A Noticeable Difference

I saw a friend of mine recently...hadn't seen her for about a month.
 She had joined DoTERRA under me...purchasing the Physician's Kit.
 When I saw her...there was a noticeable difference.
 She had more energy... was slimmer...just looked better than I remember!  I asked her if she lost weight.
"Yes", she said.  Then she said, .."Essential oils".

  I asked "Which ones?"

 "Lavender and Frankincense".

  "Diffusing or topical?"

  "Both" "I don't feel the need to eat as much..."

Then I got to thinking..."Of course"
We often overeat or eat junk (comfort foods like chips, candy ice cream) when we feel stressed (overwhelemd, etc.) By using certain essential oils, it is like addressing an issue and we are at peace, we are supported, all is OK. We can handle the situation.

The Goal: To Be Healthy

Before we talk about how essential oils help us to be healthy, remember there are some primary
lifestyle habits we need to have. A responsible person will eat right, exercise enough, rest enough, manage our stress & reduce our toxic load.  While maintaining these habits, we need to educate ourselves about how to take care of ourselves and how, when, why to use the medical profession. Below is the DoTerra Lifestyle Pyramid.

Rosemary

One of my favorite plants...easy to grow in our pretty sterile back yard...in fact, we had to hack down one huge runaway rosemary bush last year. They each (I had 3 of them) started out as a tiny "Christmas trees" I bought one December...about 1 foot high. Planted them in the yard and they took off!!!

I often go out and just pick a spring and rub it on my arms...mmmm...but now that I have learned about how diffusing rosemary essential oil in the air increases your memory, I am going to do that!

3 Ways To Use Essential Oils

There are 3 ways to use essential oils...

1. Topically....Apply to skin, usually with a carrier oil. Carrier oils can be grapeseed oil,  almond oil, any really good odorless vegetable oil, coconut oil (If coconut oil is stored at above 76 degrees- like in summer time in your home...it remains liquid. If below 76 degrees this oil solidifies), fractionated coconut oil (which is liquid at temperatures below 76 degrees). You can buy it from DoTERRA and other essential oil companies...as well as on amazon.com. Putting it on on the bottom of your feet is one of the best ways to use essential oils, topically...especially before bedtime. Some oils (citurs, etc.) are photo sensitive...be sure to read about the oils you want to use! (Use Google! )


2. By Diffusing into the air...the healing essences are absorbed into your body through the membranes in your nose and lungs. Your home will smell like a spa!  You can purchase diffusers from amazon.com, aromatools.com, doTerra, etc. If you do not have a diffuser, you can put a drop of oil on the palm of your hand, rub your hands together and cup your hands over your nose and breathe in. There! You have your own personal  aroma treatment! Keep some essential oils in your purse for "on the go" relief when you need it.

 If you do not have a diffuser, put a bowl of boiling water on the kitchen counter or in any room you want to scent.  Add 1-9 drops of the essential oil of your choice to the boiling water and in a few seconds the entire area will be filled with a wonderful scent.


3. Internally. You need to be sure the essential oil is pure and therapeutically acceptable to ingest. The cheaper oils found in health food stores drug stores, etc...are never for ingesting and it will say so on the bottles. Some of DoTERRA's oils are recommended for ingestion. Especially those essential oils and blends formulated for helping the digestive system.
MY husband and I like to put a drop of peppermint oil on the roof of our mouth..or on  the tongue... (just use your finger)...wakes us up, gives fresh breath!
My grandson like a drop of orange oil on his tongue.

What Are Essential Oils?

Yesterday I was talking to a woman who was telling me she seeks out alternatives in health care. She sees a Chinese herbalist regularly who gives her bags of green leaves ("Maybe he just pulls them from his backyard, I don't know." she said) to take home and brew into tea. He also gives her powdered herbs.I told her my sister-in-law uses Chinese herbal medicine and techniques at her health clinic and that she uses tinctures of herbs for her patients: special herbal tonics in small brown bottles with an eye dropper.

I asked her if she uses essential oils, too. "What are those?" she asked.

 I thought everybody knew!

So I explained it simply to her:

Essential oils are extracts from aromatic plants.They are liquids that are extracted from plants usually by steam distillation. These liquids are the essences of the plant and have many medicinal properties. People have been using plants as medicine for  thousands of years. They are very potent. You just need a drop or two.

I did not tell her much more but I gave her my card...maybe she will read this blog. I hope so! I should have explained for example that 1 drop of peppermint oil is equal to 28 cups of peppermint tea. Mostly everyone knows peppermint is good for settling the stomach. As is ginger. It would seem to me the quickest easiest thing to do is use essential oils for common maladies.

There is a BIG revival of interest in and use of essential oils now and I believe it is because of the 2 big essential oil companies out of Utah: DoTERRA and Young Living. They are multi level marketing corporations and have as their goals to educate the consumer and offer excellent essential oils at fair prices. They have great compensation plans for anyone who desires to earn money and put in some time sharing these oils and signing people up so they can receive wholesale prices and other benefits. These companies and those people who are signing up daily to join them..are spreading the word and fast! Soon every home will have a collection of basic essential oils to rely on for easing symptoms of illness, preventing illness, relieving stress and.....MORE!

There are lots of blogs, lots of youtube tutorials and lots of articles and sites on the Internet now about essential oils and testimonials of how they have miraculously helped people. More and more scientific studies are being published now that prove the efficacy of certain oils for certain conditions.

It is a wonderful topic of study for any plant lover and for anyone interested in being healthy and having a better quality of life, mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually.

Welcome to My New Blog !

 So, why did I start yet another blog? I needed a blog focused only on
 the topic of Health and Essential Oils.

 I want to save, in a convenient place, the new information and knowledge I am learning. I want to record experiences that I have and that others have told me about. I want to record the wisdom I hope to internalize. I want to share all this in a form that was more appealing than "facebook."

I want to share with those who have joined the DoTERRA community by signing up under me.

We will be learning together!

In the address of this blog are the letters  e  o   which stand for essential oils.

I hope it is easy for you to remember this address and as you type it in, or click on a link for it, I hope you will indeed feel like you are having a better life!



betterlifewitheo.blogspot.com

  I believe we can each have better health and a better life 
  as we learn about and use essential oils!

  I welcome your comments about anything I have posted.