Before school starts and cold and flu season rolls in, it’s important to start collecting recipes and planning your lines of defense. Every year, millions of Americans are hospitalized for seasonal illness, and the numbers are rising as stronger strains of bacteria, microbes, and viruses begin to multiply, mutate, and evade conventional medicine. While I […]
Cold and Flu
The Best Essential Oils for Sore Throat Pain
A sore throat, also known as pharyngitis, is a common viral or bacterial infection that can come out of nowhere and no matter what kind you have, they’re contagious and uncomfortable to deal with. Thankfully, there are a number of potent essential oils for sore throat that help alleviate pain and fight off infection. Today, […]
How to Make Four Thieves Spray
I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to make four thieves spray, but when the flu just keeps making its rounds amongst your family, enough is enough! My husband, who almost never gets sick, has had the flu at least three times in the past six months, and for him, that’s three times too […]
Top 3 Eucalyptus Oil Uses for Health and Well-being
Eucalyptus oil has long been used in ancient Aboriginal folk medicine for its powerful medicinal properties to heal wounds and treat infections. In fact, according to English folklore, an early English settler who had nearly severed his thumb with an ax and was reportedly instructed to use eucalyptus leaves to bind the wound. It healed […]
Essential Oil Blends for Respiratory Ailments
This time of year can be hard on our systems, especially our lungs. It seems like everyone has some sort of cough whether it’s dry, wet, hacking, whooping, rasping… no matter which, someone’s got it and it’s making its rounds. It’s for times like these when you’ve been stricken with walking pneumonia or your third […]
Sickroom Spray Recipe for Cold and Flu
The cold weather months can be brutal when it comes to dealing with a cold or flu. If you happen to live anywhere else other than sunny Southern California (or near the equator for that matter!), you’ll find that opening your windows to air things out may be out of the question. Despite being against […]