Gaye Levy's Tips for Living a Joyful, Healthy & Stress Free Life
As you may have surmised, the EO world can be quite snarky. To tell the truth, in my opinion, there is not a whole lot of difference between the premium oil companies that include DoTerra, Young Living, Rocky Mountain, Plant Therapy, Spark Naturals, Florihana, and others. These are all reputable companies that sell quality products that are 100% pure. Does this surprise you?
Here are my thoughts.
I do not talk about it much here on the website, but I am frequently interviewed about this or that. Mostly, the “this” is about prepping and the corresponding role of women within the context of survivalism. Lately, the “that” has been about essential oils.
Along those lines, my long-term BFF, George Ure, finally decided to dabble in essential oils. He had questions so I gave him answers. As always, I have strong opinions on the matter but what it all boils down to is that to get started, there are only 5 oils and 2 blends that you really need. All can be purchased for $50 or less.
Here for you are some of my current thoughts on essential oils, presented in a question and answer format.
This is not going to be your traditional Thanksgiving message. Instead, I am going to share my personal feelings about this time of year and buck the trend to stuff your inbox with “deals of the day” just so I can make a buck or two.
Thanksgiving and this time of year, in general, is not an easy one for me. There are many reasons that lead me to dread the frantic effort to bring people that may not like each other together, prepare meals that give you indigestion and make you feel ill, and, of course, rack up debt by purchasing gifts that may or may not be welcome.
For me, it is all too much. That doesn’t mean that I am not thankful for many things, but rather that I make Thanksgiving and the holidays more personal, with a private bucket list of things to do and to be grateful for.
For that reason, I tend to hunker down on this day and spend time on this day doing things I love and to heck with obligation and tradition. But that is just me. Perhaps your circumstances are different.
Does this make me antisocial? Perhaps, but read on.
For most of my adult life, my eating habits have been simple: real food, unadorned, and prepared well. This gets me into a lot of trouble when the eating out or at someone’s home. Usually, I use my fork to chase food around the plate, without really eating much.
Case in point is Thanksgiving. I am happy with a few slices of turkey, steamed green beans, and a baked sweet potato. No gravy, no marshmallows. and definitely no green bean and mushroom soup goop. So yeah, this puts me in an awkward situation but I deal because eating this way causes me no bloat, no indigestion, and no lethargy from carb overload.
That brings me to the topic of this article, namely how to cook a perfectly moist, delicious, and unadorned turkey or turkey breast in 2 hours or less.
Wouldn’t you know it? The day following an interview where I extolled the virtues of an essential oil blend aptly named the “cold and flu blend”, my husband came down with cold symptoms and I had a scratchy throat. Life is funny that way.
That same day, I went into high gear and began applications of this natural cold and flu medicine three times a day. In my case, two days was enough because I never developed any additional symptoms. My husband, however, had a lot of congestion so he has continued the protocol for almost a week. The good news is that both of us are now fine and had no need to resort to over the counter remedies. Our natural DIY cold and flu medicine worked. Of course, I knew it would!
It is my opinion that everyone should have this blend in their arsenal not only for now but for when and if the stuff hits the fan. It is a do it yourself recipe that you can make yourself. To the best of my knowledge, it is not available pre-blended.
