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Why Essential Oils (Don’t) Work

September 2, 2010 in Alternative Therapies, Aromatherapy, Back Pain, Blends, Essential Oils, How do I use, Muscle Tension / Fatigue, PanAway, Young Living Essential Oils by Curt Siters | No comments

Hope essential oil with rainbow.I have heard stories that essential oils don’t work. Guess what, allopathic medicine doesn’t always work either. Have you heard the news that antibiotics, such as penicillin, is at the end of the road? Have you heard about MRSA and other resistant superbugs (which, by the way, have evolved because of the overuse of antibiotics)?

Briefly, allopathic medicine takes what is found in nature (mostly from plants, like the white willow), extracts what it believes is the key component(salicylic acid) to create a new drug (aspirin) to fight some disease. This is kind of like removing everything from a car except the engine – it may run but it won’t get you anywhere and after a while it will just stop working.

Each and every one of us is on this planet for a reason. I don’t know what it is, but I believe we are. We each have our unique challenges to overcome and goals to accomplish. While we all share the same basic body shape and body chemistry, each of us is slightly different. We are different ages, have different stresses in our lives, consume different foods and drinks, have different genetic makeups and genetic history. Because we are just a little bit different, each of our bodies react differently to the same situation, condition or food.

Allopathic medicine is now discussing and trying to develop medicine that is targeted to each individual – meaning that the medicine I would get for the flu is created just for me and wouldn’t work for you (I smell something fishy going on here). This is called - Pharmacogenomics.

So, you see, even western medicine knows that we are individuals and require different treatments for disease. Our ancestors had an implicit understanding of this and they tailored cures to suit. This is one reason you rarely find signs of serious diseases in preserved bodies and skeletons from thousands of years ago. They did not use a shotgun approach like allopathic medicine does today.

The western method of dealing with disease has been to treat the symptoms and not the cause – just look at the medicine ads on TV. Shrink the swelling, good for runny noses, etc. They should be asking why is it swollen, why is your nose running and deal  with the cause.

In my experience Young Living Essential Oils work on the cause on an individual basis.

Here is an example of what I am talking about. I was doing some work a few years back and my back was getting sore. I still have my western mindset moments. Young Living has 2 blends developed just for pain so I tried each one and got a little relief, but wasn’t back to normal.

So, I reached out spiritually and asked what can I do? The answer came to me and was a bit of a surprise. Motivation, a Young Living blend. I tried to think of a logical reason why but couldn’t come up with one. However, I tried it and got immediate relief. I also got the sensation of a hole, as in the absence of something. The only conclusion I can draw is that Motivation did not work on the pain but instead worked on the cause because my back was fine after that.

There are many books about essential oils out there. Some are better than others. The books I rely on are the EODR, the Essential Oil Desk Reference from EssentialScience.net, and The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Easy (mostly because I enjoy finding out the nuts and bolts of things.) I view these as starting points because each of our body chemistry is different and each of our environments is different – after just one application.

Each essential oils has anywhere between hundreds to thousands of chemical components that work together. Each type of molecule is used by the body in different ways and possibly in several different ways. So even though you may have a backache PanAway may not be the best choice as it could be caused by stress, strained muscles or an injury. The molecules in the essential oil blend PanAway may not be what the body needs to deal with the situation. In the case of my back pain PanAway didn’t work but Motivation did, so the molecules in the blend Motivation did provide what my body needed.

So, when someone says to me “I tried essential oils and they don’t work,” I gently remind them that they may not have tried Young Living Essential Oils and that western medicine is at the end of the road and if one prescription doesn’t work they are given another one.

I also remind them that drugs come with side effects – again, look at the drug commercials on TV. With essential oils you are dealing with safe alternatives, although there are a few that should be used with caution in certain circumstances. Then, I tell them that maybe the one they tried wasn’t the right one for their problem or the one they used was not 100% pure and unadulterated – which is ‘not’ a therapeutic-grade oil. To drive this point home I tell them that France exports 100 times more Lavender essential oil than it produces. How do they do that? By diluting it with something – possibly some kind of chemical.

Watch this humorous video.

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My Introduction to Essential Oils and Aromatherapy

September 1, 2010 in Alternative Therapies, Aromatherapy, Common Questions, Education, Essential Oils, Science by Curt Siters | No comments

Essential Oils were not an option for maintaining health, prevention or healing where I grew up – which was a fairly isolated cove in central Pennsylvania where there were three towns of 2-3 thousand people in each and a smattering of smaller towns and villages. It is conservative by nature there and yet old ways were supplanted by new ways a long time ago.

I have always been into science (which may be related to my father being a science teacher.) Science has helped us to accomplish many things, the internet being one of them – which allows you to read my articles from anywhere in the world. I explored all aspects of science – biology, chemistry, physics and so on. I was an avid reader of Science Digest, National Geographic and any science publication I could get my hands on. I have a degree in computer engineering and am about halfway through a degree in education (majoring in physics).

As a young child when the doctor said I needed a shot I trusted my parents who trusted the doctor. But when I got older I started to subconsciously avoid taking [allopathic] medicine and got to the point where I would only take aspirin for a headache if it was a severe one. If I got the flu or a cold I wouldn’t take medicine. Instead I would just curl up under a lot of blankets and sweat like crazy for a few hours and be almost good as new.

As I would do my regular shopping, or visiting a local health store, I would often look at essential oils and wonder about them, but every-time I would pick them up, or if there was a “tester” smell them, I would get the shivers or something told me not to buy them. But the curiosity remained and I always was drawn to them.

About eight years ago (we are celebrating our 97th monthly anniversary) I met my girlfriend and was introduced to real, pure, therapeutic essential oils. After smelling them and trying them I did not get the same reaction that I had before.

She had been involved in a car accident a few years before I met her and her back was pretty painful for her and for a few years was unable to properly take care of herself let alone her property. She was into Young Living Essential Oils and through a combination of full body massage, energy healing methods and the Young Living blend Release we were able to get her back into shape in a relatively short time.

Between what I have been able to accomplish with energy medicine healing and what I was able to accomplish with my girlfriends’ back using essential oils I have become a firm believer in non-western medicine and essential oils. Now that I am using the best quality essential oils I can find (Young Living) I am no longer drawn to what passes for essential oils available in supermarkets and health food stores.

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What can NingXia Red do for you?

August 31, 2010 in Antioxidant, Aromatherapy, Chakra, Energy Drink, Natural Health, NingXia Red Juice, Nutrition / Diet, Wolfberry / Goji Berry, Young Living Essential Oils by Curt Siters | No comments

Energy Level of Volunteers at a Large Event

In the fall of 2005 I attended a 3 day intensive for personal development seminar and in the spring of 2006 I volunteered to work at the next one. I took along some NingXia Red singles to drink because I felt I was going to need them.

Now I am somewhat a skeptic (OK a big skeptic of big claims), but I do support products I like such as Apple computers and the Toyota Prius. I like NingXia Red, a lot (it’s almost like candy to me without the junk!), but I wasn’t prepared for what happened.

To begin with when core staff and volunteers met on the day before the event there was a notable synergy between all of us (which probably had quite a bit to do with what happened.)

The first day of the event I took a few singles to pass out amongst the staff and to put on ice for later – they were gone within 2 hours (you would have to understand how the behind the scenes works at this event to appreciate this comment (very few short breaks for the staff). The second day I took more and they too were gone within 2 hours and the third day I took close to a hundred of them and they disappeared very quickly as well.

In all, the volunteer staff probably averaged around 4 hours of sleep a night. The core staff? I couldn’t say.

According to the core staff (those who are paid to work at these events) this particular event had some very unique occurrences happen.

  • All of the volunteers got what needed to be done finished in record time with record accuracy and record results (in regards to assisting the attending students).
  • The level of energy felt by all of those in attendance (students, volunteers and core staff) was literally through the roof.
  • In events such as these the attendance goes down as time goes forward, but this time it grew (850 were expected and over 1,000 showed up – 20% growth)!
  • The sales of additional and supplemental materials was as large as a similar event 60% larger!

I am not trying to imply the tremendous results were due to NingXia Red in whole or to imply that it was a major factor, but I do believe it had a very large impact.

My Aura and NingXia Red

Another incident occured shortly thereafter. I was working a psychic fair introducing people to essential oils. At one of these I started talking to a lady who had a device hooked up to a computer (being a geek I had to talk to her about it) that supposedly was able to image auras. There was also a NingXia Red competitor there. I asked if I could try an experiment to which she readily agreed.

Like I said before, I am a big skeptic of big claims. I was curious to see how this thing worked and what my aura would look like on it.

We did a scan to get a base reading. I then took one of the singles and drank it while the machine was doing its thing. As we watched (it normally takes several minutes for the machine to do its thing) my aura went off the chart. In the three or four years she had been doing this she had never seen anything like it. To top it off green started descending into my head. Again something she had never seen.

To finish the test I drank the competitors drink and the white disappeard and my aura collapsed almost back to the base line. We both found this very interesting.

What is NingXia Red?

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It is an infusion of Goji berry (or wolfberry – lyceum barbaum) from the Chinese Province of NingXia combined with:

  • Blueberry juice (provide anthocyanidin antioxidant power, cardioprotective)
  • Pomegranate juice (high in polyphenol and ellagic acid)
  • Apricot juice (provide beta carotene and vitamin C)
  • Raspberry juice (a rich source of ellagic acid)
  • Grape pomace (whole grapes, seeds and stems – water extracted)
  • Blue Agave (organic and low glycemic!)
  • Lemon essential oil (a rich source of d-limonene, promotes normal cell life cycles)
  • Orange essential oil (a rich source of d-limonene, promotes normal cell life cycles.)

It is non-pasteurized (meaning it isn’t cooked to death so the nutrients are retained.) It is made from the crushed Goji Berry giving you the health benefits of not just the juice but all of the berry.

Note that there is no caffeine, no questionable herbal stimulants, no cheap/unhealthy junk juices, and NO sugar added, not even an unhealthy sugar substitute. NingXia Red will not spike your blood sugar levels like other energy products. It is safe for diabetics to drink.

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ORAC and S-ORAC values – which ARE superior to all the other so-called energy drinks out there.

ORAC and S-ORAC scores of popular energy drinks. Note that this chart compares a “one ounce” serving of each energy drink shown.

We all know, and the experts agree, that eating raw fruits and vegetables is better for you than eating cooked ones. In todays world we aren’t eating well enough – too many fried foods, too many highly processed foods and foods that have been altered to give look and “taste” but losing nutrients as shown in a study done in 2006. Even as late as 2007 our neighbor to the north (Canada) has shown this to be true.

Since we are not eating properly  we need to start eating better and upping our nutrient intake – my recommendation, if you can’t have good food for each meal, is  to start your day with an ounce or two of NingXia Red and another ounce or so around midday.

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Easy Peppermint Essential Oil Chocolate Milk

August 30, 2010 in Depression, Intestinal Health, Nutrition / Diet, Peppermint, Recipes by Curt Siters | No comments


I love chocolate milk. I love peppermint bark. The other night it hit me – why not combine them for a special treat?

Take 8oz. of your favorite milk.
Add your favorite chocolate milk mix (include a little extra to make it thicker and richer. Blend well.
Add 1/2 to 1 drop of Young Living Peppermint Essential Oil.
Garnish with a fresh spring of peppermint for a classy look if desired

What a treat!

NOTE: Do not try this with any other essential oil.

How to get less than a drop of essential oil.

Therapeutic-grade peppermint essential oil is an amazing oil to have on hand, it’s one of my favorites for daily use and for my natural First Aid kit. Young Living’s peppermint essential oil is powerful; just ‘one’ single drop is said to be equivalent to 28 cups of peppermint tea! So, use it sparingly.

How much does it cost to use therapeutic-grade Peppermint oil? – 10 cents a drop

There are approx. 250 drops per 15ml bottle (Note: the cost would be 24% less if you’re a wholesale customer or distributor)

The cost of using superior quality essential oils is priceless!

12 Other Ways to Use Peppermint Oil

  1. Add 1 drop of peppermint essential oil to herbal tea to help aid normal digestion.
  2. Massage 2-4 drops of peppermint essential oil on the abdomen, place a drop on wrists, or inhale to soothe the minor stomach discomfort associated with travel. Note: use a carrier oil such as V-6 when applied topically.
  3. Rub 1 drop of peppermint essential oil on the temples, forehead, over the sinuses (careful to avoid contact with your eyes), and on the back of the neck to relieve head pressure.
  4. Apply 1-2 drops of peppermint essential oil to the back of the neck and shoulders throughout the day to keep energy up. Note: use a carrier oil such as V-6 when applied topically.
  5. Inhale peppermint essential oil directly from the bottle, apply a drop topically to your temples or neck, or put a drop in your tea or glass of water to jump-start your morning routine.
  6. Diffuse or inhale peppermint essential oil mid-morning to curb the desire to snack.
  7. Inhale peppermint essential oil or rub a drop on to your abdomen to soothe minor stomach discomfort.
  8. Rub 2-4 drops to soothe sore achy muscles with a little V-6 carrier oil.
  9. Add one drop of peppermint to an 8 oz. glass of chocolate milk for a refreshing treat.
  10. Add 1 drop peppermint to a 8 oz. glass of water as an afternoon pick-me-up, or for alertness when driving.
  11. Put 3-5 drops on a cotton ball and place cotton ball in vacuum for a super fresh, clean and deodorizing scent.
  12. Add 2-3 drops to 1/2 cup Epsom Salts for a foot bath to soothe tired achy feet.

Medical Properties

Anti-inflammatory, antitumoral, antiparasitic (worms), antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, gallbladder/digestive stimulant, pain-reliever, curbs appetite

Uses

Rheumatism/arthritis, respiratory infections (pneumonia, tuberculosis, etc), obesity, viral infections (Herpes simplex, herpes zoster, cold sores, human papilloma virus etc.), fungal infections/Candida, digestive problems, headaches, nausea, skin conditions (itchy skin, varicose veins, eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis), scoliosis/lumbago/back problems

Fragrant Influence

Purifying and stimulating to the conscious mind. Dr. William N. Dember of the University of Cincinnati found that inhaling peppermint oil increased mental accuracy by 28 percent. Alan Hirsch, M.D. researched peppermint’s stimulation of the brain’s satiety center (ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus) to curb appetite. When inhaled, it improves/restores sense of taste by stimulating the trigeminal nerve. University of Kiel researchers found that peppermint blocked headache pain in a double-blind placebocontrolled cross-over study.

Selected Research:

  • Gobel H, et al. “Effect of peppermint and eucalyptus oil preparations on neurophys – iological and experimental algesimetric headache parameters.” Cephalalgia. 1994; 14(3):228-34.
  • Juergens UR, Stober M, Vetter H. The antiinflammatory activity of L-menthol com – pared to mint oil in human monocytes in vitro: a novel perspective for its therapeutic use in inflammatory diseases. Eur J Med Res. 1998 Dec 16;3(12):539-45.
  • Samman MA, et al. “Mint prevents shammainduced carcinogenesis in hamster cheek pouch.” Carcinogenesis. 1998;19(10):1795-801.
  • Schuhmacher A, Reichling J, Schnitzler P. Virucidal effect of peppermint oil on the enveloped viruses herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 in vitro. Phytomedicine. 2003; 10(6-7):504-10.
  • Samarth RM, et al., Mentha piperita (Linn) leaf extract provides protection against radiation induced alterations in intestinal mucosa of Swiss albino mice. Indian J Exp Biol. 2002 Nov;40(11):1245
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  • Mimica-Dukic N, et al., Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of three Mentha species essential oils. Planta Med. 2003 May; 69(5):413-9.
  • Edris AE, Farrag ES. Antifungal activity of peppermint and sweet basil essential oils and their major aroma constituents on some plant pathogenic fungi from the vapor phase. Nahrung. 2003 Apr;47(2):117-21.
  • Shkurupii VA, et al., Efficiency of the use of peppermint (Mentha piperita L) essential oil inhalations in the combined multi-drug therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis. Probl Tuberk. 2002;(4):36-9.
  • Iscan G, et al., Antimicrobial screening of Mentha piperita essential oils. J Agric Food Chem. 2002 Jul 3;50(14):3943-6.
  • Imai H, et al., Inhibition by the essential oils of peppermint and spearmint of the growth of pathogenic bacteria. Microbios. 2001;106 Suppl 1:31-9.

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An Ode to Thieves

August 15, 2010 in Aromatherapy by Curt Siters | No comments

My girlfriend is an essential oil distributor for Young Living and loves Thieves Essential Oil based products. So, one night a few years back she took me out to dinner at Panera’s and told me to write a poem about thieves for her blog. Republished here by my permission and for your enjoyment is”An Ode to Thieves”…

An Ode to Thieves

A long time ago
in the days of yore
wizened thieves knew
they had the cure.
To steal from the sick
to rob the dead
to come home safe
to sleep in bed.
The days of the plague
were deadly and cruel.
The king caught word
about this tool,
he sent his horses,
he sent his men
to search every field,
hollow and glen.
The rogues were finally
caught in the act.
They were brought to the king
and shown the axe.
They had but one choice -
to die slow or fast.
The king wanted his family
to last and last.
The morbid band
began to write
about plant oils
that had the might
to render a person
both safe and chaste,
when mixed together,
on the body placed,
against sickness, disease,
and malady all.
Do you think this story
is so very tall?
History is full
of amazing things
that come to us
on wide spread wings.
This recipe today
can be found
in the Royal Archives
of London town.
This remarkable mixture
is alive today
and comes to you
in a wonderful way.
It comes as a cleaner
both safe and bold,
that cleans your rug
and gets rid of mold.
It cleans your floors
and cleans your pans.
It’s gentle enough
to clean your hands.
All this came,
if you’re willing to believe,
from a morbid band
of apothecary THIEVES!

A Poem for Evelyn Vincent by Curt Siters ©2007

Thieves based products include: Thieves Essential Oil Blend, Thieves Household Cleaner, Thieves Toothpaste, Thieves Mouthwash, Thieves Soap, Thieves Foaming Hand Soap and Thieves Waterless Hand Cleaner.

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Mold on TV

April 12, 2010 in Aromatherapy, Diffusing, Essential Oils, Family Health, Fungus, Green, Men's Health, Mold, Natural Health, Natural Household / Cleaning, Thieves, Women's Health by Curt Siters | No comments

I enjoy watching shows like “Holmes on Homes“, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and “Income Property“. One thing I have noticed about these shows lately is that more often they are encountering mold. Best estimates are that 70% of homes have mold at a level that could be hazardous to health.

What I like about Mike Holmes and Scott McGillvray are that when they do a renovation they assess where things are, do.g some demo to get an idea of what the structure is like. From there, if there are any problems, they will back track to find where things don’t need to be fixed and then reconstruct from that point.

Ty Penington takes a different route – he just demolishes and builds anew. However, if there any problems such as mold, it gets remediated before the demolition.

An environmental engineer by the name of Ed Close, after hearing about a natural way to combat mold, ran some studies to see if essential oils could help to fight mold (get the book or dvd at abundanthealth4u.com).

If you are experiencing chronic health problems or doing a renovation be sure to check for mold – one of Ty’s projects was for a single mom with several children whose husband and father died due to the mold. Home test kits are available at a variety of home stores.

Even if you do not see any visible signs of mold it could still be concealed in your walls which is why it is extremely important to check the plumbing, roof and walls for leaks before starting to do the renovation. If there are leaks – fix them and do it right so that the mold doesn’t return.

In the meantime, to help reduce the chances of mold or reduce the mold currently in your home, consider diffusing Thieves. The essential oils in Thieves have been proven in independent tests (some of which can be found at PubMed) and Dr. Closes’ books.

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Mercury, Autism and the Court

April 11, 2010 in Aromatherapy, Baby / Infant, Chemicals / Toxic, Detox, Education, Family Health, Green, Heart Health, Kids, Natural Health by Curt Siters | No comments

Thimersal contains lead a known toxin for humans and animalsRecently a ruling was handed down by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, aka the vaccine court, that there is no link between the presence of the heavy metal mercury in thimerisal and autism.

It seems to me that this is a familiar deal — for years (hundreds of years ago) people drank out of lead cups and only after someone noticed an increase in mental disorders and birth defects among those who were drinking out of lead cups when compared to those who didn’t did the practice stop. The same is true for lead pipes. If you have copper plumbing you shouldn’t use lead solder because it is dangerous.

Then there was lead-based paint where for decades the manufacturers denied any problem with lead based paints (resulting in much the same effects as drinking from lead cups). But after srious research was done was it proven that lead was the culprit and it is now impossible to buy (or sell) lead based paints.

Recent research has shown a link between Alzheimers and heavy metals such as aluminum and lead.

For years those companies involved with asbestos claimed that it was safe. After research has shown that asbestos causes mesothelioma did big business say, ok, we won’t make it anymore. It takes serious remediation to remove asbestos from any building where it is found.

As the population grows the number of people getting vaccinations increases and so has the number of cases of autism and other diseases and disorders that are linked to heavy metals and other toxins.

The important thing is to eliminate anything that is or may be toxic whenever and wherever possible. In todays world it may not always be possible to do that so at the very least reduce them in the foods we eat and in the items that we have in our environment as much as possible.

We also need to get involved in the political process and get our local, state and federal legislators to enact policies and laws to raise the bar in the testing of new materials to not only protect our health but the environment as well.

Young Living has many products that can help you to start down the road to a cleaner healthier environment. Some examples are:

  • Thieves™ essential oil blend products – Thieves Household cleaner, Thieves Bar Soap, Thieves Foaming Hand Soap, etc.
  • Essential oil based bath products – bar soaps, shampoos, conditioners
  • ART Skin care products
  • Massage oils

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Always use caution when using essential oils

April 10, 2010 in Aromatherapy, Essential Oils, Family Health, How do I use, Men's Health, Science, Wellness, Women's Health by Curt Siters | No comments

Use caution with essential oils if you have a serious medical conditionI was reminded of this when the other day I met up with a friend who told that they were under a lot of stress which resulted in high blood pressure. She has been under a doctors care and taking high blood pressure medicine. At the time of our meeting she had a headache. I had some oils with me and thought about which one might help and debated whether I should offer any.

I decided to let her have a quick sniff of Gentle Baby™ to see if it would help the headache without interfering with her blood pressure meds. The headache went away almost instantly but then she got light headed. The essential oils worked in conjunction with the pharmaceuticals and dropped her blood pressure to the point she got light headed.

All this reminds me of research I came across in PubMed (which currently catalogs over 9,500 papers regarding research on essential oils) where they tested essential oil for boosting the efficacy  of “regular” parmaceuticals. The results of the test indicated that essential oils could be effective in this capacity.

If you have a serious medical condition or are under a doctors care, please consult your physician before using essential oils. If they say no, probe them to find out why. Ask them what they know about essential oils and where they learned it. Ask them if they have read any of the research that has been done.

Essential oils are highly concentrated and some of them do have  side effects by themselves and when they interact with other forms of medicine may have unintended consequences.

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