Deep Conditioning Treatment for Hair

Has winter taken its toll on your hair?

Try this DEEP-CONDITIONING TREATMENT
Take 2-3 Tablespoons Olive Oil and 2-3 drops of Rosemary essential oil
Mix it together then work it into your hair from the root to the tip. Wrap hair with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes, then shampoo as usual. Your hair will be healthy, shiny and hydrated.

For best results, repeat every 2 weeks.

Shrekology

In order to add a boost to the green smoothie today, I decided to throw in half a scoop of Greenberry Shakeology.  The kids loved it!  It's very very green!

2 cups filtered water
2 large handfuls of spinach

2 bananas (it was for a few kids)

1 clementine

1/2 scoop Greenberry Shakeology

3-4 drops of Wild Orange doTERRA Essential Oil

1 cup frozen pineapple and peach mix

Blend blend blend! 

Dr. Oz's Green Drink

I just have to say that you have to be pretty used to green smoothies in order to get this down.  However, after drinking a glass tonight, I would say it is an almost immediate headache killer, and I feel infused with micronutrients.  Warning: This is powerful stuff.

2 cups spinach

2 cored apples (leave the skins on)

1 medium cucumber (chopped)

3 ribs of celery chopped

1/2 inch ginger root, chopped and peeled

1 bunch of parsley

juice of 1 lime or 5-6 drops of lime oil and add water

juice of 1/2 lemon or 3-4 drops of lemon oil and add water

I had to add some water because it was just so dense with greens.  If you can't handle the flavor, try adding in a banana or other fruit until you can.  If you don't have a Vitamix, chop everything well. 

Candyland Peppermint Bark

Candyland Peppermint Bark

(gluten-free)

• 1/2 cup coconut butter or Homemade Coconut Butter
• 1 drop pure doTerra Peppermint Essential Oil
• 1 and 1/2 T agave (or to taste), or stevia drops to taste (I actually like it unsweetened, so you can try that too!)
• optional: sprinkles, crushed candy canes, other garnishes

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. (Make sure to melt your coconut butter first if it’s hard. I like to stick the jar in a warm—not hot—oven for just a few minutes.) Spread the mixture onto wax paper, then put it in the fridge or freezer to harden. After just a few minutes in the freezer, it’s become delicious bark!

Chocolate version: Replace coconut with Hot Chocolate Butter.

Original Recipe adapted from Chocolate Covered Katie.

Kick the Common Cold

One of the greatest benefits of essential oils is the many ways to quickly kick the common cold.  Here’s a surefire way to stop that cold when you start to feel it coming on.  

Add the following to an empty gel capsule (you can get them from a health food store):

• 1 drop of Frankincense 
• 2 drops of Oregano
• 3 drops of On Guard
• 4 drops of Peppermint

Take one capsule every four hours until your cold is gone.  You’ll be surprised at how quickly you recover.

Barbara's Raw and Vegan Shakeology Peppermint Brownies

Combining my beloved Shakeology and Peppermint oil, I am so blissfully happy that my friend, Barbara Christensen, came up with this recipe!  

Shakeology Peppermint Brownies

Ingredients:

Bottom Ingredients:

1 cup pitted medjool dates

1 cup sacha inchi seeds (or mix of almonds and walnuts)

1 tbsp Hemp Nut Seeds (optional)

1/4 cup Chocolate Shakeology

Top Ingredients:

2/3 cups unsweetened applesauce (or 2 ripe bananas)

1/2 cup Chocolate Shakeology

1 drop of Peppermint Essential oil

4 tbsp raw hemp nut butter (or almond butter)

4 tbsp agave syrup (if you don't need it to be vegan you can use honey)

Instructions:

1. Mix together all bottom ingredients in a food processor until well blended.
2. Spread bottom ingredients in a large glass baking pan until evenly distributed
3. Mix together top ingredients in a food processor until well blended.
4. Spread top blend over bottom layer base until evenly distributed.
5. Place in freezer for 30 minutes.
6. Cut into 16 squares
7. Serve with your favorite Coconut Ice Cream for a dessert that everyone will rave about for months after the fact. 

Makes approximately 16 squares.

Chocolate Shakeology Balls

These were created by Barbara Christiansen of BijaCoaching

Chocolate Shakeology Balls

1 cup chocolate shakeology

1 cup oats

1 cup of nut butter (almond, peanut, hemp - your choice!)

1/3 cup agave nectar

2-3 drops of Cinnamon Bark CPTG doTerra essential oil

112 calories a piece. 3.5 grams of healthy fats each, 13 grams of carbs, 7.5 grams of protein

Quote from my bestie - "When you live your life eating plants and beans....these are HEAVEN!"

Rachel Jones - Kale (or Spinach) Pineapple Smoothie

See Rachel's video on how she made the smoothie here!

Kale Pineapple Smoothie

3-4 kale leaves (or 1-2 cups of spinach)

1-2 cups of Pineapple Juice

2-3 Tablespoons of Agave Nectar

1-2 cups of ice

3-4 drops of doTerra CPTG lime oil*

Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade

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