My first introduction to essential oils was through aromatherapy. Essential oils have very, very small molecules. There are approximately 40 million trillion molecules in one drop of essential oil (that's approximately 40,000 molecules for each cell in the average human body). They are so small, that they enter your body through the skin and go EVERYWHERE in your body.

Vitamin C is a large molecule and cannot go everywhere in your body, so it does its job while passing through ("Excuse me, passing through!").

Another very large molecule is insulin. It is so large that it has problems getting into our cells and when it can no longer get into our cells, we have this thing called Type II Diabetes, or Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes.

As I said, my first introduction to essential oils was through aromatherapy. This occurred when I trained to be a Lamaze Coach (a story focus of a previous newsletter, but which you can view here: Birth Day if you wish).

We learned from our early research that certain "scents" induced labor contractions. We had also learned from some studies in England that the use of aromatherapy resulted in fewer drugs being used during the birthing process.

Now having small molecules is also what produces the wonderful aromas of essential oils. Open a bottle and immediately you can smell them. If not, it is not a very good grade of essential oil. The molecules of a good, quality essential oil will hop right out of the bottle and up your nose.

Except for our sense of smell, all our other senses register first in the rational portion of the brain -- where sounds are deciphered, images clarified, and touch or taste distinguished, then, and only after everything has been dissected, inspected, and verified do we get an emotional response (like watching a sad movie).

However, with this wonderful sense of smell we have, the nerves are directly connected to the place in the brain where science tells us our emotions are stored. So aromatherapy is one way of stimulating our emotions directly and then figuring out, rationally, that it's peppermint or eucalyptus or rose.

Now what I've just learned is that there are Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils and there is garbage. This, I had thought for a long time, was some sort of marketing ploy, but as I began to research the subject (I'm learning right along with you) I discovered something amazing: Oils Heal.

Heck, we've already seen it in Oregano Oil (previous newsletter); how it is antibiotic and antiviral and contains antioxidants and is an anti-inflammatory, containing four potent COX-2 inhibitors. Well, this is ONLY a Therapeutic Grade Essential oil. And boy, with chemistry going the way it is today, they can tell you this, that, or the other, make an oil that is PERFECTLY the same as a Therapeutic Grade oil, but it is NOT the same, and nothing on earth is going to tell you this, except a blind study using one oil against the other.

For one thing, Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils have an Electromagnetic Frequency. We've touched on energy medicine in the past. And if you'll recall, at one time we've mentioned that the difference between Western and Eastern medicine was (a while back) that Eastern Medicine did not study cadavers (deceased human bodies) because Eastern Medicine was all about CHI or Qi or the Life Force: energy. There is no Life Force Energy in a cadaver. There is no energy in a garbage oil passed off as an essential oil.

Where did I learn all this? From a book sitting right beside me as I write: Healing Oils of the Bible, by David Stewart PhD. 

It is a wonderful and informative book. It is also a very Christian book. I say this because it could be too Christian for some people. I realize that our readers come in all shapes and sizes and belief systems, and we would hope not to insult anyone's particular belief system, so I give this warning. Personally I have no problem saying that God has given us our healing herbs or Nature has given us our healing herbs. (See a complete review below of everything sent to us by Dr Stewart's organization.)

So if you are not a Christian, but have an open mind, and these oils interest you, then this book is something you really need to read. The Bible is full of references to anointing and healing and ceremonies involving these oils. Additionally, Dr Stewart tells us things you will not learn from the Bible, simply because the writers of the Bible were not chemists and it was not their job to pass on stories of chemistry through generations. There is even more about healing oils in the Apocrypha that Dr Stewart covers.  

So let me tell you what I've learned from this wonderful book. There is so much more information in this book, that I could not possibly tell you all.

Essential Oils have energy. Rose's energy has been measured at 320 MHz (the highest). Lavender is 118 MHz and peppermint is 78 MHz.

The human body has been measured at 62 - 68 MHz (a healthy human body) while if you have a cold your energy can drop to 58 MHz.

Now here's something of interest: Negative thoughts lower the frequency of Essential Oils by 12 MHz while positive thoughts raised their frequencies 10 MHz. Prayer raises frequency levels by 15 MHz. So, you can see why anointing took place with prayer in Biblical times.

Now for something you can actually use tomorrow (if you have a Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil handy): Holding a cup of coffee lowers your body's frequency 8 MHz; drinking that cup lowers your body's frequency by 14 MHz. It can take three days to recover and bring the body's frequency back up to 62 - 68 MHz. If you drink coffee daily, your body's frequency will constantly be in the lower ranges (the range of illnesses), unless you do something to raise these levels. Prayer can do it. Qigong can do it. Some of the energetic medical devices can help also (in previous newsletters). But, the simplest and easiest way to get your energy levels back into the Healthy Range is by sniffing a Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil.

For more on energy levels in Essential Oils, you can order the Reference Guide to Essential Oils published by Abundant Health.) But for my readers, you should know that cancer can begin to take off when our frequency drops below 42MHz. Death begins at 25 MHz.

Why are herbs so healing? Basil's frequency is 52 MHz and Oregano is still higher. Eating foods with energy raises our energy. Eating dead foods lowers our energy.

Think back to our article on nutrition and cancer. Seventy percent of the cancer diet is Live Organic Foods. Why? They are alive. They have energy. Anything that raises up your frequency will help to fight illness.

Next, we've already mentioned Oregano oil and its properties. Many oils are antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. The antioxidant value in some essential oils alone is absolutely astounding. Dr Stewart writes: "An ounce of Clove Oil has the antioxidant capacity of 450 lbs of carrots, 120 quarts of blueberries, or 48 gallons of beet juice."

But they also do so much more that we cannot stop here.

Nope, not gonna make you balance any equations and we're not gonna talk over your head. Essential oils contain hundreds of constituents (chemicals). Although each oil has different constituents, what separates them from other oils are their terpenes; these make our essential oils unique and gives them even more healing properties. Terpenes are also, as we mentioned earlier, very small.

There are three types of terpenes found in essential oils (one oil can contain all three types).

They are: Phenylpropanoids (also called Hemiterpenes), Monoterpenes, and Sesquiterpenes.

Phenylpropanoids: Create conditions unfriendly to bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Most importantly, they clean the receptor sites on our cells so that our cells can communicate (our hormonal system depends entirely upon clear communication throughout the body). Oregano oil contains 60% phenylpropanoids.

Monoterpenes: Found in Peppermint and Frankincense (and others), offer so many healing properties here that it would drive us nutz to list them, but of their most important service to your body, monoterpenes can reprogram miswritten information in your DNA. For you with cancer, this is how the disease starts. One cell with damaged DNA produces another and onward. However, it is the group known as the sesquiterpenes that really give cancer a boot to the groin.

Sesquiterpenes: Among my favorites containing this terpene are Patchouli and Myrrh (although these are found in peppers and ginger and aloes too). These molecules deliver oxygen to your tissues. Cancer, viruses, and bacteria have a hard time existing in an oxygenated environment. Whereas monoterpenes reprogrammed the misinformation in your DNA, sesquiterpenes erase the misinformation.

So to sum up the properties of Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils:

1. They create an environment detrimental to pathogens (viruses, bacteria, etc).

2. They create an environment of clear communication between all cells and all systems.

3. They create an environment detrimental to cancer growth.

4. They erase (deprogram) misinformation in our cells.

5. They reprogram misinformation in our cells so they function and replicate properly.

And finally, there are the emotional and spiritual sides to the healing properties of these oils that only you can experience for yourself.

For one thing, it's hard to trust anyone nowadays. Essential Oils are expensive. Some rip off chemical company can make an oil that the best of chemists could not distinguish from a Therapeutic Essential Oil and make a lot of money.

For example, it takes between 3 and 5 thousand pounds of rose petals to produce one pound of rose oil. This makes rose oil one of the most expensive in the world. Fake rose oil will make someone rich.

I've done my homework so that you do not have to. In fact, I just joined up with Young Living (the cheapest way to purchase their oils) and ordered some $400 in oils that I will be testing over the coming year. I will report back to you.

Young Living oils are found here: www.HealthEssentials4U.com  

In order for us to tell you the healing properties of these oils, without telling you that "The ideas and information on this site have not been endorsed or approved by the FDA" we do not sell a thing here. However, if friends want the stuff, just contact you-know-who in an email, and you can support some of this research.

Next we have The Herbs Place ( www.theherbsplace.com  ). These people are great. Their prices are quite reasonable and if you become a member, you get a discount on your orders. To read about their quality control, visit here www.theherbsplace.com/quality.html .  And they have a good introductory piece here: http://www.theherbsplace.com/essential.html. Tips for using essential oils can be found here: http://www.theherbsplace.com/essentialtips.html  

For books and videos on using essential oils, you can go to the web site of CARE, the Center for Aromatherapy Research & Education: www.raindroptraining.com. (See below for a review of the book and video they sent us).

There has been quite a bit of research into aromatherapy, and we found you a site that ran through MEDLINE and compiled a great list of studies (that they translated into plain English) for us all: www.essentialoilsnow.com/articles/research.htm

Here are a few more studies we discovered in our search:

A British study found that peppermint oil is a potentially useful therapy for preventing the nausea that often occurs after a surgical operation.

For more research on Essential Oils, you might wish to visit the Atlantic Institute of Aromatherapy. http://atlanticinstitute.com/research.html 

They also have an interesting article for cancer patients undergoing radiation and how essential oils can be used to help you counter the side effects: http://atlanticinstitute.com/piatalk.html .

Reviews

As mentioned previously, Healing Oils of the Bible is an amazing reference for you whether you are Christian, Jew, or Muslim. By giving the use of essential oils an historical background, we learn their healing powers indirectly. Most of us should not require any more proof. As we've discussed at this site previously, something that is used for centuries needs no additional scientific proof that it works. The simple fact that something has been used for centuries is proof that it works. Scientists call this anthropological biology and anthropological proof. Let's be perfectly honest, a list of poisons has been handed down from generation to generation. We do not need modern science to prove to us that arsenic is poisonous. For centuries, it has been known that arsenic is a deadly poison. Then why, if something is used to heal, should it be necessary for millions of dollars of testing to be spent proving its worth?

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