Fight inflammation with essential oils: Natural remedies that work!
Fight inflammation with essential oils-natural remedies can help support your immune system and help the body function better to lessen inflammation & more.
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Fight Inflammation with Essential Oils
My Story – Natural Remedies
I’m a fan of essential oils because they’ve changed my life. After struggling with chronic pain and inflammation for over sixteen years, I was at my emotional end. I was physically exhausted and drained from a lack of energy, sleep problems, and constantly fighting pain in my joints and bones.
While doctors offered medications (some which caused a seizure) and pain meds did help (I’m thankful for them) I knew there had to be more to life than this constant struggle I was going through. God sent my answers in the form of two wonderful ladies and their passion for essential oils! You can ask to join their private FB group here and learn more.
I started out slowly and began using essential oils daily – just a little at a time as I learned more. Ultimately, I have been able to reduce inflammation in my body, gain energy, and get myself moving. I went from WAY too much time in the bed to walking 3-5 miles per day!!
Fight Inflammation with Essential Oils
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Needless to say, I’m a believer in these wonderful oils from nature. Today, I’m proud to share several of my favorite essential oils to fight inflammation and recipes to use them. I’ve even written a book about it HERE!
Lavender
Lavender is tried and true. It helps pain when rubbed directly onto joints – most people need to follow with a carrier oil on top (such as coconut oil or grapeseed). Lavender also helps with stress and depression which chronic pain can cause. Improve sleep with lavender as well! It’s one of the best all-around oils there is.
Wintergreen
Wintergreen has a warming effect when applied to skin and is excellent to use as a soothing massage. It has a natural analgesic (pain reducer – aspirin).
Also, Wintergreen contains methyl salicylate, which means that it is effective in relieving arthritis pain, joint stiffness, muscle spasms, and inflammation, but it’s a powerful solvent that can help carry other pain-relieving ingredients deep into the source of the pain.
How to Use Wintergreen
- Rub onto painful joints! A little goes a long way, so use sparingly and dilute with Fractionated Coconut Oil to minimize any skin sensitivity.
- For a soothing bath, add 1–2 drops of Wintergreen essential oil to warm bath water.
Wintergreen oil has also been credited with helping bring relief for rheumatism and arthritis. The oil works to stimulate blood circulation around affected tissues and muscles, which can help clear blood obstructions as well as help drain excess fluids from inflamed tissue, easing pain for those suffering from these two conditions. ~ Jon Barron – Herbal Library
Warning: If you take medications containing ASPIRIN be aware of the amount of wintergreen used on skin or ingested with meds as toxicity can occur. Tylenol based and other meds don’t interfere. It is always wise to use small amounts of powerful essential oils frequently vs. large amounts of oils rarely. Less is more!
Fight Inflammation with Essential Oils
Ginger
The most potent and therapeutic form of ginger is the essential oil because it contains the highest levels of gingerol. So, the essential oil is the best way to use ginger as medicine. Taken internally, it can treat health conditions or rubbed topically with a carrier oil on an area of pain. Also, ginger essential oil is used to treat nausea, upset stomach, menstrual disorders, inflammation and respiratory conditions.
Furthermore, when University of Arizona researchers gave rats with experimental rheumatoid arthritis a crude ginger extract, which included the essential oils and other compounds found only in the root itself, it was able to inhibit joint swelling and inflammation.
How to Use Ginger Essential Oil
- Diffusion: Use three to four drops in the diffuser of your choice.
- Internal use: Dilute one drop in 4 fl. oz. of liquid.
- Topical use: Apply one to two drops to desired area. Dilute with Fractionated Coconut Oil to minimize any skin sensitivity.
Rosemary
Native to the Mediterranean, Rosemary has been used for thousands of years in traditional medicine to improve memory, soothe digestive problems, boost the immune system and relieve aches and pains. Additionally, rosemary can help with hair loss (which often comes along with autoimmune).
How to Use Rosemary EO
- Pain remedy: increase circulation and decrease inflammation by rubbing 2-3 drops rosemary, 2 drops peppermint with teaspoon of coconut or olive oil.
- Memory/ brain fog: diffuse with several drops in diffuser or rub on back of neck (along brain stem) with coconut oil or other oil as a carrier.
- Hair loss: add 4 ounces cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil, 10 drops rosemary essential oil, 10 drops lavender essential oil, 3 drops lemongrass or cedarwood essential oil to a glass jar. Stir well. Tighten lid to store. Treatment: add to dry hair beginning at the roots. Wrap in a warm towel or steam in a hot shower for 30 minutes before rinsing. Follow with shampoo.
*Disclosure: none of our information is intended to diagnose or cure any illness. As with all medicine and supplements, you should consult your physician before using essential oils. Some oils may interfere with medication. The FDA has not approved of these statements. The recipes and products shared on Frugal Mommas are a direct result of personal experience.
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Sources
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/autoimmune-diseases
https://bodyecology.com/articles/inflammation_cause_of_disease_how_to_prevent.php
https://www.drweil.com/diet-nutrition/anti-inflammatory-diet-pyramid/reducing-whole-body-inflammation/
https://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20705881,00.html