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When the sun rises and a new day emerges, a hardy breakfast can give you the energy to tackle your morning. After running errands, working hard at your office, or being with children all day, you can kick up your feet, diffuse some Lavender essential oil, and watch the sun set as you relax into bed. But what support is there for the midday slumps when you’re feeling a little run down but need to still get things done? Brain Power™ might be just the thing you need! Brain Power™ essential oil blend’s fresh aroma is a perfect pick-me-up when you need to concentrate. It’s a blend of essential oils high in sesquiterpenes— like Sandalwood, Blue Cypress, and Frankincense—that can promote a sense of clarity and a focused environment.

Here’s how to get the most from your Brain Power™ essential oil blend:
• Power through your afternoon by diffusing in your office, living room, or car       while running errands. The aroma creates a focused and relaxed environment.
• Studying for a major test or focusing on a work presentation? Place a drop in  your hands, rub them together, and breathe in the stimulating, relaxing aroma.
• Feeling run down and fatigued from knocking items off your to-do list? Rub a drop or two into the back of your neck to gain a sense of relaxation and focus that’ll keep you on track to finishing your afternoon strong!

Ingredients:
For the Roasted Potatoes
2 pounds small fingerling potatoes in assorted colors, well scrubbed
1 ½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
The zest of ½ a lemon
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

For the Lemon Dill Sauce
½ cup/4 oz. plain coconut milk or regular plain yogurt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon lemon juice
The zest of ½ a lemon
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
¼ teaspoon sea salt
Pinch of freshly ground pepper
2 drops Dill Vitality™ essential oil
2 drops Lemon Vitality™ essential oil

Preheat oven to 450°F.

• Toss the potatoes with olive oil and salt and pepper on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast for 20–30 minutes, tossing halfway through, until fork tender and browned.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Toss the warm roasted potatoes in a large bowl with lemon zest and fresh chopped dill to coat.
• Serve with lemon dill sauce on the side.

Ingredients:

16 ounces ripe cherry tomatoes

1½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

½ teaspoon fine sea salt

1 clove garlic, finely grated with a microplane or grater

Leaves from 4-5 branches of fresh thyme

¼ teaspoon ground coriander

2 drops Coriander Vitality™ essential oil

2 drops Thyme Vitality™ essential oil

Instructions:

Serves 2-4

Preheat oven to 275°F.

• Halve the tomatoes and place in a large bowl. Add oil, salt, garlic, thyme leaves, ground coriander, and Vitality oils; gently toss until well coated.

• Place tomatoes in one layer cut side up on a parchment-lined half baking sheet or large gratin/casserole dish.

• Place in oven and bake for 2-2 ½ hours, until the tomatoes are collapsed and shriveled around the edges.

• Use immediately tossed with pasta, in salads, on sandwiches, or served with cheese; or clean and sterilize a small storage jar and pack in roasted tomatoes, cover with olive oil, seal, and refrigerate until needed.

The benefits of essential oils aren’t limited to adults. Essential oils can be wonderful for your whole family- even the youngest members. When it comes to your little ones, though, it’s especially important to use oils in a way that is safe for their sensitive systems. Luckily you don’t have  to dig through a pile of research on your own to find out how! We’ve conducted careful research to develop recommendations for using essential oils with your children, from the tops of their heads to the tips of their toes.

Before you administer oils to your children, consult a health care professional, especially if your child or infant is sick.

General use: Children can be especially sensitive to some essential oils. We recommend  caution when  using the following oils (or blends containing them) with children and infants: Idaho Tansy, Hyssop, Sage, Clary Sage, Wintergreen, Eucalyptus, Oregano,  and other strong oils.

Ingestion: Because Young Living oils are so concentrated we do not recommend ingestion by infants.

Diffusing: Diffusing is a wonderful way to add humidity to the air and surround your little ones with relaxing aroma. When you diffuse oils next to cribs and play areas, add less oil than you usually would to avoid overwhelming sensitive little noses. wearing essential oils on your own skin can also help your baby become familiar with the fragrance.

Topical application: Children’s skin is very delicate, so make sure to dilute essential oils with a carrier oil, such as fractionated coconut oil, grape seep oil, or v-6 vegetable oil complex. We recommend diluting the oils more heavily than you would for your own use. When  you are using a new essential oil, preform a spot test on your child’s arm or leg with heavily diluted oil.If no reaction occurs it is likely okay to use.

See more in-depth guidelines for diluting essential oils for kids and babies on the Young Living blog at http://bit.ly/ChildrensDilutionGuide

 

 

Ingredients:

1 large acorn squash

1 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 1/2 tablespoon maple syrup

1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped

2 drops rosemary vitality oil

2 drops sage vitality oil

Instruction:

Makes 2-4 servings

• preheat oven to 400*. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• with large knife, cut squash lengthwise and remove seeds. turn halves cut side down and slice squash in 1/2 inch slices.
• In a large bowl, whisk together olive oil,maple syrup, fresh rosemary, Rosemary vitality and Sage vitality oil. Add sliced squash and toss to coat evenly.
• Spread squash in one layer on parchment lined cookie sheet. Roast for 20-25 minutes until tender when pierced with a fork. Remove and serve warm.

A TWIST on the classic potato skin appetizer
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2hrs 10 minutes
Serves: 6

6 Sweet potatoes, medium size
2 TBSP Extra virgin olive oil
1-2 drops Black Pepper Vitality
1 Cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
2 TBSP Parmesan cheese, grated
2 Scallions, sliced thin
1/2 Cup Verde
1/2 Cup Avocado, pitted and diced
1 Cup Black bean chips, crushed

1. Bake sweet potatoes on a baking sheet at 350* for 40-50 minutes or until fork tender. Let them cool completely before splitting each on lengthwise. Scoop out the flesh but leave a 1/4 inch border.

2. Mix the olive oil and Black Pepper Vitality oil in a small bowl. Preheat the oven at 400* and place a rack on a cookie sheet. Set the potato skins skin- side up on the rack and brush with the oil mixture. Bake the skins for 20-30 minutes or until the skins are slightly browned.

3. Let them cool before slicing them again lengthwise.
Place them on the rack again, this time skin side down and sprinkle with mozzarella, parmesan, and scallions. Back for 8-10 minutes or until the mozzarella melts.

4. Remove from and top with Verde, diced avocado, and crushed black bean chips.

Enjoy anytime and anyway you like. We add black beans to ours instead of  black bean chips and sometimes we add shredded meat. the possibilities are endless.

Ingredients

1 table spoon coconut oil

1 pound carrots, thinly sliced on the bias

3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

2 tablespoons maple syrup

1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

1/4 cup water

one 1 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and very finely grated

1 drop Orange Vitality essential oil

1 drop Ginger Vitality essential oil

Directions:

1. Heat the coconut oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add carrots and salt, and then cook, stirring and shaking the carrots around the pan for about 3-4 minutes. Do Not brown
2. Whisk together the maple syrup, orange juice, water, grated ginger, and Vitality oils in a small bowl.
3. Take the pan off the heat and add mixture to the pan (pan will sizzle) Return the pan to the stove and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook for 4 minutes. Remove cover and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is syrupy and the carrots are glazed; about 4-5 minutes.
4. serve warm, makes 4 servings

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Your Premium Starter Kit Includes:
•Desert Mist Diffuser
•Premium Essential Oils Collection;
•Lavender 5-ml
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•Stress Away™ 5-ml
•2 AromaGlide™ Roller Fitment
•Thieves® Waterless Hand Purifier, 1 oz.
•Thieves® Spray, 1 oz.
•2 NingXia Red® 2-oz. samples
•“Essential Oils at a Glance” Brochure
•Product Guide
•Essential Oil Display Tray
•Young Living Lifestyle Booklet
•Essential Oils Magazine
•Essential Edge News

Let’s start today with a smile and a lot of hope!

Let’s face it the cold winter months make us all look forward to spring but what some of us don’t look forward to is “spring cleaning”. I think the one thing I don’t like to do and it doesn’t just need to be done when spring arrives, it’s cleaning that awful mess in the oven from all the holiday baking that sometimes goes unchecked or even ignored because of how busy we got.  With the smell of oven cleaners being as stinky as they are you want to open a window while doing it but with the winder winds that isn’t practical.

When we’re swapping out natural ingredients in our cleaning supplies it can take some trial and error to find something that really gets the job done without all the harsh chemicals. Well, this oven cleaner recipe was a big exception. It worked the first time we tried it, and I’m so excited to share it with you!

How this natural oven cleaner works

1. I make a paste with baking soda, water, and three of my favorite essential oils for cleaning: Orange, Pine, and Tea Tree Essential Oils.

2. I smear the thick paste all over the dirty oven and then let it sit for about 5 minutes.

3. Next, I swipe a damp sponge over the surface. I apply gentle pressure, but not a lot of elbow grease. The tiny pieces of the baking soda will do the hard work so if you have a trouble spot it’s better to add more baking soda paste than to add more muscle. Trust me. I started out thinking that I needed to press down really hard to get rid of all the baked on grease. But when I started moving more baking soda over the area, it really did break down the gunk better than I could with more pressure.

4. Finish, by wiping off all the baking soda and cleaning off any of the residue with another damp sponge. You don’t want to leave an y baking soda behind because it will stink when it bakes.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup baking soda
• 15 drops Orange Essential Oil
• 15 drops Pine Essential Oil
• 10 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil
• 3 – 5 tablespoons water

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Let’s start the day with a smile and a lot of hope!

I have a 6 year old daughter that is currently trying to grow her hair out, her hair was very short pixi cut and now it is almost to her shoulders. Our problem seems to be that when she washes her hair and then towel dries it, it becomes a tangled mess. I hate to listen to her cry out from trying to work out the tangles so I took to the internet to find a recipe that we could try. I found one and was so excited that I could incorporate it into her nightly routine. If you have long hair that tangles easily maybe this will help.

ingredients:

1/4 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 TBS Aloe Vera Gel or conditioner
2 drops Orange Essential oil
2 drops Rosemary Essential oil
3 drops Lavender Essential oil
Distilled water

How To:
Fill a 2oz  spray bottle half full with aloe Vera gel. Add Apple Cider Vinegar and Essential Oils, and fill the rest of the bottle with Distilled Water. Shake to combine and spray hair before using a comb or brush.

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Leave a comment below if you have questions and I will answer them as best I can