More flavor, less calories? Yes please!

We had a lot of fun this week in theGoodDrop Facebook group discussing this article on the health benefits of Vodka, and it started a fun conversation about adding Orange Vitality oil to our cocktails.

Now I don’t know about you, but since I hit 40 my metabolism has slowed wayyyyyy down.  Previously, if I was feeling a little sluggish, I used to be able to watch what I ate for a couple of weeks and pretty quickly get back on track.  It doesn’t seem to work like that anymore for me – nor my friends apparently. A lot of them have little routines that they use to manage their weight: one only eats 500 calories on Mondays; one does a 5 day cleanse every second month; one drinks no beverages but water during the week.  There are many variations, but it feels like we are all battling a similar thing.

Here’s where our Vitality essential oil line comes in; hands down they are the best way to amp up the flavor in meals and beverages without adding lots of sugar, fats or calories.  Not only do you get all that flavor, but you also get health benefits from them!

• Orange: cleanses your digestive system, and has amazing anti-oxidant benefits
  • Know why antioxidants are so important? Remember oxidation? When Iron oxidizes it rusts. When our cells oxidize they age and die. Anti-oxidants can help slow that down. Nice!
• Grapefruit: cleanses your lymphatic system, supports your circulatory system and can help with weight management
  • Weight management? Say what?!? yep, all the folks on the Grapefruit Diet back in the 80s weren’t entirely crazy – Grapefruit can actually help speed up your metabolism!
• Lemon: has cleansing properties and is another great antioxidant
• Peppermint: improves the efficiency of your digestive system and can help reduce appetite.

Are you absorbing all these benefits? So far, we have sugar-free, calorie-free, flavor bomb that boosts metabolism, reduces appetite and helps slow cell aging.  That’s a pretty crazy list, right? We also have Tangerine, Lime, Bergamot and many other flavors – I encourage you to look into all of them.  (Ever wondered how commercial bakeries get that big juicy lemon flavor in their lemon bars without them going all watery? Lemon EO. Not Lemon juice, it’s just too dilute.)

More so I encourage you to experiment adding them to seltzer water, still water, cocktails, and even salad dressing and baked goods.  Or maybe you want to try them in a capsule! Try it out and let me know how it works for you? I can’t wait to hear more success stories.

Wanna ask a question or share your experience? As always, the best conversations happen in the FB group – see you there! Your health goals are important. Your happiness is important.  Let’s work on ourselves together.

P.S. If you are interested in getting started with a Vitality oil, Orange is free this month with a 100PV order on ER.  Just saying…

P.P.S. If you have questions about ingestion of Essential Oils (Young Living is one of only two EO brands that I know of that have FDA GRAS recognition for their oils) message me or check this great article.