The holidays are a cozy time of gathering together with the people that you love and enjoying the beautiful traditions that we all cherish. Unfortunately, sometimes the holidays are difficult to enjoy when we encounter certain seasonal ailments. From coughs & colds to digestive discomfort and tummy bugs, there are many things that can send your happy holidays into fretful festivities.
What if there was a way that you could both protect yourself and find relief from the discomfort? Using the best that nature has to offer, I have discovered a sure-fire way to keep my family healthy all Christmas season long.
Protect yourself & boost your immune system
To keep yourself healthy this season, try increasing the amount of antioxidants that your body takes in. Typically we would do this by increasing our foods that are naturally high in antioxidants and hope for the best. But, there is another way! Many plants, herbs & spices have a high antioxidant score (ORAC) and a great way to get them in high, concentrated amounts is by using the plant's essence. In other words, we use essential oils which are 20x or more concentrated then herbs. This greatly increases the antioxidant potential in the body and really helps to decrease the oxidative load in your cells. Here's a list of well studied essential oils that help to accomplish this in your body. Clove, Cinnamon (check out the study here), Oregano, Lauren Leaf, Basil, Lemon, Wild Orange, Thyme & Lavender. Since most of us don't wish to go out and purchase all of these different oils I'm SOOO thankful that doTERRA has created a unique, proprietary blend with some of the world's most powerful oils all in one convenient bottle. OnGuard is doTERRA's "protective blend" and is our go-to for cold & flu season protection. We use this blend 2-3 times/day topically, aromatically and internally to really help keep my family's defences up this time of year.
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Tummy Troubles & Digestive Support
Fun Holiday times means lots of get-togethers and lots of food. Gathering with people can often lead to the spread of germs and sometimes that can result in a terribly uncomfortable stomach bug. Or, perhaps you have digestive discomfort from eating the wrong kinds of food or simply too much food altogether. I know that the treats come find me this time of year and sometimes that results in overeating and a little serving of regret later. I'm so thankful that I have a natural solution to help ease my stomach woes. My go-to options for abdominal discomfort is our digestive blend, ZenGest as well as a holiday favourite, peppermint. I will put a drop of peppermint in my mouth and enjoy the minty freshness and rub one drop of ZenGest on my belly and my tummy troubles melt away. ZenGest is a proprietary blend of peppermint, ginger, fennel, anise seed, coriander & tarragon. You've probably found yourself reaching for ginger ale when you have an upset stomach or peppermint tea. Think of this blend as the best of your old home remedy's all in one simple little bottle. One drop on your belly. It's that easy.
Respiratory Support & Easy Breathing
When cold & flu season does catch up with you, you'll be searching for some relief from excessive coughing, feeling all stuffed up and having that stuff run out! It's just an uncomfortable mess and sometimes it really knocks the wind out of your sails too. Feeling down for the count is not the way you want to spend your holidays. There are many options available for relief, but many of them come with unwanted symptoms like dizziness, drowsiness, headaches, nausea or trouble sleeping. There are options that have zero side problems - only side benefits...and they are all natural! doTERRA's EasyAir respiratory blend is incredibly helpful for the whole family. A blend of peppermint, eucalyptus, ravensara, lemon, tea tree, laurel leaf & cardamom can really help you reduce congestions, decrease coughing, open up your airways and even slow a runny nose. A must-have this time of year.
Sleep Support
In order to have the energy that you need to face they busyness of the holiday season, you need to make rest a priority. Sometimes, even when we try to shut down at night, our bodies just don't get the sleep that they require to feel well rested. Sleep medications can help you drift off to sleep, but typically they don't produce the rest you were hoping for. And worse, they don't teach your body how to fall asleep and find a proper sleep rhythm. Instead, the artificial sedation creates a dependance on sleep sedatives. Essential Oils have long been used to help support proper sleep & restful nights. Oils like lavender, cedarwood, vetiver, sandalwood, chamomile & marjoram can be extremely helpful tools to help fall and stay asleep. They have been a game changer for me and for my kids! Helps you to turn off your brain and drift off, and when you wake up you feel so much more energized for the day! doTERRA's Serenity is a blend created just for sleep and is always on my nightstand when I need it.
Stress & Pain Relief
This time of year can bring on new stresses and new aches & pains. There are many options to help you relieve tension, pain & even stress/anxiousness. My favourite oil of all time is a beauty called Frankincense. This is what I call the King of Oils. Old Frank comes in pretty handy this time of year. He helps beautify your skin, boost your immune system, elevate your mood, decrease your anxiety and even reduce both pain & inflammation in your body. And ole Frankie Boy is FREE this month. Yep, that's right. You can get this $85 oil for free. Any 200pv order in December will earn you a bottle of Frankincense with a $0 price tag. Now that already relieves my stress!
So how do you get your hands on these beautiful and practical tools? You can email me at yolandakoole@me.com to inquire more, or you can place your order online. My favourite way to get started with doTERRA is with a starter kit. They will get you a great toolkit of oils, a diffuser to put them in AND a 25% off discount for the whole year.
My favourite doTERRA starter kit:
This starter kit has everything you need for life's most common stuff. When all the things seem to come at you, you'll be thankful that you're prepared! Even though I have almost 100 different oils, I still use these 10 oils the most. They are my mama toolkit, my relief, my support, my mood boosters & my protection. I don't know what I would do without natural solutions at my fingertips. Sometimes, when I find immediate relief from something I just think to myself "what did I do before the oils??"
