Lemon oil question

[frankiegrease d]

Have you ever tried to drink a glass of water with a drop of lemon oil after meal?

it suppose to aid digestion. what is your opinion about that?

 

[Thibbepebip]

Personally I would just use a squeeze of lemon - surely this would be better than processed lemon oil? I have not heard of drinking AFTER a meal. I have heard though that a glass of water before a meal helps to kerb your hunger.

 

[Neil A]

I can vouch for the glass of water before a meal. Someone I know has lost a lot of weight this year using this method.

 

[Liz G]

Hot water with a squeeze of lemon as the first drink of the day is supposed to be good!

 

[vedRuisee]

If you mean to injest essential oil after a meal, it is illegal in this country, unless the regulations have changes since I got my Dip. I am a bit out of touch.

 

[cbejeurbixuiayejf]

I'm not aware that 'Injestion of Essential Oils' is actually listed by the Home Office as a criminal offence.

Many food products contain essential oils, especially Orange flavoured things and Bergamot Oil in Earl Grey tea etc.

There's probably some law about prescribing essential oils (or other things) for internal use without having a proper licence.

Love and Reiki Hugs

 

[sheloves_dablues]

no it is not a criminal offence, it is just not recognised as a proper practice in this country and you would be unlikely to get insurance to do so with clients
but there is nothing to stop you taking it yourself however I wouldnt recommend it - using ordinary lemon juice is probably just as good and I have alway heard people using lemon in water first thing in the morning to boost your metabolism

 

[HalAlbaiua]

a slice of lemon would be better, the lemon is full of antioxidents which help to repair free radical damange.
to ingest aromatherapy oils should only be done under the supervision of a clinical aronatherapist who would have had the correct traning.

 

[w0lf]

This comes from Australia, where I guess it is OK to take oils internally; I quite often have a glass of water with one drop of lemon oil first thing in the morning when I get up. I think the idea is to get the liver up and running for the day! We also put 2 drops of lemon oil in our 2 litre water bottles we take to sport; it's really refreshing, but you should only use pure therapeutic grade oils. (My fav at the moment is grapefruit).

Using the fresh squeezed lemon in water is recommended first thing on awakening in the morning, but anytime during the day would still be good for you, surely? Also, probably best to use tepid water not cold water for this one, I think.
Cheers!

 

[Kiwi]

No, it's not OK to take essential oils internally in Australia for therapeutic purposes, unless prescribed by someone with TGA approval, and there aren't many of them, because an aromatherapy qualification does not give you TGA approval. If someone wants to self administer there is nothing anyone can do about it, and the same applies in the UK, it's just that hardly any qualified professionals involved with aromatherapy would be qualified enough to do it.

It is being promoted in Australia by the Young Living MLM brand which comes from USA where there is no regulation, and it is also gaining ground in the UK thanks to Young Living, multi-level marketing doesn't usually attract qualified therapists, it is usually just people pushing the marketing materials eg 'a warming sensation after using neat oregano essential oil is a sign of toxins being released', sounds much more friendly than 'oregano essential oils is a known skin irritant, a warming sensation is to be expected'.

 

[JeeMzt]

dont like the sound of that

 

[ChrissyBar]

mmmm i think young living promote the misuse of essential oils .They do not train the therapists adequately and seem to have alot of bad press with regards the ethics/morals of their buisness(not sure that Gary Young is qualified in anything!).
As a qualified Aromatologist i can prescribe essential oils in larger volumes, or neat if need be, and internally be it capsule or pessarie/suppositary.
You need to have a good if not excellant knowledge of essential oils and chemistry.
A squeeze of lemon is better!!

 

[DalCaraueu]

Hi Again!
That's fairly interesting about TGA approval here in Aussieland (as I'm self administering I guess personally that's OK for me...) It just goes to show you can never have too much knowledge about anything! (But you can often have too little!)
Cheers!