This week's oil focus is Frankincense 
It is one of the oils of the bible and well known for it's versatile uses. 
For skin- Frankincense oil is known to improve skin tone, heal cuts, scrapes, and infected skin. When combined with rose oil in either a cream or a carrier oil, it is extremely beneficial as a treatment for dry, mature, or wrinkled skin. It also helps to lessen the appearance of scarring. A good blend of oils for mature skin is four drops of frankincense blended with your night cream. Massage a small amount lightly into your face each night to get the best results.
Wound care- To heal a wound, blend four drops of frankincense with two drops of myrrh in a carrier oil. This blend will help combat infection.
Respiratory issues- Frankincense can help clear the lungs. It helps with shortness of breath, asthma, bronchitis, laryngitis, coughs and colds. To ease symptoms, add eight drops to a warm bath, or inhale four drops from a bowl of very hot water for ten minutes.
Arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) – Research by Cardiff University scientists found that frankincense can inhibit the production of key inflammatory molecules, helping prevent the breakdown of the cartilage tissue that causes these conditions.
Digestive disorders – Frankincense oil speeds up the secretion of gastric juices, bile, and acids, and stimulates peristaltic motion to allow food to move properly through your intestines.


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Our first oil in the series is lemon. Today's focus is why it is good for you. Each day, we will list additional methods of use/ and benefits of that oil. The Benefits of Starting Your Day with Lemon Water:



​1. Boosts your immune system
Lemons are high in vitamin C, which is great for fighting colds. They’re high in potassium, which stimulates brain and nerve function. Potassium also helps control blood pressure.
2. Hydrates the lymph system
When your body is dehydrated, or deeply dehydrated (adrenal fatigue) it can’t perform all of it’s proper functions, which leads to toxic buildup, stress, constipation, and the list goes on. Your adrenals happen to be two small glands that sit on top of your kidneys, and along with your thyroid, create energy.
3. Enhances Mood
Lemon energizes you and it enhances your mood. Lemon is one of the few foods that contain more negative charged ions, providing your body with more energy when it enters the digestive tract. The scent of lemon also has mood enhancing and energizing properties. The smell of lemon juice can brighten your mood and help clear your mind. Lemon can also help reduce anxiety and depression.
4. Detoxes the Liver
The citric acid in lemons helps maximize enzyme function, which stimulates the liver and aids in detoxification.
5. Aids in Digestion
Not only will this relieve indigestion, it will also help flush you out. It encourages the liver to produce bile which is an acid that required for digestion. Efficient digestion reduces heartburn and constipation.
6. Balances pH
Drink lemon water every day and you’ll reduce your body’s overall acidity. Lemon is one of the most alkaline foods around. Lemon has citric acid but it does not create acidity in the body once metabolized.
7. Helps with weight loss
Lemons are high in pectin fiber, which helps fight hunger cravings. It also has been shown that people who maintain a more alkaline diet lose weight faster.
8. Acts as a gentle, natural diuretic
Lemon juice helps flush out unwanted materials because lemons increase the rate of urination in the body. Toxins are released at a faster rate which helps keep your urinary tract healthy.
9. Clears skin
The vitamin C component helps decrease wrinkles and blemishes. Lemon water purges toxins from the blood which helps keep skin clear as well. It can actually be applied directly to scars to help reduce their appearance.
10. Freshens breath
Not only this, but it can help relieve tooth pain and gingivitis. The citric acid can erode tooth enamel, so you should monitor this.
11. Stress Relief
Vitamin C is one of the first things depleted when you subject your mind and body to stress. Lemons are chock full of vitamin C.
12. Whole Body Health
Lemons and limes are high in potassium. Potassium is an important mineral that works with sodium for smooth electrical transmission in the brain and nervous system. Depression, anxiety, fogginess, and forgetfulness can often be traced to low potassium blood levels. That same nervous system needs potassium to assure steady signals to the heart.
13. Rich in antioxidents.
Lemon oil is also rich in antioxidants, which protect cells from damaging free radicals.
* Don’t use bottled lemon juice as it can contain sulphites which a lot of people are allergic to and well, are just plain unhealthy.
Excerpted from Healthy Holistic Living
Ameo lemon essential oil is a clinical grade oil. One or two drops are all you need in a glass of warm water to start your day. 
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