First of all, Happy 50th birthday to my brother-in-law. I don’t think he reads this blog (even though his wife is the other contributor), so I can probably use the word poopie right here and he’d never notice. But then there’s the question… would you notice? Anyhoo… he’s family and what’s the point in having your own blog if you can’t abuse it? HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Tim O! But back to our question. Can you be mostly gluten free? The short answer is no. The longer answer is n

I had a conversation recently with a friend who uses a competitor’s essential oils and is very vocal about her belief that no one should ever ingest essential oils. We’ve talked in the past about how Young Living is different and, of course, I would never even think about ingesting oils from any other company. Her reply has been “just because it’s natural, doesn’t mean you should eat it.” I would agree. Snake venom is natural, but I do not plan to ever ingest any of that.

I am always asked, "Hey, where can I get that?" so I wanted to put all my favorite oily goodies in one place. First and foremost, Young Living is where I get my essential oils. They are hands down the best out there. If you don't believe me, check out seedtoseal.com for the skinny. Its pretty unbelievable. Here is just a sampling of my fave YL products: Premium Starter Kit - the best way to get started with oils, hands down, especially with the powerhouse Dew Drop Diffuser

How is 2017 treating you so far? My January rocked! I was able to spend almost a month with the folks over the holiday break and even had an amazing trip to see the sis (you know, the "p" in phood) in Denver - but more on that another time. With all of the entertaining and festivities during November and December, a healthy lifestyle was not my priority. Truth. Now, here I am in the chill of the midwestern winter and not feeling so spunky. It just so happened that I came