My Experience with Essential Oils for Thyroid Support
I’ve been using a variety of essential oils (EOs) for thyroid/endocrine support this past year with good results.
Plan on using therapeutic essential oils/ endocrine support blends consistently for a 30-to-90 day period, long enough to get clear results. It’s important to let your doctor know you’re considering natural self-help alternatives for thyroid support. Have your MD order bloodwork every 1-3 months to monitor your thyroid levels and check your body’s response, as you establish a supportive dosage & routine. This may seem to be a hassle and an extra expense, but it’s the best way to check the results of your self-help health therapies.
GERANIUM, CARROT, CYPRESS, & MYRRH consider these pure (undiluted) therapeutic essential oils to support healthy thyroid function naturally. They may be purchased from reliable essential oil suppliers. We buy from several sources ourselves, depending on availability.
OR check out our Gaia’s Pharmacopeia Shoppe where you may purchase custom blends for endocrine support and healthy thyroid function:
· AchillesHeal™ (5ml) A synergistic blend of anti-inflammatory herbal essential oils from the mint family. Enhanced by essential oils with pain-relieving properties, including Clove & Helichrysum. This blend may be used to support endocrine health in men and women or relieve fellows’ age-related HYPERPLASIA (prostate inflammation) supporting prostate health with regular morning & evening use.
· Masterful™ (15ml) A gentle, woodsy-floral therapeutic essential oil blend harmonized with SANDALWOOD & ROSE. (17% dilution in Jojoba) especially formulated to aid healthy PITUITARY function.
· ProstateRx™ (5ml) a refreshing blend of therapeutic tree & herb essential oils (60% dilution in Jojoba) with bright accents of Cypress & Tarragon. Formulated to reduce PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA (chronic inflammation characteristic of aging) and support PROSTATE HEALTH. May also be used for ENDOCRINE SUPPORT, STRESS RELIEF & RELAXATION or to CALM a sensitive DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
· Thymerl™ (15ml) A simple therapeutic blend of 2 essential oils with MYRTLE. (12% dilution in Jojoba) It works well to boost and support healthy THYROID function when applied daily.
· Tranquility™ (15ml) A bright, uplifting blend of therapeutic flowering herb essential oils supported by EUCALYPTUS & CLARY SAGE. (10% dilution in Jojoba) for HERPES & NEURALGIA, STRESS RELIEF, and HORMONAL SUPPORT.
OR from sources of your choice as long as the essential oils offered are of therapeutic-quality conforming to AFNOR, OC, EC cultivation, harvest, & production standards.
There are various places on the body that essential oils may be applied:
- over the thyroid (the ‘bump’ on the front of the throat)
- mid-back over the kidneys/adrenals
- organ vita-flex points on hands & feet
- at the base of the skull in the soft spot at the top of the spine.
I’m still figuring out the “perfect” life-style routine to supporting my chronic low-thyroid condition with therapeutic essential oils. My personal challenge being…consistency in my daily health routines.
I’d suggest starting out by buying the custom blends you’re intuitively attracted to OR to dowse for which therapeutic essential oils may be best to support YOUR thyroid.
Dowsing for Essential Oils to Use
I started dowsing – morning and evening – for which EOs to use with pendulum skills learned in the Aromatherapy Certification workshops. If you’ve never tried dowsing, read my article: Healing Path. Dowsing “How-To” is described in the article near the pendulum photo.
To my utter surprise, the essential oils & where they should be applied on my body (indicated by the pendulum) changed, depending on the following factors:
- time of day
- the stress levels I’m under
- the current hormonal cycle ‘time of the month’ (sense I still cycle, even though I haven’t been menstruating for 5 years or so).
On second thought, it does make sense based on what I know about acupressure and Jin Shin Jyutsu – that the organ systems get maintained at different times of the day. This is a VERY different approach from the prevalent medical advice of taking a specific drug prescription – of the same dosage every day for months/years.
Here are various dosage routines I have used:
Started out with…
am: 3 drops THYMERL™ an essential oils blend – on THYROID & fleshy pads of THUMBS
COMMENT: My bloodwork results showed definite improvement after ONLY 30 days of consistent use. Per my doctor’s advice from those first test results, I doubled the number of drops I was using as well as the frequency of application.
Further education, research, and experimentation have lead to these 3 different dosage routines for my thyroid health, varying the one I use according to my current preferences:
am: 2 drops THYMERL™ – on Thyroid & fleshy pads of THUMBS
pm: 2 drops GERANIUM essential oil – fleshy pads of Big TOES & around ANKLES
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am: 1-2 drops CARROT essential oil taken orally under my tongue ’til absorbed.
am/pm: 1-2 drops THYMERL™ on fleshy pads of THUMBS & Big TOES to affect the pituitary (master endocrine system) gland.
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am/pm: 4 drops (total) of an endocrine blend – on THYROID, fleshy pads of THUMBS & Big TOES, around ANKLES
OR pm:2 drops CYPRESS essential oil on THYROID rather than EndoFlex
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Most recently I’ve come across the suggestion for pituitary support (supporting one’s whole endocrine system) to use
pm: 1-2 drops CARROT essential oil taken orally under my tongue ’til absorbed.
Followed by deep inhalation of MYRRH essential oil in the early morning.
We’re interested in learning from YOUR experiences, too.
Please share your comments to let us know what you’ve discovered is helpful for your well-being.
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