Essential Oil Facts


The following facts about essential oils are not only interesting,
but extremely valuable.

Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils
By Vicki Opfer

Essential oils have been used since early recorded history to
support health and wellness. The ancient Egyptians used many
oils as medicine, and their recipes are recorded in the hieroglyphics.
There are 188 references to the use of essential oils in the Bible. Today,
essential oils are considered by many to be the leading edge of natural
medicine.
Essential oils are anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-depressant,
immune supporting, and regenerative. They can be applied to the skin,
diffused in the air, added to bath water, and the doctors in the European
community prescribe oils to be taken internally, in place of pharmaceutical
medicines.
Essential oils are very concentrated plant extracts. A single drop of peppermint
oils is equivalent to 28 cups of peppermint tea. 5,000 pounds of rose petals are
required in order to distill 1 pound of pure rose oil, making it one of the most
precious and expensive oils on the market.
Traditionally, essential oils have been used in food flavoring, air fresheners,
veterinary preparations, and even in making adhesives, so the quality was not
very important. Today, when using the oils as a natural support to health and
wellness, purity is absolutely critical to the process. Since 95% of the world's
essential oils are created for industrial use, many of the oils found on the market,
even in health food stores, are of low quality. Young Living Essential Oils is a
company created by a naturopathic doctor, dedicated to producing the finest
quality of oils available, and with the purpose of supporting health.
How does fragrance affect us?
As molecules within a fragrance flash into the air, they stimulate the odor
receptors of the olfactory system. These receptors are similar to hair-like
extensions of the nerve fibers that lie submerged in a thin layer of mucus. As
vapor molecules enter the nasal cavity, they are received by the receptors,
similar to a key in a lock. If the vapor has the proper structure, it is received
by the nerve endings in the form of an impulse, which is then transmitted
to the limbic system. The brain sends impulses to different parts of the body,
depending on the type of stimuli used, and the function of the stimuli.
When applying essential oils to the skin, they are absorbed easily, and are
picked up by the bloodstream and carried to every cell in the body. Receptor
sites on each cell can utilize the molecules in the oils just as they are used by the
olfactory system. Therapeutic grade essential oils may be the most profound
healing modality of our time, capable of changing medicine as we know it.
Enjoy the wellness enhancing properties of Young Living Essential Oils!

* This information is for educational purposes only. It is not meant to diagnose, prescribe
or treat any disease or health condition. Please seek the advice of a health care professional
of your choice.

Swine Flu
If you are concerned about the Swine Flu as many are, focus on building your immune system.
Young Living's Powerful Oil Choices For Pandemic Outbreaks:

Influenza
From Essential Oil Pocket Reference, 4th Edition, pg 245

First Recommendations:
Ravensara, ImmuPro

Single Oils:
Blue cypress, mountain savory, oregano, Eucalyptus radiate, peppermint, clove, tea tree

Blends:
ImmuPower, Di-Gize, Exodus II, Thieves, Inner Defense, ParaFree, Essentialzyme, Polyzyme

EO Application Methods:

Ingestion:
Rice Milk: 2-4 times a day

Capsule:
00 size, 1 cap 3 times a day

Direct:
2-4 times a day

Topical:
Dilute 50-50, 2-4 drops on chest, stomach or lower back, as needed, 2 times daily.

Raindrop Technique:
1-2 times weekly

Compress:
warm, over lower abdomen 1-2 times daily.

Influenza Recipe for Bath
2 drops Eucalyptus radiata
6 drops frankincense
3 drops blue cypress
6 drops spruce
15 drops ravensara
1 drop wintergreen
Stir the above oil thoroughly into 1/4 c Epsom Salts of baking soda, then add the mixture to hot bathwater while filling the tub. Soak in hot bath water until it cools.

Dietary Supplementation:
Essentialzyme, Polyzyme, ParaFree, Digest & Cleanse Softgels, Exodus II, Inner Defense, Life 5

Dr. Terry Friedmann, M.D. Anti-Microbial Blend..
"Regarding my anti- microbial formula, (see below) my strong belief is that this formula should be reserved for chronic bacterial infections, which could "slow you down" or lead to more serious complications. In other words, use this formula only in specific serious situations rather than preventive or maintenance, because we are dealing with a "powerful battleship" here! This formula should not be given to children 10 years or younger. I believe we are facing in the near future some deadly serious infections of epidemic proportions, which may threaten millions of people. We are certainly seeing an abundance of more widespread diseases right now. Examples are the West Nile virus and the gastrointestinal diseases of the commercial cruises
(e.g. Norovirus)" *
Dr. Terry Friedmann, M.D. is the author of "Freedom Through Health"

COMBINE IN A GEL CAP THE FOLLOWING AND INGEST (take with rice milk and or Multi-Green capsule foe ease in ingesting.

12 drops Thieves
6 drops Oregano
2 drops Frankincense

OR..

Inner Defense Soft Gels
Young Living's Inner Defense reinforces systemic defenses, creates unfriendly terrain for yeast/fungus, promotes healthy respiratory function, and contains potent essential oils like oregano, thyme,and Thieves which are rich in thymol, carvacrol, and eugenol for immune support. The liquid softgels dissolve quickly for maximum results.

For optimal results, take Inner Defense in the morning and at noon, followed by Life 5 High-Powered Probiotic at bedtime. This quickly moves the bacteria and virus from the body.

Inner Defense is my personal favorite to protect myself from viruses like Swine Flu.

* This information is for educational purposes only. It is not meant to diagnose, prescribe or treat any disease or health condition. Please consult with your phyisican.

Balsam Fir Essential Oil

I started using Balsam Fir Essential Oil a few weeks ago. I can't say enough good things about it! It's like the peace of the winter forest in a bottle. It's harvested and distilled on Young Living's Idaho tree farm during the coldest days of the year. This oil is soothing and revitalizing at the same time. Considered to be one of the finest coniferous scents, it is renowned for its ability to relax sore joints and muscles, lift depression, calm anxiety, and soothe and revitalize the respiratory system. I used this oil on my grandson for a nagging cough and in just minutes his cough was quiet.

Balsam Fir helps reduce inflammation. Mixed with Lemongrass it can help sprained and torn ligaments. For torn or strained muscles, try adding marjoram to the mix. A gentle massage with 2-3 drops of each oil blended together will help minimize further damage and speed healing. Ease the discomfort of sinus and respiratory congesting with Balsam Fir by diffusing and inhaling. With its expectorant and respiratory antiseptic properties, I have found it helpful for my mothers breathing issues. You can add Eucalyptus Blue essential oil for additional soothing and clearing action. Balsam Fir has stress-reducing benefits that can be of great value to those who have anxiety and depression. According to Dr. Young, Balsam Fir's sedating properties and ability to reduce cortisol-the stress hormone-are what make it so effective.

Idaho Balsam Fir uplifting:

A relative of ours had been suffering with depression for some time. Idaho Balsam Fir became their favorite essential oil for relieving depression,relaxing and feeling at peace. Eventually, they were able to taper off their anti-depressant and ultimately, stop using it.

-Janie Leek

Essential Oil Profile - Idaho Balsam Fir

Plant origin-Young Living Farms, St. Maries, Idaho USA

Extraction method-Steam distilled from needles

Chemical Constituents-monoterpenes

Main properties-anesthetic, antibiotic, antihistamine, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, expectorant, sedative.

Young Living is the only source for therapeutic -grade Idaho Balsam Fir essential oil.

*This information is intended for educational purposes only. It is not meant to substitute for medical care or to diagnose, or prescribe treatment for any specific health condition.

Essential Fatty Acids

Omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids are
competitive, so one's highest choice is to eat them separately.
This separation happens naturally when following a
Chronobiotic time-coordinated eating plan (details of tree/bush/root eating are in Yes No Maybe: Chronobiotic Nutrition).
Eat omega-3's derived from fish in the evening. Eating fish-derived
omega-3's in the morning (over a period of time and in quantity) sets
up an adrenal defense against omega-3's. Eating omega 3's in the evening
decreases the chances of stroke.
Conversely, eating omega-3's in the morning increases the chances of stroke. Time-relevant
contraindications out of the way, let's get to the good news....

Essential fatty acids from fish prevent the following diseases, exactly quoting esteemed
British medical researcher Hugh M. Sinclair of the International Nutrition Foundation,
"...atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, pulmonary embolism, cerebrovascular
disease, carcinoma of lung and stomach, leukemia, dental caries, peptic ulcer, gallstones,
appendicitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, diverticulosis, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis,
slipped discs, rheumatoid arthritis, nephrosis, renal stones, pre-eclampsia, acne vulgaris,
'collagen' (mesenchymal) diseases, asthma, the triopathy of type II diabetes mellitus,
systemic lupus erythemosus, hyperclampsia of infants,and certain viral infections
(including poliomyelitis)."
H.M. Hughes also found EFAs prevent "arcus senilis" .... and he's a medical researcher,
not an iridologist!
Young Living's Omega Blue is a clinically proven dose of omega-3 (EPA, DHA) fatty
acid nutrients.
* Article taken from Chronobiotic News by G.I. "Atom" Bergstrom. He is also co-author of
"Yes, No, Maybe" Chronobiotic Nutrition with Marcella Vonn Harting.

Essential Oils for Feeling Great

Essential oils for feeling great, you say? You Bet! I use them daily and feel great. It can change your life. How? Consider the following article.

Applying the Feelings Kit in Your Daily Life

by David Stewart

(Based primarily on notes taken on Gary Young's talk September 19, 2008, at the first Young Living European Convention, Vienna, Austria)

It has been said that when there is a conflict between reason and feeling, human beings will always side with feeling. According to Gary Young, "99% of life's decisions are made from feelings." Therefore, if you want your life to be guided by good decisions that lead to health, happiness, and fulfillment, you need to be aware of and in control of your present feelings and to learn how to release the repressed emotions of the past.

Most of our feelings from day to day are not responses to current happenings. They originate from the programming in cellular memory that was imprinted by the emotional experiences of our past that we were unable to understand, process, and resolve at the time.

These forgotten traumatic experiences function as live programming in our bodies, affecting every aspect of our lives and particularly in the area of how we make decisions. When our thoughts are limited by fears, lack of self-worth, and not feeling good enough for more or better, we make decisions that limit our success. Limited thinking leads to limited decisions that lead to a limited life far short of the God-given potential we actually possess.

By focusing on fixing your feelings, you can fix most aspects of your life--physical, mental, and spiritual. Essential oils are perfect vehicles to help you in this task because their molecules pass directly to the emotional brain and can bring us into contact with the issues we have long forgotten and enable us to deal with them and resolve them once and for all. When we clear our emotional baggage, we clear the way to manifest our true and highest potential.

According to Gary Young, "Thought equals frequency. Essential oils absorb our thoughts. They are registered in the oils as intent. Intent is directed energy. When you apply an intent-energized oil on your feet they can saturate all of your cells within 60 seconds, stimulating creative thinking and pushing negative energy out of the cells, thus increasing the frequencies of the cells throughout the body. In that uplifted state you can create a new desire to be better tomorrow. You have no limitations but those you choose to accept."

Gary says, "Use the Feelings Kit. Apply feeling oils before work and every night before bed. Do this for 30 days and you will change your life."

The Feelings Kit, which was out of stock for some time, is available again in a modified version. It contains six oil blends: Valor, Harmony, Forgiveness, Release, Present Time, and Inner Child. Here is how Gary instructed us to use them at the Vienna Convention:

VALOR Put Valor Oil on the soles of both feet at nighttime along with Highest Potential Blend. These blends are effective to erase limited thinking. Valor balances and equalizes the body's energies thereby increasing oxygen intake to the pineal gland-the seat of our higher intelligence and intuitive faculties. You will wake up in the morning more self assured and more alive to start the day.

HARMONY Massage one drop of Harmony Oil on each of the energy center points of your body. There are seven of them along the spine: Coccyx, Sacrum, Lumbar, Dorsal (heart), Cervical (where neck meets shoulders), and Medulla (hollow place at center base of skull), and Pineal (center of forehead). You can also massage Harmony on the crown of the head. Harmony balances the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems which, in turn, gives us progressive creativity and feelings of confidence. "The biggest sin is not having confidence in yourself," says Gary, "He who lacks confidence lacks life."

FORGIVENESS Apply Forgiveness Oil around the navel with the right hand going clockwise several times and think of situations where you need to forgive yourself or others. We beat up on ourselves, but everyone makes mistakes. Yet we struggle to forgive our own mistakes and those of others. Unforgiveness is one of the most common roots of physical, mental, and spiritual disease. Unforgiveness does not make the offending party sick. It makes us sick. Forgiveness is for our own benefit. It is accomplished in five steps. (1) Forgive yourself for allowing the person to affect your health and happiness. (2) Forgive the other person for any harm he or she may have caused you. (This need not be done directly with the person being forgiven, but is an inner adjustment on your part.) (3) Give the other person permission to forgive you. (4) See the good in the situation. (5) Be thankful for the experience and the lesson it taught you. Inhale and apply Forgiveness Oil while going through these steps and repeat as often as necessary to clear the feelings of unforgiveness.

RELEASE Negative energy goes into the blood and then into the liver for cleansing where the toxins can remain trapped. Thus, the liver becomes a storage place for anger, resentment, bitterness, hatred, jealousy, envy, addictions, and a host of destructive feelings. Apply a few drops of Release Oil on your tongue to release the poisons of stored emotions from the liver. Rub Release over the liver area. Drink lots of pure water and do a liver cleanse.

PRESENT TIME When we live in the past or dwell on the future, we are not being productive in the present. Energize three drops of Present Time by making clockwise circles on the oil in the palm of your hand and then apply it to your thymus (the gland just under your sternum or breastbone). Besides keeping you focused on the tasks of today, this can also help you financially by increasing your abundance consciousness in the present.

INNER CHILD "When you are a child all things are possible. There are no limitations," says Gary Young. "When you find your inner child, you have found your true self. The child in you is your creativity." Apply one drop of Inner Child onto the pad of your thumb and then place your thumb onto the roof of your mouth. This opens the cranial sutures and stimulates the pineal, pituitary, and other organs of the emotional brain that occupy the space just above the roof of your mouth. Walking backwards while you have your thumb in your mouth looks stupid but it changes the rotation in the pelvis, elongating the spine, and decompressing the discs in your back. Thus, you can clear the nerve channels for energy to flow smoothly throughout your brain and body.In conclusion, Gary said, "Use the Feelings Kit morning and night for 30 days. You will feel enthusiastic. Your life will be full of excitement. And people will be drawn to you like a magnet."

* Reprinted from the Raindrop Messenger

Use Young Living's Raindrop Kit consistantly. The essential oils for feeling great!

Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils

The ancient Egyptians did not have the medical knowledge available today. However, they knew that essential oils worked! Since early recorded history, essential oils have been used to support health and wellness. Part of that recorded history is found in the Bible with 188 references to the use of essential oils. Today, essential oils are considered by many to be the leading edge of natural medicine.

Essential oils are the life blood of plants, trees, shrubs, etc. They are extremely concentrated substances. A single drop of peppermint oil is equivalent to 28 cups of peppermint tea. And in order to distill one pound of rose oil, it takes 5,000 pounds of rose petals. This makes rose oil one of the most precious and expensive oils on the market.

Therapeutic grade essential oils are antibacterial, anti fungal, antiviral, anti depressive, immune stimulating and regenerative. They can be used in several ways, including topical application to the skin, inhalation, diffusing in the air, and adding to bath water to name a few. In the European community, doctors prescribe oils to be taken internally in place of pharmaceutical medicines.

Because essential oils have been used in things like air fresheners, food flavorings, and veterinary preparations, the quality has not been very important. However, if you are using oils to support natural health and wellness, the purity is extremely critical to the process. There are many essential oils on the market today and unfortunately 95% of these oils are created for industrial use and are of low quality. These low quality oils can also be found in health food stores. Young Living Essential Oils is the world leader in therapeutic grade essential oils. Since they are dedicated to producing the finest oils available for supporting health you can trust their quality.

* Be sure to consult the Essential Oils Desk Reference Book for guidance in using essential oils.

Why Would a Doctor Use Young Living Essential Oils?

Yes, why would a doctor use Young Living Essential Oils? Medical doctors using Young Living Essential Oils are few and far between. Granted, they want the research and we have that. But, sometimes it takes much more than research alone to prompt them to use the products. The following is one such case. I'm sure you will find it interesting. This is their story told at the Young Living Annual Convention, Saturday, September 8, 2007.

"If it weren't for Young Living. I wouldn't be able to be here. I first came last year at convention. Young Living has given me back my life, I will be forever grateful. I enrolled in 2002, was bedridden, didn't want to share. When I came to convention in 2006 I met wonderful distributors, and met Gary and Mary Young. You got to to him, he's the real deal. He knows his stuff and he shares it willingly. He practices what he preaches. His energy is off the charts. He's a risk taker. Other than that, he doesn't impress me at all. I believe the oils are a gift from God, not only for me, but for the world. We have gotten so far off track that we need something that powerful. I love the healing power of the oils, they resonate with me. I was asked to share my story, and my perspective as a physician. I became paralyzed. And from that day on I have been in pain. How Young Living Oils gave me back my life and my joy. You've heard about my degrees. A rectal thermometer has many degrees. We are all special. From childhood I knew I was here to serve. One in three people in the United States have some kind of chronic disease. We couldn't help them. Not toxic drugs or risky treatments. (I've Been a doctor for 40 years) they said if you eat the food you don't need supplements. I studied Chi Kung. I explained to people why I wasn't going to prescribe drugs to my patients. Then I didn't know about essential oils. Now I know they can improve well being, and they are safer than drugs and less expensive too. We are now 42nd in life expectancy in the world.

Pubmed-5,679 articles on essential oils. There is a lot of essential oils out there. We need more research. We haven't learned it all. Conventional medicine needs the controlled studies for them to be able to accept this and use the oils. That's one of my goals. I think it's time for doctors to know about essential oils and start using them. They can save lives. The drugs are killing people. There are things we can't treat, like drug resistant infections, the growth of super bugs. I tried to talk to doctors. The standard of care is there. They don't want to stray from that. We need that research.

I know they can treat flesh eating bacteria with oils, and resistant strains of bacteria with essential oils, and it has worked. Only 30% of the treatments we give in conventional medicine are researched. Some doctors are becoming interested. The schools I teach in, there are people interested. In the University of Miami Medical School, we want to research essential oils for long term care. I lived in China and studied in 1993 acupuncture and Chi Kung. On November 8, 1999 my life changed. I was boarding a plane. I bent over to pick up my bag and I lost my legs. I was paralyzed. I was in a hard body brace. One of my vertebrae had cut my spinal cord. All the specialists said I had to have surgery. I had the surgery which took 9.5 hours and had a hospital acquired infection from donating bone marrow. What followed was all consuming pain, neuropathic pain and muscular pain. I was told it was going to get worse. I had brain fog. They gave me morphine. I developed inflammatory bowel disease and arthritis. I worked so hard at rehab, after 1.5 years I could walk almost 1/4 of a block and I could sit in a chair for 10 minutes. And it was getting worse. Doctors said it would be a relentless progression. I knew the doctors wouldn't be able to help me anymore. I decided to take charge of my life. I needed to get off those drugs. I learned about the oils. My next door neighbor waas a distributor. I shared with her that I was bleeding from my uterus. She suggested I put off my surgery for a month and try the oils. I was skeptical, but had nothing to lose. She loaned me her desk reference. And she gave me her oils. I diffused geranium and took Endoflex internally. Within hours, the black clouds of depression lifted. I could feel it go away. In Chinese medicine, we use geranium to stop bleeding. After a few days, the bleeding stopped. I have all my parts. I needed to know how they worked, and the research. I've been studying for the last 5 years. I used oils for pain, emotions, for everything. I got off all the narcotics and all the antidepressants and I got out here again and volunteered at an elder center. They responded to the love and the oils. They got off their meds. I used mostly lavender, lemon, peppermint, and tea tree oil (melaleuca). A man used Abundance Oil Blend and won at scrabble. I started teaching again, one hour a week. But I was still in terrible pain. Then I had an aha moment. I just let go. I realized my emotions were adding to my pain. I realized I had to accept my pain. When I stopped resisting, the pain changed so I could tolerate it. Negative emotions only make the pain worse, so why bother? Then I tried NingXia Red just before convention last year. Berry Young Juice didn't work because I didn't really use it. But when I took an ounce for a few days, I felt well being. When I took 2 ounces, I was sure. When I took 3-4 ounces the pain went away and I felt terrific and wonderfully alive, energetic and at peace. I was like the energizer bunny. I started sharing. There is nothing I would rather do then teach and share and help people. I got lots of free publicity, front pages, and TV shows. I am very impressed with NingXia Red and how it helps neurological problems. Someone with MS was falling down to the left out of her walker, unable to express herself. I told her to take NingXia Red and Longevity capsules. Within 2 weeks, I got a call from her aunt. She told me that Christy was walking down the block. She got on the phone and was talking excited. She was taking 2 ounces four times a day. That's where she got maximum benefit. She did this for a year. Now she is doing 2 ounces twice a day. Another gal with neurological impairment, had MS for 30 years. The second day after using NingXia Red she said she thought she was feeling better. In two months her mild diabetes was controlled on NingXia Red. Her husband had cancer and he went on it and felt better. Her MRI showed that she had no lesions on her brain from MS. The doctor said it was rare that her MS was reversing. The doctor said she could get off her MS drugs. She was also starting to grow black hair again instead of grey. Her skin is better too. The priest had diabetes with neuropathy. He's on NingXia Red and fat soluble B1. On the first day he said his sugar was controlled. His energy went sky high. His pain in his legs and feet went away. And he could feel the bottom of his feet. We don't have any medications to reverse diabetes or peripheral neuropathy. So many people need these oils. They are safe and they are helping. I tell them these are not approved as drugs by the FDA, so don't stop taking your drugs cold turkey. Protect your right to be able to share these. We use twice as many prescription drugs as any other country in the world. Avarice is the biggest problem in the health care industry today.

Update on my back:

I don't like to dwell on my pain. And I don't go to doctors. But there was still pain. I went to the doctors for a follow-up MRI. The doctor wondered how I could be doing as good as I was doing with my condition and pain. I said NingXia Red, oils and prayer. I started getting a Raindrop every week, and the pain in the leg went away with the Raindrop. Medicine is based on facts and knowledge. Healing comes from wisdom and love. We are made by a loving creator to love and be loved. If we will take care of our bodies and tune into the healer within, the body will heal itself. Fear and anger, poisons and nutrition mask our ability to hear this healer within, and I think I came from that source.

Take care of yourself because you know how much you are loved. Meaning in life is important too. The oils gave new meaning and purpose to my life. So I can serve. That's what I'm here for."

-Dr. E. Joan Barice

Dr. E Joan Barice is board certified in internal, preventive and addiction medicine with an MD from Stanford University and a MPH from Harvard University. She has studied and used therapeutic grade essential oils for more than five years. Her tireless efforts and advocacy has led to many changes that favorably affect the underserved, especially the indigent, the addicted, those with HIV and AIDS, and low income elderly women and children.

Why would a doctor use Young Living Essential Oils? Now you know!

* This information is for educational purposes only. Please consult with your physician of choice.