Essential Oils and their Benefits (Learn the benefits of some single oils)

I can put together a personalized aromatherapy massage blend just for you.

Article from our guest writer Jon Reyes

More than just an enjoyable part of a day at the spa, essential oils can provide tons of important health benefits all on their own! These oils, primarily made with plant extracts, are used as active ingredients in cleaning and personal hygiene products, pest control products, and over-the-counter medications like certain lice sprays and mentholated lozenges or rubs. Studies have even shown that these oils could be an exciting development in the battle against antibiotic resistant superbugs.

However, you don’t need to use products containing essential oils to benefit from them. These oils can be used as aromatherapy, massaged into the skin, added to bathwater, used in a compress, or burned in a diffuser. There are more than 90 types of essential oils, and most have antibacterial qualities as well as varying emotional and physical impacts. These oils can often be blended together to create a combination of functions to suit your needs – as well as a unique, soothing odor.

Sandalwood

Historically, this rich, woody essential oil has been used in medicines, skin and beauty treatments, and a wide range of hygiene products ranging from perfumes to mouth fresheners. The medicinal properties of sandalwood are extensive – this antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, and sedative qualities make it perfect for treating conditions including depression, reproductive health, bronchitis, stress, and even insecurity.

Lavender

Sweet, fresh, and floral, lavender is especially useful when it comes to relieving tension and pain, but it can also be used as a disinfectant for the skin and hair, stimulates blood circulation, and helps control respiratory issues. Studies have shown increased cognitive function and reduced stress and anxiety after inhaling lavender oil, making this a perfect choice for anyone who struggles with nerves. This fragrant oil can also be used as an insect repellant – and applied to any bites or stings reduce pain or irritation, thanks to lavender’s anti-inflammatory properties.

Peppermint

This oil has a familiar minty fragrance, and is used to treat gastrointestinal issues including nausea and flatulence. It’s also especially effective for relieving the pain of headaches and migraines, and the stimulating effect of this oil is ideal for people suffering from exhaustion or mental fatigue. Peppermint is a great alternative to traditional medications for anyone suffering from a cold, as this oil can help expel phlegm, clear congestion, and ease breathing.

Frankincense

The spicy, woody scent of frankincense is one of the most potent essential oils for ensuring good health. An application of this oil to cuts and scrapes can prevent wounds from sepsis, as frankincense can help promote cell regeneration and recovery – which can also help prevent the formation of cancer cells. Frankincense can heal scars and stretch marks, cure coughs and colds, relieve allergy symptoms, sooth anxiety, stress, and grief, and even mitigate potential brain damage from head injuries.

Cedarwood

Anyone who has had to suffer through a bout of athlete’s foot knows how unpleasant fungal infections can be – and cedarwood is a great way to treat these growths. This sharp, woody oil is used for a number of conditions, including skin problems, arthritis, bronchitis, cystitis, tuberculosis, and gonorrhea. Cedarwood is great for cleansing toxins, water, salt, and fat from the body, and helps to prevent hair loss.

Lemongrass

This fresh-smelling essential oil is great when you’re fighting an influenza outbreak. Not only does lemongrass help keep fevers down, it can kill bacteria, soothe inflammation, inhibit microbial growth, and reduce pain. This potent oil also reduces hemorrhaging and helps prevent wounds from becoming septic. It’s also very stimulating, and inhaling this oil can help with exhaustion and fatigue.

When shopping for essential oils to add to your health care routine, keep in mind that these are not interchangeable with fragrance oils. Essential oils are made from plants, but fragrance oils are artificially created, usually with synthetic chemicals, to give off a particular scent. They do smell nice and can generally be purchased quite inexpensively, they don’t have the valuable therapeutic benefits of essential oils. To get the full health benefits of essential oils, choose oils that are high quality and pure.

These oils are very strong, and if not used properly, could cause unwanted side effects. Check with a health care professional before you begin treating any serious conditions with essential oils.

Thank you to Jon Reyes who wrote this article. Jon is a guest author from Clearwells and is a respected and expert voice in a plethora of health related subjects with over 10 years of writing under his belt.

You can find top quality essential oils on my online herbal health store – Order today at: www.momsherbsshop.com

Nature Sunshine offers amazing oils, single oils and blends!

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Read more from past blog posts on Aromatherapy:
http://www.motherknowsbest.net/index.php?s=aromatherapy

Facts you need to know about vaccines!

For your knowledge. We do have the choice to vaccinate or not. It is Flu vaccine season and everywhere you turn you see signs and ads – GET YOUR FLU SHOT!!! Rather you choice to get the vaccine or not, do your research and also take other steps to build your immune system strong.

Wash your hands frequently
Healthier foods (Junk foods weaken the immune system.
Eat organic
Take your mult-vitamins and herbal supplements
Detox and get on a healthy herbal colon cleanse. (See me for my recommended programs and ask me about my ZYTO Compass Scan for your personalized program.

Call or text: 708-232-8970 or email: momsherbs@gmail.com)

Are Vaccines safe?

http://thehealingfrequency.com/are-vaccines-safe/

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Flu shot ingredients and how they are manufactured

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/050068_flu_shot_vaccine_ingredients_GMOs.html#ixzz4NMezto8e

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10 reasons why flu shots are more dangerous than the flu!

http://worldtruth.tv/10-reasons-why-flu-shots-are-more-dangerous-than-a-flu/

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This is a long video but please take the time and watch…

How Vaccines Harm Child Brain Development – Dr Russell Blaylock MD

This video explains to whole concept of vaccines and the side effects and why they aren’t that effective and what they really do. He says 90% of doctors and nurses don’t vaccine their families or selves!!!

https://youtu.be/7QBcMYqlaDs

Now you know which supplements to take for your body

As an herbalist I get this question all the time, “What’s a good supplement I can take for energy, for my knees, for weight loss…” Folks who know me well know the next words that will come out of my mouth is – Nature Sunshine Products. This is why I HAD to share this graphic below. Don’t forget you can schedule your ZYTO Compass scan appointment also to learn what YOUR body prefers. It is very helpful.

Contact me: momsherbs@gmail.com

Supplements for the Heart:
Omega 3 EFAs
Soluble Fiber
B-Complex Vitamins
Reservatrol
Calcium and Magnesium
Vitamins A, C, and E
Supplements for Muscles:
Protein
Carbohydrates
B Vitamins
Antioxidants

Supplements for Joints:
Glucosamine
Chondroitin
Calcium and Vitamin D
Antioxidants
Supplements for the Colon:
Fiber

Supplements for Bones:
Calcium and Magnesium
Vitamin D
Potassium
Vitamin K
Vitamin B12

Supplements for Digestion
Fiber
Probiotics
Supplements for the Lungs
Lycopene
Beta-carotene
Lutein
Resveratrol

Supplements for Eyes
Vitamins A, C, and E
Lutein
Zeaxanthin
Beta-carotene
Selenium

Supplements for the Brain
Omega 3 EFAs
Antioxidants
Vitamin E

Supplements for the Skin
Silica
Zinc
Selenium
Vitamins A, C, and E
Omega 3 EFAs

I learned I have to eat more to loose

Photo by nkzs at sxc.hu

I have been loosing weight slowly for the past year. I did a Tiao He Cleanse by Nature Sunshine earlier in the year that helped me detox and do a little liver cleansing. I’ve been working out about 3 times a week, going to KS Training Center in Chicago for Zumba classes. I really enjoy that. I work up a good sweat and have fun doing it; dancing to Latin sounds with a mix of Beyonce and Rihanna too, but I was wondering why my weight loss is so slow. I know I am older now, but I wanted to learn a way to boost my weight loss. I’ve lost about 12 pounds now and down a couple of inches in the bust, waist and hips.

Recently I became a part of a online support group for weight loss on Facebook and got weight loss consultation from Fitness expert Carol J. Dunlop. She brought it altogether for me – eating more frequently and getting enough calories in to keep my metabolism revved up. She explained it all to me and it made more sense. I am excited now and will be eating every 3 to 4 hours now, along with increasing my cardio exercise and adding weight training. I was so glad to have that consultation with Carol. She helped me put together a personalized program fit for my schedule. I know she has helped many get in shape. I’ve listened to many of her blogtalk radio shows and she was even a guest on my blogtalk show in the past.

The time is NOW and I am about to take action and continue to loss weight and get in shape. I wanted to share her article below. Anyone wanting to know how to eat to loose weight will find this information helpful…

You Can’t Lose Weight Because You Don’t Eat! By Carol Dunlop

It may seem like a strange thing to wrap your mind around, but it is the truth, you aren’t losing weight because you don’t eat! The honest truth is you have to eat calories to burn calories. And if you aren’t burning calories (or energy), you aren’t losing.

Why is Eating So Important? For one thing, your body is made to run on fuel. The primary way your body gets fuel is through you ingesting or eating food. The food you eat is then broken down into useable sources of energy which are then distributed to the cells throughout your body, including your vital organs, like your brain, heart and lungs.

What Happens When You Don’t Eat? Ahhh! The loaded question. The answer is simple…NOTHING! As in your body either stops or slows down your metabolism and related processes so that it can conserve energy.

Our bodies are really miraculous machines. They are programmed for preservation and anything that is a threat to that preservation is dealt with immediately. Not eating, starving yourself and skipping meals are seen by your body as threats, so your body reacts the only way it can, it slows down ALL processes in order to preserve energy it knows that it will need in order to survive. And since it needs nourishment and nutrition to survive, your body searches for food sources from within. Even though you WANT your body to feed on the excess fat that you’re carrying around, your body sees that fat as necessary for life, so instead of utilizing the fat, it turns to protein. YIKES! One thing you don’t want your body to do is to feed on the protein stores in your body. Why? Because muscle is made of protein. If your body starts to feed on your muscle, you are LOSING a major source of fat burning.

MUSCLE BURNS FAT! So by not eating, you are essentially turning your body into a fat STORING machine and destroying its potential to be a FAT BURNING machine.

How Do You Turn Things Around? As I said earlier, you body interprets:

Not eating
Skipping Meals
And Starvation Diets

as a threat to its existence, so you have to “reassure” your body that “things are fine” and let it know that there’s NOTHING to worry about. The way to do this is to eat regularly and healthfully.

Eating Regularly You should get in the habit of eating a small meal every 3-4 hours each and every day. This “regular” feeding schedule let’s your body know that it’s nourishment is NOT in danger and that it can go about its regular activities of keeping you alive and burning fat for energy, without any issues.

Healthful Eating Not only do you need to eat regular meals throughout the day, those meals need to contain calories that your body can actually use to fortify and strengthen itself. Each of your meals should contain the macronutrients, protein, carbohydrates and fat. These macronutrients are essential to helping your body to become and stay a well-oiled machine.

OK, that was easy!

I’m not going to get into the specific breakdown of how much of each macronutrient each meal should contain, that information varies based on your individual body type, age, gender, metabolism and so on. But what I will say is when you start paying attention to when you eat, how often and how much, THIS is when breakthroughs happen.

Remember these keys

You have to EAT calories to BURN calories
Muscle burns FAT
No Muscle equals FAT STORAGE

Don’t be in the dark about what it takes to lose weight and maintain that weight loss, with a little bit of effort on your part, you can take control of your weight loss journey and start seeing real results.

Carol J. Dunlop, CPT Fitness Professional

Learn how to Lose 25 Pounds in 50 Days –CLICK HERE! Optimum Body Sculpting 678.809.1509

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You can still schedule to get your ZYTO Compass Scan to learn what supplements your body prefers. Learn if you need a parasite cleanse, an All Metal Detox cleanse or Yeast Detox. This scan will reveal. Schedule your appointment today at:

Marguerite Wright
Cell phone: 312.550.2679
email: momsherbs@gmail.com

Great time to stock up on Silver Shield & read about best Zumba instructor in town!

This is a good time to get Silver Shield. Nature Sunshine is running a special for 3 days – March 26, 27 and 28, 2012 along 5 other top products:

Buy 4 get 1 free, Buy 9 get 3 free and $2 off these products!

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Contact Herbalist, Marguerite Wright to learn all the benefits of Silver Shield.

Call or Text: 708-232-8970

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Also read my latest article on E’a Williams, the best Zumba instructor in Chicago at Examiner.com. Stop by and LIKE the article. I love going to E’a’s Zumba classes!

Read full article HERE

Make it a great week!

Catherine Zeta-Jones brings awareness to bipolar II

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones on the red carpet for the Golden Globe Awards. Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her bipolar II disorder on April 13, 2011 at an undisclosed location. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Each morning I like checking out the morning news on TV along with the most popular topics posted online at Yahoo and my igoogle. As a health blogger and writer for Examiner.com I try to find interesting health topics to write about.

Thursday morning, April 14th, 2011 everyone was talking about actress Catherine Zeta-Jones and her recent visit to a medical facility for bipolar type II. Between her celebrity status and the popular topic of mental illness many blog posts went up.

As an herbalist I choose to write about this because I’ve have clients contact me wanting to know of alternative treatments for mental conditions like bipolar, anxiety and other mental illnesses. Many people have been successful in dealing with mental disorders using natural supplements. Parents have been able to help their children with conditions such as ADD and ADHD.

Read my article as the Chicago Holistic Examiner about Catherine Zeta-Jones, with advice for natural ways to deal with bipolar II, including a list of recommended supplements. (Click on the headline below).

Catherine Zeta-Jones has everyone talking about bipolar type 2

I recently wrote about ways to help prevent Dementia and Alzheimer disease also:

Ways to help lower the risk of having Alzheimer’s and Dementia

www.sxc.hu

My 49th birthday weight loss challenge

Sammy, my walking partner

My birthday is September 24th and I will be 49 years old. This gives me 13 months to drop the extra pounds I have picked up over the past several years and be able to go into my 50s at a healthy weight. I have to do this for myself. I am tired of the extra weight I am carrying and I know my metabolism is only going to slow down more, as I get older and go into menopause. I have to become more active, watch my diet closely and most importantly stick to the plan.

I am also in school now for Clinical Massage Therapy and would love to have some extra pounds off in 8 more months when I graduate from this program and seek a position as a Massage Therapist. The good news is that I have a workout partner that I feel obligated to work with, my dog Sammy. I have been walking with him for the past week and he came to my room this morning, peeking in to see if I was going stick with my routine and take that brisk walk. It made me get up and take that walk. Having a pet can help you stick with a good walking routine. Walking is also great because it doesn’t cost you anything, so I think I can afford that workout plan.

Great Weight loss Supplement program

By the end of the month I should have my weight loss supplements and will start a program I am very excited to try.

NUTRILITE® Weight-loss Bundle

After doing some research I found an amazing program that includes a month long supply of 5 great supplements that include a dietary Supplement that has Green Tea Extract, which increases metabolism, Yerba Maté Extract which is a brain booster and improves your mood. (I need that!) Plus more carb blockers, Rhodiola, CLA and another supplement called Glucose Health, which is a blend of trace minerals and herbs to help break down starches and simple sugars.

After reviewing this program I know it is excellent, affordable and it is just a matter of sticking with the program and exercise to get results.

I posted this blog to MAKE me feel even more obligated to stick with my plan and if anyone else is interested in joining me leave me a COMMENT on my blog or email (momsherbs@gmail.com). It would be fun to develop a Weight Loss Support group. I will be posting updates on my progress.

Checkout the weight loss program – NUTRILITE® Weight-loss Bundle

JOIN ME!!!

Read my latest EXAMINER articles on the new and improved EXAMINER.COM:

Stephanie Jordan signs her latest health book at Borders the end of August

Get that regular brisk walk in to fight the bulge and live healthy

Stop by my NSP site for weekly specials and view my new Amway site for additional great products.

Have a great week!

Knowledge is power – How cell phone use affects us

Some months back I heard a very revealing interview on the internet with a man who was sharing some alarming facts about cell phones and how they affect our health. He talked about the increase in brain tumors with cell phone use. I went on to read more about it and it all makes so much sense. This is something we all need to be award of, men, women and children. For children who are still growing and developing it is truly important to protect them against EMF (Electromagnetic Fields).

I am glad to learn of a cell chip has been developed to help protect us. A company named BIOPRO has created these chips. You can purchase them at this link:

http://www.mybiopro.com/motherknowsbest

WATCH THIS VIDEO – IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Mom’s Healthy Radio show is BACK!

This Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 we will be back on blogtalk radio with an important topic. More women are dealing with female issues such as fibroid tumors and cysts. We will discuss what is causing all these problems and what natural programs and herbs are available to help these issues. Just us for some useful facts and herbal remedies.

PLUS, a bonus treat, a special musical guest, Adina Nyree will be joining us to share some nice sounds for her upcoming cd to be released this month.

www.adinanyree.com

ENTER AN CONTEST AND WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF HER CD!

(Learn more at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/momshealthyradioshow)

October Hot Topics

afro-woman1 My clients keep me on my toes. I always remind everyone that for every disease and disorder there is a natural alternative. God provided us with his herbs for healing. Women suffering with fibroids need to know there is an answer to their problem. I have a great herbal program that has helped women avoid surgery, shrink tumors and avoid tumors from returning. Sign up for my FREE ezine here on my website to receive a monthly email with herbal tips, specials, discounts and events. For October I share herbal remedy for fibroids. Don’t miss it. SIGN UP NOW!

I also put together a print packet with information to natural alternatives for herpes. Contact me if you need this and read this link: http://www.squidoo.com/natural_herpes_solution

Singer T-Boz of TLC had a brain tumor:

http://theybf.com/index.php/2009/10/02/kobe-bryant-debuting-watch-lineother-ish/

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There is a link between brain tumors and the use of cell phones. Order your shield today.

We also have programs for brain tumors. Frankincense shrinks tumors.

Recent news on vaccines:

Infant Hepatitis B Vaccine Triples Risk of Autism in Boys, Study Says

http://www.naturalnews.com/027119_hepatitis_B_hepatitis_autism.html

Nurses file lawsuit over mandatory flu vaccine

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/63144732.html

Specials for October:

Special offer on two healthy packets for anyone interested in signing up for a membership with Nature Sunshine to get your products at the member price. Go to my site and order these specials under the stock number:

Sunshine Heroes – Promo Pack:

-Multi-vitamins & minerals

-Omega 3 -Antioxidants For the children

-Probiotics

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Silver Defense Promo Pack:

– Silver Shield Gel

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Powerful pack for fighting viruses, just in time for flu season.

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Did you know?

High-frequency EMF waves lead to significant increase in blood pressure.

Did you know?

Brain cancer has increased by 25% since 1973, every year there are 185,000 more cases in the U.S.

– Coastal Post

LEARN MORE:

http://www.mybiopro.com/motherknowsbest

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Please share this information with anyone you know who could use it.

Have a Safe weekend!

Chiropractic care is important – a pleasant experience

For my birthday I treated myself to a back exam at Health on Earth Chiropractic office, with resized_400x300_team_pic2 and I am glad I did. I have been to a chiropractor in the past I know the benefits of getting adjustments. Dr. Vaught’s office has a very friendly environment. I knew it would be that way even before I got to the office in Crestwood, Illinois because I met some of the crew at the Minority Business Expo on September 18th and all the ladies there were so cool. The office had all the modern equipment to fully exam my spine and show what my chiropractic needs were. I was excited to learn that Dr. Vaught and I are actually from the same hometown of Detroit, Michigan. I felt he gave me special attention and I was not just rushed through his office. They then set me up with an appointment to come back and review my x-rays and find out where I stand.

I was pleased with the appointment to review my x-rays with Dr. Vaught. He stood before a small group of us and educated us on the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and knowing about our bodies and not just putting it all in the doctor’s hands. He shared some rattling statistics about all the deaths each year due to medical errors (Deaths from Medical Errors at 195,000 per Year, USA). This is one of the reasons he choose the profession to become a chiropractor. Dr. Vaught talked about people he knew who appeared healthy, worked out regularly and took their supplements but died at an early age because of unknown conditions. He also spoke about how we live in a country that is rich, with more money going to cancer research but there is still an increase cancer, along with high rates diabetes, hypertension and various other health issues. A very sad thing he pointed out was that more and more children have chronic illnesses such as a 12 year old with high blood pressure and another child with diabetes and parents today are out-living their children!

Listening to Dr. Vaught speak made we want call up all my friends and loved ones and encourage them to make an appointment with a good chiropractor like him after understanding that all of our organs are connected to the spine and if the spine is not what it should be it will affect the organs. Traditional doctors will either do surgery to remove those organs or medicate them. The chiropractor will adjust the spine so that the body will function properly and be able to heal itself.

The testimonies Dr. Vaught shared revealed how he was able to help patients get off a long list of medications. He helped children who were on Ritalin be able to live healthy, active lives without meds. He has helped people who had unsuccessful back surgeries and turn many health issues around. He mentioned how our children today are ending up on anti-depressants and situations like the killings in Northern Illinois and Virginia Tech and are a result of the side effects of anti-depressant medications. Chiropractic adjustments will help get the needed oxygen to the brain and help the body function properly, affecting your moods and avoiding depression and anger.

We see in our communities like in Chicago’s neighborhoods where our youth are walking around with built up anger and so many killings are happening. The latest being the beating of a 16 year old honor student, Derrion Albert. As a mother of 3 young sons my heart is so heavy and like many we are all saying what can be done to stop the killings.

Derrion Albert

I will be blogging about my experience in seeing my chiropractor to get adjustments. My prayers go out to the family and community who lost a young son much too early to a terrible, unnecessary killing.

Thanks Dr. Vaught for all you do.

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