The Ultimate Home Health Care Defense Against Infectious Disease: Your Guide to Resources

When the great flu pandemic of 1918 was in full swing, gauze masks were worn over the face in attempts to keep from inhaling the lethal viruses. It didn't work...The virus was many times smaller than the openings in the gauze. Many volunteers who wore those masks lost their lives, thinking they were safe, in removing the dead from homes and city morgues. They simply inhaled the virus right through their masks.

Today, we know that by diffusing a, micro-fine, vaporized mist of therapeutic grade essential oils into an enclosed atmosphere, potentially life-threatening viruses and bacteria are rendered harmless. Many hospitals and clinics throughout England and France today routinely diffuse essential oils to keep the air purified and free from airborne micro-organisms.

With the threat of super bugs growing ever more resistant to vaccines and antibiotics, diffusing essential oils makes more and more sense. It simply is the ultimate home health care defense against life-threatening organisms.

While diffusing essential oils will not stop a person from being infected outside of the home, it does create an infectious free zone of air within the home you can use to protect your loved ones. Breathing air diffused with essential oils attacks any virus or bacteria lining the respiratory tract which may have been inhaled outside of the infectious free zone. It also keeps the infection from spreading to other family members.

It may be years before every household routinely diffuses to keep the air purified and free of infectious organisms, but these devises are available today.

Diffusing

A diffuser is a special air pump designed to disburse essential oils in a micro-fine vapor where they stay suspended for several hours to reduce airborne infectious pathogens, fungus, mold and freshen the air with natural fragrances. Diffusing releases oxygenating molecules as well as negative ions, which kill microbes. Testing at Weber State University proves conclusively that diffusing essential oils kills 99.96% of life-threatening airborne micro-organisms.

By way of personal experience with these amazing essential oils, we have found them to offer much in the way of additional therapeutic benefits, going way beyond their powerful immune boosting and anti-microbial properties. For example, simply smelling the essential oil of lavender right out of the bottle can knock out a stubborn sinus headache within 60 to 90 seconds.

Smelling the essential oil of eucalyptus for just several minutes helps to open clogged nasal passages and clear up sinus congestion like magic. And smelling the essential oil of peppermint for several minutes will usually completely eliminate acid indigestion and heartburn.

We have also personally discovered that the essential oils of birch or helichrysum will often completely alleviate knee and joint pains when applied directly to the painful area. That's because they both have chemical constituents that are anti-inflammatory and analgesic, in addition to their oxygenating, immune-boosting and anti-microbial properties!

Other essential oils, such as rose, lavender and ylang ylang can be rubbed into the area of the back, up and down the spine, just before bedtime if you suffer from insomnia. Their amazing calming and relaxing effects practically guarantee a sound nights sleep--even if you're a chronic insomniac! And again, you receive these benefits on top of all of the other powerful anti-pathogenic, immune-boosting, cell-nourishing, body oxygenating and health-enhancing properties of the oils!

Using Essential Oils in Offices

The Japanese have a long tradition of using aroma, and they have much respect for it. In 1985 research into the mind-altering effects of essential oils was started in Japan by Dr Shizuo Torii who, by measuring brain waves, showed that some aromas can have a stimulating effect and some can have a relaxing effect.

Japan’s third largest construction company, the Shimizu Corporate, has specialist engineers who incorporate aroma systems into the new ‘intelligent’ building which use aroma to improve efficiency and relieve stress. In one bank, designed by the company, lavender or rosemary are diffused into the customer areas, while lemon or eucalyptus are used to keep workers alert at their VDUs. Commercial diffuser systems are capable of pumping different aromas into the atmosphere at different times of the day, to relax or stimulate as required.

The fragrance company, Takasago have shown that keyboard punching errors fell by 20 percent when lavender was diffused in the atmosphere, by 33 percent when jasmine and 54 percent with lemon. By changing the aromas around periodically, smell sensitivity (tolerance) and efficiency can be maintained.

Another Japanese construction company, Kajima Corporation, blend appropriate fragrances which are diffused into different areas of the building, taking into consideration the time of day and the male-female ratio of any one department. While lavender and rose combination created a calming, stress-relieving and blood-pressure reducing effect for general purposes, the after- lunch drowsiness is combated by fragrance of lemon and jasmine, which have a refreshing and reviving effect.

Many combinations of aroma are possible, and Kajima is using lemon in the morning, floral and wood aromas during the day to maintain a relaxed atmosphere, with a final flourish of lemon at the end of the day to give workers the boost they need to fight their way home through the traffic.

Why Diffuse Essential Oils?

• Diffusing is one of the most effective and convenient ways to experience the many effects of essential oils.
• It is a perfect way to improve your home, work or study environment.
• Diffuse oils such as peppermint or Clarity for their stimulating, invigorating effects. Essential oils diffused in classrooms have been widely researched for their ability to improve accuracy and memory.
• Diffuse oils such as Purification or Lemon to purify the air and neutralize mildew, cigarette smoke or other disagreeable odors.
• Diffuse oils such as Joy, Peace & Calming or Lavender for their calming and emotionally balancing effects.

There are many types of diffusers

A Young Living Diffuser has a large motor and

• This diffuser is designed to disperse a micro-fine mist of therapeutic-grade essential oils into the atmosphere of a home or office.
• It is important to use a cold air diffuser to avoid damaging the fragile essential oil constituents. The oils remain most effective if they are not heated as they are diffused. This is why aromatic candles and heat diffusers are not as beneficial as cold-air diffuser.
• It is easy to assemble and clean.

How Long Should a Diffuser Be used at a Time?

• In the home, a diffuser may be used for any length of time from 5 minutes to continuous use.
• Short periods of 5 to 15 minutes are recommended for those experiencing oils for the first time.
• In Large offices or commercial areas, use the diffuser for 15 to 30 minutes at a time until everyone in the area becomes acquainted with the oils. Then, it may be left to run continuously.

How the Diffuser Works

• It uses a special anodized aluminum oil well that has passed through a process similar to ceramic coating which makes cleaning easy and prevents oils from coming in contact with metal.
• Oil is forced through an air jet by a pump to atomized it into a micro-fine mist. It passes through a custom designed glass nebulizer helping it disperse quickly and evenly throughout the room.

You can be diffusing life-changing essential oils next week in your home.

The Economy Model has a fixed low output that is especially good for use in smaller rooms up to 300 sq. ft. Its quiet operation makes it pleasant during sleep. The pump is a blue color and is approximately 4" x 2.5" x 2" in size. The glass nebulizer on this model features a tip that can be rotated to point in different directions, and that can be removed to fill this diffuser. $40.00 includes shipping