PUTTING ESSENTIAL OILS TO THE TEST

                                 PUTTING ESSENTIAL OILS TO THE TEST –

                     THE SCIENCE AND THE APPLICATION

                        COLD AND FLU SEASON IS HERE – ARE YOU PREPARED TO FIGHT?

                       

While at convention last week, we had the opportunity to learn more about the Oklahoma University study on On Guard. I have referenced this study in the past, but it is now published and available for review at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21078173.

This study suggests and supports the powerful antiviral effects of On Guard. The study concluded that this essential oil blend significantly (90%) attenuates influenza virus PR8, suggesting that the antiviral effect may be due to “inhibition of viral protein translation.”

Despite antibiotics not being able to treat the influenza virus, results show On Guard Protective Blend reducing this virus by up to 90% . The single oils contained in this blend are: Wild Orange, Clove Bud, Cinnamon Bark, Eucalyptus radiata, and Rosemary.

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to put this to the test, in a practical application. My son attended nursery during Sunday School, at church last Sunday. As often occurs in a day care setting, he contracted a virus, which first presented about 40 hours later. At around 9AM Tuesday morning, it was as though someone flipped a light switch. He went from a bouncing, happy, two year old, to a very sick little boy. He was crying that he hurt, had a fever, and his eyes had that red, glazed sick appearance.

I know how important it is to act quickly when it comes to viral duplication. Here’s why: When something extreme happens in our body to upset our homeostasis, i.e. we don’t get enough sleep, toxic overload, too much white sugar, extreme stress, traveling, work and school deadlines, etc, our immune system is weakened and our bodies allow a virus to attach onto a cell.

The virus then injects the virus DNA into that cell and the newly infected cell begins to duplicate. Fast. It creates thousands of “copy” virus cells, and as a result we get sick. Our body then has to work overtime to kill and clear out all the infected cells.

The study done by the University of Oklahoma suggests that the oil “OnGuard” was 90% effective against stopping an infected virus cell from duplicating. In other words, if you start treating a virus with OnGuard as soon as you start to feel it coming on, you will slow or prevent the duplication of the viral cell. Fewer viral cells mean that either you don’t get sick (that’s optimal) or your body makes way fewer copies of the virus cell, thus making it easier to kill the fewer amount of sick cells and helping you get over the sickness quickly.

It’s important to note here that there is a window. If you catch it early (before your body makes tons of copy cells) then you’ll prevent the worst. If you miss the window and your body has already made thousands and thousands of virus cell copies, you’re probably going to go through the 5-10 days of cleaning out the sick cells.

With my two year old, I started working with the oils immediately. I put On Guard in the diffuser. I applied On Guard to the bottom of his feet every 2-3 hours. I applied Melaleuca to his spine. I made a little syrup with agave and some lemon with a TINY amount of On Guard. He didn’t like it, but we got one spoonful in him. We gave him a warm bath with Melaleuca and Lavender bath salts.

By dinnertime, he was already showing signs of improvement. He stopped crying and complaining of “pain.” His energy returned. By this morning, he was back to normal. Less than 24 hours! That is amazing. Essential oils really do have the power to kill viruses. They are SAFE! They are NATURAL! They are EFFECTIVE! I absolutely know that in my home we have either averted illness completely, or reduced the duration and degree of symptoms, thanks to our essential oils. I have witnessed it over and over again. And, now science is supporting what we already know. Essential oils are the best tool in my medicine chest, and the only tool that really helps fight viruses! Are you prepared?