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January/February 2002 Alternative Health
Essential Oils are Essential for Our Time

by Diane Smith

The Egyptians used it for preserving their dead, for perfumes for the Pharaohs. In excavations they have found jars full of it, it is perfect for use, even though it is 1000s of years old. In the bible it is referred to as the “most valuable gifts the wise men gave.”

What is “it”? Oils - Pure Essential Oils. Frankincense and Myrrh, for Christ’s birth; Christ anointed with oils for healing. The Egyptians used it for healing, so why don’t we? We have been exposed to oils for basic smells, but what about using them more for therapeutic purposes?

For years I had seen my mother have allergic drug reactions. When I began using essential oils, a number of years ago, I was looking for alternatives to prescription drugs. When I was introduced to Essential Oils and their amazing healing properties I began using them on myself and on my children. I was thrilled to have found something that created no side effects and would do no harm. Even if you use an oil that is not the preferred oil for the condition that you want to correct, the oil will do no harm.

Why are we sick in America? Our lives are out of balance; we have 4 parts to our lives, physical, spiritual, mental and emotional. Finding ways to put these four aspects into balance will allow healing and happiness to manifest. With your body in a state of imbalance you are not in a place where your body can heal. People and drugs can help you get to a state where your body can heal, but they don’t heal you; you heal you - the healing power is within. Essential Oils help to rebalance the body and they help create a state where it can heal. They empower you to be in that healing place more easily, allowing your body to heal physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally.

125 million Americans are chronically ill. Over 100,000 people die annually from complications of legally prescribed drugs. All prescriptions drugs and over-the-counter medications have side effects. Pure Essential Oils do not; they are processed in the body within 20 minutes. There is no residue - only healing during that 20 minutes. What used to be relatively simple illnesses to treat are now killing people due to antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections and vicious new viruses. It is up to us to make changes and take control of our health.

What is the answer? Therapeutic grade Essential Oils. There are many poor quality oils in the market place, which cost less because they are not therapeutic grade, but they do not contain the healing properties needed for maintaining or regaining a healthy body. Essential Oils are the essence of the plant or its life force. Oils contain amazing healing properties that move more quickly through your system than injected or ingested medicine.

Drugs were originally derived from the properties of plants, but as we have developed as a human race, we have added synthetic properties and chemicals, ignoring the use of the plant we were given by nature. Oils that are pure from the plant allow your body to heal and possibly get to a point where that “medication” dosage can be dropped or eliminated from your life experience.

A large aspect to our health is the intake or lack of oxygen. Just breathing deep breaths is one method of healing. Exciting news is that Therapeutic grade Essential Oils increase oxygen in the body, which strengthens the immune system, and they have been documented as having properties which are antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral. Therapeutic grade Essential Oils play a major role in bringing nutrients and oxygen into the body. The use of Essential Oils will rebalance the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual parts of your body.

This information is for educational purposes only. It is not provided to diagnose, prescribe, or treat any illness, disease or injured condition of the body. Any person who has a disease or injury should consult a physician or health care provider.

Diane Smith has studied the use of Essential Oils for over 5 years and their healing effects. She works with people to help them heal on many different levels. She can be reached at discovereo@hotmail.com. 

Free informational tapes on the Essential Oils and literature are available by request.