Thursday, December 18, 2014

Therapeutic vs Clinical Grade Essential Oils???

 Christmas is a time for giving from the heart with homemade gifts.  It's also a time to consider safety and quality in what you're giving to those you love.  I have been studying about essential oils for several years.  I've taken certification courses, read nearly a hundred books, and have been educating myself to make an informed choice in my essential oils.

 Before September 25th, 2014 of this year, we had Therapeutic grade for the best essential oils we
could obtain.  There are so many on the market, and I found it interesting to learn through 3rd party testing, not all oils are created equal.  Then to learn that therapeutic grade is simply a marketing term, nothing more.  Well on Sept 25th, the largest launch of essential oils to date.  Zija, the parent company, having invested over $10 Million dollars to the development & launch of Ameo the First Clinical grade essential oils in the USA.  Was this just another marketing term?  I was so happy to learn about the science that supports Clinical grade essential oils.  With the following links, you'll be able to view & understand more about the true difference in essential oils.  Why would you consider anything less than a clinical grade?  Well, yes I understand that's all you knew about, until now.  That's all that was available, up until now.  But now, you have a choice.  Remain loyal to your therapeutic marketing term oils, or try the New Industry Leader with Clinical Grade Essential Oils, from Ameo. 

Ameo & Zija develop their blends of essential oils through Research.


Cell Health Series By McKenna Gordon on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 

CaCo-2 (pronounced "kay-koh") is used by scientists as a way of studying the bioavailability of constituents in the intestinal tract.

Bioavailability = how well your body can absorb what you're giving it (like the nutrients in your food, and the constituents in essential oils) afterall, you aren't what you eat, you are what you absorb. The more bioavailable essential oils are, the better they will work because it means our body can use every molecule.

Constituents = the therapeutic compounds in essential oils. Some have 1 or 2, some have hundreds.
Intestinal tract = you know what this is, but the reason it's important here is because this is where we absorb all our nutrients. So bioavailability tests are performed using CaCo-2 cells, which are cells from the intestinal tract... the most important cells for nutrient absorption.

In the first comment there is a picture of how CaCo-2 Assays are performed. Two containers: one inside the other. The bottom of the inside container is just a really thick layer of CaCo-2 cells. That makes it so that NOTHING can travel from the outer container to the inner container unless it can pass through the CaCo-2 cells. This test is how scientists found out that iron isn't very absorbable by itself, but if you add Vitamin C and iron together, Vitamin C "carries" the iron through the CaCo-2 cells. Now doctors recommend that iron and C are always taken together. Fascinating.

CaCo-2 Assays have never been performed with essential oils. Dr. Plant is dedicated to bringing more science to the world of essential oils and was curious what he would find if he performed a CaCo-2 Assay on Améo essential oils. What he found was incredible, and led him and Matt Warner to create these 3 new blends.

First, he tested the bioavailability of ALL of our single oils. They're all pretty great! BUT, from this assay, they discovered that some oil constituents act as "SuperCarriers" for other oil constituents (kind of like how Vitamin C increases the absorption of iron). In other words, some constituents facilitate the bioavailability (effectiveness) of other constituents. Dr. Plant made up the term SuperCarriers in reference to these particular oils.

So in compiling empirical data from the CaCo-2 essential oil assays, I present to you the Cell Health Blends:
Cell Therapy
Nourishing Blend

Full of SuperCarriers! So if you use this in conjunction with your favorite single oil, it's like supercharging that oil. He said especially in combination with Frankincense or True Lavender, but that all oils are enhanced by these SuperCarrier constituents. In theory, this oil blend can make things like your healthy whole foods diet and moringa supplements even more bioavailable so your body can absorb more of the nutrients and get more out of your healthy habits.

Cell Defense
 Antioxidant Blend
This blend contains the most highly anti-oxidant oils PLUS the SuperCarriers that supercharge those antioxidant constituents. This is an amazing way to protect your cells from free radical damage that leads to disease including cancer.









Cell Support
Immunity-Boosting Blend
This blend contains the oils that have the most powerful impact on the immune system, along with the specific SuperCarriers that boost the immunity oils.
It's recommended that all 3 of these blends are used in conjunction on a daily basis. 3 drops of each in a capsule internally. For children over 6, you can make a roller-bottle recipe as follows:
12 drops Cell Therapy
12 drops Cell Defense
12 drops Cell Support
1 Tbsp FCO

Most people have the mindset of using essential oils as a replacement for synthetic medicines. This is good and is better than using chemicals in most cases. However, that mentality of "treating symptoms" (called allopathic medicine) isn't the best way to go, as it's better to get to the root of the problem. If someone constantly has cold and flu and uses essential oils to get through it, that's better than using OTC drugs. But what about addressing WHY this individual is so sick all the time? Using this cell health series preventively, in conjunction with plenty of fruits and veggies in the diet can help us all become healthier and have the best chance at avoiding sickness and disease. It'll still be good to have all those other oils on hand for when they're needed, but they won't be needed as often as they used to be!
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I can't wait for this exclusive line Cell Support, Cell Therapy, Cell Defense to start our new year off right.  Released December 20th 2014 (order through web link below)
GREAT time, New Year Resolution, "Toxic Free, Healthy Lifestyle" from the home to the body, no more toxins, only healthy living.
http://clinicalgradeessentialoils.myameo.com

Holiday cooking recipes using Essential Oils

'Tis the Season for Améo

Have fun making delicious recipes and homemade holiday gifts with the "'Tis the Season for Améo" recipes!
Améo Peppermint Bark

Ingredients:
6 crushed candy canes
12 oz white chocolate
12 oz semisweet chocolate
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 drops Améo Peppermint Essential Oil
Directions:
1. Add white chocolate to a double boiler or to a glass bowl sitting over a simmering pot of water. Stir until melted
2. Sprinkle half of the crushed candy canes onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper
3. Pour melted chocolate over crushed candy canes and let it cool in the refrigerator until set, about 30 minutes
4. Add semisweet chocolate to a double boiler and stir until melted
5. Once thoroughly melted, add 2 drops of Améo Peppermint Essential Oil to chocolate and mix
6. Pour semisweet chocolate over the now cooled white chocolate
7. Sprinkle remaining crushed candy canes over semisweet chocolate
8. Return the baking sheet to refrigerator to allow the semisweet chocolate to set
9. Once the sheet of chocolate is cooled, break the Peppermint Bark into chunks and serve, store, or gift!

Améo True Lavender Body Buff


Ingredients:
1 glass jar Skin nourishing oil (Améo Fractionated Coconut Oil, jojoba oil, avocado oil, etc.)
Sea Salt or Epsom Salt
Améo True Lavender
Directions:
1. Fill glass jar with oil until ¾ full
2. Add salt until the oil reaches the top of the jar
3. Add 7-9 drops of Améo True Lavender Essential Oil
4. Use salt scrub while bathing to exfoliate dry areas of the body

Améo Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:
1 ½ cups milk
1 ½ cups heavy cream
¼ cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 ounces chopped bittersweet chocolate
2 drops Améo Peppermint Essential Oil
Whipped cream for garnish
Directions:
1. Heat milk, cream, salt, and sugar over medium-low heat
2. Add bittersweet chocolate when the cream begins to steam
3. Stir until chocolate is completely melted
4. Add drops of Améo Peppermint Essential Oil
5. Add to mugs and top with whipped cream

Améo Lemon Lip Balm

Ingredients:
1 small lip balm tin
1 tablespoon beeswax
2 tablespoons cocoa or shea butter
2 tablespoons Améo Fractionated Coconut Oil
20 drops Améo Lemon (can be replaced with Améo Peppermint)
Directions:
1. Heat a small pan filled with about 2 inches of water
2. Pour beeswax, cocoa butter, and Améo Fractionated Coconut Oil into a glass measuring cup
3. Place glass measuring cup into the boiling pan of water to melt ingredients
4. Once completely melted, add your Améo Lemon to the mixture
5. Carefully pour mixture into your lip balm tins and allow to fully cool

Améo Lemon Snowball Cookies

Ingredients:
1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 drop Améo Lemon Essential Oil
1/3 cup powdered sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Pour cake mix into bowl
3. Stir in eggs, oil, and Améo Lemon Essential Oil until blended
4. Drop a small spoonful of dough into a bowl of powdered sugar and cover dough completely
5. Place sugared cookie dough on a cookie sheet
6. Bake for 6-9 minutes in the preheated oven

Améo Soothing Face Mask
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon cosmetic clay (French Green Clay, Bentonite Clay, etc.)
½ teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon yogurt
1 drop Améo Ylang Ylang Essential Oil
1 drop Améo True Lavender Essential Oil
Directions:
1. Mix honey, yogurt, and essential oils together
2. Add clay until a spreadable paste has formed
3. Spread over a clean face, avoiding eyes, mouth, and nose
4. Relax and enjoy the detoxifying process the mask provides until the clay has hardened
5. Wash mask off and follow with moisturizer

Améo Spiced Ham

Ingredients:
Ham:
1 spiral-cut ham (4-6 pounds)
2 cups red wine
12 ½ cups water
1 large onion, halved
2 garlic cloves
1 head fennel, halved
2 star anise
1 tablespoon fennel seed
1 tablespoon peppercorns
1 tablespoon coriander seed
Glaze:
16 whole cloves
4 tablespoons red currant jelly
2 drops Améo Cinnamon Essential Oil
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
Directions:
1. Place ham in large sauce pan and add all ham ingredients; If the ham is not covered in water add more until it is
2. Bring saucepan to a boil then reduce to a simmer, partially covering the pan
3. Cook for 2 ½ to 3 hours
4. Preheat oven to 440 degrees
5. Remove ham from liquid and strip off the rind
6. Cut a diamond pattern into the remaining fat with a knife, about an inch apart
7. Place a clove in each diamond
8. In a saucepan, bring jelly, Améo Cinnamon Essential Oil, paprika, and red wine vinegar to a boil
9. Let the glaze turn into a thicker consistency
10. Place layer of foil over a roasting tray
11. Place ham on top of foil and pour glaze over the ham
12. Transfer to oven and cook for about 15 minutes
13. Allow the meat to rest 10-20 minutes before carving

http://clinicalgradeessentialoils.myameo.com

Monday, December 8, 2014

Be Open Minded to Reconsider MLM, Zija & Ameo


Everyone has a different way of learning, some read, some listen, some visual, others hands on.
These video's should help you understand the many reasons why you should not dismiss Zija, and at least have an open mind to look a little more, and make an informed choice for your Clinical Grade Essential Oils (first in USA), from Ameo.  Or to reconsider what you thought you knew about MLM as you'll be surprised to learn in some video links below, that it's worth considering after all.
Then when you're done here, go to http://clinicalgradeessentialoils.myameo.com  

Part 1
http://ameo.com/media-center/studio-z/dr-daniel-p%C3%A9no%C3%ABl-essential-oil-expert
Part 2
http://ameo.com/media-center/studio-z/dr-daniel-p%C3%A9no%C3%ABl-essential-oil-expert-part-2

http://www.drinklifein.com/…/media-c…/studio-z/international
http://vimeo.com/66927790
http://www.drinklifein.com/media-center/studio-z/video/episode-15-new-concepts-2014-am%C3%A9o-ripstix-supplements

Jessica Phillips &  Zija
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUfL0pzx0m8H2Xx-PznQxtrw&v=VKCnBUHkRqU

Doug & Amy Stroup & Zija
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUfL0pzx0m8H2Xx-PznQxtrw&v=pNqji_qD19c

Teacher Jason Keltner & Zija
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUfL0pzx0m8H2Xx-PznQxtrw&v=N3mExdM3fzs

Luke Curry & Zija
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBXMggz_Dvc&index=27&list=UUfL0pzx0m8H2Xx-PznQxtrw

Tom & Diana Waggoner & Zija
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42Lkx0XbGFU&list=UUfL0pzx0m8H2Xx-PznQxtrw&index=25

Joel McNinch &  Zija
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjM2qDxFPME&list=UUfL0pzx0m8H2Xx-PznQxtrw&index=22

Rodney Armes & Zija
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfkkPcGtqtI&index=21&list=UUfL0pzx0m8H2Xx-PznQxtrw

David Moses & Zija
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ELlsegXnk&list=UUfL0pzx0m8H2Xx-PznQxtrw&index=19

Quant & Crystal Nguyen & Zija
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuZWECJftFE&index=24&list=UUfL0pzx0m8H2Xx-PznQxtrw




Why did you join Ameo clinical grade Essential Oils?

Why did you join Ameo?

Jamie S. I'm an oil newbie. I've been with Zija since last spring and have been loving the nutrition...it's tremendously changed my mental and physical health. The business side never appealed to me in the beginning but now I'm excited to start generating an additional income for my family. EOs are a big deal in my market so I think there's no better time than now to be part of the best EO company. I love the integrity of the leadership, the overall culture and team support, top of the line nutrition and now oils, comp plan like no other company, and I think we have a huge advantage over other companies that we have a wide range of products to reach the masses (nutrition, workout line, skin care, oils). There ya go. That's my short story in a nutshell.

Rene A. I came from dōTERRA and while it's been a hard personal transfer I am glad to have a clean start and a true chance at success.

Laura J. I have used Nature's Sunshine for many yrs and still love them. I have found Ameo of equal or higher quality. I have tried other brands but don't like them because they are obviously not the purity or quality of Ameo or Nature's Sunshine.

Erin Sandlin-mills the research behind ameo and the quality of the oils. you can smell it
Amy A. I came from Young Living, which I thought was the best. But with all their problems, I started looking for another source & found Ameo. Then what I learned of Ameo, I would never go back to Young Living. I want only the very best for my family.

Bethany SD I came from dōTERRA and love Améo oils. They are better quality and I feel like I have a better chance to grow my business.

Zoe B. As a practitioner, I want to know I'm giving the best I can for my patients, and Ameo proves it's clinical grade viewing it's tests on each bottle. Being endorsed by Doctor Daniel Penoel PhD, is extremely impressive to me.

Jamie F. I agree worth Erin Sandlin-mills. I came from doTerra but am finding that Ameo works faster & i need less, less often

Mary J. I have a health source store, and couldn't keep oils in stock which isn't good for business. I switched to Ameo and love that my shipment shows up within a couple days of ordering. My customer's have said they like the Ameo oils better, an added bonus.

Jessica M. I'm very impressed with the Ameo exclusive Cell blends.

Bob J. Our son's have ADHD, and we need the best oils for them and a reliable source. Ameo came along just in time to provide both. We hate having them on medications.

Trudy L. I've been with YL for 8 yrs. My frustration over other testing I've seen that didn't show what I had expected, and I changed to Ameo because of the proof in their testing of purity.

John J. With all the essential oil companies out there, I've looked into many of them. Ameo impresses me with the science of testing their oils more than other companies, and they still come out more pure, more "cell active & cell permeable" which I before I thought all oils were. Now I understand an oil can be "near pure" but "dead oils". Ameo is a viably active oil supply. And to have someone like Dr Penoel endorsing Ameo means even more.

Natural Remedies Becks, I have used a variety of oils over the years some of good quality and some not as good. I use them with my clients in my natural health practice and was never sure what oils to recommend. I started hearing rumors about some of the different companies and after conducting my own research was greatly disappointed in what I discovered not just about the oils but those that represent the companies. I needed proof of quality not just the word of someone with vague qualifications. I wanted to be able to recommend a product that was pure and do so with confidence. With Ameo there are no grey areas. They have full disclosure about their product and it is backed up by numerous trusted and highly respected experts in the field. You can smell, feel and see the difference with Ameo oils. Their training program is top notch ensuring that everyone using and sharing this product does so responsibly and safely. They also make the oils readily available to everyone without pressure or obligation to sign up and fork over a ton of $$ upfront. The purchase options make it easy for anyone of any financial means to enjoy these high quality oils. That says something! There are other reasons why I love Ameo and why I switched to them but these are a just a few of the main reasons.

Debbie Z, I love to research, and I want to know what I'm offering is the very best available.  Before this, I truly believed it was YL.  However, after Sept 25th 2014, Ameo was launched.  That's when I learned I was still following blindly.  Before, I would read everything I could get my hands on.  And I wasn't happy with learning about 3rd party testing, court cases, etc.  Then I realized, what I was learning was being guided toward the market others wanted me to accept.  I started researching deeper, to find there are "true" authorities who've been working with clinical grade essential oils in real medical practices, who are actual Medical Doctors, for 40 years.  That everyone who's anyone in essential oils or aromatherapy has probably learned from or through books by Dr Daniel Penoel.  That experts in BioScience like Dr Joshua Plant PhD (Harvard Medical), have more knowledge.  And then when I realized that other companies wouldn't release their test results per batch?  That we were taking their word on the purity, but that Ameo not only does the industry standard testing, but additional testing, AND lets everyone see EACH batch, EVERY oils tests simply by typing in the Batch # found on bottom of each bottle, at http://ameo.com/ameo-difference.  No more accepting blindly, what a company wants you to think.  Then I tested at home, between the oils I have from before, and Ameo, and I was very happy to find Ameo came out on top.  We covered the labels, had people smell them.  Some we had them taste, and all chose Ameo on this blind (folded) test.  Then I tried Ameo for some simple daily concerns, and was very happy to see the results to be complete, I believe faster, but very much satisfied.


Go to http://ameo.com/ameo-difference and type in
16554 - Orange
34256- Lemon
34222- Peppermint
34266- True Lavender
34255- Frankincense
These numbers are the batch number found on bottom of every bottle. Type in the number to the Difference circle to see each test including the video of adding the oil to live human cells to see cell activity & cell permeability. 

Then go to
Join at http://clinicalgradeessentialoils.myameo.com