Pain-Ease Essential Oil Blend

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Kristen Bowen

Young Living has some amazing oil blends. Panaway being one of my favorites.

My version is called Pain-Ease and one of the differences is that I use Corsican Helychrisum verses the Balkan variety.

This blend consists of  Wintergreen, helichrysum, clove and peppermint.

Wintergreen has consituents that are similiar to cortisone.

Helychrism is soothing for any area that has discomfort.

Clove contains euganol which is used by dentists to numb your gums.

Peppermint serves as a layer to help calm nerves.

Pain-Ease is perfect to rub on sore muscles, areas that you tend to feel arthritis. If you suffer from sciatic pain drop a few drops at the base of your spine.

Rub a few drops anywhere there is bruising. My kids are past the growing pain stage but several of my clients use this oil when that is an issue. ok I have to throw this in. If your kids are having growing pains they also need Magnesium Citrate in their diet. Natural Calm is my favorite.

Try rubbing on your temples and across the top of your shoulders if you are a headache person. You will love it. Just the smell relaxes me.

If I suffered from Fibromyalgia this would be the oil I would turn to.

This is also a great tool if you have scarring.

I personally always use a carrier oil when using essential oils. A few drops of olive oil along with it and you will be good to go.

I have noticed when I use this oil that it really helps clear the negative emotions which is always a good thing……

hugs,

kB

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Top Five Reasons To Do A Cleanse In December……

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Kristen Bowen

1. Emotional eating does not get me where I want to be and I really struggle with it this time of year. I love traditions and connecting with people. Food is not the best way for me to do that. Repeat to self,  FOOD IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT…. repeated 3x

2. My stress levels are a little higher than normal ( a little higher… get real they have been through the roof and at times it is all I can do to hang on)and I recognize I am not making the greatest decisions about food.

3. It will revitalize my digestive system. Stress plays havoc on your digestive system and this will help rebuild. Did you know you can carry 3-5 pounds of bacteria in your gut. It is what determines your immune system.

4. Total boost to my energy. Everyone that I have talked to and watched on this cleanse have had their energy levels go through the roof. The herbal energy drinks are AMAZING………..

5. It will circumvent the ten pounds that the typical American puts on this time of year. I just do not want to go down that road. That is right. I am talkin to my butt. I am NOT goin down that road…….. seriously I have had that talk before……..

tell me I am not the only emotional eater out there……. please somebody :)

What do you do to get through the onslaught of gorging that happens in our culture this time of year?

I think because I grew up with a Mom who left lists is one of the reasons I do well on cleanses. I have a list of things to check off every day and my brain loves a finished list.

I will post often as to how this cleanse is doing for me…….

Here is the Skinny On Holiday Weight Gain

For my EFT tapping sessions that I always do on a cleanse I will be tapping on statements like…..

  • I can do this cleanse during the holidays
  • I will not stress eat even though it soothes me for a moment it cause havoc on my body
  • I am open to finding ways to connect with people other than sugary food
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I want to be with my family sale :)

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Kristen Bowen

I have always done Novemberfest and it has been a wonderful show for me. The downside is I absolutley lose my Thanksgiving with my family. Last year I decided to have it at my home. It was crazy so this year I decided to create what I needed as a Mom and business owner.

Drun Roll please…………………………

Introducing………………..

The first annual

HYDE PARK HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE

November 20th

Hyde Park Civic Center

113 East Center Street

1-6 pm

Free Lip Balm to the first 50 people

Amazing prices on all of my products. Better than last year. Soap for as little as $3.50 a bar. Last year was a stampede,  this year I am ready with more product than ever and THE BEST prices I have ever been able to offer.

Why add another show? Easy. I want to extend an awesome sale to my clients AND have a life with my family over the holiday. The other great thing that came of this is a bunch of other like minded people have joined me,  there will be lots of stuff for everyone on your list.

I have the best news. The very first year I started selling soap I came across a scent called Blue Moon. It was cranberries, figs with just a little touch of black pepper. Everyone loved it. 4 years ago I could no longer get my hands on it. People are still asking me for that scent. It IS the scent of Christmas.

IT’s BAAACK………..

NO LIE.

FOR REAL, it is,  I really promise.

I am one happy camper and you will be to when you get a whiff. See ya Saturday.

Doors will open at 1:00 and we WILL be taking phone orders. So come by or give a call. 435 881 5046

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How Twitter Saved my Adrenals……

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Kristen Bowen

Twitter is where I found out about Celtic Sea Salt. It literally saved me from a total crash. When a Mom has a total crash,  it is never pretty. It is so not fair (insert a whine here please) my husband can have a bad day,  no problem.

My kids can have a bad day,  no problem.

My dogs can even have a bad day, no problem. My dogs have bad days quite frequently………

This Mom has a bad day and the structure in our home falls apart.  I guess I need to change my filter on that and think to myself,  I am  important to my family. That would be a great affirmation.

So,  because I AM so important,  I knew that hitting the biggest wall of my life was really going to affect my family at a time when everyone’s reserves were low. So I started searching what I could do. Talked to my mentor’s.  Nothing. Nothing  was hitting the mark for what I needed. Then someone talked about how it was a two salt water wash day for her. I was like …… huh………???????

I had never heard of that. So I talked to her and googled and learned and tried it and COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT IT DID FOR ME.

Yes,  that was all-cap.

Yes,  I wanted your attention because this is easy and cheap.

Did I say how easy it is?

I heart Celtic Sea Salt. It saved me at a really hard time in my life.

So do you want the solution? It is so easy,  you may not even try it. Oh well, your loss.

Here is how to do it.

  • buy Celtic Sea Salt
  • mix 1/2 tsp. salt in a glass of hot h20
  • stir like crazy,  they are really big grains of salt
  • let it cool down so the hot h20 will not cause any burning
  • relatively quickly drink the the whole glass
  • wait about 10-12 minutes and notice the energy burst
  • wait 10-12 minutes and notice the mental clarity
  • wait 10-12 minutes and enjoy the cortisol that your adrenals just remembered to give you from being washed in the minerals that they need.

Note to a very few amount of people: Your bowels will strongly want to empty themselves,  so be prepared. I would do this the first few times at home so that there is no cheek clamped run to the bathroom at the office or grocery store. Everyone has had that happen but I DO NOT want to be the reason for one of THOSE situations………. just sayin……..

Another Note: Some people will experience muscle cramps or twitching after doing this. This can be an indication of low magnesium. My favorite magnesium is Natural Calm.

My husband who has a master’s degree in English just told me that there are probably to many smiley faces and stuff like that. I reminded him that my Dad who was also my principal probably put a smiley face on my diploma (because he was so relieved I actually got one) when I graduated and if you were reading this blog you would understand my excitement at such a simple tool to help a mom feel better and that all of you were in line to read my next blog in my next life when I also have a Master’s degree but until then it is totally ok for me to write in run on sentences because I have so many things I want to learn. whew…… He laughed and hugged me.

The  important thing is you all go get some salt.

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My letter to Elizabeth Smart…….

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Kristen Bowen

Our lives are nothing alike. Yet in a way they carry a similar thread of pain. I have watched you. I have prayed for you. My heart has broken as I have listened to the details of the horror inflicted upon you. Watching you can be like a double edged sword for me. I am ashamed at my own weakness when I see such quiet dignity radiate from your eyes. Most of the time you inspire me to BE STRONGER than what I am. Your strength takes my breath away. Every once in a while I feel shame as I watch you. My choices after being raped and abused had nothing to do with being noble or strong. They were all about anger and re-victimizing myself. I wonder how you do it? Where does that strength come from? Do you know something that I have missed in my desire to purge my mind and body from the memories of unwanted hands all over me. I hope that there is a time when my eyes can exude the peace that I see in yours. Please always remember that you have lifted people. People like me that you will never know how much you affected. You help me remember that I AM capable of choosing strength and finding PEACE. Those are the legacies I want to give my children. That way the next generation will be strengthened and never again have to worry about sacrificing their own safety to protect the life of a loved one. There is still that little girl inside of me that worries about my mothers safety. When I hear her voice I still have moments of overwhelming gratitude that HE did not have the power to follow through on his threats of her safety.
Thank You Elizabeth for having the courage and dignity to live your life in the way that you have………

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HCG

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Kristen Bowen

So you did HCG and the weight is slowly creeping back up. Discouragement is HUGE for most people at this point. You do have options…… several.
1. Get to the root of emotional eating. EFT was huge for me on this, I had someone else pull me through some major brick walls (not something I could have done on my own)
2. Ignore it, give up and let the weight go up (that makes me shiver to just think about it)
3. Do another round of HCG. This can present a problem though because you want to be careful of using HCG like a yo-yo diet. It is hard on your system to open and close the hypothalamus so in the long term this in my opinion is not the best option.
4. My favorite option and the safest option is to do another steak day and get your butt back on maintainance. Even if you do not get very much loss from it it will throw your body back into your weight going down. Then track your calories. Find out how many calories you gain at and how many calories you maintain and how many calories you lose weight at. Sounds monotonous …. IT IS. It is THE key though to knowing how much you can eat.
A few tips:
upping your protein will usually up the amount of calories you can handle
returning back to maintenance meaning no carbs, no sugar
finding recipes that satisfy you emotionally, there are some great ones out there…..
5. finding a coach to help you through the process, sometimes you need some tough love to get through the process
hugs,
kB
I have now helped people shed over 1500 pounds of weight….WOOT!!!!

added: Check your adrenals if they are needing a tune up they can be the underlying cause for cravings. Supplementing with Chromium can help this. Great way to check is put your feet close together and then stand on your tippy toes, now close your eyes and see if you can balance. If you cannot you are using adrenal strength if you can…. Hooray. It does not mean ruling out adrenal problems but it is a good sign.

Next post I will put some things up about helping adrenals cheaply and simply through diet. Sounds to good to be true doesn’t it. My adrenals have been on the edge lately and I simply could not function without a few of these steps.

Another add-on…. I was up all night so give me a break :) DO NOT stop doing steak days. If you do your body loses the ability to have the steak day be effective. For some they stabilize quickly others much longer……… That is the down side of HCG you cannot just decide to quit doing it after your done with shots.

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What kind of herbal tea do you like?

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Kristen Bowen

When it is cold my English roots really start to yearn for a cup of herbal tea. I think my roots are Americanized though because I do not like it to taste herby (is that a word?) or green. When it comes to a cup of herbal tea,  fruity is the only way to go. Reading all of those Jane Austen Books and my genetics really helped me collect a stash of great tea cups. Sipping tea in a beautiful tea cup helps me feel like a lady. Don’t you laugh at me. I love feeling feminine and a fruity cup of herbal tea does the trick.

Five Reasons To Drink Herbal Tea:

1. gives me a great excuse to collect beautiful tea cups and share my heritage with my children. Do you know how much history you can learn about tea cups. Fascinating……

2. Herbal Teas are incredibally healing.

Peppermint is great for an upset stomach.

Lemon Balm is perfect for calming you down.

Chamomile is the one I go to when sleep is a problem.

3. Drinking a cup of herbal tea for me always goes along with slowing down and feeling gratitude.

4. Any time you can get more water in it is a good thing.

5. We always pull out our best English accents and that makes me laugh and that is so good for your liver. :)

So what do you say, what kind of tea do you like?

Here are some links to my all time favs……….

Simply divine,  one of my favorites

If you just want to run to the store this brand is carried locally, love the peach.

This is a good one that you can pick up locally pretty much anywhere………

Enjoy your tea and remember it always tastes better in a pretty tea cup……….

If you are doing HCG shots the herbal teas will help facilitate weight loss…….

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Best tip for kicking the flu……….

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Kristen Bowen


My new favorite way to beat the Flu. When stress levels go up and sleep is elusive our bodies become ripe for illness. Ask me how I know? :)
Drinking salt water is one of the best ways to kick start your body detoxifying. Today it still was not enough for me. So what is a girl to do? Boil a shirt in salt water of course. Isn’t that what you do? Oh man, several years ago I would have rolled my eyes if someone would have brought this up. Fast forward a few years and I am all over it. It literally purges the toxins out of your system. The sooner you you do it the more effective it is. Make a 3% solution of salt water. My favorite is Celtic or Pink Himalayan. Take a clean white cotton t-shirt and dip it in the salt water. I actually keep a pair of long-johns for this procedure (I will keep my families comments to myself as to the fact I do not want you snorting while you read my blog). Wring the shirt out and then slip it on. Covering yourself with a dry towel from the dryer will keep you a bit more comfortable. Slip into bed for at least 90 minutes. You will start sweating profusely. After at least 90 minutes, take a nice long bath preferably with a cup of apple cider vinegar to help pull out even more toxins. Magic…….. I feel better. The aches are gone and so is the headache. Make sure to re-hydrate when you are done.
hugs,
kB
To make a 3% salt solution dissolve 2 Tablespoons of salt in 1 quart of hot water.
This works best on achy flu like symptoms.

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Mariposa Bakery………….. Gluten Free Caloric Overload

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Kristen Bowen

OK It is not very often that I overload on sugar. Mariposa Bakery is sooooo an exception. It is just the most delightful place to stand and realize you do not have to say no to anything. The only thing that would make it better is if they came up with a version of my mom’s Parker House Rolls.

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Yosemite National Park And Energy……………

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Kristen Bowen

National Parks are probably my all time favorite road trip. There is a recharge to your energy reserve that  is almost instantaneous. As a little girl my Mom grew up in Zion National Park, so my love of exploring them is definitely genetic.

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