Life Down a Back Road with Anna

Let’s talk emotions?   How do they affect our health?   First off let’s look at emotions and see the link between how they make us feel.  What happens when you feel fear?  Fear is an emotion. When we are afraid the body reacts physically, this reaction causes sweating, increased heart rate, and high adrenaline levels that make us extremely alert. This physical response is also known as the “fight or flight” response, in which your body prepares itself to either enter combat or run away.  Another emotion that is common is anger, what do you feel when you are angry?  Anger creates energy surges, and when energy surges occur, chemicals such as adrenaline enter your bloodstream, your heart rate increases, your blood flow increases, and your muscles tense. Losing your temper affects your cardiac health. It can shorten your life when it is sustained. Anger also compromises your immune system. Everyone gets angry sometimes; handling anger well, though, can help you to stay healthy.  How about sadness?  Sadness effects the hormone cortisol, it also effects your immune system by depressing it, it can make you feel cold.  Do you see the effects that emotions have on the body?  This doesn’t mean we don’t want to feel these emotions.   We just need to learn to control them in a way that is not harmful to our body.  Holding in emotions can be harmful and can manifest as symptoms. 

 

Here is a personal example.  When my mom died I didn’t want to accept it or deal with it.  After losing my dad I remember the physical pain that I felt.   The emotion was so strong that I felt it in a physical way.  I know I coped better with it in the end though because I Iet myself feel those emotions.  I spent days crying and talking with friends to get through the loss.  When my mom died I didn’t want to feel that pain so I pushed it away as much as possible.  Whenever the grief started coming on I would make myself not think about it.  I also didn’t talk much about it to anyone.  As a result my body started reacting in a physical way.  I noticed that my neck was hurting and I felt a swollen gland in the back of my neck.  By not dealing with my emotions I was causing my body to get sick.  

Coping with emotions, here is a great article I found on dealing with difficult emotions.   5 Ways to Get Your Unwanted Emotions Under Control | Psychology Today United Kingdom

Essential oils are also a great tool to have in your arsenal.  When I drive in a lot of traffic, which I hate doing, I like to have Stress Away in a roll on.  Joy Essential Oil is good for when you are feeling sad.  When I did my last Zyto my main emotion was hopelessness.   I didn’t think I was feeling hopeless but with todays world it is easy to let yourself feel this way.  The oil that was suggested for this emotion was Surrender Essential oil.  There are many oils that can help you deal better with your emotions.  Again I suggest the book “Releasing Emotional Patterns With Essential Oils” by Carolyn L. Mein, DC.  She has a chart that shows pain points and the emotion that can be causing the pain plus the essential oil that helps release it.  It is amazing how our emotions can affect us in such a powerful way.  Would you like to get started with Essential Oils to help with emotions?  You can go here to get the best Essential Oils in the world!  

When I am having discomfort I always want to reach for an oil that will help with discomfort but instead maybe I should be reaching for an oil to help let go of a difficult emotion.

What are some ways you deal with emotions?  Meditation, journaling, exercise?  Do you use essential oils?  What are some of your favorites?    

Blessings,

Anna

Have you ever heard of the Chinese Meridians?  It is so fascinating to investigate.  I am always amazed to learn more about how our bodies are made to heal themselves and if we listen to what our bodies need, we can really help ourselves to be well. God made us to be well, not to be sick.  Unfortunately, we are bombarded daily with things that our bodies don’t need and that can cause disease.  That is why it is so important to rid our homes of as much of these things as possible.   But that is a topic for another time.   

Today I want to talk about the Meridians and how we can use them to help support the organs in our body.   The following chart shows you the time of day that each organ receives its energy from the body.  You can work on the organ any time of day but it is more effective if you do it during the time it receives its energy.  If the organ has its energy dominance at night you can work on it at the 12-hour opposite, during the day.  

There are also the seasons of the year that make it more effective but you can work on supporting the organ any time of year, it is just more effective to do during its season.   You can find more info on the seasons in the book “Inner Transformations” by Dr. LeAnn Deardeuff, DC and Dr. David Deardeuff, DC.

A meridian is a flow of energy that runs through the body on a precisely defined course. To energize the meridian, choose an essential oil and rub a  few drops on your hands.  Then place your hand over the meridian to its ending point.  That is called tracing the meridian.  Follow the meridian 3 to 4 times consecutively, repeat on the other side of the body.  You can also use the vita flex points to apply the oils, you can find a chart on the vita flex points in google.  Put the oils on the points and roll the fingers across the points on the foot from pad of finger to fingernail.  Do this rapidly and for several minutes.  

The opposite organs, found in the opposite coordinate on the chart, gets their energy 12 hours later than the organ under consideration.  According to the Midday/Midnight law in Chinese Medicine, while one organ is resting, its opposite organ twelve hours later is receiving its energy.   Many times an organ may be acting up but it is really the opposite organ that needs the support.  So it might be a good idea to work on the opposite organ at the same time as the organ that is showing symptoms.

Do you feel tired at a certain time of day, do you wake up at night at the same time?  Do you experience headaches that happen at the same time of the day, or some other symptom?  To use the chart, pay attention to the time of day you are having some sort of symptom.  If you are consistently having the symptoms at the same time everyday you can be fairly certain that you need to work on the organ that is dominant at that time of day or its opposite.  To learn more about the Meridians and how to use the oils to support the organs of the body I highly recommend the book “Ultimate Balance, Infusing the Vibrational Energy of Essential Oils into Chakras, Meridians, and Organs” by LeAnne Deardeuff, DC.  Her book is packed full of great information!  

If you have had a Zyto Balance done pull out your info and check out the section on the Chinese Meridians and see if what it says makes sense to you now that you know more.  Does it point to the organs that you feel your body needs more support on?  If you are interested in a Zyto Balance scan give me a shout out and we can set up a time!

It is so fascinating when you start looking into the many ways our bodies can heal themselves and the many ways we can assist our body in the process.  Another great tool I love to have is the book “Releasing Emotional Patterns Using Essential Oils” by Carolyn L. Mein, D. C.  Emotions are powerful.  They can effect our health either positively or negatively.  

I love this Chiropractic Tenet “the power that made the body can heal the body”.  Prayer, supporting our bodies both physically and emotionally, and positive thinking all play a role in our health.  It is time to take back our health and do the research to be your own health advocate.  It is better to be proactive then to be reactive!  

Blessings,

Anna

I am not a doctor, I am not here to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.  The things I share are for informational purposes only.  They come from my own research and the things I have done to help support myself and my family.  

So you want to try out Essential Oils?  Maybe you have seen them at your local supermarket.  Or maybe you have heard about them from others.  But you are unsure of where to start.  Well let me just say they are amazing and have so many benefits but you have to be careful where you get them from. Not all oils are created equal.  Some use added fillers to cut costs, or they distill with chemicals because it is easier and also less costly.

My family only uses Young Living.  Why?   Well the biggest reason is their transparency, they own their own farms and you can go visit them anytime to see how things are done.  I have been to one of their farms and it is amazing.  You can watch how they distill, walk in the fields, and ask all the questions.   On my bucket list for this coming summer is a trip to St. Marie’s where they have a Lavender farm.  

Young Living also does not use pesticides or herbicides on their fields.  All of the weeds are picked by hand and oils are used to get rid of pests.  I don’t know about you but we are already bombarded enough with toxic chemicals, I certainly don’t want them in my essential oils!

You can read more about the quality of Young Livings products here at Seedtoseal.com.  I can feel good knowing we are not filling our bodies with things I don’t want in my home.  I love knowing that when I use a product made by Young Living that it is going through some rigorous testing before it even hits my home.  

Now that I have mentioned quality it is time to dig into how to get your hands on these beautiful bottle of goodness.  My favorite way to get started is with the Premium Starter Kit, because you get so much bang for your buck.  It retails for $465 but you only pay $165.  And let me tell you I am all about saving money!  This is the best way to start your journey into the world of essential oils because it contains so much.  You get a beautiful dessert mist diffuser  custom-designed to look like a beautiful and elegant vase. The design features a romantic Moroccan trellis pattern, which brings a sense of the exotic into your home or office. It functions as a humidifier, atomizer, and aroma diffuser in one simple-to-use product. The Desert Mist also offers multiple settings—High, Low, and Intermittent mode— to permeate your home or office for up to 10 hours of blissful aromatherapy. The Desert Mist is designed to run longer and offer more features, so you can customize your aromatherapy experience to any mood. It offers 10 LED colored light options, including an alluring candle-like flicker mode. With its beautiful design, this elegant diffuser will fit right in with any home or office décor.  The kit also comes with 12 of our most popular Essential Oils.  Essential oils have so many uses but here are just a few that we love.  Support for digestive issues, better sleep, support for immune health, because who has time for all the crud!  Support for your emotions and so much more!

You also become a wholesale member with this purchase, that gives you a 24% discount on all of your future purchases!  And the only requirement to staying wholesale is a yearly purchase of $50.   And with so many products to choose from, from oils to cleaners, to kid products and even makeup, it is so easy to get that one purchase a year!  And if you’re like me even more.  

Young Living makes it so easy to kick all those toxins out of your home!   Remember you are the gatekeeper of your home and you get to choose what comes in.  What are you going to choose?  If you are ready to jump in and try these amazing bottle of goodness you can go here and get started.

Remember when you join my tribe you also get support from me and all of those who have helped me get to where I am at.   Plus you join a group of like minded friends all working together to live a life of wellness!  

Blessings,

Anna

Are you thinking about changing to a natural deodorant?  Have you tried one and aren’t happy with it because it doesn’t seem to last all day?   Maybe you need to do an armpit detox.   What is an armpit detox you ask?   Well it just what it says, it is a way to detox your armpit to get out all the things in your armpit that are causing issues.  What are the benefits?  It eliminates odor, removes the buildup from deodorants and antiperspirants, and it increases the effectiveness of natural deodorant.  Why use a natural deodorant?  Have you checked lately what is in your deodorant?  Do you want those things right over the top of your glands?  Why is this a big deal? Ever gotten sick and had a lump in your neck or armpit? That is a lymph node and they are a major part of your immune system. Putting endocrine disruption chemicals directly on top of them is a great way to screw up your hormones and suppress immune function.  Store bought deodorants and antiperspirants contain a variety of chemicals and additives.   Check the label of ingredients to see what is in yours.  It takes something unnatural to block the body’s natural ability to sweat.  Here is a list of some of these chemicals: