Cold & Flu Season Protect Yourself With Essential Oils

                                                                                

                                                       COLD AND FLU SEASON                                                Protect Yourself with Essential oils

 Take precautions during the cold and flu season. Viral infections are dangerous.  A healthy defense system may prevent a full fledged attack.  The trigger points that stimulate our immune system to over-react to a pathogenic invasion can cause excessive amounts of fluid to settle in our lungs, nasal and ear cavities.  This condition is the perfect environment to breed infections. 

 Alternative approaches to counteract this inflammatory response is hot and spicy lemon and raw honey drinks are comforting antidotes. Also, Essential Oils work wonders as part of your daily routine to avoid getting sick. Of course, if you are sick, these pointers will help speed up recovery. 

  

Peppermint Essential Oil, opens air passages, inhale over a bowl of hot steaming water 5 drops of Peppermint Oil.  Put a towel over your head and lean over the bowl of steam. Use as often as necessary to clear the sinus passages.  Make ½ a gallon of peppermint tea and add lemon and raw honey to taste, heat or drink cold. Peppermint has a cooling and drying action with an antispasmodic effect on the respiratory system.   For achy muscles, place 30 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil in an ounce of carrier oil.  Massage the oil into your sore muscles and chest. Peppermint has been used as an anesthetic and will relieve aches and pains associated with a cold or flu. Avoid Peppermint Essential Oil if you are pregnant.   

Lemon Essential Oil is an antiseptic, antibacterial that has a tonic action on the lymphatic system and may prevent the onset of a cold or flu. Dilute Lemon Essential Oil in a carrier oil of your choice. Use 30 drops to an ounce of oil. Add to your bath and rub the floating oil all over your body.

5 Trees Essential Oil Blend, contains antibacterial and antiviral constituents. Wipe clean your counters and fixtures with 5 Trees Blend to knock out germs in your kitchen, bathroom and living areas.  5 Trees Essential Oil Blend is a broad spectrum antibacterial and anti-viral blend of the world’s strongest germ busters.  Use in a vaporizer, nebulizer, diffuser, or mister to keep the air you breathe free and clear.   

Lavender Essential Oil, an antibacterial has a natural antiseptic and detoxifying action.  Put some Lavender Essential Oil in your bath to help you feel better and enjoy it's comforting and relaxing effects.  Try it as a dry inhaler (drops on a handkerchief), in a diffuser, vaporizer, and mister bottle.  There’s nothing better than Lavender to help you recover quicker from an illness than a hot bath with Lavender Essential Oil and great massage to detox the lymphatic system after fighting an infection. Lavender's alterative action strengthens the weaker systems in your body so your recovery time and energy is restored at a faster rate. Lavender's adaptagen action restores our health and eliminates fatigue; lending itself very useful and effective in all your skincare product. The more products with Lavender Essential Oil the better for your well being.  Also, for tender skin put some Lavender Essential Oil on a handkerchief or tissue to keep your skin from becoming chapped, it is an anti-inflammatory and proliferates new skin tissue.