I recently had an experience with a client that showed, once again, how wonderfully effective essential oils are.  He had a tooth infection manifest seemingly overnight although I suspect it had been brewing for a long time.  The swelling and pain advanced so fast that he chose to go on antibiotics and have the tooth pulled.  But afterwards it just wasn’t healing properly.  This person is a Type 2 diabetic which usually means slow healing anyway.  The infection had to be drained several times and the antibiotics just weren’t doing the trick.  I told him what I would do in that situation for myself and that is to use oregano and thyme essential oils on the infection site (external), the soles of the feet, and the spinal column.  Oregano is a very powerful antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory and an immune stimulant.  Thyme also has most of those qualities.  They are the first two oils used in the Raindrop Technique which is a wonderfully healing aromatherapy treatment.  He wasn’t willing to apply oils during the day at work but he used them in the morning and evening.  A word of caution:  both these oils must be diluted with a plain oil like almond or olive oil.  They are really strong and will irritate your skin if you use them straight.  You also must be sure to use therapeutic grade oils and not the junk you find in the stores.  For a great source of these oils, go to http://www.mynsp.com/thehealthyway.  Another problem he was having with the infection was that his blood sugar numbers shot up like crazy and he had to increase his medication.  That typically happens with an infection or a toxic situation.  As soon as he started using the oils, his numbers started lowering dramatically and the swelling at the infection site went down.  Yeah!  He is back to using the normal amount of meds and we’re curious to see where this leads.  The infection site is still not totally healed but gets better every day.  Some of the books I’ve read about diabetes indicate that diabetes can be caused by fungus and parasites.  I tend to agree with that from all the indications I’ve seen but it can be quite a battle to get rid of a yeast overgrowth.  He’s also taking MSM every day and slowly increasing that amount.  MSM is a powerful yeast killer.  I’m very curious to see how this works out because a lot of the typical supplements and herbs for diabetes have not helped him.   A high raw food diet will take care of the problem but he won’t go there!  Stay tuned!!!