MRSA

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a monster bacteria created by the medical use of man-made antibiotics and antibacterial agents employed principally in hospitals. It was first detected in the 1960s, only a few years after a new semi-synthetic form of penicillin (Methicillin) was introduced. Hospitals are where this germ originated and is still where it is principally found.

“MRSA is spread by contact. So you could get MRSA by touching another person who has it on the skin. Or you could get it by touching objects that have the bacteria on them. MRSA is carried, or “colonized,” by about 1% of the population, although most of them aren’t infected. Staph (MRSA) can be a problem if it manages to get into the body, often through a cut. Once there, it can cause an infection. Staph is one of the most common causes of skin infections in the U.S.” source: webmd.com

MRSA Facts

- MRSA is a resistant form of Staphylococcus aureus that can live on the skin and cause skin infections
- Community Acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) can progress from first symptom to death in as few as 3 days
- Intact skin is the body’s natural defense against infection.
- Any abrasion or break in the skin creates a potential portal of entry
- Abraded skin under a knee pad may create a portal of entry for infection. Knee pads do not protect against infection, and they may, in fact, be carriers of bacteria that can cause infection.
- CA-MRSA has many treatment options and is very treatable, with many options, if diagnosed in the early stages
- MRSA is most commonly misdiagnosed as a spider bite, impetigo or as a harmless pimple. Look for disproportionately greater pain compared to the size of the affected area to help differentiate MRSA from lesser concerns. Another important thing to consider is that spider bites are extremely rare. You are more likely to be struck by lightning than to be bitten by a spider. Informed health care professionals in high risk environments often treat “spider bites” as MRSA if a dead (brown recluse) spider cannot be produced.
- Always consult a health care professional immediately if MRSA is suspected
Source: http://www.nwcaonline.com/hibiclens_wrestlingspecific.pdf

Some interesting statistics:
    - In 1969 the U.S. surgeon general proclaimed “the war on infectious diseases has been won.”
    - In 1974 just 2% of the most common form of staph infections found in hospitals were resistant to the common antibiotic methicillin. Today more than 60% are impervious to it.
    - This year nearly 2 million Americans will get bacterial infections while in a hospital. 90,000 of them will die.
    - Current estimates place the annual cost of treating drug-resistant infections at more than $10 billion.
    - As ultraresistant strains continue to rise, so will demand—both for treatments and for new ways of preventing the spread of bacteria before it takes root in a person’s body.

Medical science has no effective treatment for MRSA infections.

Since Modern Medicine has no cure for MRSA and is, in fact, the cause of MRSA, the most likely means to combat MRSA is essential oils, which are among the most versatile and effective antimicrobial agents known. Not only do essential oils have powerful antibacterial properties without side effects, they are also incapable of producing resistant strains of bacteria as synthetic pharmaceuticals do.

Thieves Therapeutic Oil Blend Kills Bacteria!
Theives Oil had already been scientifically tested at Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, and found to have a 99.996% kill rate against all airborne bacteria.

In November 2006,the University of Manchester published findings from their extensive research on the action of essential oils on the hospital super bug MRSA. In every case study it was found that the essential oils used in Thieves Oil destroyed MRSA 100%.

Seventy-eight of the 91 single oils tested showed measurable inhibitory activity against MRSA. The top ranking oils, in descending order of effectiveness, were Lemongrass (Cymbopogen flexuosus), Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora), Mountain Savory (Satureja montana), Cinnamon Bark (Cinnamomum verum), and Melissa (Melissa officinalis). The most effective single oil, Lemongrass, completely inhibited all MRSA growth on the test plate. 

Of the 64 YL blends tested, 52 showed zones of inhibition, while 12 showed no detectable inhibitory activity against MRSA.  These blends: R.C.™, Motivation™, and Longevity™ have the highest level of inhibition.  Melrose and Thieves were also on the top of the list.


There are two reasons essential oils do not and cannot create resistant strains of bacteria:
(1) Essential oils are extremely complex, comprised of hundreds of compounds, while laboratory-produced medicines are simple, usually consisting of only one or two active ingredients. Thus, bacteria have less difficulty in breaking the codes of a man-made medicine than in attempting to form a resistance to a natural medicine like an essential oil.
(2) Furthermore, essential oils are never twice the same while every batch of a pharmaceutical drug is always the same, reproduced with laboratory exactness. Hence, with repeated exposure to the same identical drug, bacteria eventually figure out its toxic properties and develope resistance. However, since essential oils are never identical from year to year, even if bacteria did figure out an oil’s effective components in a given year, they would have to start all over with the next crop.

The reason essential oils are not exactly duplicatible is because the growing environment for a plant is never the same year to year. Some years are warmer than others, some cooler, some with more rain, some less, and if you compare the same species grown in different latitudes, altitudes, climates, and soils, you get even greater variations.

Therefore bacteria will never figure out nor become resistant to an essential oil because they are too complex and because they are always changing. Man-made medicines are temporary, but God’s medicines are forever.

The reason essential oils are so effective is because they are made up of a complex mixture of chemical compounds which the MRSA and other super bug bacteria finds difficult to resist. The problem with current treatments is that they are made of single compounds which MRSA relatively quickly becomes resistant to, so treatment is only successful in around 50% of cases.  Plus, these are could cause skin irritation.  MRSA is often carried in side the nose and patient often have to insert treatments up their nostrils.  Wouldn't it be nice to just smell an essential oil instead?





Sources and Resources
http://aromatherapy4u.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/mrsa-staph-infection-and-young-living-essential-oils/

http://aromatherapy4u.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/mrsa-e-coli-and-essential-oils-the-aromatic-way-to-kill-a-superbug/

http://www.thieves-secret.com/mrsa-tips.htm

http://blog.youngliving.com/product/?p=95

http://www.webdeb.com/oils/superbug.htm

http://www.younglivinglink.com/?p=32

http://www.younglivinglink.com/?p=41

http://aromatherapyliving.com/thievesessentialoil.html


For more information: www.oilsforhealthyliving.net