[AZLiberty]

Thanks for the tip about oregano oil with a coconut oil carrier for itchy skin. I haven’t tried that yet (although I did use pure oregano oil to remove a couple of skin tags). So far, what’s worked for me best is thyme oil in a jojoba carrier.

I left my oregano oil at home. I’ll try it when I get back in a couple of weeks or so.

[AZLiberty]

The Jack Canfield essential oils team holds some remarkable webinars. Last week Jodie Meschuk, the author of Autism Reimagined, spoke about how essential oils helped give her autistic son back his life. Although Jodie was from California, her first childbirth was far from natural, with both antibiotics and an epidural. Later on she had delayed some vaccinations for her son and went into the doctor to catch up. The doctor told her her boy needed 9 different vaccinations and he could do them all at once, and that he would do the same if it was his own kid. With some trepidation she went ahead with it -- and the boy was soon autistic.

She subsequently implemented a lot of changes, such as getting toxic chemicals out, eating only organic food, and eventually using essential oils, which she described as the final 25% of the total solution.

Today's Zoom presentation was by Dr. Susan Albright, a holistic veterinarian who uses essential oils in her practice. I only caught the tail end of it, so I'll provide an update when the recording comes out. One great anecdote came from oils guru Kathryn Trestain who used to have a pet goat. The goat developed a severe bloating problem, to the point where the goat's eyes were rolling back and she was sure he was going to die. She had already taken him to the vet, who tried Tums and a bunch of other things that didn't work. He finally offered to puncture the goat's abdomen to let off the pressure. Instead, Kathryn took him home and applied peppermint oil and within FIVE MINUTES the goat was already feeling better, and the problem resolved itself.

As near as I can tell, with abdominal stress of this severity the intestines fail to move things along. The peppermint oil apparently relaxed the intestines back into their normal state so that nature could take care of things.

Another tip is to use Thieves oil for clean-up and disinfecting. Apparently Thieves is one of the few things that can kill MRSA.

In exchange for your email address, you can sign up for a free half-hour class with Dr. Albright at https://www.animalscentsu.com/a/29633/wm94EVoY. For example, she recommends lavender for surgical healing, peppermint for post-surgery wake-up, myrtle or ravinara for clearing the air, lavender/chamomile/valerian/vetiver/cedarwood for calming before going to the groomer, etc.