A licensed nurse practitioner, who also moonlights as a doTerra distributor, has been fined $15,000 for making deceptive COVID-19 marketing claims.

The DOJ filed a civil lawsuit against Eliza Johnson Bacot on January 5th, 2023.

Bacot, along with husband Benton Bacot, reside in Georgia and hold a joint doterra Diamond rank distributorship.

Bacot markets her doTerra business through “The Organic South” branding.

As alleged by the DOJ;

(Bacot) has represented that certain doTERRA essential oil and supplement products (“doTERRA Products”) are effective in preventing or treating Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”).

In one cited January 2022 doTerra Zoom webinar Bacot, who introduced herself as “a nurse practitioner and certified wellness practitioner”, prescribed “COVID positive’ and “COVID Long-Haul Syndrome” doTerra protocols;

We always talk about Lifelong Vitality. The reason why we talk about that is because there are cell repair components in the Alpha CRS.

We also have extra turmeric in there. Omega fatty acids are extremely important for long haul and so that foundational piece cannot be laid aside. That person needs to either start or continue it if they have been on it.

And so think about it this way. We’re continuing some of the same things that we do for COVID-positive, right, because we’re still in an inflammatory state. You heard Dr. Lisa describe that.

The body turns on the cytokine storm and the systems that are supposed to turn it off don’t do that.

And so turmeric is very important. And I would say if your symptoms are severe that you can push that turmeric dose a

little bit higher, remember this, our turmeric is different.

So I have people tell me all the time, Eliza, I got some turmeric from CVS the other day, I’m good. That’s curcumin extract.

The turmeric in the dual chamber capsule has the essential oil along with it in a dual chamber capsule. That increases the bioavailability which basically means what’s available to your cells seven times.

So the good old standard 1,000 milligrams of turmeric is not going to do. You really need those capsules and you need two, and I would say if your weight is greater than 160 pounds, you could go up to three or four per day. Again, we’re trying to reduce that inflammation.

DDR Prime Softgels, these are really important because they have frankincense, lemongrass, summer savory, thyme, all of these things that also help balance the inflammatory system, especially frankincense we know is valuable for that.

And thank goodness for the softgels because when you have long haul, you probably are not feeling like making a veggie cap.

And so it’s really, really easy, those DDR Prime Softgels, we’re recommending two per day to continue that.

Now, one thing I forgot to mention that’s very important, when you’re starting out and you’re really meeting criteria for that long haul, we want you guys to go and do the protocols for acute COVID, if you have not done that, for seven days. Oka

🤖 Quick Answer

Who was fined for making false COVID-19 claims about doTerra products?
Eliza Johnson Bacot, a licensed nurse practitioner and doTerra Diamond distributor from Georgia, was fined $15,000 by the DOJ in January 2023 for marketing deceptive COVID-19 prevention and treatment claims regarding doTerra essential oils and supplements through her "The Organic South" brand.

What specific violations did the DOJ allege against Bacot?
The DOJ alleged that Bacot misrepresented doTerra products as effective in preventing or treating COVID-19. She promoted these false health claims during company webinars, introducing herself as a wellness practitioner while prescribing products to COVID-positive individuals without proper medical substantiation.

What was Bacot's position within the doTerra company structure?
Bacot held a joint Diamond rank distribut

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