Origin: a Latin derivative
meaning "Gift of the Earth."
Strong All Season
Staying Well
A healthy routine works like body armor, protecting us from the threats that constantly bombard us. We come into contact with environmental and seasonal threats every day amid all of our activities.
We don’t always pay attention to our health until something slips through a chink in the armor and we feel like we need the extra boost. By living a healthy lifestyle and making proper choices, you can give your body the boost it needs and stay strong all season.
How Environmental Threats Move
As you know, environmental threats have the ability to travel. They can move in and out of the body via exposure pathways.
They enter the body through the mouth, ears, nose, eyes, and skin. They exit through excrement, sneezes, coughing, or pores in the skin. Stopping the movement along these pathways is critically important, and fortunately it is also simple.
You already know how to minimize your exposure pathways. It’s all the things your mom told you to do: wash your hands, cover your mouth when you cough, keep your room clean, don’t touch your eyes or pick your nose.
It’s these simple things that will help limit the spread of environmental threats.
Staying Strong All Season
So, what lifestyle choices can you make to support your body and stay strong all season?
Here are three steps to staying well:
1. Prevent
First, limit the exposure pathways in and out of your body. Thoroughly washing your hands is one of the best ways to do this while protecting yourself and others from environmental threats. Along with regular hand washing, make sure to keep yourself, your space, and your air clean.
Essentials for Limiting Exposure: Wash your hands frequently, keep your household surfaces clean, cover your mouth when you cough and sneeze, and stay at home if you feel unwell.
2. Strengthen
Now that you’ve addressed the exposure pathways, pay attention to giving your body what it needs to stay well. Fortunately for you, you’re already living a lifestyle that can keep you strong—the wellness lifestyle! By eating right, exercising, resting, managing stress, and reducing your toxic load, you have a head start in staying strong all season.
3. Respond
Sometimes, despite our best efforts, things slip through the cracks. When that happens, it’s time to address some of the effects. Follow medical guidelines and procedures, and then remember there are a wide variety of essential oils and products that can provide soothing and comforting aromas.
Supportive Products
Here are some essential oils to have on-hand while keeping your space clean.
doTERRA Purify®
Pure-fection in a bottle
- Add a few drops to a diffuser to freshen the air.
- Add five drops to a small spray bottle with water and use to wipe down countertops.
- Add three drops of doTERRA Purify to your air filter to refresh the air in your home.
Easy Air®
Keep it cool
- Diffuse Easy Air for a cool, invigorating aroma during chilly weather or changing seasons.
- Rub doTERRA Touch® Easy Air on your chest or feet in the morning and evening for a soothing sensation.
Tea Tree
Make your surfaces sparkle
- Add a few drops to a spray bottle with water and use on surfaces as a cleansing and purifying agent.
- Combine a few drops with 2 oz. water and a tablespoon of salt, then gargle for a mouth wash with an invigorating taste.
- Diffuse throughout the home to help freshen the air.
Frankincense
When in doubt, get your Frankincense out
- Take one to two drops in a veggie capsule for an earthy, fortifying taste.
- Diffuse Frankincense in common areas of your home like the living room or kitchen.
- Add a few drops to a hot bath for a calming aroma and soothing effect on the skin.
Copaiba
Better with Copaiba
- Combine a few drops with two ounces of water and gargle for a renewing-feeling mouth rinse.
- Diffuse with Eucalyptus for an invigorating, clarifying aroma when inside for long periods of time.
- Massage into hands, wrists, and elbows for a soothing and moisturizing effect on dry skin.
Bergamot
Purity powerhouse
- Diffuse in the home or office to help relieve headaches.
- When you’re in a hurry, add a few drops of Bergamot to rag and wipe down surfaces in the home.
- Add a few drops to a steaming mug of water, cup your hands over the mug, then lean into the steam and inhale slowly to relieve colds and cough.
Melissa
Let Melissa take care of it
- Create a restful environment by diffusing a few drops or rubbing on the forehead, shoulders, or chest at night.
- Add one to two drops to a hot herbal tea for a citrus-like, refreshing taste.
- Apply a drop under the tongue for an invigorating taste at the start of the day.
doTERRA Serenity®
Let yourself unwind
- Apply doTERRA Serenity to the bottoms of feet to help unwind at the end of a long day.
- Diffuse doTERRA Serenity at night for a calming aroma in a child’s bedroom.
- Combine with Epsom salts in a warm bath or foot soak for a relaxing, renewing sensation.
Veggie Caps
It’s what’s on the inside that counts
- Add a few drops of NHP essential oil to a veggie capsule and swallow.
- If you don’t like the taste of certain essential oils, still get the internal benefits by using a veggie capsule.
- As you get ready for the day, add your go-to NHP essential oils to a veggie capsule (it’s okay to add more than one) and take internally for the support you need.
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