DoTerra® Essential Oils

WHY USE ESSENTIAL OILS?

I love using essential oils with practice members because they work fast in the body, supporting different organ systems and emotional states so that you can get some quick relief while we are working on deeper healthier habits to transform your life. Unlike other interventions, they are very cost-effective and have little to no known side effects, so you can feel confident about integrating them into your wellness plan while staying on your family budget. Similar to chiropractic care, essential oils help to decrease chemical and emotional stressors bringing balance and ease to the body so that our innate intelligence can be expressed 100% and promote self-healing. This is only one aspect that makes the two healing arts so complementary to each other. Essential oils are made up of organic molecules (just like us) by Mother Earth herself, which makes them safe and gentle for our bodies. Essential oils can pass through the lipid (fat) cell membranes of our bodies where some other interventions can not, which makes them superior for healing on a cellular level. Some essential oil chemical constituents can even pass through the blood-brain barrier, which can be specifically useful in supporting healthy brain function.

HOW CAN I USE ESSENTIAL OILS?

• Aromatic use is literally smelling in the oil through your nose. This can be done in many different ways from using a diffuser to affect a large area to putting a couple of drops in your hands and cupping over the nose, or simply opening up a bottle and taking a whiff. Aromatic use is one of the quickest ways to get essential oils to interact with the limbic system, this is the part of the brain that supports a variety of functions including emotions, behavior, and memory, for this reason, aromatic use is the most popular way to use oils when the desired effect is emotional support.

• Topical use is massaging your beautiful body with essential oils. You can choose to physically put oils on your body over the area that needs some support or over the chakra points for energetic/emotional support. Common places to apply oils topically are the back of the neck, temples, forehead, chest, heart, along the spine, belly, and on the soles of the feet. Because essential oils have low molecular weights and are fat-soluble, they easily penetrate the skin. Once absorbed, they stay in the applied area for a localized benefit. All essential oils used topically are recommended to be diluted with carrier oils for best results. Also recommended for sensitive skin, young/old skin, and animals. I love Fractionated Coconut Oil (FCO) the best because it’s light and less greasy with no scent, so it doesn’t affect the aromatic benefits of the oil I am putting on as well as it stays liquid even in very cold temperatures. Massaging an essential oil into the skin while using a carrier oil also helps the distribution and absorption of the oil into the skin, plus it leaves your skin feeling silky soft. Who doesn’t want that?!?!?

• Internal use. Somewhat controversial among mommy bloggers and aromatherapists, when certified pure therapeutic grade© oils are taken internally properly, they are completely safe and very beneficial. When ingested, essential oils directly enter the bloodstream via the gastrointestinal tract, where they are transported throughout the rest of the body, so this mode of transportation can be very effective when seeking overall support for systems of the body. Take essential oils internally by drinking them in your water, making your own essential oil capsule with veggie caps, and even adding them to food recipes for extra healthy support and great flavor. They also stay fresh for longer than dried/fresh herbs do. This is especially important for us islanders. Essential oils are fat-soluble, so they are readily transported to all organs of the body, including the brain. Then, like all things we consume, essential oils are metabolized by the liver and other organs and are then excreted. Essentials oils are 50-70 times more potent than dried herbs, so make sure to always follow dosage suggestions on labels and products. It’s not recommended that an average-sized adult take more than 30 drops of essential oil internally per day.

WHY CHOOSE DOTERRA?

It’s simple! dōTERRA is the most extensively tested, high-quality, only Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade® and trusted essential oil company on the world market today! As well as, they are the only company that is completely transparent with their third-party testing practices! You can actually go to Source To You and see the testing that has been done on the exact bottle of oil that you have in your hand! No other company in the essential oil industry will let you do this!

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