Oregeno, Sage and Thyme OH MY!

I would like to spot light Essential oils for a moment.   Aromatic oils have played many copious roles in history, from marriage ceremonies, religion, medicinal, perfumes, cosmetic and so much more.  A brief and dutiful search will bring many references to essential oils and their role in human history.

From Egypt, China, Greece, Rome and Israel, Arabia and Europe, we observe the role that in which Essential oils play. We see that Essential oils were used along with herbs as man's first line of defense in treating ailments.  According to the Modern Essentials:  A Contemporary Guide to the Theraputic Use of Essential Oils 4th edition ,  "One of the oldest and best-preserved documents that we know of, the Ebers Papyrus, documents the Egyptians' use of frankincense and other aromatics in treating a variety of different ailments.  This papyrus is thought to have been composed somewhere between 1553 and 1550 BC."    Essential oils have been around for a very long time.  I, along with many believe that God put these various plants here for us to utilize, to our benefit.  In fact many modern pharama drugs are based off of various plants and the plants property to heal or assist the body in treating various symptoms.

I have dabbled with Essential oils for 6 years, when our first born son was diagnosed with food allergies, seizures, and eczema.  Various ones smelled nice as we used them mainly as inhalation for stuffy nose or just as a perfume.  I was then introduced to the idea that not all essential oils are created equally.  Hmm???  Let me look into that a bit.  Well, no wonder the bottle says do not ingest!  Later I find out that these oils (while there aren't many tight regulations on the production of EO) only have a miniscule amount of the actual plant derived oil, with many fillers to fill the rest of that bottle. NOW WHAT!?

Well, doing more digging, I found that there are essential oil companies that manufacture pure theraputic grade essential oils.  Oils that when it says clove, it is a 100% clove!  No fillers, no chemicals!  YEAH, now I can finally feel comfortable putting an oil on my children or let them inhale an oil without the fear of them also inhaling chemicals.

I have used and researched many different brands.  The two companies that I feel comfortable with are DoTerra and Young Living.  Now there are die hards out there that only will do one company.  After using both, I do feel that for my family, we choose DoTerra's oils for various ailments.

These are just a few oils in our "medicine" cabinet. No I'm not a photographer so please excuse the rudimentary mess!

 I would recommend that if you are wanting to think about essential oils to enhance your health and compliment what you are doing, take some time to research the oils, be educated and consult an aromatherapist, natural path, and have have at your disposal great essential oil guide books.  There are things that you must know, what oils work for certain ailments, safety precautions, what oils to avoid if you are pregnant or nursing, etc.  A friend once told me, you would try to make a cake without instructions, then make sure you have a good guide for your oils.

I will spot light oils from time to time, their uses, what we as a family use them for, cooking, beauty products, and so forth.  No I am not a doctor, and no I wont give medical advise, please see your doctor for that.  But I will just give you general information that hopefully you will walk away inspired and ready to take your health into your hands!  Your health apart from anything else is the single most important aspect of your being.  If you are sick, you can not enjoy your family, kids, or grand children, if you are sick, you can not enjoy outings, vacations and life to its' fullest.  If you are wealthy but sick you can not enjoy the fruits of your labor.  I hope to empower you to live your life, live it to the fullest!
Enjoy life!  Eat it UP!

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