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Get Healthy as a Family with Us!

Are you sad that summer is almost over? Back to school for kids and the last of the vacations for the family. How are you feeling? I’ve got a little “get back on track” Wellness Challenge for you. I need your help and motivation because I have had low energy and sleeping 8-10 hrs everyday since coming back from Uganda–but I started something 7 days ago that has given me more energy, more endurance, and has me feeling better. What did I do?

Nutritional Supplement Consistency

Yup, I started taking my NingXia Red and Master Formula Vitamins everyday. It really has made a difference in my energy and mental clarity.–and I am not the only one. My husband started taking Master Formula and CBD 1500mg, 2 times a day and he feels so clear-headed,has less pain, and more energy. He has even reduced his herbal pain pills to only a 1/4 of what he used to take.

And my son, 7 days using his CBD, Mindwise, NingXia Red, and Mineral Essence and he is able to stay focused on school longer, have more self control, less stress anxiety andfewer melt downs.

My daughter, well she keeps Zyto Scanning for Joy essential oil and boy has she been grumpy lately. So we are starting to diffuse Joy in her bedroom and put some on her clothes during the day. Last school year it made a big difference in how she woke up in the morning and her mood throughout the day, so we are starting it again.

14 Wellness Challenge

You know I love Young Living Essential Oils and Nutritional Products so here is the 14 Day Wellness Challenge contest.

1) Pick a YL nutritional or essential oil to consistently use for 14 days. Sept 1st – 14th.

2) Join a WELLNESS GROUP. If you are a client of mine join us here https://www.facebook.com/groups/1635446943442888/

If you are not a client of mine, check and see if your Leader is hosting a Challenge or join us over here on our page https://www.facebook.com/TheTotalWellnessDocandMom/

3) Check in daily to answer the simple questions for 14 days.

PRIZES: More than 8-$25 Young Living Product Gift certificates will be distributed along with more oily fun prizes (note: these will be distributed within our team groups and page).

To be eligible, you must pick and purchase your product of choice by September 1st. Participate for a minimum of 10 of the 14 days, and have all your submissions in your FB group by September 18th. We will announce winners by September 23rd.

Note: StarrHealth, Dr. Mary Starr, and Total Wellness Team members who wish to hold their own Wellness Challenge in their groups. Please notify us at lisa@starrhealth.com by September 1st when you have at least 10 active participants. She will share with you the daily POSTS via Google Drive. You may post them in your groups or use your own. At the end of the contest, calculate the names of the participants with their member numbers who participated at least 10 of the 14 days. Then use Random.org to pick one winner for every 10 participants that completed the challenge. Submit your winners to lisa@starrhealth.com and we will randomly assign prizes gift certificates and oily prizes to all the winners.

I am ready to get really healthy this September and Fall! How about you? Join me, it will be fun and good for us both!

For your Total Wellness,

Mary Starr Cater

The Total Wellness Doc

How to Eliminate Headaches and Sinus Pressure

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Have you ever pushed yourself hard and ended up getting sick, a sinus infection, cold or headaches?

We all have seasons when we have to run hard but when you don’t feel well it is awful. For 2 decades of my life I struggled with my health particularly with allergies, sinus infections, and headaches.

My Early Sinus Challenges

I was the toddler with the ear infections and tonsils out by the time I was 4 years old. As a kid I remember being on the nowDISCONTINUED Seldane allergy medicine and having Sinus infections and being on Amoxicillin every other month. It wasn’t fun. It was so often we would just keep leftover antibiotics in the medicine cabinet and take it when I had sinus challenges. Little did we know that we were making the problem worse not using antibiotics correctly.

Sinus Over The Counter Meds and Their Effects

Later in college I would have sinus pressure and headaches almost daily. I would take Sudafed daily for the problem at first then Irealized it helped give me energy so I just took it daily. UNTIL that ONE DAY….. when I took it and my heart started pounding out of my chest. I thought I was going to die. And after a little investigation I learned that this Over the Counter Medicine did have some fatal side effects. YIKES. This was the beginning of my journey to natural medicine.

Simple Tips For Sinus Health

Using these simple tips I give you in this video has helped me eliminate allergies, sinus infections, and sinus pressure. Now I occasionally get some little allergy attack or pressure headache but it usually is because I haven’t been following these tips. My own kids 4 and 7 years old have never had to have antibiotics or allergy medicines. I know these tips work. USE THEM. They will help you.

Stay Healthy; Boost Your Immune System

Lastly I will encourage you to stay healthy avoid sickness we must, must, must boost our immune system. That means we are feeding our bodies well and using nutritional products that help us stay well.

Two of my favorite Nutritionals are:

NingXia Red

I recommend taking 2 – 4 oz a day of NingXia Red for adults and 1/2 – 2oz for kids, it helps our family stay well!

Thieves Vitality oil

Thieves Essential oil in a capsule or in water also helps us stay well. It’s a hot oil with cinnamon in it, so putting it in honey helps.

Let me know if these tips help your family too!

Love,

Mary Starr Carter

The Total Wellness Doc and Mom

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5 Day Cleansing Made Easy

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Picture this: Inside our body there is an elaborate system. A system of maintaining the body with nutrients and eliminating waste. We need nutrients to feed the cells and a well functioning system to eliminate toxins absorbed from food and the environment.

What happens if there is a nutrient deficiency and a broken waste elimination system?

A waste build up will occur. The lack of nutrients, vitamins, minerals and fibers will ultimately cause the cells to be depleted of core essentials and possibly shut down and result in toxin overload – poor health, disease and congested digestive system.

Ever experience a clogged sink or toilet? Or walked near a trashcan during a hot summer day? Are they pleasant to look at, possibly breeding worms and smelling bad?

How do you know if you need cleansing and your body is toxic?

According to Dr. Mark Hyman, here are some things to look out for:
● Constipation
● Persistent headaches, muscle aches and muscle fatigue
● Food allergies
● Hormonal imbalances
● Bloating
● Skin abnormalities such as acne, rosacea or eczema
● And more (Source and read more: DoctorOz)

Young Living 5-Day Nutritive Cleanse is a starting point for anyone looking for a gentle and effective cleansing system to help improve overall health. It provides nutritional maintenance, helps balance the extremes of the modern diet and provides essential nutrients, vitamins and protein while you fortify, cleanses and builds your health.

The kit comes with three products and a simple guide to snacking between meals. Here’s why this 5-Day Nutritive Cleanse is easy and effective:

One: Digest+Cleanse
Digest+Cleanse is made with Peppermint, Caraway, Lemon, Ginger, Fennel and Anise therapeutic grade essential oils and coconut oil. It soothes gastrointestinal upset, supports healthy digestion, prevents gas, soothes the bowel, stimulates stomach secretions and helps prevent indigestion and abdominal pain.

For centuries, peppermint has been regarded and used as an herb to soothe digestion and restore digestive efficiency. The d-limonene found in lemon oil helps alkalize and cleanse the digestive and lymphatic systems. While Caraway has been proven to soothe the bowel, improve elimination and ease digestive discomfort and nausea. Fennel helps break up toxins and cleanses the tissues and anise calms and strengthens the digestive system. (Source: Reference Guide for Essential Oils).

ningxia red

Two: NingXia Red
Cleansing can take a lot out of our body and we may feel weak and have a lack of energy. The 5-Day Cleansing kit comes with NingXia Red to provide energy and antioxidant on top of all the nutrients found in this super food.

NingXia Red is made from the NingXia wolfberry that contains essential amino acids, protein concentration, high oxygen radical absorbance (ORAC) and superoxide-oxygen radical absorbance capacity (SORAC)- which signifies that the wolfberry has the ability to look for free radicals. Free radicals are harmful to our body. The powerful antioxidant, d-limonene found in NingXia Red can help the liver neutralize and eliminate harmful substances like toxins.

During cleansing, NingXia Red can help create lasting energy, protect the whole body and replenish it with essential nutrients.

Three: Balance Complete
The average American eats between 10-15 grams of fiber per day, which is much lower than the average recommendation of 2-35 grams per day. Dietary fibers help make you feel full faster, control weight, aid digestion and prevent constipation. The lack of fiber is causing Americans to build toxicity in the body. (Source: NLM)

The two forms of fiber are soluble and insoluble. Soluble attracts water and turns to gel during digestion. It is scientifically proven to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease. The insoluble fiber helps speed the passage of food through the stomach and intestines and adds bulks to the stool. (Source: NLM)

Balance Complete has 11 grams of dietary fiber per serving which is 44 percent of the daily recommendation. 8.75 grams are soluble fiber and 2.27 grams are insoluble fiber.

This unique blend of fibers called V-Fiber is a blend of soluble and insoluble fibers that may help more absorption of toxins, less bloating and gas, eliminate fats, promote better colon health, balance blood sugar and curb hunger.

This delicious super-food-based meal replacement is a nutritive energizer and cleanser. It is made of NingXia wolfberry powder, brown rice bran, barley grass, extra virgin coconut oil, aloe vera, cinnamon powder and whey protein blend. Balance Complete has high protein, good fats, enzymes, vitamins and minerals needed for your every day maintenance of health.

The whey protein in Balance Complete provides the body with amino acids for muscle strength and recovery. Most importantly this whey protein is from grass-fed, hormone free, pesticide free and antibiotic free cows. It has 75 percent pure protein by weight and is low in fat. Your body needs the protein and fat during the cleansing period.

Here are some testimonials about the taste of Balance Complete and the 5-Day Nutritive Cleanse:

“Hmmm, reminds me of vanilla ice cream!” Kids’ usual response to the first drink of  Balance Complete! Amazing to have such a pure body nourishing product tasting so goood. Thank you. Our whole family loves Balance Complete. We might run  out of other healthy stuff, but there always is one extra Balance Complete in our kitchen cabinet. – Mary K.

“Young Living” products including the balance complete have changed my life. The balance complete has given me so much energy even my friends are amazed. And, it tastes wonderful! I have a shake every morning for breakfast; sometimes as is or with blueberries. A perfect meal, especially when trying to get ready in the morning with a 3 year old. Young Living has truly been my savior! – Mrs. LPJ

I absolutely love Balance Complete!!! I started the 5-Day Nutritive Cleanse after having 2 surgical procedures. I had no appetite with all the anesthesia in my system, so I figured drinking my meals would be good. It tastes great & I lost 8 lbs. in the 1st 10 days. My goal is to continue releasing 1-2 lbs. every week, so this has been a great start! – Amaris M

I tried this for the first time last week as part of the 5-day nutritive cleanse. I feel do much better, not sluggish from the wrong types of food. I’m surprised that not only is it filling, but I don’t experience food cravings either. It has increased my resistance to temptation because I know I feel better putting wholesome, nutrient rich foods in my body. Great product and I’m ordering more this week! Thank you! – Lenore B.

(Testimonials taken from Young Living)

If you are looking for an easy and fast way to do your cleanse this year, make sure you get your 5-Day Nutritive Cleanse Kit. Order the kit directly retail online at www.orderoils.com or call our office at 315-883-1943 or email info@starrhealth.com and a Wellness Consultant can see if a Health Investor Wholesale Membership is right for you.

I am leaving you with a quote from Denis Waitley: Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.

Disclaimer: This information is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, treat or cure any illness or disease. It’s strictly for informational, educational, or entertainment purposes ONLY. The products I talk about are not meant to diagnose, prescribe, treat or cure any illness or disease. Any information I give you about them is for informational or entertainment purposes only. They have not been evaluated or approved by the FDA. Please seek the qualified health professional of your choice when making health decisions for yourself, your family and your pets.

Secrets to Happy Attitudes in your kids

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Kid’s Food, Sleep and Vitamins That Will Make Every Mom Happy

What do you do when your child ‘drives you crazy’ with a bad attitude and is misbehaving? Even if it happens once in a while, how do you keep calm? Could proper food, quality sleep and nutritional supplements help change the way they behave?

Today my son had a kind of bad day with misbehaving, lots of whining and not using his words well. Instead of feeling frustrated and giving up, I sought out answers from my Facebook friends.

My question was: Could today have been bad because

a) He went three days without taking a nap
b) He ate more processed food and sugar this weekend than he has in three months including French fries, chicken nuggets, and Wendy’s Frosty his Nana gave him last night
c) He didn’t take his vitamins and minerals in the last three days
d) All of the above

Most of the moms believed his misbehavior could be due to all of the factors listed above.

Some gave me a little more detail on how they dealt with these problems with their kids.

Vicki W.:

When Harley gets into too much sugar, dyes and dairy it becomes easy for him to see what the difference is, when he’s had candy I give us a time out until he’s had some time to wear it off. Its become clear to him what the consequences of his consumption are, what makes him feel good, what makes him feel bad and what gets him into trouble.

Corinne D. believes it is all of the above and shared:

My son says he must have had “too much sugar” when his tummy hurts.

Amy L. said:

Oh yes! My MIL used to give my boys so much junk one would throw. Up almost every time they came home from a stay there!

Mary A. agreed that D is the answer and added:

My whole family gets crazy when we don’t eat right, get enough sleep or don’t take vitamins for a certain amount of time. Makes me more aware of how important it is to stay on track.

Penny Clair who is an oiler and a mom of two wonderful children shared this:

NingXia Red a mainstay, this supplement has made all the difference in my kids, especially when they have consumed too much sugar, the immediate calming effects that take place in them after taking NR is amazing.

My daughter is the worst with sugar I can tell when she has gotten her hands on it, she becomes a maniac, and blue dye creates melt downs, we avoid blue dyes all together…but it is the NR that brings balance back. We use Pure Protein in breakfast smoothies.

Peace and Calming is used at night for a peaceful night’s sleep. We have started juicing regularly here, using kale, lemon and limes a lot, adding Stevia, a drop of lemon vitality oil, sometimes lavender vitality oil. This time of year we make apple cinnamon smoothies made with plain yogurt or kefir for a nice snack.

An article found on FoodMatters.TV, Which Food Additives Make Children Behave Badly? is a must-read for families with children. They wrote:

Research on a group of three-year-olds who lack concentration, lose their temper, interrupt others and struggle to get to sleep when they drank fruit juice dosed with colorings and preservatives.

We know sugar, processed food and additives might pose problems to kids’ behaviors. Proper nutrition is essential to nourish their mind, body and soul. Vitamins, essential fatty acids, minerals and amino acids are required for growing kids, particularly in the first few years. Not only will it help with growth and other crucial developments of the body, it will give them optimum health.

The lack of proper nutrition will lead to negative effects and negative behaviors. It will affect the way they nap or sleep at night.

Let’s take a look at some of the essential vitamins needed:

NingXia Red-
NingXia Red has powerful antioxidants, is rich in minerals, polysaccharides, amino acids and vitamins. There are no additives, coloring or sugar added to this superfruit drink. Just imagine you don’t have to buy tons of vegetables and fruits to get the amount of minerals and vitamins that are present in NingXia Red.

Moms and dads, it is difficult to find nutrient dense food in the market today. Whether at school or at a gathering, kids can be enticed with the many “happy meals”, candies and treats that come their way. As parents it is not always easy to be the “police” of what our kids consume at all times.

My kiddo’s have been having 1/2 an oz of Ningxia Red almost daily for many years. They crave it now and I as a mom can tell when they haven’t had their NingXia Red and healthy diet. They can’t focus as much, their sleep is off, and my son gets phelgmy. I do my best to keep NingXia Red a Staple in my family.

If you would like to try some of the delicious Ningxia Red Super Juice head over to our website at www.orderoils.com

We know that our children’s food, sleep, minerals and vitamins are crucial to kids’ development and behaviors. Food, sleep, nutrition and behaviors are inter-related. I encourage you to see for yourself. You take NingXia Red Daily along with your kiddos for 30 days then stop. I promise you will notice the “Difference” .

Protected: Nutrition and Pregnancy: Feeding Your Body for Pregnancy

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