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The search to address common, everyday seasonal ailments is an issue for all cultures.  For this reason you can walk through your favorite store and see products lining the shelves for over the counter, Ayurvedic and other aids in supporting households everywhere.  I discovered one of my favorites while driving across the country a few years ago.   We regula...

Manuka Touch is native to New Zealand and Australia.  It helps to ground and center your energies and emotions. It also helps promote courage and inner strength.  Litsea  is native to East Asia. It can be used as a spot treatment to help reduce the appearance of blemishes.  These are 2 beautiful oils the USA finally gets to try this month.   How do you use M...

What is Monoterpenes, really? If you are someone who likes to get the simplistic version of understanding the ‘ chemistry and the life force ' within essential oils, then let’s dig in, and get to the nitty-gritty; like having an essential oil that can help to pull toxins out of the body, the monoterpene compounds can do just that, pull toxins and more.  We...

Learn about a personal health story, an amazing insect repellant tip & trick, and a 'walk in the woods' adventure story that will leave you wondering, how did she do it? If you are a lover of nature and enjoy a great hike in the woods, but you find yourself stuck, dealing with the 'pain in the butt' bugs! Then stay tuned to find out what happened when a grou...

Are 'you' or someone you know suffering from Postpartum?      Are your hormone levels completely out of whack; leaving you with big-time mood swing…like you just want to snap and all hell breaks loose? Are you feeling anxiety, OCD, extreme sadness, low energy, and even brain fogs; then mama's you are not alone and you are at the right place to learn just how...

Understanding the 'physical and emotional' chemistry with black pepper; the 'go-to' for many cooking recipes but did you know that this powerful, flowering vine - turned essential oil can be taken internally or used aromatically for a variety of health benefits such as shin splints, bummed knees, weight issues, addictions and works best with the nervous an...

From the ExCeL center in East London, the wonderful, Sharon McDonald shares just how you can Arborvitae your life! Have you been yearning to get outdoors and enjoy what nature has to offer, but find it stressful dealing with the swarms of pesky bugs like mosquitoes and other annoying insects? Then the best offense is a good defense, even more so when it is...

Andrea Manus, our host for today’s Golden Drop, would like to welcome, co-host  Stephanie Boulanger , a mother of 3, shares her successful, weight-loss journey. Ms. Boulanger was thrilled to find a product that was soy-based free, for those that are allergic to soy; this could be your go-to also. It was hard for her to find any trim shakes that did not con...

Do you love the orange tree, do you love the smell of a freshly peeled orange?  Discover something new, about three essential oils that I am about to share with you and how they all relate to the  Orange Tree, are you ready for this?   You may realize what a gift it is, to be able to have 'one plant' offer so many beautiful properties for healing, on so many...

Once upon a time, there was a mama who loved the earth so much so that her dream was to have a fun 'holiday craft time' with her children that involved 'non-toxic', earth-friendly, Easter egg dyes, which are vibrant, risk-free, safe and 100% natural. If you are a parent that enjoys the 'crafting world' and you are looking for ways to enjoy your kids' craft t...

Green cleaning at home can be quick, easy and healthy! You don't need to have caustic cleaners that use bleach or chemicals to keep your kids healthy and bacteria at bay. Andrea Manus, a mom of two currently located in Germany, shares with us her top green cleaning recipes and home ingredients you never to mix together! Take a look and find the green cleanin...

It happens at least once in a lifetime for sure. Have you ever been on vacation and had someone get ill the first day by eating the wrong thing, leaving them with the sudden urge to find the nearest washroom? Or they've been sunburned so badly that they've had to sleep naked every night because of the pain? Or maybe they wanted to have some extra protection ...

Pure confession…. I have found my best friend in a bottle of essential oil. Her name? Neroli. Gorgeous right?!? Seriously, I cannot get enough of this essential oil! Of course, Neroli comes in a handy-dandy roll on Touch bottle from doTERRA.   This big girl can be applied when you have high stress, which who doesn't experience at least a little bit of this? ...