What is happening with our economy, with our country, with the world? As we decide on a new president tomorrow I hope to take you away for a moment a get you excited about our very own, presidential, Essential Rewards Bonus Club.

I think the time for Young Living as a business has really come, not only do we all need excellent health products in our home, we can all use a bonus and supplemental income right now.

Consider joining the Club.

Yvonne Lewis

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In This Issue:

1) Top 10 Reasons To Join The Essential Rewards Bonus Club
2) The Essential Rewards Bonus Club
3) The Holiday Catalog Is Out, Something For Everyone
4) Grading Of Essential Oils - Understanding AFNOR By Dr. David Stewart

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The information provided here is for educational purposes only and is not intended as diagnosis, treatment, or prescription for any disease. The decision to use, or not to use, any of this information is the sole responsibility of the reader.

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1) Top 10 Reasons To Join The Essential Rewards Bonus Club

I will keep this short and really to the point, just to get you intrigued about the program:

1. Your stocks are barely shadows of their former self, retirement has been moved down the road a few years.
2. Your business or place of work is struggling.
3. You would really like to go out to dinner more but can't justify the expense .
4. You feel the need to be proactive and positive about your future income .
5. You refuse to be reeled in by the negative talk and want to make a difference in people's lives .
6. You really like or are interested in using Young Living products .
7. You have a sense that this downward economy also opens up new avenues, one is opening up for you too.
8. You are ready to improve your health.
9. You enjoy talking with people and are up for a positive challenge.

And last but not least:
10. You are a person who sticks with it and will do what it takes to improve your health, physically and financially.

O, you are so ready to find out about our Essential Rewards Bonus Club. All I can think about lately is this becoming big, like "paying it forward". Only we all enjoy a true bonus and supplemental income for years to come, just by helping each other and sticking to it. Keep on reading....

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2) The Essential Rewards Bonus Club

I would like to take your attention to a new section of the website I started. A Club I started especially for YOU.

As we travel around on our sailboat, seeing our savings dwindle away because of the economic worries, possibly shortening our trip, I found myself really determined not to be swept up by negativity or get depressed.

How could I make more money to keep our dream of sailing the oceans alive?

Young Living has a special Team Bonus in place that I have never utilized and I am going to now. I hope you will look into The Essential Rewards Bonus Club and decide to join me in my efforts.

This could be BIG. It's about making 3 commitments - to your health, helping other people, and dedicating a few extra hours a week to the Bonus Club.

The Bonus Club rewards you when you sign up a partner who buys $150 worth of Young Living products every month with the Essential Rewards Program. If you find six people who make the 3 commitments above, you will receive a $500 bonus.

Next your goal is to help those six people make their bonus by finding their six people. You can make $1000 when you help at least two of your business partners make their first $500.

Do this a third month and you can make a monthly $2000 plus bonus!

You get the idea. Yes, this is network marketing, "relationship marketing" as we call this now. But don't let this frighten you or stop reading just yet.

I am going to strip away the difficulty of convincing people about good products (most of you already know Young Living provides the very best) .

Strip away the endless haggling of friends and family and simply focus on creating wealth and abundance for each and every one of us.

This will be the ultimate Investment Club, where you gather people around you with the same interests. Health and wealth. Where the people are real, the bonuses are VERY REAL, and we link together.

The possibilities are endless. I am visualizing meeting up with our Bonus Club in some exotic locations. Giving away fabulous prizes for the dedicated members.

KISS - Keep It Simple Sailor is our daily motto. No Fuss No Must.

To simplify things and help you along your way all you have to do is show people to the Essential Rewards Bonus Club pages. Have them read , have them join.

We commit to helping each other and along the way we use incredible products. Your $150 a month is your monthly "business investment" (tax-deductible I might add) . $2000 BONUS IS YOUR MONTHLY REWARD.

I think I will stop talking now. Simply read on at the website by clicking here..... sign into the club by filling in the form at the bottom of the page, to get your password and then JUST DO IT!

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3) The Holiday Catalog Is Out, Something For Everyone!

Every year Young Living puts together a beautiful Christmas Catalog with excellent products and promotions.

This year features exclusive holiday gift packs, exciting promotional items, and two all-new products!

All of the holiday products featured are available now through December 31, 2008. Plus, each holiday pack comes with a complimentary gift bag to make wrapping a snap!

The Seasonal Essentials: Holiday Catalog 2008 Includes:

• Holiday Oil Collection — Nine different essential oils to help you create the perfect holiday atmosphere.
• Soothing Massage Collection — Includes our relaxing massage oil, peppermint and lavender essential oils, plus a free hand-held massager to help you unwind.
• Essential Oil Roll-Ons with new Breathe Again™ blend—On-the-go relief and relaxation with three different roll-on blends!
• Essence of the Season Collection—Start the season off right with these three cherished holiday scents, plus frankincense and myrrh resins.
• Diffusers—Two new diffusers will help you create an inviting holiday atmosphere.
• Lavender Signature Series with new Lavender Foaming Hand Soap.
• Hand Care Kit—Fight germs and indulge your skin with this holiday collection!
• Oral Care Kit—Protect holiday smiles with the power of Thieves.
• NingXia Red Holiday Collection—Limited edition gift box!

Click here to view the entire Seasonal Essentials: Holiday Catalog 2008

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4) Grading Of Essential Oils - Understanding AFNOR By Dr. David Stewart

"Reprinted from The Raindrop Messenger, a free online newsletter, with permission from Dr. David Stewart. To subscribe or download back issues, visit www.RaindropTraining.com."

AFNOR is an acronym for a French testing laboratory that sets standards for essential oils in Europe under the organizational name of International Standards Organization (ISO). Dr. Herve Casabianca heads the ISO Essential Oil Standards Committee and is also Director of the AFNOR Laboratory. Translated loosely, AFNOR stands for Association of French Normalization Organization Regulation.

Whenever you seen an oil with the designation EC AFNOR on its label, samples of that oil have been sent to France for testing to see if it measures up to the European standards for therapeutic grade oil. In order to satisfy such a grade, the oil has to meet a certain chemical profile as determined by a gas chromatograph.

For example, most lavender oils are fragrance grade and may be a high quality, grade A oil for that purpose, but not necessarily therapeutic. To be therapeutic, there must be no traces of pesticides, herbicides or other chemicals. It must be extracted by steam distillation and not by solvents. It must contain 25-38% linolool and 25-24% linalyl acetate and less than .05% camphor. There are levels for a dozen other components as well. If an oil does not fit the profile, then it is not therapeutic. The ISO committee in Europe has set therapeutic profiles for each oil. True therapeutic grade oils must contain no synthetic ingredients nor can it be diluted. It must be exactly as it was harvested and distilled without any further tampering with the chemistry.

The AFNOR-ISO standard is the only standard in the world that specifically sets a measure for an essential oil to be "therapeutic." There are other standards. For example, USP Grade A is basically a food or fragrance grade. USP means United States Pharmacopea, which is a set of profiles that oils must meet and which can be met by artificially manipulating the oil by adding synthetic components or refining the oil to remove certain components. Hence, a USP grade oil is, by definition, not therapeutic inasmuch as it has been manipulated to meet a consistent standard for fragrance or flavor. This is okay for oils used in foods, cosmetics, shampoos, deodorants, etc., but not okay for therapeutic usage.

Sometimes you will see a term, "aromatherapy grade" on an oil. According to Shirley and Len Price in their book, Aromatherapy for Professionals, the term applies to a massage oil that usually contains no more than 2% essential oil in a carrier oil base. Hence, aromatherapy grade oils are, by definition, diluted, and are not therapeutic.
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Just another reminder of the Essential Oils Desk Reference. Now available at Amazon.com