Archive for December, 2008
Toxins are at the Root of Diseases
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Many Experts agree that Toxins are the cause of most of our degenerative diseases.Here in Texas, the general rule among “alternative” or “Complimentary” health practitioners is that we are not supposed to use the term “Detoxification” or to imply that toxins may be released or removed through various protocols. This makes it very difficult to communicate the benefits of our techniques to others who have not studied the same things that we have studied. With respect to therapeutic quality essential oils and products infused with them, please remember: Essential oils from plants are the life-blood of the plant, they are also natural solvents. They act as anti-oxidants, and they help to carry nutrients into the cells and to remove waste products. Nutritional supplements containing essential oils help the body to actually deliver the nutrients inside the cells. With the aid of water -which basically acts as a life river in your body- things like the metabolic waste products from our cellular energy processing or petrochemicals that we breathe, ingest, or touch, can be loosened and removed. We have 4 removal avenues:
These are the only ways OUT of our bodies! Key to clearing debris is the adequate consumption of water! Even drugs require water to do thier work otherwize they would just sit in the stomach and never get to the rest of the body- or get stuck in the throat! I love the Cleansing products from Young Living because they are infused with the oils. Check out the Cleansing Trio, 5 Day Nutritive Cleanse program and ReJuvinate Kit. My favorite is the Cleansing Trio… all 3 have essential oils to enhanse the impact the trio includes:
Other cleansing modalities may be enhanced by the use of essential oils because of thier solvent capability. For these purposes it is CRITICAL to use only the highest grade of therapeutic essential oils possible. It is your reponsibility to ask the producer what the quality control methods are and what tesing protocols are used. Many massage supply and grocery stores sell inferior oils because they cost less. When people use them for simple smell good in the house or laundry purposes, low quality might be ok. BUT—If you are using the oils with a health enhancing intent- you must be sure that you are purchasing oils that are prepared with quality in mind. Over 98% of the essential oils produced on planet earth are used for perfume or food flavoring. These industries do not care about the full compliment of molecule types, they are only looking for a few specific molecules. Please see Distillation and Purity In sum- experts are coming to agreement that wastes that remain in our bodies are harming our health. There are many ways to remove the variety of wastes that we encounter. More than one method may be needed to cleanse the body. Water is critical for all methods. Therapeutic quality essential oils may enhance these methods because of their solvent abilities. |
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For additional information on the chemistry of essential oils, see the book- The Chemistry of Essential Oils made Simple- God’s Love Manifest in Molecules, by Dr. David Stewart. Or check the Training for a class near you” More on Enzymes see books by Karen DeFeliece….Enzymes-Go With Your Gut Karen used enzymes to help reduce her son’s ADHD behaviors. |
Music and Health
Posted by: | CommentsI have this friend who is brilliant. She is so brilliant that sometimes Idon’t get it. Her background is varied but focusses mainly on music…. Classical Music.
I never realized (until she started educating me) that music has such a profound impact on our lives. Now that I think about it, that makes total sense. Since our lives and the world are energetic and made up basically of electrons acting at varying frequencies, it makes total sense that the frequencies of the sounds we listen to would impact our health, our learning, and our mood.
Classical music has been shown to ease moods, increase intelligence, calm overactivity, and increase health. On the other hand, hard core acid rock has been shown to make mice into murdering cannibals— really!
Cynthia Wunch is my friend’s name and to learn more about the scientific research on music that she reviews and her practical applications to our lives and health, look here. Cynthia Wunch- The Unlikely Entrepreneur
There are some great articles in there about something so basic as sound that impacts us profoundly – yet we fail to pay attention.
A note about Cynthia — Cynthia Wunsch provides piano and voice lessons in the North Dallas area and Plano. HER style of piano lessons gets you started with basic classical pieces rather than those booring tortuous scales… you will be rewarded quicker and retain what you learn. http://www.wikyblog.com/CynthiaWunsch/
Try this teaching method that Cynthia brings us from the music conservatories of Europe. You will be glad that this is not the ordinary approach to learning music.
Ancient Distillation
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Essential oils have been used for thousands of years as demonstrated by the depictions in Egyptian Hieroglyphics, the ancient Ebers papyrus, and items found in archeological digs.
Here we see an ancient oil jar from the tomb of King Tutankhamen. The oils found in these jars were thousands of years old yet they were still viable. In many tombs, the oil jars were stolen by thieves who actually left behind great valuables. This speaks to the power of the oils and their value.
Today, we who are interested in the therapeutic aspects of essential oils sometimes have difficulty understanding the QUALITY of the oil.
If we think in terms of preserving the oil in a condition as near to that which it had in the plant, we can begin to understand. I have located a photo of what is thought to be one of the first oil distillation pots ever found. It is estimated to be 5,500 years old.
As you can see from the bottom illustration, the design of the pot allows it to be placed over the fire or even into a larger pot of boiling water… the plant matter in the bottom of this pot will warm and as the moisture turns to steam, it will lift the essential oil molecules from the plant matter. The dome top allows the oil and steam to condense and run into the rim where it can be collected. The oil and water will separate naturally and the oil can be skimmed for use, leaving the hydrosol for other therapeutic benefits.
Ancient distillation techniques did not have the capability of adding pressure to increase the temperatures and decrease distillation time. They did not have the ability to produce man-made molecules in a laboratory, and so this technique yields an oil that is closest in purity to the state it was in the plant. This is why at Young Living, care is taken in the distillation process and testing is done prior to harvest to assure that the plant is at the maturity that will yield the best quality oil. After all, if a critical molecule has not been formed yet, after the plant is cut, the ability of the plant to make it is over.
When selecting an essential oil for therapeutic benefit, be careful to ask the producer about the growing, harvest, testing, distillation and processing methods. It is not enough to meet AFNOR standards and “organic” speaks to pesticides, not to these other aspects of therapeutic quality.
A great book on this topic is “Healing Oils of the Bible” by David Stewart, PhD.
Photos are taken from “The Healing Hand” by Guido Majno, M.D. and from “The Secret medicine of the Pharaohs” by Cornelius Stetter.
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Oils of the Biblical Era
Posted by: | CommentsEssential oils were used extensively in Biblical times. We all have heard of the gifts of Frankincense and Myrrh to the baby Jesus. Why would these be gifts for a king?
We know now that the oils of Frankincense and Myrrh are highly anti microbial. Meaning that they would have been used as medicines and assure the health of this new born, as these oils were used for assuring the health of many children born to nobility in that era.
Even today, families in the middle east continue to use the frankincense crystals as remedies for common ailments. The crystals of frankincense resin are kept in water, and the molecules disperse in the water. When someone feels like they are coming down with something, they drink from the water and fill up the container to replenish the supply.
Frankincense was and is still used in many religious ceremonies because is has the ability to stimulate the amygdala, the seat of our emotions. Science is also proving that the emotions are a critical factor that allows our thoughts to manifest. (Of course that goes for good thoughts as well as bad- and that is another topic although you can see how oils can help in meditation and spiritual practices.)
Myrrh is a heavier oil and historically has been applied on the placenta to prevent “evil spirits” from traveling to or from mother and child. The oil was also used to lubricate the perineum to help prevent tears during childbirth. Having a supply of myrrh oil would have been appreciated by Mary for her own safety and comfort as well as for the health of her child.
Myrrh was and is still used as a perfume base to keep the lighter flowery oils stabilized. The lighter the oil, the shorter the aroma will last; the addition of a heavier oil will help the scents to linger longer for our enjoyment and health.
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