I think I'll search on the essential oils posts we have had on Lymenet. I remember some very good results!!
Ernie
Posted by gwenb (Member # 7217) on :
great article - but pathetic that they won't reveal which oils were effective.
Gwen
Posted by clairenotes (Member # 10392) on :
Wow!!! Great news!! I was only sad to see that it wasn't here in the U.S. But still positive nonetheless.
I have found Farah's essential oil to be very helpful for dealing with some of my LD issues.
Claire
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Posted by SayYesh (Member # 8343) on :
I also think the essential oils have helped me, along with massage, and I've had Raindrop Therapy a few times too. To each his own, I say. You've got to find what helps. I'm lucky to have found a very caring intuitive massage therapist who uses these techniques along with energy work.
Posted by mag (Member # 8920) on :
hi
wow the ducks are going to an alternative school ----
the essential oils have helped me no abx - used farahs blend
mags
Posted by Kayda (Member # 10565) on :
Hi,
Just wondering how the essential oils helped. Did they kill the Borrelia or did they help clean up the toxins?
What is Farah's Blend? Where do you get it?
Thanks, Kayda
Posted by SayYesh (Member # 8343) on :
I am certainly not proficient in knowledge of essential oils. BTW, I use them topically, internally, as well as via aromatherapy. (And I don't stand to make $$ from talking about it here, either.) They are good for many many things and are antibacterial, antiviral, antiseptic, and immune stimulating. But the main thing I've heard is that they are good for overall cleansing, detoxing, that they carry O2 to the tissues/cells. I do love the concept that they've been used since ancient times for their healing properties.
I've used Farrah's blends. Do a search for her name on this site. She's very helpful - she's been through this too so she learned from experience.
Posted by grace1 (Member # 10347) on :
are these oils only able to be applied externally?
hopefully bacteria won't develop resistance to them too...
Posted by farah (Member # 8496) on :
I think one of the main oils they use to treat MRSA is myrrh. I also think that they are using basil, from some of the articles I read on the Net.
The blend I used to treat myself includes eucalyptus, frankincense, lemon, thyme, patchouli, lavender, and geranium. I also took bay hydrosol internally for bartonella and cysts.
I used the oils mainly externally at first, and then started taking them internally by the drop. They need to be significantly diluted when used either way.
The Lyme seems to develop a small amount of resistance to the blend of oils I used, but nothing like it does to the antibiotics.
I dare say that if you combine it with digestive enzymes or something that treats the hypercoagulation and scar formation, very little resistance may develop at all.
The oils also cross the blood brain barrier which is very helpful for neuropsychiatric symptoms.
It helps to combine use of the oils with massage, or some form of boddy work. The real deep tissue massage is good, also the barely perceptible cranialsacral massage is also good.
I also took hot baths, used saunas, and did things to overheat myself to spur more die offs. This needs to be done with caution, of course.
But even with just the oils used externally I would say that I improved 75% from my nadir, which was quite bad. They worked better for me than IV antibiotics did.
Farah
Posted by Greatcod (Member # 7002) on :
In the article, the oils were tested as antiseptics, applied externally, and not antibiotics for internal use. Major difference.
Posted by SayYesh (Member # 8343) on :
There she is! Sorry I spelled your name wrong, Farah.
I have a massage therapist who uses essential oils in her sessions, so I reinforce the notion of body work w/ the oils.
Posted by farah (Member # 8496) on :
The oils are not used commonly in this country for internal use, except for Oil of Oregano. It is important to know a lot about them before doing so, and knowing about purity and toxicity levels and such. I don't make the recommendation to do so for others but only speak for myself and for what worked for me.
I also waited years myself before using the oils internally, because I heeded so many of the many warnings about them. But I use them the way many use Oil of Oregano (which is actually more caustic and irritating than many). They are diluted, and I don't take more that 3-5 diluted (10-15% dilution) drops at a time. Some oils are too strong or caustic for this.
A lot of the flavorings that we taste regularly are from essential oils, like peppermint flavoring in toothpaste, or cinnamon flavoring, or lemon, or orange. So while there are lots of warnings about internal use of essential oils, they are used as ingredients in common foods and things we use orally quite regularly.
Personally, I have found them less difficult to ingest long term than conventional antibiotics. I only mention the internal use because people can research it more for themselves, and the oils are used similarly to conventional antibiotics by many M.D.s in France.
I talk more about the external uses of the oils, because the oils are quite powerful and potent used externally, anyway, and it is easier to target specific problem areas of the body when they are applied externally. The molecules are small enough that they slip straight through the skin into the bloodstream.
I just got tired of either being fragrant all the time, or relying conventional antibiotics that made me feel toxic, and for me, that seemed to freeze the disease in place, but not trigger real progress. That is when I decided to try taking small amounts of the oils internally, and it worked for me quite well. I had food around the time I took them to prevent heartburn, but that was basically it.
At this point I am well enough to not do the essential oils at all any more, and just take four natural supplements/day and exercise and I feel good. But the oils were a godsend for me for a long time.
Farah
Posted by Marnie (Member # 773) on :
In the news...lavender oil in topical shampoos, etc. used by boys prepuberty = breasts enlarge!
Increases estrogen levels.
Rebalanced when topical use halted.
The oils have powerful effects.
Posted by Jennifer Geddie (Member # 9097) on :
I read the article Marnie is talking about . I believe lavender and tea tree oil disrupted hormone levels in young boys ( through SHAMPOOS) and caused gynomastia ( breasts developing ) .
I wish the docs using these oils in hospitals would be honest about " commercial sensitivities " and specify the names of the oils . I would bet oregano is one .
Posted by hardynaka (Member # 8099) on :
Farah, you're still around!
I became a fan of YOUR oils too!!!! I use them everyday for months!
I use less for killing, more for cleansing. My liver loves it, it's my emergency 'kit' when I get problems there! Better and muuuch faster than milk thistle!!
Thank you a lot for having shared your recipy many times here. I would have bought your blend if I were in the US, but I had to buy all of them separately here in Switzerland and mix myself...
It works wonderful for many head symptoms, brain clarity, strange skin sensations, eye fatigue, for lymph nodes on the neck, around the nose, back of the head (upper neck).
It tested wonderful in ART if to be rubbed. It never tested good to ingest though, as the proportion is tooooo strong to be ingested. At least, my blend for my body. I took a drop once, I got so much stomach pain.
I became a total fan of its smell, I added much more on cleansing oils though, I can sniff the thing the whole day! My little one loves the smell too.
The oils reach where no herb reach. Maybe because they're rubbed on skin, while herbs/ meds have to go from inside...
I still use them on my fingers, as I have bartonella rash there.
I would love to know how did you treat your bartonella with oils. What is bay hydrosol???
I'm also on rizols ingested and in the bath. They work well for funghi, but I wonder if they're really making my bart symptoms better....
It makes me smile when I read people discovering the antiseptic functions of the oils NOW as some have been used for so long in the east...
I was a long term user of eucalyptus, peppermint and other Chinese mixes against colds before I started your oils. I'm still recommending them in the other forum, from Buhner, but few people look convinced.
Maybe you could post there a bit??
Could you share that hydrosol stuff and how did it work for bart? What were your bart symptoms?
Thanks again, Selma
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