March 24, 2011
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Juicing is one of my favorite routines that I do for my family. When I first began juicing, I was consumed with wanting to use every part of the produce. It was painful to throw away all of the leftover pulp. To help reduce waste, I made vegetable flours, pates, and stuffings. This is one of the recipes that incorporates juice pulp well. The texture and extra fiber is a nice addition. It is important to find a juicer that keeps the life force in the juice alive, juices a variety of produce well (i.e., fruits, vegetables, and greens), is simple to use, and is affordable.
Although using every bit of the produce has been an important part of my practice, it is not something that I am able to accomplish on a regular basis. Mostly, I compost the pulp or give it to my students for their use. But no matter how you do it, incorporating the juicing lifestyle and adding more raw foods into your diet—especially with the arrival of spring and the hotter months to follow—is a fresh, energizing habit. More recipes using Young Living essential oils can be found in my new recipe book: The Raw Food Feast!
Until next post: Key Lime Mousse and Raspberry-Mint Compote
Happy Eating!
Chef Mandy
www.chefmandy.com
Beet Oregano Detox
4 medium beets, peeled and chopped
4 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1/2 bunch parsley
1 lemon, peeled and quartered
4 stalks celery, chopped
2 medium green or red apples, chopped
1 drop Young Living oregano essential oil
1 drop Young Living black pepper essential oil per serving
Extract the juice from the produce using a high-quality juicer. Set aside the pulp. If desired, strain the juice for a smoother consistency. Add oregano essential oil to the whole batch and stir to mix. Before serving, add one drop black pepper essential oil to each 8-ounce serving.
Basil Pecan Beetballs
1 cup leftover pulp from Beet Oregano Detox
1 cup raw pecans, soaked for two hours
4 sun-dried tomatoes, soaked for 10 to 20 minutes to soften
1/4 cup red onion, minced
1/4 cup cold-pressed olive oil
1 clove fresh garlic, pressed
1/4 teaspoon Himalayan salt
2 drops Young Living basil essential oil
Drain and rinse pecans and tomatoes. Process all ingredients and in a food processor until a paste forms. Remove to a mixing bowl. Roll 1 tablespoon of the pate to form balls and place onto the solid dehydrator sheets. Dehydrate at 105 degrees for 2 to 4 hours. Flip onto mesh sheets and continue for 2 to 4 hours. Serve as an appetizer or atop spiralized squash with raw marinara. See Chef Mandy’s raw book for these recipes.
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Cooking with Essential Oils
Good eating enjoy
Chauncey Penfold
337 856 9461
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Health Symposium—Natural
Answers to Everyday Health Questions
March 18, 2011
Young Living is the founding sponsor of the April 30 event, which will feature new ideas from top medical and natural health experts
SALT LAKE CITY—March 18, 2011—Between chronic headaches, repeat trips to the doctor’s office, and recurring illnesses, many people are frustrated at the lack of answers to everyday health issues. The first annual Health Symposium aims to address many of these frustrations, offering education and solutions to the daily health concerns many face.
As the founding sponsor of the 2011 Health Symposium, Young Living has brought together leading experts and companies to share their knowledge and expertise of natural health solutions. The event is open to the public and will take place Saturday, April 30, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. D. Gary Young, Young Living’s founder and president, will be the keynote speaker.
hs-logo-fb“There are still so many people who aren’t aware of the natural health alternatives available to them,” says D. Gary Young. “For the Health Symposium, we’ve partnered with some of the best in the business to share our expertise with the public, with the hope that we can have a positive impact on their lifestyle.”
The Health Symposium will feature a comprehensive panel of both medical and natural-healing experts. Announced speakers and their topics include:
Dan C. Purser, MD—Headaches, Stress, Insomnia: Hormones and Women's Health
D. Gary Young, ND—The Science of Living Naturally
HK Lin, PhD—Breakthroughs in Cancer Research
Ed Dailey, RN—PANIC: Pain, Anxiety, Nausea, Insomnia, Constipation
Tom Reed, DPM—Weight Loss & Restored Vitality
Attendees will also be able to experience a health panel Q&A with the speakers, free product giveaways, and access to dozens of natural, alternative products and exhibitors. For the agenda and a full list of speakers, visit the Health Symposium website or the Health Symposium Facebook page.
About Young Living
Young Living Essential Oils is world renowned for its essential oils and oil blends, oil-enhanced nutritional supplements, bath and body products, skin-care solutions and natural preparations for the home. Its direct-selling system offers thousands of independent distributors a unique business model for sharing Young Living’s message of wellness, purpose and abundance. Visit www.youngliving.com to learn more.
New health experence with Essential Oile
Chauncey Penfold
337-856-9461
Answers to Everyday Health Questions
March 18, 2011
Young Living is the founding sponsor of the April 30 event, which will feature new ideas from top medical and natural health experts
SALT LAKE CITY—March 18, 2011—Between chronic headaches, repeat trips to the doctor’s office, and recurring illnesses, many people are frustrated at the lack of answers to everyday health issues. The first annual Health Symposium aims to address many of these frustrations, offering education and solutions to the daily health concerns many face.
As the founding sponsor of the 2011 Health Symposium, Young Living has brought together leading experts and companies to share their knowledge and expertise of natural health solutions. The event is open to the public and will take place Saturday, April 30, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. D. Gary Young, Young Living’s founder and president, will be the keynote speaker.
hs-logo-fb“There are still so many people who aren’t aware of the natural health alternatives available to them,” says D. Gary Young. “For the Health Symposium, we’ve partnered with some of the best in the business to share our expertise with the public, with the hope that we can have a positive impact on their lifestyle.”
The Health Symposium will feature a comprehensive panel of both medical and natural-healing experts. Announced speakers and their topics include:
Dan C. Purser, MD—Headaches, Stress, Insomnia: Hormones and Women's Health
D. Gary Young, ND—The Science of Living Naturally
HK Lin, PhD—Breakthroughs in Cancer Research
Ed Dailey, RN—PANIC: Pain, Anxiety, Nausea, Insomnia, Constipation
Tom Reed, DPM—Weight Loss & Restored Vitality
Attendees will also be able to experience a health panel Q&A with the speakers, free product giveaways, and access to dozens of natural, alternative products and exhibitors. For the agenda and a full list of speakers, visit the Health Symposium website or the Health Symposium Facebook page.
About Young Living
Young Living Essential Oils is world renowned for its essential oils and oil blends, oil-enhanced nutritional supplements, bath and body products, skin-care solutions and natural preparations for the home. Its direct-selling system offers thousands of independent distributors a unique business model for sharing Young Living’s message of wellness, purpose and abundance. Visit www.youngliving.com to learn more.
New health experence with Essential Oile
Chauncey Penfold
337-856-9461
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Health Symposium—Natural Answers to Everyday Health Questions
..nothing is more effective than essential oils.”
—Mary Hardy,
Young Living Diamond Distributor
More Testimonials
Health Symposium—Natural Answers to Everyday Health Questions
March 18, 2011
Young Living is the founding sponsor of the April 30 event, which will feature new ideas from top medical and natural health experts
SALT LAKE CITY—March 18,
2011—Between chronic headaches, repeat trips to the doctor’s office, and recurring illnesses, many people are frustrated at the lack of answers to everyday health issues. The first annual Health Symposium aims to address many of these frustrations, offering education and solutions to the daily health concerns many face.
As the founding sponsor of the 2011 Health Symposium, Young Living has brought together leading experts and companies to share their knowledge and expertise of natural health solutions. The event is open to the public and will take place Saturday, April 30, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. D. Gary Young, Young Living’s founder and president, will be the keynote speaker.
“There are still so many people who aren’t aware of the natural health alternatives available to them,” says D. Gary Young. “For the Health Symposium, we’ve partnered with some of the best in the business to share our expertise with the public, with the hope that we can have a positive impact on their lifestyle.”
The Health Symposium will feature a comprehensive panel of both medical and natural-healing experts. Announced speakers and their topics include:
•Dan C. Purser, MD—Headaches, Stress, Insomnia: Hormones and Women's Health
•D. Gary Young, ND—The Science of Living Naturally
•HK Lin, PhD—Breakthroughs in Cancer Research
•Ed Dailey, RN—PANIC: Pain, Anxiety, Nausea, Insomnia, Constipation
•Tom Reed, DPM—Weight Loss & Restored Vitality
Attendees will also be able to experience a health panel Q&A with the speakers, free product giveaways, and access to dozens of natural, alternative products and exhibitors. For the agenda and a full list of speakers, visit the Health Symposium website or the Health Symposium Facebook page.
About Young Living
Young Living Essential Oils is world renowned for its essential oils and oil blends, oil-enhanced nutritional supplements, bath and body products, skin-care solutions and natural preparations for the home. Its direct-selling system offers thousands of independent distributors a unique business model for sharing Young Living’s message of wellness, purpose and abundance. Visit www.youngliving.com to learn more.
Media Contact
Greg DeLong
gdelong@youngliving.com
(801) 418-8904
http://penfolds.net/health-wellness-life
—Mary Hardy,
Young Living Diamond Distributor
More Testimonials
Health Symposium—Natural Answers to Everyday Health Questions
March 18, 2011
Young Living is the founding sponsor of the April 30 event, which will feature new ideas from top medical and natural health experts
SALT LAKE CITY—March 18,
2011—Between chronic headaches, repeat trips to the doctor’s office, and recurring illnesses, many people are frustrated at the lack of answers to everyday health issues. The first annual Health Symposium aims to address many of these frustrations, offering education and solutions to the daily health concerns many face.
As the founding sponsor of the 2011 Health Symposium, Young Living has brought together leading experts and companies to share their knowledge and expertise of natural health solutions. The event is open to the public and will take place Saturday, April 30, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. D. Gary Young, Young Living’s founder and president, will be the keynote speaker.
“There are still so many people who aren’t aware of the natural health alternatives available to them,” says D. Gary Young. “For the Health Symposium, we’ve partnered with some of the best in the business to share our expertise with the public, with the hope that we can have a positive impact on their lifestyle.”
The Health Symposium will feature a comprehensive panel of both medical and natural-healing experts. Announced speakers and their topics include:
•Dan C. Purser, MD—Headaches, Stress, Insomnia: Hormones and Women's Health
•D. Gary Young, ND—The Science of Living Naturally
•HK Lin, PhD—Breakthroughs in Cancer Research
•Ed Dailey, RN—PANIC: Pain, Anxiety, Nausea, Insomnia, Constipation
•Tom Reed, DPM—Weight Loss & Restored Vitality
Attendees will also be able to experience a health panel Q&A with the speakers, free product giveaways, and access to dozens of natural, alternative products and exhibitors. For the agenda and a full list of speakers, visit the Health Symposium website or the Health Symposium Facebook page.
About Young Living
Young Living Essential Oils is world renowned for its essential oils and oil blends, oil-enhanced nutritional supplements, bath and body products, skin-care solutions and natural preparations for the home. Its direct-selling system offers thousands of independent distributors a unique business model for sharing Young Living’s message of wellness, purpose and abundance. Visit www.youngliving.com to learn more.
Media Contact
Greg DeLong
gdelong@youngliving.com
(801) 418-8904
http://penfolds.net/health-wellness-life
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Part 20: Finding Pure Essential Oils
March 3, 2011
A beautiful summer's day at the Young Living Mona, Utah, lavender farm
For most companies, money and power dictate their standards or lack of ethics. It is just too much work and costs too much money for other companies to oversee and pay the price for purity.
It has been critical to me to have a working association with other laboratories that have the same equipment to give truthful, third-party verification that is not found in the essential oil industry in America, except at Young Living.
The most important things to me are to serve my fellowmen and to honor my God by keeping that which He has given us in its most pure form with the highest therapeutic benefits possible.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Part 19: Finding Pure Essential Oils
Part 19: Finding Pure Essential Oils
February 24, 2011
YL lavender farm in St. Maries, Idaho
Yes, there is usually a difference that can be small or big. Not any one thing dictates what the quality will be.
For example, lavender grown at low altitudes will produces low levels of lineal acetate and other low esters. True lavender has very small amounts of camphene. For example, the camphene in Lavandula angustifolia will vary from .2 to .5 percent, depending on both growing and distillation conditions.
10. Do changing weather conditions make a difference? Yes!
Too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry, wrong time of harvest, or even the way it is harvested can greatly affect and change the quality of the oil and the compound percentages!
A lot of people are selling essential oils and claiming they have the best, yet they have no background in essential oil production or quantitative or quality analysis. They rely on sales people for information, even though they are only buyers and sellers and know very little about oils.
So let’s go back to the original question. How do you know if an essential oil is pure? By now it should be quite obvious that understanding and determining oil quality and purity involve many things. You have to have knowledge and experience in many different areas, from the soil and weather, the method and best time of harvest, and the precise details of the extraction process of the final product that is put in the bottle.
To be continued . . .
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Part 18: Finding Pure Essential Oils
Part 18: Finding Pure Essential Oils
February 17, 2011
Two chiral forms of the constituent carvone. The left enantiomer is found in dill and caraway while the form on the right is found in spearmint essential oil.
Like the “library” on the MS instrument, there is a library of well known chiral (the “ch” is pronounced with a hard “k” sound: “ki-ral”) markers for essential oil compounds. These compounds will have determined chirality, which means a left enantiomer or a right enantiomer orientation.
To see the perfect example of “chirality,” bring your hands up, palms facing you. They are mirror images but exactly opposite. They are different in that you cannot put a right-handed glove on your left hand. The term used to identify rotating to the right is dextrorotary, or “d,” and rotating to the left, levorotary, or “l.” (NOTE: The “d” and “l” enantiomers are NOT like the “d” form of a natural vitamin and the “dl” form of a synthetic vitamin.)
We use an optical refractometer to identify the optical rotation of molecules. If the “d” or “l” form deviates from what is in the “library,” the essential oil will be sent either to Dr. Casabianca or to our laboratory for further chiral column testing. The chiral column testing is more detailed and will identify a marker that reveals a synthetic origin. That oil would then be rejected.
To be continued . . .
Friday, March 18, 2011
Part 17: Finding Pure Essential Oils
February 10, 2011
Testing is conducted through this fused silica GC column with its tube .25 microns in diameter.
Another area of importance is where the operator sets the programming for the calibration of the instrument to begin reading the molecules. The setting can dramatically change the outcome of the test. Many laboratories set the area reject at 50 to 100, which means it will only read the larger molecules. If the instrument is set at an area reject of 50 or 100, it cannot determine if all or some of the molecules are actually measured or missed.
Young Living’s area reject is set at 0.00 for the first test to ensure that we do not miss any small molecules. If there are any identifiable molecules that have any significant value, we may set the area reject at .02 or .05 to test further for continued molecule identification.
Gas chromatography analysis is very complex. The interpretation is even more complex and difficult. You cannot learn to do it by reading a book or taking a chemistry class. In fact, years of actual laboratory experience are needed to understand GC chromatography analysis.
I have been attending classes and working in laboratories since 1996 to learn how to operate a GC instrument and how to interpret the analysis. I have been mentored by Dr. Hervé Casabianca, Director of Natural Product Research at CNRS labs in France. Cole Woolley, YL Director of Research and Discovery, who is also an expert in GC-MS, says, “Interpreting GC analysis to verify the purity of essential oils takes years to master.”
To be continued . . .
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Part 16: Finding Pure Essential Oils
February 3, 2011
A lab technician checks the GC-MS instrument in the Spanish Fork, Utah, laboratory
8. Are all gas chromatograph instruments the same, and will the analysis be the same from all GC instruments? No!
There are several different makes of GC instruments, but that is not what makes the difference. The instrumentation inside is where the accuracy is determined. In America, essential oils were not a subject of much interest until I started teaching and comparing oils in 1991. All GC instruments that I saw in every university that I visited had only 30-meter columns, since their primary purpose was to analyze plant compounds, not oils.
There is a huge difference in the length of a column, which is a very tiny, glass tube coated with a polymer to make it flexible. The oil flows through the glass columns inside a heated chamber called an oven. These columns are kept at a constant temperature, heating the oils to varying degrees between 250 to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
The heat causes the compounds to separate based on their flash point or volatility. The intensity of the combustion causes a movement inside the machine that marks the length of the combustion and the strength of the molecule in the computer graph, which also gives us the percentage of the different compounds. The time that it takes the oil to flash off is measured in retention time and area width and is digitally recorded and given an identity number.
Another factor is the thickness of the wall of the column. Different thicknesses give different response times. The length of the column determines if all the molecules will separate. If the column is not the right length, some molecules hold together, preventing an accurate reading and leaving many molecules unknown and unidentified. The wall thickness in most of the GC instruments in the United States is 0.20 to 0.32. The thinner the wall, the quicker the flash point, which works well for measuring petroleum and synthetic compounds because they have very few numbers and have no need for great separation.
With the essential oil complexity of hundreds of compounds, the thinner the wall, the more likely multiple compounds will flash together, giving an incorrect reading. To obtain more accuracy, a thicker column wall is essential to get a great area width of separation and to reduce the chance of losing some of the molecules. That is why we use the same specification as the CNRS laboratory with Dr. Casabianca, which is 0.50 to 0.52.
To assure the best separation, I use two columns, one 50-meter and one 60-meter—polar and non-polar. Polar and non-polar have different wall coatings that affect different molecules, enabling optimal molecule separation. These columns are especially designed for fine- and multiple-complexity molecules found in essential oils. For example: A 30-meter column will detect 8 to 9 major compounds in melissa essential oil. A dual 50–60-meter column will detect 72 major compounds and 124 minor compounds.
To be continued . . .
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A lab technician checks the GC-MS instrument in the Spanish Fork, Utah, laboratory
8. Are all gas chromatograph instruments the same, and will the analysis be the same from all GC instruments? No!
There are several different makes of GC instruments, but that is not what makes the difference. The instrumentation inside is where the accuracy is determined. In America, essential oils were not a subject of much interest until I started teaching and comparing oils in 1991. All GC instruments that I saw in every university that I visited had only 30-meter columns, since their primary purpose was to analyze plant compounds, not oils.
There is a huge difference in the length of a column, which is a very tiny, glass tube coated with a polymer to make it flexible. The oil flows through the glass columns inside a heated chamber called an oven. These columns are kept at a constant temperature, heating the oils to varying degrees between 250 to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
The heat causes the compounds to separate based on their flash point or volatility. The intensity of the combustion causes a movement inside the machine that marks the length of the combustion and the strength of the molecule in the computer graph, which also gives us the percentage of the different compounds. The time that it takes the oil to flash off is measured in retention time and area width and is digitally recorded and given an identity number.
Another factor is the thickness of the wall of the column. Different thicknesses give different response times. The length of the column determines if all the molecules will separate. If the column is not the right length, some molecules hold together, preventing an accurate reading and leaving many molecules unknown and unidentified. The wall thickness in most of the GC instruments in the United States is 0.20 to 0.32. The thinner the wall, the quicker the flash point, which works well for measuring petroleum and synthetic compounds because they have very few numbers and have no need for great separation.
With the essential oil complexity of hundreds of compounds, the thinner the wall, the more likely multiple compounds will flash together, giving an incorrect reading. To obtain more accuracy, a thicker column wall is essential to get a great area width of separation and to reduce the chance of losing some of the molecules. That is why we use the same specification as the CNRS laboratory with Dr. Casabianca, which is 0.50 to 0.52.
To assure the best separation, I use two columns, one 50-meter and one 60-meter—polar and non-polar. Polar and non-polar have different wall coatings that affect different molecules, enabling optimal molecule separation. These columns are especially designed for fine- and multiple-complexity molecules found in essential oils. For example: A 30-meter column will detect 8 to 9 major compounds in melissa essential oil. A dual 50–60-meter column will detect 72 major compounds and 124 minor compounds.
To be continued . . .
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Part 15: Finding Pure Essential Oils
January 27, 2011
Dr. Hervé Casabianca training Gary in new GC-MS techniques
Can different distillation practices change the oil quality? Yes!
Commercial distilleries push process pressure over 5 pounds and up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit, which fractures the molecules. This speeds up the extraction process, and yet they are still able to capture the top notes for the perfume industry. Their distilling time can be no more than 40 minutes.
Our distillation of lavender essential oil takes a minimum of 1 hour. When the commercial distilleries extract only for the purpose of the aroma such as for the perfumers, once the larger molecules come out, which are generally the fragrance compounds, the boiler is shut off because it burns 25 to 38 gallons of diesel fuel per hour at 5.50 Euros, which equals $7.36 a gallon, to retrieve maybe 1 or 2 percent more oil.
I have found after distilling oils on five continents around the world, above and below the equator, that most of the time the therapeutic molecules are some of the last molecules to come out, which may take 1½ to 3 hours more. For example, in our distillery in Spain, we use full-agitation to distill frankincense essential oil for 12 hours minimum. In Salalah, we use partial agitation and distill frankincense for 16 hours.
Agitation is a process that grinds the resin into coarse powder. It is similar to the agitation of the old-time washing machine, where the paddles move back and forth, beating the clothes. In this case, the paddles break down the resin, which is very gummy and will easily stick together, impeding the release of the oil. For this reason, the constant agitation is important to keep the powder from clumping at the bottom of the cooker. This agitation also ensures greater steam saturation for greater essential oil extraction as the steam travels up through the powdered resin.
Incensole acetate, which is a very important compound found in frankincense resin, only shows up after 11 hours of distilling with agitation and 15 hours without agitation. Incensole acetate is considered a major constituent, which is sought after to support many body functions. It works well as a companion to the boswellic acids in its medicinal attributes.
To be continued . . .
Monday, March 14, 2011
Part 14: Finding Pure Essential Oils
Part 14: Finding Pure Essential Oils
January 13, 2011
Gary teaching YL distributors about lavender at the St. Maries farm in Idaho
3. If an oil is labeled pure therapeutic grade, can I be sure that it is? No!
Anyone can put anything on the label and then market it. Presently there are no therapeutic regulations on essential oils. The perfume and flavor industry, the largest purchaser of essential oils, uses guidelines called AFNOR. Developed in Europe, AFNOR sets minimum percent concentrations for 3 to 10 compounds of different essential oils. But essential oils have hundreds of compounds, so the most therapeutic compounds could be completely missing, and the oils would still meet AFNOR standards. This is why I have developed Young Living’s very high standards for therapeutic-grade essential oils.
4. If an oil is labeled organic, can I be guaranteed that it is? No!
Not even an oil produced from plants grown on an organic farm can be guaranteed to be organic. Neighboring farms could be spraying different chemicals that easily spread through the air contaminating the organic crop. It’s much like secondhand smoke. In addition, the water used for irrigation could be polluted with chemicals, sick fish, dead animals, or even human waste.
Some distilleries use chemicals in their water systems to protect the water tubes in the boilers from mineral buildup, and those chemicals mix with the water that turns into the steam that travels up through the plant material, which then usually contaminates the oil. Oils extracted from plants grown on an organic farm could also be contaminated with “organic synthetic compounds” that are put directly into the oil that goes into the barrels that go to the buyer. The labels could say “organic” because they come from an organic farm, and rare is the buyer who would ever know the difference.
5. If an oil matches the AFNOR standard, will it be therapeutic grade? Not always.
The parameters of the AFNOR standard from the low to the high range in some cases are far apart, and in other cases, the low range is below what I feel is a therapeutic grade.
6. Can geographic location make a difference in the quality of essential oils? Yes!
The climate, microclimate, temperature range, altitude, rainfall, and soil nutrient levels of a farm all impact the quality of essential oils.
To be continued . . .
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January 13, 2011
Gary teaching YL distributors about lavender at the St. Maries farm in Idaho
3. If an oil is labeled pure therapeutic grade, can I be sure that it is? No!
Anyone can put anything on the label and then market it. Presently there are no therapeutic regulations on essential oils. The perfume and flavor industry, the largest purchaser of essential oils, uses guidelines called AFNOR. Developed in Europe, AFNOR sets minimum percent concentrations for 3 to 10 compounds of different essential oils. But essential oils have hundreds of compounds, so the most therapeutic compounds could be completely missing, and the oils would still meet AFNOR standards. This is why I have developed Young Living’s very high standards for therapeutic-grade essential oils.
4. If an oil is labeled organic, can I be guaranteed that it is? No!
Not even an oil produced from plants grown on an organic farm can be guaranteed to be organic. Neighboring farms could be spraying different chemicals that easily spread through the air contaminating the organic crop. It’s much like secondhand smoke. In addition, the water used for irrigation could be polluted with chemicals, sick fish, dead animals, or even human waste.
Some distilleries use chemicals in their water systems to protect the water tubes in the boilers from mineral buildup, and those chemicals mix with the water that turns into the steam that travels up through the plant material, which then usually contaminates the oil. Oils extracted from plants grown on an organic farm could also be contaminated with “organic synthetic compounds” that are put directly into the oil that goes into the barrels that go to the buyer. The labels could say “organic” because they come from an organic farm, and rare is the buyer who would ever know the difference.
5. If an oil matches the AFNOR standard, will it be therapeutic grade? Not always.
The parameters of the AFNOR standard from the low to the high range in some cases are far apart, and in other cases, the low range is below what I feel is a therapeutic grade.
6. Can geographic location make a difference in the quality of essential oils? Yes!
The climate, microclimate, temperature range, altitude, rainfall, and soil nutrient levels of a farm all impact the quality of essential oils.
To be continued . . .
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Part 13: Finding Pure Essential Oils
Part 13: Finding Pure Essential Oils
January 6, 2011
Bananas, papaya, lemons, and coconuts grow on the Young Living Oman farm
Young Living has now leased land for farming in Salalah, Oman, and has a major investment there. It didn’t come easy and it didn’t happen overnight. I spent months with Mahmoud Suhail, M.D., writing papers to apply for an export permit for Boswellia sacra because there had never been one issued before this time.
With that said, how can you know if you are buying the highest quality essential oil? Let us review some facts.
1. Are there different grades of pure essential oil? Yes, of course!
Plants can be grown in different areas where the soil has different compositions that will change the oil. Too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry, wrong time of harvest, or even a different way of harvesting will change or determine the quality of oil and compound percentages.
2. Are all pure essential oils therapeutic? No!
A plant harvested at the wrong time or distilled the wrong way can destroy the therapeutic values of the extracted oil, but the oil is still pure. Example: peppermint essential oil should contain between 38 and 47 percent menthol to be therapeutic. If the summer is wet and rainy, menthol will be approximately 24 percent but will still be pure. It is just not therapeutic.
To be continued . . .
Friday, March 11, 2011
Part 12: Finding Pure Essential Oils
Part 12: Finding Pure Essential Oils
December 30, 2010
Gary investigating the socotrana species of frankincense on the island of Socotra
I have walked the mountains in the Hadhramaut in the interior of Yemen, harvested frankincense, brought the resin home, and distilled it so that I would know without question what species it is. Yemeni frankincense is similar to the Boswellia sacra but matches closer to the Boswellia carteri. I combed the mountains on Socotra Island from the Homhil Plateau to the western shores of Qalansiya.
I do not make statements without facts, without going there to see for myself. But there is a price to pay to get the truth and an even higher price to pay to get pure essential oils. Traveling to these areas and backpacking up and down and around the mountains in difficult terrain challenges the hearty, which is why there is so much misinformation and untruths written and published in books.
Very few individuals are willing to pay the price, since it is easier to copy other people’s information, claim someone else’s stories as their own, or just make it up when they simply don’t know what they are taking about.
To be continued . . .
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Part 11: Finding Pure Essential Oils
December 23, 2010
Gary learns about frankincense from Musallam, one of the last remaining caravaners in Salalah, Oman.
Essential oils can be made synthetically in their entirety, or individual compounds can be made synthetically, added to the essential oil, and then labeled nature identical. However, most people don’t understand that, so when they read nature identical, they think they are getting the same substance or material that God created in nature. Unfortunately, they don’t realize that in reality, they are getting a synthetic product manufactured in a laboratory.
It’s easy for me to tell that some competitors have never traveled outside the United States or conducted any research anywhere. It is obvious to see that they are more concerned with marketing hype than they are with the truth. I am proud of the purity and efficacy of Young Living’s essential oils and have traveled the world extensively to go directly to the source to monitor production and guarantee the quality, rather than accepting the word of a broker.
To be continued . . .
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Part 10: Finding Pure Essential Oils
Part 10: Finding Pure Essential Oils
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
Omani frankincense tree
Many people have tried to enter the essential oil market and have no idea about what it takes to produce a pure therapeutic grade essential oil, what to look for in the chemistry profile, or even how to read a GC-MS analytical evaluation. They rely on a broker to tell them whether the essential oils they are buying are pure. You might as well buy from a used-car salesman.
Some companies proudly state that their Boswellia frereana is sourced in Oman. Unfortunately, that is just not true. This species of frankincense grows only in Somalia. In addition, there have been some exaggerated claims of how much boswellic acid or incensole acetate can be found in frereana. The truth is that neither of those compounds is found in frereana at all.
I prefer to back up my statements with peer-reviewed research from the Web site of the National Library of Medicine: www.pubmed.gov. A paper on frankincense research is available to you in a downloadable PDF if you click here. This paper will give you real, documented facts on three frankincense varieties: carteri, sacra, and frereana.
I can tell you that Young Living’s Boswellia carteri frankincense comes from East Africa. The Boswellia sacra that we sell as Sacred Frankincense is grown in Oman and distilled in my own distillery in Salalah, Oman. I studied the therapeutic properties of these two varieties of frankincense that are very rich in boswellic acid and incensole acetate and concluded that they offer the most benefits to consumers.
To be continued . . .
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Health from Essential Oils
Chauncey Penfold
337 856 9461
http://penfolds.net/health-wellness-life
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
Omani frankincense tree
Many people have tried to enter the essential oil market and have no idea about what it takes to produce a pure therapeutic grade essential oil, what to look for in the chemistry profile, or even how to read a GC-MS analytical evaluation. They rely on a broker to tell them whether the essential oils they are buying are pure. You might as well buy from a used-car salesman.
Some companies proudly state that their Boswellia frereana is sourced in Oman. Unfortunately, that is just not true. This species of frankincense grows only in Somalia. In addition, there have been some exaggerated claims of how much boswellic acid or incensole acetate can be found in frereana. The truth is that neither of those compounds is found in frereana at all.
I prefer to back up my statements with peer-reviewed research from the Web site of the National Library of Medicine: www.pubmed.gov. A paper on frankincense research is available to you in a downloadable PDF if you click here. This paper will give you real, documented facts on three frankincense varieties: carteri, sacra, and frereana.
I can tell you that Young Living’s Boswellia carteri frankincense comes from East Africa. The Boswellia sacra that we sell as Sacred Frankincense is grown in Oman and distilled in my own distillery in Salalah, Oman. I studied the therapeutic properties of these two varieties of frankincense that are very rich in boswellic acid and incensole acetate and concluded that they offer the most benefits to consumers.
To be continued . . .
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Health from Essential Oils
Chauncey Penfold
337 856 9461
http://penfolds.net/health-wellness-life
Saturday, March 5, 2011
About Nutrition and Essential Oils
About Nutrition and Essential Oils
Young Living makes it easy to incorporate better eating habits into a busy schedule. From the energizing, replenishing, and fortifying benefits of NingXia Red®, to a wide array of whole food-sourced multivitamins and great-tasting, essential oil-infused meal replacements, Young Living has unique, effective solutions!
Infusing nutritional supplements with the added benefit of essential oils enables nature’s living energy to provide internal bodily support. Young Living’s products contribute to overall wellness by balancing dietary insufficiencies and infusing the body with essential oils.
The Importance of Quality
Many oils, touted as essential oils, are derived with harsh chemicals, diluted, or copied and produced in a lab. Cheap copies bring cheap results and have the potential to be toxic. Therefore, it’s important to choose high-quality essential oils.
Young Living offers the highest possible therapeutic-grade essential oils, essential oil blends, and oil-enhanced products. At Young Living, in-house and independent laboratory testing shows that Young Living essential oils meet high industry standards that qualify them as “therapeutic grade.” This means that health professionals choose them for promoting health and wellness.
Young Living is dedicated to producing essential oils from the highest-quality plants. Healthy plants and proper distillation produce superior essential oils with powerful benefits. Every oil is put through a series of rigorous tests before it is deemed qualified to bear the Young Living label. Our essential oils are then bottled in dark, thick, glass containers to protect the integrity of the oils. Under the lid is a fixed orifice that helps to measure dosages and to ensure safety, particularly for young children.
Leading the Way in Essential Oils
After personally witnessing the amazing difference between common aromatic oils and therapeutic-grade essential oils, D. Gary Young, Founder and President of Young Living Essential Oils, began a personal campaign to protect the legitimacy of the ancient healing art of essential oil therapy.
Gary’s vast experience, years of study, and guidance from world experts became a driving force to restore the proper use of essential oils. The results? Three herb farms, a unique distillation process in the nation’s largest therapeutic-grade essential oil distilleries, and a booming, worldwide company-Young Living Essential Oils.
To the best of Health
Chauncey Penfold
337 856 9461http://penfolds.net/health-wellness-life
Young Living makes it easy to incorporate better eating habits into a busy schedule. From the energizing, replenishing, and fortifying benefits of NingXia Red®, to a wide array of whole food-sourced multivitamins and great-tasting, essential oil-infused meal replacements, Young Living has unique, effective solutions!
Infusing nutritional supplements with the added benefit of essential oils enables nature’s living energy to provide internal bodily support. Young Living’s products contribute to overall wellness by balancing dietary insufficiencies and infusing the body with essential oils.
The Importance of Quality
Many oils, touted as essential oils, are derived with harsh chemicals, diluted, or copied and produced in a lab. Cheap copies bring cheap results and have the potential to be toxic. Therefore, it’s important to choose high-quality essential oils.
Young Living offers the highest possible therapeutic-grade essential oils, essential oil blends, and oil-enhanced products. At Young Living, in-house and independent laboratory testing shows that Young Living essential oils meet high industry standards that qualify them as “therapeutic grade.” This means that health professionals choose them for promoting health and wellness.
Young Living is dedicated to producing essential oils from the highest-quality plants. Healthy plants and proper distillation produce superior essential oils with powerful benefits. Every oil is put through a series of rigorous tests before it is deemed qualified to bear the Young Living label. Our essential oils are then bottled in dark, thick, glass containers to protect the integrity of the oils. Under the lid is a fixed orifice that helps to measure dosages and to ensure safety, particularly for young children.
Leading the Way in Essential Oils
After personally witnessing the amazing difference between common aromatic oils and therapeutic-grade essential oils, D. Gary Young, Founder and President of Young Living Essential Oils, began a personal campaign to protect the legitimacy of the ancient healing art of essential oil therapy.
Gary’s vast experience, years of study, and guidance from world experts became a driving force to restore the proper use of essential oils. The results? Three herb farms, a unique distillation process in the nation’s largest therapeutic-grade essential oil distilleries, and a booming, worldwide company-Young Living Essential Oils.
To the best of Health
Chauncey Penfold
337 856 9461http://penfolds.net/health-wellness-life
Friday, March 4, 2011
What’s in Your Hair Care?
March 3, 2011
When it comes to functional natural hair care products, not only is it about how they perform and what’s in them, it’s important to know what’s not in them. In formulating our new Signature Hair Care line we wanted to bring you a natural solution that’s the safest, most effective option available. So we’ve made it a point not to include some of the common ingredients found in most hair care products (listed below) or feature any questionable naming tactics others companies may use to disguise the truth.
Here’s what you won’t find in our new Signature Hair Care line and what we mean when we say full disclosure about our products:
» No Phthalates: Phthalates are a class of chemicals often used in consumer products like shampoos as softening agents. They are commonly listed as DBP or di-n-butyl phthalate and DEP or diethyl phthalate. Phthalates can cause a wide range of adverse health problems including liver, kidney, and lung damage as well as reproductive system and sexual developmental abnormalities. Phthalates are classified as “probable human carcinogens.”
» No Parabens: These chemicals act as preservatives, extending a product’s shelf life by inhibiting bacterial growth. You can find them listed in many cosmetic products as butylparaben, ethylparaben, methylparaben, or propylparaben. What causes parabens to be potentially harmful? Their chemical structure is strikingly similar to the hormone estrogen. When paraben-laced products are applied to your skin, they’re absorbed into your body and may be mistaken for estrogen, disrupting the hormonal system. Too much estrogen can cause big problems, including weight gain, fluid retention, and depression. Parabens have been linked to several hormone-related diseases, including breast cancer, abnormal fetal development in pregnant women, and abnormal development of male reproductive systems.
» No Sulfates: Many of the shampoos, hand soaps, shower gels, bath bubbles, and facial cleansers on the market today are made with surfactants. Surfactants are chemicals known as sulfates, along with the bad-for-you trio of related chemicals diethanolamine (DEA), monoethanolamine (MEA), and triethanolamine (TEA). Sulfates are commonly used in shampoos because they help create a thick foamy lather that can feel so good but is not necessarily good for you. The most common sulfates are sodium lauryl ethyl sulfate (SLES), which is a milder, chemically altered version of sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS). Keep an eye out for this ingredient in shampoo and liquid soaps so you can avoid it. In addition, avoid other sulfates such as sodium myreth sulfate and ammonium laureth sulfate. These ingredients may cause soapy lather but they also cause dry skin, scalp irritation, and hair loss! Even worse, the process of converting SLS into SLES can contaminate the shampoo with dioxane, a human carcinogen.
I realize I’m sharing this with many label savvy consumers, and there are many more potentially harmful ingredients out there than what I’ve touched on here. But there’s more to come, and I’m excited to share how beautifully effective these products are without any of those harmful ingredients
Our Signature Hair Care line is now available! You’ll want to try both new blends; for an especially soothing home spa experience, try the new Lavender Mint Shampoo in conjunction with the Lavender Bath & Shower Gel and Lavender Hand & Body Lotion. You’ll have a head to toe treat for your senses, and your hair and skin will love it!
I can’t wait to hear what you think—leave me a comment below!
—Rebecca Jarvis
Product Manager, Essential Care
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When it comes to functional natural hair care products, not only is it about how they perform and what’s in them, it’s important to know what’s not in them. In formulating our new Signature Hair Care line we wanted to bring you a natural solution that’s the safest, most effective option available. So we’ve made it a point not to include some of the common ingredients found in most hair care products (listed below) or feature any questionable naming tactics others companies may use to disguise the truth.
Here’s what you won’t find in our new Signature Hair Care line and what we mean when we say full disclosure about our products:
» No Phthalates: Phthalates are a class of chemicals often used in consumer products like shampoos as softening agents. They are commonly listed as DBP or di-n-butyl phthalate and DEP or diethyl phthalate. Phthalates can cause a wide range of adverse health problems including liver, kidney, and lung damage as well as reproductive system and sexual developmental abnormalities. Phthalates are classified as “probable human carcinogens.”
» No Parabens: These chemicals act as preservatives, extending a product’s shelf life by inhibiting bacterial growth. You can find them listed in many cosmetic products as butylparaben, ethylparaben, methylparaben, or propylparaben. What causes parabens to be potentially harmful? Their chemical structure is strikingly similar to the hormone estrogen. When paraben-laced products are applied to your skin, they’re absorbed into your body and may be mistaken for estrogen, disrupting the hormonal system. Too much estrogen can cause big problems, including weight gain, fluid retention, and depression. Parabens have been linked to several hormone-related diseases, including breast cancer, abnormal fetal development in pregnant women, and abnormal development of male reproductive systems.
» No Sulfates: Many of the shampoos, hand soaps, shower gels, bath bubbles, and facial cleansers on the market today are made with surfactants. Surfactants are chemicals known as sulfates, along with the bad-for-you trio of related chemicals diethanolamine (DEA), monoethanolamine (MEA), and triethanolamine (TEA). Sulfates are commonly used in shampoos because they help create a thick foamy lather that can feel so good but is not necessarily good for you. The most common sulfates are sodium lauryl ethyl sulfate (SLES), which is a milder, chemically altered version of sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS). Keep an eye out for this ingredient in shampoo and liquid soaps so you can avoid it. In addition, avoid other sulfates such as sodium myreth sulfate and ammonium laureth sulfate. These ingredients may cause soapy lather but they also cause dry skin, scalp irritation, and hair loss! Even worse, the process of converting SLS into SLES can contaminate the shampoo with dioxane, a human carcinogen.
I realize I’m sharing this with many label savvy consumers, and there are many more potentially harmful ingredients out there than what I’ve touched on here. But there’s more to come, and I’m excited to share how beautifully effective these products are without any of those harmful ingredients
Our Signature Hair Care line is now available! You’ll want to try both new blends; for an especially soothing home spa experience, try the new Lavender Mint Shampoo in conjunction with the Lavender Bath & Shower Gel and Lavender Hand & Body Lotion. You’ll have a head to toe treat for your senses, and your hair and skin will love it!
I can’t wait to hear what you think—leave me a comment below!
—Rebecca Jarvis
Product Manager, Essential Care
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Emotional Release with PanAway and OrthoEase
Emotional Release with PanAway and OrthoEase
March 2, 2011
Stress is a normal part of life, but left unchecked, it may create
undesirable effects in the body, mind, and spirit. Stress may lead to deeper
problems such as negative emotions like fear, anger, and sadness.
Negative emotions can be held in the body, including being stored in the
muscles. Holding emotions in the body generates stress on the muscles as they
tighten. Essential oil products like PanAway® essential oil blend and Ortho
Ease Massage Oil are natural ways to release unwanted emotions from muscles.
Here are a few easy steps to help release unwanted emotions using PanAway and
Ortho Ease:
1. Use a drop of PanAway over the heart to assist the pain or discomfort that
might be held in the heart from negative emotions.
2. PanAway taken internally will help release the emotional part of the pain.
3. PanAway may also be applied topically over aches and pains to release
unwanted emotions stored in the affected area of the body. It also nourishes
and supports the muscles.
4. Ortho Ease is great to use as a massage oil to help relieve muscle pain
that may be a result of holding in negative emotions. The essential oils in
Ortho Ease nourish the muscles and assist in releasing emotions.
Next time you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, stop and take some time for
yourself. Indulge in a nice massage or use these helpful stress management
tools, and don’t forget to let PanAway and Ortho Ease transform you!
Peace be with you,
Kaye Lynne
March 2, 2011
Stress is a normal part of life, but left unchecked, it may create
undesirable effects in the body, mind, and spirit. Stress may lead to deeper
problems such as negative emotions like fear, anger, and sadness.
Negative emotions can be held in the body, including being stored in the
muscles. Holding emotions in the body generates stress on the muscles as they
tighten. Essential oil products like PanAway® essential oil blend and Ortho
Ease Massage Oil are natural ways to release unwanted emotions from muscles.
Here are a few easy steps to help release unwanted emotions using PanAway and
Ortho Ease:
1. Use a drop of PanAway over the heart to assist the pain or discomfort that
might be held in the heart from negative emotions.
2. PanAway taken internally will help release the emotional part of the pain.
3. PanAway may also be applied topically over aches and pains to release
unwanted emotions stored in the affected area of the body. It also nourishes
and supports the muscles.
4. Ortho Ease is great to use as a massage oil to help relieve muscle pain
that may be a result of holding in negative emotions. The essential oils in
Ortho Ease nourish the muscles and assist in releasing emotions.
Next time you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, stop and take some time for
yourself. Indulge in a nice massage or use these helpful stress management
tools, and don’t forget to let PanAway and Ortho Ease transform you!
Peace be with you,
Kaye Lynne
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