Should essential oils be part of your daily routine ?
Should essential oils be part of your daily routine – of course they should ! However we know that some people are still unsure about how and why you should use oils . To find out more , we spoke with Dr Ruth Dempsey and Dr Fernando Luís Guerra , two members of dōTERRA Europe ’ s Scientific Medical Education Committee ( SMEC ).
Essential oils are becoming more and more available in our everyday lives , but they have been around for centuries . Do you remember the first time you heard about essential oils and what was your initial reaction ?
R : My first real experience with the oils was when my sister bought me a book on aromatherapy , together with a couple of oils , as a Christmas present .
F : I first heard about essential oils about three years ago . Initially , I was very sceptical about the effects attributed to them , especially as I was a doctor . I was unsure of the action / reaction of oils on the body .
When and why did you decide to start using essential oils ?
R : When I received the oils as a gift I did try using them for a while , but I gave up quickly – it was difficult to get consistent information , or which oil brands to use . It was only on discovering dōTERRA oils that I really started appreciating the benefits and had the confidence in the quality of the oils to continue using them .
F : I was offered a starter kit , but I was so doubtful about using the oils that the kit sat on my desk for about a month ! It wasn ’ t until I read more on the subject that I began to appreciate them . At the time my job involved working with athletes , so I started with Peppermint and Deep Blue™ to see how they could support people involved in intensive exercise .
When you started learning more about essential oils , especially dōTERRA oils , what surprised you the most about them ?
R : For me the most outstanding and surprising discovery was the sheer quality and purity of the oils , which just shines through with a beauty that I had not experienced before . Having been disappointed previously , this really ignited my interest and the more that I have learned about dōTERRA and how they source and produce their oils , the better I understand why they are so different from others on the market .
F : After my initial experience , I started to share the oils with family members . Later we started to use the other oil-based dōTERRA products . What surprised me the most was the fact that they actually work , even though I doubted that they could have any effect !
Why dōTERRA ?
R : My daughter introduced me to dōTERRA so my first purchases were basically to support her . But it didn ’ t take long before I was drawn to the company , the products and the science itself . I think the science underlying these oils is much more complex than I expected . The more I looked into it , the more curious I became , and I discovered without exception that dōTERRA was already doing the research to answer my numerous questions . I chose dōTERRA because I found a common interest in the science – it was something I simply wanted to be a part of .