 This is Think Tank Hawaii, Community Matters here. Aloha and Mabuhay. My name is Emmy Ortega Anderson, your host for Pinoy Power Hawaii, welcoming you to another great episode on Think Tank Hawaii. First of all, I want to thank the wonderful crew of Think Tank Hawaii for giving us the opportunity to come into your home every Tuesday at 12 noon live. Our mission at Pinoy Power Hawaii, we aim to enrich, enlighten, educate, entertain, and the big picture for us is we hope to empower. Today we're going to do just that by sharing wonderful tips on health and wellness and empowerment. And today I'm going to bring back my daughter, who is kind enough to share a lot of pertinent information in keeping us healthy and in wellness. Let me introduce to you my daughter, Jamie Nicole Anderson, TL, mother and entrepreneur. So welcome back, Jamie. Thanks mom. Okay, all of the family, but we are all about helping people to be healthy, wealthy, and wise. I just added that. She just came up with that. She's so. But anyway, let's talk about the five main aspects real quick of being wealthy. Overall, yeah, overall health and yes, what are the five key because I know you, you're trying to test my memory. And I'll participate. So we talked about physical, yes, physical, we talked about emotional wheels talked about financial and occupational, like what you do for, what you do for a living, right? And then of course, mental, yeah, mental, mental. Yes. And the big picture for us is also spiritual, right? Very important part. So with all that, that should keep us grounded and in balance, right? We need, you need all to thrive, right? I totally agree. So thank God I remember. Good job. So let's talk about, let's touch up on the sum of those five aspects, incorporating the importance of these oils that you use while growing up. Yeah. So should we give some backstory about, about health background? Yes. Of course. Okay. So I studied health and nutrition at Brigham Young University. BYU. BYU. Yes. Go Cougs. And then, but health, I feel like health and nutrition and was always part of our life growing up. It's always been. Yeah. We know that it's, it's the foundation and the core of a happy life. We grew up with wheatgrass shots. Yes. We know how to grow wheatgrass and we grew up just loving carrot juice and just always saying the whiter the bread, the quicker you're dead and you can thank dad for, for coming up with that because to this day, we don't like to have white bread in the house. We try to buy it. I mean, and when we do have that white bread, man, it tastes, it's really good, but I don't know about that. That's why I don't understand people, you know how they cut out just and save the white part. Right. And throws away the crust, which has all those nutrients in it. It does. It actually does have. It just boggles my mind. Yeah. It does have some added, some extra nutrients in that, in having that crust on, so keep that crust on. That's right. Yeah. But also there's this concoction that dad also whip up in the morning, which he has you drinking also, in addition to wheatgrass, Brewer's yeast, yeah, and you would think, It takes a special person to drink Brewer's yeast. Yes. But you know, what's it done to dad is he prevented his hair from totally falling off. I know. You don't know a lot of 90 year olds who have. He is 90 years young, full head of hair, full head of hair and yet his hair is darker than my roots. Yeah. For a 90 year old, the only thing I can credit is Brewer's yeast and of course wheatgrass. And constantly, yeah, constantly putting that focus on his mental, his physical health and right. He's got a good mental outlook. Yeah. Yeah. I think he's going to live past 101. Yeah. Yeah. Definitely. Yeah. We're all striving. We don't care of mama. I hope he's watching this show because this show is a lot about him and all the things that he's taught us about being healthy, sprouting was one of the things that he always did where he sprouted the wheat and because there is health, there's added health benefits to eating it when it's sprouted versus not. And yeah, I think just, yeah, he's an inspiration to many, right? And I feel like that's kind of how health and wellness works, right? It's not just for you. You benefit, of course, by making, putting a focus on that aspect, but by doing so you invite others to do the same. And so I'm hoping that, my hope is that my son, he'll grow up and he'll remember these many, yeah, these many lessons that, well, I credit dad also for, you know, your crazy sister. She's vegan today. She's vegan. Yeah. Because she remember a lot of those things that dad has taught and about eating things that are straight out from nature. Right. You know? Right. So we quick up, we say close to the source. That means something that is close to the source, that means it's been freshly picked, it hasn't been processed, and that's the best. And they still have the signs of nature. Remember how he used to demonstrate the carrot and the eyes? Right. Yeah? You eat carrots. Carrot is good for your eyes. It's really good for your eyes. Well, that's so good for your brain. Yeah. There's so many, many things. Symbolism is everywhere. Yeah. In nature. It's awesome. Yeah. It's amazing today. Our next show we're going to bring him on so that we can hear it. He's got lots of stories. From the horse's mouth. He's got lots of stories to tell. Yeah. He does have. Well, growing up in a canyon where everything thrived, and this is in Northern Utah, Hiram is the place, Hiram Logan, Cache Valley, for our Anderson Ranch, still stands and thrived till today. But anyway, go back to our main topic this weekend. We're going back on topic, health and wellness. Okay. So, yes, nutrition, health, it's been a major part of my life, and another aspect, and mom gets full credit on this one, is incorporating essential oils in our daily health and wellness routines. That's right. You grew up with that, because whenever you had the sniffles, mom, my stomach is sore. I would take my healing oil blend, and then put a drop, and rub it on your tummy, and sooner or later, you would feel better. You speak the truth. Yeah. So, mom, yeah, mom was all about essential oils, before essential oils were even cool, before it became so mainstream, you're already using it. Because I remember, my grandmother used to use this thing called hilo, hilo is to massage, and she used to squeeze things out of the trees in the backyard, whether it was the kalamungai tree, and you know that kalamungai is famous for those nutritional values that really help people fight off and ward off those diseases. Yeah. So, I remember her squeezing, squeezing the juice, kalamungai, extracting the juice and then if you had an acid problem, upset stomach, she would make you drink that stuff. So, you know, and even the stinky, noni, she used to do that, before noni even became a household name, stunk like hell, but with a touch of vinegar and a little bit of sugar, she made it palatable, but I remember drinking it as a little girl, so all those homemade remedies. Yeah, and they've been around for so long, so long, and so all these things, it was all part of our growing up, yeah, mom's oil to this day and forever and always, it will be peppermint, though. Peppermint and all those other oil blends that helps me with my breathing, because breathing is so important. If you're all stuffed up and, you know, clog up, then you get that really throbbing headache, then it doesn't really help to make your day pleasant, so this is why you will find me massaging my temple with those oil, and then, of course, the back of my neck for relaxation, because all of us are feeling so stressed out and all the pressures of the daily grinds of life. Right. So, those are all our secret but natural ingredients that help us live healthy. Yeah, I think a lot of our health can be traced back to, yeah, breathing, right, just taking that time, slow down in your day and just take a deep inhale. Yeah, I'm so glad that you are also incorporating yoga and teaching others to breathe and just have an overall wonderful experience, just by breathing and being in tune. And connecting movements of the body with that breathing and just having that stillness in your day. Yes. It's magical. Be still. And what's the saying, Anak? Keep calm. Yeah. Well. Be still. My soul. What are you saying? Where are you going? Yeah. I don't know. Take time to meditate, to appreciate the beauty of nature, because there's so much clatter, so much things going on that we don't take the time to just be calm, be still and distressed. Right. And that's where yoga and proper breathing comes in. And I'm so happy you're doing that. By the way, you're doing yoga at the beach today? Yes. Tonight, actually. Tonight. Evening yoga with my good friend. We're going to head to Lanikai Beach and we're going to do some... I'm going to build a bonfire. Okay. And I'm going to... Deal. I'm going to cry and join you. I'm going to cry and join you. Okay. Just have something to enclose that fire. Sure. If that's not allowed, come to the farm. No, yeah, you can. I'll build a bonfire there and we can have yoga at the farm. Okay. With a beautiful view of Honolulu. Goat yoga. Yeah. Can you get some goats? Goat? Yeah. It's a thing now, goat yoga. Yeah. I'll ask Uncle Nelson to corral some of the goats. Okay. Deal. Then we can have goat cheese and goat milk. Goat yoga. Goat yoga. Sounds like... Sounds too perfect. But you know, I'm so happy to have this great relationship with my daughter or we could sit down anywhere, anytime and have a heart to heart conversation and make sense out of these things where some people can't even agree or communicate. Right. But at least we have... I think, yeah, we agree, right? Relationships are like... That's another aspect of health too. It's just like relationships with others, right? You want to build those family bonds and relationships. Yep. Families... Yep. Families are forever. And that's really, really important. You can tell that we have developed this mother and daughter bond because like I said, whether we're in D.C. where we've been, New York or even Las Vegas for that matter, we still are able to find common things and make it a wonderful bonding quality moment for mother and daughter. Aww. And that's always how it should be. I'm serious to my eyes, but anyway, I won't get emotional because we have the other half that we will go into some tips that we want to share with you about health and wellness and how we're operating these wonderful essential oils that will add quality and value in your life. Again, this is Pinoy Power Hawaii and we are happy to come into your homes every Tuesday with the help of Think Tech Hawaii. We'll take a quick break. We will be right back. Aloha. My name is Mark Schlobb. I am the host of Think Tech Hawaii's Law Across the Sea. Law Across the Sea is on Think Tech Hawaii every other Monday at 11 a.m. Please join me where my guests talk about law topics and ideas and music and Hawaii Ana all across the sea from Hawaii and back again. Aloha. Hina-san, konnichiwa. Think Tech Hawaii ga nihongo de otodoke suru. Konnichiwa Hawaii no nihongo hou-sou no kosuto kuni-sue ikari desu. Kaku-shu getu-youbi no niji kara otodoke shite imasu. Nihongo community, hawa no nihongo community ni ben-ri na otasuke jōhou, ni-usu nado o guest wo manekishite otodoke suru bangumi desu. Konnichiwa Hawaii. Kaku-shu no getu-youbi niji kara. Welcome back to Pinoy Power Hawaii. And again, I want to thank my daughter, Jamie Nicole Anderson-Tiau for being my guest today. And she is here to talk about health and wellness in general. But on the second half of our show, we'd like to give you some beginning tips and pointers about incorporating this wonderful essential oil to make your day a little bit brighter, smoother, and help to distress our lives. So, Jamie, it's up to you. I'm going to interject from time to time, but before we start. Sure. So, we're going to start with the basics. What are essential oils? Right? Okay. There's a lot of talk about it. I feel like these days, so essential oils, they are volatile aromatic compounds found from nature. That just means they evaporate pretty easily and aromatic, meaning they have a smell to them, right? I love it. Right? They're great smells and they're taken from a plant, whether it's the stem, the leaves, the root, or flower. And then these oils are found usually in little oil sacks on the plants. And on the plants, this is what protects them. These oils protect them from predators, you know, makes the plant not taste good to the predators, or helps to protect the plant from viruses and bacteria. So, when we use essential oils, we experience similar effects by using them. So, essential oils help us with fighting against, yeah, bacteria, the flu, right? Helps us with that. And so many, so many benefits that come from using these oils one of three ways, whether that is aromatically, meaning breathing in the oils, whether that's with a diffuser or just simply taking some drop of essential oils, yeah, in your hand and just cupping it, just cupping it over your mouth and breathing. That's one way to enjoy the benefits. And by doing it that way, we've mentioned many times just how it opens up your airways and the smell is the quickest way to experience it. Yeah, to experience, to affect the brain. Like, certain smells encourage happy thoughts, right? Like the citrus oils, they just make you, you smell wild orange oil and you can't help but feel happy. Be happy. Yeah. So, that's why, and that's why smells and our memories are linked together. Together. So much is because. Oh, it triggers something. Right. So, when we smell, it goes, it goes to our limbic system and that just totally, like, for example, I smell, what do I smell? When I smell fresh baked cookies, I think of my mom and all the times we've spent in the kitchen, right? So you just, it's that, just the smell is so strong and so that's one way. It triggers a memory. Yes. So, aromatically, the second way you can use essential oils is topically. So that means that you're using it, applying it to your skin. Either neat by itself, like putting peppermint oil or lavender oil right on your skin, or you use it with a carrier oil, like coconut oil. Because some oils are hot, you don't want to be putting those directly on your skin. For example, oregano oil. It's great for, it's great for. Flavoring. Flavoring, yeah. And for also just giving your body that extra immune support, but you don't want to be putting that directly on. Yeah. But that would be good for your digestive system. Yeah. Oregano. Yeah. I use it in my cooking a lot, especially Italian dishes. By the way, my daughter is a great cook, and we will soon start off our mother and daughter cooking show. Oh, a deal. Okay. And our new CJC live channel, which you can watch. And you can see how we can incorporate using these essential oils. That's true. And then, last way, we already touched on it, is internally. By taking them internally, you get the benefits of effects, your, helps with digestive health. I like using oils to assist my liver function. Just our livers do so much. They go through so much in this day and age. They need help. Yeah. Needs help just with cleansing. I like a few drops of peppermint and lemon in my water. And it just kind of rejuvenates the water. Yeah. And make it more palatable. And perhaps rather than drinking eight cups, I'll drink a gallon for the day. That's one way of cleansing, right? Yeah. Much better alternative to juices and sodas, right? All those things that are loaded with sugar. Right. Right. Okay. Yeah, so those are the ways that you can use essential oils. But I'm going to say that you can't just buy any essential oil and take it internally. That's the common question. Why can't I go to Long's or Costco or any of the... Or the dollar store. Or the dollar store and get a dollar bottle of oil. Although I don't think you can buy a bottle of oil for $1. Can you? So I have seen it in the dollar section of a store. It must be vegetable oil. But yeah, it is not essential oil. So an essential oil is exactly what it says on the bottle. If it says peppermint, essential oil, that is all it is. It is the oil from a peppermint plant and nothing else is added. No additives. Right. But yeah, when you see these cheap oils from elsewhere and you look in the ingredients, chances are like the one I saw, that was a dollar. It had mineral oil. It had a lot of other things added to it. And the last ingredient was peppermint oil. Oh. So that isn't an essential oil, right? It has all those fillers. Yeah, it had essential oil at the end. But then it had other things to fill the bottle. Right. To fill the bottle. Uh-huh. As you can imagine, essential oils, they are not regulated well. Right? You can bottle a lot of things. A lot of different oils. And put a label on it. Even castor oil. And say it's all natural. Uh-huh. Right? Because I mean like, okay, technically, yeah, it is. But yeah. So we like to educate people that not all essential oils are created equally. And our personal preference, we use doTERRA essential oils. And we just come to love, love, love, love the company. And all it stands for, they know that essential oils, it's not only the oil itself. It's going back to where it has grown, what time of the year. And the process. Right. And just like who's growing it and what the methods of how it's being grown and harvested and extracted to create essential oils. So they work with growers all over the world to ensure that these oils are The highest quality. They're harvested in the best possible climate, best possible location in the world for this plant to grow. And then after they do all that, they're not done there. They also have a series of tests that they do to make sure that the oil is up to this high standard. Where it is safe, it is natural and it's effective. That means it's safe for you to use on your skin. It's safe for you to be breathing in and especially internally, because you don't want to mess around. We don't want to mess around with any other oils that have not been tested. And you want what's safe and best for your family, I think, and yourself. You deserve the best. I definitely think my family deserves the very best. And also you want these oils to be, we want to be able to count on them. So with doTERRA's testing, I know that every time I use peppermint for stomach indigestion or headache, it's going to work every single time. So that's why I love to use doTERRA in my home. There you go. Yeah. You come to our home and from the kitchen to the bedroom is filled with the essential oils, especially doTERRA. Mom has her own oil blends that I've been using for a long time. And our viewers, our listeners, our fans ask for that, the Pinoy Power Healing Oil. And I have to give it to them because that's what they're used to. But they also love the doTERRA oil, especially on the diffusers. There's so many people that are ordering diffusers now and making the essential oil as part of their everyday ritual. And it's a healthy habit, like a diffuser instead of candles, instead of artificial fragrance. It's just, yeah, you're lowering that toxic load, I think. But where can they go to your website? Or perhaps you can call me, 285-0803. I'll be happy to connect you with Jamie. I'll give you a website because we only got a few seconds left. Okay. Website is www.wailaowroad.com. Okay, spell that real quick. www.wailaowroad.com. And that's our, so it's not just me. Right. You have a great team. This is a community of just advocates for health and wanting to just help anyone who's ready to make that change. Name them real quickly. Uwakea. Oh, yeah. So we have Uwakea, Igami. We have Kalei, Begui, and Natalie, Yamamoto. They're all who I started out with. But now we're expanding and helping others. Antidella is one of your other connections. Anti-Aileen, all your aunties. Anti-Rose, all there to support you. Yeah, they're all so supportive and happy to help anyone. All right. We need to wrap up. We will again continue our conversation. But thank you, Jamie, for always coming in and sharing your knowledge about these wonderful essential oils. And hopefully we have touched people's minds to look into the benefits of these wonderful essential oils. Thank you again. Thank Tec Hawaii for giving us this opportunity to help others with the empowerment. We aim to enrich and lighten, educate, entertain, and we hope to empower. And with that, Maraming Salamat Poh, Mabuhay.