On a mission to help others feel & experience hope one by one

by | Feb 7, 2023 | Essential Oil Application, Essential Oil Education

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On a mission to help others feel & experience hope one by one

Have you ever had a conversation that conjured up a lot of memories you had not thought about for awhile? I made a new friend today who is a writer and she was asking me about my past and how Carrie (my wife) and I got into essential oils and natural wellness.

It took me  longer than usual to get started writing this post . I spent a lot of time and my thoughts went well into the evening as I wanted to recount a story that my conversation with my friend led me to think about.

After having another ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) or procedure where physicians take a scope through the small intestine to go in and view the bile ducts and liver, I was exhausted. My body historically has not responded to general anesthesia well.

This time around it was no different. After this procedure I experienced very dramatic shaking. My whole body would flex every 2-3 seconds as though I was trying to lift some massive weight unsuccessfully from the ground.

I had absolutely no control. While flexing I felt my body launch from side to side in the bed, but I could not stop it. Nor did I have the strength. I would sense a nurse come by once in a while and she would speak softly to me as I would bound uncontrollably from side to side.

I heard her say multiple times to another nurse in a quiet voice, “He is not stopping, and I have given him what they told me too.” I felt a tear roll down my face.

After about another 15 minutes the rest of my body started to slowly be able to move and I tried to thank the nurse in jumbled words as she continued to give me soft encouragement. This particular day I experienced about 60 minutes of hitting back and forth against the sides of the bed.

Things eventually began to calm some with only random shakes of the leg or body. As I slowly opened my eyes, I saw pillows lining the bed. The pillows were protecting me from the metal rails that I continued to hit uncontrollably. As I raised my arms, I felt something around my head, and I couldn’t figure out what it was?

I faintly heard the voice of my beautiful wife, Carrie, in the hallway with the nurse. All the while I was trying to feel and figure out what in the world was on my head.

Then I heard a comment to my wife, “Oh, darn it, we didn’t want you to see that!”

The nurse hurried over and loosened this large piece of Velcro that was used to strap a pillow to my head to protect it from when my body would hit the sides of the bed. Carrie held her composure well, lovingly looked at me, and smiled stating she liked my new look.

You may ask, “Why are you sharing this random story, Gavin?” Truthfully, we have all gone through difficult things and continue to go through difficult things. None of us have a monopoly on the world’s problems.

I looked back on this story in my mind today and thought of how long ago that situation seemed. I then thought of the following quote:

“When you meet someone, treat them as if they are in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time.”
-Henry B. Eyring

The nurse and my wife played important roles in this story to help lighten my emotional load. You and I can do the same for others. Restore Hope Oils is not just a catchy name, but a mission to help others feel and experience hope one by one.

Continue being amazing human beings.

Keep smiling and essential oil on,

 

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As a courtesy to you we just want to add cautions and a disclaimer after every post to remind everyone that the science and application of essential oils is unsettled, so while information on this subject may benefit some it may not for others.  With that said if the information in this post wasn’t clear enough our disclaimer and cautions to consider.

We aim to present complete, relevant, and accurate content within context.
The information and resources from this content are for informational and educational purposes only.
This is NOT a replacement for medical, psychological or other treatment
We make NO guarantees or claims; expressed or implied
We accept NO liability related to your comprehension, or application

Listed below are cautions if you plan on using any of the essential oils mentioned in this post.

Please do not use essential oils if you suffer from seizures.

Please consult your healthcare practitioner before beginning any essential oil regimen.

Do not use it with young children.

Keep away from eyes and sensitive skin areas.

 

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Essential Oils For Inflammation Trauma and Discomfort

by | Feb 2, 2023 | Essential Oil Application, Essential Oil Education

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Inflammation, Trauma, Discomfort

In this post I wanted to tell you a little bit more about Carrie, my wonderful wife. She is as steady as the day is long and she makes me laugh every day. I enjoy being with her whenever I can as she always encourages me.

She also has this great capacity to let me know when my perspective may not be accurate, but she does it in a way where I end up saying, “thank you for helping me see my error or thank you for keeping me from making a big mistake.” Carrie also has a very high pain tolerance, and you would never know if she was in pain. So, you can imagine my surprise when I got a call at the office (this was the week after Thanksgiving 2020) expecting to hear her cheery voice and I heard in a strained voice, “I need you at home.”

When I got home, I found her lying on the bathroom floor in pain and tears.

I asked, “What happened?” For the record men, when your wife is lying on the bathroom floor it is not the time to expect a long narrative.
She immediately asked me what essential oils I would use to calm the discomfort on the right side just under her rib cage. (After taking her to the emergency room we learned she was having a gallbladder attack and would need immediate surgery.)

What essential oils do you think we used? What would you use? There are many possible answers.

I suggested something for inflammation, trauma, discomfort, and I felt we needed a decongestant or a tonic. One of the oils is in my top three favorite essential oils and the other oil is my favorite for stressful transitions and improving flow in the body.

1.      Helichrysum (Helichrysum italicum)
2.      Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)

We applied a little carrier oil and 3 drops of Helichrysum first, gently massaged it in and then massaged 3 drops of Cypress over the area of discomfort. Once we got the oils on, she felt well enough to get up and into the car.

Helichrysum

Cypress essential oil

She mentioned to me on the way to the hospital that she had used other essential oils throughout the day, but the Helichrysum and Cypress were the most effective. She wondered why? I asked her what she had used, and she mentioned mostly analgesics, or oils specific to pain.

Let me share with you why the above combination of Helichrysum and Cypress may have worked better. We found later that she had a gallstone stuck in a bile duct. This combination of essential oils could have been complimentary in lowering possible inflammation, but specifically tissue trauma while working together to allow some flow and detoxification to still take place with a blockage. In reference to my personal story of liver inflammation and a blockage in the common bile duct I used Frankincense and Geranium and I was blessed with a wonderful outcome. In my opinion Frankincense acted as a general anti-inflammatory and Geranium acted more as the tonic, decongestant and anti-inflammatory.
When dealing with internal challenges

Frankincense essential oil

I often like to use some type of a tonic or decongestant to help move either the emotional blockage or physical blockage. The challenge often is that for movement to happen a safe place must be created through an oil like Helichrysum. This is one reason why Helichrysum is in each of our liver and detoxification blends.
Remember there is an emotional piece that must be addressed when something dramatic like gallstones, exquisite pain or a blockage in the body happens. It is not coincidence and that is why we need oils like the two above to help us work through forgiving ourselves and others.
There are more emotions associated here that we will address possibly in a course where greater discussion may be had, but for an email this will suffice.

Reach out with any questions and make today amazing!

 

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As a courtesy to you we just want to add cautions and a disclaimer after every post to remind everyone that the science and application of essential oils is unsettled, so while information on this subject may benefit some it may not for others.  With that said if the information in this post wasn’t clear enough our disclaimer and cautions to consider.

We aim to present complete, relevant, and accurate content within context.
The information and resources from this content are for informational and educational purposes only.
This is NOT a replacement for medical, psychological or other treatment
We make NO guarantees or claims; expressed or implied
We accept NO liability related to your comprehension, or application

Listed below are cautions if you plan on using any of the essential oils mentioned in this post.

Please do not use essential oils if you suffer from seizures.

Please consult your healthcare practitioner before beginning any essential oil regimen.

Do not use it with young children.

Keep away from eyes and sensitive skin areas.

 

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Too Much Essential Oil? How Do I Know?

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Essential Oil Application, Essential Oil Education

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  Too Much Essential Oil? How Do I Know?

How do you know if you are using too much of an essential oil? Another way to ask this question is how do I know if an essential oil is possibly too much for my body?

The response from the body could be very similar in both cases. I want to discuss three signs, in reference to topical use, that the body may be getting too much essential oil and to address this issue there may be some simple solutions:

The skin may turn red and itch from irritation.

This is the body saying that the concentration of an essential oil is too high and greater amounts of dilution should be used.

If I was already diluting with a carrier and my skin went red I would look at using more carrier or possibly a different carrier oil.

Skin is becoming very dry where oil has been applied.

This is a sign that again not enough carrier oil (Fractionated Coconut Oil, Safflower, etc.) is not being used so the skin is getting dried out.

Carrier Oil – Fractionated Coconut

People who have been taught to use a lot of essential oils NEAT (without dilution) will eventually run into this challenge. I only use essential oils utalizing NEAT for very specific circumstances and depending on the body type I may need more dilution than you and vice versa.

Mostly when the body begins to sweat.

To illustrate this circumstance  someone reached out to me a while ago and said “I love Pure Regen, it is strong! I could feel it cleansing and I broke a sweat the first time I used it.” This is another example of where added dilution would be needed.

The sweating is telling us that the oil is absorbing too quickly and so absorption is slowed by using in conjunction with a carrier or more carrier oil.

Someone may ask, “Gav, I thought Pure Regen was pre-diluted?” Answer: It is pre-diluted, but each body is different and a more sensitive body may need more dilution. It is recommended upon first time use of any new oil that carrier oil be used until you are clear on how the body will respond.

Pure Regen essential oil blend

To sum up the simple When in doubt just use more carrier oil or take a break from that oil. It really is that simple.

 

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As a courtesy to you we just want to add cautions and a disclaimer after every post to remind everyone that the science and application of essential oils is unsettled, so while information on this subject may benefit some it may not for others.  With that said if the information in this post wasn’t clear enough our disclaimer and cautions to consider.

We aim to present complete, relevant, and accurate content within context.
The information and resources from this content are for informational and educational purposes only.
This is NOT a replacement for medical, psychological or other treatment
We make NO guarantees or claims; expressed or implied
We accept NO liability related to your comprehension, or application

Listed below are cautions if you plan on using any of the essential oils mentioned in this post.

Please do not use essential oils if you suffer from seizures.

Please consult your healthcare practitioner before beginning any essential oil regimen.

Do not use it with young children.

Keep away from eyes and sensitive skin areas.

 

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Daddy I Nee Ma Oil – An Essential Oil Bedtime Story

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Essential Oil Application

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 Daddy I Nee Ma Oil – An Essential Oil Bedtime Story

There was a sample green oil bottle on my office desk the other day and my littlest walked in and asked, “Daddy, what’s this?”

I said, “It is a bottle for oil.”

She said, “My oil?”

I said, “Are you wanting me to make you your very own oil?”

“Yes, Daddy”, she said.

I said, “Okay, let me think about what to make for you.”

Now this little one runs 100 mph on a slow day and I watch her wonderful Mom striving to channel the little one’s energy in a constructive manner.

If you can imagine a race track in our home she runs from the entry, to the family room, to the kitchen and back to the entry in one big circle and she will do it over and over. She puts the Energizer Bunny to shame.

She is fearless for so many things, but something I have seen is a fear growing around the idea of pooping and it is traumatizing for her. There has been such pain around it. Oftentimes we as adults take the natural elimination process for granted.

Typically, when we experience constipation one of the emotional aspects can be an unwillingness to express our emotions for fear of being rejected. On the other hand, when we may be running from something emotionally, we sometimes can experience diarrhea.

So, I knew I had to use an oil for her that helped her feel safer and help support proper elimination of poop and emotions surrounding it. I chose to use Roman Chamomile.

Roman Chamomile can be a great digestive, sleep aid, and pain reliever but where she really shines is helping us to feel safer.

Roman Chamomile essential oil

I added 6 drops of Roman Chamomile to our Green oil bottle (10ml), then filled it with carrier oil (Fractionated Coconut Oil or Almond Oil can work well here).

Carrier Oil – Fractionated Coconut

Shook it for a good 2-3 minutes and let it sit for a day in a cool and dark area.

When it was ready, I presented the oil to her, and she was so excited to have her very own essential oil blend. She told me “thank you.”

I let her smell the essential oil blend we made together. 

Then as part of her nighttime routine we began rubbing 3 drops of our nighttime blend on her lower abdomen.

As we developed this routine, she now knows what the essential oil is for and that these essential oil combinations offer some assistance. It isn’t pure magic as she still deals with some fears, but we keep at it and often when she feels abdominal pain she will say, “Daddy, I nee ma oil! I nee ma oil!

Since introducing Roman Chamomile, I see less constipation moments and a child who is becoming open to preventive, natural modalities. God is good.

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As a courtesy to you we just want to add cautions and a disclaimer after every post to remind everyone that the science and application of essential oils is unsettled, so while information on this subject may benefit some it may not for others.  With that said if the information in this post wasn’t clear enough our disclaimer and cautions to consider.

We aim to present complete, relevant, and accurate content within context.
The information and resources from this content are for informational and educational purposes only.

This is NOT a replacement for medical, psychological or other treatment
We make NO guarantees or claims; expressed or implied
We accept NO liability related to your comprehension, or application

Listed below are cautions if you plan on using any of the essential oils mentioned in this post.

Do not use Roman Chamomile if you have an allergy to ragweed. Lavender would be a great substitute in that case.

Please do not use essential oils if you suffer from seizures.

Please consult your healthcare practitioner before beginning any essential oil regimen.

Do not use it with young children.

Keep away from eyes and sensitive skin areas.

 

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Liv-Better On The Foot Or Liver – Best Reflexology Points

by | Jan 16, 2023 | Essential Oil Application, Essential Oil Education

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Liv-Better On The Foot Or Liver –

Best Reflexology Points

Let’s talk about one other really cool reason the foot is a great place to apply essential oils.

I will address it by answering a question.

Recently I was asked, “Gav, is it better to apply Liv-Better at night to my feet or over my liver area?”
The answer is either, however I recommend trying it both for a few days.

What I mean is I would apply 1 drop of Liv-Better on the bottom of each foot for 2-3 days, and then only apply the oil over the liver for a few days and see which your body prefers.

You can apply an essential oil over the bottom of the feet for great benefit
for the reasons we already discussed and also because of the Reflexology points on the bottom of your feet.

What is Liv-Better?
If you are new to the Restore Hope Oils Family this is one of our premier product. We formulated to help support normal liver function and proper biliary tree function.
Liv-Better was created to support normal detoxification methods already performed by the liver, biliary tree and gallbladder.

Liv Better Essential Oil Blend

What is Reflexology you ask? Here is one definition:

Reflexology is a complementary therapy that applies gentle pressure to the feet or hands to stimulate energy pathways in the body.

Summary
Reflexology works on energy pathways similar to acupuncture
Pressing certain points on the feet is thought to help release energy blockages and restore balance in the body
Reflexologists believe that certain points on the feet correspond to organs in the body

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/treatment/complementary-alternative-therapies/individual-therapies/reflexology

While there is a lot of information we will not go in depth with Reflexology today,
I will share a link with you to look over a simple picture of the possible points
on the bottom of the feet that are believed to connect to different organs and systems of the body.

Feet pressure points | Reflexology, Reflexology chart, Reflexology foot chart (pinterest.com)

When I apply an essential oil to the feet before bed I tend to apply the oil over
the whole foot taking special care to gently rub oil on the toes and liver areas depending on what oil it is.
Why do I rub the oil on my toes? That is the portion of the foot connected to the head and brain. I need my brain to begin to relax when I go to bed.

So, in reference to the question at the beginning about Liv-Better,
one could try applying the oil over the areas of the feet in correspondence with the liver.

What if my digestive system is challenged?
I could apply Pure Digest (another amazing essential oil blend) to my abdomen,
but also to the area associated with the stomach or colon on my feet.

One drop of oil is enough when targeting something on the feet.

The options are endless!
If you have questions on which oils can be helpful for different systems do not hesitate to reach out.

 

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As a courtesy to you we just want to add cautions and a disclaimer after every post to remind everyone that the science and application of essential oils is unsettled, so while information on this subject may benefit some it may not for others.  With that said if the information in this post wasn’t clear enough our disclaimer and cautions to consider.

We aim to present complete, relevant, and accurate content within context.
The information and resources from this content are for informational and educational purposes only.
This is NOT a replacement for medical, psychological or other treatment
We make NO guarantees or claims; expressed or implied
We accept NO liability related to your comprehension, or application

Listed below are cautions if you plan on using any of the essential oils mentioned in this post.

Please consult your healthcare practitioner before beginning any essential oil regimen.

Please do not use essential oils if you suffer from seizures.

Make careful considerations if using any essential oil with a child.

Keep away from eyes and sensitive skin areas.

 

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There Is An Essential Oil For Body Image?

by | Jan 16, 2023 | Essential Oil Application, Essential Oil Education

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  There Is An Essential Oil For Body Image?

Pink Grapefruit is the topic of today’s post because if you haven’t noticed there is a lot going on and that can affect our self-image, I have found that using Pink Grapefruit as an essential oil brings a sense of peace within.

As we have talked before, some citrus oils are more stimulating, and some are more relaxing. Pink Grapefruit is certainly more stimulating with an absolutely wonderful, sweet and tart scent at the same time.

Grapefruit Essential Oil

Grapefruit is a great liver detoxifier, antimicrobial, is uplifting and acts as a great lymphatic stimulant. In oils when we say an oil is a lymphatic stimulant, we are also saying it may be good for challenges with cellulite, obesity, weight management and water retention.

This is a great oil for people who struggle with “Winter Blues”. The personality of Grapefruit is warm, inviting and revitalizing.

I appreciate Robbi Zeck’s perspective on grapefruit:

She recommends, “using grapefruit oil whenever you are feeling drained, strung out or depressed. She explains that the light fruity aroma of grapefruit lifts the spirit and radiates optimism. Grapefruit helps us focus our thoughts on the positive aspects of our lives.”

Pink Grapefruit, when used consistently, can help dissolve mental and emotional roadblocks. This is a great oil to diffuse in the office when mental stress may be present.

My favorite single companion essential oil to Grapefruit would be Bergamot. Their scents are complementary and their actions on the mind and body are even more so.

Bergamot

While Grapefruit tends to help us feel more at peace about our body image, Bergamot helps us to be more at peace with who we are. The two oils together help us with how we view ourselves and our bodies. I love them together when diffused or applied over my abdomen and the bottom of my feet.

Application Ideas:

Apply 2-3 drops daily with a little carrier oil (Fractionated Coconut Oil) to hips or trouble areas to help with stagnant lymph flow to support proper weight management.

My wife Carrie loves a drop or two of Grapefruit in her water throughout the day. She really enjoys it in her Perrier for that fruity carbonation feel without the high fructose corn syrup. She just makes sure the bottle is glass or metal and not plastic as many essential oils can break down synthetic compounds. We both enjoy a drop or two of citrus oil in our water.
Apply drops with .5 – 1 tsp of carrier oil to swollen ankles or legs to help mitigate water retention.

For more ideas on how you can incorporate essential oils into your life keep reading.

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As a courtesy to you we just want to add cautions and a disclaimer after every post to remind everyone that the science and application of essential oils is unsettled, so while information on this subject may benefit some it may not for others.  With that said if the information in this post wasn’t clear enough our disclaimer and cautions to consider.

We aim to present complete, relevant, and accurate content within context.
The information and resources from this content are for informational and educational purposes only.
This is NOT a replacement for medical, psychological or other treatment
We make NO guarantees or claims; expressed or implied
We accept NO liability related to your comprehension, or application

Listed below are cautions if you plan on using any of the essential oils mentioned in this post.

Please do not use essential oils if you suffer from seizures.

Please consult your healthcare practitioner before beginning any essential oil regimen.

Do not use it with young children.

Keep away from eyes and sensitive skin areas.

 

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