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ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT

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We are what we think and believe. Your thoughts attract the things into your life through frequency or energy. When you love, and are happy, excited and positive with life you will be in a higher frequency. This higher frequency is what attracts good things into your life. The counter part to that is being in low frequency by living in unhappiness, depression, anger, sadness, annoyance, guilt or loneliness. The good thing is there are many things to do to raise your vibration.
*The right music influences the way your body vibrates.
Mantra music, which is the perpetual vibrations of nature can help reduce stress and anxiety. It can teach us the value of contentment by helping us connect to the higher dimensions.
*Meditation helps to lower stress, reduce anxiety, helps with concentration, enhances memory, increases tolerance, and self consciousness.
*A walk in nature has an unconscious way of lifting our spirits.
*Aromatherapy is the other side of nature that can raise our frequency. Essences captured in a little bottle are the aromas that we can breath in to change any mood and to heal.

DIFFUSER BLENDS
UPLIFTING- STIMULATING – ENERGIZING
10 drops Lemon. 5 drops Idaho Tansy
5 drops Basil. OR. 5 drops Idaho Balsam Fir
5 drops Pine. 10 drops Grapefruit

5 drops Cardamon
5 drops Cinnamon
7 drops Lemon
5 drops Eucalyptus

CALMING – ANXIETY – STRESS
3 drops Hinoki. 3 drops Clary Sage
7 drops Lavender. OR. 5 drops Chamomile
10 drops Orange. 5 drops Lemon

EMOTIONAL BALANCE
5 drops Northern Black Spruce
10 drops Lime
5 drops Geranium
OR
5 drops Copaiba
5 drops Frankincense
7 drops Lavender
7 drops Lime

FATIGUE
5 drops Peppermint
5 drops Basil
10 drops Lime
OR
7 drops Bergamot
5 drops Rosemary
7 drops Lavender

HUMMUS WITH ARTICHOKE HEARTS AND RAW PUMPKIN SEEDS

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Ingredients

2 – 13.4oz OrganicChickpeas drained. (Jack’s Quality. Thrive market)

*can save the garbanzo bean liquid to be used for another recipe as a fake egg

6 oz Artichoke Hearts (Native Forest. Vitacost or Amazon)

1 organic red, yellow OR orange pepper. Cut up in large pieces.

1 cup Raw Sprouted pumpkin seeds. (GoRaw organic sprouted pumpkin seeds. Thrive Market, iHerb, Vitacost, or Amazon)

1 clove organic garlic sliced

2 tsp organic dried parsley

1/2 tsp organic crushed red peppers

1/2 or 1 tsp Frontier co-op organic lemon flavor (Frontiercoop.com., iHerb or Amazon)

1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp organic ground cumin

1/2 cup organic lemon juice (Italian Volcano not from concentrate from Italy Amazon or Costco or Walmart)

1/2 cup extra virgin organic olive oil (I use Thrive Market brand or Costo)

Directions

I use a vitamix, add all the above ingredients and blend until smooth.

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PUMFU EGG SALAD with AVOCADO and ARUGULA

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1 organic 8 oz package of Foodies Pumfu Pumpkin Seeds only. (Amazon, Whole Foods)
1/2 tsp Organic garlic granules
2 tsp Organic dried chives
1/4 cup Organic finely chopped celery
2 tbs. Organic finely chopped shallot
3 tbs. Mayo ( Follow Your Heart Grape seed oil veganaise)
2 tbs Kite Hill yogurt
1/2 tsp Himalayan sea salt
1 tsp Raw Honey
1 tbs melted Organic vegan butter
1 tbs Yellow Organic mustard
Organic avocado
SIETE Almond Flour Tortillas (Whole Foods, Costco)

In a bowl break up the Pumfu. I used my fingers. Add all the rest of the ingredients (EXCEPT avocado and tortillas)and mix well.
Heat up tortilla on low broil. Slice the avocado and put some slices in with the Pumfu and some Arugula. Fill it up and eat.

CHEEZY BROCCOLI PIE

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CRUST

• One package 8.8 ounce organic delicately steamed brown rice (Simple Truth Organic. Vita Cost)
• 1/2 cup chopped organic onion
• 1 organic clove of garlic chopped
• 2 tablespoons organic vegan butter (Nutiva or Thrive Market butter flavored)
• 2 tablespoon organic three seeds (Better Body Foods. Amazon) 
• 1/4 cup Organic vegeta ble broth (Bonafide. Thrive Market or Amazon)

CRUST DIRECTIONS

In a skillet melt the vegan butter. Add your chopped onion and chopped garlic and cook for a short while until soft. 
Add the brown rice, three seeds, salt to taste. Put in the vegetable broth.  Allow this to cook until the rice is softened. 
Place the rice mixture in a 9 inch pie pan. (I used Pampered Chef)

BROCCOLI FILLING

  • 2 tablespoons melted organic vegan butter (see above)
  • 1/2 cup organic chopped onion
  • 1 organic chopped garlic clove
  • 2 tablespoons of three seeds (see above)
  • 1/4 cup organic nutritional yeast (Shiloh Farms. Vitacost)
  • 2 tablespoons organic dried chives
  • One cup vegan sour cream (Kite Hill. Thrive Market, Amazon)
  • 18. 5 ounce package of organic rice broccoli (Thrive Market)
  • 1 – 10 ounce package of organic frozen broccoli, thawed (Cascadian Farm. Thrive Market)
  • 1 cup non dairy cheddar (Good Planet Foods Cheddar Style Olive Oil Cheese Shreds. Amazon or Whole Foods)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350° on bake

In a skillet melt the vegan butter. Add the chopped onion and garlic and cook until soft. Add the package of the riced broccoli, the dried chives, the nutritional yeast, the 2 tablespoons of the three seeds and mix together. Add the thawed out package of broccoli, sour cream and the vegan cheddar cheese. Mix that all together. Pour the mixture on top of the rice crust.

Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.

Antibiotic Resistance: How To Beat It

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Use antibiotics only when necessary. *They do not work on viruses. They only work on bacterial infections. Even then they should be reserved for more serious infections. Take the 1st defense and put Young Living Thieves Essential Oil on the bottom of your and your loved ones feet. Gargle daily with Thieves mouthwash. Stay alkaline by daily adding Lemon Essential Oil to your water. Diffuse essential oils to keep the air clean around you. *Taking an antibiotic unnecessarily will kill off your beneficial gut bacteria. This could make it more difficult for you to recover from your illness. If you do take a course of antibiotics, be sure to reseed your gut with healthy bacteria. You can do this by eating fermented foods and by taking Young Living Life 5, a probiotic. If you are on an antibiotic, also add this good bacteria specific organism called SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII. You will need this! *As an all-around preventative measure, makes sure your Vit. D is optimized year- round, especially during pregnancy along with Vit. K2. A number of natural compounds can also help boost your immune system function to help rid you of infection. This can include Young Living: Super C Oregano Essential Oil Inner Defense – a supplement with oregano and thieves essential oils Tea Tree Essential Oil Thieves Spray Other helpful immune enhancers are garlic pills and echinacea. High quality colloidal silver may be a valuable addition to your medicine cabinet, along with Tea Tree, Oregano, Lavender, Purification Essential Oils to treat cuts and scrapes instead of antibacterial creams. Manuka Honey can also be used for topical applications as well as Young Living Manuka Essential Oil. Clinical trials have found that Manuka Honey can effectively eradicate more than 250 clinical strains of bacteria, including some resistant varieties, such as MRSA. *Avoid antibacterial household products. Use the Thieves line of cleaning products so not to promote antibiotic resistance. Properly washing your hands with warm water and Thieves or Lavender foaming soap, the bath & shower gels, bar soaps will all help to prevent the spread of bacteria. Be mindful of washing your hands and kitchen surfaces after handling raw meat. About half of all the meat sold in grocery stores around the U.S. Is likely to be contaminated with potentially dangerous bacteria. A must to keep our house clean is Thieves Household cleaner. The Thieves Fruit and  Veggie Spray will also help with the spread of bacteria. *Purchase organic, antibiotic free meats and other foods. Reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a significant reason for making sure you’re only eating grass-fed organically raised meat and animal products. Buy your food from responsible, high quality and sustainable sources. Support small family farms in your area. Ref. Dr. Mercola 7/9/2016 news letter  how-antibiotic-resistance-spreads

Young Living Super B with Nutmeg Essential Oil

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Here are some reasons why everyone should supplement with Super B:

*B1 – makes healthy new cells
*B2 – works as an antioxidant breaking down particles that damage cells
may prevent early aging and development of heart disease
transports oxygen throughout the body
may stave off migraines
*B3 – boost HDL (good cholesterol)
may help acne
*B5 – breaks down fats and carbs for energy
responsible for the production of sex and stress related hormones
promotes healthy skin
reduces signs of skin aging like redness and skin spots
*B6 – helps regulate levels of amino acid homocysteine (associated with heart disease)
helps body to produce serotonin (mood), melatonin (sleep), and norepinephrine
(stress hormone)
may reduce inflammation
*B7 – great for hair, skin and nails
may help with diabetes control of high blood glucose levels
important during pregnancy for normal growth of baby
*B9 – may help keep depression at bay
and prevent memory loss
helps prevent birth defects
*B12 – works with B9 to produce red blood cells to help iron do its job

BONUS –
*Nutmeg Essential Oil
energizes – soothes – uplifts – supports nervous and endocrine systems –
balances
*bioavailable chelated minerals to support energy levels, mood and cardiovascular
and cognitive functions

ref. Life by Daily Burn

Receiving Beauty

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“Our society values scented products for the skin and for our over-all enjoyment. How pure are the oils used in your bath products? What about other products like your toothpaste, deodorant and lotions? Can you actually read and understand the ingredients? Do they sound like essential oils or chemicals? Are they labeled “next to nature” and then list unpronounceable petrochemicals?”
“Essential oils can improve the elasticity and tone of the skin thus rejuvenating it. Have you noticed lately, the increase in “aromatherapy” products on the market stating that they do just that very thing? Have you read their ingredients? Do they state “pure essential oils?” More than likely, they are filled with petrochemicals that mimic the fragrance of essential oils. Ref., Healing Oils Healing Hands Linda L Smith

I am going to share with you a very simple face oil that you can make yourself.
I use an Organic Argan oil as the carrier oil to mix the different essential oils in these face and neck recipes.
This Organic Argan oil can be found at Purelement Naturals.

These formulas are all formulated in the 1 oz. Argan oil that is sold at Purelement Naturals.

Beauty in a bottle for aging skin

20 drops each:
Frankincense and Sandalwood
15 drops Lavender
10 drops Myrrh
7 drops Carrot Seed
7 drops Vetiver
5 drops Tangerine

Beauty in a bottle for oily, blemish-sensitive skin

10 drops each:
Tea Tree
Myrtle
20 drops Lavender
6 drops each:
German Chamomile
Frankincense
Carrot Seed
Geranium
Myrrh
Helichrysum
*Go to this link to learn about the “oil cleaning method” for oily skin. The real truth about cleansing oily, blemish prone skin will be revealed.

Beauty in a bottle for everyone

20 drops each:
Lavender
Frankincense
7 drops each:
Geranium
Patchouli
Carrot seed
Mastrante
Ylang Ylang

Simple Toner

Use a 2oz dark glass spray bottle (Amazon)
Add:
1/3 witch hazel
7 drops each
Lemon
Orange
Frankincense
Patchouli
Geranium
10 drops
Lavender
Roman Chamomile
Fill the rest of the way with distilled water

If you are not inclined to “do it yourself” Young Living has wonderful face and body products. There is a product for every skin type.

I received the ART skin care line as a promotion and I absolutely loved what it did for my skin. I would not hesitate to reorder the whole line and use it again or give it as a gift.

Spinach Artichoke Cakes with Young Living Oregano and Lemon Essential Oil

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spinach artichoke cakes

1 – 1# pkg. frozen spinach (thawed and liquid squeezed out)
16 oz Kite Hill Ricotta (Whole Foods)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
2 tbs. Flax egg
2 drops each Young Living Lemon and Oregano essential oil
1/3 cup finely chopped shallots
1 clove finely chopped garlic
6 oz chopped artichoke hearts
1/4 cup finely chopped red pepper
Salt to taste
Mix all the above ingredients together. Mix well.

Preheat oven to 400.
Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper
Spray the parchment paper all over with a spray oil
Make patties out of the spinach mixture
Place them on the cookie sheet
Spray each cake generously with spray oil
Bake for 30-35 minutes

Lemon Raspberry Bars with Young Living Lemon and Orange Essential Oil

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lemon bars

Bar Crust
1 – 1.3oz package of “Natures All”organic dried raspberries or blueberries (Amazon, Whole Foods)
1 cup almond flour (Honeyville on Amazon)
3 tbs. Grapeseed oil
3 tbs agave syrup
1 tsp vanilla
2 drops Young Living Orange Essential Oil
Mix all the above ingredients together.
Spray oil on an 8×8 pan
Firmly pat all the ingredients into the square pan

Preheat the oven at 350

Lemon filling
1 cup kite hill ricotta
1 – 8oz pkg. kite hill almond cream cheese
1/2 cup agave
3 tsp stevia
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 tbs lemon zest
7-10 drops Young Living Lemon Essential Oil
1 flax egg
1 1/2 tbs arrowroot powder

In a food processor whip up the two almond cheeses for a minute
Add all the rest of the ingredients and whip for another 3-4 minutes
Evenly spread the lemon filling on top of the crust
Bake for 30-35 minutes
Cool and cut into bars
Sprinkle with Agave Powder

Quinoa Falafel with Young Living Cumin Coriander and Lemon Essential Oils

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falafel

Sauté:
In a few tbs. of Grape seed oil
1/2 cup chopped shallots
3/4 crushed garlic cloves
1/2 cup finely chopped carrots
1/4 cup finely chopped red pepper

Add:
1 cup uncooked quinoa washed very well
20 oz. bone broth or vegetable stock
1/2 tsp coriander
1 1/2 tsp cumin
2 tsp tumeric
Pinch of Cardamon
Pinch of red pepper flakes
Salt to taste
Bring all the above ingredients to a boil, then turn down to simmer. Cover and Simmer about 25 minutes or until all water is absorbed. It will be light and fluffy.

While quinoa is cooking make your Flax Eggs
3 tbs ground flax meal
9 tbs water
Mix well, cover and put in the refrigerator to sit for 15 minutes

MAKING THE FALAFEL
Mix together:
1 drop each Young Living Coriander, Cumin and Lemon essential oils
Mix the essential oils to the 3 tbs. of flax eggs
Then add:
1/2 cup almond flour which you have added 1/2 tsp xantham gum. Mix well the almond flour and xantham gum
Add all of the cooked quinoa to the flour mixture
Adjust any seasoning at this time.

Use a large cookie sheet. I like to use parchment paper on the bottom for easy clean up. Spray the pan with spray oil.
Keeping your hands greased with oil make the falafel balls.
Place them on the cookie sheet.
When the balls are all made you can roll them in sesame seeds or leave them plain
Spray the falafel balls with spray oil on the cookie sheet.
Coat them well.
Bake in 400 degree oven for 25-30 minutes