Flu Remedies with Essential Oils & Company

The Bad News...

  

This is the earliest flu season in nearly a decade.  The Center for Disease Control is concerned that the early onset may mean a rough flu season in 2013.  In some states, schools are shutting down as the flu virus spreads quickly in an effort to stem the tide.

Symptom Cheat Sheet!

Every time a person coughs, 2,000 virus laden droplets shoot out into the air.  If you inhaled any or touched anything coated with them then rubbed your nose or eyes, the virus has floated through your nostrils to begin burrowing into your airway's cells.  Colds attack the nose and and throat, flu virus can travel to the lungs. 

 

Immediately, the body goes on the defensive churning out antibodies to destroy the virus.  The virus is using your body as a copy machine, rapidly multiplying and infecting cells that become swollen and burst, spreading virus everywhere.

Symptoms hit you like a freight train!  It's not the virus making you feel horrible, it's the inflammation, a result of your immune system on CODE RED.

But hold on!  Now for the GOOD NEWS!

We now know that putting pure essential oils to work immediately upon noticing symptoms or even at the point of being bedridden, can knock this nasty virus all the way into next week!  So grateful for Mother Nature's wisdom!

Ready from some Remedies??

First of all, while essential oils are my GO TO for just about everything, there are lots of ways to support the use of essential oils!  Nature gave us many gifts and using them together creates balance plus, it just makes a heck of a lot of sense to me!  

For instance, lots of great remedies can be created with honey and apple cider vinegar, these pair beautifully with essential oils!  In my humble opinion, it's important to have a broad knowledge of all natural remedies and experiment with combining them so one can enhance the other.  

Here you see one of favorite soothing drinks, oolong tea with a teaspoon of magic, Manuka honey (more about this later).


In the flourishing, healthy community of doTERRA EO users, many of us happen to love the "Cold & Flu Bomb" protocol because it absolutely, swear on a stack of bibles, stick a needle in my eye, hope to die - WORKS!  And though there are numerous variations of "the bomb", in our family we go for this triple threat:

Cold & Flu Bomb

3 drops each in a gel capsule 4x daily

Oregano ~ Melaleuca ~ On Guard 

Tip:  If capsules aren't an option, combine in a **glass roll-on bottle and apply to soles of feet!



Remember those 2,000 virus-laden droplets that fly through the air with just one uncovered cough?  Oh Lord, airborne pathogens all over everything...yuck!   This is where a good diffuser is invaluable!   Every home needs one...not to mention the office, classroom, hospital and doctor office.  Why?  Diffusing essential oils into the air kills nasty airborne virus-laden pathogens.  Leading hospitals like Vanderbilt Medical Center have come to this realization too and diffuse in their Emergency Room {Click Here for FOX news video}.

Never Underestimate the Power of a Diffuser!

I highly recommend diffusing On Guard in your home through Flu season.  

As family members return home at the end of the day, they may bring home unwanted "visitors".  Take precautions and diffuse!  

Tip:  On Guard can be rolled on bottoms of feet before everyone leaves the house too, another great preventative measure and extra immunity protection throughout their day!

Tip II:  Oil pulling with On Guard is another extremely effective way to fight sickness and pull toxins.  Learn more about Oil Pulling {Here}.

Here's a fine example of combining Nature's gifts to create one great big B E N E F I T!   I call it:  Antibiotic Tea...

When sick or even starting to feel symptoms, fix yourself a cup of this deceivingly delicious tea!  It's simple with naturally occurring antibiotic properties.  To learn more about medicinal Manuka Honey and my Antibiotic Tea How-to {Click Here}.


An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure.


I leave you with one last preventative, WASH YOUR HANDS!  The Center for Disease Control advises us to wash our hands often to prevent the spread of virus.  Of course, we should sanitize responsibly by using gentle, natural products.  Try this blend of essential oils with multiple uses and properties!
  

Learn how to make your own DIY preventative blend, strong yet gentle enough to be all these things...and smell good in the process {Recipe Here}

* Hand Sanitizer
* Air Purifier
* Face & Makeup Reviver
* Diaper Rash Spray
* Bug Bite ~ Boo Boo Healer
* Mood Brightening Spritzer

...ALL of these benefits with pure doTERRA Essential Oils and Witch Hazel.   

The frugal minded REJOICE!

I know many of you are battling the flu virus in your home and looking for answers and ways to protect your family and friends.  I encourage you to investigate these oils, and I speak of doTERRA's essential oils because, they're pure enough to take internally and our bodies recognize their chemistry.  


Stop by Camp Wander on FB and read testimony after testimony of how essential oils have changed and improved lives.  If you're ready to take control of your wellness, I've provided a step by step tutorial for doTERRAs online application process {HERE}.

Stay Well, Be Well!

Rebecca

**Glass Roll-ons & Spray Bottles 
As mentioned, are included in this Essential Oil Starter Kit available {HERE}.