Thieves

   Essential oils, when applied to the skin only takes twenty one minutes to reach every single cell in your body. Thieves is an oil blend by Young Living consisting of five essential oils. It has been proven over and over that thieves will kill (digest) and prevent infections, sickness, and disease. It is highly antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal.
   Robbing the dead or dying during the 15th century Black Plague is how the Thieves formula came about. Yep! It’s creation is based on a story of four thieves in France who protected themselves from getting sick during this plague using aromatics. When captured they were offered a lighter sentence if they gave up their secret recipe. Understandably the authorities wanted to know how they were not getting sick. These men were aromatherapists, so they knew what they were doing. A study at the Weber State University in 1997 showed the killing power of these amazing oils against air borne microorganisms. After diffusing for just 20 minutes the air was 99.3% clear of microorganisms. Another study showed a kill rate against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa of 99.96% after just 12 minutes of diffusing. The use of our diffusers are important. Now I will show you a comparison of the chemical products we all use or have used in our homes verses Thieves Concentrated Household Cleaner .

   Commercial cleaning products have been linked to cancer, neurological problems, blindness, and asthma. Many are poisonous. Some can cause serious burns on skin or will burn internally when inhaled. It is common for cleaners to trigger an asthma attack. Many household cleaners won’t cause problems you can notice right away. Over time, toxins build up in our body and send the central nervous system into overload. 

   Some things like air fresheners, don’t clean at all. They give the illusion of clean while filling the air with neurotoxins that can cause brain damage. Neurotoxins interfere with the transfer of signals between nerves. Cleaners also contain toxins that can cause respiratory problems. Children and the elderly are most susceptible. 

   How do you know which household cleaning products are safe? Cleaning product manufacturers do not have to list ingredients. Products can be labeled “green” or “nontoxic” when they actually contain questionable ingredients Even products that we automatically consider safe, like laundry detergent, can have harmful ingredients. We make our own detergent now and love it! 

Learning about ingredients can be time consuming. The names of the chemicals are long and complicated to even read. It takes awhile to research and find a non-toxic cleaning product that you may like. Then your favorite cleaning products becomes “new and improved” with added ingredients. Old cleaning products are replaced by new ones. SO WHAT DO WE DO? I will tell you what I now do. I use thieves concentrated household cleaner by Young Living Essential Oils. It contains the same oil blend as the 15ml bottle of thieves essential oil. It is an all purpose concentrated cleaner formulated with 100 percent plant and mineral based ingredients. It is biodegradable and complies with EPA standards. This oil blend is found in several products by Young Living from tooth paste to bath soap. I clean every room in the house from bath to kitchen. It is used on tile, glass, and wood. It is safe so I never worry about what my family is breathing when using thieves cleaner. The thieves oil itself is used to boost immunity. We apply to the bottoms of our feet daily. Listed here are the five essential oils in the thieves blend with an explanation of what each individual oil can do:     

Clove~ is one of the most antimicrobial, antiseptic, antifungal, antiviral, and anti-infectious of all essential oils! The smell is incredible too. Clove alone was used by dentists for over five hundred years and is safely used today for babies while teething to numb the pain. 

Lemon~ has antiseptic like properties, contains compounds that amplify immunity, promotes circulation, leukocyte formation, and lymphatic function. 

Cinnamon bark~ is one of the most powerful antiseptics known and is strongly antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal. 

Eucalyptus~ is anti-infectious, antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory. 

Rosemary~ is antiseptic, antimicrobial, and is high in cinole...a key ingredient in antiseptic drugs. 

   Now let me go over how thieves can be used to kill mold. First of all there was a study of 10,000 homes in the US and Canada by the Harvard University School of Public Health that indicated half of the homes presented evidence of water damage and mold; of those 50-100 percent of individuals had an increase in respiratory problems. The culprits: all forms of mold. Studies have shown that many common aliments can be attributed to the harmful effects of mold. Allergies, asthma, breathing difficulties, colds, chronic sinusitis, fatigue, flu-like symptoms, runny nose, and sore throat are only a few of the conditions attributed to mold.

   For years, mold was treated with bleach or ozone air cleaners. Now organizations such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Department of Health Services are discouraging people from using such methods.  In the book titled Toxic Mold: A Breakthrough Discovery, it is said Dr. Close diffused Thieves oil blend by Young Living into mold saturated air.  Before diffusing the air tested for 10,667 mold spores in a per cubic meter area. After forty eight hours of diffusing only thirteen spores remained. After seventy two hours of diffusing no mold spores remained at all!

   This stuff is amazing. We have used it for sore throats, to boost immunity, and my son used the thieves spray to get rid of a canker sore in his mouth...one spray, next day it was gone. We also use the thieves cleaner to clean the entire house. It cost less than the harmful chemicals cleaners! I’ve even heard testimonies of one person in a family having the flu and after diffusing thieves no one else was infected with the flu virus.

  I would love to tell you more about all the products that contain thieves essential oil blend and how you can get these products.

Oil on!!

Pepper

Deep Relief Roll-on by Young Living

Deep Relief is exactly what it is! This roll-on is an oil blend by Young Living Essential Oils. It is one of our favorites and my husband carries it with him to work every day. He even took it on his annual trip to Daytona during Bike Week this past March. He and a friend go on this trip and always have a great time, but after riding motorcycles for three days his buddy was having hip pain. It was Deep Relief to the rescue! Scott gave him the Deep Relief to apply on the site of pain and within minutes he was told the pain was gone!  I use this myself for the headaches I get that start at the base of my head and neck. It works!! It goes deep in, hence the name--Deep Relief, ahhhhh.

This roll-on is easy to carry along where ever you go and will pass through airport security when traveling by air. It relieves muscle tension and soreness. It soothes sore joints and ligaments, calms stressed nerves. It reduces inflammation too! Here is the list of the nine oils in this blend and what they do...


Peppermint- relieves surface pain and tension of the neck and head. It also helps “push” the other oils deeper in. Peppermint is also used for stomach issues and fever.

Lemon- is stimulating and invigorating. A 1995 Mie (Japan) University study found that citrus fragrances boosted immunity, induced relaxation, and reduced depression.  ~Essential Oils Pocket Reference Book

Idaho Balsam Fir- Oh how I love the scent of this one! I sometimes put a drop in my water and I love to diffuse it because aromatically it is grounding, stimulating to the mind and relaxing to the body. I will wear this oil like a perfume! I have always loved all the evergreen scents! When in Colorado I would carry a piece of Ponderosa Pine bark around because the scent is so amazing. Having a real Christmas tree makes me happy simply because of the scent. Ok let me get back on track. Idaho Balsam Fir is great for soothing muscular and rheumatic pain.

Copaiba- This oil has the highest in anti-inflammatory properties. It is also used to reduce muscle spasms. It is so mild and gentle you can put a drop onto a baby bird. My 21 year old daughter, Laura will put a drop under her tongue for headaches. No dilution necessary.

Clove- Yea buddy! Clove was used by Dentist for over 500 years for it’s numbing qualities. It is a natural anesthetic. It is also one of the oils in the popular blend, Thieves. It is a powerful antioxidant, analgesic and anti-inflammatory. How many of these oils in the Deep Relief blend is anti-inflammatory anyways? No wonder it is so awesome at giving relief!

Wintergreen- Alrighty! Here’s another anti-inflammatory winner. Wintergreen is also antispasmodic. It reduces all types of pain folks! Young Living’s Wintergreen is REAL and can be taken internally. I take one drop myself added to other oils in a capsule daily. Take caution with any products from other companies that have wintergreen listed as one of the ingredients. Most are artificial wintergreen and it can kill! There was an Olympic Athlete who died, back in the 90’s from using to much BenGay because BenGay has fake wintergreen.

Helichrysum- Wow! That is what I say! This oil can regenerate tissue. What? How? I need to do more research on this. It improves circulation, too, and relieves pain.

Vetiver- Oh yes, another oil that is anti-inflammatory. It also relieves symptoms of arthritis.  Most people say they do not like the smell of this one but I super love it! It is one of the oils in a trio used for ADHD. I use it for focus and apply to the third eye area.

Palo Santo- This oil is similar to frankincense. It can be used to cleanse and purify the spirit from negative energies therefore it is sometimes used in “Emotional Release” that was part of the CARE Intensive course I took back in February. More on Emotional Release will appear in a future blog post. By the way, there is also an oil blend called Release!

So there you have it...some information on the nine oils in the blend Deep Relief. It happens to be one of the free oils offered this month too if you are a wholesale member and order a certain amount. Love the freebies! Love these essential oils that give us emotional and physical healing.

Love to all and oil on,

        Pepper

Just a little chemistry facts on Essential Oils

Oh how I find all of this so interesting. This is just a tad of what I learned in the CARE Intensive classes from the Chemistry course. I had to work a chemistry problem too. Ugh! Now on to the fun part.

My father, creator of all, knew what He was doing! You see essential oils were inhaled, applied topically, and ingested from the beginning. God’s intentions were for man to constantly inhale these oils. They were always floating in the air. Frankincense for example was treasured more than gold and as we know was one of the gifts brought to baby Jesus. When God created plants His plan was for them to bring healing to us. He said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so”.   ~Genesis 1:24.  You see that is a supernatural thing...God’s supernatural power went into those plants people! These oils have brought healing to my family and some of my friends who decided to take the plunge into the "oil world". I choose to believe these oils are a gift from God! For one thing I sleep better and I am healing emotionally too. I'll be writing on "Emotional Release" in another blog.
Now let's look at how they work. The molecular structure of the essential oils are very tiny, so because of this they are very concentrated. One little drop contains 40 million-trillion molecules. We have 100 trillion cells in our body, so just one drop of an essential oil contains enough molecules to cover every single cell in our body with 40,000 molecules. Applied to the feet it only takes 21 minutes to do this...that is EVERY SINGLE CELL IN OUR BODY...COVERED! That blows my mind!
Molecules are made up of compounds. There are three different compounds and some are found in different essential oils. They are Phenols, Monoterpenes, and Sesquiterpenes. This is chemistry folks!

Let's talk about Phenols first. Phenols create conditions where unfriendly viruses and bacteria cannot live. Their most important feature is that they clean the receptor sites on the cells. If your receptor sites aren't clean, cells can't communicate. Well your body ends up malfunctioning and then comes sickness and we are set up for disease. The following essential oils contain phenols.  Clove is way up there and I can sniff that clove bottle all day! It has a wonderful scent. I put clove in a capsule for Scott, why? It can lower cholesterol!

• Anise (90%)
• Clove (80%)
• Basil (70%)
• Oregano (70%)
• Thyme (48%)
• Calamus or Cane (30%)
• Cinnamon (25%)
• Cassia (8%)

The second compound is Monoterpenes. They are found in most essential oils and they offer a variety of healing properties. The most important ability of this compound is the fact that they can reprogram miswritten information in the cellular memory, or DNA. If you have improper coding in your DNA then the cells malfunction and disease will be the result.  Below are a few of the oils that have monoterpenes in them.

• Grapefruit (92%)
• Angelica (80%)
• Frankincense (77%)
• Cypress (77%)
• Galbanum (75%)
• Pine (60%)
• Rose of Sharon (54%)
• Juniper (54%)
• Spruce (50%)
• Myrtle (37%)
• Hyssop (30%)
• Peppermint (11%)    

The third compound is Sesquiterpenes. They deliver oxygen to the molecules cells just like hemoglobin does in the blood. Cool! They erase or deprogram miswritten codes in cellular memory. They are designed to find cancer. Super cool! Cancer cells contain misinformation and sesquiterpenes can delete that. This all happens at the same time the oxygen is carried by these molecules. This creates an environment where cancer cells can not reproduce. So cancer cells get hit in two different ways, one disables and one stops growth. Here's a list of some of the oils containing sesquiterpenes. Oh look! Cedarwood is at the top. Scott & I use it for sleep...zzzzzz...

• Cedarwood (98%)
• Vetiver (96%)
• Sandalwood (95%)
• Patchouli (85%)
• Ginger (70%)
• Myrrh (60%)
• Spikenard (50%)
• Black Pepper (47%)

All three of these compounds are made to simply restore the body back to its natural state of balance and health. Now that is amazing! Maybe I should show you how to work a chemistry problem now?  Oh never mind...

The factual information from this post came from "Healing Oils of The Bible” by David Steward Ph.D.  Just one of the books used in my CARE Intensive classes. 

My journey with Young Living essential oils began 12/28/13 when I received my premium starter kit. The very next day I was HOOKED! Now less than two months later I will hit the road for Kingsport, Tennessee to take a CARE Intensive course, February 21-23rd. I am so thankful to God and for the support of my husband for this opportunity to learn more about these essential oils. The three days of classes include:


Healing Oils of the Bible

Applied Vitaflex (foot)

Raindrop Technique (a type of aromatherapy where the oils are dropped along the spine using YL essential oils.)

Chemistry of Essential Oils (God’s love manifested in molecules)

Emotional Release


Completion of the Bible oils class I will be able to cite books of the Old and New Testaments containing information on essential oils as well as their Biblical and modern applications, & be able to do a Biblical anointing.
The applied Vitaflex Class I'll be learning to perform 13 Vitaflex Procedures, understand the scientific basis for Vitaflex, & to know when and to whom to apply them, also what benefits can be expected from their application.
Ahhh...with the Raindrop Technique.  I have been amazed at what I’ve been reading about this type of therapy.  I am looking forward to using this on my own family.  I'll be able to perform the entire Raindrop protocol, understand its limits and precautions, & benefits. This class will lead to me becoming a Certified Raindrop Practitioner. (those with fibromyalgia and scoliosis are just some who benefit from the Raindrop Technique)
The CARE Chemistry Class...I'll gain a scientific understanding of how the compounds of essential oils reach to cellular levels & how they bring therapy to the various organs and tissues of the body.    (I have ALWAYS wanted to know the “why & how” to everything.) This is all so interesting I just can’t stand the wait.
Emotional Release Class...I'll be able to correlate physical maladies with repressed emotions, to use essential oils to locate emotional issues stored in the cells of the body, and will know how to release them for myself and others. I will be sharing my experience once I am home and can apply them to our daily lives. By the way, my first test subject will be my daughter, Laura. I’ll keep you posted!

With much love,                                                                                                                                                                          
                              Pepper
                     

Update:  Those classes were amazing and my whole family has benefitted from the Raindrop as well as several friends. My daughter’s scoliosis is much better and she was 3/4” taller after her first Raindrop. One client has a more severe case of scoliosis and was 1 1/4” taller after his first Raindrop! I actually saw his back straighten out with one shoulder blade coming down more even with the other.
My 17 year old son has now learned to perform Raindrop. He said, “Mom I need to learn this so someone can perform it on you.” Precious!
I also went to Florida this Summer for Aromatherapy Certification courses. Blending for synergy has rocked my world and I now teach this for free to my Young Living downline and my kids...passing it on to the next generation! We can now create a blend that can treat 2-3 issues (all in one blend!!)
Hearing how these blends have worked successfully is the true blessing!