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Oil Of Oregano – Benefits, How To Use, Where To Buy

With upcoming fall/winter season, here come colder days and higher susceptibility of catching a cold, or coming down with flu. As always, I encourage you to use your power to look after your one & only precious body and strengthen your immune system for days to come with Mother Nature’s medicine. Especially during the times when the word ‘virus‘ is heard from every corner!

While there may be no official cure for the common cold, the Greek Oregano Oil can offer an uncommon immune boost, helping you ward of illness all winter. (1)

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What is Oregano Oil?

Most of us know Oregano as a fragrant herb that’s best known as an ingredient in Italian food. It’s from the same family as mint. Oregano has been used for centuries as a culinary spice. Its popularity goes back to the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations where it was used for medicinal purposes.

Oregano oil – Origanum Vulgare is extracted from the leaves of the Oregano plant. It contains a higher concentration of helpful compounds that occur naturally in the plant. (2).

The extraction is done via steam distillation. Steam distilled method of extraction allows for continual temperature control of the steam applied to the plant materials, thus preventing degradation of the delicate oregano oil.

Compared to other processes, when steam distillation is used, the volatile components of the plant can be distilled at temperatures lower than the boiling points of their individual constituents and are easily separated from the condensed water. The result is Pure and Active Essential Oil.

It’s definitely worth to mention that

Oregano oil is considered the MOST effective natural antibiotic that exists today!

As a herbal dietary supplement, it is most known for its use to help with respiratory health. Traditionally, it was used to ease the cold, flu and asthma symptoms. Oregano oil contains several potentially healing compounds like:

• Carvacrol – effectively keeps food-borne pathogens like E.coli at bay (3),(4)
• Thymol – a natural fungicide with antiseptic properties
• Rosmarinic acid

Benefits of oregano oil:

Wild and organic oregano oil (especially the one sourced from Mediterranean, Greece and Turkey) has high

• anti-bacterial
• anti-fungal and
• anti-viral
• anti-septic
• anti-microbial benefits

Other benefits:

• helps with respiratory issues – it works by helping to loosen or eliminate the buildup of mucus and phlegm in the respiratory tract
• fights infections – may help to boost the immune system
• may improve gut (microbiome) health – may help with the reduction of intestinal parasites, it is well documented to directly kill or strongly inhibit the growth of intestinal microbes
• may help with the onset of cold and flu by fighting the pathogens
• may help with digestion
• may help lower cholesterol
• powerful antioxidant – helps to protect the body from damage caused by free radicals
• could help treat yeast infections – it has been found to be effective against different types of Candida – the most common form of yeast
• may reduce inflammation – acts as a soothing agent for coughs
• may have cancer-fighting properties – inhibits cancer cell growth and causes cell death in lung, liver, and breast cancer cells
• may aid weight-loss
• prevents mosquito bites
• fights bacterial infections
• soothe muscle pain and stiffness
• helps with bruise healing
• helps to say goodbye to allergies 

How to use Oregano oil

Oregano leaves can be used therapeutically as a tea to help with cold, and clear the nasal congestion. To make an oregano tea, use one tablespoon of fresh oregano leaves, or one teaspoon of dried leaves, pour over hot water and let it steep for 10 – 15 minutes. Strain and enjoy!

Oregano oil supplement comes in two forms.

Either a liquid or softgels.

Personally, I prefer the liquid form (what’s easier then add a few drops of oil into a glass of water?). The liquid oregano oil usually comes in a bottle with dropper. I simply add 4-5 drops of oregano oil into a glass of filtered water, stir the mixture with the spoon for about 15 seconds and drink it.

Another way of ingesting the oregano oil is to simply add 4 -5 drops to a teaspoon of olive oil and ingest. Drink a glass of water afterwards.

What you do today can improve all of your tomorrows.

 

~ Ralph Marston

For more of the uses and exact how-to please refer to this inspirational site.

My choice of Oregano Oil

I love love love and can highly recommend Oil Of Oregano by Zane Hellas.

A small family business dedicated to bringing to the market the world’s best quality Oregano Oil products. Located in northern Greece, where they grow and harvest the finest quality oregano from their own fields and selected local farmers. The climatic conditions of Greece:  the sunshine, the sea breeze, and the subsoil rich in trace minerals all serve to make Greek oregano unique.

You can get 100% essential oil of oregano, or different blends which are specially designed to meet your needs (with different strengths, like the one on the image below).

You can buy it HERE. 

If you have already come down with cold or flu, then the softgels might be a great option to help you to bounce back. Zane Hellas essential oil of oregano softgels contain at least 86% of active ingredient carvacrol, making them the most potent oregano oil capsules available today.

Get the softgels HERE.

Please, remember, straight 100% oregano essential oil should NEVER be used internally, as it is too concentrated.

Some of other best essential oils that support and strengthen the immune system are Tea tree, Eucalyptus, Patchouli, and Cinnamon. More about their benefits in upcoming articles. Stay tuned!

Precautions: Oregano leaves and oregano oil supplements should be avoided when pregnant or nursing. Contact a qualified healthcare practitioner before using oregano, or oregano oil if you have a serious medical condition or are taking prescribed medications. 

Conclusion:

I believe that health is wealth, and I definitely prefer prevention before the need to cure. I take the oregano oil for 2 weeks straight, and then I take two weeks off. During the summer months, I don’t use it as much as during the fall/winter. I haven’t been ill or had a cold or flu for many years. However, I do my best to take care of my body daily. I eat clean, don’t do dairy, no sugar, and no gluten – apart of very occasional high-quality sourdough. I try to sleep 7-8 hours every single day, move my body daily, and have a positive outlook on life.

Where I am today is an ongoing process, because one day I have simply decided to treat my body as a temple. There were no more excuses.

I am, by all means, not perfect. All I do is live my life the best I can. I am grateful for every morning when I wake up. Because with the new day, I have the opportunity to decide, how I want my life to be.

All I want is the same for you.

Decide, and then never look back.

You are not going that way, anyway.

“Many people don’t realize just how lousy they actually feel until they start feeling better: and then they reap the benefits when they start to feel better.”

 

― Kara Aimer [Oregano Oil: A Better Health Guide to Essential Oregano Oil Benefits, Uses, and Recipes]

Keep healthy!

References:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=oregano+oil

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324203

https://www.healthline.com/health/oregano-oil-for-cold#research

This information is for educational purposes only, and it is not intended to diagnose, cure or prevent any disease.

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