I’m still figuring out the “perfect” life-style routine for supporting my chronic low-thyroid condition with therapeutic essential oils. My personal challenge being…consistency of routine.

It’s important to tell your doctor you’re researching and using natural self-help alternatives since thyroid levels need to be monitored by your doctor. Ask your MD to order bloodwork every 2-3 months to check your progress, as you establish a supportive dosage & routine. This may seem to be a hassle and an extra expense, but it’s the best way to monitor the results of your self-help health therapies.

I’ve been using a variety of essential oils (EOs) for thyroid/endocrine support More

It’s 2008! A NEW year - new beginnings, a welcome opportunity begin anew, to renew, start or try something new and…what’s “newer” than wee, little babes?

Yes - with care - certain tried and true therapeutic-quality essential oils can be used safely and effectively on newborns, young babes, toddlers & small children.

There are wonderfully detailed books to use for guidance. You may wish to purchase several for your reference library. I’m of a grandmotherly age though without any grandchildren, yet! Still, I’ve chosen the following books for my personal library:
~ Aromatherapy and Massage For Mother and Baby, Allison England $14.95
~ Aromatherapy For Babies and Children, Shirley Price $16 (or less Used)
Comment:
Shirley Price lists 20 essential oils that are safe to use (with specific precautions).
~ Reference Guide for Essential Oils, Alan & Connie Higley $24.95 (10th edition)
~ The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy, Valerie Ann Worwood $19.95
Comment:
Valerie Worwood suggests 15 essential oils with a super chart on pg. 170 of her book that lists which EOs to use on newborns, 2-6 month olds, 6-12 months, 1-5 years old. Chapter 9 is devoted to babies & children.

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Classic essential oils to comfort babies & relieve More

The past 14 months has been a time of transition with the deaths of my cousin Steve (NOV 2006) ; Steve’s father - my beloved Uncle John (FEB 2007), my hubby Bill’s sweet Uncle Jay (DEC 2007) and his Aunt Dot (AUG 2007), plus both parents of Bill’s high school friend (AUG 2007 & JAN 2008).

It’s inevitable. And sobering. In one way or another, it’s best to make peace with the process… None of us ‘get out of here alive.’ If you choose to be present for sincere emotions - your own and of others’ - there’s a gift of intimacy & immediacy of the moment that accompanies death’s stark honesty.

We’re preparing ourselves for the loss of our own parents…and one another. And processing our current losses in a variety of ways. One of which is to use essential oils for emotional support.

Bill’s friend called mid-afternoon 2-1/2 days ago, about 12hrs in advance of his mother’s death, asking Bill to come keep him company during the grief-laden wait for the inevitable. I suggested Bill take More

By Dr. Bob Hoffman, co-founder The Masters Circle
( slightly edited…my changes in ‘quotation marks’ )

- If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more ‘fortunate’ than the million that will not survive this week.

- If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

- If you can attend a religious meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you ‘have more religious freedoms’ than 3 billion people in the world.

- If you have a refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of the world.

- If you have money in the bank or in your wallet and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy.

- If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are thankful, you are a ‘beacon’ because the majority can…but most do not.

- If you can hold somebody’s hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder, you are graced because you can offer ‘the Creator’s’ healing touch.

- If you can read this message, you have received a double gift in that someone was thinking of you, and furthermore, you are more ‘educated’ than over 2 billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

Have a great day, count your blessings, and ‘appreciate how much we take for granted.’

Choose to be grateful when life treats you well…and graceful…when it doesn’t. Make this year’s Thanksgiving a time for you to really feel blessed and then do whatever you can to become ‘an inspiration’ and spread that blessing around.

These helpful Vita-Flex Reference Charts are great to use when working with essential oils on yourself or others. The charts are from Connie & Alan Higley’s Reference Guide for Essential Oils (Rev.Edition - AUG 2002), one of my favorite books for learning about how to use essential oils.

You may print these charts from Cynthe’s List of Favorite All-Purpose Therapeutic Essential Oils

Young Living Oils’ ‘Essential 7′ Kit* contains:
· 3 versatile ’single’ EOs: Lavender, Lemon, & Peppermint and
· 4 wonderful YLO blends: Joy, PanAway, Peace & Calming, and Purification
1 - You or someone you know, your dog or horse might have a mishap or accident.
2 - You might be sleepy after lunch and having trouble concentrating.
3 - You might have eaten something that did not agree with you.
4 - You might have met someone that did not agree with you.
5 - You might be stuck in traffic and feel agitated.
6 - You might find yourself in a public restroom that doesn’t have soap or hot water.
7 - You might get stung by a bee or other insect.
8 - You might get a painful sunburn.
9 - You might have sore muscles after exercising.
10 - You just simply want to smell good and feel even better!

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How to Use the Essential 7 Kit*:
· Dietary Supplements: All single oils may be used as dietary supplements.
· Diffuse: All of the oils may by diffused. The most beneficial type of diffusers disperse the oils in a micro fiber vapor without heat, which can damage essential oils and their therapeutic benefits. This allows the oils to stay suspended in the air to reduce bacteria, fungi and mold. And freshens the atmosphere with natural fragrances without need for harmful, synthetic air fresheners.
· Direct Application: All of the oils can be applied to the Vita Flex points on the feet, added to bath water mixed with 1/4c whole or low-fat (not skim) milk, 1c. Epsom Salts, or YLEO’s Bath Gel Base; applied topically; or used with body and foot massage.

If you want to know more about these oils, the following links will open PDFs, which you may print out or save to your computer:
• LAVENDER Essential Oil TIPS
• LEMON Essential Oil TIPS
• PEPPERMINT Essential Oil TIPS
• Tips on using Joy - PanAway - Peace & Calming - Purification in Young Living’s ‘Essential 7 Kit’ - Four Blends of “Essential 7″ Kit

For other helpful uses, read our list of My Family’s Favorite Oils. Lavender, Lemon and the ‘Peace & Calming’ blend are discussed there.

*NOTE: Young Living Essential Oils ‘Essential 7′ Kit, Item# 3120, $90.46 retail (+S/H & tax)