Can disease be lurking in your house, without your knowledge? Yes. It may be found as mold lurking most anywhere, from the bathroom to the basement, to the carpeting in your bedroom. Mold is another word for fungus.
Since household mold was addressed in a previous post, this posting is on your personal mold. Yes, you may be harboring mold in your body, and it's all too common; you may not even guess it is there. You know it's there is you have a health issue such as diabetes. And there are scores more health problems where mold, or at least, the milder form, candida, is at the root of the problem.
One of the best, and perhaps the easiest and non-invasive methods of addressing this issue is to start consuming herbs or teas, or therapeutic quality essential oils that are known to help the body better attack fungus issues. There are actually quite a few of these, and if you do have a fungal issue in the body(mold is termed as a fungal issue when it's inside the body, and generally as a mold issue when it's outside the body), it would be wise to consume teas or oils at least twice daily, or use the oils topically twice or more daily.
Using aromatherapy internally is not generally recommended if you have no idea what you are doing, since you may experience certain discomforts doing this, or, depending on what brand of oils you are using, they may be chemicals, which will do you potentially, much more harm than good.
Just a few of the common essential oils known to be anti-fungal include:
1. Oregano oil(this one is hot, better to use on the bottom of the feet rather than internally, unless you buy it is an enteric coated capsule)
2. Cinnamon Bark oil. The bark is different than the leaf, and the leaf is considerably less money. The bark is more potent on mold.
3. Clove oil. The first two oils listed are hotter than this one. You can take this one as a therapeutic quality internally, but when starting out, never take more than 3 drops of any of these, as the detox may cause you to feel very sick.
4. Geranium oil. This one has the added benefit of helping detox the liver.
5. Thyme oil. Not as hot as the first 3 oils, but slightly warm. A moderately potent anti-fungal.
6. Pine oil. This one is an all around first aid type oil, as well as being anti-fungal.
7. Frankincense oil. This one as a therapeutic oil is fairly expensive in comparison to the rest, just to let you know.
8. Lemongrass oil. This is a powerful anti-fungal and digestive aid. Getting this oil on your hands will stain you yellow for several hours.
There are more oils than these that are anti-fungal, but I'm attempting to keep this post shorter rather than longer.
Some herbs/foods that are anti-fungal include:
1. Licorice
2. Olive leaf
3. Pau d'Arco
4. Turmeric
5. Black Walnut Hulls
6. Chapparal
7. Garlic
8. Chamomile
9. Goldenrod
Read this article for more on mold/fungus and it's removal.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Insects Eating You For Lunch?
While there are many ways of getting insects to leave one alone, most of what Americans use are chemical sprays. They do work. But they also harm your health. So what do you do instead?
You can put certain plants around your house and garden to repeal critters like the mosquito(I've heard this is Alaska's state bird); such as Citronella or Lemongrass. Ants don't care for Peppermint; rats and mice(yes, I know, these are not insects) don't care for Catnip.
Putting a good grade of Eucalyptus oil on your skin will slow down the mosquitoes bothering you, and using a diffuser for the oil in your bedroom at night can help you get some rest since they are not likely to stay in your bedroom.
Putting up bat houses can help with mosquitoes as well, since they are one of the mosquitoes natural predators. Bats will not generally bother humans, unless of course, a bat becomes rabid. Not many are rabid, so your chances of being bitten by one are slim. You are more likely to be bitten by a neighbors dog than you are a bat.
This video shows how to make a mosquito trap very inexpensively. Of course, they don't talk on the video, so you have to read the text below.
THE Book That Shows You Exactly How To Get Rid Of Diabetes
You can put certain plants around your house and garden to repeal critters like the mosquito(I've heard this is Alaska's state bird); such as Citronella or Lemongrass. Ants don't care for Peppermint; rats and mice(yes, I know, these are not insects) don't care for Catnip.
Putting a good grade of Eucalyptus oil on your skin will slow down the mosquitoes bothering you, and using a diffuser for the oil in your bedroom at night can help you get some rest since they are not likely to stay in your bedroom.
Putting up bat houses can help with mosquitoes as well, since they are one of the mosquitoes natural predators. Bats will not generally bother humans, unless of course, a bat becomes rabid. Not many are rabid, so your chances of being bitten by one are slim. You are more likely to be bitten by a neighbors dog than you are a bat.
This video shows how to make a mosquito trap very inexpensively. Of course, they don't talk on the video, so you have to read the text below.
THE Book That Shows You Exactly How To Get Rid Of Diabetes
Friday, February 25, 2011
Did You Know?
“If you based your diet on foods advertised on TV, you’d consume 20 and 25 times the recommended amounts of fat and sugar and less than half of the suggested servings of fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.”
~Dr. Julian Whitaker’s Health & Healing
August 2010
“Researchers from London’s Imperial College found that if the innermost layer of cells at branches and bends of arteries lack the active form of a protective protein called Nrf2, the arteries are prone to inflammation and disease. However, exposure to ‘the natural compound sulforaphane reduced inflammation at the high-risk areas by switching on Nrf2,’ explained Paul Evans, thus restoring the cells’ ability to protect themselves. Sulforaphane is found most heavily in broccoli, but also in other cruciferous vegetables such as cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts.”
~Acres U.S.A., December 2009
***Flea, Tick, and Insect Repellent***
The recipe “One gallon distilled or pure water, four heaping tablespoons organic dried catnip, 2 ½ tablespoons organic neem oil, 2 teaspoons Young Living Thieves Household Cleaner or Young Living Bath Gel Base, 80 drops Young Living Purification oil, 80 drops Young Living Lemongrass oil, 40 drops Young Living Idaho Tansy oil, 40 drops Young Living Palo Santo oil, 40 drops Young Living Ocotea or Basil oil, 20 drops Young Living Peppermint oil (optional for high temperatures). Steep the catnip in the gallon of water for 20 – 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Strain if needed. Add all remaining ingredients into Thieves Household Cleaner or Bath Gel Base. Then mix together, and put into spray bottles. Use as needed.” You can cut in half or quarter if you need less.
~Cherie Ross (Essential Life, Inc.)
“If you based your diet on foods advertised on TV, you’d consume 20 and 25 times the recommended amounts of fat and sugar and less than half of the suggested servings of fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.”
~Dr. Julian Whitaker’s Health & Healing
August 2010
“Researchers from London’s Imperial College found that if the innermost layer of cells at branches and bends of arteries lack the active form of a protective protein called Nrf2, the arteries are prone to inflammation and disease. However, exposure to ‘the natural compound sulforaphane reduced inflammation at the high-risk areas by switching on Nrf2,’ explained Paul Evans, thus restoring the cells’ ability to protect themselves. Sulforaphane is found most heavily in broccoli, but also in other cruciferous vegetables such as cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts.”
~Acres U.S.A., December 2009
***Flea, Tick, and Insect Repellent***
The recipe “One gallon distilled or pure water, four heaping tablespoons organic dried catnip, 2 ½ tablespoons organic neem oil, 2 teaspoons Young Living Thieves Household Cleaner or Young Living Bath Gel Base, 80 drops Young Living Purification oil, 80 drops Young Living Lemongrass oil, 40 drops Young Living Idaho Tansy oil, 40 drops Young Living Palo Santo oil, 40 drops Young Living Ocotea or Basil oil, 20 drops Young Living Peppermint oil (optional for high temperatures). Steep the catnip in the gallon of water for 20 – 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Strain if needed. Add all remaining ingredients into Thieves Household Cleaner or Bath Gel Base. Then mix together, and put into spray bottles. Use as needed.” You can cut in half or quarter if you need less.
~Cherie Ross (Essential Life, Inc.)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
What Would You Do If You Were Diagnosed With Cancer?
Being told you have cancer, is a very unsettling feeling. Especially for many who believe cancer is a death sentence. Let me assure you, cancer is never a death sentence if you know and understand the tools to get rid of it. Chemo and radiation are such a poor example of getting rid of cancer, that even the American Cancer Society stated on their website, that doing chemo if you are considered 'terminal', gives you a 1.5% chance of survival. Personally, I would not fork out tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars for a nearly guaranteed death sentence. But then, I am one who knows first hand how to eradicate cancers.
Check out the statemets below. These may surprise you.
The problem with many doctors and oncologists is that they have been trained to be "tumor" oriented. I remember well, seeing patients who were getting chemotherapy or/and radiation. The tumor would be getting smaller and smaller, but the patient would be getting sicker and sicker. At autopsy we would hear, "Isn't that marvelous? The tumor is gone!" Yes, but so was the patient. How many millions of times are we going to repeat these scenerios before we realize we are treating the wrong thing?
~ Dr Phillip Binzel, M.D.
There is not one, but many cures for cancer. But they are all being systematically suppressed by the NCI, ACS, and the major oncology centers. They have too much of an interest in the status quo. Mainstream medicine wants to maintain its current level of ineptitude. ~ Dr Robert Atkins, M.D.
Chemo has a 97% fatality rate. Success of most chemotherapy is appalling. There is no scientific evidence for its ability to extend in any appreciable way the lives of patients suffering from the most common cancers. Chemotherapies for malignancies too advanced for surgery, which accounts for 80% of all cancers, is a scientific wasteland. ~ Dr Ulrich Abel, M.D.
Most cancer research is largely a fraud; the major cancer research organizations are derelict in their duties to the people who support them. ~ Linus Pauling, two time Nobel Prize Winner.
It is clear that the American Cancer Society - or at least someone very high within it, is trying to give the American people a good old fashioned snow-job. The truth of the matter is - ACS statistics notwithstanding - orthodox medicine does not have proven cancer cures, and what it does have is pitifully inadequate. ~ G Edward Griffin
If you desire help with an issue such as cancer, just ask for my help. I guarantee far better, and faster results than you will receive from mainstream medicine. To treat a health issue, you must ALWAYS treat the cause. The U.S. medical system seldom if ever, does this. If you need to ask why, simply follow the money. It leads straight into the drug cartel for more toxic drugs, and to a large number of members of the U.S. government. What would you think if I told you, that these drugs are being produced to induce sickness? You decide if that is true. A little diligent research, or/and physical analysis of any pharmaceutical drug should give you all you need to know to realize how to take what I just said. I've done far more than just a little diligent research.
And...the drug companies, by law, are free to dictate where the money is spent, that they pay the FDA. The FDA by law, levies fees to the drug companies to approve their experimental drugs. Allowing the drug companies to dictate where the money is spent on the drug in question is akin to dangling a chocolate bar in front of a grizzly bear and expecting to walk away from it unharmed. You may as well give a fox the key to the henhouse with a shotgun, and a lounge chair with alarm clock for the fox. There is little difference to this very corrupt methodology of using chemo and radiation poisoning. Common sense should tell us that if its dangerous, stay the heck away from it! Have we really had millions of Americans forget common sense? So it appears. Sorry if this is blunt, but drastic measures can require drastic actions. Think with your head. Do not let someone else think FOR you. That is seldom a wise move, and in healing, it's never a wise move. They can offer support, but many doctors and oncologists, will insist upon you doing what they tell you to do. As does the American government. I don't claim the current American government, by the way. I've dealt with some of the U.S. Congressional members, and let's just say it this way, to be polite; I have found none of those, that have been in my presence, worthy of my time.
Do you meditate? There are certain essential oils that, by inhalation, immediately stimulate the pineal gland and limbic center of the brain, which helps one with seeing visions, gaining knowledge otherwise unattainable, helps with seeing auras, and more. Those oils include Frankincense, Sandalwood, Lemongrass, Galbanum, Elemi.
Dave Kazda
Health Educator
Check out the statemets below. These may surprise you.
The problem with many doctors and oncologists is that they have been trained to be "tumor" oriented. I remember well, seeing patients who were getting chemotherapy or/and radiation. The tumor would be getting smaller and smaller, but the patient would be getting sicker and sicker. At autopsy we would hear, "Isn't that marvelous? The tumor is gone!" Yes, but so was the patient. How many millions of times are we going to repeat these scenerios before we realize we are treating the wrong thing?
~ Dr Phillip Binzel, M.D.
There is not one, but many cures for cancer. But they are all being systematically suppressed by the NCI, ACS, and the major oncology centers. They have too much of an interest in the status quo. Mainstream medicine wants to maintain its current level of ineptitude. ~ Dr Robert Atkins, M.D.
Chemo has a 97% fatality rate. Success of most chemotherapy is appalling. There is no scientific evidence for its ability to extend in any appreciable way the lives of patients suffering from the most common cancers. Chemotherapies for malignancies too advanced for surgery, which accounts for 80% of all cancers, is a scientific wasteland. ~ Dr Ulrich Abel, M.D.
Most cancer research is largely a fraud; the major cancer research organizations are derelict in their duties to the people who support them. ~ Linus Pauling, two time Nobel Prize Winner.
It is clear that the American Cancer Society - or at least someone very high within it, is trying to give the American people a good old fashioned snow-job. The truth of the matter is - ACS statistics notwithstanding - orthodox medicine does not have proven cancer cures, and what it does have is pitifully inadequate. ~ G Edward Griffin
If you desire help with an issue such as cancer, just ask for my help. I guarantee far better, and faster results than you will receive from mainstream medicine. To treat a health issue, you must ALWAYS treat the cause. The U.S. medical system seldom if ever, does this. If you need to ask why, simply follow the money. It leads straight into the drug cartel for more toxic drugs, and to a large number of members of the U.S. government. What would you think if I told you, that these drugs are being produced to induce sickness? You decide if that is true. A little diligent research, or/and physical analysis of any pharmaceutical drug should give you all you need to know to realize how to take what I just said. I've done far more than just a little diligent research.
And...the drug companies, by law, are free to dictate where the money is spent, that they pay the FDA. The FDA by law, levies fees to the drug companies to approve their experimental drugs. Allowing the drug companies to dictate where the money is spent on the drug in question is akin to dangling a chocolate bar in front of a grizzly bear and expecting to walk away from it unharmed. You may as well give a fox the key to the henhouse with a shotgun, and a lounge chair with alarm clock for the fox. There is little difference to this very corrupt methodology of using chemo and radiation poisoning. Common sense should tell us that if its dangerous, stay the heck away from it! Have we really had millions of Americans forget common sense? So it appears. Sorry if this is blunt, but drastic measures can require drastic actions. Think with your head. Do not let someone else think FOR you. That is seldom a wise move, and in healing, it's never a wise move. They can offer support, but many doctors and oncologists, will insist upon you doing what they tell you to do. As does the American government. I don't claim the current American government, by the way. I've dealt with some of the U.S. Congressional members, and let's just say it this way, to be polite; I have found none of those, that have been in my presence, worthy of my time.
Do you meditate? There are certain essential oils that, by inhalation, immediately stimulate the pineal gland and limbic center of the brain, which helps one with seeing visions, gaining knowledge otherwise unattainable, helps with seeing auras, and more. Those oils include Frankincense, Sandalwood, Lemongrass, Galbanum, Elemi.
Dave Kazda
Health Educator
Monday, August 16, 2010
A Lesson In Aromatherapy
Essential Oils and Cancer: A Review of Published Scientific Studies
Beyond Complementary Therapies - Research Indicates Essential Oils have Targeted Anticancer Properties
Moving from Aromatherapy to Aroma-Medicine
The practice of 'aroma medicine', rather than the somewhat more vague 'aromatherapy', is making very strong gains in the United States. The primary reasons are twofold: Many individuals have become completely disenchanted with our current conventional medical system. We're paying HUGE amounts of money for very questionable therapies -- with many medicines having threatening health warnings (are these making us sicker while making us 'better'?) accompanying their high price tags. At the same time, people are realizing the value of 'traditional' medicines may be far greater than they've been lead to believe. That the healing power available in properly prescribed and employed natural medicines have the potential to not only alleviate the symptoms of an illness, but move the body to an equilibrium of long term health.
The Medical Uses of Essential Oils
Research into the area of medicinal applications of essential oils has been significant in recent years. Many oils have been proven to have significant antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal action. Now, the body of evidence of essential oils being strongly anti-tumorial, with specific anti-cancer action is growing, too. A search of Pub Med (www.pubmed.gov) the National Institute of Health's online research database produces 391 results for the search 'essential oils cancer' and 444 results for 'essential oil tumor'. MANY of the studies show a direct correlation in tumor and cancer cell line eradication with the use of essential oils. A great many have conclusions that indicate the studies results warrant further investigation of essential oils for the development of accepted therapies. Here's a review of some very promising results:
Frankincense Essential Oil Targets Cancer Cells
A study in the journal BioMed Central journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, March 2009, titled: "Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity" concludes with: "Frankincense oil appears to distinguish cancerous from normal bladder cells and suppress cancer cell viability. Microarray and bioinformatics analysis proposed multiple pathways that can be activated by frankincense oil to induce bladder cancer cell death. Frankincense oil might represent an alternative intravesical agent for bladder cancer treatment." ...while a bit technical, this is very, very promising -- essentially saying that this easily obtained, inexpensive, NON-TOXIC natural compound can eradicate cancer cells without harming normal, healthy cells in the same organ. Frankincense has a long, long history of medicinal use, and searching for 'frankincense cancer' produces 30 results just for this material. If choosing an essential oil of Frankincense, the 'carteri' species has been the subject of most research, with cold-process Carbon Dioxide distilled oils considered the most therapeutic.
Lemongrass Essential Oil Induces Cancer Cell Death
Lemongrass, after Frankincense, may next most commonly researched essential oil for anti-cancer activity. In the May 2009 journal of Chemico-Biological Interactions, researchers tested Lemongrass essential oil against 12 human cancer cell lines. Colon cancer and neuron cancer cell lines were found most susceptible to the essential oil. The study concluded: "Our results indicate that the oil has a promising anticancer activity and causes loss in tumor cell viability by activating the apoptotic process as identified by electron microscopy." This indicates that Lemongrass may induce natural cell death of cancer cells (apoptotic process), a process that is inherently dysfunctional in cancer cells.
Sweet Linalool for Liver Cancer
Linalool is a very common essential oil constituent. Essential oils are naturally made up of many individual chemical constituents, and linalool is a sweet, relaxing aromatic found in many floral and sweeter spice essential oils. Linalool itself, separated from the essential oil of Coriander (Cilantro seeds) was the subject of research published in the June 2009 issue of the journal of Chemico-Biological interactions. Linalool was found to completely eradicate the HepG2 liver cancer cell line in VERY low concentrations. Linalool has a great many other effects, having been shown to lower anxiety and even significantly improve sleep. And now it even has anti-cancer effects! So even if one is noted directly targeting cancer, but using aromatherapy in a more 'casual' application, there may be important protective effects occurring at the same time.
Skin cancer is a major concern for many folks, and a series of studies have shown Sandalwood to be effective at preventing tumor development. Alpha-santalol, a component also shown to have anti-anxiety and sleep enhancing action, may be the constituent to which most of these effects may be attributed. This is fortunate, as Sandalwood from India is becoming more rare and expensive, though Sandalwood from Australia and other South Pacific islands is still readily available. A study published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention, a formula used for containing just 5% Sandalwood essential oil used before exposure to toxins significantly reduced the formation of skin cancer tumors. A study published in January 2008 in the Journal of Anitcancer Research showed a significant reduction in tumor development in skin exposed to UVB radiation -- Sandalwood would make an excellent addition to a pre-sun body or face care formula.
The Powerful Protection of Spice Oils
Components of Thyme and Oregano essential oils have been shown to actually protect human DNA strands from breaking when exposed to extreme oxidative stress. DNA damage is a leading cause of cancer development, as this can lead to an abnormal cell life cycle, essentially turning off the process of natural cell death. Carvacrol and Thymol were singled out in a study by Slovakian researchers in 2007, though they also note that other components of these oils may have chemoprotective effects as well. Other spice essential oils that have demonstrated cancer preventative effects include Ginger, Tumeric, Basil, Garlic and Sage.
Essential Oils Offer Immune System Support
Beyond the direct effects on tumor cells, essential oils have been shown to positively effect the immune system on a chemical level. They can enhance the activity of white blood cells, making them more efficient and removing foreign material and microbes from the body. This would likely result in more effective cancer outcomes. Further, there's the psychological component of any disease, and many essential oils have demonstrated anti-stress activity in scientific investigations.
Essential Oils as Anti Cancer Agents for the Future
So, like many plant medicines, essential oils work on a number of levels for many diseases, with cancer being one of them. While its important to recognize that essential oil use is in-fact contra-indicated during chemotherapy (as they may reduce the cytotoxic effects of the treatment), they can certainly be an integral part of any cancer preventative protocol. For any application where an individual has already been diagnosed with the illness, it is important to check with their physician to ensure essential oils and aroma-medicine is an appropriate choice. The overall picture is very bright for the use of essential oils in cancer treatment, and further investigation is certainly warranted by the scientific and medical communities for the development of effective medical protocols for this profoundly life-altering condition.
This information was gleaned from a site that sells therapeutic quality aromatherapy, which is here.
To make matters even more interesting, please watch this 10 minute video. This shows you just how far the FDA is willing to go to silence those who genuinely help people. And why? Because the FDA is partially paid, and operated, by the drug cartel. The FDA and the drug companies stand to lose tens of BILLIONS of dollars every year, should healing become the norm. Drugs cannot heal. If you have questions on that last sentence, ask me to explain it. I'll explain it so even the FDA and a Grand Jury can understand it. It is simple, common sense. The use of any pharmaceutical drug lacks common sense in working to heal.
Beyond Complementary Therapies - Research Indicates Essential Oils have Targeted Anticancer Properties
Moving from Aromatherapy to Aroma-Medicine
The practice of 'aroma medicine', rather than the somewhat more vague 'aromatherapy', is making very strong gains in the United States. The primary reasons are twofold: Many individuals have become completely disenchanted with our current conventional medical system. We're paying HUGE amounts of money for very questionable therapies -- with many medicines having threatening health warnings (are these making us sicker while making us 'better'?) accompanying their high price tags. At the same time, people are realizing the value of 'traditional' medicines may be far greater than they've been lead to believe. That the healing power available in properly prescribed and employed natural medicines have the potential to not only alleviate the symptoms of an illness, but move the body to an equilibrium of long term health.
The Medical Uses of Essential Oils
Research into the area of medicinal applications of essential oils has been significant in recent years. Many oils have been proven to have significant antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal action. Now, the body of evidence of essential oils being strongly anti-tumorial, with specific anti-cancer action is growing, too. A search of Pub Med (www.pubmed.gov) the National Institute of Health's online research database produces 391 results for the search 'essential oils cancer' and 444 results for 'essential oil tumor'. MANY of the studies show a direct correlation in tumor and cancer cell line eradication with the use of essential oils. A great many have conclusions that indicate the studies results warrant further investigation of essential oils for the development of accepted therapies. Here's a review of some very promising results:
Frankincense Essential Oil Targets Cancer Cells
A study in the journal BioMed Central journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, March 2009, titled: "Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity" concludes with: "Frankincense oil appears to distinguish cancerous from normal bladder cells and suppress cancer cell viability. Microarray and bioinformatics analysis proposed multiple pathways that can be activated by frankincense oil to induce bladder cancer cell death. Frankincense oil might represent an alternative intravesical agent for bladder cancer treatment." ...while a bit technical, this is very, very promising -- essentially saying that this easily obtained, inexpensive, NON-TOXIC natural compound can eradicate cancer cells without harming normal, healthy cells in the same organ. Frankincense has a long, long history of medicinal use, and searching for 'frankincense cancer' produces 30 results just for this material. If choosing an essential oil of Frankincense, the 'carteri' species has been the subject of most research, with cold-process Carbon Dioxide distilled oils considered the most therapeutic.
Lemongrass Essential Oil Induces Cancer Cell Death
Lemongrass, after Frankincense, may next most commonly researched essential oil for anti-cancer activity. In the May 2009 journal of Chemico-Biological Interactions, researchers tested Lemongrass essential oil against 12 human cancer cell lines. Colon cancer and neuron cancer cell lines were found most susceptible to the essential oil. The study concluded: "Our results indicate that the oil has a promising anticancer activity and causes loss in tumor cell viability by activating the apoptotic process as identified by electron microscopy." This indicates that Lemongrass may induce natural cell death of cancer cells (apoptotic process), a process that is inherently dysfunctional in cancer cells.
Sweet Linalool for Liver Cancer
Linalool is a very common essential oil constituent. Essential oils are naturally made up of many individual chemical constituents, and linalool is a sweet, relaxing aromatic found in many floral and sweeter spice essential oils. Linalool itself, separated from the essential oil of Coriander (Cilantro seeds) was the subject of research published in the June 2009 issue of the journal of Chemico-Biological interactions. Linalool was found to completely eradicate the HepG2 liver cancer cell line in VERY low concentrations. Linalool has a great many other effects, having been shown to lower anxiety and even significantly improve sleep. And now it even has anti-cancer effects! So even if one is noted directly targeting cancer, but using aromatherapy in a more 'casual' application, there may be important protective effects occurring at the same time.
Skin cancer is a major concern for many folks, and a series of studies have shown Sandalwood to be effective at preventing tumor development. Alpha-santalol, a component also shown to have anti-anxiety and sleep enhancing action, may be the constituent to which most of these effects may be attributed. This is fortunate, as Sandalwood from India is becoming more rare and expensive, though Sandalwood from Australia and other South Pacific islands is still readily available. A study published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention, a formula used for containing just 5% Sandalwood essential oil used before exposure to toxins significantly reduced the formation of skin cancer tumors. A study published in January 2008 in the Journal of Anitcancer Research showed a significant reduction in tumor development in skin exposed to UVB radiation -- Sandalwood would make an excellent addition to a pre-sun body or face care formula.
The Powerful Protection of Spice Oils
Components of Thyme and Oregano essential oils have been shown to actually protect human DNA strands from breaking when exposed to extreme oxidative stress. DNA damage is a leading cause of cancer development, as this can lead to an abnormal cell life cycle, essentially turning off the process of natural cell death. Carvacrol and Thymol were singled out in a study by Slovakian researchers in 2007, though they also note that other components of these oils may have chemoprotective effects as well. Other spice essential oils that have demonstrated cancer preventative effects include Ginger, Tumeric, Basil, Garlic and Sage.
Essential Oils Offer Immune System Support
Beyond the direct effects on tumor cells, essential oils have been shown to positively effect the immune system on a chemical level. They can enhance the activity of white blood cells, making them more efficient and removing foreign material and microbes from the body. This would likely result in more effective cancer outcomes. Further, there's the psychological component of any disease, and many essential oils have demonstrated anti-stress activity in scientific investigations.
Essential Oils as Anti Cancer Agents for the Future
So, like many plant medicines, essential oils work on a number of levels for many diseases, with cancer being one of them. While its important to recognize that essential oil use is in-fact contra-indicated during chemotherapy (as they may reduce the cytotoxic effects of the treatment), they can certainly be an integral part of any cancer preventative protocol. For any application where an individual has already been diagnosed with the illness, it is important to check with their physician to ensure essential oils and aroma-medicine is an appropriate choice. The overall picture is very bright for the use of essential oils in cancer treatment, and further investigation is certainly warranted by the scientific and medical communities for the development of effective medical protocols for this profoundly life-altering condition.
This information was gleaned from a site that sells therapeutic quality aromatherapy, which is here.
To make matters even more interesting, please watch this 10 minute video. This shows you just how far the FDA is willing to go to silence those who genuinely help people. And why? Because the FDA is partially paid, and operated, by the drug cartel. The FDA and the drug companies stand to lose tens of BILLIONS of dollars every year, should healing become the norm. Drugs cannot heal. If you have questions on that last sentence, ask me to explain it. I'll explain it so even the FDA and a Grand Jury can understand it. It is simple, common sense. The use of any pharmaceutical drug lacks common sense in working to heal.
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