You are receiving this email because you are part of our Young Living organization. This is for educational purposes only, this is not a solicitation. If you are local in Northern IL/Southern WI there is a free class on Women's Hormone Health at Silver Lake Beach, Silver Lake WI, we would love for you to join us on the beach and bring a friend! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/349969336707
It is June, the month I became a part of the group that no one wants to belong too. June 9th was the day I gave birth to my oldest daughter and 16 years later, June 30th is the day I found her limp in my home. I decided to share this part of my personal journey through grief because we are currently living in a hurting world. Some days seem hopeless, some days seem so grim. Many people have lost loved ones, friends, co-workers, children, spouses and we all need a little hope to cling to, an encouragement, a kind word to soothe our soul, a friend to talk to. We may only be connected through me being your upline in Young Living, but if after reading my story you need someone to talk to, please reach out. We all need a comforting ear.
Many of you have had your Young Living account for a good while, and some have just started. For me, it was 10 years ago that I had a good friend ask me to come to her house to hear about essential oils. I had tried two cheap oils from the health food store years prior to that, and had such terrible reactions that I had to go to the emergency room three times in a week before I knew what was causing my reaction. After the last ER visit, I figured I was allergic to essential oils and vowed never to use them again. Fast forward to when my friend asked me to come to her house, I was a stressed out, grieving, widowed mom, who had also just lost her 16 year old daughter tragically, was homeschooling 4 other kids, and cleaning houses to make ends meet. The last thing I wanted to do was to go listen to a talk about essential oils that had given me such terrible reactions. But, because I am a loyal friend, I agreed to come and at least give it a listen.
Have you ever had one of those unexpected experiences that rock your world? That night was mine. I "bitterly" listened through the class that was being taught on essential oils not really paying much attention, but before the lady who was teaching was through, she talked about emotions and how pure essential oils, distilled properly, reach the limbic region of the brain and can help us overcome deep emotional trauma and more. Immediately I started to listen more intently because I had a daughter who was not doing well emotionally after loosing her older sister and I didn't want to medicate her but I was at a loss on how to help her. I too, was struggling with so many triggers from all the loss and trauma we had experienced, that I was interested in what she had to say. Could this be something that could help myself and my kids? I didn't have a lot of extra money at the time, but I wanted to see if these little bottles of oils could help my daughter and possibly even myself. So I asked a lot of questions before the end of the class and sought this woman's input on what oil to try first for my daughter who was struggling so deeply and she suggested the oil of JOY. It has many properties to uplift the mind, calm deep struggles and rewire pathways of damaged connections from trauma. I signed up and ordered this gem in a bottle and I skeptically applied it to my daughters pillow case for several days when she was out of her room. I chose not to tell anyone else in the house what I was doing to see if anyone else noticed. Within days, her siblings started to ask why she was smiling, why she was happy and not so distant and angry, and why she was in a better mood.
I have to say that I was stunned, I really didn't think the oils could work like that. I thought they were just a pretty scent to be put in a diffuser. I bought a desk reference that had all the in-depth information in it on every one of Young Livings oils and I proceeded to look up every issue that came up in our home. I started to learn how the oils work cellularly, how cheap oils do not work the same in our bodies and with our emotions and how when they are not grown or distilled properly, it can cause the terrible reactions I had experienced years prior. I kept seeing the oils work over and over again for all the little ailments that popped up in our home, so the next test was ME and my thoughts, fears and traumatic memories. My many emotional triggers and traumas, I thought, was a feat that was too big to tackle, but I had had so much success in just months of using the oils that I was purchasing, that I decided that it was time to work on this grieving mamas heart.
Have you ever been so scared of something happening and then having it actually come to fruition? That was my life. I had always been terrified of loosing a child, and after having been widowed and left with 5 small children, I thought I had been through the worst of things, not realizing that there was something far worse than loosing a spouse, but your own child.
We all grieve differently and I thankfully had 4 other children in the home when my oldest daughter died, so I didn't have much time to reflect or think or process, I just had to get up and take care of my other children daily, not realizing that those unchecked emotions catch up to you after a while. So, after seeing great success with the emotions of my middle daughter and so many other ailments in our home, I decided to do a test on myself with the oils. When I first got my starter kit, I detested the smell of Frankincense. It was repulsive to me. Upon studying and using the oils daily, I had read that the oils you can't stand the smell of, are the oils you need the most. So I started reading up on Frankincense and found that it was the number one oil for trauma. Trauma was my first name at that point in my life, so I grabbed a calendar and made note of when I started this experiment. I knew that the bottom of the big toe was the brain reflex and I knew our emotions and trauma affect our brains, so I put one drop on the bottom of each of my big toes nightly for 2 1/2 months and journaled along the way how I felt and my struggles. I was stunned to find that the two biggest triggers in my life at the time that I could never seem to shake, were now non-existent. I could not believe that I had conquered those feelings and emotions with a little bottle of oil.
This realization rocked my world and it was at that moment that I just couldn't keep my mouth shut about all that these oils could do. I shared high and wide about what a gift they were and started the journey of helping people transform their lives, one drop at a time.
Did you know - 6th edition Essential Oil Desk Reference
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.
The limbic lobe located below the cerebral cortex, can directly activate the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is one of the most important parts of the brain. It controls hunger, thirst, fatigue, sleep, circadian cycles, body temperature. It acts as our hormonal control center and releases hormones that can affect many functions in the body. Growth hormones, sex hormones, thyroid hormones and neurotransmitters such as serotonin are all governed by the hypothalamus.
Essential oils, through their fragrance and unique molecular structure can directly stimulate the limbic lobe and hypothalamus, affecting and supporting all the systems that are listed above that are controlled in this part of the brain.
Did you also know that when you have trauma of any kind that you do not work through emotionally, your body stores that emotion in the organs of the body? The five major organ systems involve pairs of organs and an associated emotion. The liver and gallbladder are associated with anger, the heart and small intestine are associated with joy, the spleen and stomach are associated with over-thinking or pensiveness, the lungs and large intestine are associated with grief, and the kidney and bladder are associated with fear.
The sense of smell is the only one of the five senses directly linked to the limbic lobe of the brain, the emotional control center. Anxiety, depression, fear, anger, and joy all emanate from this region. This is why the scent of a special fragrance can evoke memories and emotions before we are even consciously aware of it. Where smells are concerned, we react first and think later. In contrast, all other senses, touch, taste, hearing and sight, are routed through the thalamus, which acts as a switchboard for the brain, passing stimuli onto the cerebral cortex and other parts of the brain.
Essential oils, through their fragrance and unique molecular structure can directly stimulate both the limbic lobe and the hypothalamus. In this way, essential oils can exert a profound effect on the body and mind. Not only can the inhalation of essential oils be used to combat tension on the body and emotions, but they can also stimulate the production of hormones, enhance the mechanism in the body that stimulates feelings of love for each other (compliant verbiage), stimulates the satiety following meals, storing and releasing emotions and increase oxygen in the cells and much more. RELEASE essential oil blend is a wonderful oil that can help stimulate a sense of harmony and balance within the mind and body and help release long stored issues from the cells of the liver bringing about a sense of peace and emotional well-being. This oil has an approximate frequency of 102 MHz and so it is wonderful to help with your emotional health! (1st Edition EODR)
These oils are a gift, a gift to be used to nourish your soul and soothe your mind, calm your body and recalibrate your thoughts. I pray you are blessed and get the opportunity to enjoy them daily to help you work through whatever you are needing to process right now. Please reach out if you need education on what oils to use for your situation, or if you just need a listening ear with what you are going through.
Summer is here, get outside, the vitamin D in the sunshine helps boost your immune system as well as your emotions. Our next blogpost will be in July, I hope you join me!
Cecilia Bruce-Okrzesik
Young Living Gold Leader
@AbundantlyWiseLiving-IG
Hello,
Weekly you receive education emails from me because as of 2021 many have left social media and our Facebook education page has dwindled. I stopped sending out my monthly emails via this platform in September of last year because I was in need of changing some things up a bit AND I had two daughters get married in the same month in November. Que in all the STRESS oils!
So I am reintroducing this monthly email, and myself, but I will continue to send out our bi-monthly education emails too! It has been a great way to connect with all of our customers around the world and educate on how to stay healthy during this trying time!
My name is Cecilia Bruce-Okrzesik, your Young Living Gold leader, and I have been educating the masses with Young Living for the past 10 years. I, like many of you, was invited to a friends home for a class not knowing a single thing about essential oils and didn't think anything of it at the time, but I left with my world changed and so many solutions for the needs in my home. My primary need was a daughter who was struggling emotionally after the death of her sister, my oldest daughter, and desperately wanting to help her struggling emotions. The oil of Joy was recommended to me and with that, my first order was placed and the atmosphere in my home changed so dramatically that I couldn't deny it. I bought a desk reference and never looked back.
This monthly email will now contain other natural wisdom that you can research and verify yourself as the months move forward in addition to all of our normal oily goodness, and my husband and I are adding a Rumble channel (similar to You Tube) that you can subscribe to for all things, homeschooling, organic gardening, repurposing, canning, cooking, baking and tips from a seasoned mama and grandma). I hope you will join us, we will include the link in June's newsletter!
The following content may be something you already received in your inbox today, as I sent it out to our whole organization but incase you missed it, I wanted to include it in this Intro email to get this platform started again.
As always, please reach out if you have questions, concerns, or would like the resources to delve deeper into any of the content provided!
Can you believe its almost June? The older I get, the faster time goes. We have some great education and updates for you and a wonderful class schedule for the summer here in Southern Wisconsin/Northern IL. Your leaders may have other classes in your area too if you are out of state and country, so please check in with them or respond to this email and I can help you find a local class for you to attend.
When I first was introduced to Young Living oils 10 years ago, I had no idea what to do with them, how to use them or what each oil was for. Thanks to my friend who signed me up, she told me to grab an essential oil desk reference to help me learn, as she was just learning too. That $20 book has been my lifeline ever since. I have multiple copies now, in different editions, and its a wealth of information about our Young Living oils and oil infused supplements. If you have not gotten a copy, I suggest you grab one https://www.mylsp.com/
and if you want a 20% discount, message me and I can help you obtain that. The very first year I used Young Living, my youngest (10 years old) had an emergency hospital visit and all I had with me was the oils in my purse. I oiled up her feet every half hour in the hospital to keep her from getting any unwanted things from the hospital space, the oils I used were just what I had on hand, not specific for what I was applying them for but all of our oils are great for oxygenating our cells and helping our bodies fight what it needs to fight, so I just used the oils generously on her feet every half hour. She was actually discharged 5 days early by the doctor and he said, whatever your doing to keep her healing so well, just keep doing it and get her out of here so she doesn't catch something! When we got home, we had several weeks of healing to do, so I had to place an emergency order with the most expensive shipping to grab the oils and supplements needed for her continued good progress. I also made homemade bone broth to help her body cope with all that had been done to her as well. The combination of protocols I used helped her dramatically and I learned a good lesson, to keep things on hand for emergencies so I don't have to pay an arm and a leg for expedited shipping and also so that I would have immediate access to things I needed to start the healing process immediately.
Since that time we have had oh so many emergencies in our home and with our pets, as do most people and I have always had a great selection of items on hand to deal with them. Its no different than stocking a home first aid kit or a diaper bag for when you have a new baby, you just learn that you will need that extra onesie when they blow out their diaper, the extra blanket when their lunch is projectile vommited at you, the extra bottle, band aide or juice box. Its no different.
Over the last 10 years I have given lots of people suggestions on what oils and supplements to have on hand but considering so many are trying to stay on a budget right now, and we are so distracted with so many things going on globally, I wanted to suggest just a couple products that would be easy to purchase and invaluable given any situation.
The Ancient Oils of Scripture kit - $214.00 wholesale - Item #: 19341
Includes:
- Cassia essential oil, 5 ml - Crazy Powerful Immune Support- supports kidneys, reproductive systems, digestive.
- Cedarwood essential oil, 5 ml - supports sleep, skin, nervous and respiratory system, anxiousness, water retention
- Cistus (Rose of Sharon) essential oil, 5 ml- womens hormones, respiratory, wounds, aging skin
- Cypress essential oil, 5 ml - Urinary support, water retention, calming, Immune, discomfort, muscles, bones and cardiovascular support.
- Frankincense essential oil, 5 ml - Supports all the body systems, beautiful skin, wounds, cellular function
- Hyssop essential oil, 5 ml - Kidney support, purifying, cardiovascular, nervous and respiratory support
- Myrrh essential oil, 5 ml - beautiful skin, thyroid, hormones, immune and nervous system
- Myrtle essential oil, 5 ml - great for new babies for respiratory support, digestive, muscles and bones
- Onycha essential oil, 5 ml - cardiovascular, emotional balance, and beautiful skin
- Sacred Sandalwood (Aloes) essential oil, 5 ml - Like Frankincense, this covers almost all the body systems, emotional balance, muscles and bones, nervous system and skin
Several oils in this kit are very expensive so the price of the kit saves a large amount of dollars and the kit is ready to put on the shelf (our YL oils DO NOT EXPIRE) and can be used for those emergencies when we need it most.
The Raindrop Kit - $144.25 - Item #: 3137
Includes:
Valor® essential oil blend - Emotional Calm in a bottle, great for skeletal discomfort and alignment Oregano essential oil - the most powerful immune support, great for daily application on the feet Thyme essential oil - helps your body recovery quicker from illness, powerful immune, helps muscles and bones Basil essential oil - Cardiovascular system, muscles and bones and head tension Cypress essential oil - Urinary support, water retention, calming, Immune, discomfort, muscles, bones and cardiovascular support. Wintergreen essential oil - Cardiovascular, muscles and bones (helps bones recover faster) Marjoram essential oil - muscles, bones, cardiovascular and immune support Aroma Siez™ - discomfort throughout the body, muscles and bones Peppermint essential oil - digestive, discomfort, muscles, respiratory, nervous system, skin, V-6™ Vegetable Oil Complex - great carrier oil Ortho Ease® massage oil - carrier oil with wintergreen, Peppermint, Oregano, Eucalyptus, Elemi, Vetiver, Lemongrass, and Thyme. Great for those sore muscle days
The Raindrop kit is especially good to have on hand when you have chronic or immediate muscle or skeletal tension from gardening, working, running, swimming, or when your body is struggling staying above the wellness line. You can perform the Raindrop on your own family, just follow the instructions in the kit, or watch the video on YouTube by Gary Young. My youngest daughter always gave us the Raindrop massage from the time she was 10 years old. It is easy and much more affordable to do it at home. You can use the oils separately, daily, as an economical way to purchase all of these oils or you can keep it on hand for emergencies for when your body is struggling physically from any issue. It is a powerhouse kit that is so inexpensive for the contents included.
I personally give Raindrops at my home every Thursday afternoon/evening for just the cost of the oils, if you would like to come experience one, message me! You will get to experience the Raindrop and learn how easy it is to do for your own family.
Digize Essential Oil Blend, Purification Essential Blend, are two additional oils I would never go without. Digestive and Immune support, purifying, deters bugs, soothes bites, and helps with lymphatic support.
Another Emergency remedy - Homemade bone broth - Dr. David Jockers
You can order bones from https://wallacefarms.com/product/chicken-backs/
When I make bone broth, I use my crockpot with filtered water, 2tbs of Braggs apple cider vinegar or Lemon juice to help withdraw the nutrients from the bones. Cook in the crockpot for 12-24 hours and freeze if you are not going to use it within a week.
Bone broth is often referred to as “liquid gold”. This is because bone broth is a nutrient-dense, easy to digest, healing tonic. It contains many beneficial compounds and nutrients including bioavailable minerals.
There are many minerals in bone broth. These minerals are easy to absorb and include potassium, selenium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, phosphorus, and silicon. This healing broth also contains glycosaminoglycans (GCGs), a group of carbohydrates that support and maintain collagen.
Bone broth is an excellent source of amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein and play many critical roles in the body. The amino acids in bone broth include arginine, glycine, glutamine, and proline. These amino acids contribute to bone broth’s healing properties.
Bone broth is one of the best sources of collagen. Collagen is the most abundant protein in our bodies. It is a structural protein and gives bulk, shape, and support to bones, blood vessels, and organs such as the heart, kidneys and liver.
Many of the benefits of bone broth are due to the collagen content. Collagen is the intracellular “glue” that holds your body together by forming connective fibers in tissues such as skin, ligaments, cartilage, bones and teeth.
Supplements to have on hand, Vitamin D3, NAC, Curcumin, powdered Vitamin C, Charcoal tablets and a good source of Omegas (Young Living has OmegaGize but if you have a larger family or need a Omega supplement for children, I highly recommend https://www.nordic.com/
Nordic Naturals has a very clean source of Omegas and is family owned like Young Living. They have liquid versions, miniscule caplets for toddlers on up through adults. Omegas in Fish oil are very important for pregnant and nursing mamas, newborns through old age for brain health, cardiovascular health, and beautiful skin. Its a must have to have in your daily health regimen.
Books I personally recommend to have in your home library: Nourishing Traditions (Sally Fallon Morell), Essential Oil Desk Reference, Cure your child with food (Kelly Dorfman), How not to die (Michael Greger, MD), Tox-Sick (Suzanne Somers)
Subscribe to Save, uncomplicated - if you need help building an order, according to what your familys needs are, please reach out, we would love to help you! Enjoy earning your 20-25% back to redeem for free products.
Starting June 1, we’re introducing a simpler rewards program. Going forward, Subscribe to Save and Loyalty Rewards will simply be Loyalty Rewards. You’ll still unlock our 24 percent discount and earn loyalty points and gifts the same as you did before, but now the rules will be a bit simpler. Loyalty orders (previously called subscription orders) will process every month, and you’ll be able to add items on your loyalty order to Save for Later instead of having to process them every one, two, or three months. See our FAQ, infographics, and mockups for more details or check out our updated Loyalty Rewards page beginning June 1.
Locals watch for a email with our Summer Classes: This summer we will be hosting our classes on the beach at Silver Lake Park just over the IL border in Wisconsin. Bring your kids a little early and enjoy a day at the beach and we will have a blanket with kids toys for them to enjoy once class starts so you can concentrate. Bring a friend, classes are free. Sign up links will come in an upcoming email this week... Womens Hormone Health, Gut Health, Sleep-Stress-Emotions, Back to School, Summer Drinks and Oils, How to Create an income from home, Clean up your act,
If you would like more information about the above information, please respond to this email. If you have any concerns with your Young Living account, shipping, or product information, or would like information on how to share your favorite products for extra income from the comfort of your own home with friends and family, we would love to assist you.
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and choose health, one drop at a time!
Cecilia Bruce-Okrzesik
Young Living Gold Leader
224-610-9703
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Happy September!
You are receiving this email because you are part of our Young Living organization, this is for education purposes only, this is not a solicitation.
As we finish out the summer and head towards fall, let’s make sure our bodies are well-equipped to handle that transition. It’s oftentime during these cooler months that our bodies fall below the wellness line. Here are a few healthy habits you can adopt to help boost your immune system naturally.
- Eat more raw fruits and green vegetables.
- Get outside and enjoy some fresh air and sun.
- Get adequate amounts of sleep.
- Limit processed sugars.
- Increase water intake.
- Get quality vitamins, minerals, and pre- and probiotics daily.
Limiting sugars impacts our health greatly! I am currently hosting an online Sugarfree September group with 30 participants that are eliminating all sugar for 30 days to see how their body responds. I received this testimony within the first 5 days..
From Deb A 
Had to share, for a long time when I wake and climb out of bed in am my body aches so bad I groan in pain. This morning I noticed that as I shifted to stand I made no noises and stood up, walked without pain. I am so thankful and excited 
, I never dreamed it had anything to do with sugar. Just thought 65 yrs old, knee surgery and heart surgery was the culprit. Thank you for sharing this wonderful information with us all. I’m feeling so good just in a five days time.
, I never dreamed it had anything to do with sugar. Just thought 65 yrs old, knee surgery and heart surgery was the culprit. Thank you for sharing this wonderful information with us all. I’m feeling so good just in a five days time.Speaking of good-quality supplements, be proactive & stock up on these fall must-haves. Being prepared will help you tackle the sniffles and sneezes immediately (I always encourage using your oils hourly when you fall below the wellness line to raise your frequency quickly). Prevention is always the best medicine! The Thieves cough drops are worth every dime of the cost. I keep two bags on hand for those emergency moments when the throat gets scratchy and you need soothing relief, they do not have any sugars or synthetic sugar substitutes and contain the power of Thieves!
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Prepare for winter with this whole food source of powerful nutrition from the Ningxia Province. It has the highest ORAC scale of any whole food and has a wide range of nutritional support from minerals, vitamins, protein in just one ounce a day! Ningxia is...........
Great for kids who don’t eat well.
Great for anyone who needs immune support
Great for the elderly.
Great for pregnant mamas
Great for nursing moms
Great for anyone who needs high powered antioxidants for cellular integrity!!!!
UPCOMING EVENTS & CLASSES:
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Did you know? Young Living has an entire line of essential oils that are safe for ingestion called the Vitality Line. They are the exact same oil as the “regular” bottle, just a different label - to help you know which ones are safe to ingest. Not only are they backed by Young Living’s Seed to Seal quality commitment, they are all non-GMO certified. If you don’t like swallowing capsules, you can try them in drinks, yogurts, smoothies, etc. Check them out!
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Aroma Rings
These are such an incredible new way to use essential oils! An Aroma Ring is a soft silicone ring that fits comfortably on your nose or on your ear to deliver persistent aromatherapy for up to 6 hours. They currently come in two scents - Lavender and AromaEase. Lavender’s fresh, floral aroma provides balancing properties that help calm the mind and body, fight occasional nervous tension, and bring feelings of peaceful relaxation. AromaEase combines the aromas of Peppermint, Spearmint, Ginger, Cardamom, and Fennel into a breath of minty refreshment and rejuvenation. These would be perfect to wear under a mask (if you wear one) or even just during your regular everyday activities.
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We look forward to helping you keep your family healthy all winter long. Please reach out to the person who signed you up, your local leader or respond to this email if we can help you with any product information, shipping, order delays, or website navigation! We look forward to serving you!
Cecilia Bruce
Young Living Gold Leader
224-610-9703
This may be long but an important story....Finding your voice!
I am a naturally curious person but that was squashed many times as a child. I was told "children should be seen but not heard" all throughout my childhood. It was just what was said a lot in that generation, but I am so glad it has stopped for the most part. No child should be told to not speak, think, or question things. (Don’t confuse that with first time obedience in child training, that’s a must!)
I asked a lot of questions in school and got reprimanded for those questions many times, telling me that "its just the way it is, or you just need to because I said so." In 5th grade I had a teacher who said to the whole class that my question was "the dumbest question" and I didn't speak again from that day on until my freshman year in High School when my English teacher saw my confusion and asked if I had a question. When I told him, "never mind, its a dumb question", He emphatically said "there are no dumb questions, if you don't understand something, you need to speak up"! His kindness forever changed me and gave me the wind behind me to spur me on to find my voice. Teachers, parents, how we respond to children shapes and molds them, try to be conscious of your words!
Although my mama told me to be quiet a lot, she also drilled it into me to use natural methods of healing, to always look for the root cause of illness and not just run to drugs to cover symptoms, and to read about and research everything. For this, I am forever grateful. Those lessons from her have lead me to most of the choices I have made today and how I am able to help people around the world with my business.
I had never been given an antibiotic as a child, my first and only one was when I was an adult. My mama read and read about natural things in books written by tried and true long standing health professionals, not a meme on the internet. She knew that they were damaging on so many levels and knew they were only for emergency use only. She used to get teased by her friends for being so “natural” and she has outlived them all and had great health even to this day.
My first obstetrician was very naturally minded and didn't use any invasive procedures during pregnancy or the birthing process. If the mama was healthy, the labor and delivery should be healthy and invasive free....He was such a wise man, and I drove two hours for every appointment and delivery just to keep him for four of my pregnancies.
When my oldest daughter was 6 month old she had a terrible diaper rash that was severe. After taking her to the doctor and them giving me a cream for it, it got 10x worse with the cream. When I called the doctor to tell her about it, she told me to keep using it. I refused because it made it so much worse, and the doctors response was "if your not going to do what your told, then don't call me" and hung up on me. I found another doctor asap that would listen to my mamas intuition and respect me as a parent. And Vitamin E oil fixed up her tender little tush straight away......
With my 5th child, I had my water break and so they strapped me to a table instead of letting me walk to help labor be productive. At 12 hours with no advancement, the doctor on call heavily pushed and insisted I needed a C-Section. Not wanting anything invasive we asked him to step out of the room to talk and when we did, the nurse came over and told us he was just done with his shift and wants to get paid for this delivery and that we could safely keep doing it naturally for 12 more hours if we wanted. He is just in a rush to go home she said. So we let the door hit him on the backside and we pushed on for another 11 hours to have her naturally, safely, with no complications. I was forever grateful for that nurse that filled us in on the doctors motives....He wasn't concerned for my health and safety, he just wanted to get paid and go home. Good to know... Mental note taken....
My husband died when I was 6 weeks pregnant with my youngest daughter. Trauma was all over the place, stress, confusion, lots of other drama going on with his family......Stress was an understatement. About 4 weeks after the funeral, (I am now about 10 weeks pregnant) I was having chest pains and discomfort. I went to the emergency room and they did all the things and couldn't find anything wrong. I had told them that I had recently lost my husband and had 4 children at home. They decided to send me for a nuclear test to see if I had blood clots in my lungs instead of putting two and two together and seeing it as stress related. KNOWING I was pregnant, they sent me to a wing of the hospital that had skull and crossbones all over it, with warning signs on every door , and left me to sit on a chair in the hallway by myself for my "nuclear Scan". This scan involved injecting me with a nuclear substance so they could light up my lungs to see if it was clear of clots....After they had done all the other things that said i was 100% healthy, knowing I am pregnant and recently lost my husband, this was their choice of action. I didn't follow God at this time, but as I sat there by myself waiting for my turn, EVERY ounce of my being told me to RUN and get out of the hospital and to NOT get the test....So i got up and checked myself out and went home and cried and slept. The best medicine for stress and overwhelming grief. I have thanked God so many times since then, for protecting my sweet girl, and the damage that un-necessary test would have caused for her. I listened to my mama instinct and knew it wasn't right to inject myself with anything while pregnant.....
A year or two after my husband died I started feeling extreme fatigue and joint pain so much so that when I tried to stand up in the morning upon rising, I would collapse onto the floor because the pain in my joints hurt so bad. I went to the doctor and they could find nothing and just recommended steroids. I refused...They are toxic and don't tell me WHY I am having the issue. They refer me out and I have test after test, and no one can find anything wrong with me. After several scans later and many doctors, the final doctor I went to see said "I think you are doing all this for attention"......UMMMMM, I have 5 kids under the age of 10 as a single parent and you think I have time to do this for attention? So I find a natural doctor in the area and within 10 minutes of talking to me, she tells me she knows what is wrong with me. She proceeds to tell me that I am breathing incorrectly.....I laugh at her and tell her I am an all natural kinda girl but that is ridiculous, how can you breathe wrong? I thought she was a quack. ..She proceeds to tell me that she can tell just by observing me that I am in a flight or fight mode from all the trauma and stress and that being in that temporarily is how the body is designed but to be there long term is damaging to the body. She proceeds to teach me how to breathe from the depths of my gut and lungs and not shallow breathe like she said I was, and told me to go home and practice. It was actually quiet hard to do...I decided to give it a try even though I didn't really believe her and went home and started doing these breathing exercises daily....Within weeks ALL my joint pain and discomfort was completely GONE.....It was eye opening to me the power the mind has over the body, the power stress has over the body and how it functions physically, and how quickly our body can bounce back when given the right tools.
Years later My son gets in the car while we were in Texas when he is 16 years old and within an hour starts to profusely sweat and talk crazy and spike a fever. We immediately drive him to the hospital and he tests positive for the Swine flu which is going on around the country at this time. They wanted to inject him with their cocktail and I refused. They were rehydrating him with fluids and that is all I gave them permission to do. I refused all other treatment that wasn't diagnostic. The fluids helped break his fever and he went home to rest for 7 days with food and sleep and lots of liquids and was totally back to normal. You do not have to agree to all meds or tests requested of you in the hospitals or doctors offices. Later I found out a lot of negative information about the shot they wanted to give him, and I didn't know that information then but I did know that they body has an incredible ability to heal itself and fight infection when given the right tools and not just medications in many situations which do not hit the root cause of the illness.
Fast Forward and Emma is 10 years old with severe food allergies and gets a tummy ache. We do all the things and it would help for a short period and then get worse. After a couple days of thinking she had just eaten something she shouldn't have, I take her to the local hospital. They cannot find out what is wrong but they can see there is something going on in her abdominal area. They wanted to do EXPLORITORY surgery on my ten year old......UMMMMMM NO! Unless you know what you going in for, its a hard NO......I did not agree or give consent. So they sent us to a local Childrens hospital that was about an hour away and after a specialist saw her they deemed it necessary for emergency surgery for a perforated colon. The Anesthesiologist came out to talk to me as they were prepping her for surgery and told me that they were going to give her an epidural as well as other meds to put her out. I absolutely SAID NO to the epidural. She was 10 and they were not going to touch her spine.....After I freaked, the doc said, "its ok, we have other ways to put her out".......Then WHY would you choose an epidural if you didn't need too......that was my question.....
I am so thankful for the expertise of the doctors that helped save her. She had a perforated colon and 6-8 inches had to be taken out, and thankfully they were able to save her from the toxins that were spilling into her gut. Emergency medicine is priceless and so valuable, but still needs to be done with caution and lots of questions when there is time to ask. Unfortunately the doctor thought it necessary to take out her appendix, even though there was nothing wrong with it, "because it will keep her from having to have surgery again SOMEDAY, INCASE it ever goes bad"........I was furious....I argued his decision and he stated that the appendix doesn't have a function anyway.....HMMMMMMM.... Really I said, I believe our bodies were created by God and every part of it has a purpose and her appendix didn't have anything wrong with it.....But alas, he had already done the damage....
While in the hospital, we used every essential oil in my purse on the bottom of her feet, hourly. A friend dropped off a diffuser and we diffused Clove and Lavender in her room from the moment she came back from surgery. The doctor said she would be in the hospital from 7-10 days minimum with this type of major surgery. By the 4th day, with her being oiled up every hour, she never took any pain meds and was walking around the two surrounding floors to deal with the boredom. The doctor found us walking the hallway and asked how she could possibly be up and walking and doing so well. I told him I was just adding some natural options to her care and he told us that he was going to release her to go home and that I should keep doing what we were doing. She was healing faster than any patient he had ever worked on. We went home that day, 6 days earlier than expected.
The most concerning thing was driving home from the hospital. Emma had just had emergency major surgery and they gave me a prescription for an anti-biotic for her that was so potent that the doctor gave me a tutorial on how to use it and to not miss the specific required times for taking it. He said it was a very strong drug so it needed to be used with care and regularity. Upon leaving the hospital we stopped and got the prescription. With my friend driving us, I read the insert for the prescription I just picked up for her. The side effects were shocking and the last one being "could cause death" in some patients.....UMMMMM HELLO NO......she is 10.....Not going to happen...
So I researched and used our natural products with great care and attention, and watched her body for signs, fed her bone broth a couple times a day to help her gut start to heal, gave her probiotics, essential oils internally for scaring and infection and had her rest with lots of healthy soft foods. We applied oils to her incision sights and when she was seen by the doctor for her follow up, he said she had healed beautifully!
Why do I feel this is important to talk about? Because I was always told to be seen and not heard, BUT we need to do the opposite. We need to be heard, loud and clear as voices of reason in a confused and medically greedy world. We need to research and apply logic and common sense and dig deep into true health and healing for our families. We need to stop funding big drug companies and really find the root cause for our illness' and ailments. We need to QUESTION EVERYTHING, as we are the ones living with the consequences of the doctors decisions. We need to advocate for our elderly loved ones, (they are so abused and taken advantaged of medically and need advocates) our children, our spouses, and not be pushed around and bullied into taking things that do not serve us or our health...
We need to have our voice, and we need to use it!
#read.the.inserts
#just.say.no
#protect.your.babies
#protect.your.family
#question.everything
#choose.health
Dangers of Energy drinks, for kids and adults..
It is such a big craze to drink energy drinks! We are all exhausted and can't seem to get enough energy to get through the day. We fall back on high octane coffee, sugar, and anything that will give us the energy to finish out the day or to make that long drive.
The average cost of energy drinks are anywhere from $1.50-$3.50 but at what cost to your health? An average cost of a Grande Latte at Starbucks is $3.65. Ningixa Nitro has a cost of $3.43 per serving and gives you long lasting energy for an entire day and supports a healthy body without the harmful affects of high sugar, high caffeine drinks! It can be used daily for adrenal support and energy or when needed for those days when you have more on your plate than you can handle and need that extra pick me up without compromising your health.
Energy drinks have many dangers, and here are just a few.....
Dehydration - even coffee and tea are dehydrating, and you should up your water intake for every cup of coffee you drink.
Heart complications - large amounts of caffeine can cause heart rhythm, blood flow and blood pressure issues.
Anxiety
Insomnia
Dr. Oz has stated...We found that a 5-ounce bottle of Monster Energy M-3 Super Concentrate contained 206 mg of caffeine and 5-Hour Energy contained about the same amount but in just 2 ounces, meaning that 5-Hour Energy is even more concentrated than Monster. In comparison, a full 8-ounce cup of regular brewed coffee has just 95 milligrams of caffeine. Ounce-for-ounce, the caffeine in 5-Hour Energy is 9 times as concentrated as in coffee.
Over the course of a full day, these amounts, and even up to 300 mg of caffeine can be fine. You’d be drinking about 3 cups of coffee, sipping here and there, so you’re getting a gradual rise in caffeine as well as eliminating some of it. The problem with the shot is that you are getting over two-thirds of that daily amount all at once, which can be a jolt to the system. And since it’s such a small amount of liquid, you may be inclined to drink more than one bottle. Drink two little bottles and you’ve just downed 415 mg of caffeine.
Young Living Ningxia Nitro was formulated for adrenal support and a natural source for energy. With one Ningxia Nitro you get an even, sustainable energy, that lasts throughout the entire day without heart palpitations or that shaky feeling. It is supportive of your body with Korean ginseng extract, b vitamins, Green tea, mulberry leaf extract with Spearmint, Black Pepper, Peppermint, Nutmeg and Wolfberry Seed oil. Essential oils that are supportive of the adrenal system.
Its a great option for a healthy energy source! #choosehealth
