COPD Now What?... Young Living!

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1 Horse with COPD Author: Bonnie Burch COPD Now What?... Young Living! One of my horses had COPD. The vet said he could give him steroids, but wasn't sure if it would help. I had just learned about the essential oils at a Horse Expo. A book I had listed several oils to try. I picked 3- Frankincense, Peppermint, and Bergamot. I held the bottle to his nose and he breathed them in just once a day. Within in a month he was not coughing while standing and in three months, you could ride him and no more coughing. That was 2 years ago and he has not had a problem since. Respiratory problems caused by COPD Author: Kay Gagnon My friend, who has respiratory problems caused by COPD, finds that diffusing the RC blend each night aids his breathing and improves his oxygen flow. He attaches a timer to the diffuser and places it near his bed, setting it to come on three times during the night. Diffusing the RC blend which is full of antimicrobial, antibacterial, anti-fungal and antiinflammatory oils that support the respiratory system has aided his breathing enormously. He also rubs the RC blend on his chest and finds it wards off bronchial flare ups which he was prone to before he began using the RC oil blend. Respiratory failure Author: Janice Kutil In June of 2003 I was coming down with a cold and because I catch pneumonia so easily I called my specialist (I have COPD which is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and asked for an antibiotic to stop the cold from becoming full blown. He gave me a prescription for a new antibiotic and I had an adverse reaction to it. The Physicians Desk Reference said taking one could be fatal and I had taken one the first night and then the next morning. After several hours my breathing was so bad I had to be taken to the emergency room. To shorten this story I was admitted and spent 9 days in intensive care. I had my daughter bring up my Essential Oils and my Desk Reference. I looked up what was good for the respiratory system. I don't remember the oil I used but within seconds, after putting it in my rectum, I could feel the relief in my lungs. I kept using this treatment and inhaled the oils constantly and I truly believe it was what brought me through this crisis. I received excellent care from the nursing staff, and I'm not saying it was the only thing that brought me through because it wasn't, but it sure helped! Even my primary physician could not believe I lived through this ordeal. The nurses loved coming in my room with all the nice Essential Oil smells.

2 A friend got off oxygen from emphysema Author: Wayne Williams A lady from church, Dottie, told me she was sick and tired of being on oxygen and asked me if the oils, I was always talking about, could get her off of it. She had COPD from emphysema and had been on oxygen for 3 years 24/7. Dottie is in her early 80's. I started her on 6 oz. of NingXia Red a day, Sulfurzyme, Omega Blue, Raven, RC, Immupro, Super C, Progessence Plus serum, frankincense, eucalyptus globulus, and several raindrop sessions, to name a few. Dottie began taking all of this on 12/1/2011. On Dec. 8th, one week later, she was off the oxygen, and as of today, 5/25/12 she still does not require oxygen. A side benefit, she has cut her blood pressure medication by over half, and her diabetic medication, as her sugar keeps coming down. She is doing absolutely fantastic and calls me her little angel. It's not me folks, it's all these Young Living products repairing issues in her body. This is a major protocol and involves fairly large quantities of the above, and specific times to take them. If anyone is interested please contact me and I will give you the detailed protocol. My bronchitis formula Virginia Snapp Instead of antibiotics for bronchitis I now use the formula 10 drops Thieves, 4 drops oregano and 2 drops frankincense in a capsule. This can be taken 4 times a day for 10 days. I use the formula 3 times per day and it works just as well. I have COPD and it is a miracle for me not to use antibiotics for lung infections. No yeast overgrowth with the oils Increased oxygen distribution Author: Sheila Trujillo My sister was visiting from Florida. She has severely diminished lung capacity from chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) due to years of smoking. When she arrived she could hardly talk because she was having so much difficulty getting oxygen. She was staying with my sister. I instructed my sister to give her 3 ounces of Ningxia Red Juice and call me in half an hour. I am a registered nurse and saw this situation as potentially life threatening. My sister called me in half an hour and informed me my sister was breathing normally with no difficulty. We continued giving her 3 ounces the next day. She was not only having no difficulty getting oxygen after receiving the BYJ but was able to go to central city which is even higher in altitude without being on oxygen. My husband is an avid mountaineer and exercises daily. After starting on Ningxia Red he said he noticed his body utilizing oxygen more efficiently. He could climb with more strength without getting out of breath. I knew this product was good but these two experiences documented it for me. My dad suffered from emphysema Kelly Booth I have had several people order the citrus fresh for their bottled water, and LOVE it!! It adds flavor and health! They say, cross their fingers, along with the Ning-xia Red juice...no sickness yet! I love the Pan Away, it works pain wonders!! My mom, 73, is not using YL essential oils exclusively for perfume...from Chanel, and uses the ART kit for skin care...and of course...the juice!!!! She and my Dad, who has emphysema...are hooked! Which brings me to my DAD with emphysema!!! He is using RC, RAVEN, Eucalyptus, VALOR and is doing good with his breathing...as good as a emphysema victim can do! Pulling lung mucus out through the colon Author: Helen Shaw I was diagnosed many years ago with emphysema. I chose to take the natural route and began taking different herbs to heal my lungs. I have also been using essential oils and recently I learned that the fastest way to the lungs was through the colon. I began inserting Raven essential oil daily and am finding that it is pulling mucus out of my lungs daily. Frankincense for breathing difficulty Author: Laura Esslinger My husband is the biggest skeptic when it comes to essential oils. He has been diagnosed with emphysema. Once he had a cold and his lungs were making it difficult for him to get a full breath. I asked his permission and used frankincense, and eucalyptus directly on the skin of his back and chest corresponding to the lungs. I placed a few drops of each oil on my hands and applied to the four sides of his body: front left, front right, back left and back right. His lungs cleared in a few minutes he had a loose, productive cough.

3 COPD Both Sides? Chronic bronchitis gross features: Persistent, productive cough (raises sputum), mucosal lining of larger airways is hyperemic and swollen, often covered by a layer of mucinous secretions Terms Definitions Chronic bronchitis gross features: Chronic bronchitis histology: Pathogenesis of chronic bronchitis: Centrilobular Emphysema - location of damage: Pathogenesis of emphysema: Persistent, productive cough (raises sputum), mucosal lining of larger airways is hyperemic and swollen, often covered by a layer of mucinous secretions Mucosa - enlarged, inflammatory cells (mononuclear and neutrophils). Submucosa - enlargement of mucous-secreting glands Hypersecretion of mucous beginning in large airways, air pollutants (smoking) most important cause, hypertrophy of mucous glands, airflow obstruction results from small airway disease and coexistent emphysema Central/proximal parts of acini - respiratory bronchioles. More common and severe in upper lobes Imbalance of protease-antiprotease activity (alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency - excess elastic tissue destruction). In smokers, neutrophils and macrophages accumulate in alveoli (release proteases), smoking enhances elastase activity. Antioxidant-oxidant imbalance due to increase in free-radicals

4 from smoking leads to tissue damage Formation of bullous lesions - emphysema Damage and effect - emphysema: Changes in lungs during asthma attack: Pathogenesis of asthma: Cystic Fibrosis: Bronchiectasis: Inheritance of CF: Large subpleural blebs or bullae (spaces >1cm diameter in distended state) represent localized accentuations of one of the 4 forms of emphysema, are most often subpleural and on occasion rupture leading to pneumothorax Thinning and destruction of alveolar walls. Adjacent alveoli become confluent creating large air spaces. Decrease in elastic tissue causes loss in radial traction on small airways - collapse on expiration - cause of chronic airflow obstruction Reflex bronchoconstriction, oedema (increased vascular permeability), mucous secretion Excessive TH2 reaction against environmental antigens. Cytokines produced by TH2 cause most features: IL-4 stimulates IgE, IL-5 stimulates eosinophils, IL-13 stimulates mucous production. Epithelial cells activated to produce chemokines that promote recruitment of more TH2 cells, eosinophils and other leukocytes - amplify inflammatory reaction. Hypertrophy of bronchial smooth muscle, deposition of subepithelial collagen Faulty Cl- channel causes dehydration of mucous - becomes viscous. Leads to defective mucociliary action, accumulation of concentrated, viscid secretions that obstruct air passages and predispose to recurrent pulmonary infections. Bronchioles become distended with mucus. Superimposed infections give rise to chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis Permanent dilation of bronchi and bronchioles caused by destruction of the muscle and elastic supporting tissue. Cough and expectoration of lots of purulent sputum. Secondary to bronchial obstruction or congenital/hereditary conditions. Obstruction and chronic persistent infection Autosomal recessive transmission. No effect

5 on heterozygotes Emphysema - more black spots (carbon) than normal - smoker, full of visible holes (ununiform), loss of lung substance (holes), patent airways. Emphysema - bullae, due to coalescence of damaged acini Chronic Bronchitis - highly inflammed, vasodilation, oedema (water-logged), neutrophils (pus when dead), repeated inflammation - pus is thick so blocks airways Asthma - Hyperinflated (not emphysema as alveoli are normal), no lumen in bronchi - blocked with white mucoid material, alveolar pattern is prominent, airways show thickened walls, vessels are normal CF - Bronchiectasis - bronchi dilation, bronchi obstructed by puslike masses (mucus plugs), thickening of bronchial walls esp at hilum, focal inflammation around some airways (bronchopneumonia)

6 Emphysema - Loss of alveolar walls in a centrilobular distribution, black is carbon Chronic bronchitis - Mucosal glands hypertrophied at expense of serous glands. Mucosal glands occupy 80% of bronchial wall Asthma - Lumen is obstructed by some cells (eosinophils), inflammatory exudate, inflammatory cells in mucosa, hypertrophy of smooth muscle cells, lots of cells in submucosa, thickening of basement membrane, surface epithelium is damaged Reid Index for Bronchitis diagnosis In normal bronchus submucosal glands occupy <20% of bronchial wall. In bronchitis submucosal glands occupy 80% of height Asthma - diaphragm more flattened than normal, can see more than 8/9 ribs, more air (blacker), ribs are more horizontal, thin mediastinum (cardiac silhouette), clavicles raised, normal lung markings, inflation of apex above clavicles - hyperinflation Emphysema - lots of air in stomach (swallow air while trying to breathe), hyperinflation (flat diaphragm, blacker, horizontal ribs, clavicles raised), barrel-shaped chest, decreased lung markings

7 CF - hypertrophy of smooth muscle, hyperplasia of serous gland, surface epithelium is normal CF - epithelium intact (normal), lumen is occluded (inflammatory cells and exudate), wall is infiltrated with inflammatory cells Asthma - >50% of epithelium gone (destroyed), wall structure less well demarkated, peribronchiole fibrosis, mixed acute and chronic inflammatory exudate is present in peribronchial area Acute on chronic bronchitis - Abscess, complete destruction of wall, central area filled with pus, granulation tissue and inflammation at periphery leading to fibrosis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information: Chris Anderson oilsoffice@yahoo.com All testimonials are personal to the person stating them. In no way are they to prescribe anything for your health challenges. Always consult your own physician and use these pages as a suggestion for helpful ways to support your journey to wellness!