Perhaps you are wondering why you would even want to.  Have you read the warning label on your tube of toothpaste lately?  Yes, there is a warning label on most toothpastes that you buy in your average supermarket:
“Warnings: Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age.  If more than used for brushing is accidentally swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.”
Poison Control?  I for one don’t care for “acceptable levels” of anything that could be considered poison.  I’ve been using essential oils for brushing my teeth.  Here are two recipes that I made today.

Tooth Powder
3/8 cup baking soda
1/4 cup ForeverGreen’s SmartSaltz (or use dead sea salt ground fine in a blender)
10 drops Essential Oil (Peppermint or Spearmint or other oil of your choice)
1 1/2 teaspoon Stevia (optional)

Combine the ingredients and put a little on your wet toothbrush and enjoy.

Tooth-brushing Blend
Combine 10 drops Tea Tree and 2 drops Peppermint (or 5 drops Spearmint) in 1 oz. of Grapeseed Message oil.  Apply 1 or 2 drops to toothbrush as you would toothpaste.

When you are done brushing your teeth, work a small drop of Tea Tree into the bristles to prevent germs from taking up residence in your toothbrush.

Here is a mouthwash recipe:
Put 1 drop of Peppermint and 1 drop of Tea Tree into a 16 oz. glass bottle and fill with distilled water.  Shake vigorously to mix.  Use as you would any mouthwash to freshen mouth and breath.

The oil of Myrrh is used in pharmaceutical products, including mouthwashes, gargles and toothpaste; also used in dentistry.  It is good for gum infections, gingivitis and mouth ulcers.  I have not used it in a blend yet, so can’t share any experience with it.

Clove bud oil can cause skin and mucous membrane irritation.  Therefore using it in a toothbrushing blend would have to be in an extremely low dilution (less than 1 %).

If you enjoyed these recipes and would like to learn more ways to use TRUessence Essential Oils, you can download a free Ebook here:  www.naturesfarmacy.org/jorjahensley

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at first glance. You may have heard similar comments
from your friends and acquaintances.

The interesting thing, however, is that this is a
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people, just 772 were admitted to the intensive care
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I discovered that when I have a headache, that the ElectriFire takes it away!

Now, not everyone’s headaches are the same. Headaches can have several causes. In the essential oil world, a common application is lavender and peppermint, which works for many. However, it didn’t work for me. This caused some frustration, but the severity and occurrences of my headaches had lessened because of my use of other essential oils.

When I joined ForeverGreen I set a goal of not having to take any more Ibuprofen, or any other OTC pain remedy. (Let me tell you, there were times when I took lots). With the help of essential oils, FrequenSea and ElectriFire, I can now report that it has been a year since I took an Ibuprofen. (And that last Ibuprofen didn’t even do the job). Yippee!! 

For more information click here:  http://jorja.fg-bg.com/US_ElectriFire.html

Here’s a great main dish recipe for when you have too much lettuce from your garden!

The original recipe calls for prosciutto ham but I leave it out because the herbs provide great flavor by themselves.   Digesting meat creates heat which isn’t needed this time of year (July) so I often turn to Vegetarian recipes. 

I think I heard this recipe on KSL readio; Recipe Courtesty of Giadi De Laurentiis.
I’ve made note of the changes I’ve made to the recipe.

INGREDIENTS
•    3 tablespoons olive oil
•    1 tablespoon minced garlic
•    1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage leaves (I used ½ tsp. ground dry sage – you might like more)
•    1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves  (probably ¼ tsp. dry)
•    1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes with juices
•    2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed, drained (in a pinch I’ve used other beans; I even rinsed pork and beans once for this recipe)
•    Optional:  2 ounces prosciutto ham, coarsely chopped (prosciutto gives a unique flavor but I have also used thinly sliced pork roast; bacon or thinly sliced ham could also work;or as I said before, leave the meat out)
•    Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
•    3 cups arugula or mixed baby greens (or spinach)

DIRECTIONS
1) Heat the oil in a heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the sage and thyme. Add the tomatoes. Increase the heat to medium-high and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the beans.

2) Simmer until the tomatoes are tender and the juices evaporate by half, about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in the prosciutto (or bacon), being careful not to overcook it. Season the beans, to taste, with salt and pepper.

3) Arrange the arugula or mixed baby greens over a platter. Spoon the beans over the greens and serve. (I just let everyone fix their own plate of greens and spoon as many beans as they want over the greens.  That way the leftover lettuce isn’t wilted.  

Enjoy! I hope you love it too!

Beat the heat with essential oils.  
 

Essential oils can really help during these hot summer days.  They are cooling, healing and refreshing.

Try one of these recipes shared with us by Alexandria Brighton, master aromatherapist:

For a Sunburn:
In a 4 oz. spray bottle, mix the following ingredients:
3 oz. distilled water
1 oz. Aloe Vera
4 drops of Tea Tree
2 drops of Roman Chamomile
10 drops of Lavender
Spray this mixture on the sunburn for pain relief and to help heal.  

When you come in from yard work, or hard play, you can make a cooling and refreshing spritzer:

In a 2 oz. spray bottle, mix the following ingredients:
2 oz. distilled water
12 drops of Neroli 10%, or Lavender or Rose 10%  (or a combination of all three)
Refrigerate this and lightly mist on to face and neck when you come in from the heat.  This can be emotionally refreshing as well as physically.  

For a cooling and hydrating lotion:
30 ml (one ounce) grapeseed oil
12 drops Myrrh  (has cooling properties)
12 drops Frankincense

For a refreshing drink, add a drop of peppermint oil to you bottle of water. 

For more recipes for essential oil usage, go here:

naturesfarmacy.org/jorjahensley

Feel free to leave your questions or comments.  I’d love to hear from you.  

After taking a short class from one of these persons on how she had changed her eating habits, I felt the need to start making improvements in my diet as well.  I didn’t think that we had an unhealthy lifestyle but I could see that we definitely weren’t eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day.  The one vegetable with dinner wasn’t cutting it!!

The most important thing I learned from her training was this: Change one thing at a time.  Changing everything all at once is too overwhelming and will probably lead to failure.  As I look back over the last 10 years and see the incremental changes that I’ve made, I know for sure I couldn’t have done it all at once.

In 2001, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.  Fortunately, our family was blessed.  Removing the cancerous tissue was sufficient treatment and she has been cancer free since then.  Nonetheless, this was a trying time, to think that we might lose our mother.  We continued to make changes to our diet.   One important thing I learned at that time was that preparing good wholesome foods for our families is a labor of love.  It might take more time, but it is worth it to make sure there are healthy foods available for our families — and ourselves!!  We can’t take care of our loved ones if we aren’t well ourselves.

Since then, a friend developed a passion for Essential oils and shared them with me.  I found it fascinating that different plants provided oils that would aid in various healing processes, whether it was back pain or pneumonia.

Currently I am studying with master aromatherapist Alexandria Brighton, with the goal of getting my international aromatherapist certification.  During this process, I want to use this blog to share with others some of the things I have learned — about essential oils,  diet and nutrition.

What is the the real answer to Why I’m a Health nut?

I love to feel good and I want others to feel good too…naturally and by changing one thing at a time! I look forward to sharing this journey with you all…together!!