Tea Tree Oil and a Whole Foods Diet: A Complete Cure for Chronic Conditions

Tea tree oil has various uses in first aid treatments because of its triple antibiotic features: it's an antiviral, antibacterial, and anti-fungal agent. The oil's first aid uses are fairly straightforward because we all know what to expect from a first aid treatment: we know we can use a first aid substance to sanitize, heal cuts and wounds, and ease pain. A chronic condition is more complex. It's common to hear someone with a chronic disease, such as acne, asthma or a yeast infection for example, say that "such-and-such a remedy" worked at first, or was effective for a while, and then the problem came back. Or maybe the symptoms were lessened but never completely disappeared. That's because many of the organisms responsible for these conditions occur naturally in our environments, or in our own bodies, and are kept in balance until something causes the balance to shift and the organisms to experience overgrowth. Then we experience a severe acne outbreak, an asthma attack, or the symptoms of yeast infection, for example. In order to effectively treat the chronic condition, we have to recreate the state of balance, or in other words, we have to treat the root of the imbalance. I believe that in many cases this can be accomplished through the use of tea tree oil along with dietary changes. In most cases, when one feels symptoms coming on of a chronic illness, one can simply apply tea tree oil to the temples, throat and chest or wherever one feels the aches or sees the outbreak coming on, ingest a cough drop containing minute amounts of tea tree oil, and eliminate sugar from the diet. You can also buy a bag of oranges and eat them freely, drink plenty of water, and get a few extra hours of sleep at night or by napping during the day. Also, a steamy hot bath with a few drops of tea tree oil in it works wonders. These things usually return one to good health. As for a whole foods diet, this includes: * Fresh vegetables and fruitsrn* Fish and poultryrn* Flax seed (Linseed) * Other essential fatty acids, such as olive oil and nutsrn* Whole grainsrn* Organically raised foods where possible. * Plenty of fresh waterrn* 1 tablespoon Psyllium seed husk fiber and/or 6 to 8 tablespoons flax seed meal and/or ¼ cup Oat bran daily Avoid: * Alcoholrn* Animal fatsrn* Caffeinern* Dairy productsrn* Fast foodsrn* Hydrogenated oils and margarinern* Processed foodsrn* Junk foodsrn* Sugarrn* White flour products Usually a person feels dis-ease approaching during the winter months, because of bad eating habits during the holiday season and because of occasionally using junk food to ease "cabin fever" symptoms (depression, uneasiness, lethargy). Even if you may know better, it's easy to indulge and forget, but also remember to forgive yourself and then indulge in healthy ways with that hot bath with tea tree oil, a cup of soothing tea, a nap, and some vitamin C.