by Ed Slingerland | Aug 1, 2022 | Blog, frequently asked question, News, Newsletter
Why is an oil or product out of stock and often long-term not available for purchase?
Let’s talk about Wintergreen Oil for example.
We have talked before about how Young Living goes out of its way to test its essential oils. For fans of analytical chemistry, I have attached an article (1) published by scientists at the D. Gary Young Research Institute on the use of Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) to monitor methyl salicylate in wintergreen ( and Birch) essential oils.
Young Living tests up to 90 times (ninety) a batch of oil. At any time during that cycle that the standards, as are set forth in the Seed to Seal, are not met, the entire batch will no longer be used for Young Living oils or products.
Young Living no longer uses the tested material, but they sell it on the market to so-called “Brokers,” who resell the batch to other essential oil sellers or pharmacists, who can and do supply their products with lesser quality or reuse them as semi-finished products….
The cause of not reaching the standard values can be: not enough sun, too much sun, not enough rain, too much rain, not enough nutrition in the soil, too rich nutrient soil. And this is not to give a weird answer, but to indicate that growing/cultivating material listens very closely.
Furthermore, it sometimes happens that a harvest fails. Then there is simply no material, and therefore no oil! And no, Young Living does not buy oil from a source whose origin they do not know, so: out=out!
And lastly, Synthetic methyl salicylate: cheap and widely available, is often used to adulterate oils…. These are the oils you can buy for just a few euros on Marketplace, Ali-Express or even at Primark or Action.
And so that is what is going on right now with Wintergreen and Ortho Sport: there is simply not enough and good Wintergreen to guarantee customer quality.
(1) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10412905.2021.1925362?cookieSet=1&fbclid=IwAR20c1uOZnNo8YSAnQmhexsQvZdUyZFhP7P_lKTF3ZoOigdbnJfmW62tbjc
by Ed Slingerland | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog, Did You Know, News, Newsletter
Young Living has partnered with Dr. Joseph Wilson, author of “The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America’s Bees,” on a crucial research initiative to learn more about native bee populations?
The research project, starting on farms in Mona, Utah, and Simiane-la-Rotonde, France, will study native bee species in both locations and provide much-needed insights to help these bee populations thrive. With the lessons learned from this research, Young Living will be able to make changes to the landscaping of the farms to better accommodate these native bee species.drawn and what nesting habitats are needed.
“This groundbreaking research goes beyond Young Living and its farms. For years, research has been conducted on honey bees, but little is known about the more than 1,000 species of native bees. Before we can begin saving the bees, we will need to know which bees are on each lavender farm,” said Dr. Wilson. “The data we collect will be incredibly important to the bee and scientific community as a whole. We are thrilled that Young Living has chosen to put their efforts into this research, and that they have chosen us to partner with.”
Read the entire piece HERE.
by Ed Slingerland | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog, frequently asked question, News, Newsletter
Is it true that Copaiba oil enhances the effect or function, when used in combination with other oils?
To answer this question, you should know that Copaiba is distilled from the resin of the Copaifera tree, which grows in the northern part of South America, and mainly in Brazil. Oils distilled from trees include sesquiterpene, compounds with a higher molecular weight, which means they do not evaporate as quickly.
Other essential oils contain components such as monoterpene, with a lower molecular weight, which often evaporate ( vaporizing ) faster. So by mixing Copaiba or applying it on top of another oil, you ensure that the lighter constituents also have the opportunity to get into your skin, blood and cells.
The other piece of the myth is that there is also another sesquiterpene in Copaiba called beta caryophyllene. This compound (which is also found in CBD oil in lower amounts, by the way), can work very well with the CB2 receptors of the (mainly) immune cells in your body.
Conclusion: Copaiba does not enhance the functioning or the effect, because enhancing would mean that you turn an ordinary person into a superhero… When Copaiba is combined with another oil, you give that oil the chance to do its own work better, faster or more efficiently.
by Ed Slingerland | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog, Did You Know, News, Newsletter
You have less and less enzymes as you get older?
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Because modern man (Homo Sapien) is actually “designed” to live up to 50 years, and your diet changes several times during your life, you can probably imagine that the inside of your body also changes over the years.
So does the inside of your digestive system!
Where once your digestive system was used to only breast milk, within a couple of years it had to get used to semi-solid food and in later years even to solid food only. Back in the day, people were much more used to foods that were already fermented, so there was much less demand on the enzymes, unlike modern foods that often should hardly pass for food due to the production process…. So the enzymes in the digestive system changed along with it.
And then we come back to the longevity of our bodies, where the later years of our current way of life can actually no longer take into account the way our food should be digested… In other words, we have to change our diet (which is actually always good – lactose and gluten free, kefir or kombucha), or we are going to give the enzymes a helping hand by adding supplements to our diet.
If you want to know more about the supplements, ask us!
by Ed Slingerland | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog, frequently asked question, News, Newsletter
What are enzymes and what do they do?
Enzymes are crucial to the Digestion and Absorption of food and play a key part in promoting gut health. Undigested food causes true havoc in the body, causing a sprawl of yeast, fungi, parasites, bacteria and microorganisms, which are the start of illnesses and inflammation in the body. Enzymes are natural catalysts, made of proteins, that speed up chemical reactions and release the vitamins, minerals and amino acids in food.
Enzymes are very specific, and each type of enzyme will only ” breakdown” one type of “food.” Fats are broken down by an enzym called lipase, and this process takes place in the mouth. Lipase is found in your spit. Proteins are broken down by enzymes called protease (pepsin) and this process takes place in the stomach. Carbohydrates (also called starch) are broken down by enzymes called amylase and this process takes place in the small intestines. See below for an example of the process.
Enzymes cannot work without co-factors, and each enzyme is designed to work with a particular co-factor. You’ve heard of these co-factors – they’re called “minerals.” Unless an enzyme is accompanied by its co-factor/mineral, or a substitute co-factor/mineral, it simply won’t do anything. There are eighteen co-factors/minerals in the human diet.
Unfortunately, today’s modern diet often creates an imbalance of both minerals and enzymes. That’s why supplements are important: they can help us restore nutritional balance so we can get the most nutrients from our food. Young Living has 4 supportive enzymes, Essentialzymes-4, Essentialzyme, SulfurZyme, and Detoxzyme, plus a product specifically tailored to kids, Mightyzyme.
by Ed Slingerland | Mar 19, 2022 | Blog, News, Young Living
DOT.magazine is an important film, music and lifestyle magazine from Austria published 8 times a year. The magazine is also available in all Austrian cinemas. For example, think of the PreView in Dutch cinemas.
Check the article online: HERE (on page 18).
