Welcome to Homemade Health!

Thanks for stopping by!  On this blog you will find info on several of the health services/products I provide to my clients.  In addition to those linked here, I also have access to Norwex natural cleaning products, group discounts on Green Pasture Fermented Cod Liver Oil (FCLO), Standard Process/Mediherb supplements, and Metagenics supplements.  Please use the 'Contact Me' form on the lower right side of the page for more information.

Young Living Essential Oils

Essential oils have empowered me as the first-line health care provider for my kids like nothing else I've come across.  They are so versatile, accessible, and relatively safe that I strongly encourage every parent (and non-parent) to learn more about them and give them a try.

If you're thinking about starting to use oils, I highly recommend getting a diffuser. Young Living has an awesome one that diffuses the oils into the air throughout a 30 foot radius of where ever you put it.  There are cheaper options on Amazon, but they can't cover as large an area so you'd have to have one in each room (which isn't very practical, and would end up costing more anyway).  You can also adjust the output as well as set the light to be on or off.  The cheaper ones on Amazon do work ok for diffusing bedside though, so I actually have a second one so that if two of us are sick at the same time I can diffuse in two rooms at the same time.

Normally the Young Living diffuser alone is $98.68 retail (or $75 wholesale if you order through a Young Living member such as myself). But with the Premium Starter Kit you get the diffuser, 11 different 5ml bottles of common oils people use, some sample products for you to try or share with others, plus a Young Living membership that gives you access to wholesale pricing (24% off) on any other Young Living products for a whole year with no minimum orders.  Retail for all of this would be $293.88 and even wholesale would still be $237.  Young Living currently has it priced at $150. That was a deal I couldn't pass up, even as thrifty as I am!  There is also an option to get just the diffuser and the wholesale membership for $75, but if you're wanting to start using oils and you don't have any/many then it makes a lot more sense to get the kit that includes the oils at a reduced price.  Here's a link to a website that shows the kit options.  Just scroll halfway down to the first row of pictures and you'll see them all there.

https://www.youngliving.com/signup/?site=US&sponsorid=1556112&enrollerid=1556112

The everyday oils that come with the Premium Starter Kit include:
-Frankincense (great for depression, headaches, wrinkles, and preventing scars)
-Lavender (good for skin rashes and cuts/burns)
-Lemon (used to boost the immune system, increase energy, and help with reflux)
-Peppermint (awesome for headaches, sinus pain, and joint/muscle pain)
-PanAway (relieves various types of pain in the body depending upon where you apply it, and also prevents bruising)
-Citrus Fresh (great for detoxing, supports immune system, uplifting/energizing)
-Purification (works well to clean allergens out of the air when diffused, and when applied topically it it great for repelling bugs/ticks and treating bug bites)
-Thieves (helps treat sickness and prevent it from spreading when diffused and applied topically)
-Melaleuca Alternifolia (supports skin health, respiratory health, and oral health and helps with cuts/rashes
-Joy (works really well for winter blues/depression, or if you're just having a bad day)
-Stress Away (for when you are stressed out)

Filling out that first page does not obligate you to buy anything. It's basically just registering you on the YL site so that you can see all their products with wholesale prices listed. You won't be buying anything until you enter your credit card info on the check-out screen after you've filled your shopping cart. ***Be sure to select WHOLESALE MEMBER instead of retail customer because that is what will give you the wholesale pricing. And in step 3 where it asks you to pick an essential rewards kit, just scroll down and select "No, thank you. I plan on enrolling in the Essential Rewards Program later."

I should also let you know that there is always an additional promotion of getting free oils when you purchase 190 PV worth of product on one order, so if there are any other oils you'd like to have on hand right away (such as RC for coughs, Breathe Again for congestion, or Di-Gize for vomiting/diarrhea), it pays to order then along with your start kit so that you can get the free oils as well. I took advantage of that promo when I signed up for my kit.

Once you get some oils, there is a great oil testimonial site at www.oil-testimonials.com where people post what oils have helped them with various symptoms/conditions.  You have to sign up for an account to use it but it's free.  There is also a great reference book that you can get.  The full sized version has one section with all the oils what they do/how to use them, and another section where you look up a symptom or condition and it says which oils to try and how to apply them.  There is also a smaller version that I travel with that just has the symptom part.  This is the cheapest place I've found to get them: http://www.abundanthealth4u.com/Reference_Guide_Bundle_Softcover_p/1000.htm.  This link will bring you to a bundled pack with both of them, but they also sell them individually.

If you have a smart phone, you can also download a free app that helps you know which oils to use for what.  It's called the Healthier Thymes Young Living Essential Oils app.  Just do a search on your device to find it.  Or there is also an app for the reference book mentioned above.

Muscle Activation Techniques

Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT)™ is a bodywork technique that identifies and treats musculoskeletal imbalances through a systematic series of range of motion assessments, manual muscles tests, palpation treatments, and isometric strengthening exercises.  This biomechanics-based therapy is designed to prevent and treat pain associated with these imbalances by screening for strength deficits and muscle inhibition (the inability to recruit all motor units of a functional muscle group to their full extent).

Most current forms of therapy and exercise recognize muscle tightness as the primary factor leading to pain or injury.  The MAT process looks at muscle weakness, rather than muscle tightness, as the cause of limitations in range of motion.  When the body recognizes instability (muscle weakness), it is designed to protect itself.  It sends messages to surrounding muscles to tighten up in an attempt to support and protect the joint.  With a systematic evaluation procedure that correlates limitations in range of motion to muscle weakness, MAT treats weak muscles in order to address instability.  In turn, protective contractions diminish, typically resulting in an increased joint range of motion.  Along with this increased joint range of motion, there is also an increase in stability through the range of motion (mobility with stability).  This increase in joint mobility combined with joint stability is fundamental to the MAT program.  It is the foundation behind improving people’s ability to function.

Nutrition Response Testing

Nutrition Response Testing (NRT) is a non-invasive system of analyzing the body to determine the underlying causes of health concerns.  Using muscle testing, we are checking the body's neurological reflexes and the ability of the nervous system to regulate each organ.

There are multiple steps to NRT, including:
-verifying that the arm muscle can 'lock' effectively and consistently
-checking for blocked regulation of the autonomic nervous system
-checking for neurologic switching
-scanning the body for stress/imbalances
-finding the cause of any stress/imbalances (often one or more of five stressors: active scars, chemical toxicity, heavy metal toxicity, food intolerance, and/or immune challenges such as a virus, bacteria, fungus, or parasite)
-determine the most effective way to correct the stress/imbalance

If you are coming in as a new NRT client, please print and complete the following form:

Common Sources of Chemical Toxicities

Common Sources of Chemical Toxicities

Acetate/Acetone: nail polish remover, paint thinner, paint remover

Chlorine: drinking water, swimming pools (hot water opens skin pores, increasing absorption) *linked to Thyroid

Dry Cleaning Fluid: dry cleaned clothing, paint, dissolving agents

Food Coloring: packaged foods

Formaldehyde: new building materials, carpets, rental cars, NutraSweet (diet soda, chewing gum)

Fragrances: perfumes, cologne, cleaning products, body products, home fresheners

Heavy Chemicals: dioxins, toluene, styrene, xylem

Hydrocarbons: exhausts, burning wood, grilled food

Medications: 1000+ of the most common medications

Pesticides: herbicides, fungicides, pesticides

Petroleum Solvents (Isopropyl Alcohol): body products, laundry & household cleaning products, plastics (microwave)

Plastic Mix: food/water packaging (plastic water bottles), dry-weave clothing

Preservatives: packaged foods

Radiation: sun, tv, wireless, xrays, airplanes, microwaves

Common Sources of Heavy Metals

Common Sources of Heavy Metals (20% more absorbed through skin than through ingestion)

Aluminum: baking powder, cosmetics, cookware, antacids, anti-perspirants, aluminum cans, aluminum cookware (restaurants!), kitchen utensils, paints, dental composites, kidney dialysis

Arsenic: poisons, pigments, dyes, wood preservatives, insecticides, wine, well water (near agricultural runoff), coal burning, seafood/fish/shellfish, meat, poultry, treated lumber (wood in bedrooms, under mattresses, or around gardens), glass & pesticide manufacturing, tobacco smoke

Antimony: fire retardants (mattresses/pajamas/furniture), medications, glass/ceramics, pigments, batteries, plumbing solder (replaced lead-based)

Cadmium: zinc deficiency (zinc displaces cadmium), diet high in processed foods (processed meats, refined grains, instant coffee, & cola drinks all cause zinc deficiency), iron/steel/copper coatings, rubber/plastic stabilizer, fungicides, rice/wheat grown in soil contaminated by sewage sludge/super phosphate fertilizers/irrigation water, evaporated milk, tuna/codfish/haddock/shellfish, cigarette smoke, paint, pigments, air pollution, water from galvanized or PVC pipes, solder used to seal cans, dental amalgams, vehicle exhaust, incineration of plastics/rubber/tires/paints (garbage burning)

Chromium: dyes, pigments, air pollution (coal/oil burning), dental crowns, cement, surgical metal (joint replacements), soil, asbestos, road dust, tobacco smoke, anti-freeze, anti-algae agents, copier chemicals, ceramics/glass, tattooing, welding, wood preservatives, leather tanning

Copper: copper plumbing (softener salt leaches it from pipes, as does acidic water), sewage sludge, beer, swimming pools, copper cookware, inorganic mineral supplements, dental fillings/crowns, birth control pills, copper contraception devices; women are more prone to copper accumulation because the female hormone estrogen increases copper retention, as are those with low zinc levels (zinc displaces copper), high stress (stress decreases zinc), weak adrenals/liver (can’t get copper out), and low metabolism; soy products, beans, whole grains and nuts all are copper-heavy

Gold: jewelry, dental fillings, injections for arthritis

Iron: dyes/inks/paints/pigments, inorganic mineral supplements; vitamin C/citric acid/lactic acid/HCL all help body to absorb usable iron; phytates/fibers in whole grains/nuts, calcium/phosphorus in milk/supplements, EDTA in food additives, & tannic acid in tea/coffee/nuts all prevent body from absorbing usable iron

Lead: car exhaust, paint (prior to 1978), outdoor play structures with old lead paint (& soil around), canned foods, hair dyes, news print, tap water (softener salt leaches lead from soldered pipe joints & faucets), toys (prior to 1978 or made outside of US), brass plumbing fixtures, pump components in private wells, decaffeinated coffee

Manganese: ceramics, antiseptics, dyes, medicines, steel products (welding fumes), air pollution (especially near mining activities), water supply, soy-based infant formula; can affect reproductive function in men & neurological symptoms

Mercury: dental fillings, CFL bulbs, mercury vapor lamps, seafood, polluted water, skin lightening creams, sewage sludge, vaccinations, high-fructose corn syrup

Nickel: Cigarettes, dental crowns, batteries, car exhaust, manufacturing emissions, coins, jewelry, prosthetics, heart valves, cooking utensils, dental fillings, stainless steel

Silver: dental fillings, jewelry, plumbing solder, medication, photography, silverware, low quality colloidal silver?

Tin: canned foods, plumbing solder (replaced lead), toothpaste, bronze, seafood, soap; can cause male infertility, asparagus additive, chemical preservative, Brewer’s yeast

Titanium: pigments in paints, preservatives in medications, tap/well water, dental crowns, implants/joint replacements, airplane motors, jewelry, heat exchange systems, cosmetic additive, food coloring (candy/gum), sunscreen, toothpaste

Zinc: Inorganic supplements, dental adhesive cream; loss of smell from inhaled zinc supplements