Allergies
Sniffing, sneezing, coughing, watery eyes, post nasal drip – if you have these symptoms, you may be suffering from allergies. An allergy is really just an over reaction of the body’s immune system to what is otherwise normally harmless substances like mold, dust, pollen and animal dander. Our body responds as if these substances were invaders wanting to harm us. The body sends out a barrage of antibodies to attack, which in turn triggers a cascade of inflammatory responses. This inflammation constricts airways and nasal passages making it hard to breathe. The cough is the body trying to expel the invader.
Traditional allergy shots attempt to give the body a controlled amount of the allergen in hopes of letting the body know the invader is harmless, so it doesn’t get in an uproar. In many cases they can be effective, but are costly, painful and must be repeated often on a weekly basis.
If you do not opt for the shots, then take your pick among the many inhalers and prescription medicines that are available for allergy sufferers – all with a multitude of side effects; NO THANKS!
How about relief with drugs!
Even though allergic responses can be a complex issue, there are some simple things you can do to help make an enormous difference in how you feel.
1. Stop all dairy – this includes milk, yogurt, ice cream and cheese. These are mucous forming and further add to upper respiratory issues.
2. Clean the air in your home by diffusing with therapeutic grade essential oils. Please do not think that the air fresheners you buy at the store have anything but detrimental effects with allergies. Use the essential oil blends Purification and R.C. for clean, purified air. Diffusing Purification and lemon is said to quiet a cough.
3. Replace household toxic cleaners with safer, all natural cleaners. White vinegar, baking soda, pure grain alcohol or ordinary pure soap will clean without adding to the toxic soup in your home. We have elected to use the Thieves Household Cleaner to mop the floor, clean cabinets and counter tops, the bathroom from sink to toilet, in the laundry, for walls and windows. It is safer to use than most so called natural cleaners and cleans like nothing I have ever used before, even getting out old set in stains on Formica counter tops and clothes. It is less expensive, easier to use and does a better job than other natural cleaners I have tried.
4. Vacuum and dust with essential oils. Add a few drops of eucalyptus globulus to the vacuum bag or on a cotton ball in the collection container. One drop of lemon essential oil with a few drops of almond oil on a cloth will make dusting a pleasure. Try using the micro-fiber clothes for dusting and household cleaning when just water will do.
5. Clean the “inside: of your body by doing various cleansing routines to help remove the old toxic buildup. Detoxzyme is a great enzyme to clean up undigested proteins that can cause inflammation. Take proper omega oil capsules (Omega Blue) which can further fight inflammation. Use the 5-Day Nutritive Cleanse or Re-juv-en-ate Program from Young Living to get cleansing off to a great start. Increase your raw food consumption to at least 60% raw and 40% cooked.
Other oils used successfully to combat allergies include: R.C. blend and Raven blend may be applied to the back of the neck, throat and lungs, plus inhale deeply several times per day. Inhaling eucalyptus, R.C. or Raven may help stop a runny nose. Roman chamomile can be diluted 50/50 with olive oil and used to swab the nose daily. Peppermint can open up clogged sinuses when nothing else will work.
How to use the peppermint: To a clean hand, drop 1-2 drops of peppermint oil in the palm of your hand. Stick the tip of your tongue in the oil and place the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth. Breathe in and out of your mouth three times, close your mouth and breathe through the nose. Within a matter a few minutes, your nasal passages will open up. You may repeat as needed.
ImmuPower with the oil cistus, is a wonderful immune supportive oil blend. Apply to the bottom of the feet and chest. May be diluted with 100% pure vegetable oil.
Here is what others have to say:
I used the Peppermint oil last night and my sinuses cleared up rapidly. I did wake up in the middle of the night with some congestion and a cough, but in the morning, when I am normally congested, I was not congested at all. Tonight I have no congestion either, which is a first since the steroid shot wore off.
I look forward to using the products. Thanks again, KD
Ten yr old Duncan!!! He has ALWAYS joined whoever has been sick, and all his asthma problems are soon to follow. Why didn’t we come to you 5 yrs ago??? A couple of months ago, using Ravensara, he was 80% over his asthma except when he’d get allergies or a cold and then we were forced to rely again on his asthma prescriptions. After going to you finally, you explained to HIM how important for him it is to stay away from the dairy and sugar and we put him on Inner Defense to keep him from getting sick, and that was almost two months ago and in his TEN YEARS, he has NEVER gone this long without sickness and asthma problems during the winter months. I thought it was awfully bold of you to tell him if he’d do what you told him to do, that by April it’d probably be the last of the asthma he EVER has for the rest of his life. But these oils have taught me to EXPECT the miracle, and I can’t BELIEVE this, but it looks like he’s over his asthma forever. We will continue staying away from dairy and sugar, and continue Inner Defense. These oils have SAVED us so much money on prescriptions! MF
The oils mentioned in the article are exclusively from Young Living. After nearly two years of essential oil research and testing hundreds of non-YL oils, it is this author’s opinion, that no other brand has the purity, potency and effectiveness. If you’re not going to use the Young Living essential oils, then don’t use essential oils at all!
[Note from Joline: go to my BUY page in this blog to get the Young Living oils you need.]
Debra Raybern
Naturopath, Master Herbalist,
NutriTech
P.O. Box 1745
New Waverly, TX 77358
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