make your own fragrances, lotions & support the hormones

MAKE YOUR OWN FRAGRANCES, LOTIONS & SUPPORT THE

HORMONES YOUNG LIVING STYLE – HEALTHY & LIFE GIVING

MY FAMILY• WHY I DO THIS AND WHY I’M PASSIONATE ABOUT NATUAL HEALTH.

COCO’S CREATION• CHANEL NO. 5 The most famous perfume in the

world.• Developed in 1921. It became not only the

most successful fragrance creation, but the first to contain a fully synthetic material mainly an aldehyde.

• It also contains natural ingredients: Ylang Ylang flowers are at the core of the scent.

• Is now getting publicized for the numerous ingredients that are synthetic and causing allergens as well as the most common toxic ingredients linked to female reproductive issues and even cancer.

YOUTUBE – The Story of Cosmetics

SWEET SMELL OF DEATH• Did you know that over 60% of what you put on your skin, the largest organ

on your body, gets absorbed into your blood stream?• And unlike your kidneys and liver that act as your body’s filter, the skin is all

on its own. • 95% of the chemicals in most commercial fragrances are synthetic

compounds derived from petroleum and natural gas, known as petrochemicals.

• On average, 80% of fragrance formulations are comprised of these chemicals and in some cases, 100% of a formula can be synthetic.

• Skin absorbs these man-made chemicals in a few ways: by direct application, by contact with fragranced items, and by exposure to air containing fragrances and that can accumulate in your body organs.

• They can trigger allergic reactions, migraines, asthma attacks, nausea, eczema, and a whole host of other sensitivities.

• There are recommendations for pregnant women to refrain from wearing artificial scents.

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THE TOXIC LIST• Parabens- a commonly used synthetic preservatives in many fragrances, they can interfere with the production and release of hormones. • Phthalates- this popular fragrance preservative is usually highly concentrated in most commercial perfumes. A known carcinogen, health effects may include damage to liver/kidneys, birth defects, decreased sperm counts and early breast development in girls and boys. Lab animals given dibutyl phthalate had higher numbers of offspring with birth defects, especially of the male reproductive system.


• Synthetic Musks- studies have shown that several types of synthetic musks not only may disrupt hormones, but traces have been found in: fat tissue, breast milk, body fat, umbilical cord blood, both fresh and marine water samples, air, wastewater and sludge.

WHY SO MANY CHEMICALS?• To protect trade secrets, companies are permitted by the FDA to withhold fragrance

ingredients, so consumers can’t rely on labels to know what hazards may lurk inside their bottle of perfume. That gives companies the freedom to load some fragrances with secret chemicals, sensitizers, potential hormone disruptors and chemicals not assessed for safety.

• So why synthetics? Many artificial perfumes do contain natural, essential oils but typically it is a small percentage. While naturals are very expensive and rare vs. synthetics, there are certain notes that you just can’t extract from nature. This means that the fragrance synthetic library is huge and less limited than the naturals giving perfume companies more options to create products. Man-made fragrances also have stronger staying power than naturals due to the chemical preservatives, which can overpower many.


PETROCHEMICALS – TOXIC TO US• In our 21st century industrialized world, we live in a sea of petrochemically-derived

chemicals dangerous to health, and life. All manmade chemicals are foreign to living systems. As such, they are potentially dangerous to us.

• Our genes are not adapted to handling them. Nor do we have the enzyme systems needed to clear them from our system. Included in the group of potentially destructive chemicals are hundreds of common cosmetic ingredients—from artificial preservatives to fragrances.

• There are over 7000 ingredients commonly found in perfumes, cosmetics and other fragranced products from household cleansers to baby toys. More than 1000 of these have already been individually shown to produce toxic effects on living systems.

http://lesliekenton.com/health/into-the-bliss/perfume-can-poisons/

BEWARE OF “FRAGRANCE”• According to Richard H. Conrad, Ph.D., author of "Perfume Expose," the

synthetic fragrances used in cosmetics (and cleaning products) may contain hundreds of chemicals. There is no way to know what they are, since on the label it will simply say, "Fragrance." Some of the problems caused by these chemicals are headaches, dizziness, rash, violent coughing, vomiting, skin irritation - and the list goes on. Fragrances draw from up to 5000 hydrocarbons. Some hydrocarbons are formaldehyde, styrene, toluene, phenol... hydrocarbons can cause depression, exhaustion, anxiety, dizziness, headaches, trouble thinking clearly, diminished blood flow and brain damage, not to mention possible cancers.

• Due to laws protecting trade secrets, ingredients are not required to be listed when used in fragrances. Thus mainstream cosmetic companies can and do hide their poisonous concoctions behind the label "fragrance."

http://allnaturalhealth.us/evan_johnson_perfume_truth.htm

HORMONE DISRUPTORS• Chemical hormone mimics not only carry dangers for

male health, being largely responsible for the fall in male sperm count by almost 50 percent since 1940. They are also major culprits behind the exponential growth of reproductive disorders in women—from PMS, endometriosis and fibroid tumors, to infertility, osteoporosis and menopausal miseries.• A build up of toxicity in your body’s living matrix

results in poor circulation and electro-chemical stagnation, causing poor cellular metabolism, distortions in the transmission of information, and a breakdown in hormone regulation.

http://lesliekenton.com/health/into-the-bliss/perfume-can-poisons/

- ADRENAL FATIGUE- THYROID DYSFUNCTION- ESTROGEN DOMINANCE- PROGESTERONE DEFCIENCY- LIVER TOXICITY- BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCES- GUT ISSUES

HORMONE CRAZINESS

LET’S TALK

ADRENALS, THYROID, HORMONES• Low thyroid function is almost always secondary to some other condition, often adrenal stress.• Chronic adrenal stress affects communication between the brain and the hormone glands. The

Hypothalamus & pituitary gland direct hormone production, including the thyroid. When the hypothalamus and pituitary gland weaken from chronic adrenal stress, they are not able to communicate well with the Thyroid gland.

• Adrenal hormone Cortisol plays a big role in thyroid health. Cortisol raises blood sugar when it drops too low, which, when it happens repeatedly, exhausts the adrenal and thyroid glands, as well as the brains control center, the hypothalamus and pituitary gland.

• A person with dairy & gluten sensitivity, may eat those foods regularly without any obvious symptoms and be totally oblivious to the fact that these foods are firing up the immune system until she does the elimination/provocation diet. The chronic immune response creates a chronic stress response that can weaken the GI tract.

• When the adrenals are in a constant state of alarm, continually releasing cortisol into the bloodstream, the pituitary gland becomes sluggish from overwork. As a result the reproductive system also suffers, which leads to low progesterone in women and low testosterone in men.

• Healthy thyroid activity depends upon appropriate levels of progesterone.

SIGNS OF ADRENAL STRESS

• FATIGUE• WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM• ALLERGIES• VARICOSE VEINS• SLOW TO START IN THE AM• GASTRIC ULCERS• AFTERNOON HEADACHES• FEELING FULL OR BLOATED• BLURRED VISION• HEADACHES WITH PHYSICAL/EMOTIONAL STRESS• CRAVING SWEETS, CAFFEINE, CIGARETTES

• BLURRED VISION• UNSTABLE BEHAVIOR• BECOMING SHAKY OR LIGHT-HEADED IF MEALS

ARE MISSED• IRRITABLILTY BEFORE MEALS• EATING TO RELIEVE FATIGUE• CANNOT STAY ASLEEP• CANNOT FALL ASLEEP• DIZZINESS WHEN MOVING FROM SITTING TO

LYING OR STANDING• TRANSIENT SPELLS OF DIZZINESS• ASTHMA• HEMORRHOIDS

THYROID IMBALANCES• FEELING TIRED OR SLUGGISH

• FEELING COLD-HANDS,FEET, ALL OVER• NEEDS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF SLEEP TO

FUNCTION WELL• WEIGHT GAIN DESPITE ADHERING TO A LOW CAL

DIET• DIFFICULT, INFREQUENT BM’S• DEPRESSION & LACK OF MOTIVATION• MORNING HA’S THAT WEAR OFF AS THE DAY

PROGRESSES• OUTER 1/3 OF EYEBROW THINGS• THINNING OF HAIR ON SCALP, GENITALS OR

EXCESSIVE HAIR LOSS• DRYNESS OF SKIN & SCALP• MENTAL SLUGGISHNESS• FACIAL SWELLING• SLOW WOUND HEALING• SENSITIVE TO SOUNDS, SMELLS, LIGHTS

• HEART PALPITATIONS• INWARD TREMBLING• FEELING NERVOUS & EMOTIONAL• DIFFICULTY GAINING WEIGHT• INSOMNIA• NIGHT SWEATS• INCREASED PULSE RATE, EVEN AT RESTHYPERTHYR

OID

HYPOTHYROID

ESTROGEN DOMINANCE SIGNS• ACCELERATION OF THE AGING PROCESS• ALLERGIES• BREAST TENDERNESS• DECREASED SEX DRIVE• DEPRESSION• DRY HAIR• FACIAL HAIR• ENDOMETRIOSIS• FATIGUE• FIBROCYSTIC BREASTS• SINUS INFECTIONS THAT LINGER• UTERINE CANCER OR FIBROIDS• WATER RETENTION/BLOATING

• FOGGY THINKING• HOT FLASHES• HEADACHES/MIGRAINES• HYPOGLYCEMIA• INCREASED BLOOD CLOTTING• IRREGULAR CYCLES• INFERTILITY/MISCARRIAGES• LEG/MUSCLE CRAMPS• MEMORY LOSS• MOOD SWINGS• OSTEOPOROSIS• PRE-MENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS

THE BLOOD SUGAR ROLLERCOASTERHYPOGLYCEMIA• CRAVING FOR SWEETS• IRRITABILITY IF MEALS MISSED• DEPENDENCY ON COFFEE FOR ENERGY• BECOMING LIGHT HEADED IF MEALS ARE

MISSED• EATING TO RELIVE FATIGUE• FEELING SHAKY, JITTERY OR TREMULOUS• BECOME UPSET EASILY• POOR MEMORY, FORGETGULNESS• BLURRED VISION

INSULIN RESISTANCE• FATIGUE AFTER MEALS• GENERAL FATIGUE• CONSTANT HUNGER• CRAVING FOR SWEETS THAT IS NOT RELIEVED BY

EATING THEM• MUST HAVE SWEETS AFTER MEALS• WAIST GIRTH IS EQUAL OR LARGER THAN HIP

GIRTH• FREQUENT URINATION• INCREASED APPETITE & THIRST• DIFFICULY LOSING WEIGHT• MIGRATING ACHES & PAINS

DEAL BUSTERS TO HORMONAL HEALTH

• ANEMIA- oxygen can’t get to the cells for any metabolic progress to happen.

• UNSTABLE BLOOD SUGAR – Whether it’s too low or high, is a significant stressor on adrenal health. CELLULAR HEALING DIET

• GUT INFECTIONS – Poor gut function, inflammation, and infections [bacterial, viral or parasitical] are chronic stressors that overwork the adrenal glands.

• VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY & B12 DEFICIENCY• VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY- HELPS THE THYROID

: Use Desiccated Liver: has Vit D&A, Iron, CQ10

• ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY – The right fats are essential for proper hormone production, including adrenal & thyroid hormones. Helps to make hormones and every cell in your body.

• TOXIC EXPOSURES– Sometimes immune reactions to environmental compounds, including heavy metals, molds, RX drugs or CHEMICALS. If this goes unchecked, hormone support is not possible.

• INABILITY TO DETOX VIA THE LIVER – Management of Adrenal, Thyroid & Hormonal issues cant be solved if detox pathways are compromised. Pooping and cleansing are good

IDEAS TO BALANCE ADRENALS• DECREASE STRESSORS IN LIFE• CHECK THE “DEAL BUSTERS” AND MAKE SURE YOUR NOT DEALING WITH THOSE• YL’S SUPER B {MAGNESIUM, ZINC}• YL’S OMEGAGIZE {COQ10, FISH OILS}• YL’S MULTIGREENS & NINGXIA RED• YL’S ENDOGIZE• YL’S CORTISTOP• PHOPHATIDYLSERINE• GREEN TEA EXTRACT• EVENING PRIMROSE OIL• ODORLESS GARLIC• LICORICE TEA & ROOT• OTHER HERBS TO HELP PANAX GINSENG, SIBERIAN GINSENG, ASHWAGANDHA, HOLY BASIL LEAF

EXTRACT, RHODIOLA ROSEA, PUNARVA & PANTHTHINE.• IN CASES OF EXTREME ADRENAL EXHAUSTION, SECONDARY SUPPORT WITH PREGNENOLONE & DHEA

FOR 30 DAYS…YL’S 80/20 SUPPLEMENT OR PRENOLONE PLUS BODY CREAM. Saliva TEST.

OILS TO BALANCE ADRENALS• FRANKINSCENCE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE CORTISOL LEVELS BY 40%• ISSUES WITH SLEEP? PEACE & CALMING• NUTMEG RUBBED TO THE ADRENALS/BACK DAILY• EN-R-GEE TO ADRENAL VITAFLEX POINTS BETWEEN 9-11PM TO SEE IF

IT HELPS TO WAKE YOU UP WITH OUT FATIGUE.• ENDOFLEX ON THE LIVER OR NECK 2 DROPS AM/PM• BERGAMONT FOR FATIGUE• PEPPERMINT FOR ENERGY

THE THYROIDTHYROID HORMONES AFFECT EVERY CELL IN THE BODY

HOW IMPORTANT IS THE THYROID?• BONE METABOLISM• GI FUNCTION – Chronic constipation is a common complaint of underactive thyroid gland. It will

slow down the amount of time it takes for food to move through the intestines. This increases the potential of gut infections from yeast & bacteria, leading to inflammation, poor nutrient absorption, and increased risk of developing food intolerances.

• MALE REPRODUCTION – MORE RARE• GALLBLADDER & LIVER FUNCTION – Low thyroid function makes the GB & Liver sluggish &

thus contribute to gallstones.• GROWTH HORMONES – Helps with tissue & cell regeneration. Can make it hard to build muscle

even if you exercise.• FAT BURNING • INSULIN & GLUCOSE METABOLISM – Responsible for the fuzzy, foggy brain & poor memory.• CHOLESTEROL – When you see high Triglycerides, cholesterol & high LDL – can mean Thyroid.

The body makes fat more quickly than burned.• BRAIN CHEMISTRY – The adrenals affect energy to the brain, with out that function can lead to

depression, mood disorders, lethargy, and weight gain.

HOW IMPORTANT IS THE THYROID• ESTROGEN METABOLISM & BREAST CANCER – Hypothyroidsm hinders the liver pathways

that eliminate the extra estrogen called estradiol. Too much estrogen in the body can lead to breast cancer, uterine fibroids, & ovarian cycts.

• ADRENAL HORMONE METABOLISM • LIVER DETOXIFICATION – Can’t occur properly with out a normal functioning Thyroid• STOMACH ACID PRODUCTION – Heartburn is actually not enough HCL acid produced. The

burning sensation is from poorly digested food rotting in your gut & shooting up into your esophagus. Sufficient HCL/Acid production prevents food poisoning, parasites & other bad bugs. It also helps the liver/gb & pancreas to complete digestion.

• BODY HEAT & HOT FLASHES – The thyroid maintains body temperature. Which can be confusing with perimenopause. So testing of hormones is necessary.

• PROGESTERONE PRODUCTION – Progesterone & Thyroid hormones are intimately connected. If progesterone is low can lead to infertility/miscarriage issues

• ANEMIA – B12 & Folic Acid Deficiency from Low Stomach acid & even Iron deficiency if coupled with low progesterone.

REPAIRING THE THYROID• LOOK BACK TO THOSE DEAL BUSTERS IT’S A

VERY BIG DEAL!• THYROID BLOOD TESTING IS VITAL. MUST GET

THESE TESTED FOR AUTOIMMUNE THYROID.1. Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb)2. Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)• VITAMIN D, 5000 TO 20000 IU’S/DAY• GLUTEN/GRAINS COMPETE W THYROID BINDING

SITES AS DOES CHLORIDE, FLOURIDE, & BROMIDES.

• JUVACLEANSE• ENDOFLEX• THYROMIN• IDAHO BLUE SPRUCE – Has Monoterpenes inhibit

the accumulation of toxins, especially in the liver and kidneys.

THE SEX HORMONES

UNDERSTANDING WHAT MAKES YOU AWESOME & YET CRAZY

PMS !!!

DIFFERENT HORMONE STAGES• Premenopause refers to the years between the ages of 30 and 50

when women’s hormones begin to fluctuate and cause such symptoms as PMS, weight gain, endometriosis, fibroids, infertility, and tender breasts, to name a few.• Perimenopause refers to the few years before menopause when

many women’s hormones are really fluctuating, causing even greater weight gain, irregular periods, heavy bleeding, hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, mood swings, thinning skin, vaginal dryness, loss of sex drive, fatigue, and memory loss.• Menopause is official when you haven’t had a menstrual period for

one year. Some 95 percent of women reach menopause between the ages of 44 and 55, but the average age of menopause is 50.

UNDERSTANDING HORMONES• Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are the three hormones that are most often out of

balance in women. They are made by your ovaries and, in much smaller amounts, by your adrenal glands. These three are also called steroid hormones or sex hormones.

• Progesterone helps the female body regulate its menstrual cycles; it’s essential for creating and maintaining a pregnancy, it balances the effects of estrogen, and most of your other hormones are made from it.

• Estrogen is the hormone that makes you female, endowing you with breasts, hips, menstrual periods, soft skin, and a higher-pitched voice.

• Testosterone is the male hormone, but women also make it in small amounts. In women, testosterone primarily contributes to sex drive and helps build bone.

• DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) is a precursor to testosterone and the estrogens, meaning that those hormones are made from it. DHEA is made primarily in the adrenal glands and is essential for protein building and repair. DHEA levels decline dramatically as we age, making it a primary biomarker of aging.

PERIMENOPAUSE-MENOPAUSE• From the age of thirty-five to fifty years of age, there is a 75% reduction in the

production of progesterone in the body. • During that same age range, estrogen only drops by about 35%. So by menopause,

the body maintains about half the amount of estrogen but has around a quarter the amount of progesterone it once had.

• This reduction in progesterone creates a hormonal imbalance and a state of estrogen dominance. This is the common condition for women in peri-menopause (mid-forties) and menopause.

EXCESS ESTROGEN• Too much estrogen creates excess thyroid-binding proteins, the transport proteins that

carry thyroid hormones through the bloodstream. As a result not enough thyroid hormones can get into the body’s cells.

• Prolonged, elevated cortisol and sluggish GI system runs down the liver’s ability to detoxify discarded estrogens. As a result, estrogen circulates back into the bloodstream in a more toxic form and becomes overly abundant, thus keeping the cycle going. UP TO 100 TIMES MORE TOXIC.

• Environmental stressors such as heavy metals, SYTHENTIC CHEMICALS, he or she is creating a chronic stressor for both the immune system and the adrenal glands, ultimately affecting the thyroid and hormones.

• Estrogen Dominance causes PMS. The extra estrogen suppresses the Thyroid, which causes overall low blood sugar and then the adrenals have to kick in with adrenaline. That’s where women can fly off the handle during “that time of the month”.

• Estrogen causes the capillaries to dialate, thus causing a headache or migraine during the Mensus or cause waves of “hot flashes” during menopause.

PROGESTERONE DEFICIENCY• HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING• INABILITY TO LOSE WEIGHT• DEPRESSION• HEADACHES• TMJ DISORDERS• INCREASED ACNE• LACK OF LIBIDO• MISCARRIAGES• DEMYELINAZATION NEUROPATHIES (TINGLING IN THE FEET/TOES)• AND OTHER POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS DURING THE MIDCYCLE• MOST OFTEN CAN BE DUE TO A SLUGGISH PITUITARY GLAND (MASTER CONTROLER OF

HORMONES) VIA ADRENAL FATIGUE, ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES & POSTPARDUM

HORMONE SUPPORT - PROGESTERONE• THE OILS WORK BEST WHEN YOU CAN

WORK ON THOSE DEAL BREAKERS 1ST!• PROGESSENCE PLUS: CAN USE EVERYDAY…

DAILY 2-4 DROPS 2 TIMES/DAY• FEMIGEN: Herbs to help support the liver and

hormones. 2 capsules with breakfast 2 with lunch.• OILS THAT HELP WITH GENERATING MORE

PROGESTERONE:• FRANKINSCENCE, OREGANO, THYME, GERANIUM

Hormone Support - Estrogen • Estro – Herbal tincture with phytoestrogens • FemiGen – Supplement with herbs and amino acids to balance the reproductive system and hormones• SclarEssence essential oil blend • Lady Sclareol essential oil blend • Dragon Time essential oil blend

SUPPORT FOR MENOPAUSE• Basil (Ocimum basilicum) – lack of concentration, fatigue,

lethargy.• Chamomile Roman (Anthemis nobilis) – aches and pains,

insomnia, headaches, skin problems.• Clary sage (Salvia sclarea) – hot flushes, sweating,

insomnia, disturbed sleep patterns.• Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) – fluid retention, hot

flashes, sweating, irritability.• Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) – balancing emotions

(irritability, depression), dry skin.• Peppermint (Mentha piperita) – hot flushes, sweating,

headaches, fatigue.

Lady Sclareol Designed to be worn as an exquisite fragrance, rich in phytoestrogens • Rosewood • Vetiver • Geranium • Orange • Clary Sage • Ylang Ylang • Sandalwood • Spanish sage • Jasmine

make your own fragrances, lotions & support the hormones

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