Essential Oils vs. OTC Medications - A Medicine Cabinet Makeover!

Oh how I love my medicine cabinet makeover!  I think everyone needs one. It's amazing how many medications I've accumulated for all kinds of different ailments. I had Tylenol, Ibuprofen and Aleve for different degrees of headaches, tums for heartburn, pepto for tummy issues, allergy meds...my list goes on and on. What's even worse, I start to think about all of the side effects, short and long term, and it's a little scary to wonder hat kind of damage I've done to my body.

NOT ANYMORE!!!

Now I am not saying to cut all OTC or prescription medications out of your life and only use essential oils from now on because I do believe that sometimes our bodies my need more than what we can give them and I am most definitely not saying to ignore your doctors orders! I am simply sharing information and my experiences to encourage you to really look at your medicine cabinet to see if there are any safer, cheaper, more effective ways to treat yourself. Again, doTERRA does not claim to treat or cure illness, the oils are simply a safe and effective to assist the body in healing itself! 

One of the things I get asked a lot is aren't essential oils more expensive than over the counter medications. In most situations, they aren't. This picture helps to give an idea of the cost comparison using doTERRA CPTG essential oils vs. OTC medication. (The doctor visit cost is assuming you have insurance, without could be several hundreds of dollars)

 



 I LOVE the versatility of essential oils! Unlike OTC medications where you have a limited use for each individual medication, you can use essential oils for so many different things. You can use them on their own, but you can also layer them or mix them together using tried and true recipes. The flu shot in a bottle is one of my most used recipes in my house! Anyone starts to get the sniffles and I have my roller bottle out, rubbing this mix onto the bottoms of their feet. Works wonders for my family!

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You've Got Your Oils...Now What?

If you are anything like me, you ordered your oils and then waited impatiently for the mailman to drop them off in within the next couple of days (yes, doTERRA typically ships that quickly) and when they arrive, you rip open the box ready to use everything! You start pulling out your oils and realize that you aren't exactly sure what to do with them. 

There are 3 ways you can you doTERRA essential oils!

 

 

 

 AROMATICALLY- Breathe in, or use a diffuser to kill germs in the air, open airways and/or affect mood, including depression!

INTERNALLY- This method is specific to doTERRA essential oils! You can take them in a gel capsule, under your tongue or in a glass of water to help relieve issues in the digestive tract, mouth & throat, liver and urogenital tract. There are a few oils that should not be ingested so be sure to do your research! 

 

You can read more about taking the oils internally on the doTERRA blog here!

 

TOPICALLY- Apply oils to localized areas, from the bottom of your feet, the oils enter your blood stream within 30 seconds! Apply to head, feet, ears, chest and/or the back of the neck!

 

 

 

 A perfect example of an oil that can be used for all three of these way is the OnGuard! It is my favorite doTERRA oil blend and by far the oil I use the most on my family and in my home! I diffuse OnGuard in my home to kill germs in the air and to provide immune support to myself and my family. I use it to wipe down doorknobs, cupboard handles, the phone, and anything else might get handled a lot.  I also use OnGuard daily in capsules as an added boost to my immune system and if I'm feeling especially punky that day, I might add a drop or two under my tongue to help get rid of any yuckies that might be brewing.  If me or anyone in my family have a cold, sore throat, or other flu symptoms, I'll pull out my OnGuard and massage a drop into the bottoms of each foot to fight them! I LOVE OnGuard!!!

 

 

I recommend that before you use any essential oils, as I mentioned above, do your research!  Make sure you have a general idea of how each oil works so you can get the most benefit from using them. There might be times when you need to use an oil with a carrier oil like olive oil, or fractionated coconut oil because of sensitive skin, or because you are using a "hot" oil like Oregano, Clove, Cinnamon and Thyme so you will definitely want to know what you are working with!

 

Click here to sign up for a DoTERRA Wholesale account.

If you need any help with the enrollment process or have any questions for me, you can contact me here in the comments or at mydailyoils@yahoo.com

Click here to purchase the DoTERRA essential oils at retail.

 

 

 

 

 

Spreading the love, one drop at a time!

After hmm-in and haw-ing for several weeks, I've decided what better way to share my love of essential oils with the world! Specifically, doTERRA essential oils! Now some of you are probably wondering why doTERRA...well, I will be getting into that in my next blog post so keep checking back for that one.

Just over 2 years ago, a couple of friends of mine got into doTERRA. I avoided the oils, worrying about the smells and stigma that came along with those. Just wasn't me! I was also concerned because I struggle with migraines, ear infections, strep throat, a general, all around, crappy immune system and I just didn't think the oils would work for me, especially with migraines and the strong scents. 

While I listened to my friends brag about how successful essential oils were with them and their families, I kept my distance.

About once a year I get a moment of "I give up, I will try anything" when I am really sick and so I called my friend Jenny from down the road, who was using the oils daily, and begged her to help me out...make me a magic, oily potion that will cure me on the spot. I know, it was unrealistic and I didn't really understand the oils so I really thought that was going to be it! Jenny showed up at my door step moments later with two bottles, OnGuard and Oregano...my hero!! So I thanked her profusely and waited for her to leave before taking a whiff of both bottles. 

The OnGuard is one of doTERRA's blends and I took a BIG whiff!!  The citrus notes of the wild orange were what hit me first followed by a subtle cinnamon scent..it smelled a little hot and I was a big chicken so I put the cap back on and moved on to the oregano.


Now let me just start by saying that I typically do not like the herb Oregano..shocking right! I don't mind it on a pizza or in spaghetti sauce, but I don't like the strong smell or flavor of it so I will not use it if I am cooking. 

I took a whiff of the oregano and was unimpressed! It reminded me a lot of the herb that I dislike and I decided that I was going to fight this nasty cold on my own. (Sorry Jenny!) 

Almost $400 later, between the doctor and antibiotics, I was feeling better.

The oils went up in a cupboard and out of my mind. 




Two years later...

I am fighting off ANOTHER nasty cold less than a week after getting rid of one before and this time, I had shared with my son and my husband and we were ALL miserable! I could feel it moving into my ears and down into my chest and that is never a good sign for me. Once again, I had reached the point of giving up, willing to try anything to save from another doctors visit, another round of antibiotics when it hit me that I still had the oils that Jenny had given me years before. I decided to do a little research before taking them down again and based on everything I found(I will be going over this in my next blog post!), I decided to go for it again!  I checked the expiration dates..still good, so I sent her a text asking what I needed to do.

She explained to me again what I needed to do and I focused just on using the OnGuard to start. I was diligent in using the oils on my husband and son, and both were feeling a lot better. I was less consistent on myself and found that while I wasn't really feeling any better, I wasn't feeling any worse either...until I ran out!  I lasted about a day before I gave in, signed up for the Wholesale account and ordered more oil right away. Waiting for the mail to come was the longest 3 days of my life and the minute the oils were dropped off, I had the box open and was using them before the mailman was out of our cul-de-sac. 

I have since learned so much about the oils and have really come to love using them in my home that I just had to share with you all! Please feel free to ask me anything oil related in the comments and I will do my best to answer your questions!! 

Click here to sign up for a DoTERRA Wholesale account. If you need any help with the enrollment process, you can contact me here or at mydailyoils@yahoo.com

Click here to purchase the DoTERRA essential oils at retail.