[Everything doTERRA] Re: Reaction to LLV

Annie, Great job of being aware of your own body AND finding a connection.

I personally can not take the LLV as much as recommended. The tummy tamer blend does not work for me. The Omega blend I just can not do. It is the peppermint. The Slim N Sassy blend, I can only take 1-3 drops a day. 

NAHA has info on cautions with Peppermint oil (which from some of the issues people listed in this thread, it may be something to look at the source): http://www.naha.org/explore-aromatherapy/about-aromatherapy/most-commonly-used-essential-oils

The topic of sensitization has come up with me and a few other reps lately, and we are taking it seriously. I suggest people read up on sensitization and understand what it is. It is not an allergic reaction. And once you develop a sensitization to something, it has been noted it does not go away. Be gentle with your process of figuring out how much is enough for your body. You seem to be dialed into that though. Thank you so very much for sharing your experience on this.

On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 3:21:50 PM UTC-8, Annie Keeling wrote:

I started taking LLV and DDR prime (2 of each LLV and one DDR daily) on Dec 4, 2014.I am really healthy and am not aware of any food intolerances or allergies. My main reason for trying LLV was hormone balancing and hot flashes After about 10 days, I noticed improved energy and sleep, and my hot flashes went from about 30 a day (and night) to almost none (maybe one small hardly noticeable one a day)! This was great. But then I started to notice a tightness in my chest after taking the pills and then within about 15 minutes, lots of phlegm and mucuous, especially in upper chest, larynx and affecting vocal cords. (I teach music and sing a lot so that's not so good.) I tried going down to one each daily. Same reaction. I also tried different times of day and eating with different foods. Something in the pills wasn't working for me.

Then last week I had a ginger Kombucha drink - and had the same reaction. (I hadn't noticed this sensitivity before.) Then I saw ginger in all 3 of the LLV bottles with the inclusion of Tummy Tamer blend. I did take try taking only the DDR the last 2 days and no reaction so that let me rule out any cross-oils in that and LLV (like Frankincense.) So...I think I may have developed a sensitivity to the intensity of something in LLV and think it might be ginger. With the reaction to the drink and to the pills being the same, maybe it's too much of this substance in my body. And if it's not that, I'm definitely reacting to something in the LLV. What do people do who want the benefits of LLV (they are awesome) but are having trouble with some ingredient? Help, please!

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