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The Allergy Bomb Essential Oil Recipe Review

Soooo... I have allergies.  Rotten things. I also have high blood pressure. Guess what happens when you take allergy pills?  It raises your blood pressure. Anyhow, I decided to try the allergy bomb essential oil recipe found all over pinterest. I'd love to give you who I got it from... seriously though, I have no idea who posted it first. 

So, are you wondering how it works?  I only have 1 word.

FANTASTIC. 

No joke. I have to admit, I didn't expect it to work at all.  Yet, it did... and 2+ weeks later it still works.  I'm shocked.  I shouldn't be, right?  Yet, I am. Call me doubting Thomas. I'll agree.  

The recipe, the way I use it: 

1 5ml roller ball with 

10 drops peppermint

10 drops lemon

10 drops lavender

topped off with evening primrose 

as a carrier oil. 

How do I use it?  I put some on my feet, and put socks on over it.  Then I roll some down my lymph tubes (start behind the ear, and draw a line toward your collarbone).  The first day I put it on every 2 or 3 hours.  The second day I used it, IDK (I don't know), maybe 4 times?  After that it's in the am, and in the evening... unless I forget, and only use it when I wake up... 

                              
Full disclosure, I did take an allergy pill twice since I started.  Not because it didn't work... because I was seriously to lazy to go get the oil, and then go find socks, and I KNEW what I was doing later, and that I'd need protection from the histamines.  Yep. No kidding.  I'm not proud of it.  

*Disclaimer!!!  The information given here is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  The information represents what I have chosen to do to take charge of my own personal health and that of my family.  Statements I make have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products I give are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition, consult your physician before using these products. Information found through me should not be relied upon to determine dietary changes, a medical diagnosis or courses of treatment.

The Mossberg MVP Project.

 I didn't see any real world review of these rifles so I decided to write one,  Lets introduce the Rifle. It is a Mossberg MVP Varmint 7.62x51 caliber, 24" fluted medium bull barrel 1:10 twist. Optic is a Bushnell Trophy XLT 4-2x40.

 First impressions were good, the fit and finish on the rifle was good for a budget tactical rifle. The magazine release worked well without a lot of effort and you can easily access the mag release with a gloved hand.  The Trigger pull was factory set at 2.5 lbs and broke cleanly.  The small tang safety on the trigger does not hinder the trigger usage at all and is a nice safety feature. One thing I did notice, when the manual safety is in the fire position, and the trigger is depressed without depressing the tang safety on the front of the trigger, the trigger will click back and lock, locking both the safety and the trigger.  To reset the trigger, the bolt handle has to be lifted.  I attempted to fire a live round on the range without depressing the tang on the front of the trigger and could not get the rifle to fire even with the audible click and movement of the trigger.. Each time I tried this operation I needed to lift the bolt handle to reset the trigger.  You need to be aware of this just in case something where to snag the trigger, you would have to manually reset it.  I do not think there is a problem with the rifle but I am going to follow up with Mossberg to verify.  The comb on the stock is as close to perfect height for me as it gets, and lines up to the scope very well. Finish on the stock is great, and I like the textured grip panels on the front and pistol grip of the stock.  The Mossberg M is carved out in the fore end grip panel.. Bolt operation is smooth and positive.  The bolt can be removed from the action without pulling the trigger via a button on the left rear of the action..The manual safety has a very noticeable click to engage or disengage. Overall I think the rifle fit and finish is great. I handled several other brands of rifle while looking for this one and thought this one offered the most bang for the buck.

First time out I shot a .75 inch group at 100 yards with hornady TAP FPD. 165 grain interbond ammo. I was Very impressed with the accuracy for the first time slinging lead downrange. I also ran some of my hand loads through it and ended up with a bad primer in one. After removing the cartridge I noticed a deep gouge in the soft point of the bullet.  After an inspection I found some sharp edges on the feed ramp, so I polished them out with a very fine file and some emery cloth. The 2.5 pound trigger was a joy and keeps getting smoother the more I fire this rifle.. The magazine feed has been flawless IF you don't work the bolt like a girl. It feeds harder than a Ruger or Rem 700.  Its not overly stiff but still needs some positive force to operate properly. Feeding from a fully loaded 20 rnd box mag makes a fun range day with this rifle. It will also accept 5,10,15,20,25  M1A or  Dpms Lr-308/SR-25 mags, although the 20 and 25 rounders are a little long. 

What everybody has been waiting for...How accurate is it...........  First load workup was using 150 grain sierra soft point boat tail gamekings.. and blc-2.  Two different kinds of brass. Best 2 groups were .43" at 100 Yards. Fired from the bipod at a shooting bench.. Here are some Pics.

47.5 Grain Blc-2 in LC case is .43 inches
48 grain Blc-3 in a PPU case is .43 inches.

I think these groups could be tightened up some with seating depth changes. I got some vertical stringing on a few groups so I may work up the top 3 loads using magnum primers too see if that helps.

The Next load workup is going to be 165 grain Sierra boat tail hollow point gamekings, using IMR4895 I have them loaded and need to get to the range to see what happens... In my experience these have been the closest to match bullets in a 1:10 twist rifle. Because this rifle will go hunting with me this year I will save the load workups with match bullets until after I have my chosen hunting loads ironed out..

Stay tuned for more This will be a long term test and range report... 

 Jason.

Frustration takes the fun out of it.

Mostly Gluten Free
Partly Paleo
Recipes, frustrations, and more...

 I'm overweight.  *sigh*  There's no use trying to hide it, or pretend it isn't what it is.  I have a daughter who shares clothes with me.  *sigh*  She's beautiful, and fun, and I worry that she'll never know the freedom of wearing whatever she wants.  I know there's more to life.  The flip side of that coin?  There's MORE to life. 
I've had allergy testing done, and am "allergic" to wheat.  Anyone who's done the research knows we're probably all allergic to this stuff they're calling wheat in the states.  Don't know what I'm talking about?  I'll add some links later. 
Did you know gluten free products tend to have a crazy amount of sugar?  Turns out we're so used to eating certain flours that when you switch them out they add tons of sugar to hide the other flavors. :/  Ugh. 
Paleo is a great lifestyle.  I personally, though, have a really hard time eating that much veg.  It turns into the adkins diet... and then my hair falls out.  Seriously.  It does.
Here I will post triumphs in my gluten free and paleo attempts, and my pitiful failures (as they are sure to happen).   Thanks for reading.

 

Red River Gorge, Kentucky

The view from the top of Natural Bridge.

Red River Gorge encompasses a significant area of Kentucky in the Daniel Boone National Forest.
Our trip there was great, full of short hikes and long hikes alike.  MOST (but not all) of the trails were well labeled, there was never a problem with too difficult of a trail, out of the one's we followed. Enjoy the pictures!!!

Under Natural Bridge.

Can you find my daughter and husband?

South a bit is Natural Arches.  This is the view from the park. 

CROSSING Natural Arch!

We also enjoyed Cumberland Falls while in southern KY.  Next time we'll take the Eagle Trail :)

Why, you might ask....

Why a blog?   Why an online diary?  Who want's to read what's going on in your life? 
I don't know.  Maybe nobody.  Maybe somebody.  I'm hoping there's someone out there who will be able to benefit from what I've learned... what I'm learning, and what happens in my life in general. 

I'm learning new stuff all the time.  I can honestly say I didn't grow up till I was almost 30.  Some days I still think I'm working on it... Maybe we all are until we die.  I parent a lot different now than I did  when I was 20.  I cook a lot different (better I hope).  Getting married in high school and growing up with a mom who LOVED to do everything for me didn't give me a lot of experience in the kitchen!  Didn't give me a lot of experience cleaning either. *sigh* I still remember the moment I read, in "Sidetracked Home Executives: From Pigpen to Paradise" a line that went something like "Why don't you just throw away the teabag when your done with it?", and what a novel idea that was!
Common sense?  Not so much. Hahahahaha... 

My post probably won't be long, and hopefully I'll have my whole family contributing before too much time passes :)