Cinnamon Oil and On Guard Oils are used to heal and strengthen in many ways, listed below are some of the many uses of  these oils:Heart DiseaseArthritisBladder InfectionsCholesterolUpset stomach and gasStrengthening the Immune systemIndigestionColdsLongevityAcneSkin InfectionsWeight lossCancerFatigueBad BreathA great way to help children get the oils internally is by using raw honey as the vehicle.Raw honey on a spoon for any child over 1 year old, with a few drops of on guard for a sore throatRaw honey with Digestzen, to soothe an upset stomach or help diarrhea pass.Raw honey with lemon to cleanse the body and aid the liver in its work.

I am a Holistic Health Coach, but what does that mean. I am so blessed to have been sent a great mentor, Laura Jacobs, of Herbs for Health in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Laura has been such an inspiration for me. She is a health guru & has gathered the information and shared it with me in a way that it empowers me to share with others. Laura is trained as an iridologist and uses muscle testing in conjuction with her engenious system to guide people in their journey to wholeness. Learn more about Laura at www.livewellwithlaura.com . She typically teaches Certification courses for becoming a Holistic Health Coach twice a year in Pleasant Grove. The courses are 4 days and intensive. I’ve been through the course 4+ times & each time it is an inspiration & adds to my practice! Many of my friends have taken  the course from Laura & it has been an inspiration just recently to see the change that it brought to the lives of 4 of my very good friends. Blessings in learning healthy living better for ourselves & our family & sharing what we learn to strengthen & bless others! 

Azure Standard- health food co-op where you can get grains or almost any other health food item(i.e. any item that you could get at a health food store) for 20-50% off. Some of my favorite items are: grapeseed oil vegenaise, ketchup sweetened with agave (instead of high fructose corn syrup), barbeque sauce, ranch dressing mix w/out msg, whole wheat frozen pizzas, agave by the gallon, cliff bars, quinoa or millet 25 or 50 lb, natural soups roasted red pepper & butternut squash, healthy cold cereals… I try new things that are on the monthly specials. www.azurestandard.com click on new sitequickly set up a new accountThen shop- produce and sales are under specialsEverything else is under shop  When you proceed to check out choose:Truck route- delivery #37049 (that’s for just near Lehi roller mills), call Heather Ross at 208-429-1989 or azure-siu@cableone.net for Spanish Fork or delivery to other locations.Then you’ll select COD under payment options  Order: once a month (typically first week)Delivery: the Friday of the following weekAzure Order/Delivery Schedule The Community Food Co-op of Utah is a volunteer-powered, nonprofit food buying network, bringing people together for food, community & savings of up to 50% on high-quality fresh foods.  They ask that you volunteer 2 hours per month in your community- volunteer hours can be in your church or other community Sign up at www.foodco-op.org

They change my life- on a daily basis. Honestly, I am currently standing all amazed, because I’m feeling them help me be better/higher & I’m watching them help my family & others be more of who they truly are & more whole.I learned about essential oils about 5 years ago, when a friend introduced me to Karyn Grant and her line of oils. I could tell they were healing something within me. I was only aware of their emotional healing properties, but even on that level they served powerfully for me and my children. I personally was able to let go of feeling like a victim with the unexpected & “early” death of my mother & I also felt like I had more to offer to my boys as I tucked them in with Lavender or a blend of oils and suggested that they breathe out anything they wanted to let go of from the day. With time, Andy began to enjoy the oils almost as much as we did and soon my little men would come to me asking for oils almost as much as they do for food. Andy then experienced a sore tailbone. He even told me about it after hurting for 6 months. I bought the donut he wanted to sit on. He went to see a physician. The physician identified it as a soft-tissue infection. Our options were to remove the tissue & heal for a month if the heavy duty antibiotic that he prescribed couldn’t take care of it right away. I knew as I sat in that room & asked Heavenly Father what to do. We were to use essential oils & heat to heal the tissue. After one week of applying the oils w/ heat, I saw the boys playing frisbee with Andy’s donut & he was made whole. I stood so amazed. All the powerful benefits of pharmeceuticals, yet none of the side effects. Essential oils transcend many different levels within the body. You can take one thing & it can be dynamic nutritionally. The oil that you take in can serve in whatever way your body needs, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, ……….. I’ve been listening to Dr. David Hill. He suggests that the best way to create, restore & maintain health is by using theraputic grade essential oils. Citrus increases l-glutithione levels in the body. Frankincense serves as an anti-inflammatory and can pass the blood brain barrier, serving for seizures and more… I could go on but I want to get this past my mind and experience and deliver it to you. In the last 2 months I discovered the highest quality essential oils that I have ever seen. I’ve tried almost every theraputic grade essential oil & my health practitioner friends are all echoing my praise. It has been enough to convert this no brand girl to doTerra essential oils. doTerra is gift of the earth in Latin & they are true to their name! I’ll tell you more in future posts & add some input from some of my friends as well. For now, visit my doTerra site at www.mydoterra.com/light and/or call or email me to make these oils part of your earthly experience.  The other morning I awoke & felt this invitation from Heaven: Breathe Natalie. Feel the wind rush past your face. Drink of the beautiful water I have given you. Use the blood of the plant(the essential oils). Use the cuttings of the plant(herbs & supplements). Have life and have it more abundantly. I echo that invitation. Claim the blessings that Heaven has for you in all of these forms.  

My favorites are:  

• coconut oil (soooooooooo good for you! http://www.coconut-info.com/ watch for bulk buys) 
• olive oil (I buy these by the case(4 gallons) from www.azurestandard.com when it goes on sale)

If you buy them right, they aren’t much more than standard oils and your increased health & vitality will easily cover any price difference.

Sweeteners: (great sugar substitutes!)

Agave (great-tasting cactus nectar, ranks super low on the glycemic index)

• Use 1/3 cup of agave syrup for every 1 cup of sugar in the original recipe.
• Reduce liquids a little 
• Unlike sugar and honey, it dissolves readily in cold liquids (we enjoy a fresh lemonade w/ agave) 

Raw Honey  (harvested without adding heat above 120 degrees fahrenheit- contains some pollen & is thought to lessen allergies & build immunity)

I get this locally from B&B Raw Honey 435-864-3032. It seems like it’s $50 for 25lbs. It’s stored well for me for 2-3 years. When we’re ready for more honey we just get some out of the bucket, mix it with a little warm water & then the honey never goes back to a solid form. If you need to warm it up, make sure you keep it on very low(a double broiler can be handy) to keep the benefits of being raw. If you bake the raw honey or warm it up too high, it loses many of it’s benefits and acts much like an unprocessed sugar to your body.

Buying foods in bulk, storing them in buckets, and eating them for dinner has blessed our little family to be healthier and save grocery money. I’ve watched people all around me accumulate food storage only to leave it in buckets in the basement until the food grew too old or it was time for a move. So, I thought, there must be a better way.

Over time the system has evolved but this is where we are now:

We have 6 gallon buckets with gamma lids(the spinning lids you can pickup online or at emergency essentials).

Each bucket is filled with a healthy item we enjoy that stores well enough. Here’s my current bucket load:

Quinoa (one of my favorites, referred to as the “super grain” because it’s a complete protein)

Oat Groats(makes my kid’s favorite breakfast, sprouted oat groats)

Wheat (or for those with wheat allergies: spelt or kamut)

Millet(a versatile alkaline grain)

7 Grain (a mix of a variety of the above grains in their whole form) 

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the not as long lasting:

Brown rice (1 only buy a 25 lb bag at a time, because it is best fresh within the first 3 months)

6 Grain (this is rye, wheat, oat, and other grain flakes with sunflower seeds)

Coconut (this stuff is great unsweetened and lasts well)

Raisins (I prefer golden, we also use them as our true “fruit snack” with no dyes or artificial sweeteners!)

Almonds (many have expressed concern about these keeping well outside of the fridge or freezer- I’ve had them taste fresh after being fin a bucket for up to a year)

Each of these items are purchased in bulk and then stored in these accessible buckets with any remaining going into standard buckets with standard lids. I then refill my “everyday” buckets from the standard buckets that I store in my garage. Twice a year I replenish supplies. We rotate through supplies first in, first out.