Essential Oils work within the Body’s Natural Balance

I observed two things years ago when I began to use essential oils. First, essential oils can be more potent than prescription drugs. Secondly, I have never had a side effect from an essential oil. Most therapeutic herbs can be distilled into essential oils. The key difference is that the herb’s essential oils can be from 100 to 10,000 times more concentrated—and therefore—more potent than the herb itself.

Essential oils have a chemical structure that is similar to that found in human cells and tissues. This makes essential oils compatible with human protein and enables them to be easily identified and accepted by the body. Because essential oils are soluble with the lipid membranes of cell walls, they have the unique ability to penetrate cells and disperse throughout the entire body quickly. A nicotine skin patch works in the same way.

An important point: because of the complexity of essential oils they do not disturb the body’s natural balance but they work in harmony with.

Therapeutic-grade or medicinal quality essential oils (2% of all oils produced) when diffused provide negative ions, which can break down potentially harmful chemicals and render them nontoxic.

One of my favorite herbs for cooking—oregano—a hardy perennial, has researchers finding new evidence of the benefits contained when in an essential oil form. We already know it is a general tonic, immune stimulant, and has antioxidant capacity. To make an essential oil from oregano the leaves and stems are used. Researchers at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, have found that some essential oils, particularly oregano, destroy streptococcus pneumonia cells. The researchers are testing a combination of oregano, thyme, rosewood, cinnamon, and clove oils. Clove oil has been researched for its action against tooth decay. Therapeutic-grade oregano oil shows actively against bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites and may be one of the best oils around for healing infections without antibiotics.

Oregano oil, when topically applied, may be applied neat ONLY to the bottoms of the feet. Oregano may burn sensitive skin, and for any other skin application, dilute with a high quality organic vegetable oil like sesame seed oil, grape seed oil, almond oil, wheat germ oil, or extra virgin olive oil using a formula of 1 drop of essential oil to 50 drops of vegetable oil. Avoid contact with all mucous membranes. Pure essential oregano oil is much stronger than taking powdered oregano in capsule form.