Lupus Protocol

What is Lupus
(from The Lupus Foundation of America)

Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Chronic means that the signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six weeks and often for many years. In lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system, which is the part of the body that fights off viruses, bacteria, and germs ("foreign invaders," like the flu). Normally our immune system produces proteins called antibodies that protect the body from these invaders. Autoimmune means your immune system cannot tell the difference between these foreign invaders and your body’s healthy tissues ("auto" means "self") and creates autoantibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue. These autoantibodies cause inflammation, pain, and damage in various parts of the body.

Lupus is also a disease of flares (the symptoms worsen and you feel ill) and remissions (the symptoms improve and you feel better). Lupus can range from mild to life-threatening and should always be treated by a doctor. With good medical care, most people with lupus can lead a full life.

Lupus is not contagious, not even through sexual contact. You cannot "catch" lupus from someone or "give" lupus to someone.

Lupus is not like or related to cancer. Cancer is a condition of malignant, abnormal tissues that grow rapidly and spread into surrounding tissues. Lupus is an autoimmune disease, as described above.

Lupus is not like or related to HIV (Human Immune Deficiency Virus) or AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). In HIV or AIDS the immune system is underactive; in lupus, the immune system is overactive.

Our research estimates that at least 1.5 million Americans have lupus. The actual number may be higher; however, there have been no large-scale studies to show the actual number of people in the U.S. living with lupus.

It is believed that 5 million people throughout the world have a form of lupus.

Lupus strikes mostly women of childbearing age (15-44). However, men, children, and teenagers develop lupus, too.

Women of color are 2-3 times more likely to develop lupus.

People of all races and ethnic groups can develop lupus.

More than 16,000 new cases of lupus are reported annually across the country.
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This protocol was shared through the Everything doTERRA Google Group:

CLEANSE
• *FIRST do a candida albican cleanse using GX Assist for 10 days followed by PB+ for 5 days wait 10 days then do this same cleanse again. During this cleanse it would probably be a great idea to drink LOTS of water w/a citrus essential oil in it...my favorite is LEMON and/or GRAPEFRUIT. Using Zendocrine essential oil topically over the liver and adrenals would also be helpful.
•  *Second start taking doTERRA’s Life Long Vitality vitamin supplements as soon as the above cleanse is completed. Can begin these after the first round of GX Assist and PB+ but with ½ the recommended dosage until the 2nd round of this cleanse is complete.

ADDRESS INFLAMMATION 
• *Third make ingesting/using citrus oils a daily priority. Use your favorite and at least 10 drops daily either in water or a veggie capsule. In addition to these suggestions I would also do the following for both liver support as well as anti-inflammatory properties: 4 DROPS LEMONGRASS (IF Lemongrass not helpful try 4 DROPS HELICHRYSUM), 4 DROPS ROSEMARY, AND 4 DROPS GERANIUM (OR ZENDOCRINE OIL) IN A CAPSULE DAILY.  Other oils to consider adding to this capsule are 2 DROPS FRANKINCENSE AND/OR 2 DROPS MYRRH along with 4 DROPS OREGANO.
• *To address additional pain consider using DEEP BLUE RUB topically or DEEP BLUE essential oil topically as well as WINTERGREEN topically. For pain also consider taking the following in a veggie cap as needed for the pain: 2-4 DROPS LAVENDER, 2-4 DROPS WINTERGREEN , AND 2-4 DROPS CLOVE repeat as needed.

CONSIDER A BATH
• *Using the previous oils mentioned above try making an EPSOM SALTS bath soak by doing the following: Per 1 CUP EPSOM SALTS add 4 DROPS of each of these oils LAVENDER, LEMONGRASS, CLOVE, and 2 DROPS of ROMAN CHAMOMILE, & consider using 2 DROPS of these oils as well FRANKINCENSE, MYRRH, WINTERGREEN and CINNAMON. Mix the oils with the EPSOM SALTS prior to placing in water.  Run the water as HOT as you can stand it and dissolve EPSOM SALTS mixture in the water and soak for 20 minutes. You may change the oils to suit to your own liking or needs this is just the mixture that has worked for others.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not meant to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.