Essential Oils Work!

For all of you scientifically minded people out there, like me, this is a really amazing graphic showing papers soaked with 3 of Young Living's essential oils and bacterial growth after one week as compared to hand sanitizer.  The results speak for themselves!

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Crustless Sausage and Veggie Pizza

If you're allergic to tomatoes and gluten (wheat) like me, it

can be really hard to satisfy your craving for a good pizza. I love making traditional pizza with gluten free frozen pizza crusts but some of them do NOT taste so great. This is a great recipe that is super easy but also cuts down on calories since there is no crust.  It's also great for those people who are eating low-carb.  It's very loosey-goosey as my mother always says.  You can use whatever leftover meat and veggies you have in the fridge. It's the olive oil, garlic and Italian seasonings that really make it taste like pizza.

First, brown your favorite ground meat - I love to use turkey sausage but it works the same for any ground or shredded meat - like chicken or pork! Add 2 tsp of olive oil (or oil of your choice) to the bottom of the pan. I also like to add a clove of minced garlic and a chopped onion to the meat while it is cooking. Crumble the meat as it cooks until it gets "browned" like the picture above.  (When I took this picture it didn't have the garlic or onions added).  I then add Italian seasoning (or oregano, basil, and thyme), salt and pepper to taste.

While the meat is browning, slice and/or dice up the veggies of your choice and add them to a 9 x 9 square pan.  (You could also use a round one, it doesn't make any difference.)  I normally like to dice the veggies but this time I didn't. I used red pepper, zucchini, and asparagus. The oil from the meat will be enough to keep it from sticking to the sides of the pan.  If you're worried there isn't enough, then spray the pan with cooking spray.  Add the ground meat on top of the vegetables, then cover with shredded mozzarella.  Pop it in the oven at 350 degrees until it's melted and bubbly and viola dinner is served!

Ingredients Needed:

Salt, pepper and Italian seasoning to taste

1 lb. ground or shredded meat 

• turkey sausage, sausage, turkey, chicken, or beef

1 onion

1-2 garlic cloves

4-8 oz. shredded mozzarella

2 cups veggies of your choice cut or diced

• I've used carrots, sweet peppers, zucchini, squash, broccoli, cauliflower but really any will work.

Foot Reflexology and Essential Oil Application

This graphic is one of the best I've seen on foot reflexology to use with essential oil application.  I like to use Lavender essential oil on the arch of my feet before bed.  The arch of the foot is one of the most absorbent places on your body. This not only helps me fall asleep within 10 minutes but it is also calming to many of my body's systems.  Apply lavender to the various spots indicated on the chart to soothe these organ systems or pump some unscented lotion/massage oil into your palm and add 1-2 drops of lavender, mix then apply to the whole foot.  

13 Ways to Make Hummus

I just LOVE hummus!  This is such a great graphic or cheat sheet from Shape Magazine  on variations for making hummus.

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originalSelf Magazine article

Migraine Trigger Foods

This is a comprehensive list of the most common migraine trigger foods.  Not everyone is sensitive to everything on the list, but this list is a good place to start investigating which ones you are sensitive to.

Aged cheeses (cheddar, blue, brie, hard and moldy)

Alcohol

Apple juice and cider

Artificial sweeteners - Aspartame, Sucralose

Avocados

Bacon

Balsamic vinegar

Beans - string, navy, kidney, lima

Beer

Caffeine - although used to enhance some pain medicines, too much caffeine will trigger a migraine

Chili peppers - sometimes used in research to trigger migraines

Chocolate

Chocolate

Chocolate

Citrus fruits Aged cheeses (cheddar, blue, brie, hard and moldy) Alcohol Apple juice and cider Artificial sweeteners - Aspartame, Sucralose Avocados Bacon Balsamic vinegar Beans - string, navy, kidney, lima Beer Caffeine - although used to enhance some pain medicines, too much caffeine will trigger a migraine Chili peppers - sometimes used in research to trigger migraines Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Citrus fruits Cocoa Coffee Corned beef Cured meats Cured, smoked, pickled, canned foods Deli meat Dried fruit - prunes, figs, apricots Ham Hot dogs Hydrolyzed or autolyzed yeast Hydrolyzed plant protein (HPP) Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) Jerky Kombu extract (often used in Japanese foods) Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) Nitrates Nitrites Nuts Olives Overripe bananas Pepperoni Phenylethylamine Pickled foods Pork Processed meats Red plums Red skinned apples and pears Red vinegar Red wine Red wine Salami Sausages Sausages Sherry Sodium caseinate Soy based foods Sulfite containing foods Tannin containing foods Tea Tyramine containing foods Vermouth Yeast breads Yeast extract

Cocoa

Coffee

Corned beef

Cured meats

Cured, smoked, pickled, canned foods

Deli meat

Dried fruit - prunes, figs, apricots

Ham

Hot dogs

Hydrolyzed or autolyzed yeast

Hydrolyzed plant protein (HPP)

Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)

Jerky

Kombu extract (often used in Japanese foods)

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

Nitrates

Nitrites

Nuts

Olives

Overripe bananas

Pepperoni

Phenylethylamine

Pickled foods

Pork

Processed meats

Red plums

Red skinned apples and pears

Red vinegar

Red wine

Red wine

Salami

Sausages

Sausages

Sherry

Sodium caseinate

Soy based foods

Sulfite containing foods

Tannin containing foods

Tea

Tyramine containing foods

Vermouth

Yeast breads

Yeast extract

Sneaky Migraine Triggers by Yahoo Health

This clip has some great suggestions that were all true in my case.  One of the best things I did to help reduce my migraines was to stop eating foods that I was allergic or had a sensitivity to.

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Magnesium and Migraine Prevention

Migraine headaches have been linked to having low magnesium counts.  I love Shaklee's supplements because of their purity and lack of synthetics in their products.  I have had success adding VitalMag to my supplement regimen to help prevent migraine, cluster and tension headaches. Please contact me for information on ordering.

Yahoo Health Clip Suggesting Taking 400mg of Magnesium Daily to Prevent Migraines

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Peppermint Essential Oil - A must have for migraine/headache relief.

Peppermint is one of my all time favorite essential oils.  I use it almost daily to help with migraine and tension headache relief.  (I have been fighting migraine, cluster and tension headaches for over 26 years.)  I also use it to help settle my stomach when I have nausea or an upset stomach.


Peppermint -  "is one of the oldest and most highly regarded herbs for supporting normal digestion, including promoting healthy intestinal function and gastrointestinal system comfort.*" 







Add one drop of it to the site of migraine/headache pain and massage in (which for me is usually above my left eye on my forehead and sometimes my temples). Make sure not to get it too close to your eyes, as it will irritate them. Since I am applying it so close to my eyes, I have to close them for about 5-10 minutes or they water quite a bit.  At that point, I typically have light sensitivity anyway so closing my eyes is a relief. If I apply it across the top of my forehead though, my eyes don't water.  Sometimes, I get a "cluster migraine" and my pain is at the top of my head near the crown (it feels like an ice pick being driven into your head).  I have applied the peppermint oil there as well with much success. The application all depends on where the site of your pain is. Shortly thereafter you will begin to feel a soothing cool tingling sensation as it begins to work.

Also, add 1 drop of Peppermint essential oil to hot water to make a stomach soothing drink.  I get a lot of nausea with my migraines and this really helps settle my stomach.  Plus, I always find it relaxing to sip something warm. Make sure to use a glass or ceramic mug.  Essential oils do not react well with Styrofoam or plastic.  I do not like to use plastic anything since it has been linked to potentially causing breast cancer.