Marketing issues/ 02.04.24
Health care referral web sites & their link scams
Updated July 2009. At the foot of this article I have added the URLs of those who have added links to my web site without asking. Also, those sites that are clearly marketing companies dredging up any old links and adding them to their customers web sites. I recommend avoiding those who have a 'Health Directory' including numerous links. You can be...
doTERRA and Young Living/ 02.04.24
Exposed - the lies of Gary Young of Young Living
By Mynou De Mey With contributions from Martin Watt co-author of Frankincense & Myrrh through the ages Introduction: Over the last few months there has been considerable debate on the Internet following the posting of a video on youtube by a Sultan Yusuf Ahmed Salah of Somalia. This video exposed the lies that Gary Young continues to spin. It...
Compilation of articles/ 02.04.24
GOOGLE ARE PIRATES and FAR WORSE
Also see the other file on that shady company Google books project In early 2013, I discovered that part of the 'Aromatherapy Practitioner Manual' by Sylla Sheppard-Hanger was available as a .pdf download from a UK website. I informed Sylla, who then contacted the site owner about this copyright infringement. The owner claimed he "got the cop...
doTERRA and Young Living/ 20.03.24
A review of a web site selling Young Living oils for animal health
That disreputable organisation, via their distributors, are now targeting their sales at pet owners. Claims that were from the web pages of: http://www.thewholedog.org/EOCats.html LINK DEAD Go there to see the original article summarised below. Proof that this site is a Young Living oils distributor is on: http://www.thewholedog.org/yleo.h...
doTERRA and Young Living/ 20.03.24
ADVICE FOR THOSE WISHING TO BECOME INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS For MULTI LEVEL COMPANIES
I have not written anything on this issue for a long time because I thought my articles on Young Living covered it. However, due to an increase in the number of people asking me about companies promoting distributorships - particularly in the USA - I have decided to try and help with a bit of advice. General issues with how these multi level co...
doTERRA and Young Living/ 20.03.24
REVIEW OF SOME OLD YOUNG LIVING SEMINAR TAPES
REVIEW OF SOME OLD YOUNG LIVING SEMINAR TAPES Comments taken from a videotape of a Young Living seminar. With all the early speakers, there were hardly any checkable facts advanced. The overall impression was that the first speakers progressed from subtle emotional blackmail, to heavier selling techniques. There were lengthy descriptio...
Safety, toxicity and related issues/ 20.03.24
A review of the incorrect information on the airase.org website
By Martin Watt 2015 This page is no longer functional. They are the 'Association for the International Research of Aromatic Science and Education'. They claim to “promote scientific validation of essential oils for their global standardization for home, health care, and medical uses”. Strange, but there are no experts on that subject listed on...
Safety, toxicity and related issues/ 20.03.24
Essential oil safety The known and the unknown.
By Martin Watt Updated 2010 with new information added in brown text. RISKS It is important for you to appreciate that most essential oils can be hazardous if they are not used correctly. Most essential oils are perfectly safe for the general public, but there are a few with well-documented dangers. Regretfully, many essential oils suppl...
Miscellaneous issues/ 20.03.24
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND HOW IT HAS AFFECTED ESSENTIAL OILS AND HERBS
Written and researched by Martin Watt. This article is mainly for British readers as have now voted to leave the European Union. I have been following how European regulations have affected the herbal and essential oils trade since the time we joined the EU. So for younger readers here are some facts. 1. The UK used to host large companie...
doTERRA and Young Living/ 20.03.24
Global warming & trees being felled for essential oils
This health food trade journal has published a report about the death of the criminal Gary Young of Young Living. The article reads more like an ad for Young Living and is packed with hype and lies such as: “The undisputed leader of the global essential oil movement,” which is just not true. Also, no mention of the many prosecutions and fines impos...