Category Archives: Health & Nutrition

Dearest and I have really been struggling with repeated bouts of anger, rage, frustration, etc. etc. over Obama and his gang of Socialist Destroyers.

On the one hand, we should be upset at what’s happening. On the other, we should not let those [fill in dirty words] ruin our lives.

I’ve been pondering coping skills and thought I’d blog about them, maybe help some of us get through this next year without going nuts.

Dearest once asked our infantry son, “What do you do when you’re attacked?”

“First, control something. It can be anything. Just pick something and control it.”

I’ve since come across a similar idea in some psychobabbly thing, that doing something … anything … to control or change a bad situation is enormously beneficial to you physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.

We can’t function when we’re tense, angry, fearful and obsessed. Doing something … controlling something … helps break into the bad and move us toward the good.

There are the active work things we all try to do and often talk about here. Pete posts the Grudge, which I hope helps him as much as posting here helps me.

I want to continue with the Logic series and the economics and political party control graphs. I am getting good results with my New Year’s resolution about my time management approach, so I’m hoping I’ll become more efficient and make some progress with those two projects.

But there are other things we could be doing to help us all cope. Today, I want to share something I am finding really helpful and that may appeal to some of you as well.

I have a friend who has Bipolar disorder. Her 2-year-old son was also diagnosed with it recently and their mood swings are a real strain on the marriage and family, so I’m trying to help as much as I can.

The meds work, but have side effects. And it’s pretty scary to be giving drugs to a toddler! So she’s really motivated to learn about natural remedies that can help them keep the meds to a minimum.

I created mood stabilizing essential blends for her and her son. (Being so young, he has his own.) She says they really help.

Her recipe has also become my personal favorite. It really works! If I’m too up, it helps mellow me out. If I’m too down, it helps lift my mood.

The therapeutic value of essential oils is in their molecular structure, not their smell. They do their good work via the blood stream, so you can inhale them or rub them on your skin. (Do not ingest or use them undiluted on skin without specific guidance.)

If you have allergies, test the oils individually before making a blend, then test the blend. I have very severe allergies, but tolerate a good range of oils and get tremendous therapeutic benefit from them.

Here are two ways to use my blend:

Mood Stabilizer Massage Oil

MIX in clean glass bottle (big enough for adding 1 oz. carrier oil):

3 drops each: Bergamot, Lavender, Rosewood

2 drops each: Chamomile (Roman), Mandarin, Jasmine, Rosemary

Cover and allow to rest for 24 hours before using. I love to massage this stuff into my feet and then slip on a pair of soft, clean socks. When my friend is having a bad day, her hubby gives her a back rub and they both benefit.

Mood Stabilizing Inhaler Tube

Mix

6 drops each: Bergamot, Lavender, Rosewood

4 drops each: Chamomile (Roman), Mandarin, Jasmine, Rosemary

Follow the directions at “Making an essential oil inhaler tube” @
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2837571230056011884DEZZOQ

Inhaler tubes are fantastic for essential oils. They allow personal inhalation (rather than room diffusion which might bother someone else) and are so tidy and long-lasting that you can keep them anywhere.

E.g., keeping an inhaler charged with peppermint oil in your glove box could save your life some night when you find yourself getting drowsy, but there’s no coffee stop for miles.

E.g., keeping an inhaler charged with tangerine oil in your purse could save your sanity when your kid is getting too wild for the venue. All the orange oils are calming, but tangerine is particularly safe for little ones. (Diffuse it at their birthday parties to keep the Wild Things at bay.)

My favorite source for essential oils and aromatherapy supplies is AromaThyme @ http://www.aromathyme.com/

Scroll to the bottom of the home page to get links to the pure oils pages (alphabetical). “Plastic Scent Inhaler Tubes” are available in packages of 6 for $9.95 on the “Aromatherapy Supplies” page.

If you’re new or confused, email debbie@aromathyme.com. She’s really nice and will help you figure out what you need and how to order it.

Once upon a time, she wasn’t carrying Tansy Blue. I’d gotten some elsewhere and found it quite effective for allergy relief. When I asked, she found a source and added it to her regular stock, so now I don’t have to pay separate shipping to get just that one oil from another supplier.

P.S., I’m not getting a kick-back from her! 🙂

By Chrissy the Hyphenated

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When the girls were living at home, they were always too lazy to bother learning about the oils I used. Then they moved out and … oops. Didn’t know how to get those good effects they’d enjoyed from Mom’s little pharmacy.

So I made them HOW TO books, using 3-ring binders with photo pocket pages. I also made them each a box to keep their oils in. (And when they went to war, I made them little cloth pouches for their packs.)

My little faux pas with the Superglue and Bob’s request for where to buy orange oil got me thinking about the graphics files I made for those books and tucked away on my hard drive. So I uploaded them into a new Chrissy’s Site Bites album. There are 71 graphics, formatted to print out on to 4×6 photo paper for the girls’ books. They include safety and blending information, oil profiles and recipes for common ailments.

Chrissy’s Site Bites: Essential Oils: God’s Pharmacy ALBUM

http://community.webshots.com/album/580611370UcGLuw

My favorite on-line source for all things Essential and Oily is

http://www.aromathyme.com/

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In Scandinavia, amalgam dental fillings containing mercury are banned.

In the United States, light bulbs containing mercury are soon to become mandatory.

Even careful handling of these bulbs does not make them safe enough to have them in our homes, particularly not around infants, children, childbearing women and the sick and elderly.

“Bulb explodes without warning,” reported NBCactionnews.com, May 21, 2010: Tom and Nancy Heim were watching TV recently, when Tom decided to turn on the floor lamp next to his recliner chair.  ‘I heard this loud pop…I saw what I thought was smoke, coming out of the top of the floor lamp,’ says Tom.  Nancy suddenly found glass in her lap.  She says, ‘I did not see it. I just heard it, and I noticed I had glass on me.’

http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/money/consumer/dont_waste_your_money/cfl-light-bulb-risks

On February 23, 2011, TV NewsChannel 5 in Tennessee covered “a newly-released investigators’ report that blames a February 12 fatal fire in Gallatin on one of those CFL bulbs.”  Ben Rose, an attorney for the rehabilitative facility in which Douglas Johnson, 45, perished, said, “This result is consistent with our own private investigation. …We have heard reports of similar fires being initiated by CFLs across the country.”

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/14089367/disposal-of-cfl-light-bulbs-not-environmentally-friendly

“GE Helical 13 Watt light bulb.  After only 6 months of use.  This bulb started making funny noises and flickering… Finally, exploded on my kitchen table.” — Charles of South Webster, OH January 30, 2010.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/ge_light_bulbs_p3.html

“My GE 20W Helical bulb in my 1/2 bathroom caught on fire on 5/3/10.  The bulb snapped and glowed very brightly then caught on fire….The bulb was suppose to last 5 years but it was only about a year or so old.  I tried replacing it with a GE 26W bulb and the same thing happened immediately.” — Chantelle of Danville, PA May 15, 2010

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/ge_light_bulbs_p2.html#ixzz1IlIY8jEM

“My 80 year old mother turned on her reading lamp and the bulb exploded and the lamp shade caught fire.  She unpluged the lamp from the wall and the fire went out thank God.” — M. of Lahaina, HI March 30, 2010

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/ge_light_bulbs_p2.html#ixzz1IlIzUUjk

“I turned on an overhead bathroom light bulb and heard a pop and it exploded falling into the bathroom sink.  Nearly all of he flying glass went straight down so little damage was done; however, I was very thankful it did not get in my eyes.” — Patricia of Sammamish, WA October 20, 2010.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/ge_light_bulbs.html

“We purchased a 3-way light bulb this past year. [Special 3-way CFLs are made but cost more.]  Last night the bulb started a fire in the lamp….Had we not been there our house might have burned down.” — Tina of Redding, CT July 10, 2010

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/ge_light_bulbs.html

“I had a desk lamp CFL burn up right in front of me.  Switched it on and tiny sparks were emanating like a Van de Graaff generator.  Quickly switched it off; the plastic around the ballast was cracked and smoking” — Nisshin, November 30, 2008

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?190185-CFL-Ballast-Fire

SOURCE article @ http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/04/the_cfl_fraud.html

   Highly recommended reading. It contains MUCH MORE INFORMATION!

If you’re upset about the federal government dictating that you use dangerous light bulbs in your home whether you want to or not, please contact your federal legislators and ask they pass the Better Use of LIght Bulbs Act H.R. 91.

This law would eliminate the impending ban on the ordinary, incandescent bulbs we’re used to.