Here are a few oils and supplements to support a healthy active lifestyle.
All about that Peppermint
Ok… so if there is one great place to start with oils for your active lifestyle, it is PEPPERMINT and PEPPERMINT VITALITY!! (Note: these are the same oil on the inside, they just have different labels).
There is some awesome research about peppermint and its impacts on exercise. Basically… it helps you breathe, which supports awesome oxygen exchange and helps you push HARDER and go LONGER!
In this study, college athletes were given some peppermint oil in water to drink before working out…
“The results of the experiment support the effectiveness of peppermint essential oil on the exercise performance, gas analysis, spirometry parameters, blood pressure, and respiratory rate in the young male students. Relaxation of bronchial smooth muscles, increase in the ventilation and brain oxygen concentration, and decrease in the blood lactate level are the most plausible explanations.”
 Try this out next time you work out…
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Drop a few drops into your palms and breathe deeply to open up airways
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Take a drop or two in a glass of water
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Rub a drop on your temples to help you motivate and get moving!
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Rub a drop along the back of your neck or lower back for soothing sore muscles – great with PanAway too!
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Rub on sore feet!
Oils to Get You MOVING
So now that we’re all working out at home, there is really no excuse…. right?! Well… sometimes we need to talk ourselves INTO IT – get motivated and interrupt our normal thought patterns to instill some new thinking.
Here are my top picks for oils to help with your mindset around MOVING THAT BODY!!!
Stay Hydrated, Feel Amazing
Here’s what you need to know:
AminoWise
AminoWise is more than just an amino acid supplement. It is triple-targeted with branched chain amino acids for muscle building and repair, polyphenol and antioxidants for recovery, and a hydrating mineral blend to replace important minerals that are lost during exercise. This triple-targeted formula makes AminoWise a perfect during and post-workout supplement.
• Helps support muscles during and after exercise to help fight fatigue and enhance recovery.
• Lessens fatigue and enhances muscle recovery during and after exercise.
• Reduces lactic acid induced by exercise through complex blend of antioxidants and minerals.
• Helps support the production of nitric oxide which can improve vascular blood flow.
• Contains branched chain amino acids which have been shown to aid in preventing muscle catabolism from exercise.
• Supports hydration by replenishing important minerals lost during exercise.
• Provides a good source of Vitamin E and zinc
• Formulated with wolfberry powder
• Flavored with Lemon and Lime essential oils
• Contains no preservatives, synthetic colors, or artificial flavors
• Contains no added sugar or artificial sweeteners
Vitality Drops
In two delicious flavors, Grapefruit Bergamot and Lavender Lemonade, these electrolyte-packed drops will transform your water intake and keep you hydrated all day long.
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Formulated with naturally sourced minerals from the Great Salt Lake, YL Vitality Drops contain natural electrolytes for an extra boost of hydration.
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The Great Salt Lake contains more than 70 naturally occurring ionic trace minerals, which give YL Vitality Drops the electrolytes you need without an unpleasant aftertaste.
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Offering a hint of elevated citrus sweetness plus naturally derived electrolytes, Grapefruit Bergamot YL Vitality Drops are your water bottle’s best friend.
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One quick squirt will make ditching that soda habit or swap out the juice boxes for your kiddos SO much easier.
Tingling, warming, cooling… OH MY!
Ok.. how many of you are out there worried about how sore and achey you’re going to feel AFTER you work out?! You need to get some amazing solutions on hand and you’ll be good to go.
Let’s look at a few favorites:
CBD Joint & Muscle Balm (available in 300mg or 600mg): contains Nature’s Ultra high quality CBD plus Young Living’s camphor, clove, helichrysum, lemon, peppermint, tea tree, and wintergreen essential oils. This combination is a great way to soothe your body after a long day and is great for healthy joint and cartilage function as well as to help ease everyday aches, soreness, and stiffness. It feels INCREDIBLE and has a slight warming sensation. It is not as strong-smelling as some of the other options
 Cool Azul Oil is not pre-diluted and features two Young Living exclusive oils: Dorado Azul and Plectranthus Oregano. Young Living is the only company that sells these two oils, and they are homegrown on Young Living farms! Cool Azul also has a child-proof cap because of the high amount of wintergreen essential oil.
Cool Azul Pain Cream — Arthritis, headache, backaches, bruises, sprains, muscle tension… all kinds of PAIN! This is the one YL product that we can make *pain* claims for… our Cool Azul Pain Cream!
It contains wintergreen, peppermint, vetiver, dorado azul, copaiba, oregano and more. And it feels WONDERFUL!!!
The Science: Cool Azul Pain Cream works by two different mechanisms of action: first menthol binds the TRPM8 receptor and produces a cold sensation. This creates a counter-irritant effect. Basically, your brain gets distracted by the cold and forgets about the pain.
Our oils and oil-infused products can provide fantastic relief!! There are Peppermint and PanAway in your kit… as well as LOTS of other options (Deep Relief, Relieve It, Black Pepper, M-Grain, Cool Azul Gel… and more!!).Â
Ongoing Physical Support and Recovery
Ok, last up we’re going to talk about two AMAZING supplements that we have to support your body with ongoing recovery, healthy aging, joint and cartilage health and more.
SULFURZYME
Sulfurzyme contains MSM and Ningxia Wolfberry. MSM is the protein-building compound found in breast milk, fresh fruits and vegetables. Together MSM and Ningxia Wolfberry support the immune system and support the body’s production of glutathione – which helps the body detox from toxins.
Here is some more interesting info about Sulfur By Dr. Mercola:
Sulfur is the third most abundant mineral in your body, after calcium and phosphorous. It’s an important mineral element that you get almost wholly through dietary proteins, yet it’s been over 20 years since the U.S. Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) issued its last update on recommended daily allowances (RDA) for it.
In a study examining critical elements about how sulfur works in the body, researchers say the importance of this mineral may be underestimated, and that it’s possible that we may not be getting enough of it.
The Importance of Sulfur:
Close to half of the sulfur in your body can be found in your muscles, skin and bones, but it does much more than benefit just these three areas. It plays important roles in many bodily systems.
Sulfur bonds are required for proteins to maintain their shape, and these bonds determine the biological activity of the proteins. For example, as explained in the featured MSM newsletter, hair and nails consists of a tough protein called keratin, which is high in sulfur, whereas connective tissue and cartilage contain proteins with flexible sulfur bonds, giving the structure its flexibility. With age, the flexible tissues in your body tend to lose their elasticity, leading to sagging and wrinkling of skin, stiff muscles and painful joints.
A shortage of sulfur likely contributes to these age-related problems.
In addition to bonding proteins, sulfur is also required for the proper structure and biological activity of enzymes. If you don’t have sufficient amounts of sulfur in your body the enzymes cannot function properly, which can cascade into a number of health problems as without biologically active enzymes, your metabolic processes cannot function properly.
Sulfur also plays an important role in:
-Your body’s electron transport system, as part of iron/sulfur proteins in mitochondria, the energy factories of your cells
-Vitamin-B thiamine (B1) and biotin conversion, which in turn are essential for converting carbohydrates into energy
-Synthesizing important metabolic intermediates, such as glutathione
-Proper insulin function. The insulin molecule consists of two amino acid chains connected to each other by sulfur bridges, without which the insulin cannot perform its biological activity -Detoxification.
AgilEase
AgilEase is a joint health supplement that’s perfect for individuals who are looking to keep up their active lifestyles by supporting joint mobility and flexibility. Formulated with ingredients that support joint health, AgilEase can reduce acute joint discomfort and support the body’s healthy response to inflammation from exercise.
Its unique and powerful ingredients such as frankincense resin powder, UC-II® undenatured collagen, hyaluronic acid, calcium fructoborate, and a specially formulated proprietary essential oil blend are known for their joint health benefits.
• Supports and protects joint and cartilage health.
• Beneficial for athletes and active individuals of all ages who want to support and protect their joints and cartilage.
• Perfect companion to an active lifestyle, promoting healthy joint function and supporting cartilage health.
• Supports the body’s response to acute inflammation in healthy individuals.
• Helps support healthy joint flexibility and mobility.
• Formulated with ingredients and essential oils for healthy joint support.
• Helps ease acute joint discomfort to improve quality of life.