Well, we wished and hoped for it and now it’s here…rain. California has been in a drought that has broken farmers and affected the produce and grain market for the next few years. The ground is so dry that all this rain that is coming won’t even be able to fix the mess that this state…
DetailsSometimes I like going back and reviewing certain oils and their properties. Since day one, I have Loved our Ginger essential oil. In the beginning of my oil ‘career’, Ginger was one I used all the time for a variety of things. You can cook with this oil and use it as a flavoring in food.…
DetailsSeventy five percent of what I do is research. If I’m not writing, or teaching, I am usually on the computer looking up plants, diseases or something relating to what I do. I rarely just take any one person’s opinion on anything…I need to get all the information that I can before I form my…
DetailsLate last night I caught a news flash on TV on a story about some rare cases of polio-like conditions affecting a handful of children in my state of California. There is not much information to go on and this ‘disease’ has left doctors and researchers perplexed. They have no answers, they can’t give any…
DetailsI get a lot, and I mean a lot of questions about the differences between my companies essential oils and some of the other brands. Like I’ve stated before, I have never used any other companies oils but I am familiar with some of them. I actually have a bottle of Lavender from another brand that I…
DetailsOld injuries, man, they can flare up without any warning. I have had lower back issues for years but I have been spoiled and have not had it act up in a long time. Not so much today. I woke up and couldn’t swing my legs over the side of the bed, it was like…
DetailsMy ex husband was a gourmet cook. You couldn’t label him a ‘chef’ because he never earned that title, just like Rachael Ray. But he used to tell me that “if you can read, you can cook.” Well, I can read, but that never made me the cook that he was. Recently a woman who…
Details” Hi, about 18 months ago I came across Jana’s blog while searching for some help for a health issue I was dealing with. I started following Jana’s posts because she seemed to really want to share with people how these oils could help them. And I was interested in learning more for my own…
DetailsYesterday I received an email from a fellow essential oil user asking me to share a friends story on here. She doesn’t have a website but felt strongly that this story should be told. A friend of hers was diagnosed with throat c—–. (I can’t put that word on here…) He had been a tobacco chewer…
DetailsYears ago a lifelong friend of mine called me out of the blue. He wanted to apologize for his behavior a few years before. He wanted to say he was sorry to me for some things I had totally forgotten about, but apparently they were festering in his mind and he needed to acknowledge them.…
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