I have been using essential oils for over 5 years with my family of 9 and have been amazed at how effective they are for so many issues that come up in raising a family.
Here is a set of notes put together by a friend who is an expert in the field of health. I share these notes so people can see the amazing possibilities when using therapeutic grade essential oils and gain a bit more research on this topic of using EO to help with health.
One can’t find essential oils that are therapeutic grade at your local health food store– most EO are extracted using chemicals not careful steam distillation.
What is sold there I cannot attest to but I preface everything you hear today with the understanding that I am ONLY TALKING ABOUT Young Living Essential Oils.
YLEO are produced from carefully identified plants with chemical profiles that match or exceed the recognized world standards. YL has its own MORE comprehensive, rigorous internal standard, which is an essential prereq to gain therapeutic results without producing harmful side effects.
What are Essential Oils?
EO are the life blood of the plant – oxygen carrying substance, fight infection, contain hormone-like compounds and initiate regeneration in the cells.
EOs have a unique ability to penetrate cell membranes and diffuse throughout the blood and tissues (saliva, necessary quality). These particles are one of the only things small enough to cross the blood brain barrier.
EO products have protective properties which are the plants natural defense mechanism that work the same in us and therefore have medicinal properties.
The key to producing therapeutic-grade essential oils is to preserve as many of the delicate compounds within the EO as possible. Constituents can be affected by the plant which the oil was produced, soil conditions, fertilizer, geographic region, climate, altitude, harvesting methods, and distillation processes.
YL uses only plant material free of herbicides and agrichemicals. These chemicals can react with the EO during distillation to produce toxic compounds. Many pesticides are oil-soluble so they can mix into the EO. YL tests EVERY BATCH OF OIL yet only 28% of all oils are accepted.
Essential oils have hundreds to thousands of chemical constituents, all contributing to the oil’s therapeutic effects.
You want to have the full range of constituents.
Importantly, because of their complexity, EOs do not disturb the body’s natural balance. If one constituent exerts too strong of an effect, another constituent may block or counteract.
How can one oil do so many different things? E.g. Lavender – the swiss army knife of oils. It is antiseptic, antifungal, analgesic, antitumoral, anticonvulsant, vasodilating, relaxant, anti-inflammatory, reduces blood fat/cholesterol, and combats excess sebum on skin. And it’s good for respiratory infections, HBP, Arteriosclerosis, menstrual problems, skin conditions, burns, hair loss, insomnia and nervous tension.
They are God given and work perfectly with the body.
The oils carry a frequency. Rose has the highest freq of any oil. Viruses and bacteria, cancer, etc carry a low frequency and can not survive in area with a much higher freq.
Being healthy is not just the absence of disease but it is striving for optimal health. It starts with balancing the pH in our bodies (so bad things don’t want to live there) and keep your intestinal tract clean (80% of immune system is in the gut – don’t compromise it).
How to use Essential Oils
- topically – b/c of their molecular structure, EOs are rapidly absorbed by the skin. 3 sec into blood stream. Vitaflex (teaching Tues 8 March) = points on foot that relate to organ systems and activate their reflex, Raindrop/massage. NOTE: be careful with citrus oils and sunshine.
- direct inhalation – Fragrance is the substance of memories. An aroma inhaled causes the olfactory nerve to send messages to the limbic part of the brain which activates thought and memory. Hence, in less than a second, a scent has the power to activate a number of physical and emotional responses.
- diffuse – clean your environment. Toxins in air, chemicals, fungus (black mold), etc. 75% of American homes use synthetic air fresheners. Wake brain up to focus (peppermint), relax a room of people (P&C), sell a house (Abundance)
- internally* – saturate tissue, great absorption (vaginally = 100% absorbability, rectally = fastest way to the lungs, orally = entire digestive tract) · Bioaccumulation from skin, digested or inhaled from common daily exposure in our homes and lives. Slow drip until toxic threashold is met (and that’s different for everyone) and sickness or disease is diagnosed.
And, of course EOs can be used during a crisis situation (cut yourself, snake bite, etc) but also used to support the body daily and therefore have better overall health.
Everyday Oils kit – YL put 9 oils in a kit so you can do about everything with this kit = First Aid Kit
Lavender – relaxation, sleep, cuts and burns, great for skin, inflammation
· Our therapeutic-grade lavender oil naturally has over 200 chemical components, which explains how at one time, lavender has significant anti-anxiety, anti-histamine, anti-inflammatory, and wound healing properties. This one essential oil can be used for literally thousands of health conditions. It takes 170-250 lbs. of lavender plant material to make just 1 lb. of lavender oil. So each and every drop of real lavender oil is a potent, precious, non-toxic natural medicine that you can feel good about using on yourself, your children, and even your pets.
· University researchers in Japan found that diffusing certain aromas in an office environment dramatically improved mental accuracy and concentration. When aromas were diffused during test taking, scores increased by as much as 50 percent.
Peppermint – alertness (focus and concentration), digestion aid, coolness (drink, topical), relieve headaches, anti-inflammation, brings a fever down, congestion/sinus relief, curbs appetite
· University of Cincinnati found that inhaling peppermint oil increased mental accuracy by 28 percent.
· Our peppermint is so potent and pure that ONE DROP delivers the effectiveness of 26 cups of pure peppermint tea.
Thieves – 15th century robbers, line of products from oral health to household cleaning, antibacterial/viral, black mold (diffuse – MoldRX4U.com), cold sores,
· Thieves is a masterpiece blend where the individual oils synergistically complement one another that increases the overall efficacy (a chord in a musical composition). It is a harmony of chemistry and several university studies that show this.
· Mold RX4U – One of the most important findings of the more than 20 case studies completed by Dr. Edward Close is that diffusing the essential oil blend not only destroys mold spores, but also removes mold spores, dead and alive, from the air. It also keeps killing off the vir/bac/fungus and their toxins over time.
Frankincense – anticancer/tumoral (OU bladder cancer research), antibacterial, asthma (drop on top of head),
· “Used to treat every conceivable ill known to man,” frankincense was valued more than gold during ancient times, and only those with great wealth and abundance possessed it. It is mentioned in one of the oldest known medical records called the Ebers Papyrus (dating from sixteenth century B.C.) with an ancient Egyptian list of 877 prescriptions and recipes.
· Antidepressant and uplifts spirits by the chemical constituent called sesquiterpenes which stimulate the limbic system of the brain (the center for memory and emotions), as well as hypothalamus, pineal and pituitary glands.
Lemon – full of antioxidants (anticancer, antibacterial), dissolves chemicals, cough, ear infections
Lemon oil demo
· Research by Jean Valnet, MD showed that vaporized lemon oil can kill meningococcus bacteria in 15 minutes, typhoid bacilli in one hour, Staphylococcus aureus in two hours, and Pneumococcus bacteria within three hours. Even a 0.2% solution of lemon oil can kill diphtheria bacteria in 20 minutes and inactivate tuberculosis bacteria.
· Lemon oil has been widely used in skin care to cleanse skin and reduce wrinkles and combat acne.
· Lemon has shown to have antidepressant effects in research done by Komori, et al., 1995.
Purification – bug bites/repellent, bad smells (cat urine, smoke, hotel rooms), cuts
· Eliminates refrigerator breakdown stink and other brutal odors.
· Great for pets from ear mites to flea problems.
Peace and Calming – Calm you and others, decrease stress, great to diffuse, Sleep, overactive or hard-to-manage children, panic attacks, teeth grinding
· Lisa Burns’ class room with the calm place.
· A client with panic attacks on highways so would use P&C on her arms, neck, nose in car and no problems.
· The blue tansy ingredient helps combat anger and negative emotions.
PanAway – Pain from menstrual cramps to severe injuries, anti-inflam, increases circulation and accelerates healing, arthritis and sciatic pain
· Mom with knee replacement and Jim with ACL replacement. Helichrysum is blood balancing and also quenches pain, inflammation and reduces muscle spasms.
· Great for pets – friend just put cat down with cancer tumors and said PanAway really helped her cat with the pain.
Valor – Chiro in a bottle to hold adjustments, to keep in alignment, sciatica, self-esteem, sleep apnea, anxiety, TMJ issues
· It helps the body self-correct its balance and alignment.
· Great for pets to help calm them and allow them to be more approachable.
Now, nothing works when you don’t use it. Rocket science, right?
Hit things hard if working with chronic or acute situations. Works best with preventative/daily use.
I always suggest folks have the basic fist aid kit on hand because the most powerful way to zap something is to hit it hard at the beginning stages of symptoms. And if you don’t have an arsenal on hand you can’t jump into action.
Everyday Oil KitKit we have been talking about–The Everyday Oils. For the first 6 people to join, I will invest in you and give you a book that retails for $25.00–this isn’t from YL it is out of my pocket–so you will have the knowledge you need to learn how to use these oils. This is a great resource for learning. It is like the Bible for Essential oils. It will list every oil and what its uses are and has an area where you look up nausea and what to use and how to use it etc. Plus I am available to tutor you along. I have a passion to help people live as healthy as possible so we can live the life God has for us to glorify Him. Right now I have a limited number of these books available.
Sharon Koehn
joyfulacres9@yahoo.com
Heart for Home
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