I'm so happy to report that dear, older brother and his wife are no longer struggling with sickness in their home!!! For the past year them and their 4 kids had been sharing one sickness after another and they rarely had a week with all of them illness free and happy. Well, I finally opened my heart and sent my brother home with 4 oils: frankincense, per la Immunity, per la Respiratory, and lavender. It wasn't even 4 days later when he called with such excitement in his voice! He was so exuberant when he exclaimed that he finally felt amazing! And so does his wife and kids. Even more amazing is his his wife had been experiencing a lot of joint and muscle pain, which I have a special blend for that called per la Pain, but I didn't know she was hurting that way or I would've sent my brother home with some. Anyway, after applying frankincense on her joints and muscles for 3 days her pain is nearly gone and continues to get better daily!! How great is that... she was trying to get rid of one thing and ended up helping herself in more ways than one. That's what I call the blessing of Essential Oils!
:) Good luck in your essential oil endeavors and OIL UP!!!
Find those oils at our website: www.HealthAndWellnessEO.weebly.com
I almost forgot to add my dad's success as well. Every year he pays hundreds of dollars to a dermatologist to burn off moles. He's had melanoma twice, once nearly taking his life. I caught him a few weeks back before going to the dr. and said, "ya know you can just put oregano on that and in about 3 days it will be gone." He looked at me like ya right. He was willing to try it out though because it was way cheaper than the alternative. So, he put one drop on his mole with a bandaid on top and voila! By the next day it was gone. It didn't even take 3 days. After that he was hooked. He now applies oregano and frankincense on his moles and watches them slough off. He is now mole-free which means his chances of getting a life-threatening cancer have dropped dramatically. How grateful I am that I can not only save my Father money, but his life. If you have any doubts about the effectiveness of essential oils give them a try. Give them a chance to heal your body and give you aid.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
My sister's one year old & a HUGE wart
My sweet sister's one and a half year old developed a large and painful wart on his finger. After several weeks of it being there and starting to hurt him she got smart and grabbed her oils. One drop of oregano essential oil twice a day for 3 days and voila!! it was gone. A little tid bit about warts: they get worse before they get better. When they begin to heal they enlarge and can crack, bleed and develop a crusty scab right before falling off and going completely away. Warts are an expression of a virus that often hide dormant in the base of our spine and only manifest when our immune systems are compromised or weak, etc. If you find that oregano oil works to get rid of your warts but they keep coming back, then you need to examine your diet and make some big changes while using essential oils routinely to help your body remove viruses and bacteria that have settled into your tissues, lymphatic system, muscular system, and even skeletal system. I know this from personal experience. I used to get warts all over my hands every now and again for unexplained reasons. They would go away on their own but then come back. When I started a cleansing regimen my hands broke out really bad in them so I upped the oregano and sure enough, they all cleared out and haven't been back since. If I start feeding my body those things that bacteria and viruses love, obviously, they are sure to come back, but it's nice to know that I can have control over my health and so do YOU! :D
Oil UP It works!!!
Oil UP It works!!!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Helps for cleansing the body after antibiotics
Hello again dear friends and folks. :)
What inspired today's writing were a few of my friends that are nursing their sweet babies and have either been on antibiotics themselves or their precious little ones have. While antibiotics are sometimes necessary, they are none-the-less harmful to the liver and kidneys. As part of the flushing and detoxing organs in our bodies they are bombarded with what we ingest. Naturally, antibiotics are no exception and pass through these vital organs causing stress on them as they try desperately to cleanse the body of the foreign substance. Also, antibiotics kill all of our antibodies that are so precious to the health and well being of our babies. Even when the mother is on antibiotics they go through her breast milk and into her baby killing off all those antibodies designed to get the baby through its first year. So, should it be necessary to be on antibiotics is there anything we can do to help our organs out and give our babies (and ourselves) an extra boost, especially when our bodies no longer have the means to fight off viruses and bacteria themselves?
Absolutely! Of course everything starts with what we eat, but aside from eating healthy, we can boost our immune systems and give our organs a second chance with this gentle liver cleanse. (Click on the word cleanse to be taken to the website where this cleanse was retrieved. www.HealthAndWellnessEO.weebly.com).
Cleaning up the liver is The key to better health, energy and vitality!Good Morning Liver cleansing tonic:
• Benefits bile formation, which is essential for optimal fat metabolism
• Helps regulate the liver.
• Promotes peristalsis. Keeps waste moving along for elimination.
• Encourages tissue building.
• Strengthens and energizes the heart.
• Stimulates and builds the kidneys and adrenal glands.
• Its oxygen builds vitality.
• Its calcium strengthens and builds the lungs.
• Its sodium encourages tissue building.
• It alkalizes the pH of the blood to a healthy level.
• Its iron builds the red corpuscles.
• It cleanses the blood plasma.
• Aids the thyroid for deeper breathing.
• Helps dissolve and eliminate mucoid plaque from the digestive system.
Lemon Oil
• Encourages bile secretion,
• aids liver function,
• boosts metabolism,
• reduces toxin buildup in fat cells
• supports bile flow.
Peppermint Oil• Clears liver from drugs,
• may help allergies, hay fever, gastritis, flatulence, nausea, vomiting, common cold,
bronchitis, sinusitis, fever & morning sickness.
• MUCH more!
Another Liver Cleanse option!!
This one was derived from the Master Cleanse. To learn more about the Master Cleanse, read this E-Book; http://healthandlight.com/TheMasterCleanse.pdf
What inspired today's writing were a few of my friends that are nursing their sweet babies and have either been on antibiotics themselves or their precious little ones have. While antibiotics are sometimes necessary, they are none-the-less harmful to the liver and kidneys. As part of the flushing and detoxing organs in our bodies they are bombarded with what we ingest. Naturally, antibiotics are no exception and pass through these vital organs causing stress on them as they try desperately to cleanse the body of the foreign substance. Also, antibiotics kill all of our antibodies that are so precious to the health and well being of our babies. Even when the mother is on antibiotics they go through her breast milk and into her baby killing off all those antibodies designed to get the baby through its first year. So, should it be necessary to be on antibiotics is there anything we can do to help our organs out and give our babies (and ourselves) an extra boost, especially when our bodies no longer have the means to fight off viruses and bacteria themselves?
Absolutely! Of course everything starts with what we eat, but aside from eating healthy, we can boost our immune systems and give our organs a second chance with this gentle liver cleanse. (Click on the word cleanse to be taken to the website where this cleanse was retrieved. www.HealthAndWellnessEO.weebly.com).
Cleaning up the liver is The key to better health, energy and vitality!Good Morning Liver cleansing tonic:
- 1 Tablespoon (or more if you like) of freshly squeezed Lemon juice
- One drop of Peppermint Oil
- One drop of Lemon Oil
- Mix Lemon juice, lemon and peppermint oil. Best if taken before eating in the morning.
- Repeat each morning for 28 days then rest for one week and then resume.
• Benefits bile formation, which is essential for optimal fat metabolism
• Helps regulate the liver.
• Promotes peristalsis. Keeps waste moving along for elimination.
• Encourages tissue building.
• Strengthens and energizes the heart.
• Stimulates and builds the kidneys and adrenal glands.
• Its oxygen builds vitality.
• Its calcium strengthens and builds the lungs.
• Its sodium encourages tissue building.
• It alkalizes the pH of the blood to a healthy level.
• Its iron builds the red corpuscles.
• It cleanses the blood plasma.
• Aids the thyroid for deeper breathing.
• Helps dissolve and eliminate mucoid plaque from the digestive system.
Lemon Oil
• Encourages bile secretion,
• aids liver function,
• boosts metabolism,
• reduces toxin buildup in fat cells
• supports bile flow.
Peppermint Oil• Clears liver from drugs,
• may help allergies, hay fever, gastritis, flatulence, nausea, vomiting, common cold,
bronchitis, sinusitis, fever & morning sickness.
• MUCH more!
Another Liver Cleanse option!!
This one was derived from the Master Cleanse. To learn more about the Master Cleanse, read this E-Book; http://healthandlight.com/TheMasterCleanse.pdf
- 20 ounces Water (Purified)
- 2 Tbl. Fresh Lemon Juice
- 2 Tbl. Maple Syrup (Grade B)
- 2 drops Lemon Oil
- 2 drops Peppermint Oil
- Pinch of Cayanne pepper or a trace of Cayanne EO (Place toothpick into oil for a trace)
- Mix well, and start sipping in the morning, ending by 1pm, if possible.
- Eating a regular diet, is fine while taking as just a Liver Cleanse.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Every company says they're the most pure. How do I choose which company to buy from??
Just this last Saturday I gave an essential oils class for beginners. It was LOADS of FUN!! People came and put oils in their water, did steam tents, rubbed them into their feet, it was great to see their first time reactions to essential oils and watch them fall in love.
The oils I use, sell, and love I get from a source that I know personally. She has her bachelors degree in herbology and teaches at the community college in Post Falls, Idaho. She has encouraged me to expand my knowledge and I have done just that.
Before I found her I used Young Living essential oils and about 2 years ago I signed up for doTerra. I bought into their advertisements and believed they were certified as the most pure essential oil company. When I met my provider now she didn't have anything bad to say about doTerra, but she did inform me of some valuable information that you just won't find on the internet. It's common knowledge that there are no regulations for essential oil companies because they are in the natural food source industry. So, with that said there is no such certification in the U.S. for essential oil companies. There are for essential oil distillers all over the world to ensure they are distilling a pure product, but not for the companies selling the product. doTerra's biggest claim is that they are 100% CERTIFIED pure therapeutic grade essential oils. The certified part is just a name. The actual certification does not exist. Also, they copy writed the name so no one else can use certified in their companies as well (which doesn't matter since, again, the certification does not exist). While their oils are wonderful, don't get me wrong, they smell absolutely amazing, you must know that they are in fact diluted. Now they say that they do not dilute their oils which is partly true because they don't dilute with a carrier oil, but they do dilute using other cheaper oils. For example, their melaleuca (also known as Tea Tree) is not just melaleuca, it's mixed with orange and I think one other. It actually lists on the bottle what else is in there. They did not used to list what all they added and my suspision is that people who knew something about oils knew that what they were saying was just melaleuca could not be just that. This is only one example. The case is true with most of their oils. Now again, I'm sure they are still pure in the sense that whatever oils they are using to combine with are pure oils, however, if I purchase Tea Tree oil I want just that and not a blend. An advantage to having diluted oils is that you don't have to be very knowledgeable about them to use them. When you are using pure, neat (meaning undiluted) oregano oil internally you better know not to take it for longer than 5 days (in rare cases 10) and then you need a 10 day break before starting it up again if necessary. Oregano oil is extremely high in carvacrol which is what makes it one of the strongest oils in combating acute illnesses. Carvacrol builds up in the liver though and thus should not be ingested for extended periods of time. With all of this said, it is still safe and can even be beneficial to buy from doTerra. My thinking is why get a diluted version when I can have the straight thing from a different company for less than half the price because it's not a MLM and I'm not paying people at the top. There is only one MLM that I feel truly confident in and that's Young Living. Much of the bad press on Gary Young himself is true, however, like the restaurant that got shut down for poor cleanliness and then re-opened will have the best cleanliness habits, I think the same is true in this case also. Gary Young (he's the owner) has a true, honest desire to help and heal others. He also has a wealth of knowledge and has taught my own sister personally how to perform rain drop therapy on others. (Google rain drop therapy if you're sick and find someone near you to do it on you, it is truly amazing. I offer rain drop therapy myself and am in constant demand). The one essential oil of theirs that has only one other equal that I've found is theives oil. It's an immunity blend that never fails. Like theives oil, I sell vitruvian natural health essential oils and it has a blend called immunity that is almost identical and also never fails to deliver. Just take one sniff from the bottle and you'll smell why. (Find it at www.HealthAndWellnessEO.weebly.com).
So, doTerra is fine but I REALLY think that they are not worth the price they ask. While Young Living's essential oils are great too, again, because they are a MLM you are going to pay big money for them. Are there any other options? What can we do? What about those essential oils in the health food store? Aren't those just as good?
Not all essential oils are equal. In order for someone to put on their label 100% pure they only need to have 52% of that particular oil in the bottle. The rest can be filled with..... you name it; a carrier oil, junk from a bad crop, etc. When you see oils at the store that are being sold as aroma therapeutic it's because it's not healthy enough to be used on the skin, let alone ingested. What you want is straight therapeutic grade essential oils, undiluted. If you find those in the store, before you buy, go to their website and ask for a chromotography test sheet. Those are what distillers use when they have completed a batch. They test to make sure that each chemical constituent that is meant to be found is present and that there aren't any other constituents contained inside that are not supposed to be there. It guarantees the companies that are buying from them that they are getting pure essential oil and nothing else. If you find an essential oil company and they cannot produce test results to you then STAY AWAY! There is a reason why they don't want you to see the results, or usually they don't have their batches tested to begin with. Having the necessary testing done is an extremely expensive procedure and only those companies that really care will have them done and make them available to you the consumer. Also ask the company about the distillers they are buying from and make sure that your oils are coming from their place of origin. It has been scientifically proven that oils extracted from the same plant grown outside of its place of origin contains less of its chemical constituents. For example Lavender is form France. Make sure your oils are being sourced from the right places. Some distillers will spray the plants with a chemical that will give them a higher yield of oils come harvest time. While that oil is still considered 100% pure of course it is not. Be sure that the distillers used are growing their plants organic, which is a real certification and companies can use that on their labels or their websites etc. (There's a lot more to essential oils than you thought).
Now as you research oils you will learn about different types of distillation and how they can effect the oils being distilled. While in most cases a complete distillation is hard on oils because it means that the plants are under heat and pressure for longer, in some cases it is necessary. So, as you learn more don't throw out a company just because they use a complete distill on their peppermint. (That happened). Instead, educate yourself on that particular plant and distillation, then use your judgement.
The bottom line is Ma and Pop essential oil companies are more likely to be better for you and definitely more cost effective. The main reason for that is because you can know them personally. It's like choosing a doctor. I don't want to join a chat room and share my illnesses with someone I'm never going to meet and take his advice. I want my doctor to see me and know me personally, then he can make a much better assessment and give me a personalized treatment plan. He's workable and there for me. (Wouldn't it be great if all doctors were really like that, hehe).
That is why on my website I include my personal phone number. I want people to know that there is a real person behind the oils I sell and recommend and that I have a relationship with my oils provider and distillers. I know them personally, I know they are honest, I know I can call them any time with my question, comments, concerns and they are there. Like them, I am also here to take your call, help you out, answer questions, research your needs if I don't know off the top of my head, I am here for you as a good doctor should be as well. I offer chromotography tests to any one that asks so they can see that the oils I sell are truly pure, undiluted, and unadulterated in any way. I LOVE teaching so please don't hesitate to call me. I give essential oil classes 4 times a month. The first one is an intro to essential oils and the last three are specific treatments and applications of essential oils.
To learn more and/or contact me visit www.HealthAndWellnessEO.weebly.com I'd love to hear from you!
The oils I use, sell, and love I get from a source that I know personally. She has her bachelors degree in herbology and teaches at the community college in Post Falls, Idaho. She has encouraged me to expand my knowledge and I have done just that.
Before I found her I used Young Living essential oils and about 2 years ago I signed up for doTerra. I bought into their advertisements and believed they were certified as the most pure essential oil company. When I met my provider now she didn't have anything bad to say about doTerra, but she did inform me of some valuable information that you just won't find on the internet. It's common knowledge that there are no regulations for essential oil companies because they are in the natural food source industry. So, with that said there is no such certification in the U.S. for essential oil companies. There are for essential oil distillers all over the world to ensure they are distilling a pure product, but not for the companies selling the product. doTerra's biggest claim is that they are 100% CERTIFIED pure therapeutic grade essential oils. The certified part is just a name. The actual certification does not exist. Also, they copy writed the name so no one else can use certified in their companies as well (which doesn't matter since, again, the certification does not exist). While their oils are wonderful, don't get me wrong, they smell absolutely amazing, you must know that they are in fact diluted. Now they say that they do not dilute their oils which is partly true because they don't dilute with a carrier oil, but they do dilute using other cheaper oils. For example, their melaleuca (also known as Tea Tree) is not just melaleuca, it's mixed with orange and I think one other. It actually lists on the bottle what else is in there. They did not used to list what all they added and my suspision is that people who knew something about oils knew that what they were saying was just melaleuca could not be just that. This is only one example. The case is true with most of their oils. Now again, I'm sure they are still pure in the sense that whatever oils they are using to combine with are pure oils, however, if I purchase Tea Tree oil I want just that and not a blend. An advantage to having diluted oils is that you don't have to be very knowledgeable about them to use them. When you are using pure, neat (meaning undiluted) oregano oil internally you better know not to take it for longer than 5 days (in rare cases 10) and then you need a 10 day break before starting it up again if necessary. Oregano oil is extremely high in carvacrol which is what makes it one of the strongest oils in combating acute illnesses. Carvacrol builds up in the liver though and thus should not be ingested for extended periods of time. With all of this said, it is still safe and can even be beneficial to buy from doTerra. My thinking is why get a diluted version when I can have the straight thing from a different company for less than half the price because it's not a MLM and I'm not paying people at the top. There is only one MLM that I feel truly confident in and that's Young Living. Much of the bad press on Gary Young himself is true, however, like the restaurant that got shut down for poor cleanliness and then re-opened will have the best cleanliness habits, I think the same is true in this case also. Gary Young (he's the owner) has a true, honest desire to help and heal others. He also has a wealth of knowledge and has taught my own sister personally how to perform rain drop therapy on others. (Google rain drop therapy if you're sick and find someone near you to do it on you, it is truly amazing. I offer rain drop therapy myself and am in constant demand). The one essential oil of theirs that has only one other equal that I've found is theives oil. It's an immunity blend that never fails. Like theives oil, I sell vitruvian natural health essential oils and it has a blend called immunity that is almost identical and also never fails to deliver. Just take one sniff from the bottle and you'll smell why. (Find it at www.HealthAndWellnessEO.weebly.com).
So, doTerra is fine but I REALLY think that they are not worth the price they ask. While Young Living's essential oils are great too, again, because they are a MLM you are going to pay big money for them. Are there any other options? What can we do? What about those essential oils in the health food store? Aren't those just as good?
Not all essential oils are equal. In order for someone to put on their label 100% pure they only need to have 52% of that particular oil in the bottle. The rest can be filled with..... you name it; a carrier oil, junk from a bad crop, etc. When you see oils at the store that are being sold as aroma therapeutic it's because it's not healthy enough to be used on the skin, let alone ingested. What you want is straight therapeutic grade essential oils, undiluted. If you find those in the store, before you buy, go to their website and ask for a chromotography test sheet. Those are what distillers use when they have completed a batch. They test to make sure that each chemical constituent that is meant to be found is present and that there aren't any other constituents contained inside that are not supposed to be there. It guarantees the companies that are buying from them that they are getting pure essential oil and nothing else. If you find an essential oil company and they cannot produce test results to you then STAY AWAY! There is a reason why they don't want you to see the results, or usually they don't have their batches tested to begin with. Having the necessary testing done is an extremely expensive procedure and only those companies that really care will have them done and make them available to you the consumer. Also ask the company about the distillers they are buying from and make sure that your oils are coming from their place of origin. It has been scientifically proven that oils extracted from the same plant grown outside of its place of origin contains less of its chemical constituents. For example Lavender is form France. Make sure your oils are being sourced from the right places. Some distillers will spray the plants with a chemical that will give them a higher yield of oils come harvest time. While that oil is still considered 100% pure of course it is not. Be sure that the distillers used are growing their plants organic, which is a real certification and companies can use that on their labels or their websites etc. (There's a lot more to essential oils than you thought).
Now as you research oils you will learn about different types of distillation and how they can effect the oils being distilled. While in most cases a complete distillation is hard on oils because it means that the plants are under heat and pressure for longer, in some cases it is necessary. So, as you learn more don't throw out a company just because they use a complete distill on their peppermint. (That happened). Instead, educate yourself on that particular plant and distillation, then use your judgement.
The bottom line is Ma and Pop essential oil companies are more likely to be better for you and definitely more cost effective. The main reason for that is because you can know them personally. It's like choosing a doctor. I don't want to join a chat room and share my illnesses with someone I'm never going to meet and take his advice. I want my doctor to see me and know me personally, then he can make a much better assessment and give me a personalized treatment plan. He's workable and there for me. (Wouldn't it be great if all doctors were really like that, hehe).
That is why on my website I include my personal phone number. I want people to know that there is a real person behind the oils I sell and recommend and that I have a relationship with my oils provider and distillers. I know them personally, I know they are honest, I know I can call them any time with my question, comments, concerns and they are there. Like them, I am also here to take your call, help you out, answer questions, research your needs if I don't know off the top of my head, I am here for you as a good doctor should be as well. I offer chromotography tests to any one that asks so they can see that the oils I sell are truly pure, undiluted, and unadulterated in any way. I LOVE teaching so please don't hesitate to call me. I give essential oil classes 4 times a month. The first one is an intro to essential oils and the last three are specific treatments and applications of essential oils.
To learn more and/or contact me visit www.HealthAndWellnessEO.weebly.com I'd love to hear from you!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Autism and links to it.
This is an interesting site that was brought to my attention. While it is generally agreed that vaccinations do not cause autism, this website is an interesting read because it is about a mother who did what her Dr. asked without asking questions and using common sense. Ask questions and make sure your Doctor knows ALL the details about your little ones before you take their word for it. They're human too.
http://thinkingmomsrevolution.com/how-i-gave-my-son-autism/
http://thinkingmomsrevolution.com/how-i-gave-my-son-autism/
An awesome cooking website for the healthy conscience
My sister Kimberly Hargrave introduced me to this AMAZING website www.detoxinista.com that is AWESOME!!! Amazing recipes, good for your body and tastes divine! What more can a girl ask for?? ;) Enjoy!
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Head cold relief like none other!
So, I've been fighting off the nasty viruses that are trying desperately to take over. So far I've been fairly successful in heading them off, except my sinuses have been struggling and I sound like I'm under water. My dear sister sent me a HUGE care package today filled with over $200 worth of essential oils and right away I went here and looked up sinus infection for the sinus cleanse. I did it straight away and HOLY MOTHER OF WITCH DOCTORS!! It was a little tingly, overall comfortable, and I've been blowing snot out of my nose ALL DAY! I sound almost completely normal. I am so relieved. My essential oil stock had gotten depleted since about a year ago when I re-stocked and I was hurting. So grateful for my loving sister that took the initiative to stock me up again. I'm going to do the sinus rinse again tonight and will continue doing it twice a day until my symptoms are completely gone. :) This also works wonders on those sinus headaches. I know the initial cost of oils can be a bit hard to swallow, but seeing as how every bottle contains about 300 drops and you only use 1 or 2 when applying them, you can see how it ends up being cost efficient, especially once you've tried them and you know you can't live without them.
Oil UP it WORKS!
Oil UP it WORKS!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
My daughter had a rash from armpit to belly button
Just a couple days ago my 19 month old had a rash that went from her armpit to her belly button. They were small, pale red dots that trickled down like drops of water. She was scratching at them too so I know they were itchy. She had even flaked the skin off directly under her armpit where it doesn't get as much air. Here's what I did to treat them and within half a day they were gone:
While filling up the bathtub I tied a chamomile with lavender tea bag to the end of the spout so the water ran over it as it filled. Then, once the tub was filled I put it directly in the water and let my baby soak in it for a bit. Chamomile and lavender will calm the redness and itching like an antihistamine. When she came out I applied a drop of lavender oil and waited a minute before applying on top of that an oatmeal/colloidal silver cream for eczema by nutrovena. The only ingredients in the bottle are oatmeal and colloidal silver.
Within 3 hours the symptoms were completely gone.
While filling up the bathtub I tied a chamomile with lavender tea bag to the end of the spout so the water ran over it as it filled. Then, once the tub was filled I put it directly in the water and let my baby soak in it for a bit. Chamomile and lavender will calm the redness and itching like an antihistamine. When she came out I applied a drop of lavender oil and waited a minute before applying on top of that an oatmeal/colloidal silver cream for eczema by nutrovena. The only ingredients in the bottle are oatmeal and colloidal silver.
Within 3 hours the symptoms were completely gone.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
I cut the flu down to 1/2 of the time!
Hello again.
The last few weeks every one around me has been sick, is sick, or will get sick soon. It's that time of year again and WOW it's hitting hard! I heard on the radio a few days ago that we are actually experiencing an epidemic right now.
I haven't been sick in about a year and was feeling pretty good about myself when....BAM!!! Just this last Friday night my hubby came home from work and I started to feel the first signs of the crawling skin indicating a fever coming on. So, I didn't just sit around and let it kick my butt, I started taking per la Immunity in a capsule (about 5 drops) twice a day and applying it to the bottoms of my feet and at the base of my spine several times throughout the day. I did this Friday night, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
As if a fever wasn't enough, my sinuses Saturday morning wanted to join the party. That was an easy bust. I got out my neti pot and did a sinus rinse (find it here under the 'A-Z guide' tab www.HealthAndWellnessEO.weebly.com) and did it three times that day and it was gone by that evening.
For the fever-head-throb pain I wiped a drop of Lavender oil across my forehead and couldn't believe how well it worked! I repeated that about twice a day Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Then on Sunday I started coughing!! What?! These viruses are trying to kill me! It's like they're out for revenge or something. Luckily for me I had per la Respiratory. Just put one drop on the back of the tongue (it tastes nasty!) and there's instant relief. I did this several times a day as well.
Monday night I woke up in a huge sweat and Tuesday (today) I am back to normal! While most people take a week to two weeks to fight off a virus, I cut it down to 3 whole days and one night. A mom of a 1 and 1/2 yr old and a 4 month old does NOT have time to be sick.
So OIL UP!! IT WORKS!!
I'm going around tomorrow to my sickie friends and giving EO treatments.
The last few weeks every one around me has been sick, is sick, or will get sick soon. It's that time of year again and WOW it's hitting hard! I heard on the radio a few days ago that we are actually experiencing an epidemic right now.
I haven't been sick in about a year and was feeling pretty good about myself when....BAM!!! Just this last Friday night my hubby came home from work and I started to feel the first signs of the crawling skin indicating a fever coming on. So, I didn't just sit around and let it kick my butt, I started taking per la Immunity in a capsule (about 5 drops) twice a day and applying it to the bottoms of my feet and at the base of my spine several times throughout the day. I did this Friday night, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
As if a fever wasn't enough, my sinuses Saturday morning wanted to join the party. That was an easy bust. I got out my neti pot and did a sinus rinse (find it here under the 'A-Z guide' tab www.HealthAndWellnessEO.weebly.com) and did it three times that day and it was gone by that evening.
For the fever-head-throb pain I wiped a drop of Lavender oil across my forehead and couldn't believe how well it worked! I repeated that about twice a day Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Then on Sunday I started coughing!! What?! These viruses are trying to kill me! It's like they're out for revenge or something. Luckily for me I had per la Respiratory. Just put one drop on the back of the tongue (it tastes nasty!) and there's instant relief. I did this several times a day as well.
Monday night I woke up in a huge sweat and Tuesday (today) I am back to normal! While most people take a week to two weeks to fight off a virus, I cut it down to 3 whole days and one night. A mom of a 1 and 1/2 yr old and a 4 month old does NOT have time to be sick.
So OIL UP!! IT WORKS!!
I'm going around tomorrow to my sickie friends and giving EO treatments.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Sore throat.. what's in my cabinet?
Yesterday I felt the first tickle of a sore throat coming on. I was so focused on trying to finish what I was doing, however, that I didn't do anything about it and by last night it was in full force. The best essential oil to combat sore throats is Tea Tree oil (also known as Melaleuca), but I'm out of that one so I looked in my medicine cabinet (or essential oil cabinet since doing a medicine cabinet/essential oil makeover) and I do have a wonderful blend called per la Immunity which can be found at www.HealthAndWellnessEO.weebly.com. So, I took a hot shower, then applied one drop of oil mixed with fractionated coconut oil on each foot and put about 5 drops into an empty capsule. I woke up this morning and it is SO much better! I'll keep up that routine for the next few days to make sure whatever bug in my throat is really squashed.
The wonderful thing about oils is even if you don't have a preferred one for a specific illness you can truly use what you do have and still get results. I would get faster results with tea tree, but oils have so many different chemical constituents, sometimes in the hundreds, that what you have on hand can at least hold you over till you can get what you need.
Oil UP it Works!!
The wonderful thing about oils is even if you don't have a preferred one for a specific illness you can truly use what you do have and still get results. I would get faster results with tea tree, but oils have so many different chemical constituents, sometimes in the hundreds, that what you have on hand can at least hold you over till you can get what you need.
Oil UP it Works!!
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Scars... Away with YOU!!
Several years ago I found an Essential Oil recipe in one of my mother's boxes of paperwork. It was for scars. Well, about 3 months ago my little one and a half year old angel fell onto a door and had to have stitches just barely below her hair line. My husband and I felt bad because we were sure it would scar. The doctor told us it should heal up nicely, but there will be a little mark there, "luckily it's right at her hair line, she can kind of cover it up," he said. I had different plans for her. I pulled out my essential oils and put together the oils from this recipe EXACTLY how it said to do it. Oils can't just be thrown in together, they go in in a certain order to maintain their healthful properties, otherwise you can end up making a useless concoction. Anyway, I put the recipe on her forehead once a day (and missed a few days here and there), and just watched it as it slowly began to heal up. So, a few days ago I was playing with her hair and noticed that I couldn't see her scar! I was flabbergasted!!! When she runs around hard and gets really red in her face, sometimes that same spot where it was will turn a little red, but I suspect that that will eventually fade and go away as well. What a wonderful surprise though, it worked!! Here's the recipe:
10 drops Helichrysum
6 Lavender
8 Lemongrass
4 Patchouli
5 Myrrh
1 oz. carrier oil
The oils MUST be added together in the order above. Do not put in first the Lavender, or any other oil, it must be done in order.
Oil UP it works!!!
10 drops Helichrysum
6 Lavender
8 Lemongrass
4 Patchouli
5 Myrrh
1 oz. carrier oil
The oils MUST be added together in the order above. Do not put in first the Lavender, or any other oil, it must be done in order.
Oil UP it works!!!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Word to the nursing about Peppermint Oil
Just a word to those of you who are nursing babies. Look at the Essential Oil bottle if you're using a blend and make sure that there is no peppermint in it, or if there is use the blend sparingly. Peppermint oil will dry you up! I had a bit of a sore stomach (ate waayyyy too much homemade chocolate yumm) so I've been putting a GREAT digestion blend in my water. It worked like a charm, except it has peppermint oil in it, which is awesome, but I'm nursing a three month old and after 2 days of putting 1drop in my water I noticed I wasn't letting down and my baby was getting a little frustrated while nursing. So, I won't be using that unless it's an emergency and/or until I've stopped nursing.
Oil UP it works!!!
ps if you've stopped nursing and are experiencing engorgment grab that peppermint bottle and apply directly to the breasts and put one drop in a glass of water several times a day until the symptoms let up or you dry up completely.
Oil UP it works!!!
ps if you've stopped nursing and are experiencing engorgment grab that peppermint bottle and apply directly to the breasts and put one drop in a glass of water several times a day until the symptoms let up or you dry up completely.
My 18 month old sqashed her fingers in the door.
My poor 1 and half year old was playing in the hallway with the doors in front of our washer and dryer. They're the kind of doors that fold open and closed so it's easy to get your finger stuck in the crack of them and close the door on them. Well, Lillianne did just that. I came running to her rescue and swooped her up with big tears in her eyes screaming like she'd, well, just had her fingers shut in a door. So, I went for my oils and grabbed the 'all powerful' Lavender. I rubbed the rim and edges of the bottle straight onto her little fingers, I didn't even take any from out of the bottle, and gently started to rub it in. It took about 2 honest seconds before she stopped crying and laid her head on my chest. I continued to rub it into her fingers (not too much because if she rubbed her eyes that would be painful in her eyes) until I couldn't see the marks from the door anymore. I tell ya what, Lavender is AMAZING! I don't think I will ever leave home without it. I can't believe how fast it works. Now my daughter is napping and happy. :)
Note: If you use too much lavender, especially on a child or infant (too much = 3 or more drops) you will actually stimulate the body and mind, thus it will have the opposite effect of what you're trying to accomplish if it is being used to sooth and create calmness.
Note: If you use too much lavender, especially on a child or infant (too much = 3 or more drops) you will actually stimulate the body and mind, thus it will have the opposite effect of what you're trying to accomplish if it is being used to sooth and create calmness.
Monday, January 21, 2013
A-Z guide for Essential Oil Uses
Acne
Applying Essential Oils
Arthritis
Asthma
Athlet's Foot
Body Detox
Bronchitis
Cholesterol
Dandruff/HairLoss
Deoderant
Diabetes
Diarrhea
Ear Infection
Eczema
Endometriosis
Flu/Cold
Frankincense and Cancer
Hair
Hand Sanitizer
Headaches
Hearing/Ear ringing
House Cleaning
Hypertension
Insect Bites/Stings
Insomnia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Lactose Intolerance
Laundry
Liver Cleanse
Mastitis
MRSA
Multiple Sclerosis
Psoriasis
Sinus Infection
Skin Care
Sore/Strep Throat
Spider Bite
Sunburn
Water/Hydration
If there's a particular ailment you'd like to see up here leave a comment in the box below. THANKS!
Applying Essential Oils
Arthritis
Asthma
Athlet's Foot
Body Detox
Bronchitis
Cholesterol
Dandruff/HairLoss
Deoderant
Diabetes
Diarrhea
Ear Infection
Eczema
Endometriosis
Flu/Cold
Frankincense and Cancer
Hair
Hand Sanitizer
Headaches
Hearing/Ear ringing
House Cleaning
Hypertension
Insect Bites/Stings
Insomnia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Lactose Intolerance
Laundry
Liver Cleanse
Mastitis
MRSA
Multiple Sclerosis
Psoriasis
Sinus Infection
Skin Care
Sore/Strep Throat
Spider Bite
Sunburn
Water/Hydration
If there's a particular ailment you'd like to see up here leave a comment in the box below. THANKS!
How to get Rid of Acne!!! Check it out!
I've never heard about this before until just the other day and by golly it works!! :-D
Anyone who has ever struggled with acne knows the pain and embarrasment it causes. I, for one, let it run my life for a loooooong time. Sometimes when I was having an especially bad breakout I wouldn't leave the house. I'd hide my face in my room and miss out on the wonderful things in life that were happening all around me, passing me by. I thought that when people looked at me all they saw was my skin. I tried EVERYTHING! I tried eating only organic foods, I put honey on my face twice a day everyday, pro-active, that really harsh lotion you get from the dermatologist (which damaged my skin, but I got it back with frankincense essential oil), finally I tried a low grade antibiotic that worked a little. I almost went on acutane, but felt that the risks way out weighed the results. Then I got married and 2 months later was pregnant. That seemed to fix it pretty good, but I still get little things here and there and I am excited about this method that is new to me.
The treatment is natural, cheap, and easy. It's called the oil cleansing method. You use 1 part castor oil and 2 parts extra virgin olive oil, with a drop of Palmarosa essential oil ($10 on the website www.healthandwellnesseo.weebly.com, it enhances the effects). Massage this mixture into your face and take a hot washcloth and hold it on your face until it feels cold. Rinse the residue off of the cloth and gently wipe your face. Repeat the process one more time. In the morning your face will feel smooth and creamy. Note: your skin will get worse before it gets better, so make sure you don't have any plans for about a week and hang in there! Most people have results WITHIN the first week so be on the watch out for beautiful, brand new skin coming your way!!! Also, Palmarosa essential oil is a great spot treatment. I get those big ones on my neck that just get all red and inflamed before finally go away. I put just one drop on my finger and rub it into all the spots and by that night -- GONE! All smiles in my house. :)
Also, today I used lemon essential oil in my shampoo when washing my hair. YOU'VE GOT TO TRY IT!! It cuts grease without drying out my scalp! Found my new favorite hair treatment, WOOT!!!
Anyone who has ever struggled with acne knows the pain and embarrasment it causes. I, for one, let it run my life for a loooooong time. Sometimes when I was having an especially bad breakout I wouldn't leave the house. I'd hide my face in my room and miss out on the wonderful things in life that were happening all around me, passing me by. I thought that when people looked at me all they saw was my skin. I tried EVERYTHING! I tried eating only organic foods, I put honey on my face twice a day everyday, pro-active, that really harsh lotion you get from the dermatologist (which damaged my skin, but I got it back with frankincense essential oil), finally I tried a low grade antibiotic that worked a little. I almost went on acutane, but felt that the risks way out weighed the results. Then I got married and 2 months later was pregnant. That seemed to fix it pretty good, but I still get little things here and there and I am excited about this method that is new to me.
The treatment is natural, cheap, and easy. It's called the oil cleansing method. You use 1 part castor oil and 2 parts extra virgin olive oil, with a drop of Palmarosa essential oil ($10 on the website www.healthandwellnesseo.weebly.com, it enhances the effects). Massage this mixture into your face and take a hot washcloth and hold it on your face until it feels cold. Rinse the residue off of the cloth and gently wipe your face. Repeat the process one more time. In the morning your face will feel smooth and creamy. Note: your skin will get worse before it gets better, so make sure you don't have any plans for about a week and hang in there! Most people have results WITHIN the first week so be on the watch out for beautiful, brand new skin coming your way!!! Also, Palmarosa essential oil is a great spot treatment. I get those big ones on my neck that just get all red and inflamed before finally go away. I put just one drop on my finger and rub it into all the spots and by that night -- GONE! All smiles in my house. :)
Also, today I used lemon essential oil in my shampoo when washing my hair. YOU'VE GOT TO TRY IT!! It cuts grease without drying out my scalp! Found my new favorite hair treatment, WOOT!!!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
My baby was crying from a cut on her finger so I...
I feel like a horrible mom! Yesterday morning I was clipping my 3 month old's finger nails (they were crazy long) and I got bumped in the back and OH SHOOT, I CLIPPED MY GIRL'S FINGER!!! It bled a little on the tip and she cried as if her leg had just been amputated without anesthetics. I felt so bad feeling like there wasn't anything I could do to relieve her pain. What a horrible feeling for a mother to have. We want to be able to fix anything that they need and be there for our little bundles. While Hannah was still crying I remembered that I have Lavender essential oil (www.healthandwellnesseo.weebly.com) and put not even a drop right on her ouch-ie and voila!! She INSTANTLY stopped crying! It was amazing!! I didn't know it would work that quickly on a cut and I'm sure grateful that it did. It hasn't hurt her since! So nice. Another great essential oil story from the Dobbins Family. :D Oil UP it works!!!
My baby wouldn't stop crying so I...
I have a sweet, little 3 month old named Hannah that does not like it when I eat spicy foods. So a few nights ago I had eaten 4 or 5 of those spicy popper, thingies that are fried and you can just pop 'em in your mouth for a spicy bite. I thought only having 4 or 5 wouldn't affect my milk too much, however, the next morning after Hannah nursed she started crying and WOULD NOT STOP!! I mean, she really would NOT stop crying. I was getting worried after about 45 minutes that something was really wrong and maybe I needed to take her to a Dr. So, before I made those arrangements I remembered that I had had some spicy food and maybe her tummy was just very upset. I have per la Digestion from Vitruvian Natural Health that can be purchased from www.healthandwellnesseo.weebly.com, and put some fractionated coconut oil (which can also be purchased there) with literally ONE drop of the digestion essential oil blend and rubbed it into her feet. The INSTANT (I kid you not) it touched her feet she stopped crying and straight away smiled and cooed at me. I couldn't believe it!! I know I've had amazing success using essential oils, but to see them work so quickly on my sweet baby was absolutely amazing. I was so relieved to have finally found a solution and here it was with me all the time.
After about a half an hour she started fussing again so I did it again and the same thing, only that time she closed her eyes and slept for 2 hours. The next day she was happy as a clam. :) I am so grateful for my essential oil vials of 'gold.'
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