Last Sunday in service, our pastor had a very interesting sermon on Psalm 23 as we closed out a series on The Godward Heart. We’ve all heard and read that psalm since we were children most likely, no matter which Christian religion we are. However, I’ve not ever heard it presented like this and that is most likely why it resonated so loudly with me…
Inventor of Swiss Medica’s O24 Pain Neutralizer Shares His Secrets
Will consumers favor a non-burning pain relief product, like Swiss Medicas (OTC BB: SWME) O24 instead of Icy Hot or Ben Gay? Richard Weise, inventor of the patented O24 pain relief product talked to us about how O24 came about, how it works differently than other pain relief products and why O24 might just become a success story during its North American rollout to retail stores.
Essential Oils and MRSA
Natural preventative pet care isn’t a new thing but it certainly isn’t fully mainstream yet. One of the challenges is being able to re-educate the public to think outside of the box. For so many years we’ve been told over and over again by traditional care providers that our pets need yearly vaccinations, prevention medicines for heartworm, fleas, and ticks, and feeding premium kibble. We’ve been told these will all lead to ultimate wellness in our pets. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Essential Oils and Our Pets
… essential oils for the most part have been created with humans in mind, many people are using these essential oils in their pet care successfully,..
Antibiotics? I Think Not
Have you noticed that doctors are now being much more reluctant to give you a prescription for antibiotics unless it’s proven that you are indeed suffering from a bacterial infection? Well, I wish I could say better late than never, but in the case of antibiotics, we’re far too late.
Bar Soap is Just The Beginning!
Once you’ve made that first batch of homemade soap, don’t stop there! Here are some great ideas for turning extra soap into great, chemical free, cleaning products for your home!
Scented Candles And Their Soothing Power
Are you sick and tired of thinking of the perfect gift to give to your friends on their birthdays? Maybe you want to give something a lot more personalized aside from your homey but boring batches of chocolate chip cookies. You hate the thought of giving out generic gifts because you also very much abhor receiving run-of-the-mill gifts that go straight in your basement. It’s high time you learn some do-it-yourself potential gift items that truly make the recipients feel honor…
Tired All The Time? Try These Adrenal Support Essential Oil Blends!
Adrenal Support from Nature – Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blends for Fighting Fatigue
Feeling fatigued a little too often? Morning cappuccino no longer doing its job? Getting that feeling that you’ve been worn thin by your busy schedule, and you’re just not bouncing back? These can be signs of over-worked adrenal glands and can be symptoms of a syndrome known as “Adrenal Fatigue”. Thankfully, a few commonly-available essential oils can offer support in regenerating worn-o…
Using Essential Oils Successfully With The Herpes Virus – A Personal Account
Aromatherapy Oils and the Herpes Virus – One Person’s Success Story
The Herpes Simplex virus (or HSV) is a difficult disease. It is widely known as incurable, with painful skin lesions on sensitive areas of the body. The lesions reccur more often for some people than others – their ‘outbreaks’ tend to be related to periods of high-stress. Modern medicine does not offer a cure, though there are pharmaceutical preparations available to limit the frequency and duration of HSV…
Making Essential Oils – Steam Distillation, Absolutes, And CO2’s Explained
Aromatherapy Goes ‘High Tech’. New methods of essential oil extraction are entering the mainstream of aromatherapy, offering new choices in oils never before available. With the new labels of ‘CO2’ and ‘SCO2’, along with the traditional ‘steam’ and ‘hydro’ distillations, ‘absolutes’, and ‘cold pressing’, a little education for the aromatherapy enthusiast can go a long way in essential oil selection. Is one process better than another? Does one produce a nicer smelling oil, …
Rose Oil – A Gift From The Flowers Of Love
Ah, Wonderful Rose Oil. If there’s an aroma that more individuals find deeply moving than any other, it is the oil of rose. The scent is divinely sweet, rich, and deeply floral – exclusive to the extract of history’s most revered flower. Though the rose is renown for it’s fragrance, the flower actually contains very little aromatic oil by weight. Some 60,000 roses are needed to distill a single ounce of oil, or about 60 roses PER DROP, a fact which brings the seemly high co…
Counterculture Aromatherapy – Patchouli Essential Oil
Patchouli’s History and Uses
Ah, Patchouli oil – people seem to love it or hate it. This well know essential oil has a somewhat deserved reputation as the scent of the Hippy generation (according to one source, it’s use began as a mask for the odor of a particularly cherished herb), though it’s traditional use dates back hundreds, perhaps thousands of years. Today, Patchouli oil has a well-deserved reputation in aromatherapy, with it’s deep, musky, and sweet odor, and Eart…