GASTROENTERITIS (ALSO KNOWN AS STOMACH BUG):


It causes vomiting and diarrhea and can be caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria, swimming in contaminated water or passed from person to person on hands. When using essential oils you need to treat the symptoms of the stomach bug rather than the stomach bug itself.


Nausea: The simple inhalation of Ginger, Spearmint & Lavender can help ease the feeling of throwing up and feeling nauseous.


Diarrhea: A massage oil using Thyme ct. Linalool, Lavender and Tea Tree works great if the issue is viral. Apply this to the abdo- men and lower back.


PREVENTION


Schools can be a haven for illness. Flu, strep, the common cold, and other germs can thrive in the crowded environment. One of the best defenses against your children getting sick is to teach good hygiene habits. Send your children to school with hand sanitizer (if allowed)


NATURAL HAND SANITIZER 1oz Aloe Vera Gel 3 Drops Thyme ct. Linalool 1 Drop Lemon 1 Drop Tea Tree


Stress the importance of handwashing, particularly before


eating. If for some reason they can’t or forget, use that hand sanitizer!


Try to boost your child's (and evereyone's) immune system as often as possible.


IMMUNE BOOSTING INHALER: 2 Drops Tea Tree 2 Drops Ravintsara 2 Drops Lemon 2 Drops Juniperberry


*You can double/triple (and so on) this recipe to create a base blend to them create inhalers, massage oils, bath blends, dif- fusing blends, etc.


Only use your essential oils as needed and when needed.


Our bodies can get sensitized/immune to them and there for when we actually need them to work for us in a more complex situation they will not be effective. If your child is sick or has a fever, do not send them to school. They will only spread the disease to others. Let them stay home. Often times rest is the best medicine we can use.


All of the essential oils we have talked about are among some of the most common and easily found. Using these oils singu- larly or blending them together is very easy and can be done with little to no effort; older children may be responsible enough to use alone, younger children will love helping you in whichever way you decide to use them. It is important to keep in mind that essential oils are pure, volatile concentrates of plant essences. These essences are created in special cells of the plants to protect and preserve their health and to serve as an attractant for pollina- tors for perpetuation of the species. To give you an idea of how concentrated essential oils are, please consider the following:


Plant matter to make one pound of essential oil: 50 pounds of eucalyptus leaves 100 pounds of rosemary plant 150 pounds of lavender flowers 4000 to 6000 pounds of rose petals


Inhalation is going to be the quickest and easiest way to get


the effects you desire with these essential oils; there are several ways to go about this. It is always important to remember as long as you are able to smell the oil it is doing its job; it only takes 1/10th of a second for your olfactory system to pick up and react to what you smell. Some great ways to use the inhalation process would be rubbing a drop between your hands and then running your hands through your hair, putting a drop on the collar of your shirt, making a room spray with distilled water, diluting your oils in a carrier oil for applying to the skin, or you can just simply smell the oil straight from the bottle. Applying essential oils to your daily life really is that easy.


Amber M. LaBorde is a Clinical Aromatherapist & Co-Owner at Botanically Rooted (Formerly LovingScents Aromatherapy)a sup- plier of essential oils and other related aromatherapy products and an educator in the field of aromatherapy. Visit www.botanical- lyrooted.com or call 336.294.7727 for more info. See ad on page 11.


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