Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Mary Dahout <naturalways@san.rr.com>]

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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