Category: Holistic Health

Naturopathic, alternative medicine and chiropractic health care

  • Protect Babies From Life-Threatening Sepsis with Probiotics

    Sepsis is essentially blood poisoning, often brought on by dysfunctional immune response that allows infections to progress to the point of extremely low blood pressure, weakening of the heart and multiple organ failure and death. Almost half of the 1 million Americans that get sepsis die from it, and globally, around 600,000 infants die from the disease.

    Drug-resistant infections are becoming more prevalent and while antibiotics can’t fight the battle, probiotics actually can make a world of difference.

    New research from rural India (abstract, article)  reveals that feeding newborns probiotics can significantly lower their chances of developing sepsis. Amazingly, a common lactic acid bacteria found in fermented sauerkraut and kimchi (Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC-202195) has proven very successful. This particular strain not only colonized infant guts successfully, but it also remained in their intestinal tarct for up to four months. When the prebiotic fructooligosaccharide is added to promote the growth and colonization of the strain, the results are even better. Costs are minimal too, at just $1 per 7-day treatment course. 

    With around 40% of infants contracting sepsis in the Odisha state of India, the probiotic course reduced sepsis risk and death by 40%, to 5.4%. Because the study was so successful, they stopped the study short of its goal of treating 8,000 infants, and decided to just treat all infants with this life-saving probiotic + prebiotic mix. 

    More powerful than drugs?

    Indian researchers noted that probiotics may be more powerful than drugs because:

    • They help control harmful bacteria that could overtake a baby’s intestines
    • They generate compounds that strengthen the intestinal wall, thus preventing harmful bacteria from etnering the bloodstream
    • They promote healthier maturation of the baby’s immune system

    This study is a great reminder of the power of food-based probiotics and prebiotics, and for alternative ways of dealing with life-threatening infections. 

    Photo by Jenna Norman on Unsplash

  • Lecture on vitamin C by brilliant Suzanne Humphries

    Published on Feb 3, 2015

    Suzanne Humphries is a specialist in internal medicine and kidney disease from the US, The lecture is about the role of vitamin C in the form of sodium ascorbate and lipo-spheric vitamin c (not in the shape of ascobic acid, this form is less bio-available and the body does NOT ABSORB ASCORBIC ACID as effectively) for a variety of functions in the body and that there is research in health care often forgotten, denied and doubted. The Vitamin C is important for children and during pregnancy, in diseases of the cardiovascular, skeletal and skin and in cancer.
    But should you take extra vitamin C? How much and in what quantity and shape? Are there dangers and problems with this? Can you get kidney stones from vitamin C? We all need vitamin C and it is most famous for its importance in the immune system. It is important as part of the prevention and treatment of a variety of diseases. A common perception is that a rich foods contain enough vitamin C, but is it really? How much do we need? In what form should it be used? Is it good to take in higher doses in different diseases? Can it be combined with conventional medicine? It may be important to you and your health? Dr. Humphries has a historical perspective on vitamin C and its importance in various diseases, but also describes its role in health in general.

    Source: http://www.ortomolekylar.se/2015/01/v…

    This article originally appeared at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0LLX0sgwAU.

  • Her body was riddled with cancer. She fired her oncologist. A year later…

    Annie Brandt had been treating her cancer naturally for close to a year. Her oncologist disagreed with what she was doing. Find out what his mandate was and what she told him after that. Find out what she also learned about her cancer after she’d been doing natural treatments. After a year of natural cancer treatments, this was her result!

  • ‘Dirt Is Good’: Why Kids Need Exposure To Germs

    I was told that Grandma use to say “little dirt never hurt anybody.” It seems the more we try to sterilize our world infection,virus and bacteria the worse off our kids get. While we claim that health care is better and more advanced our children are sicker and suffering debilitating illnesses at an alarming rate. Has our fear of illness and bacteria actually weaken our kids immune systems? 
    ‘Dirt Is Good’: Why Kids Need Exposure To Germs

    As a new parent, Jack Gilbert got a lot of different advice on how to properly look after his child: when to give him antibiotics or how often he should sterilize his pacifier, for example.

    After the birth of his second child, Gilbert, a scientist who studies microbial ecosystems at the University of Chicago, decided to find out what’s actually known about the risks involved when modern-day children come in contact with germs.

    “It turned out that most of the exposures were actually beneficial,” Gilbert says. “So that dirty pacifier that fell on the floor — if you just stick it in your mouth and lick it, and then pop it back in little Tommy’s mouth, it’s actually going to stimulate their immune system. Their immune system’s going to become stronger because of it.”

    Gilbert is now the co-author of a new book called Dirt is Good: The Advantage of Germs for Your Child’s Developing Immune System. Presented in a Q&A format, the book seeks to answer many of the questions Gilbert has fielded from parents over the years.

    This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

    • Transcript

    • Interview Highlights

      What are some things that parents get wrong?
      Some of the main things are over-sterilizing their environment, keeping their children from ever getting dirty. So going out into the backyard and playing in the mud, and then as soon as they’re filthy, bringing them in and sterilizing their hands with antiseptic wipes, and then making sure that none of the dirt gets near their faces. Also, keeping them away from animals. The dogs and cats, sure, but also, other animals. It’s fine to wash their hands if there’s a cold or a flu virus around, but if they’re interacting with a dog, and the dog licks their face, that’s not a bad thing. In fact that could be extremely beneficial for the child’s health.

      What about hand sanitizer? Good or bad?
      Usually bad. Hot, soapy water is fine. Even mildly warm, soapy water is fine, and it’s probably less damaging to the child’s overall health.

      How about the five-second rule? The idea that if something falls on the ground and is there for under five seconds, it’s clean.
      The five-second rule doesn’t exist. It takes milliseconds for microbes to attach themselves to a sticky piece of jammy toast, for example. But it makes no difference. Unless you dropped it in an area where you think they could be a high risk of extremely dangerous pathogens, which in every modern American home is virtually impossible, then there’s no risk to your child.

      Wash a pacifier or lick it if it falls on the ground?
      Lick it. A study of over 300,000 children showed that parents who licked the pacifier and put it back in — their kids developed less allergies, less asthma, less eczema. Overall, their health was stronger and more robust.

      Are things like allergies an unintended consequence of trying to protect our kids too much?From Birth, Our Microbes Become As Personal As A Fingerprint

      Absolutely. In the past, we would have eaten a lot more fermented foods, which contain bacteria. We would have allowed our children to be exposed to animals and plants and soil on a much more regular basis. Now we live indoors. We sterilize our surfaces. Their immune systems then become hyper-sensitized. You have these little soldier cells in your body called neutrophils, and when they spend too long going around looking for something to do, they become grumpy and pro-inflammatory. And so when they finally see something that’s foreign, like a piece of pollen, they become explosively inflammatory. They go crazy. That’s what triggers asthma and eczema and often times, food allergies.

      Give us some advice. What should I allow my child to do?
      Oftentimes, it’s hard to get your kid to eat a healthy diet. I would strongly try to encourage the consumption of more colorful vegetables, more leafy vegetables, a diet more rich in fiber as well as reducing the sugar intake. But just generally, allow your kid to experience the world.

      Read an excerpt of Dirt Is Good
      Disclosure: While this author holds that bacteria is good – he is also pro vaccines.

  • MTHFR Genetic Mutation

    This genetic mutation (MTHFR) is one major reason why some individuals have an increased risk of vaccine injury. This is a major contributor to why some infants and toddlers die or become permanently injured within a week or two of their shots. The good news is that, while we used to think that our genes were static and there was nothing we could do about them, we now know that isn’t true! An emerging science called epigenetics shows us that genes can be both turned on and turned off!Learn more from Amy Myers MD

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    MTHFR is a genetic mutation associated with a risk of adverse events from vaccination:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/18454680/
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    But ultimately, MTHFR is not the problem. The problem is that when we vaccinate, we are essentially injecting children with poison in order to provoke an immune response. A genetically susceptible child who suffers severely or dies as a result of their shots would have remained healthy had they not been poisoned. Period.

    Besides MTHFR, other genetic traits, and heritable burdens of toxicity, factors that can affect one’s ability to detoxify are diet/nutrition, stress levels, and other toxic environmental exposures (in our air, food, water, body care products, medicines/drugs/vaccines, etc.).

    Unfortunately, Americans have one of the worst, most unhealthy diets of any population on earth, we typically have high stress levels, our drinking water is not safe (in my opinion), our food is poisoned with pesticides and herbicides, we are being sprayed with toxic chemicals for mosquito abatement (among other sources of air pollution), our body care products are full of carcinogenic compounds (parabens, for example), and we are highly medicated and vaccinated.

    So here I am.
    I have one C677T mutation (50% detoxifier) and developed several health issues which impacted my quality of life, in my mid-20s, including an autoimmune disease. My son has two C677T mutations (only 10% detoxifier) and was injured by the few delayed vaccines he received as an infant and toddler. He’s had food allergies, reflux, chronic intermittent abdominal pain, eczema, cognitive and motor developmental delays, tics, myoclonus, sensory processing disorder. My husband developed a severe autoimmune disease when he was 18, and although we haven’t tested him, it is likely he has two mutations just as my son does.

    THIS IS WHY, after getting my degree in toxicology, after reading and reading and reading some more, further educating myself on the science and occurrence of toxicity in our lives, on the science of vaccines and what’s IN them, that I have chosen NOT to vaccinate. I am 100% confident in this decision.

    Instead, I am focusing on reducing my family’s exposure to toxic substances, decreasing stress, and dramatically improving the quality of the food we eat and amount of nutrition we receive through simply eating a diet nearly entirely made up of fruits and veggies (which have all been scientifically found to help the body detoxify and otherwise thrive).  – Ashley Cates

    Educate yourself. The earth is a beautiful place to live, but our lives have become inundated with toxicity on all fronts – vaccines being the worst offender by far. Don’t take that unnecessary risk. Despite the propaganda from the industrial-media complex, vaccines are not necessary, not truly even effective as we have been taught to believe they are, and only cause harm.

    Read: Did Vaccines Eradicate Diseases in the 20th Century?
    http://visionlaunch.com/vaccines-eradicate-diseases-20th-c…/

  • Amish Grandfather sold herbal health products. He’s going to prison for 6 years.

    Samuel Girod, Amish farmer in Kentucky and herbal salve maker, father of twelve… is in jail. I was there for months without bail and has now been sentanced to prison for six year.  He has done absolutely nothing even remotely worthy of treatment of this magnitude. (Sam had made some healing claims on the labeling of his herbal salves and this all escalated from there.) When they came to arrest Sam, they corralled his wife and children into the yard to be guarded by an agent with a semi-automatic rifle. (According to a family friend that I spoke with, his children are still having nightmares.) They put Sam in hand cuffs, hauled him to prison, locked him up without bail and threw enough charges against him (28,000 pages of legal documents).

    FDA didn’t like his labeling

    When the FDA informed Sam that these healing claims made his salve a drug and he was in for big trouble, Sam dutifully and respectfully took the offensive word ‘Healing’ off his label, removed the reference to possibly healing of skin cancer and changed the name to ‘Chickweed Salve.’ When that still was not good enough, he renamed it again to ‘Original Chickweed.’

    Chillingly Familiar Escalation of Force 

    After the label changes, Sam says all was quiet until about three years ago. Then suddenly everything came roaring back. Apparently a local health official spotted Sam’s Chickweed salve in a small convenience store in Missouri. The local official informed a state health official who informed the FDA who swept in and seized the salve.

    And the violation? Promotional brochures were found in the Missouri store with testimonials from Sam’s customers claiming to be healed from various skin ailments by the salve. (Have you seen testimonials on Amazon for products??)

    Ah-ha! So, since Sam is still claiming ‘healing’ even though it is not on his label this time, the ‘healing’ claims are in the same store so that means if we stretch the interpretation just a little we could make a case that Sam is still selling drugs that we have not approved so he’s still an illegal drug dealer. Plus now we charge him with selling illegal drugs across state lines!

    So the ‘illegal drug’ inspections began. To his credit Sam tried to be agreeable and peaceful even though he rightfully insisted that his salves have nothing to do with drugs. His protests fell on deaf ears. They are drugs because you claim they heal, cure or prevent disease.

    FDA demands inspections without warrants

    Sam reluctantly gave the FDA permission to inspect, hoping to pacify them. But he did ask one thing. Since their family is Amish and photography is offensive to their practice of faith he asked that the agents not take pictures. Sam says the FDA agreed that they would not take pictures during the inspection. But, when the agents arrived to do the inspection, they immediately pulled cameras and proceeded to shoot pictures completely breaking their word and completely ignoring and disrespecting Sam’s reasonable request to respect his faith.

    Is anyone surprised that when the agents later came back unannounced to do another search of Sam’s facilities, that this time Sam refused them permission? He no longer trusted them. They had broken their word the previous time, plus they didn’t have a search warrant. The deputy sheriff, who had escorted the agents, told the FDA that this was totally within Sam’s rights. They legally needed a search warrant to inspect. Gesturing toward the street, the sheriff told the agents, “There’s the road.”

    The agents left… but they didn’t give up. In fact it seems they may have been just a tad irritated that this little bit of a nobody Amish man called their bluff about something as small as keeping their word. He even made them retreat to get a warrant! And he’s an illegal drug dealing Amish man at that! No worries, Sam… we will be back with a warrant!

    And they were. And the charges escalate with every turn. Sam, (probably naively) is representing himself in court and he has made a few blunders there. He’s Amish so he doesn’t have a telephone or computer so he’s rather hard to communicate with. Because of a miscommunication, he missed a court date a few months ago which has not endeared him to the already irritated prosecutors.

    So now he’s charged with contempt of court. He’s charged with introducing illegal drugs into interstate commerce; charged with manufacturing drugs without a license; charged for misbranding drugs; charged with obstructing or threatening a witness in the federal grand jury indictment (which Sam has no idea what, how, when or who they are referring to with that charge)… He’s charged with conspiring with others to prevent, by force, intimidation, and threat FDA agents from discharging the duties of their offices… You get the picture.

    If you have been paying attention over the last 25 years to the conduct of federal agents in conflictual situations, these charges and the extreme use of force and weight is chillingly familiar. Unless a miracle happens, the situation does not bode well for Sam or his family. As innocent, non-violent and as peaceful as they may be, one does not speak up to the federal government and win.

    Where will it end? 

    Resources: 

    Sheriff Mack requests Pardon http://cspoa.org/the-freedom-coalition-2/

    Original Story: https://hfi.designbyparrish.com/amish-grandfather-making-herbal-salves-life-sentence-postponed27

  • Amish Grandfather making herbal salves: Life Sentence Postponed

    Let’s be clear about a couple of pertinent facts:

    1. The FDA made up arbitrary rules, then accused Sam of breaking those rules.

    2. There are no victims. Samuel Girod has hurt no one.

    3. FDA-approved pharmaceutical drugs kill 1 person every 19 minutes. Merck’s FDA-approved Vioxx killed over 68,000 people. Nobody in Big Pharma goes to jail. They pay out billions in fines (after making billions in profits.) No companies close, nobody goes to jail. Nobody. Even after killing and harming 100s of thousands of people.

    4. Sam Girod and his products have hurt no one.

    READ THE FULL STORY from Kentucky Free Press http://www.kyfreepress.com/2017/03/fda-v-sam-girod-complete-story-video/

    Summarized Version posted by HFI: https://hfi.designbyparrish.com/amish-father-to-be-imprisoned-for-40-plus-years-for-selling-natural-skin-salves-made-from-herbs

    Update on sentencing: 

    SENTENCING WAS POSTPONED June 30 Sam waits in jail

  • Cell Phones Harm our Cells and Can Trigger Chronic Disease

    Dr. Mercola discusses in this video about whether cellphone exposure causes brain tumors may be counterproductive. 

    The primary pathology behind cellphone damage is not related specifically to brain tumors, or even to cancer. Instead, the real danger lies in damage from the reactive nitrogen species peroxynitrites. Increased peroxynitrites from cellphone exposure will damage your mitochondria.

    Read the in-depth data about cell phone risk at Mercola.com. Excerpts from the article below. 

    Disease or disorder Increase since 1990

    Disease or disorder: Chronic fatigue syndrome

    Increase since 1990: 11027 percent

    Disease or disorder: Bipolar disease in youth

    Increase since 1990: 10833 percent

    Disease or disorder: Fibromyalgia

    Increase since 1990: 7727 percent

    Disease or disorder: Autism

    Increase since 1990: 2094 percent

    Disease or disorder: Celiac disease

    Increase since 1990: 1111 percent

    Disease or disorder: ADHD

    Increase since 1990: 819 percent

    Disease or disorder: Lupus

    Increase since 1990: 787 percent

    Disease or disorder: Hypothyroidism

    Increase since 1990: 702 percent

    Disease or disorder: Osteoarthritis

    Increase since 1990: 449 percent

    Disease or disorder: Sleep Apnea

    Increase since 1990: 430 percent

    Disease or disorder: Diabetes

    Increase since 1990: 305 percent

    Disease or disorder: Alzheimer’s disease

    Increase since 1990: 299 percent

    Disease or disorder: Depression

    Increase since 1990: 280 percent

    Protect Yourself and Your Family From Long-Term Health Damage

    While cellphone use is ubiquitous, and there’s no turning back now, there are strategies you can use to protect yourself from RF radiation emitted from these devices. Remember, your cellphone, portable phone, Wi-Fi router and modem are the primary devices in your home emitting microwave radiation consistently.

    To protect yourself and your family, get in the habit of using these strategies regularly. Cell damage builds over time. It may feel safe to use your devices as you always have since you don’t experience the health effects immediately, but it definitely is not.

    • Keep the phone away from your head

    Consider moving your cellphone away from your head when it’s turned on or the Wi-Fi, data or Bluetooth are enabled. You may do this by using a selfie-stick, speaking on the speaker phone or using a headset. Short conversations and texting more than talking also reduce your exposure.

    • Increase your distance from RF-emitting devices

    The closer the device, the more radiation you absorb. Find a way to transport your phone other than you pants pocket or bra, and avoid keeping your phone and tablets in your bedroom while you’re sleeping.

    • Turn off your Wi-Fi routers

    When they aren’t in use, such as at night, turn your Wi-Fi, modem and cellphone off. Many routers can be linked with an inexpensive remote, making the process simple and easy.

    • Spices may reduce damage

    Researchers have discovered certain spices may help prevent or repair damage from peroxynitrites.47,48 Spices rich in phenolics, specifically cloves, rosemary, turmeric, cinnamon and ginger root exhibited some protective capacity against peroxynitrite-induced damage.

    However, while this is good news, it is not a reason to ignore strategies that reduce your exposure to electromagnetic radiation, since your home is not the only place you are at risk. Any public venue that hosts Wi-Fi or has a cellular tower nearby increases your exposure to microwave radiation.

    Some of the most important steps I cannot report on yet as I am in the process of evaluating shielding EMF remediation strategies, such as Faraday canopies for beds and EMF-shielding paint. Once I complete my analysis I will report on it. One thing I am certain of, though, is that the hundreds, or more likely thousands, of devices that you can attach to your phone do nothing to reduce this radiation exposure. They fail miserably in blocking this energy.

    They may have some biological benefit in mediating the way this energy interacts with your body, but I would not delude myself into believing this is sufficient and fail to adopt the proactive protective measures described above.

  • 6 Natural Remedies for Headache

    HFI: The occassional headache. Its unavoidable it seems. Headaches are something that millions of people experience daily. They are at best, an unwelcome annoyance and at their worst, completely debilitating. There are many reasons for the onset of a headache and many classifications of headaches. While many types of headaches are related to other health issues, the number one cause of headaches is stress and fatigue…. 

    Here are some suggested home remedies for headaches that have worked for friends and families of Health Freedom Idaho.  Please note headaches are not something a child should regularly experience. Injury, illness, food intolerances, and emotional upheaval certainly can bring on the random headache but in general, children should not get headaches. If your child is experiencing frequent headaches, you need to seek medical expertise to get to the root. Never mess around with on ongoing headache.

    Favorite Headache Home Remedy:

    Lavender Oil

    Not only does lavender smell great — it’s also a useful home remedy for headaches and migraine pain. Lavender oil can be either inhaled or applied topically. Two to four drops for every two to three cups of boiling water are recommended when inhaling lavender-oil vapors as a headache treatment. Unlike many medicinal oils, this home remedy can also be safely applied externally without the need to dilute it. Lavender oil should not be taken orally.

    Peppermint Oil

    Peppermint is a soothing home remedy that has been shown to benefit tension headaches. This fresh-smelling oil has vaso-constricting and vaso-dilating properties, which help control blood flow in the body. Headaches and migraine pain are often due to poor blood flow, and peppermint oil helps to open and close the vessels that promote flow. Peppermint home remedies also open up the sinuses so that more oxygen can get into the bloodstream.

    Basil Oil

    Basil, the strong-scented herb used as a topping for pizzas and pastas, certainly tastes and smells good. And for people in need of a natural headache treatment, the oil derived from basil plants can also be a useful home remedy. Basil works as a muscle relaxant, so it is especially helpful for headaches caused by tension and tight muscles.

    DIY Scalp Massage

    Do-it-yourself scalp massages can be an effective way to alleviate migraine pain, and they feel great. Researchers in Brazil showed that massaging the greater occipital nerve — the area in the back of the head, at the base of the skull — reduces migraine pain. Massage in general has been identified as a useful home remedy for headaches, especially reflexology (massaging reflex points on the hands and feet).

    Feverfew

    Feverfew, as its name suggests, is used to treat fever, but it’s most commonly known as an herbal headache treatment. This home remedy became popular in the 1980s, when a landmark study in Great Britain showed that 70 percent of participants had less migraine pain after taking feverfew daily. Since then, more studies have demonstrated feverfew’s benefit in preventing and treating migraine pain. One study showed improvement in migraine pain among people who took daily feverfew in combination with white willow, another herbal home remedy, which contains properties similar to aspirin.

    Flaxseed

    Some headaches are caused by inflammation, which can be reduced by consuming omega-3 fatty acids. Flaxseed can help provide headache relief because it’s rich in omega-3s. Flaxseed can be used as a home remedy in several forms, including as an oil and ground or whole seeds.

    Buckwheat

    Buckwheat’s usefulness as a home remedy for headaches and migraine pain comes from a flavonoid known as rutin. Flavonoids are phytochemicals, which are found in plants, and have been shown to contain antioxidant properties, which counteract damage to cells. In addition, researchers in Taiwan have demonstrated the effects of flavonoids on inflammation, a common cause of headaches.

    FDA Disclosure: THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE FDA AND ARE NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT OR CURE ANY DISEASE. ALWAYS CHECK WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE STARTING A NEW DIETARY SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM.

  • Health Benefits of A Beautiful Flower

    Geranium plants repel mosquitoes!! Planted by doors and windows they can keep those pests from coming in the house. Geranium oil offers even more benefits. 

    Some of the most common geranium essential oil benefits are:

    • Balances hormones
    • Relieves stress
    • Reduces depression
    • Minimizes inflammation
    • Improves circulation
    • Alleviates the effects of menopause
    • Improves dental health
    • Reduces blood pressure
    • Benefits the health of your skin
    • Improves dental health

    When an essential oil like geranium oil can address serious health issues like these, then you need to try it! This is a natural and safe tool that will improve your skin, mood and internal health.

    5 Geranium Oil Uses

    1. Wrinkle Reducer – Because geranium oil is an astringent, it induces contractions in several parts of the body. It has the power to minimize the look of wrinkles because it tightens facial skin and slows down the effects of aging. Add two drops of geranium oil to your face lotion and apply it twice daily. After a week or two, you will see the look of your wrinkles begin to fade away.

    2. Muscle Toner – Geranium oil helps in tightening and contracting muscles – this is again due to its astringent properties. It can prevent your muscles and skin from sagging, and it can give you a more toned abdominal section. Create a massage oil by mixing five drops of geranium oil with one tablespoon of jojoba oil and massage it into your skin, focusing on your muscles.

    3. Infection Fighter – The antibacterial properties found in geranium oil help to protect your body from infection. Geranium oil can stop bacteria from growing on the skin, like on a wound. To do this, rub two drops of geranium oil onto the affected area and cover it with gauze; you can repeat this remedy twice a day until the wound or cut is healed. (2) 

    When you use geranium oil to fight external infection, your immune system can focus on your internal functions and keep you healthier. Athlete’s foot, for example, is a bacterial infection that can be cured with geranium oil. To do this, add give drops of geranium oil to a foot bath with warm water and sea salt; do this twice daily for the best results.

    4. Healing Helper – Geranium oil helps to speed up the healing process of cuts, wounds and incisions. It also helps in fading the look of scars and other spots on the skin quickly. Because geranium oil has powerful cicatrisant properties, it increases blood circulation right below the surface of the skin — this helps with the healing of spots caused by acne, cuts or wounds, surgical incisions or skin irritations.

    5. Blood Clot Inducer – Geranium oil causes the contraction of blood vessels and, therefore, helps to stop blood flow; it also speeds up the formation of blood clots. This helps in the healing of wounds or incisions, and it keeps toxins from entering the body. This health benefits will even help to prevent hemorrhoids. Try adding one drop of geranium oil to ice cream or frozen soy milk. You can also add the oil to a teaspoon of wheat germ or flaxseeds.

    Geranium Oil Benefits

    This article originally appeared at: https://draxe.com/10-geranium-oils-benefits-healthy-skin-much/.