This is because back in the 1970's I saw essential oils in my health food store, and got a few bottles. I used them as suggested, and didn't notice any changes. What I didn't know is that they were not Therapeutic quality. They were not pure. They were adulterated! In essence, they were mostly just chemicals which smelled good. So, I used up those bottles in cleaning my carpets, and dismissed the idea of Essential Oils as something powerful for my health.
When I discovered the Young Living Essential Oils company, my whole perspective changed! A friend of mine gifted me with The Essential 7 - which consisted of 7 bottles of the most popular essential oils. I was immediately attracted to the Blend called Peace and Calming. I was experiencing a lot of internal anxiety at the time, and I simply CRAVED this essential oil blend. In 1993, I had gotten off a very high dosage of Prozac. I was given Xanax, to counteract the side effects of Prozac. While I got myself off Prozac, I could not get off Xanax.
I never understood what anxiety was, or what an "anxiety attack" was. . . until I was put on Prozac! I soon learned that with anti-depressants, one exchanges depression for anxiety. So, I felt like my nerves were "fried"! I constantly felt a sense of panic, uneasiness and terrible insomnia! I was a nervous wreck!
It took me 6 months of constantly using Peace and Calming to where I whittled down my dosage, and one day I simply didn't need it any more! WOW! This experience completely convinced me of the power of essential oils!
I have now been with this company for 16 years. I now KNOW the POWER of pure, therapeutic-quality essential oils. There are a lot of "essential oils" out there, and yet one has to be very discerning to use only the highest therapeutic quality. I make it easy, by choosing Young Living Essential oils because they constantly monitor the quality through 2 independent labs.
One can often know that if a pure quality 15 ml. bottle of Lavender costs $25, and if someone is selling "Lavender" for $8 a bottle - that it can't be pure. If one uses an impure Lavender essential oil to cure a burn - which is one of lavendar's best reputed qualities - and one experiences a greater irritation, one can know they haven't used a therapeutic quality lavender!
Each essential oil has many chemical constituents within them. They are totally the opposite of pharmaceutical drugs - which usually have only one function. Lavender essential oil ~ if it is processed correctly ~ has over 800 different properties. So, it can act differently on each person, according to the needs of the body. Because essential oils are so concentrated, it only takes a few drops of their precious essence to produce an effect within the body!
The essential oils are the most potent part of the herbal substance from which they are made. They are akin to the "life blood" of the plant, flower, root, bark, or sap from which it is made. Essential oils are magnificent!
My most popular book to date is the one I wrote about Young Living products entitled, Embraced by the Essence. If you are interested in purchasing this book, or a Free Essential Oils consultation, please phone 610-872-4137 - 24/7.
Please visit my Young Living Essential Oil site for more information: https://www.youngliving.org/8722
I also am a believer in the benefits of Young Living Oils. I have used the Theives blend every fall and winter for 4 years now and have not contracted even the beginnings of a cold. I use it to "wash" my hands after handling shopping carts at the grocery or touching any well used public surface. Peace and Calming is used to get my Grandaughters to relax for a story before sleep. If they wake up in the night it is sprayed around the room to get rid of nightmares and lurking monsters. Works every time. There are so many more things I use the oils for every day. I wouldn't trade them for anything ! Deb Stone, Fort Collins CO
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