Hi, I’m Dr. Carrie Lam and I have coach Justin, my brother here with me.
You know, flu season’s going around. People are getting colds left and right.
We want to make sure that you know what to do when you have congestion or cough or kind of like a sore throat.
These are some essential oils that you could use when you are having those symptoms.
The first one…
Well just first off to say how can you use essential oils?
Sometimes people can diffuse them in a diffuser, but if you don’t have a diffuser,
you can just boil a pot of water and put the essential oil in and cover your head with a towel and just breathe it in.
Other ways people use it is if you put the essential oil into another type of oil to mix it in
and you can even rub it on your chest.
So those are different ways to use these essential oils.
The first one we’re going to talk about is oregano oil.
Oregano oil is really good; it has a lot of antiviral, a lot of antibacterial properties to it.
So that really helps battle those colds, that congestion inside your body, inside your nasal sinuses as far as that goes.
You know, I like to really put that like you said into hot water into steam.
I really breathe that steam, it really helps you break up the mucus as well with the oregano oil in there.
Oregano’s just so great. It also has antifungal activity.
So if you somehow have like a toe that has fungus on it you can also try oregano oils.
Works wonders.
The second one would be peppermint oil.
Peppermint is actually in a lot of gum or like even cough drops and things like that because it’s just so great.
It’s good tasting. It’s good smelling, but it also helps to disinfect.
It’s a natural antihistamine, helps to break up your mucus.
It helps you cough things up if you really need.
It really opens up your pathways to breathe better to get your mucus up,
and so peppermint oil’s another good one for you to rub or to breathe through.
I really like to rub that one on just because it smells so great.
You know, have you smelling like the holiday season and people just love the way you smell actually.
That’s true, and if you have that runny nose that’s not going away, I actually wear a mask.
I put some drops of peppermint on there and it instantly clears your sinuses,
and so that’s a really good one to stop that runny nose.
Another one that I really like to use is actually tea tree oil.
Tea tree oil is really good if you have that congestion.
Really good to kind of expel that and get that gunk out of there.
Get that mucus out of your body, so a very good expectorant.
Really good for people with actually asthma and bronchitis. Really good to help open up those airways.
The fourth one we’re going to talk about is eucalyptus oil.
Eucalyptus is also a decongestant. So it helps get rid of your congestion.
It helps break up your mucus down here. It actually helps also with asthma.
You know, asthma’s way worse during the winter usually due to the cold or triggers like dust or mites.
So if you seem to have those issues, you can try the eucalyptus oil.
Breathing it in, applying it, that’s also very good.
It is also antifungal, antimicrobial so you can hit many, many stones with it.
So that’s kind of our four essential oils that you can use if you are having congestion or a cold.
You can also use them preventively. You can use them put together or separately.
Try to keep yourself clean.
Wash your hands very well and stay healthy.
We are here to empower you to take control of your health.
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and tell us what other essential oils that you use to help you combat your cold, okay.