| It is widely accepted that degenerative diseases, | | | | essential oil in it. The action of these oils is similar to |
| including cancer, arthritis, and heart disease have an | | | | what happens when you drink coffee or soda, but |
| underlying emotional component. | | | | without caffeine's deterimental impact on your |
| Indeed, according to the American Institute for | | | | adrenal glands. |
| Stress, our number one health problem is stress. It is | | | | Enhance your Mood: Wear a couple of drops of your |
| responsible for approximately 75 percent of doctor | | | | favorite essential oil as a perfume. Pleasant smells put |
| visits. | | | | people into better moods and make them more |
| Regardless of the source of your stress, taking the | | | | willing to cooperate and compromise. |
| time to relax is an essential part of staying healthy | | | | Ease Stress and Muscle Pain: First, draw a bath. Then |
| and happy. Here is a proven method to help you do | | | | mix 3 drops of lavender, 2 drops of Petitgrain, 1-2 |
| just that: | | | | drops of Frankincense with a tablespoon of milk. Add |
| Add aromatherapy in your environment: | | | | this mixture to the bathwater, swirl with your foot, |
| The science for using essential oils is commonly | | | | get in the tub and relax for 10 to 20 minutes. Do not |
| known as aromatherapy. It is used for physical, | | | | get the bathwater in your eyes, as the oils will sting. |
| psychological, and spiritual well being. The scent of an | | | | Increase Driver Alertness: Place a cotton ball or tissue |
| oil makes a vital contribution to its natural healing | | | | with a few drops of peppermint or cinnamon bark |
| properties. | | | | essential oil in your automobile to feel calm, yet alert. |
| Although they are the tools of gentle therapy, | | | | As a Study Aid: To increase your focus and |
| essential oils have the power to reach deep into the | | | | concentration, diffuse one of these essential oils near |
| psyche and to relax the mind and uplift the spirit. | | | | the study area: lemon, grapefruit, peppermint, |
| Sesquiterpenes, found in high levels in essential oils, | | | | bergamot, or pine. |
| such as Frankincense and Sandalwood help to | | | | Essential oils are non-greasy, yet, soft and soothing. |
| increase the oxygen in the limbic area of the brain, | | | | They are nature's perfect solution for the problems |
| which, in turn, "unlocks" the DNA and allows emotions | | | | that stress and poor nutrition have added to our |
| to be released. | | | | lives. |
| In her new book entitled, Releasing Emotional | | | | Although essential oils are generally considered |
| Patterns with Essential Oils, Carolyn Mein explains, | | | | without risk. it is wise to respect their powers and to |
| "Emotions are stored in the body in its organs, glands, | | | | become well versed in their use and safety. Efficacy |
| and systems. Disease occurs when the body's | | | | can only be realized when proper care is given to |
| vibrational frequency drops below a certain point. | | | | protect the chemical structure of the essential oils |
| Essential oils can raise the body's frequency, and | | | | during the distillation process. Generally speaking, the |
| therapeutic (medicinal quality) oils are able to do this | | | | essential oils that you find in department stores and, |
| because they vibrate at a higher frequency and | | | | even in some health food stores, are of uncertain |
| transfer that frequency to the body." | | | | quality and not meant to be ingested. For best |
| Here are a few ways that we can use essential oils | | | | results, only pure and natural oils should be used. |
| in everyday life, to enhance our physical and | | | | When choosing an essential oil, select and use those |
| emotional well being. Unlike drinking, smoking, or other | | | | scents that you find particularly appealing. Experiment |
| stress relievers, these tips will only do your body | | | | and find the scents that evoke positive emotions and |
| good: | | | | introduce those scents into your everyday life, to |
| Increase memory and stamina: Drink a glass of water | | | | enhance your health and well being. |
| with 2-3 drops of lemon, orange, or peppermint | | | | |