Since the beginning of time, Nature has provided care for man. Plant extracts have given man the opportunity to prevent and treat their diseases. The scientific pharmacy and chemically produced pharmaceuticals started with the extraction of natural chemicals from plants. Since then, we have left our health in the hands of chemical man-made alternatives.
However, now with the onset of new diseases, the inability to find cures for some diseases, and the increasing resistance of bacteria to current antibiotics, many people are turning back to Nature to nurture and protect the body, and scientists are investigating the virtues of generations-old herbals remedies, although it is estimated that to date only about 1% of plants have been fully investigated, now being hailed as the new “superfoods” although their therapeutic benefits were known by our ancestors.
The cold-pressing of seeds, nuts and kernels takes all the goodness of the plant – the rich nutrients, natural chemicals and therapeutic benefits and condenses them into a rich oil, allowing you to incorporate these into your daily diet and reap the rewards. Natural oils work by helping to protect us against the onset of disease, in addition to alleviating and even regressing symptoms of those which have already taken hold.
Where to start with natural oils for our internal health.
Here are a list of the top five oils to provide natural care for our internal health and wellbeing, all of which have already been the subject of many scientific or observation studies:
Black Seed Oil
Such is the therapeutic potential of black seed oil that it has been the subject of hundreds of extensive scientific studies over the past few decades, and its reputation as the ‘universal healer’ remains intact.
It is possibly the most powerful natural immunomodulator. Taken internally, black seed oil is a powerful antioxidant and offers complete immune system balancing, protecting the body from inappropriate chronic inflammation, the key to most chronic and age-related diseases, and boosting the appropriate immune system response, supporting a healthy fully functioning immune system.
It eases asthma, seasonal allergies such as hay fever, and arthritis, manages muscular aches and joint pain, and relieves upper respiratory infections. For respiratory diseases, you may additionally use black seed in steam inhalation, plus apply as a chest rub.
With strong antimicrobial, antibacterial and antiviral properties, scientists have compared black seed oil to the top 5 antibiotics in the world. Black seed oil benefits the liver, and improves cardiovascular health, stabilizing blood glucose and cholesterol levels, and reducing high blood pressure, dyslipidemia and ischemia-reperfusion injury.
This amazing oil promotes brain and bone health, manages gastrointestinal disease, promotes weight loss, and helps with general fatigue, and reduces some symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis (chronic fatigue syndrome). Black seed oil offers protection against, and in fighting, some types of cancer.
Black seed oil has been proven to assist with fertility problems in men – increasing testosterone. production, improving sexual stamina, and enhances sperm quality, count and mobility. Additionally, black seed oil can also assist with boosting urine production, effectively improving prostate function and health, and protecting against future prostate issues. It can also help to shrink an enlarged prostate in its early stages.
Fenugreek Oil
Fenugreek has a long history as a medicinal plant. Taken orally, fenugreek oil supports women’s health, helping to restore and balance hormones, relieving discomfort during PMS, menstruation, and menopause, maintaining the stability of the nervous system and keeping the skin healthy, and increasing libido.in addition to stimulating lactation in nursing mothers, plus enhancing the fullness, firmness, overall look and even size of the breasts.
Fenugreek oil improves testosterone levels in men, counteracting infertility by improving sperm count, libido, mood and energy levels.
Furthermore, fenugreek oil antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties can help to reduce oxidative stress and prevent chronic inflammation, and can significantly reduce joint pain and inflammation associated with arthritis.
Fenugreek oil cleanses the stomach, intestines and kidneys from toxins, regulates blood glucose and cholesterol levels, boosts the metabolism, and can trigger the burning of adipose tissue, including stubborn belly fat.
Fenugreek oil helps with digestive problems and relieves stomach pain. It aids weight loss, enhancing the feeling of fullness and reducing the appetite.
Additionally, fenugreek oil counteracts the formation of tumors, dispels anemia, relieves symptoms of a cold, flu and pulmonary disease, and assists recovery after illness.
Rucola Seed Oil
Rucola has been utilized for its therapeutic benefits since antiquity. Taken orally, rucola seed oil regulates the pH of the stomach to optimum levels (vital for digestion), and promotes the growth of good microbes in the gut, helping to facilitate the assimilation of nutrients from food, and prevents indigestion, constipation and flatulence. Rucola seed oil enhances metabolism, supports the production of red blood cells, boosts energy and promotes fat synthesis. It aids weight loss and can help to suppress appetite.
Rucola seed oil normalises fluid balance in the joint and improves joint mobility. This oil can help to restore and strengthen cartilage tissue, and relieve inflammation of the joints due to arthritis, rheumatism or injury.
Furthermore, as a rich source of nitrates it helps muscles to relax, and helps to flush out lactic acid, preventing muscle-pain and fatigue.
Rucola seed oil regulates blood sugar and increases insulin sensitivity, improves the health of blood vessels, maintains healthy blood pressure levels, reduces cholesterol levels, promotes better circulation, and controls heart rhythms, thus dramatically lowering the risk of a stroke or heart attack. Additionally, it lowers the risk of anemia, and helps to combat fatigue associated with iron deficiency and anemia.
As a strong antioxidant, rucola seed oil can help to neutralize free radical damage. It can help to slow down age-related cognitive decline, and manage the symptoms of degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, slowing the degradation of neural pathways.
The aphrodisiac qualities of rucola seed oil have been affirmed in studies, and it has been shown to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction, and boost male fertility. For nursing mothers, rucola seed oil provides all the nutrients necessary during this period of hormonal stress, and stimulates lactation.
Pumpkin Seed Oil
In Austria in 1773, pumpkin seed oil was declared too precious to be served as food and to belong to the chemists. Taken orally pumpkin seed oil strengthens the immune system, and demonstrates strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, protecting the body from cell damage and chronic diseases.
Pumpkin seed oil improves the health of the urinary and digestive tract. It helps to reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, and normalizes the acidity of the stomach, and can protect against peptic ulcers. The oil also treats hemorrhoids and inhibits internal parasites.
Pumpkin seed oil helps to maintain healthy bladder function by strengthening the muscles of the pelvic floor, reducing symptoms of an overactive bladder, nocturia, and interstitial cystitis. The oil improves kidney function, cleansing the kidneys, cleaning them of sodium and toxins, and lowering the risk of chronic kidney disease, as well as helping to prevent kidney stones. Pumpkin seed oil is hepatoprotective.
It helps to cleanse the liver of harmful toxins, removes heavy metals, small formations and sand. It activates the liver cells, improving their biochemical processes and improves regeneration, helping to protect against hepatitis A and cirrhosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver.
This nutty oil can enhance heart health by improving circulation and reducing the risk of clots, in addition to lowering high blood pressure, plus cholesterol and blood glucose levels, protecting against atherosclerosis, strokes, heart attacks and heart disease.
In men, pumpkin seed oil strengthens the health of the prostate gland, ensuring a healthy prostate function and protecting against the risk of prostate problems such as: benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH), chronic nonbacterial prostatitis, and prostate cancer.
As well as increasing fertility and combating erectile dysfunction. For women, pumpkin seed oil helps to restore hormonal balance and promote normal ovulation, thus regulating menstruation and also improving fertility. It helps to reduce the symptoms of PMS, dysmenorrhea and menopause, and helps in the treatment of gynecological diseases.
The benefits of taking pumpkin seed oil orally are not restricted to the body, it also encourages mental well being, improving mood and energy.
Walnut Oil
Walnuts are one of the oldest tree fruits and date beck to 7000 BC. Taken orally, walnut oil improves and maintains cardiovascular health. It stabilizes blood pressure and heart rate, strengthens blood vessels, reduces cholesterol and blood glucose levels and improves blood circulation. Walnut oil nourishes the brain and supports brain function, and improves cognition, memory and learning ability. Walnut oil strengthens the bones, and offers protection against bone and joint disease.
As a strong antioxidant it protects the body from cell damage and chronic diseases, and slows the ageing process. Walnut oil s advantageous for treatment of digestive and stomach disorders. Additionally the oil stimulates libido.
Walnut oil reinforces the nervous system, regulates sleep, relieves fatigue, reduces depression and anxiety, and helps in the recovery of mental and physical health. It contributes to full mental, physical and sexual development of children and adolescents, and helps children with slow development.
How to use:
Health tonic: 1 tsp. every morning on an empty stomach (course: 1 – 3 months).
Plus (note: not black seed), 1 tsp. in the evening or incorporated into diet (in health shake, oil dressing, etc)
Which oil will you add to your diet? Start protecting your health and future well being today
