Peppermint and spearmint are both popular when it comes to breath mints and toothpaste (and lollies — but let’s keep our healthy hats on and not go there). When it comes to essential oils, however, choosing between peppermint and spearmint is more than just a flavour preference, so it’s handy to know your way around these [...]
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.” Proverb (Companion oil: Young Living Transformation™.) If you have a garden, you might be noticing it already — little signs all over the place of Spring preparing to stir. Buds and shoots signalling, “Transformation pending!” I don’t know about you, but for [...]
Grown and distilled on Young Living's own farms, peppermint is another fabulous mainstay essential oil. If you missed our overview of the virtues of peppermint essential oil, head over here to discover what makes it give off Antarctic vapours and why Friar Tuck might have done well to avail himself of it. (Hint: could be handy [...]
I don’t know about you, but these chilly winds billowing the wind socks of Brisbane all day have me dreaming of curling up with a hot water bottle and an early night. If winter was an essential oil, for me it would be peppermint with its fresh, cooling and invigorating nature. That describes today pretty perfectly, [...]
Carbs are often seen as villains, but we need a balance of different kinds of fuels to fire nicely on all cylinders. Being easier and faster to break down and use than proteins and fats, carbohydrates are our body’s preferred first source of energy and necessary for short-term fuel. If you’ve ever built a campfire or [...]
When Ekka season arrives in Brisbane every August, it coincides rather unfortunately with flu season. Huge numbers of people attend. Often in close proximity. And so many activities result in touching lots of surfaces plenty of other people have been touching, too. At any time of year, that brings increased risks of coming into contact with [...]
I was going to use ‘if life gives you lemons, make lemonade’ as a quote to start today’s post but it’s so overdone, I won’t. (And I think I’ve already used it on a previous post about lemons. I rest my case.) Another option if life gives you lemons is to make lemon oil, though you’ll [...]
Every week should be Dental Health Week, so we're putting your pearly whites under the spotlight. Aside from the more obvious difficulties associated with poor dental health at any age, oral health is also vital to general health. According to research quoted in a report by the National Advisory Council on Dental Health: “Tooth loss is [...]
“… find out where joy resides and give it a voice far beyond singing, for to miss the joy is to miss all.” Robert Louis Stevenson (Companion oil: Young Living Joy™.) When your heart is heavy, there’s a good chance you’ve misplaced your joy. It can happen swiftly with one of life’s crises and it’s easier [...]
If you have a Leo in your life, there's a very good chance they’ve just thrown themselves the party to end all parties or have one coming up soon — most likely a theme party — and of course, you’re invited! Famous Leos include Barack Obama, Carl Jung, Napoleon, Henry Ford and Lucille Ball. Born between [...]
