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Multigreens vs. NingXia Greens

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Are you team MultiGreens🥳 or team NingXia Greens🥳? (PS…. NingXia Greens is free this month … among other goodies, with a qualifying purchase!)
 
🤔 What’s the difference you say? Let’s take a look here……. (lots of info here….. the graphic is the cliff notes version 😉, but I know some of you are like me and love deets!)
 
🤓MultiGreens & NingXia Greens at a glance…
 
🌿Ningxia Greens
* Think of NingXia Greens as a superfood greens powder to add to smoothies, drinks, foods, etc.
* Gut and immune health-focused fruit and vegetable powder with 2–3 servings of fruits and vegetables in every scoop
* Contains a vast array of superfood fruits and vegetables, including health-supporting mushrooms
* Contains plant-based omega-3’s plus prebiotics and enzymes to aid absorption
* Each serving contains 50 fermented whole foods, five varieties of immune-supporting mushrooms, and wolfberry fruit and sprouted leaves
* Available as a powder to mix into food and drinks
* Contains the ‘MultiGreens’ essential oil blend: Rosemary, Lemon, Lemongrass, and Melissa
 
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🌿MultiGreens
* Think of MultiGreens as a daily ‘salad in a bottle’ full of plants containing incredible health benefits.
* Focused liver and glandular health and supports energy and healthy iron levels
* Contains spirulina, alfalfa sprouts, barley grass, bee pollen, eleuthero, Pacific kelp, and more
* High in amino acids and chlorophyll
* Available as capsules that can be swallowed or opened and added to food and drinks
* Contains the ‘MultiGreens’ essential oil blend: Rosemary, Lemon, Lemongrass, and Melissa
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But can you use both?🤔🤓
👍Yes! In the same way you’d eat multiple fruits and vegetables and a salad in a day, you can get added benefits from using MultiGreens capsules and NingXia Greens powder every day. In fact, they work well together and allow you to provide support digestion from the belly to the intestines! Support immune and gut health with NingXia Greens and energy levels, adrenal health, and liver with MultiGreens!
 
NINGXIA GREENS
Formulated with superfood ingredients, greens, and premium essential oils, NingXia Greens takes the guesswork out of your nutrition needs. All you have to do is scoop, stir, and enjoy!
KEY INGREDIENTS
* NingXia wolfberry fruit powder and sprouted leaves: Also known as goji berries, wolfberries come from an ancient plant, long praised in China for its powerful health benefits.
* Maitake, reishi, turkey tail, shiitake, and enokitake mushrooms: A source of soluble fiber known as beta glucans, these mushrooms help support a healthy immune system and help prevent and repair oxidative damage. These mushrooms are high in antioxidants, vitamins (including vitamin D), and minerals and have been studied for use in cardiovascular health, cancer prevention and reducing inflammation.
* Fermented Superfood Blend: A fermented superfood blend that delivers nutrients that are difficult to obtain from a typical diet, this proprietary combination also contains enzymes to support optimal digestion.
* Purslane: An edible succulent, this ingredient is one of the few vegetables that’s rich in plant-based omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals—including copper, magnesium, iron, manganese, and potassium, vitamin E, and vitamin C. Purslane is also a uniquely rich source of 184 phytochemical compounds, including phenolic acids, alkaloids, and flavonoids, which act as antioxidants.
* Secale cereale flower pollen extract: A non-allergenic and sustainably sourced extract that contains full-spectrum nutrients such as amino acids, phytosterols, fatty acids, carotenoids, flavonoids, vitamins, minerals, and enzymes, this extract is clinically shown to display antioxidant and detoxifying capacity and maintain cellular oxidative stress through significant decrease of GSSG (oxidized glutathione).
* MultiGreens proprietary oil blend: Rosemary, Lemon, Lemongrass and Melissa essential oils
NingXia Greens full ingredient list:
Apple, Banana, Lemon, Wolfberry sprouted leaves, Alfalfa, Kale, Parsley, Broccoli, Fermented superfood blend (Grape, Brown rice, Carrot, Apple, Daikon radish, Cabbage, Celery, Cucumber, Banana, Onion, Burdock, Spinach, Pear, Orange peel, Tomato, Sweet pepper, Mung bean sprout, Eggplant, Lotus rhizome, Pumpkin, Shiitake mushroom, Ginger, Lettuce, Garlic, Japanese parsley, Udo, Asparagus, Bamboo grass, Clover, Kombu, Dandelion, Plantain, Green pea sprout, Japanese cedar, Parsley, Turnip, Pineapple, Strawberry, Knotweed, Chive, Chinese cabbage, Enokitake mushroom, Garland chrysanthemum, Mugwort, Oriental celery, Leek, Green perilla, Wakame seaweed), Chlorella, Ginger, Green pea, Maitake mushroom, Reishi mushroom, Turkey tail mushroom, Spirulina, Amla fruit, Moringa, Purslane, Wolfberry fruit, Secale cereale flower pollen extract, MultiGreens proprietary oil blend [Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) leaf oil, Lemon (Citrus limon) peel oil, Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) leaf oil, Melissa (Melissa officinalis) leaf and flower oil] bromelain, cellulase
HOW TO USE
* Mix 1 scoop in 4–6 ounces of water or a beverage of your choice.
* Stir 1 scoop into a protein shake made with Pure Protein Complete to support muscle recovery.
* Mix with 2 ounces of NingXia Red and 1⁄2 cup of coconut water or orange juice for a fruity, nutritious start to your day.
* Add 1 scoop to a fruit smoothie for an extra dose of fiber and plant-based omega-3s.
* Take with a probiotic like Life 9 or an enzyme complex like Essentialzymes-4 for additional daily wellness.
 
MULTIGREENS
MultiGreens capsules benefit the body much like eating a large salad: nutrients, fiber, amino acids, and more that help the liver process everything we throw at it. MultiGreens are also great for supporting glandular health – adrenal, thyroid, pancreas – and all those greens are good for energy levels.
KEY INGREDIENTS
* Bee Pollen: high in protein, vitamins, and minerals including potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and B vitamins; supports the body’s response to inflammation and helps protect the liver; full of antioxidants including flavonoids, carotenoids, quercetin, kaempferol and glutathione
* Barley Grass: a nutrient-rich superfood loaded with vitamins A, C, E, and K as well as B vitamins and antioxidants
* Insoluble fiber: feeds the good bacteria in the gut, helping with digestion and intestinal health.
* Spirulina: a source of chlorophyll, antioxidants, and magnesium that protects against oxidative damage
* Choline: an essential micronutrient necessary for numerous bodily processes including nerve function, cholesterol processing, brain development, muscle mobility, and liver function
* Eleuthero root: an adaptogenic herb that soothes cortisol and boosts the body’s resistance to stress
* Alfalfa leaf: high in chlorophyll, calcium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, vitamins C and K
* Pacific Kelp: contains iodine vitamins, minerals and antioxidants – all of which are vital for a healthy thyroid and hormone balance and function
* Amino acids L-arginine, L-cysteine, and L-tyrosine: help the body with proper circulation, cellular metabolism, liver function and production of dopamine and serotonin.
* Rosemary essential oil: helps balance the endocrine system and cleanse the liver
* Lemon essential oil: high in limonene, a constituent known to strengthen the immune system
* Lemongrass essential oil: a highly cleansing oil that supports the liver
* Melissa essential oil: supports healthy intestinal bacterial balance, the body’s response to inflammation, and overall health
MultiGreens ingredient list:
Bee pollen, Barley (Hordeum vulgare) grass juice powder, Spirulina (Spirulina platensis), Choline (as choline bitartrate), Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) root, Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) aerial parts extract, Kelp (Laminaria Digital) whole thallus MultiGreens Oil Blend: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) leaf oil, Lemon (Citrus limon)† peel oil, Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) leaf oil, Melissa (Melissa officinalis) leaf/flower oil, Amino acid complex (L-Arginine, L-Cysteine, L-Tyrosine) Other Ingredients: Gelatin, Silicon dioxide

Get Your Iodine, Love Your Thyroid

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Just one more reason to love Nitro! Remember, if your thyroid is struggling, your energy level will be too🤓.

 
 
Did you know NingXia Nitro is rich in iodine?
 
Iodine is essential for THYROID health! 😍🌈✨
 
The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland located in the neck. It plays a crucial role in regulating metabolism, energy levels, and hormone production. Iodine is a trace mineral that is a key component in producing thyroid hormones!
 
Ensuring an adequate intake of iodine empowers your thyroid to function optimally, promoting healthy metabolism and balanced hormone levels. A deficiency in iodine can lead to thyroid disorders such as hypothyroidism, causing fatigue, weight gain, and mood imbalances.
 
Prioritizing iodine for thyroid health empowers you to cultivate a harmonious balance within your body, promoting a vibrant and energetic life! 🦋🦄💫

Energy Medicine

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Energy medicine.
It’s not hooey science🧞…. it’s biology and physics 🤓.
 
We are electric beings after all. The heart and brain are measured electrically in Western Medicine…… no picking and choosing. If you believe in EKG’s and EEG’s, then you believe in energy medicine.
 
Dr. Konstantin Korotkov (physicist) has been studying the effects that a body’s energy field has on an individual’s health for many years.
Illness and emotions such as love and anger affect this energy field we each have.
 
Cliffnotes version:
❤Love, joy, and positivity have a positive influence on a body’s electrical circuitry. Likewise, anger, frustration and negativity do just what you might imagine….. they can literally make you sick.
❤Our attitudes (positive or negative) affect our outcomes, and they also affect the wellbeing of others. In farmgirl lingo, a bad apple can spoil the whole bushel. Don’t allow someone’s bad vibes affect your own. (For the record…. vibes = energy. Energy by very definition is motion of “us” at a molecular level 😎).
❤️Bonus bits: Sounds affect our body’s energy either positively or negatively. So do smells….. just one of the reasons Young Living essential oils are so effective in doing what they do.
❤️Genesis 1 says that the Spirit of God hovered (energy) over the waters and He spoke (energy) everything into existence. Can you imagine the pure love that was poured into the creation of the heavens and the earth? What that must have felt like to the earth’s inhabitants? I can’t even imagine what that vibrational frequency felt like. What a blissful existence! 🙏❤️🥰
 
Don’t underestimate the power of your own body’s frequency to harm or heal yourself or others. It’s our secret superpower! Don’t let it go to waste 😉.
xoxo~ liz
 
 

You Are Worth It! Move It!

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Sitting for more than 6 hours a day raises your mortality risk no matter how hard (or how much) you exercise before or afterwards.
 
Chronic sitting has also found to be more deadly than obesity alone (so imagine what that might look like if those two are paired together 😥).
 
God gave us our bodies so that we would use them in all the gifts we have been given.
 
If you have a desk job, please …… for the health of it, consider these alternatives:
👍if affordable, use a stand up desk.
👍get up frequently and take a quick walk (grab the mail, take the dog for a walk, take the stairs instead of the elevator)
👍use part of your lunch break to take a power walk
👍park farther away from your destination purposefully
👍learn some basic chair yoga poses you can incorporate into your day.
👍walk whenever you have a choice of walking instead of driving.
 
The short term benefits of incorporating movement into your day improve mood, energy levels, and sleeping at night (not to mention the grounding benefits of getting outdoors if that is feasible in the situation you’re in).
 
Consider adding purposeful movement to your “to do” list for the day. NingXia Red, Zyng, and NingXia Nitro are all great Young Living pairings. (So is the essential oil blend ‘Motivation‘, if purposeful movement is low on your list of priorities😉) You won’t regret it!
xoxo~ liz

The Salt Of The World

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A Well Seasoned Sleuth looks at Salt Sourcing
 
“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” ~ Matthew 5:13-16
 
It is awfully hard to be physical salt and light in the world if fatigue has taken over your personal world. The verse in Matthew (above) speaks metaphorically. However, it could also easily be speaking to the body’s physical need for salt. In its God made form (from the Himalayan mountaintops 🗻to the ocean floor🏝), salt is loaded with life giving micronutrients. Every cell in our body needs this kind of salt. Our bodies rely on these micronutrients for healthy bone density, stabilized blood sugar levels, proper blood circulation, and thousands of other small but exceedingly significant ways in the body.
 
Modern table salt, however, (the trample👣 worthy kind) is the stuff health nightmares 😈are made of. If you’ve never given much thought to the type of salt you may be eating in processed or fast foods (or perhaps even lurking…. as a clue… in your cabinet), consider the story of modern salt:
A far cry from the original micronutrient loaded seasoning, table salt is mined from deep underground, and then cooked🔥 at 1200 degrees Fahrenheit. As it’s cooked, it loses the other micronutrients it “might “ have contained. Anti-caking agents, fluoride, a less healthy form of iodide, aluminum derivatives, and other ingredients are added to keep the salt shaking freely. Salt in the “real world” is not white, and table salt is bleached to get its pristine color. It may come as no surprise that crude oil extraction is one way “modern” salt is produced.
 
Becoming an avid label reader is one more way to be a stellar health detective. While God’s salt is loaded with health benefits🙌, the man made version wreaks havoc on the body😬. Diabetes, gout, and cardiovascular diseases are all aggravated by modern salt. It is also surreptitiously hard on the nervous and lymph systems, and will aggravate edema, lymphatic disorders, anxiety, and depression tendencies.
 
To recap, manmade salt:
🚫Comes from deep underground and is sent thru a fiery furnace
🚫It is a poor imitation of that which is good
🚫It’s highly addictive
🚫It wreaks havoc quietly on a previously healthy body, and generally makes an unhealthy body sick
It’s almost as if Satan himself came up with this salty plan of attack on mankind, with his uncanny ability to take something so innocently good, twist the narrative, and make it bad.🤔🫣
 
Original salt contains approximately 84 necessary micronutrients and zero toxins.
When used regularly, this type of salt (typically harvested from Himalayan, Celtic, or a natural Salt Lake source):
🥳Aids in hydration of the body,
🥳Improves digestion (and helps remove sediments in the body which can build up over time leading to kidney or gallstones)
supports both adrenal and thyroid function (trace minerals are absolutely key!)
🥳Helps regulate blood sugar
🥳Supports healthy blood pressure
🥳Helps the body detox
🥳Helps re-energize the body at a cellular level
🥳Assists in balancing the body’s pH
🥳One theory of why osteoporosis develops is that the body begins stripping bones of their mineral and calcium content in an effort to neutralize acidic blood. Healthy natural sourced salt is alkalizing by nature, which will eliminate the need of the bones to “give to the greater good (blood). The body is able to survive longer with poor bones than with “poor” blood.
🥳Enhances communication between nerve cells.
🥳Healthy natural salt also helps thin mucous and phlegm (yes, even when ingested!). Think about what a nasal saline rinse does as a physical example of this.
🥳Getting adequate natural salt improves complexion, hair and nail growth over time, and also may improve the appearance of varicose veins.
 
In adrenal fatigue, there is a little talked about hormone called aldosterone.
It follows a similar pattern to cortisol: its production tends to peak around 8:00am, and also rises during stressful situations. Aldosterone is a key player for the maintenance of water and certain minerals (electrolytes) in the body, and where they “should be” within the body. Electrolytes are absolutely necessary for proper cell function… just ask any high performance athlete who has sweated out too many electrolytes!
In adrenal fatigue, perhaps you may have noticed an intense craving for salt.🤓 When adequate cortisol levels drop, aldosterone drops too. When aldosterone drops, there is a tendency towards electrolyte imbalance, causing the salt cravings. Hydrating without adding in electrolytes has the potential to aggravate the electrolyte imbalance by further diluting existing electrolytes within the body.
 
Which brings me back to our naturally available micronutrient loaded salt forms!
 
There is a homemade hydration support tool called Sole (pronounced Sol-ay).
You’ll need a Liter sized mason jar, a cup of Himalayan or Celtic salt and three cups of filtered water.
1️⃣Add salt to the jar, and then fill the jar with filtered water.
2️⃣Put the lid (preferably plastic) on the jar, shake gently, and then leave overnight.
3️⃣If the salt is completely dissolved in the morning, add more salt and leave it overnight again.
4️⃣The mixture will be ready when there is salt sediment in the bottom of the jar. The filtered water is now completely saturated and cannot receive any more salt.
5️⃣Add 1 teaspoon of this mixture to a glass of water and drink it each morning when you wake up (30-60 minutes before taking medication)
6️⃣If you appear to have a detox reaction (such as a headache), start with ¼ teaspoonful and work your way up.
7️⃣Do not use metal utensils to measure your product, as it can interfere with the solution.
 
If you are not a DIY’er or perhaps find yourself on the go and in need of electrolytes/ craving salt (remember, electrolyte balance is important in adrenal fatigue, and not just for athletes!), consider grabbing a bottle of the YL Vitality Drops- Lavender Lemon or Grapefruit Bergamot. (Do not confuse the YL Energy drops available as Jade Lemon or Spearmint Tangerine with these…… they don’t do the same thing!). I love that Young Living uses electrolytes sourced from the Great Salt Lake, and not a synthetic source. The vitality drops are an electrolyte powerhouse!
 
Get yourself the right kind of salty so you can shine your light brightly!
 
xoxo~ liz
 
(Becoming Your Own Health Detective Volume One link: https://liz.mtjkstaging.com/my-book/ )