green on this detox? That is a sign you could be doing a great job! When you eat alkaline and give your body a chance to clean out, it does just that. As it pulls toxins from deeper in your organs and tissues so it can flush them out, you can feel pretty poor as they float around on their way to elimination.

Using litmus paper can be a fun way to track your detox. Here are the basics:

Test your saliva first thing in the morning and every time you go to the bathroom. Your saliva pH indicated your alkaline reserves. I am not going to explain it all in this post because it involves New Biology, what I believe is a far more accurate view of how the body works, developed by Dr. Young, and it is too involved for this post. According to New Biology, however, we should have alkaline reserves in our gut, NOT ACID. So your saliva indicates this. When it tests below 7, take ½-1 teaspoon of baking soda in water.

Test your urine pH whenever you urinate. Your urine pH reflects your tissue pH. When it tests below 7, take another baking soda shot. Your tissues hold fluids and when your body fluids are alkaline, your urine pH is alkaline.

Both your saliva and urine pH can and will shift and change throughout the day with different activities, foods, thoughts, and drinks. As you alkalize and your blood strives to maintain it’s delicate pH of 7.365, your urine and saliva need to change so that your blood pH can stay the same. When you alkalize, flooding your body with alkaline fluid, it neutralizes and flushes the acids and toxins. As the acids get flushed out, your urine pH can drop. This is why you can see a huge dip in urine pH DURING a cleanse. And also why you can feel pretty poor at times on a cleanse. It does not feel good when all those acids are circulating through your system. You will also have waves of very high urine and saliva pH during a cleanse, even up to 9.5 or 10 – great! This shows you are doing a great job! Keep Going!

 

Here are some more recipes to keep you going strong for this month’s detox:

Soups:

Lemon Ginger

Chard Soup

Cream of Broccoli

Ribolitta

Salads:

Fennel, Orange, Walnut Salad

Date and Fennel Jicama Salad

Sides:

Lemon, Pine Nut Quinoa

Meals:

Wrap

BLT

Alkaline Pizza
Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor. Consult your doctor before making any health changes. The views expressed are meant for informational and entertainment purposes, not medical advice.

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Detox Month, Part 4! Cream of tomato soup, alkaline mint ice cream, sweet green shake, and more...

1/7/2014

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You are already 1 week in...before you know it will be over. But before then, we need some more recipes to keep you going.

How about SUPER EASY
Cream of Tomato soup. It is almost like cheating it is so easy.

Need something a little sweet to change things up? Try alkaline Mint Ice cream or this
Sweet Green Shake!

Switch up your salads by using
Hummus as your dressing! My 2 year old loves this.

And here is one a little more elaborate...a French restaurant I used to love inspired salad: Spinach, feta, bacon, and strawberry dressing.
Delight of France. Yup, still vegan...and unique enough from all the other salads we have made so far to not feel like we are exhausting ourselves on lettuce. :)

How about some Alkaline Mint Ice Cream for a treat?




Hope you are enjoying your cleanse so far and feeling great!

There are several new products on the store page by request from some followers such as Potassium Iodide...Here is more on that from Dr. Robert O. Young:




Potassium Iodide (KI) may be used when it is desirable to maintain a high level of beneficial iodides in the thyroid gland. Iodide is a form of iodine that is preferentially taken up by the thyroid gland. This product also supports the body's normal detoxification of environmental, metabolic, gastrointestinal and respiratory acids, including the removal of heavy metals. Potassium Iodide helps shield (or block) the absorption of harmful radioactive iodine by the thyroid following a nuclear emergency.

Potassium iodide is a salt, similar to table salt. Its chemical symbol is KI. It is routinely added to table salt to make it iodized. Potassium iodide, if taken in time and at the appropriate dosage, blocks the thyroid gland's uptake of radioactive iodine and thus could reduce the risk of thyroid cancers and other diseases that might otherwise be caused by exposure to radioactive iodine that could be dispersed in a severe nuclear accident.



    • Potassium iodide is a blocker of thyroid radio-iodine uptake.
    • Promotes healthy metabolism
    • Supports the immune function
    • Supports a healthy thyroid
    • Promotes breast and prostate health
    • Combats iodine deficiency that causes hypothyroidism
    • Supports balanced mood
    • Assist in regulation of healthy pulse and blood pressure
    • Promotes the destruction of harmful cells
    • Helps to decrease high blood sugar and cholesterol levels
    • Detoxifies the body from heavy metals, radioactive elements, free radicals and metabolic acids
    • Helps those who are overweight by improving the function of the gastro-intestinal tract
    • Improves the structure of hair and nails and helps them grow
    • Helps to detoxify smokers from strontium and cadmium



The United States government mandates the distribution of Potassium Iodide to the population within 10 miles of any nuclear power plant. The following information is taken directly from The U.S. Nuclear Regulation Commissions (NRC) website. links have been provide below.

What is potassium iodide?

Potassium iodide is a salt, similar to table salt. Its chemical symbol is KI. It is routinely added to table salt to make it "iodized." Potassium iodide, if taken in time and at the appropriate dosage, blocks the thyroid gland's uptake of radioactive iodine and thus could reduce the risk of thyroid cancers and other diseases that might otherwise be caused by exposure to radioactive iodine that could be dispersed in a severe nuclear accident.

What is the role of potassium iodide in radiological emergency preparedness?

Potassium iodide is a special kind of protective measure in that it offers very specialized protection. Potassium iodide protects the thyroid gland against internal uptake of radioiodines that may be released in the unlikely event of a nuclear reactor accident. The purpose of radiological emergency preparedness is to protect people from the effects of radiation exposure after an accident at a nuclear power plant. Evacuation is the most effective protective measure in the event of a radiological emergency because it protects the whole body (including the thyroid gland and other organs) from all radionuclides and all exposure pathways. Administering KI can be a reasonable, prudent, and inexpensive supplement to in-place sheltering and evacuation.


You can read more on the pH Miracle website!














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Detox Month, Part 3: more recipes, supplements, and Happy New Year!

1/1/2014

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Happy New Year! ...

Are you ready to start your cleanse for Detox Month? Well, I wanted one last chance to post some fabulous recipes to get you started, and will be continuing to post more salads, veggie soups, and helpful ideas throughout the month!




I thought I should address another topic that can be very helpful for a cleanse: supplements.

What supplements do you currently take? Here are some ideas to help you really clean out for detox month!

1. pHlush: this  is one of my favorite pH Miracle products. It works great to clean you colon from the layers of meat, cheese, and toxic waste pasted to the sides of it. Yuck. In order to be healthy and have healthy blood, you need to have a clean colon. If you want to save a little money, you could also take another magnesium supplement, but it is slightly more acidic than pHlush, so make sure you are also taking your baking soda regularly.

2. Baking Soda: This is critical to be alkaline and clean. If taking too much salt, you will get a flush, so if you are not used to it starting with a half dose will prevent that. Taking 1 teaspoon 3 times a day and working your way up to 5 teaspoons per day is awesome! We put a teaspoon in a small amount of water and take it like a shot. Upon waking, at bed, and 1-3 times in between. This will help you flush acids from your tissues and body. It will help you also retain your nutrients and prevent your body from robbing itself of calcium, magnesium, and various minerals salts to buffer acidic foods you consume. It is a big deal! Most people don't enjoy it at first, but it does grow on you. It also eliminates heartburn, reduces joint pain and muscle pain, and even stops the hiccups! Contrary to most, the perspective of Dr. Young is that most people do NOT GET ENOUGH salt in their daily diet. Baking soda is a way to increase your healthy salts and without it, you can not alkalize easily!

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3. Activated Charcoal: This is great to help bind toxins and acids and remove them from the body. It is also great to have on hand in case you fall off the wagon and eat something you shouldn't! We usually take a teaspoon everyday, and extra if we feel less than vibrant. :)

4. DepHense: Another pH Miracle product fantastic to clean the body of yeast, fungus, and garbage. It is also great to have on hand if anyone starts to feel under the weather in any way. We love it!

5. Alkaline Water: If you do not have an ionizer/alkalizer, I recommend one. It is important to drink pure, alkaline water...and you don't have to spend thousands of dollars on a machine. Send me a message to learn how to get a great machine for under $700! If you just can not afford or do not have one, there is still a way to get alkaline water...by using PuripHy. Just add a few drops to every quart of water and you are hydrating your body with much better water!




And...As promised, here are a few more recipes to start off Detox Month:

Not Hot Bacon Dressing Salad

Mediterranean Salad

Cream of Zucchini Soup

So, now this totals 7 new recipes to start you off! I would love to hear if you make them, how you like them!


















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