doTERRA Essential Oils

Details: David Hill, DC is a leading expert in the field of integrative medicine and essential oils.  Mr. Hill has dedicated his life and medical practice to empowering others to take control of both their own health and the health of their families and loved ones.  doTERRA's collection of essential oils represents the finest aromatic extracts available in the world today.  Each oil provides the living essence of its source botanical, gently distilled from plants that are nurtured and carefully harvested throughout the world.  These oils are certified pure therapeutic grade.

doTERRA came alive in the spring of 2008, as a group of healthcare and business professionals who shared profound personal eperiences with the life-enhancing benefits of essential oils.  Creating this company they decided to make this their mission, to share life-enhancing benefits of the essential oils with the world.

The introductory package of doTERRA oils gives you a pamphlet all about doTERRA the company, and what essentials are.  Essential oils are natural aromatic compounds found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, and flowers of plants.  In the introductory package of doTERRA oils are 3 oils: lavender, lemon, and peppermint.  There are 3 application methods, and 3 sensitivities of skin.  These classifications help us to know how to use each oil for its use best.  

My Review: Receiving the doTERRA essential oil introductory package from a friend, my family has been able to enjoy the power of the oils for the past month and a half.  We used the lavender to help sooth our 2 year old's diaper rashes, the peppermint to open our sinuses and airways, the lemon to improve my moods (especially during those PMS times), and used it to sooth cold sores.  We've been able to use these 3 essential oils, but they weren't really important or very essential to our family.  But we're all very excited to see what else we can find through doTERRA and be able to use them for each of our family members.  We've heard so many great things about essential oils are excited we're using them now.

Pros: a little drop of oil goes a long way, great for health and wellness

Cons: these are expensive, MLM














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Wheat Bread Even Your Kids will Eat

 I went to an activity last night that taught a group of women of all ages how to cook different types of artisan breads.  This was the favorite, and guess what?  My two kids who are super picky actually liked this bread!  Getting my kids to eat healthy stuff is hard, not because we don't eat healthy food, but because we don't have super healthy stuff very often.  And even though this isn't super duper healthy, its is healthy and yummy and moist and great!  The woman who made this recipe is from Texas, and well I lived in Houston for 10 years so I have a special place in my heart for food from my home state!

They don't like pumpkin soup, or lentils (granted I'm still learning how to cook with lentils), but they love rice pilaf and fruits and most vegetables...but breads  and soups are something my kids are super picky with.  I'm glad I went to that activity and learned how to make this yummy healthy bread, and its super easy.  You can use your kitchen aid, or a bosch, or elbow grease.  I'm including the recipe below, but here are a few pictures of what it looks like!

White Wheat Bread: by Pat Viehweg

2 cups washed whole wheat
4 cups water
6 cups very warm water (use drained water from Cooking wheat with water from tap)
1/2 cup sugar
4 packets/ 4 Tbsp active dry yeast
2 Tbsp salt
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
14-15 cups all purpose flour

Combine washed whole wheat with the 4 cups of water, allow to soak overnight.  Fully cook (pressure or boil) whole wheat for 10 minutes or until soft, then drain but keep the water.  Use water from cooking wheat to combine with tap water to make 6 cups liquid.  Place in a large mixing bowl.  Add sugar and yeast together in 1 cup of water.  After yeast foams stir in salt, shortening, beaten egg and 6 cups flour.  Beat with mixer until smooth.  Stir in cooked wheat and enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough.  Place in oiled bowl or pan and allow to rise 30 minutes.  Divides dough into 7 portions.  working on oiled surface (I find this more effective than flour) with oiled rolling pin, roll out air bubbles in each portion.  Roll up dough and form into loaves.  Place in oiled 4 1/2 X8 inch loaf pan.  Cover and let rise until double.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.  Brush tops with margarine when loaves are removed from oven.  This also makes great french toast.

Pure Protein Whey shake

Pure Protein 100% whey protein shake: frosty chocolate flavored

Details: Eat good, look Great!  140 calories, 0 trans fat, 2 grams sugar.  25 gram premium protein: supports lean muscle and strength, helps maintain a healthy immune system.  This is to be used as a food supplement only, not to reduce weight.  32 oz bottle of powdered chocolate whey.  This is a delicious fast acting protein powder that provides all of the essential amino acids needed to help support lean muscle, energy, vitality, and strength.  Provides gold standard cross flow When protein sources including Microfiltered whey protein isolate and ultra-filtered whey protein concentrate.  7 different options of how to use this whey protein.

Information:  I have been using this for 1 month.  In 6 years of trying different whey, soy, and other protein, weight-loss shakes, this is the best flavored and easiest powder to use.  I used to have to blend in bananas, frozen yogurt, berries, and all kinds of things into the other shakes that I've tried, but this I mix with water and drink it with nothing else blended into the mixture.  I love it!  I have already lost 3 pounds, and kept it off.  Even with all the junk food, candy, sweets and ice cream that I ate during the holidays.  I drink this for my breakfast, and then have a Fiber One 90 calorie brownie two hours later as a snack before lunch.  This holds me over, and keeps me from being hungry until lunch time, where I eat a smaller portioned amount of food.  I try to eat a peanut butter, banana tortilla sandwich, or celery and peanut butter with steamed veggies, and drink tons of water.  I highly recommend this as a great whey protein shake.  This can help you loose weight, because it gives you lots of energy and stimulates your metabolism, but I also combine it with exercising to equal the amount of no less than 500 calories burned a day.  I use an elliptical, and I lift weights, do jumping jacks, and have a whole system of exercising I got from Pinterest.com.  ( click on system to see my pinterest board for fitness ) I eat 6 small meals a day, and drink 16 cups of water or more a day.  I try to limit the amount of bread, sugar, and starches that I eat.  I also only eat chicken and turkey and tuna as meat.  On weekends I will allow myself to have a small amount of beef, like a burger.  I eat tons of steamed vegetables, and try to eat lots of fruit, but that doesn't always happen.  If you love to add fruits in your smoothies and shakes click on this link to get some of the best recipes that I've found.

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Carb Intercept

After being very disappointed with the Julian Michael's 14 day weight loss program, I found this product at Wal-Mart for $10 to buy 60 capsules, then I found on Amazon.com that I could get a larger quantity for a better price.

Details: 60 capsules, dietary supplement.  Helps control carbs, helps metabolize fat, support weight loss, dietary supplement.  Take 2 capsules before a starch containing meal, 2 times a day.  No more than 4 capsules a day.  Includes Phase 2 Carb controller complex which is (white kidney bean extract, calcium, chromium).  Does not include caffeine extract of any kind, does not include green tea extract.  No wheat, corn, milk, egg, soy, glutens, sugar, artificial colors or flavors.

Information: I have been taking this for 9 months.  I love it.  When I started taking this the first 3 months I lost my water weight which was about 10 lbs.  Since then I have been able to maintain a consistant weight, at an ideal weight, though I still have to loose about 15 pounds of baby fat.  I have remained at the same weight being able to burn fat, and add muscle without having to make major changes to my food, and my wardrobe.  As I eat healthier food, and exercise more I'm burning the fat, not just loosing water weight.  That is one of the nice things about this product, is that it allows me to burn fat easier, after I've lost my water weight.  I highly recommend this, as a boost for your New Year's resolutions, and to give you a boost at getting healthy.