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  • From: Mary Dahout <naturalways@san.rr.com>
  • To: Kathy <Vanokat@mrtc.com>, Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] When the body says no
  • Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:45:08 -0800

I went to aromaland.org and was denied access
I went to aromaland.com and looked--these seem pretty pricy also.
is it the same company?
Mary
On Feb 28, 2010, at 2:46 PM, Kathy wrote:

> Young Living is the biggest rip off on the internet - takes people awhile
> to
> figure it out. Anyone interested in Essential Oils needs to order from here
> http://www.aromaland.org
> These are highest quality oils (Theraputic grade) you can get at far
> better
> prices. (No I am not a Dist. not a MLM)
> Don't be fooled by Gary Young and his minions.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
> To: <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] When the body says no
>
>
>>
>> Okay, we can debate the merits, but to be fair I have to state as
>> listowner, it's hard to stop commercial promotions once they get started
>> on a list like this. As for being worth their weight in gold, I can't
>> afford gold either ... And no one's arguing for plastic tablecloths, video
>> games, or lab fragrances. They're bad, but that doesn't mean we need to
>> shell out $700 for an essential oil "training". Further, we have no
>> possible way of knowing which oils are adulterated or "poisonous" and
>> which aren't and are supposedly worth a few months groceries. Personally I
>> take special supplements like Zyflamend and IP-6 that are clinically
>> proven, but I have yet to hear of clinical evidence for healing by
>> smelling these oils. And it's safe to say my own ancestors didn't have
>> rose petals and lavender soap.
>>
>> I feel strongly about this thing of getting what you pay for. Frankly, I
>> don't buy it. The food we get at Sunflower or Trader Joe's is as good or
>> better than Whole Foods and at half the price. Life-giving foods and other
>> needs can be had at lower cost if people make the effort and find a way.
>> Reminds me of an old Joan Baez number, All My Trials: "If living were a
>> thing that money could buy, Then the rich would live and the poor would
>> die"...
>>
>> paul tradingpost@lobo.net
>>
>> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
>>
>> On 2/28/2010 at 2:49 PM Laurie Ann Powell wrote:
>>
>>> Trading Post Paul said:
>>>
>>> <Interesting but I looked at your website, ridiculously expensive as a
>>> commercial promotion. I don't see why its price is in the stratosphere
>>> compared to plain old aromatherapy that ordinary people can afford. And
>>> I'm sure good diet is far more effective in maintaining good health and
>>> mental outlook.
>>> ____
>>>
>>> Hey, Paul,
>>>
>>> I know that you, of all people, know that you "get what you pay for" in
>>> terms of food and health. Cheap distillation methods, additive
>>> adulteration, and synthetic reproduction of fragrances make most
>>> aromatherapy oils smell good - and poisonous. They are the equivalent of
>>> factory-raised food.
>>>
>>> Young Living Essential Oils and the Raindrop Training are both worth their
>>> weight in gold, because the oils really heal people, and the training
>>> helps you use them to their best effect. The level of training in what you
>>> called "a commercial promotion" is far more than selling the company's
>>> product. The use of fragrances in our daily lives is a lost art - one our
>>> ancestors did every day without being aware that rose petals in their bear
>>> grease, thyme and cedar in their closets and lavender in their soap were
>>> actually healing them continually. The flowers on their tables that have
>>> been replaced by plastic, the gardening that has been replaced by playing
>>> video games and the lab fragrances in all our body care products are not
>>> health -neutral. They are destructive.
>>>
>>> Radical diet change is the core for improving health - but when we hit a
>>> plateau where better food could do no more, learning about the therapeutic
>>> value of essential oils opened up a whole new level of health and
>>> well-being.
>>>
>>> I'd love to see our living on the land companions growing the plants
>>> needed to make therapeutic-grade oils more widely available and
>>> affordable. It takes a lot of roses to make a tiny bit of rose oil -
>>> hence the steep price tag!
>>>
>>> All the best to you,
>>> Laurie Ann
>>>
>>>
>>>
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