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big kid now By Emily Blackwood | Staff Writer

Just what is ‘healthy living’? In the pursuit of happiness, adhering to the food pyramid doesn’t seem like enough anymore.

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When Executive Editor Brian McMillan asked me to spearhead the Healthy Living section this year, I was excited to interview holistic veternarians and finally figure out what the word organic really means. But a slight panic set in around lunch time, when I got my daily Chick-fil-A craving and reminisced about all the garbage I had put in my stomach the EMILY BLACKWOOD past week. How could I, someone who is on a first-name basis with the employees at Dunkin’ Donuts, teach people what it means to live healthy? Needless to say, I felt like was in way over my head. I searched through Pinterest, spent hours reading healthy magazines and diet books, trying to come up with some basic steps towards a greener, GMO-free, pure water-drinking, yoga-practicing, deepbreathing, healthier life. But everything I read felt so urgent. The Internet yelled at me via capital letters that my body was a disaster and I should cut out basically everything that tastes good from my diet if I want to live to see 25. Personal trainers made me lift weights that felt heavier than my foodobsessed Rottwieler and expected me to walk afterward. After a week of pure misery I felt the complete opposite of healthy — dead. I just thought there was no way anyone

could honestly do this every day and be happy. And isn’t being happy the goal of living healthy? And isn’t eating a large stuffed-crust pepperoni pizza basically the same thing as happiness? Sure, we all want to look good on the beach and not like total newbies at the gym, but can we pursue happiness through kale and spinach smoothies? If you think about it, we will never be happy if we’re searching for happiness through a diet. Diets are not only urgent and terrifying, but they’re also temporary — something we do for a few months to feel better about ourselves and then we can really “start living.” But that mindset just makes us fall right back to where we were before. That’s why the diet industry is so huge. People are always going on — and quickly off — diets. What if, instead of going on a diet, we just decided to make little chang-

es that would gear us toward a healthier life? Maybe removing the urgency factor would inspire us to stick with the healthy habits. Maybe if we knew we could still have a slice of chocolate cake every once in a while, we would be more likely to eat veggies and lean meat for dinner. If you’re like me and you know healthy will really make you happy, let’s try implementing a few of these little changes to our life: • park at the far end of the parking lot • add fruit or veggies to every meal • drink a glass of water before your coffee • wake yourself up each morning with 10 jumping jacks Each week, try to add a few more habits to your schedule and really start to make that lifestyle change. Check out the rest of our Healthy Living section for more inspiration and tips to living healthy.

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PINS AND NEEDLES By Wayne Grant | News Editor

Acupuncture offers alternative treatment Dr. Lorenzo Phan predicts that, in three to four years, Medicare will cover acupuncture. Clinics are offered for PTSD.

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Dr. Lorenzo Phan’s office is at 725 W. Granada Blvd., Suite 15, in Ormond Beach. The most important part of the body is the mind, Phan said. Phan said that 80% of doctor visits are stress related and stress contributes to 50% of all illnesses in the U.S. “Happy thoughts mean a happy body,” he said. “Always think positive. Mind control is everything.” In mid-September, he was scheduled to begin offering free treatments for returning veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder, from 4 to 6 p.m. each Monday. “I want to help as many veterans as I

can,” he said. Phan earned a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry at the University of Hawaii, and continued at the American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Houston. He is also a message therapist and laser therapist. He said currently about 3,000 doctors in the U.S. practice acupuncture and he predicts that in three to four years it will be covered by Medicare. Classes are taught in many major medical schools. It’s covered by insurance in New York, New Jersey, California and Arizona, but

growing slowly in Florida. The only insurance company that lists him as a provider is Florida Health Care Plus, which is for those over age 55. Cecil Pearce, president of the Florida Insurance Council, a trade group, said that it hasn’t been discussion industrywide. Robert J. Mills, spokesman for the American Medical Association, said some medical doctors practice acupuncture. However, Phan said a person should be careful about choosing a doctor. He said acupuncture is a complex practice and takes four years of study.

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Bob Brewster, of Ormond Beach, said the doctors told him in 2008 that he needed back surgery. He decided to try acupuncture, and after 24 treatments, he has no back trouble and is pain free. Gretel Timan had success with treatments for her diabetes and bursitis. There are many adherents for the practice of acupuncture, but it’s still relatively new in the U.S., after being practiced in China for 2,500 years. “It’s growing very slowly,” said Lorenzo Phan, doctor of oriental medicine and an acupuncture physician, of Acupuncture & Skin Care Clinic, 725 W. Granada Blvd., Suite 15, in Ormond Beach. “It’s one of the oldest noninvasive procedures,” he said. “It’s safe and effective.” He points to the World Health Organization as the most important advocate of acupuncture. It recommends acupuncture for 40 conditions. Phan said that acupuncture was virtually unknown in the U.S. until President Richard Nixon visited China in the 1970s. James Reston, a journalist travelling with Nixon, had an appendicitis attack, and doctors used acupuncture for anesthesia. When he got back to the U.S., Reston wrote columns on the success of the procedure. Phan said acupuncture treatments can balance chemicals and stimulate the nervous system to help the body repair itself. It inhibits pain messages, opens nerve pathways and regulates oxygen and nutrients, proponents say. “Instead of popping pills, the body can produce what it needs by stimulation with acupuncture,” Phan said. “My passion is preventive care, to prevent things from happening.”

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foodie By Emily Blackwood | Staff Writer

The top five healthy foods from the foodporium Looking to give your fridge a makeover? These trendy eats will give you just the extra boost you need. After being in the business for 35 years, the employees behind Richard’s Foodporium have seen health food trends come and go. The store’s original mission was to provide all-natural bulk health foods, but it has grown to include supplements and groceries. “I think we’ve created a nice little niche for ourselves,” Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator Deva O’Donnell said. “I think the convenience factor is really important. ... We also really pride ourselves on the education of our employees.” O’Donnell said she grew up eating whole foods and has seen a re-emergence of some of the things she ate when she was younger. The following top five health foods are big sellers in the store, 236 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast:

2) NUTRITIONAL YEAST

“It’s another great one for vegans and vegetarians as a source of B-12. I like nutritional yeast because it kind of has a cheese flavor and makes a good substitute for cheese. I’ve seen it on salads at a couple restaurants.”

3) CAULIFLOWER “It’s the new ‘it’ vegetable. You can find a lot of good recipes with cauliflower.”

5) NUT AND SEED BUTTER “You can get a lot of nutrition from these two butters. You can get a lot of high quality fats, proteins, fibers and vitamins.”

1) SPIRULINA

“It’s like a green, vibrant power. It is really high in protein, and I’ve seen that pop up a lot. It’s really good for vegans and vegetarians who need protein, and you can get about 15 grams in one ounce.”

4) SUNFLOWER OIL

“It’s a hidden gem. It actually doesn’t have GMOs (geneticallymodified organism) and a lot of people don’t know that. It’s probably going to stay that way for a very long time. Growers have found it to difficult to alter and there are too many wild and weedy relatives to it. It’s also a really functional cooking oil and has zero trans fat.”

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‘ONE MEAL AT A TIME’ By Emily Blackwood | Staff Writer

LOVE WHOLE FOODS’ ‘FOOD MORALS’:

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The foods we sell will contain no preservatives, no artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no refined or synthetic sweeteners, no hydrogenated or cottonseed oils.

When Mitchell Booth and his wife opened Love Whole Foods in 1990, they had a mission to always maintain their high standards. So far so good, 24 years later. threw out more than we sold. We did it for our own health and our community’s.” When they opened, they modeled their standards after Bread and Circus, the whole food store that saved his wife’s life. Bread and Circus was bought by the Whole Foods Corp. in 1992, and Booth said he wouldn’t recognize it now. “Our standards have stayed exactly the same, except for genetically modified foods,” Booth said. “If you went into a Whole Foods today, you would be hard-pressed to match that. Especially on the GMO and local issue. We’ve been committed to that almost from the beginning.” Booth says he holds true to his standards, which he believes can help improve the quality of life for every shopper, just like it did for his wife. “In the 1990s, organic foods were looked at as sort of ‘yuppy’ foods,” Booth said. “Everybody was doing real good. Now there’s been

a major shift. The baby boomers have gotten older, and now cancer has touched every family in America. We have other autoimmune diseases that are just scary. Autism didn’t exist in the form that we have it now before 1994.” Booth has stores in both Ormond Beach (275 Williamson Blvd.) and Port Orange. “‘Natural’ basically means nothing,” Booth said. “Organic is the only standard that protects us from genetically modified foods. As a nutritional advocator, it’s real simple. The three elements never change: it’s exercise, making the right food choices and using supplements.” Eating organic is important because foods with GMOs can cause allergies to gluten and might have a direct relation to an increase in autoimmune diseases, according to Booth. “Where did all this irritable bowel syndrome come from?” Booth said. “Where did all this Crohn’s disease come from? It was so rare be-

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Mitchell Booth opened Love Whole Foods with his wife in 1990. fore, barely existed in the 1980s. Now it is so prevalent that there are drugs being produced for it. The marriage of the pharmaceutical industry with the bioengineering companies has created an environment that is dangerous to the entire country. We are the only country in

the big eight that allows genetic engineering of their food supply.” Booth continues to fight the GMOs by visiting congressmen. “People are realizing that your best insurance policy is preventive medicine,” Booth said. “You fight disease one meal at a time.”

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barre fitness By Shanna Fortier | Community Editor

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focuses on low-impact The trend in fitness right now is shifting to small studio settings, and Gayle Jaffe jumped on it when she opened her studio, Beach Barre Fitness in Flagler Beach. The studio focuses are barre fitness, another growing trend. Barre fitness is a 55-minute, full-body workout that fuses Pilates, yoga, ballet barre conditioning and therapeutic stretching for a unique workout targeting women’s problem areas. The nonimpact exercise is ideal for those who have suffered injury. In fact, Jaffe’s love of Pilates stemmed from her own rehabilitation for an injury. “From Pilates, I’ve kept myself from further injury,” she said. “I also bring

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Weight loss: No easy alternatives People search for the magic pill, but no matter what you try, exercise has to be included. cent studies show that there’s no research to support that supplements, whether one designed to speed up metabolism or to suppress your appetite, leads to a significant or a sustained weight loss. Scheerer said it’s good if supplements “kick start” a weight loss campaign, but they need to be combined with a lifestyle choice. It’s important, Scheerer said, that if pills, including prescription or over-thecounter drugs, are taken, that the patient must closely be monitored by their doctor. “Before you take anything, you should be sure it’s not going to interact with other medications,” she said. Other “alternative” weight loss measures some people employ include acupuncture, acupressure and hypnosis. These are areas that Scheerer does not get involved with in her practice, and again says that there’s little supportive research.

“If acupuncture helps, that’s wonderful,” she said. The alternatives that Scheerer suggest include getting help from a nutritionist or dietician, and she says a person’s general physician can refer them. Personal trainers can also be used. Another alternative is bariatric surgery. She said there are several types now, and if a person is morbidly obese, or has a health condition aggravated by excess weight, they might want to look into procedures that are available. But again, surgery is done in conjunction with a lifestyle change, which likely includes trips to the gym. “It’s hard to maintain a healthy weight,” she said. “If it were easy, there wouldn’t be such a business built up around weight loss.” Scheerer said obesity is common because we have a more sedentary lifestyle and more food available than past gen-

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erations do. She encourages people to be more active in their day-to-day routine, but her advice varies depending on the patient’s condition. Some are able to exercise a lot, and others only a little. She also discusses portion sizes with her patients. She said there’s a lot of information online, which can be good and bad. She encourages people to ask their personal physician about things that they learn.

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The two standard approaches to losing weight seem like a lot of bother and work: Changing your diet and exercising more. People search for alternatives. One approach is to take natural weightloss supplements, typically pills or powders that are marketed with the goal of suppressing hunger or increasing metabolism and lean body mass. Dr. Rachel Scheerer, a family doctor employed in Florida Hospital Health Care Partners, said the problem with using a pill is that you might lose weight, but will probably gain it back if not combined with a new, healthy lifestyle of proper diet and exercise. “There’s no magic pill for weight loss,” she said. She also points out that many supplements are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, and there is little research to show how they affect the body. According to everydayhealth.com, re-

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VIAPURE: TALKING TO YOUR BODY By Emily Blackwood | Staff Writer

Alterntive medical group finds internal issues without getting under the skin Lynn Kleinschmit determines your weakest organs and the solutions to make them stronger by simply lifting your arm. It is completely silent in Lynn Kleinschmit’s office. Unlike your family physican’s office, there are no sounds of screaming kids and it smells like a freshly lit candle, rather than a bottle of hand sanitizer. When Kleinschmit finally does appear, it’s from a small corner in the back of the room where she was tucked away listening to her “heart sounds” with a cardiograph. Originally developed by Russian physicists to train Olympic athletes, the graph determines how healthy your internal organs are and how well your autonomic nervous system adapts to stress. “We have stress externally, like you could have a crappy boss,” Kleinschmit said. “But what this is measuring is internal stress like virus, food poisoning or heavy metals. With nutrition-response testing you can move into a healthier level.” Kleinschmit is a physical therapist for ViaPure Wellness, a nutritional company at 31 Lupi Court, Suite 140, Palm Coast, that uses a noninvasive testing technique called nutrition-response testing to determine what the body needs to give itself support. Kleinschmit uses 154 different organic whole food supplements to help the body heal itself. “It’s food,” Kleinschmit said. “It is not synthetic vitamins. People think disease needs a medicine. But disease is just your body missing a nutrient. So, over time, if your body is missing a nutrient, then you

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Once that is determined, then she applies stress kits, which contain individual tubes of food, metals, chemicals and immune challenges. “All that I’m doing is putting my hand on the sympathetic nerves of the organs,” Kleinschmit said. “Your arm tells me what organ is stressed out by not being able to hold up your arm. All my hand is doing is providing a little bit of a lack of oxygen to the area and putting a little stress there.” Before Kleinschmit was a trainer, she was a former client. For most of her life, she had a struggle with losing weight and staying alert, despite constant exercise and healthy eating. “I was running six miles a day and gaining weight,” Kleinschmit said. “The doctors couldn’t give me any answers. They told me I was healthy, but I didn’t feel healthy. By the time I was 42, they wanted to start cutting out body parts. I said no.” Once she found nutritional-response testing and started on whole food supplements, her symptoms were gone within four weeks. She then made it her personal mission to give the same results to other people. “My goal in life is to help people not have to take drugs, because all that drugs do is stomp out a symptom,” Kleinschmit said. “They’re not handling the cause of anything. With this, you can handle the cause. ... I can make people feel wonderful so they can pay it forward by going out into the world and doing what they need to do without paying attention to their

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pretty pups By Emily Blackwood | Staff Writer

Three tips to keep your pet in top dog condition Owner Rick Baum and the expert groomers at Abracadabra Pet Center in Ormond Beach, have been offering pet grooming, food and supplies for well over 20 years. Has Spike been looking a little rough lately? Ignoring the health of a pet can lead to some serious problems down the road, according to Abracadabra Pet Center owner Rick Baum. His center, at 1106 W. Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach, grooms an average of 6,000 dogs a year. Here are the top three problems he sees daily:

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“The real quality of a dog’s skin and coat can be measured by the attention to brushing. Brushing a dog’s coat really makes a big different to keep tangles and mats out. It also, for short hair dogs, gets the loose hair and creates a shinier coat. Regular brushing is really a key to having a dog look well and keep the coat clean and healthy. It can be daily or two to three times a week.”

2) OMEGA 6 AND OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS “They are really what puts oil into the dog’s skin coat. Most quality dog foods have the proper amount of omega 3 and omega 6 oils, but if your dog or pet is on a low-fat diet, they might not be getting enough. There are supplements out there and most have sunflower oil or salmon oil in them, which is where the omega 6 and omega 3 oils can come from. It can also cut down on the dog’s shedding. If you have a dog that sheds a lot, you can increase their omega oils and they should decrease on their shedding.”

3) DENTAL CARE.

“The pet owner’s responsibility should be to keep good dental care in their pets. There is nothing better than a regular brushing of your dog’s teeth. That could be daily or three times a week with a good toothpaste or gel that is made for pets. There will be a noticeable improvement in the breath of the dog, and they will not have tarter buildup. If you let the pet’s teeth go to the point where they have a lot of tarter build-up, they will get gingivitis and the gum line will recede. Untreated or uncleaned, the bacteria can lead to kidney, liver and heart problems. It can happen even early in life if you don’t take care of the dog’s teeth.”

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Flagler Beach vet blends holistic treatment with western medication Dr. Terri Rosado uses acupuncture, cold laser therapy and traditional medicine to give her pups the best treatment.

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“Holistic care is based on the whole patient, not only on their illness. It works under the premise that the body gets sick because it is imbalanced. Fixing the imbalance will allow the patient to fight off the disease better themselves, and keeping them in balance helps prevent disease.”

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if I can provide both things.” Providing the two types of treatment is no extra cost her to patients’ owners, and Rosado said it helps animals to get over diseases. “Western medicine is really good at diagnostics,” Rosado said. “Holistic isn’t. But drugs tend to have to more side effects than herbs and supplements. The downside of supplements is that they have to be on them for much longer to really see a difference. I don’t want my patient to suffer for that long of a time. So I get them on the drugs and then use the supplements to eventually stop the meds.” Rosado and her team also help their patients with nutrition and physical activity. They are currently working on a trial session of their Doggy Fat Camp where dogs — and possibly cats — can walk on the treadmill and learn fun exercises to help them be at a healthy weight. “A lot of owners don’t have the time or the energy to exercise their pet as much as they need,” Rosado said. “The fat

1) Keep a healthy diet. “The less processed, the better. Dry food is the most processed that you are going to get. If someone has time and can afford to do it, a home-cooked diet, as long as it is formulated by a vet nutritionist, is the way I prefer people to feed their pets. Feeding by a recipe out of a book or a recipe by the Internet is extremely dangerous. A healthy balanced dog food, avoiding fillers, dyes. Feeding them the right amount. Treats should be considered like dessert for people.” 2) Provide environmental enrichment. “Dogs and cats are meant to be in the wild and have a job. When we put them in our houses, we have to give them a job. Most of the time, that’s going to be play activity. Every animal needs plenty of play.” 3) Plenty of fresh water. “The water bowl should be washed every day. They should be given clean water at least once a day, preferably twice.” 4) Regular check-ups with your vet. “Every year as a young animal. When they get older, they tend to develop more diseases, so twice a year.” 5) Heart worm and flea prevention. “Over 30% of dogs in Florida that are not on heart worm prevention will develop the disease. The treatment is dangerous, and the disease is often fatal. Even for people who don’t like the idea of giving their pet a monthly pesticide, the benefits tremendously outweigh the risks. Indoor-only cats should get heart worm prevention, too, because every time we open our doors, mosquitos can fly in, and they transmit it. It may not be fatal in the cat, but it can cause lifelong illnesses.”

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Despite what the average pet owner might believe, the majority of dogs that Dr. Terri Rosado performs acupuncture on usually fall asleep. “We have the owner in there with them,” Rosado said. “They are usually very relaxed.” Acupuncture is one of the many types of holistic medicine Rosado performs on her pet patients at the Flagler Integrative Veterinary Center, 208 N. Second St., Flagler Beach. Animals are also treated with Chinese herbals, food therapy, western herbals, stem cell therapy, supplements and cold laser therapy. But holistic medicine isn’t the only option Rosado offers. “I want to be able to practice the traditional medicine I went to vet school for, spent four years and a lot of money doing,” Rosado said. “I truly feel that holistic and traditional western medicine are best utilized together. They both have strengths and weaknesses, and they compliment each other. So I think I can provide much better care and services

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‘no vodoo here’ By Emily Blackwood | Staff Writer

Essential oils have turned into a necessity for one Palm Coast family Paige Sorensen never thought lavender would be the solution to her son’s two-year-long battle with extreme eczema. Now the whole family uses a variety of oils every day. Paige Sorensen found the solution for her son’s extreme eczema at a Super Bowl party. Luke had been battling his condition for two years with little help from doctors and prescribed medication. A friend recommended lavender to treat the eczema. After three weeks, it was gone — and it hasn’t come back. “At first, I remember thinking, ‘Is this really happening or is this just by chance?’” Sorensen said. “Since Luke’s eczema, we’ve had hundreds of things happen in our family where the oils have been so useful, so beneficial and so healing.” Four years later and Paige Sorensen has made essential oils an essential part of her life as a holistic health coach specializing in essential oil education for doTERRA International, an essential oils company. Though some people are wary of holistic medicine, Sorensen swears it isn’t voodoo. “Essential oils are little sacs that are pulled off plants and once extracted they are very powerful,” Sorensen said. “Some people are really adamant on just the medical world, which is really funny to me. Because if you think about manmade medicine or synthetic medicine, it was taken from some sort of natural element. So it’s really funny to me when people are like, ‘What is this voodoo stuff?’” The extracted oils are full of a number of constituents, which is how many ailments the oil can be used to treat. Syntethic or manmade medicines usually only have one constituent. Sorensen has found many uses for her family’s daily routine. “Every day, I use grapefruit on my three kids because all the citrus flavors are mood lifters,”

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The Sorensen family, Paige, Maximus, Scott, Luke and Naomi, have been using essential oils for four years. Sorensen said. “It also helps speed up our metabolism. The company I work for has a blend of five or six different oils that is called In Tune. I use it for my kids on school days so they can focus on learning. My husband uses Balance for anxiety. A lot of men are drawn to that.” Sorensen’s husband, Scott, works as a hearing specialist, so they haven’t completely given up on western medicine. Paige Sorensen said it’s really about finding a balance between the two types of medicine.

“It’s interesting: I feel like holistic medicine in general is on the rise.” Sorensen said. “People are looking for alternative options because, like me, the medical field could not solve my problem, and I was desperate to help my child. We do still believe in the medical field, but I feel really empowered as a mom to be able to help my children with what I have in my house.” Call 317-478-1676 or visit mydoterra.com/ teamsorensen.

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1) Lavender “Every family needs lavender. Lavender is all things calming, and it helps with any kind of skin issues. It can help you sleep, too, if you’re dealing with insomnia.” 2) Peppermint “A drop of peppermint is equivalent to 20 cups of peppermint tea. It can energize you and wake you up and also help with migraines. There are so many ways to use peppermint.” 3) Lemon “It is a cleanser. It helps with sore throats, with any kind of cough. It’s a good one for basic aliments.” 4) Frankinsense “This one has been around for hundreds and hundreds of years. It’s very healing. It can heal any kind of wounds, cuts or sores. It’s also emotionally healing. It can level your mood and bring everything down to an even feeling.” 5) On Guard “This one is a protective blend that I feel like every home needs. It protects from viruses and bacteria. If you feel like you’re getting sick, you can throw some on your kids’ feet, and it will fight all the viruses in the body.”

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