We’ve all been hearing plenty about the flu going around. Well, last week we actually got it. We did not have it absolutely confirmed that it was H1N1, but we did have the main symptoms — muscles aches and fever.
Although we did have the flu, it really was not that bad — thanks to the oils. In fact, we found them to be very effective in reducing symptoms and getting over the bug quickly.
There are three main ways we used our essential oils: rubbing on the feet, with moist hot packs on the back and chest, and through a diffuser. Especially effective seemed to be the use of the moist hot packs.
When my husband came down with the bug, he was determined to get over it quickly, so he had me applying Thieves, Eucalyptus Blue, Oregano, Copaiba, and Peppermint several times a day along the spine, followed by about twenty minutes of relaxation with warm, moist heat on the area. This approach had a significant impact on his fever, bringing it down every time we applied it. It worked so well, he was able to shake the fever in just about a day’s time.
This whole experience reminded us that while using essential oils will not make you “bullet-proof” when it comes to sickness, it does equip you with what you need when sickness sets you back.
A mainstay of the oils when it comes to addressing flus of all kinds is Thieves, because of its antiviral and antibacterial properties.
Good afternoon,
We’ve all been hearing plenty about the flu going around. Well, last week we actually got it. We did not have it absolutely confirmed that it was H1N1, but we did have the main symptoms — muscles aches and fever.
Although we did have the flu, it really was not that bad — thanks to the oils. In fact, we found them to be very effective in reducing symptoms and getting over the bug quickly.
There are three main ways we used our essential oils: rubbing on the feet, with moist hot packs on the back and chest, and through a diffuser.
Especially effective seemed to be the use of the moist hot packs.
When my husband came down with the bug, he was determined to get over it quickly, so he had me applying Thieves, Eucalyptus Blue, Oregano, Copaiba, and Peppermint several times a day along the spine, followed by about twenty minutes of relaxation with warm, moist heat on the area. This approach had a significant impact on his fever, bringing it down every time we applied it. It worked so well, he was able to shake the fever in just about a day’s time.
This whole experience reminded us that while using essential oils will not make you “bullet-proof” when it comes to sickness, it does equip you with what you need when sickness sets you back.
A mainstay of the oils when it comes to addressing flus of all kinds is Thieves, because of its antiviral and antibacterial properties.
Stay well!
Laura Bostrom
Family Essential Oils
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