Treating Gout with Essential Oils & Aromatherapy, Part 2

PART 2 - Treating Gout - The Second Two Weeks

A six-week program for treating gout suffering using diet, essential oils and aromatherapy

This post will be the second of three that outline how you can greatly improve your problems with gout. The program is in 2-week segments and we will cover the second two weeks in this post.  If you missed the first two weeks, you will find them here: Treating Gout with Essential Oils and Aromatherapy, Part One.

A Recap - What are Essential Oils?

Essential oils are the concentrated essences of flowers, fruits, herbs, and plants, and have been proven to be extremely potent when used medicinally. For hundreds of years, all around the world, essential oils and aromatherapy have been used successfully in the treatment of many adverse conditions, and gout pain relief is one of them.  Gout and aromatherapy have been companions for many years. The essential oils we will be using during the second two weeks are Lavender, Roman Chamomile, Lemon Eucalyptus, and Peppermint, all of which are very helpful in treating gout. photo credit: Juan Barrio Here is a brief explanation of what each of these oils does:

Lavender

Lavender is my favorite essential oil.  It's fantastic for stress relief.  Just take a sniff from the bottle and instantly relax.  It's the only essential oil you can put undiluted directly on your skin.  Here are the properties that help with gout:

• Analgesic - helps deaden pain
• Antidepressant - reduces or prevents depression
• Anti-inflammatory - reduces swelling and inflammation
• Antirheumatic - prevents and/or relieves rheumatic pain and swelling.  Remember, gout is a form of arthritis called "gouty arthritis."
• Antinfectious - helps detoxify the body
• Tonic - helps to strengthen the entire body or specific organs

Roman Chamomile

Roman Chamomile has the follow qualities:

• Antispasmodic - relief from spasms and cramps
• Analgesic - helps deaden pain
• Anti-inflammatory - reduces swelling and inflammation
• Tonic - helps to strengthen the entire body or specific organs

Lemon Eucalyptus

This delightful, lemon scented essential oil aids gout in the following ways:

• Antimicrobial - aids the body in strengthening resistance to infective organisms
• Antiseptic - fights germs/infections
• Anti-inflammatory - reduces swelling and inflammation
• Bactericidal - destroys bacteria

Peppermint

This essential oil is amazing for all the things it can help with in treating gout.  And, it smells just wonderful!  Put 8 drops in 2 cups of water in a sprayer and use it to refresh your home! Here are the benefits for gout:

• Analgesic - helps deaden pain
• Anti-inflammatory - reduces swelling and inflammation
• Antiseptic - fights germs/infections
• Antispasmodic - relief from spasms and cramps
• Tonic - helps to strengthen the entire body or specific organs
• Febrifuge - reduces fever
• Immune Stimulant - stimulates the circulatory system
• Protects the Liver

We will also be using Sweet Almond Oil and Jojoba Oil as the carrier oils for massaging. Sweet Almond Oil is made from the kernel and contains glucosides, minerals, and vitamins, and is rich in protein.  It relieves soreness and inflammation. Jojoba Oil is really a wax and never becomes rancid.  It contains protein, minerals, and a substance that mimics collagen.  It is excellent on inflammed skins and is very penetrative, so it gets the essential oils to the joint quickly.

The Second Two Weeks, What to Do:

The first step is to continue to follow the diet outlined in Part 1.  Here is a recap: 1.  Eliminate these foodsd from your diet because they can bring on an attack of gout:

• Alcohol, especially beer because it contains YEAST
• Caffein drinks
• Chocolate
• Red Meat
• Port
• Lamb
• Processed meats, such as bacon and hot dogs
• Shellfish/seafood
• Anything made with yeast, such as bread

2.  If you are subject to gout attacks (even if you're not!) drink adequate amounts of water each day.  This helps flush the uric acid from your system. 3.  Take the following vitamins in addition to a Multi-Vitamin Supplement:

• 1,000 mg of Vitamin C
• 250 mg of Vitamin E
• B-Complex Supplement
• Beta-Carotene
• Fish Oil Capsules

Here's the treatment plan for this two weeks: 4.  Make a blend of the three essential oils as follows.  Put the blend in a separate bottle and keep it in a dark place:

• Lavender..................10 drops
• Lemon Eucalyptus....30 drops
• Roman Chamomile....16 drops

5.  Each day take a warm bath to which you've added one cup of Epsom Salts and four (4) drops of your Essential Oil Blend. 6.  Massage your whole body each morning and evening with the following Essential Oils mixed with 2 tablespoons Sweet Almond Oil and 2 teaspoons Jojoba Oil:

• Roman Chamomile..............8 drops
• Lavender...........................10 drops
• Peppermint.........................2 drops
• Lemon Eucalyptus..............8 drops

Follow this plan for the next two weeks.  In the next post I will give you the steps and oils for the third, and final, two weeks, and  a Maintenance Plan. I have put together a list with the items you will need for the second two weeks from amazon.com.  I have found that their prices are better than at a Health Food Store. Click Essential Oils for Weeks 3 & 4 to purchase these items.  As before, you have the option of purchasing them individually so, if you already have some, it is not necessary to buy them again!