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128: Essential Oils Apothecary with Dr. Eric Zielinski

Chelsea Blackbird

Here’s what I love about Dr. Z:

  • He loves Jesus (his life radically transformed in his 20’s when he came to know Christ)

  • He’s a NON-branded essential oil expert (he educates without being tied to any brand)

  • He combines science and spirituality to present the most comprehensive approach to essential oils on the market.

We cover some key points including the safety concerns and logistics of ingesting essential oils, the impact on the microbiome and the anti-toxic effect they have in your home. This episode is infused with Scripture, good tips and uplifting insight.

EPISODE 128: Essential Oils Apothecary with Dr. Eric Zielinski

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Show Notes

(00:00) Intro

  • Welcome back to the club! How are you today?

  • I have such an exciting guest with us today. He is a pioneer in the Biblical Health space. He is a chiropractor who specializes in public health research and aromatherapy. He is the author of the International Bestselling book The Healing Power of Essential Oils and The Essential Oils Diet and has a new book called The Essential Oils Apothecary.

    • He and his wife founded NaturalLivingFamily.com in 2014 which has become the most visited website devoted to Biblical health and non-branded essential oil education in the world. I am talking about none other than Dr. Eric Zielinski, affectionately known as Dr. Z.


(2:10) Dr. Z shares his backstory of finding God and true health.

(6:55) How did you specifically get into the EO space?

  • Supply and demand

  • Nature’s medicine cabinet

  • EO’s are a gateway to natural remedies

  • God designed us to

(15:55) EO Bioavailability

  • Synthetic fragrances

    • Neurotoxicity

    • Reducing toxic burden

    • Airborne threats

(22:13) A book born out of the lockdown

(26:24) Detoxing from toxic chemicals.

  • If you can walk down the cleaning isle and not get a headache, that is a huge problem that you have dampened your sense of smell, and now you are in danger.

  • Whatever you have, you can make a natural version of it with EO’s.

  • Being self-sustaining

(32:04) Using essential oils as medicine

  • Allowing the body to detox and cleanse itself.

  • Set the reset buttion

(34:25) Smell therapy

  • Losing smell and taste after getting covid

  • Anosmia

  • Using essential oils in faith

    • Diffusing oils (“fake it til you make it”)

  • How essentials oils have a physiological response in the body

(38:20) How essential oils cross the blood brain barrier?

  • Essential oils are lipid soluble

  • Applications: Inhaling, topical, and ingesting.

(42:05) Is it safe to ingest EO’s and not negatively affect the gut bacteria?

  • Cell selectivity

  • Dosing

  • Drug interactions

(51:50) What about water with a drop of lemon EO?

  • Emulsifying the oils

    • Oils and water don’t mix

  • Rind extraction

  • EO’s in the bath

    • Try mixing in olive oil first

    • Do not use coconut oil! It hardens and can clog pipes.

(57:20) How to not get overwhelmed.

  • Start with the low hanging fruit.

  • What are your pain points? What’s going to move you?

  • Yo-yo effect

  • Being a temple of the Holy Spirit.

  • Listen to worship and praise God.

  • All GOOD things in moderation.

    • Healthy upgrades

(1:06:10) Closing thoughts:

  • What Is Your Anchor Meal?

    • Robust salads

      • Caramelized maple syrup and coconut oil with pecans and cashews

  • What Is Your Anchor Verse

    • John 10:10

  • eoapothecary.com

(1:12:10) Outro & Disclaimer

Thanks for listening! Have a healthy and blessed week!




XOXO,

Chelsea