Call me crazy, but I’ve always been into “natural” things. Perhaps it stems from the fact that I was the one child in my family who was born at home with a midwife. Not just any midwife, but a midwife who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and given 0% hope from the doctors. I was told as a child about this midwife, who after learning she was dying, had a dream one night where her grandmother appeared to her. Her grandmother was holding a bunch of herbs, and told her to learn all about them. So, this midwife did, and thus assisted her cancer in completely disappearing.
My Mom told me about all of the crazy herbal drinks that the midwife had her drink during pregnancy, and pointed out how I was always such a healthy child with an unusual taste pallet that preferred spinach over chocolate. Coincidence, we asked? No-probably not! Just this simple knowledge opened up my mind to lots of “alternative health” things growing up.
Growing up with this story of healing and natural remedies has undoubtedly shaped my approach to health and wellness. It’s fascinating to consider how these holistic practices can be intertwined with modern advancements. For instance, liposomal vitamin C is a recent innovation that aligns perfectly with this natural inclination. By encapsulating vitamin C in liposomes, this supplement enhances its absorption and effectiveness, merging the best of traditional and contemporary health solutions. It’s a beautiful reminder of how ancient knowledge and modern science can come together to support and enrich our well-being.
I am not a fan of Aspirin, Advil, or most over-the-counter medicine– if I can avoid it. I think medicine has its place in the world, but I think it is overused and over-prescribed, instead of teaching people the ways they can be eating or treating their bodies to avoid their maladies. I have used midwives for my children, and have always appreciated their alternative approaches to preparing the body for labor and treating the body post-labor with herbal mixes and applications, oils, etc.
So, when our friends visited us in April enroute from Alaska to Argentina with their 5 kids, I was kind of intrigued when a call to get out their first aid kit produced a case of 40 essential oils. My head was full of questions, but I also didn’t want to seem too eager to know more! So, instead of asking questions I picked up a hefty hardback book about the oils that they had with them, and started getting an essential oil education. The book explained the history of essential oils, how they are made, why they are effective, and then had a dictionary-style list of maladies with ways to treat them with essential oils. It was all news to me! I showed it my husband, and he also became intrigued. However, he argued “ESSENTIAL oils? Why in the world do they call them that? That’s a terrible name! They should be called NATURAL oils!” Heehee…he’s still hung up on that.
So, here are some things we learned:
-Essential oils have been around for a LONG time! They’ve found evidence of them in ancient Egypt, China, and of course, Biblical times!
-Essential oils are the liquids that are distilled from plants. It takes a lot of plant to make a little bottle of oil. A LOT.
-Essential oils never expire. Ever.
-Essential oils are 50x-70x more powerful than herbs. For example, one drop of peppermint oil is equivalent to having 28 cups of peppermint tea. Did you know that peppermint is great for treating indigestion? Which would you rather have? 28 cups of peppermint tea to treat that upset stomach, or a single drop of oil?
-Essential oils have literally hundreds of chemical consitutuents/ingredients in each one of them, which make them operate a certain way. Scientists haven’t been able to identify every constituent of every oil…they are very complex! Therefore they have never been able to successfully recreate a complete essential oil in the laboratory, but they have learned to replicate some of the individual constituents in oils. After synthetically duplicating some of the isolated natural oil constituents, they then stamp their patent on it, and market it as a medicine they can sell very profitably (after all, they can’t patent a natural oil, so it is only financially profitable to make a synethetic version that can be patented and sold!). Unfortunately, because that constituent has been isolated (not to mention it is now fake–not the real, natural deal), it no longer comes as a package deal with all of the other constituents of that oil, which means that it does not operate exactly the same way. So, you can get unexpected side-effects from the synthetic versions, because the divinely-made properties are not the same, and it may be missing a constituent that otherwise would have worked to naturally counteract a side-effect.
-Essential oils can be used 3 ways – Internally, Topically (on the skin), or Aromatically. All are very effective.
-Essential oils are so small in molecular size that they can quickly penetrate the skin and can literally affect every cell of your body within 20 minutes, allowing it to be metabolized like other nutrients. You can put a drop of oil on your feet (did you know they have the largest pores on your entire body?!), and it can have a biological affect on your body FAST.
-Antibiotics cannot penetrate cell membranes, which is why they are not prescribed in the case of viral infections, because viruses are located inside of cell membranes. However, essential oils CAN penetrate cells to kill viruses and bacteria! So there IS something you can do to fight off a virus!!
-Not all essential oils are created equal–you only want 100% pure therapeutic-grade oil.
-Essential oils are antibacterial, anticancer, antifungal, anti-fectious, antimicrobial, antitumor, antiparasitic, antiviral, and antiseptic. They are also antioxidants. Those are some pretty super cool anti’s.
These are just some of the factors that made me begin to seriously consider giving essential oils a try.
Once I knew the science was there, I was willing to jump in and test them out. (p.s. if you really want to know more about the science of them, I could share with you pages and pages explaining essential oil constituents, like terpenes, alcohols, esters, ketones, and a lot of other really yucky looking words. For me, it’s enough for me to glance over the pages and know that someone understands that jargon, and I don’t have to!)
So, we purchased some, and here are just some of the things that we have found them to be WONDERFUL for in the last two months!
-Headaches
-Cuts
-Fevers
-Muscle Pain
-Allergies
-Coughs
-Sore throats
-Constipation
-Diarrhea
-Bug bites
-Sinus infections
-Stress relievers
-Snoring
However, for serious illnesses like meralgia paresthetica, you might want to look into getting cannabis treatments.
Does your kid have an earache in the middle of the night? Treatable.
Does your kid have Viral Moluscum Warts? Doctors in the US tell you will go away in a few years, so they shouldn’t swim or bathe with other kids until then. Doctors in Mexico instead suggest to painfully CUT them off…and then they come back. But guess what? Melaleuca oil (aka tea tree oil) will eradicate them within a week or two. GONE. Completely!
Do you get car sick? I don’t anymore!
Your kid has a fever, and you don’t know how much to give him because the old medicine bottle in your cabinet says consult with a doctor for children under the age of 2? Or wait–didn’t they outlaw all fever-reducers for children under 2? What if you give him the wrong amount? What if it’s expired? What if he has a bad reaction to it? I now know there’s a natural solution!
Did your daughter get a crazy outbreak of hives that had her screaming and itching all over? No? Okay, maybe that was just mine? We put mix of lavender and melaleuca all over her bumps, and within 20 minutes they were flat and no longer itched. Except her hands. Oh, sweet darling! We forgot to put oil on your hands! So sorry! We took care of those, too. Sweet.
Seriously–I love this stuff. And I’m just learning about it.
I love the fact that when my kids have a pain of any sort, they come asking for oils, instead of medicine. It makes me smile inside.
Okay, and outside, too.
Want to know more about essential oils? I’m happy to send some samples your way this month, so that you can try them yourself, and see why sometimes returning to time-tested traditional ways is often the best way!
I can also share with you a way to buy them at 25% off. Who doesn’t like a deal?
Leave me a message, drop me an email, or check out this link for more info on Essential Oils and where to get them!
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Wow, I want to know more! I will check out the link.
Thanks, Jen! I’ve emailed you some more info!
I have to tell you–those samples came QUICK! Go figure, all of our canker sores are healed (for now…), but am off to look up other uses for them all!
I’m interested in more info about signing up as a consultant–more info about that would be great.
Thanks!
Just emailed info over!
Great post, Alisa! I just had an incredible experience with my oils yesterday and today! I felt like I was getting a sinus infection, My head/sinuses really hurt, even to bend over my head/sinuses would throb and hurt. So I started putting oils on, and taking them in a capsule. I got really aggressive with taking the recommended oils every few hours all day today, and tonight, I can hardly believe it but the sinus infection is
almost completely gone! Even though our family has been using the oils for 4 1/2 years, I still get pleasantly surprised at how quickly they work for SO many things! I love that we don’t have to take antibiotics. There is a natural solution and it works:)
Thanks, Jen! I really do love the oils, and am constantly turning to them for natural relief of just about everything. I love the fact that we don’t have to worry about antibiotics…which are soooooo not good for you, in comparison!!
Hi there, on the bottles of the oils does it say what bottle is for what illness?
No, the bottles themselves do not say–and most oils could treat a massive variety of problems. I love the book resource, and oftentimes I just google the sickness and “doterra” oils, and up pops a ton of recommendations for use, etc! I also have some little guide mini-guide books. I’d be happy to mail you a freebie mini guide with some samples you may be interested in, when I am back in the US in late May!
Love this! My daughter has viral moluscum warts and as a last resort I scanned the internet and found a recommendation to use tea tree oil and was amazed how effective it was.
I used to use EO a lot but not for years and find I’ve forgotten it all so have to start from scratch now.
Thanks for the reminder. 🙂
PS. What is good for fever & earache?
Fever–use peppermint oil on your feet or temples (and back of neck, perhaps)–it will help take it down FAST!
For earaches you don’t want to put essential oils directly in an ear, EVER. Put a few drops of Tea Tree oil on a cotton ball and place it in the ear (not stuffed down, just resting). Just leave it there for awhile. That has done the trick for us 2 or 3 times in the past year! Love Essential Oils!
Hi!
Would love to get a box just like yours as we are planning a 6 month travel all over the globe next year and I want a natural first aid kit especially for my little girl who is 5!
I live in South Africa. Could you help me please.
Much appreciated and enjoy reading through your blog!
Warm regards