Gary Young has a passion for creating the best essential oils in the world.
Young Living has the highest standard of tests for essential oils
Video 7 in the series. Oils produced all over the world are tested. Sometimes as many as 150 to 200 phytochemicals in the oils are tested.
Video 6 in the series. The only way you can know if you have quality is if you can analyse your product and see what the composition of those elements are in the product.
Video 5 in the series. Correct temperature during the separation of oil from water is necessary to ensure the right constituents in the right ratio are in the essential oil.
Video 4 in the series. Correct distillation is necessary to get all the constituents out of the plant.
Here is a short (10 minute) video on ways to use the oils that come in the Young Living Everyday Oils kit (Frankincense, Lavender, Lemon, PanAway, Peace & Calming, Peppermint, Purification, Thieves, Valor) .
The start of the video is funny and then it gets into some good information on each oil in the kit.
Video 3 in the series. Distillation is more of an art than a science, knowing the precise time to cut the plant and whether or not the plant needs maturing after cutting.
The history of “sour dough” is as old as the history of leavened bread. Around 6,000 years ago humans discovered how to promote the fermentation and leavening of grains to first be brewed into beverages and then to be baked into bread. Next they figured out how to save a portion of the fermented grains to use to “start” the fermentation of the next batch of bread. Since then we have been using and making sour dough.
Sour dough is a simple mixture of flour and water which combines with “wild” yeasts and bacteria that leaven and flavour the bread dough. The natural yeasts in a sour dough starter are strains of a yeast family, Sacchraromyces exiges, which has a harmonious symbiotic relationship with a good bacteria lactobacilli .
First mix equal quantities of wholemeal flour and water. Never use metal bowls or spoons.
I use one cup as I live alone and this makes a loaf that I can consume within a couple of days. Next add the sour dough starter and mix. When the bubbles appear it means that the mixture has caught some wild yeasts. The times this takes depends on the ambient temperature. The mixture will smell sour and yeasty.
When it has increased in size and has bubbles take some of this culture and store in a glass jar in the fridge. This is the starter for the next batch of bread.
Add flour and whatever other ingredients you want to use. In this mix I used soy lecithin and linseed. Mix in enough flour for it to come together.
The dough can either be place straight into a loaf tin and will produce a heavy moist loaf or it can be kneaded. I chose to knead the dough. Place in a greased loaf tin and leave to rise.
After about three hours it had risen and it was time to put it into the oven. Score the top and crank up the oven to as hot as it will go. Place the dough in the oven and cook for 10 minutes. Then turn down the oven to 190C for another 30 minutes.
The bread is ready when tapping it sounds hollow.
Helichrysum (Helichrysum italicum) is known for its restorative properties and provides excellent support to the skin, liver, and nervous system.* Scoring an amazing 17,430 on the ORAC scale, Helichrysum also provides a defense against harmful free radicals, making it a vital ingredient in several Young Living blends.
Medical Properties: Anticoagulant, anesthetic, antispasmodic, antiviral, liver protectant/detoxifier/stimulant, chelates chemicals and toxins, regenerates nerves, reduces pain, pancreatic stimulant.
USES: Herpes virus, hypertension, blood clots, liver disorders, circulatory disorders, skin conditions (eczema, psoriasis scar tissue, varicose veins).
Fragrant Influence: Uplifting to the subconscious
Application: (1) Apply 2-4 drops on location, temple, forehead, back of neck, or outside of ear, (2) apply on chakras and/or Vita Flex points, (3) inhale directly, (4) diffuse, or (5) take as a dietary supplement.
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