my first recipe for colds and flu

Right after I received my first order of oils I got a call from my oldest son that he had the chills and a cough and sore throat. I sent my youngest son, Johnny, over to Matt’s house with a bottle of my cold and flu recipe. I told Matt to put a drop of the oil on each side of his throat and a drop on the bottom of each foot. He said within 10 or 15 minutes after doing this his chills went away and he fell into a deep sleep. He continued using the recipe and healed up quickly.

robbers saved from plague

I made the recipe after reading the story of the robbers during the Black Plague who weren’t getting sick, even though they were stealing from the dead bodies of those who had died from the plague. The king at that time (King James who commissioned the translating of the Bible in 1611) had the robbers caught and it turned out they were perfumers and had used these essential oils and vinegar to protect themselves from the plague.

my recipe for cold and flu

I didn’t know how many drops to put per ounce, but the first recipe I made was:

1 oz. carrier oil (such as olive, grapeseed, almond, etc.)
10 drops Cinnamon
10 drops Clove
10 drops Lemon and/or Orange
10 drops Eucalyptus
10 drops Rosemary

I read later that I don’t need to make the recipe so strong, that you only need a total of about 20 drops of essential oils per ounce of carrier oil. So the last time I made this recipe I used only 7 drops of each essential oil in an ounce of carrier oil–still stronger than what I’ve read is necessary, but I didn’t want to cut it down too much because it was so effective. In my studies I’ve read that with essential oils using more isn’t necessarily better, as the oils are so potent.

applying the oil

I had read that when you apply essential oils to the bottom of your feet they are absorbed quickly into your body, as our feet have the largest pores on our bodies. Our feet also have the least sensitive pores on our body. Because essential oils are very potent and can cause irritation to some skin types, the bottom of the feet is a safer way to check if your skin may have any type of reaction.

My other kids started to get sore throats and coughs, so I had them start putting the cold and flu recipe on and they never really got sick. I, too, started to get a sore throat and cough… as long as I kept putting the oils on, the sore throat and cough were gone…if I started to feel like coughing or if my throat was getting sore, I would put more oil on and it kept me from getting real sick.

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