What you can do with 12 Oils of Ancient Scripture

Sorry it has been so long since my last post. With work, night school and keeping up with Young Living, it has been a very busy 6 weeks!

This article was created by my colleague Janet McBride.

Below are some stories you may find interesting and helpful to encourage people you know. As we all strive to keep our immune systems strong through the winter cold months, let's remember what a gift these oils are for more serious things as well.

toe fungus- "I had benefits where I did not expect it." staph- From the voice of "Fox News"..."within three days infection completely disappeared." strep throat- "after just a day and a half, the pus balls on his throat were gone." pneumonia- "Frankincense is my most prized oil and the one I always have with me!" uterine cancer- "...my doctor, he told me that the cancer cells were all gone." bi-polar - "I have reduced the number of anti-depressant pills I take daily and my depression is so much better."


1. TOE FUNGUS:

A friend had toenail fungus for several years, which was getting worse year by year. She was getting scared she would lose her toenail, because it was getting white and crumbly.

In December she received her 12 ancient oils and started using them.The nice smelling ones she used on her shoulders and the not soo nice smelling ones on her feet. 2 on the shoulders and 2 on the feet morning and night alternating the oils until she used up all 12.

In January she noticed her fungus had disappeared. This week she went to her regular person who looks after her feet and corns.He could see no signs of fungus in any of her toes.

Cassia, Spikenard and Myrrh are anti fungal. She just used all the oils and had benefits where she did not expect it. She was not concentrating on the toe nail, she just wanted to use the oils.

Hope this helps.

Have a great day
Paulette


2. STAPH:

I wanted to tell you about David...David's story is interesting... He's the professional "voice" for Fox Sports, as well as the voice behind several other characters. But his story really starts with a severe staph (pronounced "staff") infection that he suffered with for several years...
Staph is medical quick speak for staphylococcus aureus bacteria. This pesky little bacterium is very common (many people have some living on their skin all the time), but when it enters the human body, usually through an open cut or break in the skin, it can cause infection and trouble anywhere in the body.

This nasty infection can appear in several different forms, including;

Folliculitis infections often where people shave or from skin rubbing against clothes
Boils that often occur on the face or neck
Sties (follicle infections surrounding the eyelashes) causing a sore red bump in the eyelid
Abscesses that can occur in the skin and in any other organ
And impetigo, which causes blisters and red scabby skin (kids often get this around their mouths and noses).
Here is the worst part --- drug-resistant versions of the bacteria are becoming quite common.

Such was the case for David. He had been put on several different antibiotics to no avail, and suffered with the infection for several years.

Then one day, a lady on our team met with David. On hearing about the trouble she brought him a small vial of Frankincense and showed him how to use it. Within 3 days the infection completely disappeared.

David's story is just one example of many stories we have experienced within our Team at Marketing Scents. Can you imagine how you would feel if you were able to help someone just like we were able to help David?I can tell you this, it's a wonderful feeling!



3. STREP:

My 15 year old son just got over strep throat and "mono sites in his blood" according to the doctors diagnosis. I refused to fill the antibiotic rx he gave me but instead gave my son 12 drops thieves, 6 oregano, 2 frankincense in the 00 caps 3 times a day, rubbed thieves on his throat and made a spray of thieves and distilled water to spray down his throat...and also rubbed thyme, oregano and thieves on his feet. After just a day and a half his pus balls were gone...and his throat was feeling better! I also ordered the Immunetune caps and immupower oil and gave that to him once a day along with lots of water...he is back to school and doing great! We also make a big deal out of taking the Ningxia Red Juice with dinner...put it into stemwear glasses and my teens love it! I love these oils!

Yours in better health,
Jacqueline Osinski


4. Frankincense and the Lungs:

Before my Frankincense days began, I was using a nebulizer with toxic medication two to three times a day, and was so dependent on it that it went with me everywhere I went -- to the store, to church, to work.

Since December of 2003, I have been using frankincense religiously. I started putting frankincense on my chest before going to bed at night, and inhaling it and applying it anytime I started to cough or feel tightness in my chest.

It is now March, 2004, and my pulmonology test last week showed a 102% large airway lung capacity and 99% blood oxygen!

After several bouts with pneumonia, I had 90% scarring in one lung, so the doctors were amazed that this lung has "regenerated" itself to the point that most of the scar tissue is gone.

When they asked what I had been doing, I told them I changed my diet, used frankincense oil, and weaned myself from my medications. The looks on their faces were priceless - I went from being a beloved patient (after all, they did see me quite frequently) to "an alternative health weirdo" (in much better health) in about three seconds!

Frankincense is my most prized oil and the one I always have with me!


5. UTERINE CANCER: Frankincense and Myrrh

I wanted to share the story of the mother of a good friend. She is just one of many friends and family who love Young Living oils.
Take good care,
Kimberly

I was diagnosed with cancer of the uterus in August 2003. I had two surgeries in September and November 2003.

I made the decision not to have chemotherapy or radiation because of what I saw several of my family members go through. I was experiencing excruciating pain and I had no energy. It was hard for me to fall asleep and hard to wake up. One day I prayed to God for help in overcoming the cancer and the pain. That night, I had a dream and when I woke up, I could not remember anything about the dream except the words "Frankincense and Myrrh".

For the next two days, my husband and I drove around trying to find Frankincense and Myrrh. We were able to find Frankincense incense but nothing more.

My son worked with Kimberly and he told her about what was going on with my health, and she asked if she could call and tell me about the oils. When Kimberly spoke with me about using the oils, she said that two of the oils I would be using included Frankincense and Myrrh, and I knew that they were God sent and it was like clockwork.

I began using the Young Living Oils in early December 2003. In addition to using the oils, I stopped eating meat, dairy products and processed foods. I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and drink lots of water - no sodas or teas, just water. I use only olive oil to prepare my food.

Once I started with the oils I began feeling this warming sensation that soothed me. A few days later, I felt a pulsing vibration in my womb area that I had never felt before. I had been suffering from a terrible pain that felt like I was being stabbed across my pelvis, down to my mid-thigh region. Any kind of bending down or forward would trigger it. After two weeks of using the oils, that pain was gone and has not returned since.

In January 2004, I went to my doctor to have tests done to see what was happening with the cancer. The doctor used a scope to see if the cancer was progressing. Usually this procedure was very painful but during this visit - I was pain-free. Normally it takes one week for the test results to come back but this time it took two weeks. When I went in to discuss the test results with my doctor, he told me that the cancer cells were all gone.

I went in for a doctor's appointment in late March. After that examination, my doctor told me that I was clear of cancer and said that he would not have to see me again until next year for my regular check-up.

I feel blessed because this whole situation reaffirmed to me that God answers prayers. All of the things that were used in the biblical times are still here for us, we just have to trust and believe that God has provided them for our use. Yes, modern medicine is good and it serves a purpose but it's not the answer in all cases. These plants and herbs that these oils come from were here long before modern medicine came on the scene, and I believe that they are here for a reason.

Felice Dames

The following is what Kimberly tells us the formula Felice used.

I am delighted to share this information. Here is what Felice did.

She used Frankincense, Lavender, Myrrh and Geranium and followed the vaginal retention protocol in the EDRbook.

She used V-6 oil instead of Massage Oil base and had to add more V-6 oil at first because the blend was too strong. She also recommends sterilizing whatever is used to insert the oils. She used a plastic syringe that is normally used to give babies medicine, and then inserted a tampon to hold the oils in. She inserted the oils every night for a week and then used the oils two or three times per week. It took four months for her doctor to declare her "clear" from cancer.

She used:

15 drops frankincense
5 drops myrrh
6 drops geranium
6 drops lavender
1/2 oz Massage Oil Base

Oh, yes - diet is crucial. She ate no red meat, poultry, fish, dairy or filler foods like rice, pasta, breads. She ate as many fruits and vegetables as she wanted, seasoning them with a few spices and fresh lemon to replace salt. She drank only purified orspring water (not distilled.) She also made fresh fruit and vegetable juice.

When we first talked about how she would approach her oil protocol, I told her that if I were in her shoes, I would give my body the chance to heal itself by only eating foods that would give more than they took and were worthy of the energy that it takes to digest.

In addition to changing her diet, she began to walk for exercise, slowly at first as her energy came back, working up to three miles a day.

She also threw away her regular personal care products, and began using our Dentarome toothpaste and V-6 as a body lotion.

Two other things she shared with me. When she walked for exercise with her husband each day, she realized that she smelled like frankincense and the other oils. So much so that she was able to stop wearing deodorant
(we think her diet helped with this as well.)

Her stretch marks from childbirth have closed up as well. She said that the stretch marks had been itching, just like they were when she first got them, but she didn't pay much attention until her husband noticed that they were knitting back together!

Aren't our Young Living oils extraordinary?

Kimberly

6. BI-POLAR Disorder

"I am bi-polar and have been on antidepressants for over 10 years.
Since I started using Joy Essential Oil, I have reduced the number
of anti-depressant pills I take daily and my depression is so much
better. It's not gone, but I don't get so 'depressed', just sad and irritable.
When I do I put a drop of Joy behind each ear and rub some on the back
of my head. What's left I rub over my heart.

When I am feeling manic, I inhale Frankincense and put a drop on the
top of my head and rub some on my forehead and the
back of my head. It really calms me down. Sometimes
I put one drop on the bottom of each big toe. This helps too.
Xena Goodman

Go for it - for more information, please refer to the Essential Oils Desk Reference.

This information is for educational purposes only and is meant to be shared with those seeking non-toxic, chemical-free health products. It is not meant to substitute for medical care or to prescribe treatment for any health condition. All readers should do their own research and draw their own conclusions.

Sensitivities to Essential Oils

Here is a great article by David Stewart, PhD, DNM regarding reactions to the oils. Please read and share.

Sensitivities to Essential Oils
By David Stewart, PhD, DNM

There are a couple of ways one can be sensitive to essential oils, but an
allergic reaction is not one of them. Allergies are erroneous immune responses
to proteins, peptides, and amino acids - all nitrogen compounds, none of which
are found in essential oils.

You can have an allergic reaction to a vegetable oil such as olive, corn,
peanut, walnut, almond, etc., since these are cold pressed and can contain small
amounts of proteins. For example, occasionally a person can develop an allergy
to an oil blend such as Valor, which is sold by Young Living. The allergy is
not due to the essential oils of spruce, frankincense, rosewood, and blue
tansy in the blend. It is due to the almond oil in the blend. So read your labels.
What may appear to be an allergic reaction to a blend of essential oils may
be due to a carrier oil contained in the blend.

You can also have an allergic reaction to citrus oils, which are cold pressed
from the rind. However, while we refer to citrus oils such as orange, lemon,
lime, and grapefruit as "essential oils," strictly speaking they are not. By
definition, a true essential oil must be steam distilled, not expressed.

There are also oils extracted by solvents such as onycha, jasmine, and
neroli. Strictly speaking, they too are not true essential oils. Technically, they
should be called absolutes, not essential oils. One can have a true allergic
reaction to these because, like the citrus oils, they have not passed through a
distillation process and can contain traces of proteins, peptides, or amino
acids.

Because of the nature of distillation by heat, steam, and water, that true
essential oils must undergo, they do not contain the necessary compounds to
trigger allergies because these compounds do not pass through the distillation
process.

Hence, sensitivities to essential oils, in the sense of allergic reactions,
are not possible. Allergic sensitivities are due to the body developing
antibodies in response to certain nitrogenous molecules. No one has ever found
antibodies in humans from essential oils. So if one has a reaction to an essential
oil, it is something else. Not an allergy.

Hot Oils

There are oils that are naturally hot, such as oregano, thyme, mountain
savory, cinnamon, cassia, and a few others. This is because of their phenolic
compound content, which cleanses our cells and paves the way to healing.
Such oils can be taken internally via capsules or applied to the skin directly with
caution or diluted with a fatty oil.

If burning or irritation occurs to the skin from such oils, prompt
application of a vegetable oil layered over the essential oil will take care of the
problem in short order.

The same thing applies if you get an essential oil in your eyes or if you
swallow a hot oil, like oregano, and it burns your mouth and throat. Don't use w
ater; use a vegetable oil for immediate relief. Pour it directly in the eyes or
take it orally if your mouth or throat is affected.

Detox Reactions

As for sensitivities to essential oils that produces a skin rash or other
allergic-like symptoms such as headaches or nausea, this is always a Detox
reaction. While allergic reactions get worse and worse with each exposure to the
offending substance (allergen), Detox reactions eventually get less and less
severe with each exposure to an essential oil until it disappears completely once
the toxins are cleared from the system.

When one has a Detox reaction from an essential oil (which is a good thing),
they need to back off from using oils for a while and increase their water
intake and, perhaps, get into a cleansing routine for a month or so, going light
on the use of essential oils for a while. What is happening in this kind of
sensitivity is that the oils are detoxing too rapidly for the colon and kidneys
to handle so the toxins come out through the skin as the third avenue for
excretion. It is better to keep the rate of Detox down to levels that are flushed
out through the kidneys and colon, if possible.

Emotional Sensitivities

In rare cases, a person can react to a perfectly pure therapeutic grade
essential oil as if it were an allergen or a toxin, but in reality the response is
neither an allergy nor a Detox. It is something else.

Another kind of sensitivity to essential oils has to do with emotions. In
cases of extreme unresolved grief, which can be due to the loss of a loved one or
other circumstances, one can become sensitive to anything, even the most
harmless of things. In extreme cases, people can become universal responders,
reacting to almost everything in what appears to be an allergic reaction. This
malady is sometimes referred to as "Extreme Chemical Sensitivity" (ECS) or
"Environmental Illness" (EI).

In such cases, some people have been known to react in an allergy-like
fashion to even the purest of essential oils, such as those sold by Young Living.
But healing from such an illness does not come by treating it as an allergy,
because it is not an allergy in the classical sense. It is a spiritual- emotional
disease and must be dealt with at that level.

The spiritual and symbolic message in this sort of reaction is that the
individual is so depressed, unhappy, and unwilling to accept life as it has been
given to them that they are rejecting all of creation and, thus, react
negatively to everything. There is a scriptural reference to this in Proverbs 17:22, "A
broken spirit dries the bones."

The basis of our immune system is in the marrow of the bones where the
T-cells and other white corpuscles are formed. Allergies and other environmental or
chemical sensitivities are due to malfunctions of the immune system at the
level of the white corpuscles (leucocytes). Hence, this Bible verse is actually
referring to a negative autoimmune response originating in the bones caused by
an individual's rejection of the world around them stemming from extreme grief
or a broken spirit.

The solution to this spiritually rooted illness is to recognize the source of
the grief, accept it, and deal with it. When that is done, the sensitivities
disappear, usually within a few days and sometimes overnight. Applying
selected essential oils for emotional purposes can assist in revealing and releasing
the buried feelings that underlie such a malady.

Adulterated Oils

There is one other source of sensitivity that may be blamed on essential oils
and that has to do with perfume and food grade oils. True therapeutic grade
essential oils are grown organically, harvested in proper ways and times,
distilled gently at minimum temperatures and pressures, and bottled without any
ingredients removed or added. All of the essential oils sold by Young Living are
therapeutic grade oils. However, the vast majority of aromatic oils sold in
retail stores and other places are perfume or food grade oils.

A true therapeutic grade essential oil contains hundreds of compounds, all of
which are necessary in a proper balance for them to possess healing power.
Since only a few of these compounds contribute significantly to aroma and/or
taste, when essential oils are used for fragrances or flavors, the only compounds
that matter to commercial users are the ones that have smell or taste. In
some cases, this involves only 2 or 3 compounds in an oil, and the manufacturers
and users don't care if these compounds are natural or synthetic so long as
the smell and taste are there and the cost is cheap.

Hence, fragrance and food grade oils are always incomplete in their
composition, containing only part of the chemical profile of a complete therapeutic
grade oil. Furthermore, they are usually adulterated with synthetic compounds or
diluted with petrochemicals to increase their volume and profitability.

One can have reactions to such oils, but these are not reactions to true
essential oils. Such reactions are due to the adulterants in the oil. They are not
caused by the natural essential oil components of the oil.

So there you have it. As to what you should do in a given situation where
sensitivities are encountered, you will have to decide. If you want a more
detailed discussion on essential oils, reactions to them, and allergies, my book,
THE CHEMISTRY OF ESSENTIAL OILS MADE SIMPLE, has a lengthy discussion of the
subject. It is available from Essential Science Publishing, Abundant Health, and
other sources. Hope this helps.

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Infertility Linked to Common Household Chemicals

I thought this was a great article from Mike Adams at Natural News and wanted to share this information with you. For ways you can GREEN your life with Young Living products just have a look at my December and January HealthScents Newsletter!

(NaturalNews) For the first time, scientists have evidence that perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), long thought to be inactive in the human body, can disrupt fertility in women. This is particularly troublesome because PFCs are widely used in industrial nations -- they are in everything from pesticides and clothing to carpets, upholstery, food packages, Teflon-coated cookware and personal care products. And they persist in the environment as well as the human body for decades.

The University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) study, just published in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction, found that it was more difficult for women with the higher blood levels of the chemicals to become pregnant. The researchers studied data from a total of 1,240 women in the Danish National Birth Cohort. They took blood samples when the women were between four and 14 weeks into their pregnancies to check for concentrations of two kinds of PFCs -- perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). The women were also interviewed around the 12th week of pregnancy to find out whether the pregnancy was planned or not and how long it took them to conceive. Infertility problems were defined by a length of 12 months or longer to become pregnant, or if infertility treatments had to be used to faciliate a pregnancy.

The levels of PFOS in the women's blood plasma measured from a low of 6.4 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml) to a high of 106.7 ng/ml, and, for PFOA, from less than 1 ng/ml to 41.5 ng/ml. The women with the highest levels of PFOS exposure, indicated by the higher blood levels of the chemical, were found to have experienced 70 to 134% more infertility problems than women with the lowest levels of PFCs. Increased exposure to the specific type of PFCs called PFOA also upped the risk of infertility 50 to 154%.

So what do these chemicals do to a woman's reproductive system? The researchers said in a press statement that the biological mechanisms by which exposure to PFOS and PFOA might reduce fertility are not known. However, there is good reason to think PFCs may interfere with hormones that are involved in reproduction.

"Our data showed that higher proportions of women reported irregular menstrual periods in the upper three quartiles of PFOA and PFOS compared with the lowest, and so this could indicate a possible pathway," UCLA scientist Dr. Chunyuan Fei, the study's first author, said in a statement to the media. "PFOS and PFOA were considered to be biologically inactive, but recently animal studies have shown that these chemicals may have a variety of toxic effects on the liver, immune system and developmental and reproductive organs. Very few human studies have been done, but one of our earlier studies showed that PFOA, although not PFOS, may impair the growth of babies in the womb, and another two epidemiological studies linked PFOA and PFOS to impaired fetal growth."

The researchers also suggested that the sperm quality in men could be harmed by PFC levels. "Studies on sperm quality and PFOA/PFOS are certainly warranted," Professor Jorn Olsen, Chairman of the UCLA Department of Epidemiology and principle investigator of the study, stated in a press release. " We are waiting for further studies to replicate our findings in order to discover whether PFCs should be added to the list of risk factors for infertility."

For more information on PFCs:
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REDISCOVER PEPPERMINT

Rediscover Peppermint

Rediscover Peppermint!

Young Living's peppermint is a must-have for every home and is the ideal essential oil for pampering! One of our most versatile oils, we've dedicated February to rediscovering its many uses.

Whether you want to experience the cooling sensation of menthol on overworked muscles, enjoy an invigorating foot scrub, or soothe an upset stomach, peppermint essential oil can help! Here are a few quick and easy ways to incorporate peppermint into your daily routine:

• Add a drop to herbal tea to help aid in digestion. You can also try peppermint essential oil in hot chocolate, brownies, and many other common recipes.
• Massage several drops on the abdomen, place a drop on the tip of the tongue or wrists, or inhale to soothe minor stomach discomfort associated with travel.
• Combine with lavender essential oil for a soothing and invigorating body, neck, or foot massage.

Our peppermint essential oil comes from the most potent plants around the globe—some is even grown on Young Living farms—and is tested to ensure proper levels of menthol and menthone are in every bottle.

But there's more to Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ peppermint than just finding the best plants. The secret is in expert harvesting practices. Peppermint is harvested when the field's overall appearance goes from light to dark green. The growers make sure the plant has just started to bloom before the peppermint is cut, and then water is carefully measured prior to distillation to ensure the most potent constituents are steam-extracted.

Peppermint essential oil is used a variety of popular Young Living products:

• Digest + Cleanse™
• Ortho Ease® Massage Oil
• Breathe Again™ Essential Oil Roll-On
• Deep Relief™ Essential Oil Roll-On
• PanAway® essential oil blend

Young Living-The WORLD LEADER in ESSENTIAL OILS!

Young Living The World Leader in Essential Oils

D. Gary Young: Founder, Pioneer, and World's Foremost Expert

Twenty-three years ago, Don Gary Young began a most remarkable journey that has taken him around the world countless times in search of lost and forgotten knowledge, changing his life forever. The discoveries of this journey have helped millions of people in their quest for natural ways of healing and improving their lives and have led to the creation and development of the world's largest and foremost authority on essential oils sciences—Young Living Essential Oils.

Through personal experimentation and Gas Chromatograph (GC) and Mass Spectrometer (MS) analyses Gary began to understand that most essential oils sold on the market are cut with synthetic compounds. Some oils are second or third distillations, which are the byproducts of the food and/or flavoring industry that no longer contain nature's living energy and healing power. Gary established the term therapeutic-grade eighteen years ago, which naturally carried over into Young Living and is our absolute guarantee that we will only offer 100% pure oils produced from carefully identified plants, whose natural chemical profile matches or exceeds recognized world standards as well as our own more comprehensive internal standard.

Gary Young's Vision:

It was Gary's passion and vision that first brought therapeutic-grade essential oils to America and his experience, dedication, and hard work are the foundation of Young Living's position as the world leader.

We are proud of the increased global demand and dynamic marketplace we have created for therapeutic-grade essential oils. Such demand inevitably attracts other sellers of essential oils, but they quickly come and go, unwilling to invest the decades of dedication, unrelenting effort and work, and immense resources it takes to understand even a small fraction of what we do.

The bottom line is this: when it comes to essential oils, Young Living reigns supreme. We want to take this opportunity to tell the world why our future has never been brighter.

Young Living Lavender Farms:

From the original quarter acre in Gary's backyard in 1989 to today's rapidly expanding 4,500 acres on three continents, our farms have provided some of our most valuable knowledge and trade secrets that contribute to our unsurpassed quality.

Early Beginnings

Gary Young was raised ranching and farming, and his love for growing and developing crops has never ceased. He knows instinctively that the finest oil begins with rich soil, where carefully identified seeds are planted and nurtured until harvested and distilled at peak potency.

First-Hand Knowledge

A wise man once said, “It's easier to go somewhere you haven't gone than teach something you haven't done.” For more than twenty years, Gary has worked to develop our world-leading expertise in essential oils. His knowledge was developed first-hand on the farms of world-renowned distillators, which then led to the establishment of our own farms. It is on these farms where Young Living continues to experiment and research the growth, harvesting, and distillation of essential oils.

Distillation

We welcome distributors and visitors alike to visit the Young Living Lavender Farm in Mona, Utah, and see our entire operation, including Gary's original proprietary design for low-temperature and low-pressure spiral vortex steam distillation. This exacting method maximizes the extraction of the delicate compounds that often have the most therapeutic effect.. Our facility in Mona, Utah, is the largest privately owned distillery operation for aromatic plants in the world. Our distillery in Ecuador houses the largest single 14,500-liter cooker in North, Central, and South America.

Partnerships

Carefully sharing what we've learned with our trusted co-operative growers ensures supply and promotes a free-flow of knowledge and continuous improvement.

Sustainable Supply

As more and more distillators sell their oils to the perfume and food flavoring industry, Young Living Lavender Farms are working to ensure the continued supply of well-known therapeutic-grade oils such as lavender, peppermint, clary sage, and melissa,as well as rare oils like helichrysum, goldenrod, and cistus. With our new farm in Ecuador, we have added new and exclusive oils like Palo Santo, dorado azul, blue eucalyptus, cedaron and ruta. The year-round growing climate of this farm gives us the opportunity to produce many more oils that are in short supply throughout the world. Because of the vast diversity of the ecosystems in Ecuador, we will continue to acquire other farms in different regions, allowing us to grow and produce oils of different climates. The next farm will be in the tops of the Andes mountains where plants such as lavender grow well.

Therapeutic-Grade Quality:

Eighteen years ago Gary Young created the term therapeutic-grade. There was not then, and there is not now, an supplier of EO's other than Young Living Essential Oils qualified to certify an essential oil as therapeutic-grade.

Focus

No one has more experience than Gary Young growing, harvesting, and distilling essential oils, and certainly no one has more experience using essential oils from household cleaning to everyday health and wellness as well as vast medical applications in a clinical setting. He has led chemists, scientists, botanists, agronomists, and essential oil experts with the single purpose of ensuring that the Young Living standard represents the oils' optimal natural constituent profile.

Diligence and Experience

Anyone can claim their oils are pure and potent, but until they have spent years and years studying the vast library of essential oil science and know how to properly calibrate and operate Gas Chromatograph and Mass Spectrometers specifically for essential oil analysis and how to interpret that analysis, they would likely not even know the difference between a natural or synthetic compound.

We continually combine our expanding world knowledge with years of experience analyzing thousands of oil batches and the accompanying GC and MS analyses. To further ensure quality, we constantly check our results against trusted third-party laboratories. Especially helpful for us are long-time relationships with prestigious organizations like AFNOR and ISO and the benchmarks they have established. However, we cannot solely rely on them for our internal standard. The fact that we have distilled, analyzed, and conducted research on such a large variety of plants from around the world places our knowledge and standard at an even higher level.

Integrity

We consider the trust our customers place in us an honor and want to educate and protect them from the disappointment of lesser quality oils. Every Young Living essential oil is of the highest quality and therapeutic-grade. We do not sell essential oils that fall short of our standard. Most recently, we rejected half a million dollars of rare helichrysum when it failed to meet optimal potency. Sadly, the oils we reject will often find their way into the marketplace through lesser brands.
Research, Development, and Innovation:

Gary continues to expand the vision to include many dedicated product development and scientific professionals and an unmatched global network of essential oil expertise. Young Living invests immense resources and much of its profits back into research and development.

Wisdom

1990 Gary lived in southern France where he studied the art of distillation with Henry Viaud, the world's foremost distillator of essential oils. He also studied with Marcel Espieu who was a fourth-generation lavender distillator and the president of the Lavender Growers Association of France for twenty-two years.

1985 to present Gary established his own laboratory and studied at the world’s foremost essential oil universities and other areas of historical oil significance, including two universities in Turkey, two in France, one in Switzerland, Cairo University in Egypt, and Warick University in England; he also has personally explored the rich oil history in Israel, Jordan, and Oman.

Publications
1994 Aromatherapy: the Essential Beginning 1999 Essential Oils Desk Reference was published based largely on Gary Young's clinical research. The book is now in its fourth edition, available from Essential Science Publishing - www.essentialscience.net 1999 Longevity Secrets 1999 The Truth Behind Growth Hormone 2000 Pregnenolone 2000 A New Route to Robust Health 2003 Essential Oils Integrative Medical Guide 2004 Re-JUVA-nate Your Health 2005 Discovery of the Ultimate Superfood co-authored with Marc Schreuder

Published Papers

Journal of Essential Oil Research 1998; 10: 517-523 “Effect of a Diffused Essential Oil Blend on Bacterial Bioaerosols.” Journal of Essential Oil Research 2000; 12: 639-649 “Screening for Inhibitory Activity of Essential Oils on Selected Bacteria, Fungi and Viruses.” Journal of Essential Oil Research 2001; 13: 387-392 “Antimicrobial Effects of Essential Oils on Streptococcus pneumoniae.” Journal of Essential Oil Research 2003; 15: 425-427 “Composition of the Oils of Three Chrysothamnus nauseoususVarieties.” International Conference on Essential Oils and Aroma Materias, Guangxi Guilin China 2004; 178-190 “Comparative Study of the Essential Oils of Three Betula Species B. alleghaniensis, B. lenta and B. pendula.” The Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association 2004; 7(1): 32-38 “Pre-Clinical Study: Antioxidant Levels and Immunomodulatory Effects of Wolfberry Juice and other Juice Mixtures in Mice.” Journal of the Utah academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters 2005; 82: 50-59 “Inhibition of LPS Induced Nitric Oxide Production in Murine RAW Macrophage-like Cells by essential Oils of Plants.” Journal of Essential Oil Research 2007; 19: 525-526 “Essential Oil of Bursera graveolens (Kunth) Triana et Planch from Ecuador.” International Food Chemistry Conference SICC-5, Singapore 2007 (poster present) I“nhibitory Activity of Essential Oils Toward Cellular Proliferation in a Lung Carcinoma Cell Line.” Flavour and Fragrance Journal (under the press) 2008; “Inhibition of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by Essential Oils”

Applied Science

In 1990, Gary Young developed and introduced the Raindrop Technique® using a combination of essential oils that work together for improving spinal health.
Through research at the British Museum Library in London, Gary discovered a legend from which he developed Thieves® essential oil blend. This blend has been tested at Weber State University to kill airborne pathogens, and this research became the basis for an entire line of hygiene, household, and wellness products.
In 2006 Thieves blend was proven to be totally effective against dangerous black mold through scientific research.

Blazing Trails

Gary's explorations in Ecuador and Peru, partnerships with indigenous tribes, and operations are forming a pipeline of newly discovered and unique oils.
Palo Santo, ruta, dorado azul, zaragosa, lippia, limoncillo, chivo, paleo, blue eucalyptus, eucalyptus, white eucalyptus (growing at 10,000 feet), false Canella, and twenty-nine other plants which have no botanical identification at this time are just the first of our revolutionary South American oil offerings that will become available only through Young Living.
Young Living has introduced over eighty different single oils to the marketplace and over seventy-five blends. We currently offer the largest essential oil collection in the world.
Young Living is the first company to offer nutritional supplements enhanced with essential oils. Gary first began experimenting with oil infusion into supplementation in 1985 in his clinic apothecary. From that came the first oil enhanced supplements of VitaGreen (now MultiGreens™) and Comfortone®. The immense success with these products has brought about the formulation of hundreds of other revolutionary supplements and functional foods and beverages like NingXia Red®, Omega Blue™, MegaCal™, and many more.
With products such as Longevity™, Inner Defense™, Digest + Cleanse™, and Para-Free™, Young Living offers the broadest line of nutritional supplements using the purest essential oils available on the market.

Young Living offers a complete line of personal care products enhanced with therapeutic-grade essential oils. Available are shampoos, conditioners, moisturizers, massage oils, and since 2003, our advanced line of cellular regenerating skin care, A·R·T (Age Refining Technology), has surpassed everything in the natural skincare industry.

Sourcing:

Our commitment to unmatched sourcing began in the early days when Gary Young traveled the world and personally inspected the crops, harvesting, and distilling operations of the suppliers of oils he did not grow himself. He would personally smell, touch, and sometimes taste the oils before purchasing. He formed partnerships with trusted suppliers with whom we continue to work today. While Gary can no longer personally test every batch, he has established rigorous requirements and protocols and has personally mentored and trained many of the scientists and professionals who watch over every step of our oil production.

Gary and Mary Young remain intensely passionate and totally immersed in the mission of the company, ensuring and expanding the future supply of therapeutic-grade essential oils. In 2004, at great personal sacrifice, Gary and Mary moved their family to Ecuador to found Young Living’s newest and largest farm. They have made rapid progress and have every intention of supplying a large percentage of key oils through operations there. The first distillation of Palo Santo began in 2005 in a small 150-liter chamber. On April 12, 2008, the first distillation of ruta successfully christened the new 14,500-liter chamber. With this new farm, Young Living will begin to produce many different oils in large quantities.

Education:

A naturally gifted and enthusiastic teacher, Gary realized early on that a large part of his stewardship was to share his discoveries and knowledge with the world. He was the first to take the science of essential oils along with their usage and application and put it into an educational format that could be taught, understood, and easily applied by virtually anyone. A large part of why Young Living Essential Oils exists is the vision of taking therapeutic-grade essential oils to every home. We are accomplishing this by empowering and inspiring a volunteer army of caring, committed, and bold distributors. More than 250,000 strong, they are largely responsible for the current re-emergence of therapeutic-grade essential oils in the marketplace. However, we are not simply in the business of selling oils. We are in the business of teaching and mentoring people to a better, healthier, and more abundant lifestyle.

Humanitarian Efforts:

Gary and Mary Young firmly believe that a vital key to Young Living’s continued success is our willingness to give back. They believe the more we give, the more we grow, which constantly inspires us to share the gifts and abundance we receive by serving and helping others.

In 2004, Gary and several Young Living employees traveled to Copper Canyon in Durango, Mexico, to build two schools and put in a water system for a remote Tarahumara Indian village.
Young Living founded the D. Gary Young Foundation: Young Living Outreach, which supports philanthropic causes worldwide. Here are just a few:
Cinterandes Foundation:

Gary donates time and resources to travel with a volunteer team of six or seven medical doctors and staff into the jungle with the mobile surgical truck bringing health care to those who can't afford it and where help is not available. Young Living funded a complete medical project for six villages in the Andes to establish six rural clinics.

Chongon School Project:

Because of the deplorable condition of the small community school near the Young Living farm, we bought a small parcel of land on which we could build a new school funded by donations from Young Living distributors. It is expected to be finished in May this year.

Young Living Essential Oils donates precious oils to bring relief to various groups in need, including fire fighters who worked in the 9/11 disaster, and Rising Star Outreach, a mobile leprosy clinic in India.

You Can “Thrive” Foundation:

A free clinic for breast cancer patients who cannot afford treatment. The medical staff donates their time and Young Living donates oils and nutritional products for the patients.

Urban Zen Foundation:

Young Living donates oils and expertise as together we seek to integrate holistic health care into mainstream medicine with this not-for-profit philanthropic organization founded by fashion designer Donna Karan.

Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future:

It is not easy for a company to grow, expand, and reach out as Young Living has and not lose the heart, soul, and personality that gave it life—but Young Living is achieving this. With estimated worldwide revenues exceeding $120 million in 2008, Young Living is a financially stable company with ever increasing momentum. We now have offices in Kimbolton, England; Brisbane, Australia; Tokyo, Japan, and Guayaquil, Ecuador; and ship to over thirty-eight countries worldwide. Young Living offers a bright future to our current and prospective Independent Distributors and our team of more than 330 corporate employees. Young Living has the resources, expertise, and leadership needed to move forward. We are excited about the large number of employees and distributors who are joining us. We believe there has never been a better time to find long-term wellness, fulfillment, and opportunity at Young Living. We have a deep and a sincere respect for our simple beginning from where we have come, a strong appreciation and sense of stewardship for what we have, and a vision of what we will surely become.

7 Things We Can All Do To Reduce Inflammation!

1. Stop smoking

Smoking hardens the arteries and increase inflammation. But research shows you can reverse all the damaging effects to your arteries within 10 years of quitting. Everybody in North America knows about the dangers of smoking. We are evolving out of this habit of slowly suffocating ourselves. Europeans are learning the lesson now - Asians have a long ways to go.

2. Reduce processed sugar intake and lower overall blood sugar levels

Elevated blood sugar levels are one of the leading indicators for inflammatory conditions, especially in the areas of the vital internal hormone producing organs. Americans drink more pop and soda than pure water and our bulging waste-lines, fat surrounded hearts, and thick blood show for it.

3. Think olive oil, fish, and nuts

People who stick with a Mediterranean-style diet based on fruits, vegetables, nuts, and olive oil can lower their levels of inflammation. It works by increasing the amount of foods you eat that are rich in omega-3 fats, which fight inflammation. Think of consuming meals made at home from ingredients that are wholesome, pure, and natural - not factory made and packaged in a box of some sort.

4. Get active

Exercise a great way to lower inflammation without any of the side effects associated with medications. Create living situations that cause you to take extra steps and climb stairs or hills daily. The body is a tool and it is designed to be worked (but not over-worked).

5. Shrink your waist size

If you're a woman with a waist measurement of over 35 inches or a man with a waist of over 40 inches, you probably have high inflammation. Whittling a few inches off the waist by reducing your portions (especially processed carbs and sugars) and increasing activity can go a long way toward solving that problem.

6. Get enough sleep, and DEEP rest

A new study shows that elderly people with high blood pressure who sleep less than 7.5 hours a night have dramatically elevated chances of having a stroke or heart attack. Other research has shown that both too little and too much sleep increases inflammation. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine says most adults need between seven and eight hours of sleep each night. If you are tired and fatigued, slow down, take a nap, reduce the amount of time you are on your feet. Go into deep deep deep periods of relaxation (and healing) regularly.

7. Reduce stress

High levels of stress hormones can lead to the release of excess inflammatory chemicals. Meditation and the above mentioned periods of deep relation help to reduce stress. Also, as the times and conditions change around us, become more flexible and go with the flow, seeking opportunities to keep your life moving forward in a beneficial healing centered way.