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Right now, I’m sharing with you.  When you receive your first Essential Oil Kit, you may be so excited that you quickly share these essential oils with others.  This is a good thing!

When I share with close friends and family, I say exactly what I think.  Beyond that, I’m very careful about what I share, how I share it, and what I don’t share.  Why?  Because the United States laws are very strict about what lay people (non medical doctors) can say and write about anything related to health and medical conditions.

There’s so much that I would like to share with you – much more than is on this website.  I am not a medical doctor, and this means that in order to stay legal, I must be very careful about

- what I share
- how much I share
- what I do not share

If you have questions, please email me.  I’ll do my best to answer your questions in a way that is (a) helpful and (b) within the limits of the law. 

Unless you’re a medical doctor, it’s important to remember three U.S. laws as you’re sharing with others.  It is illegal for a lay person (non-medical doctor) to

1. diagnose, prescribe, or treat for any medical condition
2. make claims about any health product
3. use the word “cure” in conjunction with any natural health product or medical condition.

Here’s what I have been told is a legal way to share.

1. How you or someone else uses the product.  Also what you might do if you/your child/your horse had this condition.
2. Share what you’ve read or heard about the product.  Share facts about ingredients in a product.
3. The word “assists” may work.  But the health condition we’re talking about must not be a word that is used by medical doctors. 

I’m also not an attorney.  But I will give you some examples of what I understand is legal and what is not.

-  ILLEGAL:  If you experience air sickness, put 3-6 drops of DiGize in a capsule and wake with water 15-30 minutes before takeoff.  (This is viewed as prescribing.)
-  LEGAL:  I used to have trouble with air sickness, but now I just put 3-6 drops of DiGize in a capsule and wake with water 15-30 minutes before takeoff.

-  ILLEGAL:  DiGize helps with air sickness.  (This is viewed as making a medical claim about a certain product.)
-  LEGAL:  DiGize really helps me with air sickness.
-  LEGAL:  The ginger essential oil, one of the ingredients in DiGize, has been shown to help with nausea.

-  ILLEGAL:  DiGize cures air sickness.
-  LEGAL:  Some of the oils in DiGize have been shown to help relieve digestive issues.
-  LEGAL:  DiGize can help bring the digestive tract into better balance.

As you can now tell, it is impossible to share as much as we would like to and still stay within the confines of the United States law.  So in this website, my goal is to share with you as much as possible, in a way that is in accordance with U.S. laws.

 

Here’s my full disclaimer that appears at the bottom of each page of this website:

Disclaimer