From Paws to Prose extends a big welcoming paw to Jeanne Collins of YL living. Jeanne will be a guest blogger on the site because of her extensive knowledge about essential oils and their potential health boosts and benefits. She will offer helpful tips to assist us and our furry family members in being healthy and strong.

I met Jeanne back in 2015 at a local diner. Every time I went, I hoped Jeanne would be my waitress. We instantly connected and I enjoyed her bubbly spirit and enthusiasm. Over the years, she has recommended several oils that helped greatly improve my quality of life. Being sensitive with many allergies to supplements, medications, and chemicals, she has helped me find products that can address my conditions without the toxic side effects. I am a believer in results and Young living essential oils have helped with sinus difficulties and in decreasing body swellings and pain. Plus, they provided me with cleaning products that do not cause migraines as traditional cleaning products do. My animals have also benefited. I just love Young Living’s animal product line.

We are pleased to have her join our From Paws to Prose pack. Below Jeanne relays why she has joined our pack to share the Young Living products…

“My main goals are to educate on building up our minds, bodies and spirits! One way I have found is through Young Living Essential Oils. In December 2007, my mother discovered Young Living Essential Oils to help my brother with his night terrors. She noticed the YL oils were working more effectively than the other oils she had tried. Not only did it help my brother, it also greatly improved my own life. When I was a child, I was always sick – sinus infection, flu, pneumonia, bronchitis and repeat. Eventually, in my teens I got diagnosed with asthma and to my knowledge no one else in my family has it. I, also, had what is known as pizza face acne. Since utilizing Young Living essential oils and other products, I have experienced health improvements and my skin looks amazing.

Hence, I became curious as to why Young Living could make such a huge difference in myself and others. Here is what I found out and why I choose Young Living products.

Toxic ingredients started being used more frequently after 1976. At that time, the Toxic Substances Control Act grandfathered in 65,000+ ingredients. One of the most essential ways to improve our health and environment is to help people learn about ingredients in the products they use. Certain toxic chemicals currently utilized in traditional beauty and cleaning products have been found in studies to create issues in the body.

These toxic ingredients  disrupt our endocrine system (controls hormones, emotions and connects to the immune system), harmful to the lungs and our environment. (Toxic chemicals and lungs – https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.201706-1311OC; as well as here for info on Endocrine Disruptors – https://www.endocrine.org/patient-engagement/endocrine-library/edcs).

Young Living products are backed by the Seed to Seal commitment (seedtoseal.com). Check out our commitment to quality and the differences in how our farms produce and distill products.  This results in Young Living having over 600 of the highest quality essential oils and essential oil infused products.   This is where I come in. I can help you determine the perfect list of items that may help you and your family’s health improve! Just contact me at collin@eckerd.edu, 727-804-8010, or https://www.MyYL.com/jeannecollins and we’ll get started right away.”

Other studies:

Diamanti-Kandarakis et al. (2009). Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: an Endocrine Society scientific statement. Endocrine reviews, 30(4), 293–342.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726844/

Hernández-Hernández et al. (2019). Exposure to bisphenol A: current levels from food intake are toxic to human cells. Molecular biology reports, 46(2), 2555–2559.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30734171/

Rachoń D. (2015). Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and female cancer: Informing the patients. Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders, 16(4), 359–364.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26831296/

Rutkowska, A. Z., Szybiak, A., Serkies, K., & Rachoń, D. (2016). Endocrine disrupting chemicals as potential risk factor for estrogen-dependent cancers. Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej, 126(7-8), 562–570.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27509913/

Scsukova, S., Rollerova, E., & Bujnakova Mlynarcikova, A. (2016). Impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals on onset and development of female reproductive disorders and hormone-related cancer. Reproductive biology, 16(4), 243–254.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27692877