STOP STATEWIDE VACCINE PASSPORTS AND MASK MANDATE!!
The Metro Denver Partnership for Health (which is composed of five county health directors) is attempting to persuade Gov. Polis and the Colorado Department of Health and Environment to begin to implement what appears to be a statewide vaccine passport. The request was sent to the governor and the executive director of the CDPHE on 11/12/21 and selected excerpts follow:
“In the face of unprecedented challenges presented by the current COVID-19 surge to the capacity of hospital systems across Colorado – a surge that may require rationing of medical care in the near future – the Metro Denver Partnership for Health urgently requests that you issue a statewide public health order that requires the following:
• Vaccine passports (required proof of vaccination for all patrons and staff) in high- risk indoor settings such as bars, restaurants, gyms, sporting events, and other large-group settings.
• Face coverings for all Coloradans ages 2 and older in public indoor settings without vaccine passports.
[Vaccine] uptake has lagged in many areas across the state, and thus, we additionally ask that you take steps to require vaccination (without a testing option) among the following key sectors of our workforce to increase Colorado’s vaccination rates:
• Teachers, staff, and volunteers in schools and licensed child care settings
• Staff and volunteers in shelters and other congregate living settings
• Health care providers not already subject to mandates, including individuals licensed by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Professions and Occupations
• State, county, municipal employees, boards and commissions, city councils, and their contractors not already subject to mandates.”
This power grab is being made by UNELECTED officials and without ANY input from stakeholders-Colorado citizens, business and venue owners, teachers and others. It is also bypassing the legislative process!
Please take these four actions TONIGHT!!
1 Register to attend the CDPHE Board of Health meeting that is being held TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY NOV. 17. Show up and speak up! When the board asks who would like to speak, you simply signal with a “raised hand”.
2 Call and/or email the CDPHE director, Jill Hunsaker Ryan, and DEMAND that she follow the law and not exceed it. Let her know how you feel about statewide vaccine passports and mandatory masking of Coloradans 2 years old and up. Demand that the CDPHE provide proof of mask and vaccine efficacy. (The CDC Director, herself, has publicly and repeatedly explained that vaccines cannot stop transmission.) Also, demand that the CDPHE act within legal bounds.
Jill Hunsaker Ryan 303-692-2012 jill.ryan@state.co.us
3 Call and/or email the House and Senate Finance committees and ask them to hold the CDPHE financially accountable. Tell them that you, as a taxpayer, do not appreciate our state health department discriminating against fellow Coloradans, and that you would like for them to bring the CDPHE in line with statute under threat of cutting their funding if they fail to do so.
Senate Finance Committee phone: 303-866-4862
Emails: julie.gonzales.senate@state.co.us pete.lee.senate@state.co.us chris.hansen.senate@state.co.us paul.lundeen.senate@state.co.us jack.tate.senate@state.co.us nancy.todd.senate@state.co.us rob.woodward.senate@state.co.us
House Finance Committee phone: 303-866-4735
Emails: shannon.bird.house@state.co.us mary.bradfield.house@state.co.us matt@matthewgray.us janice.rich.house@state.co.us marc.snyder.house@state.co.us lindsey.daugherty.house@state.co.us
adrienne.benavidez.house@state.co.us serena.gonzalez-gutierrez.house@state.co.us stephanie.luck.house@state.co.us
4 Call and/or email Gov. Polis and let him know that you do not support vaccine passports or mandatory masking. Also, you can remind him that the CDPHE is exceeding its statutory authority in this attempt.
Gov. Polis’ Chief of Staff: Lisa Kauffman. 303-866-6290
Creating a fall capsule wardrobe is simple! I am going to keep this fast & easy!
Step 1.) Pick a few colors that coordinate well and that look good on you! If you have a lot of colors that look good on you and that you enjoy wearing, you might pick darker colors for your fall wardrobe and brighter ones for your spring wardrobe so you can enjoy wearing all your favorites!
For my fall capsule wardrobe colors, I choose tan & maroon and red & black!
Step 2.) Pick a fun accessory that you could wear with a variety of clothing...I choose a vest to stay warmer...you could pick scarves, hats, etc.
Step 3.) Make sure you have some solid shirts along with some patterns so you can layer and have fun with it! I decided to go with plaid because I could wear things under it or wear things on top of it!
Step 4.) Go through your closet and pull out everything that could go into your capsule wardrobe. If you need more items, I highly recommend ThredUp! It's an online thrift store and you can actually pick to look at just the colors and sizes that you need! It's like magic! I just tried it for the first time and I was seriously so impressed with the quality of clothes that I got and the prices! Everything came very nicely packaged too!
If you'd like to get $10 off your first ThredUp purchase, use my referral link!
So here are all the wardrobe combinations I found with
3 Vests (all 3 came from ThredUp)
4 Dresses (all my new dresses besides my Jean dress came from ThredUp)
4 Plaid Shirts (one of my plaid shirts I grabbed from ThredUp)
2 Solid Tank Tops
5 Solid Long-Sleeved Shirts
Yes, I do have a few other clothes in my closet besides these but this is the majority of my pieces and I'm loving all the combinations!
Photo credit: My sister, Autumn! Thanks for taking my pics sis!
What is your favorite combination?!
Yesterday, I met my first myofacial therapist. I didn't even know anything like myofacial therapy even existed until we were referred to one by our tongue tie specialist. You see, before the tongue tie specialist can revise Phillip's tongue tie that is very likely the cause of his sleep apnea, he has to do myofacial therapy...or the revision won't work.
Any child or adult older than the age of 4 has to see a myofacial therapist before getting their tongue tie revised in order to retrain their tongue so that the revision will actually work. It's expensive...but it must be done.
As soon as we walked into her office, I knew we were going to be great friends. She just had the most amazing and friendly smile and we all felt immediately at home. As Phillip was filling out his paperwork, I asked her how she had gotten into myofacial therapy.
"Because speech therapy didn't work. I was a speech therapist...but when I was seeing the same kids 1 year, 3 years, 5 years down the road, I realized something wasn't right..."
Then she got into talking about orthodontics and how 70% of orthodontics fail. I knew that...I was definitely in that 70% of failed orthodontics which has always bugged me!
She explained that most people don't need orthodontics...what they need is proper placement of the tongue and for their lip muscles to be correct! I had now idea!
She said, "The tongue dictates the shape of the palette and the lips control where the teeth stay!"
Orthodontics usually take out teeth to make room...but when you take out teeth, that reduces the size of the palette and it makes less room for breathing!
Lips are made up of banded muscles...that means you can easily tighten or loosen them with various exercises so that they actually change the structure of the face and will correct the position of the teeth! Did you know that all the muscles in the face are attached to each other except for the two muscles attached to the temporalis? So by correcting the length of the muscles in the face, you can correct overbites, the position of the teeth, and more! How amazing is that?!
If you have an overbite that indicates bad tongue position! Once you correct an overbite with myofacial therapy, it expands the upper arch making more room for breathing!
Why do children suck their thumbs??? In order to breathe...you see, it pushes the tongue up to the resting position that is correct which is directly behind the front teeth at the top...and that opens the airway for breathing.
But if you are a mouth breather, two things are happening that make it harder to breathe. First, your tongue is blocking your airway and second, the facial muscles are squeezing the palette and that narrows the upper arch which also reduces the room for breathing.
You can tell that someone is a mouth breather in two ways: (she pointed these out on Phillip!) they usually have lines or grey under their eyes. They also have white edges on their teeth.
You can tell that someone is a mouth breather in two ways: (she pointed these out on Phillip!) they usually have lines or grey under their eyes. They also have white edges on their teeth.
If you have obstructive sleep apnea, there is actually a very high chance that you can treat it simply with myofacial therapy and tongue tie revision (if you have a tongue tie). There is no need for a CPAP machine. In fact, CPAP machines breathe for you and cause your brain to turn off because it is no longer needed.
If for some reason, myofacial therapy and tongue tie revision isn't enough, this amazing myofacial therapist is working with a company in France to design an appliance that fits into your mouth and is simply a bar that holds your tongue up so you can sleep at night! How amazing is that?!
If you are a mouth breather, have an overbite, or struggle with sleep issues related to breathing, I would highly recommend going to see a myofacial therapist. My only regret is not taking my husband and children to see one sooner! And now I want to go in order to get my teeth straightened out again!
xo Rachelle <3
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Is your mindset getting in the way of taking care of your own health?
How do you think of things that you know you need for your health even if you can't afford them right now?
No really! I want you to think about this!
Do you hear about something you really want to try for your health but you also know you don't have the money and so you say either out loud or in your head, "I don't have the money for that" or "I can't do that"?
No really! I want you to think about this!
Do you hear about something you really want to try for your health but you also know you don't have the money and so you say either out loud or in your head, "I don't have the money for that" or "I can't do that"?
Or do you say, "I don't have the money for that YET" or "I can't do that YET?"
Do you hear the difference?
There are many many times when I have known that we needed to invest in something expensive for our health but we simply didn't have the money. Whether it was chiropractic care or a whole house water filter, or buying organic or purchasing quality supplements or getting essential oils! We used to not have the money to even buy organic vegetables. I had to start teaching piano lessons in order to purchase quality essential oils and the non-toxic products I wanted for my family. So I understand being in that place.
Here's what you need to understand though.
When you say, "I can't afford that", you are telling your brain to shut off any creative ideas or opportunities that would allow you to actually invest in that product or therapy for your health! STOP DOING THIS!
When you instead say in your head, "I can't do this yet but I'm going to figure out how to make it happen at some point," you turn on your brain to start looking for creative solutions to your financial problems and you WILL find the opportunity you need in order to invest in that program, supplements, or therapy you need for your health.
I actually write down everything I want to eventually have the money for. And I write down how much it's going to cost. If I don't know the cost, I will call them up and I will ask them what their prices are. When I do write down the things I want to invest in for our health, my brain starts looking for ways to get that money and make it happen.
I write down other big wishlist/needs too. I make a list with all the things. Even if some of them feel really impossible or unrealistic. And I prioritize which things are the most important even if they are more expensive than something else.
So for example, this is what my list from a couple years ago looked like...
Kettlebells - $45
Phillip's cavities filled - $900
Phillip's tongue revision - $1200
Scarlett's tongue revision - $600
Aurora's lip tie revision - $600
PT for Diastasis Recti - $100 an appointment
Whole house water filter - (didn't know what brand or price point)
Digital Piano - $5000
I write down other big wishlist/needs too. I make a list with all the things. Even if some of them feel really impossible or unrealistic. And I prioritize which things are the most important even if they are more expensive than something else.
So for example, this is what my list from a couple years ago looked like...
Kettlebells - $45
Phillip's cavities filled - $900
Phillip's tongue revision - $1200
Scarlett's tongue revision - $600
Aurora's lip tie revision - $600
PT for Diastasis Recti - $100 an appointment
Whole house water filter - (didn't know what brand or price point)
Digital Piano - $5000
Now that you've written them down, your brain can start thinking of opportunities.
Sometimes, the money will come from selling stuff on Facebook marketplace.
Sometimes, the money will come from picking up an extra shift or doing an odd job here and there.
Sometimes, the money will come from a side hustle.
Sometimes, the money will come from a gift from someone.
Sometimes, the money will come from a change in job position.
Sometimes, the money will come from an unexpected bonus.
Sometimes, you get an opportunity to save money and you just have to leap in even if you don't know where the money is coming from. Yes, sometimes this has been how it is. I don't recommend doing it all the time but there have been times when that was what we needed to do.
The crazy thing is that when you leap in feet first, you are even more motivated to find that money and pay that purchase off your credit card and you will figure out how to do that!
The crazy thing is that when you leap in feet first, you are even more motivated to find that money and pay that purchase off your credit card and you will figure out how to do that!
It's kind of like a druggie...they are always strapped for cash right? But they will do whatever it takes to get their next fix paid for. And I'm not recommending you do anything illegal to get the money or that you should be trying to get a drug fix...but what I am saying is: where there is a will, there is a way.
If you really really want something for your health, you are going to figure out how to get it. Nothing will hold you back. Stop telling yourself you can't afford it and instead start telling yourself that you will purchase that thing at some point and then figure out what you need to do to make it happen.
If you really really want something for your health, you are going to figure out how to get it. Nothing will hold you back. Stop telling yourself you can't afford it and instead start telling yourself that you will purchase that thing at some point and then figure out what you need to do to make it happen.
You will NEVER regret investing in your health. EVER.
Calling all fall lovers!!! This is for you! I've put together our favorite fall diffuser recipes, fall cleaner recipes & more!
All of us want our homes to smell good for fall. But before you go pick out your favorite fall scented candles, do some research into the toxins that are released into the air when you burn candles. They can cause lung irritation, headaches, and even contain well-known carcinogens. It's not worth harming your family to have your home smell good.
Thankfully, there is another option! Diffusing essential oils can still make your home smell amazing while offering other health benefits as well! Diffusing oils helps purify and clean the air. Breathing in quality essential oils can also offer therapeutic benefits such as helping you feel less stressed and anxious, more calm, and stabilizing all sorts of health functions like blood pressure.
Here are some of our favorite fall scents! Starting up a diffuser is really quick and easy but to make it even more fast, make up these blends ahead of time in an empty oil or tincture bottle and you'll have your home smelling like fall in no time!
I put together a downloadable booklet just for you with even more fun fall recipes! Download it here:
Want to grab some fall scents to diffuse this fall? Grab this bundle of our favorite fall scents!
Any 100 PV order will come with a free diffuser as a gift from me!
One oil that I especially love to diffuse in fall is Thieves. Here’s why!
Studies conducted by Weber State University (1997) showed the antibacterial effectiveness of this blend against airborne microorganisms. One study showed a 90% reduction in the number of Gram-positive Micrococcus luteus organisms after diffusing Thieves for 12 minutes. After diffusing Thieves for a total of 20 minutes, there was a 99.3% reduction. Another study with the Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed a kill rate of 99.96% after just 12 minutes of diffusion. Talk about mind-blown!
Here are some interesting home experiments that show the power of Thieves!
Where you get your oils matters.
“RESULTS ARE IN
The outcome of our science 'Diffusing' project results are in and we're excited to share! 
Our schedule has been a bit crazy, so I do apologize for the wait. We did have to start the project over and do a re-swab in new Petri dishes because we did not collect enough bacteria the first time around. This time we swabbed the boys 3DS and a cell phone. We also added a 'Control' study, where we just diffused water.
Our homeschool Science fair is this Friday and we will share more then, once we have our science board completed. This was a fun family project and the outcome makes us proud we use Thieves to not only keep our home clean but to keep our families immune system supported
Note, the diffuser was cleaned with soap and water before each oil was added to be diffused. It was also cleaned thoroughly before the control study was performed with soap and water.Disclaimer I am a homeschool mom performing a homeschool science project. I am not a doctor nor am I a scientist. This project was not performed in a certified lab, just in a home with kids that love to learn. This project was not created to make claims. It's solely for a fun science project.”
Here are some fun diffuser recipes to use Thieves in!
You can also clean with Thieves Household Cleaner! It is completely plant-based and you can use it to clean your whole home! One bottle of Thieves Household Concentrate with make 30 16oz multi-purpose cleaner spray bottles! It contains all non-GMO ingredients and is the best cleaner I've ever used! It costs less than $1 per bottle of cleaner! It's most inexpensive, non-toxic amazing cleaner you'll ever use!
To make the multi-purpose/light degreaser dilution, add 1 capful of the Thieves Household Cleaner (THHC) to a 16 oz spray bottle or 2 capfuls to a 32 oz spray bottle.
Here are some of my favorite recipes for Thieves Household Cleaner to make amazing fall scented cleaners to clean your home with!
To make the multi-purpose/light degreaser dilution, add 1 capful of the Thieves Household Cleaner (THHC) to a 16 oz spray bottle or 2 capfuls to a 32 oz spray bottle.
Here are some of my favorite recipes for Thieves Household Cleaner to make amazing fall scented cleaners to clean your home with!
Not only do we use Thieves for cleaning & purifying the air but it is also our favorite oil for supporting our wellness during the fall. Here are some of our favorite wellness DIY's that help me keep my family healthier all fall and winter long!
Are you ready to grab some oils to support your wellness this fall? Start with this fall wellness bundle!
Any 100 PV order will come with a free diffuser as a gift from me!
I hope you enjoyed these fun fall recipes! Make sure you grab your downloadable recipe book here.
xo Rachelle <3
P.S. Whenever you’re ready... here are 2 ways I can help you take care of yourself and your family:
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With my first 2 babies, I had issues with milk supply...With my firstborn, I didn't have issues until I became pregnant again. That is when my milk production just dropped and I tried hard to bring it back up but eating oatmeal & drinking nursing tea didn't seem to help much. At last, I just switched her over to goat's milk when she was about 10 months old and she was much happier.
With my second, I felt like I was always struggling with milk supply...(it turns out that she actually had a tongue tie that no one diagnosed that could have played a big role in my milk supply issues). Check out this post for more info on babies & tongue ties...
One thing that I learned with my second was that I wasn't eating enough calories some days...when I ate more food, my milk supply increased. I also have a hard time staying hydrated but I was doing my best. I recommend always sitting down to nurse with a large glass of water so that you remember to drink.
When my third baby arrived, she had a major tongue tie, cheek ties, and lip ties. Nursing was AWFUL until we were able to get her ties lasered. That helped immensely with my milk supply stabilizing...however, I think I was so stressed about my milk supply dropping with her like it had with my second baby, that my stress would affect my milk supply. It is a viscous cycle.
One thing I found that boosted my milk production faster than anything else I ever tried was Fennel Vitality Essential Oil. It worked faster than oatmeal, nursing tea, and everything else I had tried. Anytime I felt like my supply was running low, I would take a veggie capsule and put in 6 drops of Fennel Vitality oil and about 6 drops of olive oil and swallow it. Within a couple of hours, I could tell my milk supply had increased.
It was literally a life-saver. One note: This should not be used for more then 10 days consecutively. It is recommended to take a 2 week break in between uses.
You can grab it here...I only recommend taking Young Living Vitality Essential Oils internally because they are the only essential oils that are FDA approved for internal use and that say on the label that they are for ingesting. *Do not use fennel if you have a family history of seizures.
xo Rachelle <3
