You may believe that God created the Earth and its many inhabitants. You might believe that evolution brought us here. Or perhaps you think that God created evolution. Whatever it is that you believe about how the Earth arrived, you should have no doubt that we need to take care of it. How are we going to do that? Earth Day is a good time to consider what you could do to keep the planet a little cleaner.
Quite a few years ago there was a commercial on television that showed an American Indian chief surveying his lands. He saw garbage heaped up and the filth from a disrespectful human race covering the Earth’s beauty. The tear which trickled down the Indian’s face was all the message I needed to cause me to begin taking care of the Earth. I’ve been reminded of his saddened face over and over in my mind’s eye when I’ve seen how we have all abused our home. Over the years I have tried to be kinder, cleaner, more natural because I know that whatever I do affects the Earth.
Just our being here, whatever we do or don’t do, has an impact on the planet. I’m sure you’ve heard about our carbon footprint, and what measures you might take to help reduce your own footprint. There are lots of things you could try. You won’t need to look very far to find some ideas, motivation or even step by step instructions. But have you thought about what you eat, drink and apply to your body as being harmful to the Earth? It’s true; all of our personal stuff has an effect.
I read a few weeks ago that chemical drugs are in our water. It was broadcast by the media as if it were something new and surprising. I wasn’t surprised, though. I knew that those countless substances which we can’t digest are excreted back into the land and the water. The chemicals of drugs, processed foods, personal care products and anything that’s not organic has an unhappy effect on the planet. And this is getting worse and worse as we use more processed goods. I wonder how long it’ll be until our water is too contaminated to drink and our ground is too full of chemicals to grow food.
It’s so hard to get away from all this processed junk. It’s all around us and a lot of it is just so convenient and helps us get more work, more play, more sleep into our days. But think about it for one minute: whatever we do goes back to the Earth. And then think for one more minute of something that you could do to help this beautiful planet that we call home. There are natural foods out there, natural products which are minimally processed and natural medicines which are better for the Earth – and better for us as well.
It seems like a huge burden to think about having to take care of such a huge planet as this one. But if each one of us does one or two things in the way of care, we will all be better off. Think organic. Think unprocessed. Think natural. Just think about it for one minute. Choose something and act on it soon and consistently. What goes around comes around and respect works both ways. If we each take care of the Earth, she’ll take care of us in return.
Wishing you the best of health!
Jude
wellness@desker.net
www.youngliving.org/judithanne53
Monday, April 21, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
Setting the Record Straight: Wintergreen Oil
One of my friends is a member of an animal-related chat group. A question was posted recently regarding wintergreen oil and whether it was safe to apply it to an arthritic animal. Someone posted an answer which stated, with no doubt whatsoever, that wintergreen oil is toxic, that it could be fatal and should never be applied to any animal or human at any time. Well, that's not exactly true.
Since I have the information and the evidence against this statement, I couldn't help but take the opportunity to educate these folks about wintergreen essential oil. While I was doing my research and writing up a response to the chat group, I thought that this subject would make a decent post for my own blog. So, here you have it.
It's true that many reference books and aromatherapy authorities, especially those of the British persuasion, contain warnings against the use of wintergreen oil. However, there is nothing toxic about the wintergreen provided by Young Living. Lab produced wintergreen, methyl salicylate, can definitely be toxic and I wouldn't use it.
In his book The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple, Ph.D. David Stewart writes:
"Isomers are two or more compounds with the same formula but different molecular structures. The formula for methyl salicylate is C8H8O3. However, the 8 carbons, 8 hydrogens and 3 oxygen atoms of this formula (19 atoms total) can join together in several ways thus creating molecules with the same formula, but arranged in different structural shapes with different properties. There are 25 isomers of the formula C8H8O3. Two are very similar to that of natural methyl salicylate, but not quite. When plants produce methyl salicylate, they make a specific single pure isomer -- only one of the 25. Laboratories can't do this. When a lab tries to produce a single isomer, they end up with mixtures of two or more isomers, not just one. This is significant because different isomers of the same compound can have entirely opposite properties -- some helpful, some harmful. So there is good methyl salicylate and bad methyl salicylate. Humans can make the bad while only God knows how to make the good."
There is a lot of bad wintergreen out there, but Young Living stands behind its wintergreen essential oil as being pure, organic, and without contaminants. It is independently verified to be of the highest grade of therapeutic essential oil and has stood the test of time and use for over 15 years. Any Young Living distributor would be able to give a testimonial or several on the benefits of Young Living wintergreen. Young Living wintergreen oil has anticoagulation and antispasmodic properties, and has also been used with great success as a vasodilator, an agent for reducing blood pressure and is highly anti-inflammatory, making it just the right choice for arthritis and many other inflammatory conditions. Wintergreen is in our supplements, our face creams, our soaps and even in our toothpaste.
Be so careful when you are choosing anything to put on your pets and on yourself. Make sure it's pure and not made in a lab. Don't buy it at the drug store or the grocery store. Make sure you know what you're using. I would certainly not hesitate to say that I have used wintergreen by Young Living on my face, on my joints, on my headaches and in my mouth. I'm here to tell the tale. I can say without any hesitation that Young Living's wintergreen oil is unequivocally the best on the planet.
You could site chapter and verse about "wintergreen oil" and it's toxicity. There is enough information out there for anyone to easily be able to give reference on the subject. These writings would be right for the most part. But you can never site anything of the kind regarding Young Living. Hundreds of thousands of Young Living distributors and customers can't be wrong about our wintergreen essential oil. It's good for use on high blood pressure, inflammation, muscle and nerve pain, joint and ligament pain, atherosclerosis, fatty liver and more. It's been proven and documented to be therapeutic, it smells yummy and above all it's safe!
For more information about the purest of oils, check out The Essential Oil Desk Reference published by Essential Science Publishing. You could check out my website, too. Or, you could contact me directly by phone or email to discuss the wonderful properties of wintergreen essential oil, made with care by Young Living. While I'm waiting for your call...
I'm wishing you the best of health!
Jude
www.youngliving.org/judithanne53
wellness@desker.net
315-255-3066
Since I have the information and the evidence against this statement, I couldn't help but take the opportunity to educate these folks about wintergreen essential oil. While I was doing my research and writing up a response to the chat group, I thought that this subject would make a decent post for my own blog. So, here you have it.
It's true that many reference books and aromatherapy authorities, especially those of the British persuasion, contain warnings against the use of wintergreen oil. However, there is nothing toxic about the wintergreen provided by Young Living. Lab produced wintergreen, methyl salicylate, can definitely be toxic and I wouldn't use it.
In his book The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple, Ph.D. David Stewart writes:
"Isomers are two or more compounds with the same formula but different molecular structures. The formula for methyl salicylate is C8H8O3. However, the 8 carbons, 8 hydrogens and 3 oxygen atoms of this formula (19 atoms total) can join together in several ways thus creating molecules with the same formula, but arranged in different structural shapes with different properties. There are 25 isomers of the formula C8H8O3. Two are very similar to that of natural methyl salicylate, but not quite. When plants produce methyl salicylate, they make a specific single pure isomer -- only one of the 25. Laboratories can't do this. When a lab tries to produce a single isomer, they end up with mixtures of two or more isomers, not just one. This is significant because different isomers of the same compound can have entirely opposite properties -- some helpful, some harmful. So there is good methyl salicylate and bad methyl salicylate. Humans can make the bad while only God knows how to make the good."
There is a lot of bad wintergreen out there, but Young Living stands behind its wintergreen essential oil as being pure, organic, and without contaminants. It is independently verified to be of the highest grade of therapeutic essential oil and has stood the test of time and use for over 15 years. Any Young Living distributor would be able to give a testimonial or several on the benefits of Young Living wintergreen. Young Living wintergreen oil has anticoagulation and antispasmodic properties, and has also been used with great success as a vasodilator, an agent for reducing blood pressure and is highly anti-inflammatory, making it just the right choice for arthritis and many other inflammatory conditions. Wintergreen is in our supplements, our face creams, our soaps and even in our toothpaste.
Be so careful when you are choosing anything to put on your pets and on yourself. Make sure it's pure and not made in a lab. Don't buy it at the drug store or the grocery store. Make sure you know what you're using. I would certainly not hesitate to say that I have used wintergreen by Young Living on my face, on my joints, on my headaches and in my mouth. I'm here to tell the tale. I can say without any hesitation that Young Living's wintergreen oil is unequivocally the best on the planet.
You could site chapter and verse about "wintergreen oil" and it's toxicity. There is enough information out there for anyone to easily be able to give reference on the subject. These writings would be right for the most part. But you can never site anything of the kind regarding Young Living. Hundreds of thousands of Young Living distributors and customers can't be wrong about our wintergreen essential oil. It's good for use on high blood pressure, inflammation, muscle and nerve pain, joint and ligament pain, atherosclerosis, fatty liver and more. It's been proven and documented to be therapeutic, it smells yummy and above all it's safe!
For more information about the purest of oils, check out The Essential Oil Desk Reference published by Essential Science Publishing. You could check out my website, too. Or, you could contact me directly by phone or email to discuss the wonderful properties of wintergreen essential oil, made with care by Young Living. While I'm waiting for your call...
I'm wishing you the best of health!
Jude
www.youngliving.org/judithanne53
wellness@desker.net
315-255-3066
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