I still remember the first time I experienced the power of one drop of peppermint essential oil. It was February 2018, I was trying to complete my accounts. Doing my accounts is one of my least favourite activities and so I tend to put off the task, until it builds up and becomes pressing and time sensitive to an almost unmanageable degree, causing me a level of unnecessary tension and pressure. In this instance, I gave myself a tension headache - another excuse to avoid completing the accounts.
On the recommendation of a friend, instead of my usual drug of choice for tension headaches - Paracetamol and Codeine - I tried one drop of pure peppermint essential oil directly on my forehead. And within seconds, I was frantically trying to rub it off. The sensation was alarming: hot; cold; powerful! Not at all what I expected from something so innocent looking.
Pure essential oils are potent! I then tried to wash it off, but that only made the situation worse. However within minutes, I overcame my initial shock. The sensation became less alarming and more soothing and then uplifting and I noticed the headache was receding - in fact within minutes it had completely gone - and better still I felt energised, I had regained a level of focus and clarity that was unusual for me.
“Coincidence”, I thought. I was extremely sceptical about essential oils.
Secretly I could not wait for my next headache to try the experiment again.
Literally I could not wait. I had read that peppermint essential oil is also good for indigestion, bloating and any sort of stomach discomfort. So instead of waiting for my next headache, I tried the peppermint essential oil, for a bout of indigestion, something that I used to suffer from on an almost daily basis. This time I took one drop of peppermint essential oil in a glass of water. Within minutes the indigestion had eased.
Another immediate result. “Another coincidence”, I thought.
My next experiment was with lavender essential oil to aid with sleep. I put a few drops on the back of my neck before bedtime. Result? Yes, a great night’s sleep and I awoke feeling refreshed in a way I had not felt in a long time. Another coincidence. Still not convinced, I started experimenting on others: I put some lavender essential oil on my other half’s pillow before bedtime. He used to wake up around five or six times a night.
He slept right through.
I started to experiment on others too. I gave some lavender essential oil to a lady with insomnia. Her insomnia dated back to an illness that had left her face partially paralysed. Every night her sleep was interrupted. She tried the oil and got her first night’s unbroken sleep in a long time and awoke refreshed. Presumably, like me, she put it down to coincidence because I never heard from her again.
I started to put lavender essential oil on the back of my neck, at times when I was likely to feel anxious. I found it melted the anxiety away, to such an extent, that I no longer felt anxious in those particular circumstances, and therefore I no longer needed to experiment with the lavender essential oil.
I stopped using it, until I read that it helped relieve the itching and inflammation associated with mosquito bites. While on holiday I gave it a go. I had a number of mosquito bites and I applied a drop of lavender essential oil directly to the bites. The itching stopped on contact.
Terrashield is a doTerra proprietary blend of essential oils that deters insects. It smells nice to humans and is gentle on the skin and moisturising.
I was practising Yoga in the garden with some friends while on holiday as one does, and I inadvertently put my hand on an ants’ nest. The ants swarmed over my hand. I sprayed the ants with the Terrashield and ... they ran away.
Plant based materials have been used since ancient times to enhance feelings of wellbeing. Modern day scientific research carried out by doTerra and others is confirming what generations have instinctively believed about the natural health giving benefits that nature provides in so many ways.
Founded in 2008, doTERRA was built on the mission of sharing therapeutic-grade essential oils with the world. Having seen for themselves the incredible benefits that can be had from using these precious resources, a group of health-care and business professionals set out to make this mission a reality. They formed a company and named it doTERRA, a Latin derivative meaning “Gift of the Earth.”
As doTERRA has become a trusted partner in the essential oils industry, it has also been able to help communities improve their own economic futures through its Co-Impact Sourcing® model and the doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation™. Based in a state of the art facility in Pleasant Grove, Utah, doTERRA continues to work toward achieving its vision of introducing to all families everywhere the health-promoting benefits of essential oils.
The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation seeks to bring healing and hope to the world, for lives free of disease and poverty, and to ultimately empower impoverished communities with the tools needed to become self-reliant. The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation™ is proud to partner with the charity, Days for Girls. By partnering with organizations like Days for Girls, the Healing Hands Foundation seeks to bring healing and hope to the world and to make possible lives free of disease and poverty.
The information on this webpage is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice and treatment from your GP. Readers are advised to consult their doctors or qualfied health professionals regarding specific health questions. I do not take responsibility for possible health consequences of any person reading or following the information on this page. All readers, especially those taking prescription or over-the-counter medications, should consult their physicians before beginning any nutrition or supplement program.
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Essential oils are used in over 119 hospitals in the US. You may be interested to read about the work of one of them, the Vanderbilt hospital here:
https://usingessentialoils.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Vanderbilt-Study-Article-Winter-2013.pdfand
Watch a Fox News Report on further research here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31FqzR-KvSs
Read about doTerra’s research here: https://www.doterra.com/US/en/blog/science-research-news-doterra-research-introduction
The pioneering work carried out by doTerra is exciting.
My aim is to share my personal experience and vision of how plants and natural remedies may bring enhanced levels of wellness, when combined with an all-round approach to better health, which includes regular exercise, good nutrition, adequate rest, an avoidance of toxic harmful substances and a sense of purpose and connection with others.
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Dandy Cullum
Dandy Essential Oils
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