Jacquelyn A Close, RA

Diffusing Essential Oils in Your Home and Office

Fresh Awareness

by Jacquelyn Close, RA

There is little more appealing to the senses than to walk into a room that smells fresh and clean, inviting and soothing. That sensory experience is just one of the many wondrous beauties offered to us when we diffuse essential oils in our homes and workplaces.

We have diffused in our home and offices for nearly 15 years. The mail and package delivery folks and our clients and customers who have come to our places of business have frequently commented to us how they wish they could spend their whole day in our offices because it always smells so good! They tell us they love it, and that no place else they visit during the day smells so inviting and welcoming.

What a great compliment! What if your clients and customers felt that way? Wouldn’t that be a good thing for your business?

It seemed that sharing with you some of my favorite essential oil combinations for diffusing could be exciting and helpful. That way you can enjoy the same compliments as well as the benefits the oils provide.

Citrus Fresh – Cedarwood – Cinnamon Bark

Recently we were in Los Angeles, California, for a little over a week. We stayed at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel – the famous hotel with the four circular towers that you see in so many movies. While there, I diffused a custom blend of Young Living essential oils that I created by simply adding the oils to the cold-air diffuser we always take with us and run in our room.

The cleaning staff left us notes on an almost daily basis asking what we were doing. What makes it smell so good in here? And, “How can I get some of whatever it is you are doing in here?”

Well, we use Young Living’s Lavender Shampoo and Conditioner, the Young Living Bath and Shower Gels – Sensation and Morning Start – and the Thieves Foaming Hand Soap. I use Orange Blossom Facial Wash. We use the Young Living Dentarome Plus Toothpaste and Fresh Essence Mouthwash. All of these products have essential oils in them, and give off scents that are natural – not chemical or synthetic. It is so nice to see how anyone can appreciate the difference between synthetics chemicals and natural scents, just by smelling them in the air, because many of these folks told me when I talked with them that they couldn’t stand perfumes.

During the week, we were also diffusing this customized blend I had made, which I call Fresh Awareness. You can make your own version of this blend. Just combine in a diffuser well, or an empty essential oil amber or dark blue bottle, the following oils:

30 drops Citrus Fresh

10 drops Cedarwood

12 drops Cinnamon Bark

It is a delightfully appealing, sweet and spicy aroma that smells very clean and fresh. You can diffuse this blend for 15 minutes, or for several hours at a time, or all the time  – 24/7  – depending on your preference.

The Benefits and Known Effects for These Oils

CITRUS FRESH – This is a blend of oils available from Young Living

Citrus Fresh is comprised of:  Orange, Tangerine, Lemon, Mandarin, Grapefruit and Spearmint. According to the Essential Oil Desk Reference, Fourth Edition, Citrus Fresh:

Stimulates the right brain to amplify creativity and well-being as well as eradicate anxiety. Works well as an air purifier. University Researchers in Japan found that diffusing a citrus fragrance in an office environment improved mental accuracy and concentration by 54 percent. When diffused, it adds a clean, fresh scent to any environment.

Citrus oils are great for elevating the mind and lifting the emotions. Plus, they all have that fresh, clean smell without any of the chemical harshness of other synthetic chemical cleaners and air fresheners. Citrus oils are generally cold-pressed from the rind of the fruit and contain high levels of the compound d-limonene, a monoterpene that is said to restore, awaken, or reprogram the correct information into cellular memory.

D-limonene is also known – according to numerous scientific studies worldwide – to prevent, stop and even reverse cancer. Cancer is often said to be the faulty replication of cells. Perhaps it is this ability to reprogram the cellular memory with proper information that accounts for d-limonene being so effective against cancers, I don’t know. It is, however, hard to believe that so striking a correlation could be a total coincidence.

Citrus oils are truly great oils to have on-hand and diffuse on a regular basis. They have that wonderful clean, fresh scent, and are relatively inexpensive compared to other oils.

CEDARWOOD OIL

Cedarwood (Cedrus atlantica) — This species of Cedar is steam distilled from the bark, and is thought to be the most closely related to the biblical Cedars of Lebanon.

Throughout antiquity, Cedarwood has been used for its ability to stimulate the lymph system, to combat bacteria, and to stimulate the limbic region of the brain. Dr. Terry Friedmann, MD, found in clinical tests that Cedarwood oil was able to successfully treat ADD and ADHD (attention deficit disorders) in children. It is recognized for its calming, purifying properties. And in the Essential Oil Desk Reference (EODR), Fourth Edition, two research papers are listed that address the use of Cedarwood oil. One was a Randomized trial of aromatherapy, Successful treatment for Alopecia Areata. Arch Dermatol. 1998;134 (11):1349-52.

I met a woman, we were going through training for using essential oils in clinical settings, who had a grandson with Alopecia. Her grandson was about 16 years old and had almost no hair on his head at all when they started an experiment with Cedarwood oil. Her grandson had a couple of spots of stubble but was otherwise bald. She asked him to put Cedarwood oil on his head every day for 45 days and she took pictures every week to document the results. She showed our entire class the pictures she took. Her grandson did not want to have the oil on his head during the day, when the kids at school might smell it, so he applied the oil at night, left it on while he slept, and showered every morning before going to school. His grandmother said he didn’t put the oil on every single night, but he was pretty consistent for the 45 days, only missing a night here and there. The photographs were amazing, and at the end of the 45 days, this young man had a full head of hair more than 2 inches long, all over his head. No more spots. Complete coverage. And he had to get a haircut. It was stunning to see the side-by-side difference from the first photo to the last.

What a great experiment! Why don’t more people know about this? Well, essential oils cannot be patented and therefore there is little interest in these wondrous, organic, natural plant oils and the relatively inexpensive miracles they sometimes produce.

And it often seems strange to people, especially those who are new to using essential oils, that one single essential oil can have so many different uses. However, essential oils often have hundreds of compounds. And while it is a well known fact in the essential oil industry that not even one essential oil has had every constituent in its rich makeup identified. Few outside this industry know anything about them. Less than 1/10th of 1% of the world’s population has even heard of essential oils. Who knows what wonders are yet to be discovered in the simple plants put here for our healing.

Dr. David Stewart says in his book, Healing Oils of the Bible, that Cedarwood oil was known in Biblical times to be good for stimulating the mind and clearing emotional blockages. Cedarwood is mentioned 25 times in the Bible, in 8 books of the Bible, and twice in the Apocrypha. And Cedarwood is high in sesquiterpenes, a compound known for its ability to delete faulty information from cellular memory.

So, now we have talked about two oils, one high in monoterpenes and one high in sesquiterpenes. These are terms used by chemists in identifying various types of compounds found in essential oils, and each compound produces specific and identifiable effects.

CINNAMON BARK

Cinnamon Bark (Cinnamomum verum) oil is one of the components of the Thieves essential oil blend. The many references I have say that cinnamon is a known and proven, powerful antifungal agent. Yet cinnamon is safe enough to eat, and  it is used throughout the food industry to preserve and protect foods. It is also well known by scientists and researchers as a COX2 inhibitor – a powerful anti-inflammatory, as well as functioning as an antibacterial, antiviral, anticoagulant, as a circulatory stimulant, and an antiparasitic oil. It has recently been studied and found to have potential benefits for controlling blood sugar. Perhaps you have seen something about this on the news or the internet during the past year.

Cinnamon Bark oil is used for cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases, viral infections, ulcers, digestive complaints, and warts. According to the EODR, its fragrance is thought to attract wealth.

The Bible says Cinnamon oil was part of the Holy Anointing Oil used by the Hebrews to anoint the priests, the altar, the instruments and utensils, and the laver where people washed their hands. This powerful essential oil is high in the organic compounds known as aldehydes (40-50%) and phenols (20-30%). Aldehydes are, according to The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple, by Dr. David Stewart, and other references I have on hand, responsible for the fragrance and aroma of an oil. Aldehydes are also thought to be the source of the anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties of oils. Phenolic compounds (Phenols) are known to cleanse receptor sites.

So, this Fresh Awareness blend, which has had such a positive response from people who experience it, contains oils that cleanse receptor sites, delete or erase faulty programming in cellular memory, and reprogram proper cellular information so that our bodies function in accordance with our Original Blueprint of wholeness, health and happiness. It isn’t quite as easy to understand or enjoy the science as it is the experience of this blend of essential oils, but it is gratifying to know that the science behind this beautiful blend of oils substantiates what we experience with our mind and our senses when we smell it.

It makes us feel good. It lifts or elevates our mood. It helps us concentrate better.

I believe there is a beautiful, divine plan for all of creation, and that experiences and science help us to understand more about that plan and the love of God that surrounds us every day. Not all experiences are pleasant, but we can fill our lives with the things that help us remember the good. We can choose to let go of the bad and to bury it with the past and move forward to a better tomorrow. I have found that essential oils are an integral part of my journey and have helped me physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually to re-awaken that beautiful, divine plan for my life. I believe that God created oils for that purpose. If you are willing to step out of habit and try something new, you too can experience the wondrous beauty offered to us by essential oils.

Young Living’s Wintergreen Essential Oil

By D. Gary Young, President and Founder of Young Living

One thing I have prided myself and Young Living on is the total quality of the essential oils we provide. From the soil used, how the plants are harvested, the distillation process, to frequent intensive testing for impurities; Young Living’s legacy is built on the trust and quality of our products. That’s why Young Living is, and has remained, the world leader in essential oils for all these years!

One amazing essential oil we have is wintergreen. We found the perfect nutrient-rich area to grow this oil in southern China. Our wintergreen supplier (and all other suppliers we use) must meet what we call the Young Living Therapeutic Grade (YLTG) standard. This standard means every essential oil Young Living distills or sources contain only the purest ingredients grown from the optimal soil. This ensures that the oil does what nature has intended it to do – heal and give comfort. It is a standard that exceeds what our competitors can only hope to reach.

We regularly go and meet with our suppliers so I asked two of our sourcing experts, Mary Lou Jacobsen and Sue Chao to personally visit our supplier’s wintergreen fields. Their report was just as I expected; the fields, harvesting techniques, and distillation processes continued to meet and exceed our stringent requirements.

But folks, our quality guidelines don’t end there. Once we receive a shipment of wintergreen essential oil, EACH batch undergoes testing in our labs to ensure nothing was diluted or changed synthetically. If any testing results come back below our guidelines, the batch is sent back to the supplier. Unfortunately for many unknowing consumers, these Young Living rejected batches are resold to other producers, that then turn around and sell these counterfeit “essential oils.” It’s unfortunate, but that’s how many of our producers do business.

I want to reiterate a statement recently released about Young Living’s wintergreen testing:

“As part of the lab tests, wintergreen is also subjected to isotopic ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) analysis. Based on the carbon 13 and carbon 12 isotopic ratio, the IRMS can determine whether a particular lot of wintergreen is naturally sourced or synthetic (created in a lab). From 2001­­­ to 2009, every batch of wintergreen essential oil offered by Young Living has undergone this test. The results from this 8-year period show that our wintergreen essential oil ranges from -33.1 to -34.26, or well within the isotopic range for this essential oil. By contrast, the isotopic range for synthetic wintergreen is -26 to -28. Our personalized sourcing approach, combined with our state-of-the-art testing, ensures that each and every essential oil—from balsam fir to wintergreen—is of the highest, most potent therapeutic quality, just as nature intended.”

It is vital to understand that wintergreen from Young Living and wintergreen from another producer is the same in name alone.

There are other producers in addition to Young Living and always will be. Some will be successful; some will come and go just as fast as they started. But one thing will remain – Young Living’s total commitment to providing you with unprecedented quality in each and every essential oil we produce.

Essentialy Yours,

Gary Young

To learn more about the Young Living  Therapeutic GradeTM Standard, please drop me an email. Jacquelyn Close

by Jacquelyn Close, Registered Aromatherapist

Today, April 27^th, 2009, it’s on the TV, the radio, in the news. Everywhere you turn you hear about more who are sick or dying from the latest Swine Flu outbreak.

The CDC website reports that a total of 40 laboratory confirmed cases have been documented in the USA, including the States of New York, California, Texas, Kansas, and Ohio. CNN reported this morning that over 1,600 cases have been documented in Mexico City, and that 149 are confirmed dead there from this latest version of swine influenza. Interesting to me was that they also reported that there are 36,000 deaths annually that are attributed to the flu.

What we who use oils know and what the greater world population has not yet discovered is that essential oils offer a highly effective option for dealing with viruses.

Here is what Maurice had to say about Oils and Influenza

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Hello Everyone,

From time to time I take my Nansee to an ND Scientist who specializes in viruses, bacteria, parasites & of course cancer. It’s a long story but mainly we go to have her blood checked. The doctor knows I am with Young Living Essential Oils. So, when I called to make an appointment he asked if I had an unopened bottle of Oregano and if so please bring with, he would like to test it.

When we walked in there was a lady leaving who had Influenza. The doctor checked Nansee’s blood under the scope and then asked if I brought the Oregano. I handed the bottle to him & he said I want to tell you something about Gary Young but first I need to get something to test this with from the other room. When he came back he started to talk about the test procedure. I reminded him he was going to tell me something about Gary. Yes Indeed he was.

Your Gary Young is a genius when it comes to essential oils and is considered a genius in the scientific community. He has without a doubt the best farms in the U.S. and second to none in the world.

Guess who’s gloating hearing all of this? Next he said, aside from that he also has built the best distillers in the world. All of his studies of the oils around the world has sure paid off and of course the contribution of his formulations and writings has put him on top of a select group.

While he was talking he opened the Oregano and said. ” You were right, Maurice, this is good stuff, no need to test it as the smell of carvacrol in the oil is perfect as is the color.”

Trust me folks, I had no idea this man knew so much about essential oils.

Next: “Would you like to see what your Oregano will do to Influenza? I have it on a slide from the lady who just left. Look in the microscope first to see what it looks like.”

It was a black spidery mass surrounded by blood. Now her sample is between two slides and we will apply the Oregano to the edge. If it is as good as I say, it will suck the black mass to it and you will see the mass turn white. This means of course that it is destroyed. He applied the oil to the edge and said look now into the scope and tell me what is happening.

I was amazed. The oregano was pulling the black mass toward it and the mass was turning white.

There you have it. What an exciting day.

Maurice

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Our daughter-in-law, Heather, had mono and the doctors told her she would be sick for at least 2 weeks to 2 months or longer. They had nothing to offer her in the way of treatment for this virus. They told her all she could do was “Just go home and rest.”

According to WebMD:

“Mononucleosis, also called “mono,” is a common viral illness that can leave you feeling tired and weak for weeks or months. Mono goes away on its own, but lots of rest and good self-care can help you feel better.”

Heather was in pain. Her throat was swollen almost shut. She was miserable and they told her they could do nothing for her. She came to me in tears.

Taking a blend of all natural essential oils in “00” capsules, she was over her virus and completely well in 3 days. She went back to work only 4 days after she got sick. I don’t know anything else that works that fast or that well. She had been a skeptic about oils until this happened, now she knows they work better than anything else she has ever tried.

And what a joy to have something to turn to that won’t hurt you, has no known side effects, and it works when conventional medicine has nothing to offer.

That same natural antibiotic and anti-viral blend of oils may help you if you think you might be sick.

In a “00” capsule combine:

8-10 drops Thieves Essential Oil Blend

4 drops Frankincense Oil

4 drops Oregano oil

Shake and take every 2 hours if you are already sick.

If you feel like you are just coming down with something, take 1-3 capsules a day until you feel better.

Most companies do not produce oils that are safe enough to take internally. Don’t know where to get safe oils? Drop me an email at jac@jacquelynclose.com

To Your Good Health,

Jacqui Close

110 Uses for 9 EveryDay Oils

by Jacquelyn A Close

There is nothing so important as our health. A wealthy man or woman will spend every last penny to gain or retain their health. While a man or woman who has their health can create wealth time and time again. Ensure you will always have your health by utilizing the powerful benefits of Young Living’s therapeutic-grade essential oils. Keep them handy, you never know when you will need them. In our home, we use oils every day.

My son was in a motorcycle accident twice and both times had severe road rash. The oils took care of it. I cut my finger almost to the bone with hedge trimmers, and the oils were my first choice instead of the emergency room and medical care. A friend who works in the emergency room of the local hospital told me I had saved more than $2,000 by not going to the emergency room. Both my son and I have almost no visible scar tissue and full use of the finger, arms and thumb and hands that were affected.

The oils in this select collection will provide ongoing support for your home, health, and body. Enjoy the relaxing benefits of Lavender and Peace & Calming, the cleansing power of Thieves and Purification, the comforting touch of Valor and PanAway, and more!

Young Living’s

Everyday Oils Kit Includes:

1 – 5 ml Frankincense
1 – 5 ml Lemon
1 – 5 ml Lavender
1 – 5 ml Peppermint
1 – 5 ml Purification
1 – 5 ml Panaway
1 – 5 ml Peace & Calming®
1 – 5 ml Thieves®
1 – 5 ml Valor®

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Happy Oiling!

Jacqui Close

Prostate Cancer? Don’t Let Your Doctor Scare You to Death!

by Jacquelyn Close

Today, Friday, March 20^th, 2009, on CNN’s segment called the Daily Dose, a woman MD on the segment said that research now shows that chemotherapy actually increases the rate of death in men with Prostate Cancer. They found that men who do nothing can live 20 to 30 fairly healthy years. Men who undergo chemotherapy usually die within 3 years of treatment. And this was true even for advanced stages of Prostate Cancer.

I tried to find this report on CNN’s website, so I could get the name of the Doctor, but a search did not yield results. If you weren’t watching this, I hope that this information will come to light so that you and your families can be assured of the truth.

Doctors have known for years that chemotherapy kills. Ralph W Moss, PhD, formerly with Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, has written numerous reports and books exposing the fact that chemotherapy is only moderately effective for 4 cancers, Prostate Cancer and Breast Cancer are not among those 4. Yet Doctors continue to prescribe chemotherapy for 100% of cancers and insurance companies continue to pay for it, because it is the accepted standard of care. What is caring about scaring someone into going through chemotherapy when you are in fact killing that person?

I chose to forgo chemotherapy in 1985 when I was told I had just 2 months to live. I preferred to take my chances with less drastic options. I did have radiation therapy, even though my oncologist, the head of oncology at Massachussetts General Hospital, thought that it would be a waste of time. In fact, he required that I sign a paper acknowledging my understanding that they had given me so much radiation that if I didn’t die from the cancer, I would be dead from the radiation in 2 years.

It was not the doctors, surgeons, oncologists, or the radiation that rid my body of cancer. It was the healing power of faith in God, in God’s love, Meditation, Prayer, Positive Healing Affirmations, diet, exercise, and other natural means that changed my life. When I found essential oils my whole life changed for the better and I haven’t seen a doctor since 1999. Personally, I think I’m healthier and happier for it.

May you find a way through your darkest hours with hope, light and love.

by David Stewart, PhD, DNM

Applying essential oils is an ancient and effective modality for (1) First Aid, (2) Stress Management, (3) Pain Management, (4) Improving Your Quality of Life, and (5) Living up to Your Peak Performance. Aromatic science is a new field of research that is rediscovering the many health benefits of aromatherapy once lost in antiquity but are now being verified and refined by modern studies. “Improving Your Quality of Life” includes finding effective ways via oils for such things as diabetes, sinusitis, fibromyalgia, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, depression, cancer and a host of other chronic or terminal diseases.

Throughout the world, many cultures of the historic past anointed and healed with essential oils with great success on an intuitive and spiritual basis, but they were not able to understand nor explain their remarkable powers from an intellectual or scientific viewpoint. The tools of today’s technology are teaching us that essential oils are unique among all substances and hold many solutions to the unanswered and unmet challenges of medicine and health care as they exist today.

TREATING SYMPTOMS VS. PERMANENT HEALING

Nurses (RNs) and medical doctors (MDs) practice within a philosophical paradigm referred to as “allopathy.” The theory of allopathy is that if you remove or correct the symptoms of a condition, you have removed or corrected the condition itself.

Suppose you have a fever, mucous in the nose, a cough in your chest, an upset stomach, a headache, and can’t sleep. An allopath would prescribe something to reduce the fever, stop the runny nose, shut off your coughing reflex, neutralize the acid in your stomach, deaden the pain in your head, and put you to sleep. You might feel better, but you weren’t healed of anything.

All of the symptoms listed would be warning indicators of a deeper problem, not the problem, itself. They are like the red light on your dashboard indicating that you need motor oil. All the doctor does is to shut off the warning signals instead of diagnosing and correcting the root of the problem. This would be like unscrewing the warning light bulb under your dash to turn it off instead of recognizing that you just need to stop your car and add some oil before the engine burns up.

Allopathic medicine can relieve symptoms and make you feel better, but it does not address the problem that produced the symptoms. Hence, you can be made to feel fine and still be sick. The consequence is that your body can then come down with a different and, perhaps, worse malady with another set of symptoms.

Taken to allopathic extremes, medical doctors, unable to solve a problem in a particular member or organ in your body, will resort to surgery and simply remove that member or organ. That would certainly remove the symptoms, but you would then be maimed for life and resigned to live with one or more missing body parts. Such an approach usually leads to more complications and more unpleasant symptoms later on, if not immediately, following the surgery. But to the mind of an allopath, they would have solved the problem you had presented to them. The fact that the post-surgery patient now has additional and different problems is not relevant in allopathic thinking because the patient’s original problem has been removed. In the words of an allopathic surgeon, “The operation was a success, but as for the patient . . .”

The best of modern medicine is emergency medicine. If I am in a bad accident with major head trauma, an open bleeding wound, serious internal injuries, or a broken limb, take me to the closest emergency room. Let them apply their skills with pharmaceuticals, surgery, x-ray machines, and sophisticated technology, etc., so I can live through the crisis. But leave the healing to me by other means.

Allopathy is virtually helpless in effecting true healing following a crisis or in curing chronic diseases. They can manage your disease or condition for the rest of your life, but if you want true and permanent healing you must look elsewhere.

LIFE IS MORE THAN CHEMISTRY: THE QUANTUM CONNECTION

While allopathic medicine can save a life in an emergency, actual healing is outside the scope of allopathy. While nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle are key factors in maintaining health, the roots of most sicknesses and conditions are emotional and spiritual. The fallacy of allopathic medicine is the belief that everything that happens in our bodies is a matter of chemistry and physics. From this fallacy they conclude that there must always be a chemical or physical prescription to solve every bodily condition, even when the condition is a psychological disorder. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The chemistry and physics of our physiologic processes are but reflections of our thoughts and feelings. In fact, the classical laws of chemistry and physics do not apply to living processes, but few health care practitioners and biologists know this. The scientific laws more appropriate to describe living processes are found in quantum physics.

Classical physics deals with processes bigger than an atom or molecule. Quantum physics deals with processes smaller than an atom, i.e. individual electrons, neutrons, and protons. Quantum physics teaches us that human thought influences electron behavior. Every physiological function in the human body involves electrons. Electrons are the mind-body connection.

In classical physics, given specific conditions there are specific outcomes and definite answers. One can predict with certainty what will result from any given set of physical or chemical conditions. Questions in classical physics tend to have one right answer independent of the thoughts and intent of the experimenter.

In quantum physics, given specific conditions there are no specific outcomes and definite answers, but only a set of possibilities. One cannot predict with certainty which possibility will manifest from a given set of conditions. Questions in quantum physics will have a spectrum of probably answers, the final answer influenced by such things as the thoughts and intent of the experimenter.

THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION

Classical physics can take us to the moon and back and into the far reaches of outer space, but classical physics cannot penetrate the inner universe of the atom. Quantum physics does that and leads us directly into the realms of mind and spirit. Essential oils are bridges between all of these realms – material, mental, energetic, and spiritual.

Essential oils are composed of chemical compounds, but also have electrical properties at the level of electrons and protons. This places them partially in the realm of quantum physics. Essential oils respond to human thought. They amplify intent. This is why they work so well in combination with prayer.

When asked what a particular oil will do, one can give a chemical answer by describing the compounds of the oil and their actions in the human body, pointing out that different people will respond differently according to their own unique chemistry. One can also give a quantum physics answer when asked what an oil will do by saying, “What do you want it to do? The oil is only a carrier of possibilities. Which possibility do you want it to manifest?”

But even quantum physics and classical science combined are not sufficient to account for how our bodies work and how essential oils work in our bodies. Human function transcends the laws of the material world, as does the behavior of essential oils.

OILS AND EMOTIONAL ROOTS OF DISEASE

One of the unique aspects of essential oils is the fact that, when inhaled, they go directly to our emotional and spiritual centers in the brain. These are organs that respond only to aroma. They do not respond to spoken words or to substances that cannot pass the blood-brain barrier. The molecules of essential oils are of the right composition and size to pass through the blood-brain barrier, something most prescription drugs and most other substances cannot do.

Even water does not pass through the blood-brain barrier, which is a good thing, or else our heads would all swell up like watermelons if caught in a rain storm. But essential oils do pass through, which is one of the secrets to their amazing therapeutic abilities. They can reach into our emotional brains and unlock forgotten feelings that are the roots of our physical problems.

Essential oils also address the roots of our problems at cellular levels, right down to the DNA inside the cells. They cleanse the cells, protect them from hostile microbes, delete incorrect information in cellular memory, and reprogram proper information so that the cells have a correct job description and can function as God intended.

This is possible because essential oils are more than a mixture of chemicals. They have ultrasonic vibrational properties that go beyond the physical laws of this universe and extend into the subtle energetic template that underlies the material world, which is the source and model for all material manifestations.

NATURAL VS. SYNTHETIC

The formulas for many compounds found in essential oils can be duplicated in a laboratory and, to a chemist, they would be identical to their natural counterparts; but the chemical formula of a substance is not a complete description of that substance. Its origin and history are also relevant.

The compounds comprising plant oils were spoken into existence when God created plants. These compounds are imbued with God’s Word and God’s intelligence, which is not measurable in a laboratory nor by any physical instrument. Humans, however, can apply their intuitive abilities and discern certain properties of a substance, even its history and origin, whether produced from a living plant or from a chemical plant.

Synthetic compounds may be copies of the chemical formulas of compounds found in essential oils, but they are lacking the subtle energies contained in natural substances. Those who apply essential oils for healing soon learn that only pure, natural, complete, and unadulterated oils bring about healing, while synthetic oils, or oils adulterated by synthetic compounds, do not.

For example, in the case of oil of wintergreen, the natural oil is harmless, with many healing properties, while the synthetic version does not heal and is, in fact, toxic. Both smell and taste like wintergreen, but they are not the same therapeutically. Furthermore, research has shown that the homeopathic properties of a substance, though chemically identical, are not the same energetically for synthetic compounds as they are for natural ones.

BE SURE YOU USE THERAPEUTIC GRADE OILS

Therefore, one must be sure they are applying therapeutic grade oils and not perfume grade oils, which are cheaply produced and lacking in the therapeutic properties necessary to heal and enhance ones state of wellness. Most aromatherapy companies selling oils claim that their products are “Pure, 100% Grade A, Therapeutic, etc.” But you cannot trust labels, since their verbiage is not currently regulated nor legally defined. Oils with warnings on them about potential toxicity are probably not therapeutic and safe to use, except in massage, where they are diluted down to a 2-5% concentration in a neutral carrier oil.

To insure that you are getting therapeutic grade oils, find a company that submits their oils for routine testing by independent laboratories, whose oils are from organic sources, distilled without chemical solvents at minimum temperatures and pressures, and are bottled straight from the still with no alterations or adulterations. Talk to others who are experiencing good results from their oils, and find out where they get them. As for me, I get all of my oils from Young Living.

The proof of an oil’s quality is in its manifested benefits, which you can verify yourself by using it. Testing in a laboratory for its chemical properties is not sufficient to ascertain its levels of subtle energy necessary to provide healing benefits. At this time, I am aware of only one company in North America with a large variety of therapeutic grade oils, blends, and oil-based products of verifiable efficacy and consistent quality.

THE INTELLIGENCE OF ESSENTIAL OILS

We have said that essential oils contain intelligence, while synthetic oils do not. The intelligence in therapeutic grade essential oils is placed there by God during their creation within the plant. This intelligence is homeostatic. Homeostasis is a state of perfect balance within the human body where everything functions as it should.

There is an intelligence within essential oils that knows about homeostasis. For example, the same oil, like lavender, can energize you when you need energy or relax you when you need to relax. Cypress oil can stimulate blood flow when you need to increase circulation or can slow it down if that is what you need. Meanwhile, both lavender and cypress oils can be working in your body in a myriad other ways to restore and maintain physiological, emotional, and mental balance.

All essential oils are antimicrobial to an extent, some more than others. This means that they provide a hostile environment to bacteria, viruses, mold, fungi, and parasites. However, being intelligent, they know the difference between dangerous microbes and harmless or helpful ones. We need certain bacteria in our bodies to digest, assimilate, and metabolize our food and utilize our vitamins and minerals.

When you take antibiotics, which are prescriptions created by drug companies, they are indiscriminate, having no homeostatic intelligence. They kill all of the bacteria in your body thus leaving you with a depressed immune system and in a state of weakness.

By contrast, essential oils kill only the harmful microbes while nurturing the friendly flora of our bodies. Hence, when you overcome a cold, flu, pneumonia, or other malady with the help of essential oils, your immune system has been strengthened.

The points given above are not a complete discussion of the profound differences between allopathic medicine and natural medicine. Watch future issues of the Raindrop Messenger for more.

For more information on how and why essential oils work, see the book, “The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple – (God’s Love Manifest in Molecules)” by David Stewart, available from many sources.

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2009 — Amazing!

In December, 1985, after 3 surgeries, 3 months of intensive radiation, and consultations with the world’s leading doctors and oncologists, I was told I had less than 2 months to live.

I was certain in my heart that God still had something more for me to do here on this earth and knew the doctors were wrong, but it never occurred to me just how much He had planned for me. Here I am, 23 plus years later, still serving in His Garden. He has shown me so many things, taught me so many things, and used me to accomplish so much. Now He has called me to reach out to others in an ever greater way.

This first post begins appropriately with giving Him the Glory and Honor for all that has been and will be. Without His Grace and Mercy, I would have died, just as the doctors predicted so many years ago.  He has shown me such Love and Generosity, it is beyond comprehension and thought.  I had not and do not deserve any of it, yet He gave without hesitation to me His little child.

The truth you may not know is that He will do the same for you. Just turn to Him in Faith and Love. Even if at first your thoughts are grounded in fear and despair, keep going to Him in prayer and asking for His help, and you will see your life change. I am living proof, as are many, many others in this world.

There is life beyond cancer, life beyond physical pain, life beyond financial disaster, life beyond the daily despair, and it is yours for the asking. This is a New Year, a New Opportunity! Ask and you shall receive. Knock and it shall be opened unto you. This is 2009 — Your Year to Shine!