Hey guys, Dr. Axe here, doctor of natural medicine and founder of DrAxe.com.
Today I'm going to answer your questions about Helichrysum essential oil.
There are many health benefits of Helichrysum, as you're about to find out, and so I'm going
to talk about the four main benefits.
Number one, Helichrysum supports the brain and nerve system.
Number two, Helichrysum reduces inflammation.
Number three Helichrysum supports liver detoxification, and number four Helichrysum is also great
for your skin and healing wounds and infection and many different conditions in that category.
But let's start off talking about its ability to support the brain and nerve system.
Now, Helichrysum contains unique fat soluble compounds like acetophenones as well as terpenoids,
and these compounds have been shown to really help support the nerve system.
In fact, terpenoids are also found in high amounts in frankincense essential oil.
But Helichrysum has some of the highest levels, and for that reason, Helichrysum is the number
one essential oil you can use for any type of nerve degeneration or nerve issue.
So if somebody is struggling with neuro-degeneration or cognitive dysfunction, such as Alzheimer's
disease, doing Helichrysum is a great essential oil to use.
If somebody's had a brain injury or suffered from a concussion, Helichrysum is the ideal
essential oil.
What you'll do there is you can diffuse it around them, or you could do, what I recommend
is doing about four drops and rubbing it on the neck and sometimes even the roof of the
mouth.
By doing that, you're breathing in the vapors of Helichrysum, which again is great for any
type of nerve issue.
If you have polyneuropathy or nerve degeneration, it's also a great oil to use for that.
The other thing it's great for, number two, is for reducing inflammation.
In fact, a recent medical study found that using Helichrysum essential oil naturally
reduces blood pressure and reduces the risk of coronary issues and a heart attack.
So for that reason, Helichrysum essential oil, what I like to do is again diffuse it,
really breathe in those vapors, or again a few drops, rubbing it on the neck is a great
thing to do for anybody with blood pressure, anybody with high levels of stress, or anybody
who's looking to improve the overall health of their heart.
The number three reason you want to be using Helichrysum is for detoxification.
Helichrysum supports liver detoxification, supports the breakdown of fatty acids, supports
bile production.
Your liver is really your body's chief organ for detoxification.
Every day we're exposed to things from Teflon pans to radiation from microwaves and cell
phones, to pesticides in our food supply, lead based paints, all of these things that
are around us all the time, air pollution, and we really need to be supporting our liver
on a daily basis.
For that reason, what I suggest is you do is taking four drops of Helichrysum and rubbing
it on your left lower rib cage or right at the very bottom of part of your rib cage.
In that area that's going to support liver detoxification.
So again, Helichrysum right there topically, I'm sorry the right rib cage, right there
on that bottom crest is right where your liver and gallbladder lie.
So you're really going to want to rub Helichrysum on those areas.
Any time you're doing a detox or a cleanse of any sort, Helichrysum can support you while
you're doing that detox or cleanse.
Whether it's a Daniel Fast or a colon cleanse or a liver/gallbladder cleanse, doing Helichrysum
oil during that time is a wise decision.
And last, but not least, Helichrysum oil has amazing benefits for your skin.
Whether you have acne, whether you're trying to reduce wrinkle appearance, or especially
if you have scarring or sun spots or age spots, Helichrysum is effective.
Helichrysum, again if you have sun spots or age spots, what my wife and I do, both, is
the moisturizer we use at night, we take three drops of Helichrysum oil and put that on our
faces as part of our natural skin care routine.
I've had patients who started Helichrysum oil and saw great results with wrinkles, but
especially with getting rid of age spots, sun spots, or discolored skin.
The reason for that is Helichrysum has large amounts of again of terpenoids and acetophenones,
as well as other antioxidants that are fat soluble, which help even out skin tone and
again have even been shown to help heal scarring.
Especially if you have acne or acne scarring, doing Helichrysum topically is a great idea.
So again, add in Helichrysum to your daily routine, whether it be for reducing inflammation,
detoxification, supporting your brain and nerve system, or having healthy glowing skin,
Helichrysum oil is an oil you'll want to check out.
And if you want to learn more about Helichrysum oil, make sure to check out my article that
goes in great detail on it, on my website, DrAxe.com.
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