Essential Oils Can Help During Flu Season
Mar 4th, 2009 by lindasmith
One thing the pharmaceutical industry fails to tell us about flu vaccinations is that they don’t protect against all strains of flu. In fact, they can only guess which strain of flu will hit in any one season. Hmmm… That means we are playing Russian roullette with vaccinations, only guessing if the “magic bullet” will protect us.
Can anything from nature help protect us during flu seasons? YES! Although we can’t say that essential oils “prevent” colds and flu, we can say that essential oils boost our immune systems and thereby help protect us from catching the flu. Also, we can say that once we have a cold or the flu, essential oils can help us get over our symptoms quicker and back on our feet in much less time than taking antibiotics and other over-the-counter drugs.
Suggested Essential Oils for Preventing Colds and Flu
Since many essential oils have strong antimicrobial properties, they can be diffused to prevent the spread of airborne bacteria and viruses. Essential oils that have shown to be antiviral include ravensara, hyssop, rosemary, tea tree, clove, oregano and thyme. Any of these oils diffused throughout your household will help prevent the spread of germs.
Suggested Essential Oils for Lessoning the Symptoms of Colds and Flu
Diffusing oils near your bedside or even applying oils on the chest, back and neckeither diluted or undiluted can greatly reduce the symptoms of colds and flu. Some suggested oils include ravensara, blue cypress, lemon, Eucalyptus radiata, rosemary, peppermint, cypress, frankincense, oregano, mountain savory and thyme. Make sure you dilute 1 to 4 for oregano, mountain savory and thyme since these are considered “hot” oils.
Some Great Blends to Prevent and Treat Cold and Flu
I have run across several outstanding blends that have shown to be very effective in both preventing and shortening cold and flu symptoms by helping the body defenses fight colds/flu once an infection has started. They include Young Living’s ImmuPower, Thieves, R.C., Raven, Melrose, Australian Blue, Purification and Sacred Mountain. These blends are made up of highly antimicrobial single oils.
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What can be done for this Norovirus? My daughter has had it for 6 weeks and although we’ve used oils, she keeps being hit with newer symptoms. She’s finally gotten her voice back – but is still having difficulty eating anything at all. She says that even a cracker makes her stomach or belly feel like lead is in it. Any suggestions?
Dear Carmella,
Sounds like her immune system is still not up to par. If I had those symptoms I would double up on the immupower, Ningxia Red, and Thieves. I would diffuse 15 minutes out of every hour, drink 6 ounces of Ningxia Red every day and generously use immupower. Then I would boost my immune system with supplements like extra Vitamin C especially the chewable Vitamin C, ImmuPro, and Exodus. Are you sure she is not suffering from spring allergies? Sometimes the symptoms can look like flu.
Linda Smith