natural health Related Resources & Guides
Below are natural health related information and resources from our contributors.A Quick Look At Chamomile Essential Oil
Many people think of drinking a tea when they hear the word chamomile, and it is used for such purposes in addition to a host of other health related situations. In aromatherapy, it is used for calming, relaxing and soothing because it give a sense of nurturing. There are three variants of the plant that is used for chamomile essential oil.
An Overview Of Modern Aromatherapy
As early as 8,000 BCE, peppermint was being used for digestive disorders, as archaeologists have discovered, and other herbal plants were used as medicine until 2,000 BCE when the Egyptians started using the essential oils for aromatherapy. And, since those days, modern science has continued to seek remedies in plants for human ailments.
What Are Essential Oils And How Can They Benefit
It seems that many people tend to ask what are essential oils and how can a person benefit from them, even though they’ve been used for several centuries now. In fact, they’re still used even in today’s market when it comes to food and other frequently used items, often due too the many benefits that these oils have been shown or believed to provide.
Best Ways To Treat Cigarette Addiction
What will stop you from smoking a cigarette; afraid of getting lung cancer or emphysema? Decision to quit smoking is never an easy one, but what is even more difficult is actually following through with it. Some people say that quitting is a simple matter of willpower or lack thereof, but it is more than that. Cigarette smoking is an addiction; and like any other addiction there are both physical and psychological characteristics attached to it. Most successful quit smoking treatments occur when the psychological part of the addiction is addressed and addiction is acknowledged.
The Profound And Diverse Therapeutic Properties Of Lemon Essential Oil
These days we can buy supercritical carbon dioxide extract of tropical Hibiscus seeds grown in Ecuador, or certified organic combined fractions of Ylang Ylang essential oil — so Lemon essential oil is just not that interesting anymore! But the practitioner interested in therapeutic activity should never forget how amazing Lemon really is. It has a very diverse set of effects, which comes down to it being a great “pick me up” any way you look at it. Here’s a review of these effects, and how you can very easily make use of them every day.
Extracts Of Flowers, Fruits And Roots For Exceptional Home Made Skin Care Products
The same essential oils used in aromatherapy are used in high-end skin and body care products around the world. You’ll find lavender, chamomile, tea tree and more in many “common” products, and essential oils like helichrysum in high end “boutique” products. Now, advances in technology are producing a sort of “super” essential oil. You can buy these yourself and create incredible, high end skin and body care products for a fraction of the cost of the boutique brands.
Aromatherapy And Yoga: Keeping Your Immune System Strong
Yoga practitioners are often also very interested in natural health and natural medicines. Use of essential oils as healing tools is considered an entire branch of natural medicine unto itself, and oils offer the yoga practitioner an incredible diversity of both practical and esoteric health effects. In part one of this article, we looked at using essential oils for healing injuries to muscles, tendons and ligaments. Here, we’ll investigate the use of essential oils for immune support, as well as a little detoxification, for the yoga practitioner.
Using Essential Oils For Muscles, Tendons And Ligaments For The Yoga Practitioner
Practitioners of yoga asana, of any style, are likely to be tuned into the world of alternative medicine. While many may have heard of aromatherapy and essential oils however, few are aware of what a fantastic healing synergy the oils have for the yogi’s body and mind. From relieving superficial soreness and healing deeper injuries, to boosting immune system function and warding off illness, to more esoteric actions of releasing emotional blocks and even stimulating the “third eye” — essential oils truly have much to offer the yogi of the West. In this first of a two part series, we’ll look at effectively managing pain and injuries to the soft tissues of the body.
From Simple Aromas To True Therapeutic Medicines: Selecting The Right Essential Oil Diffuser
Essential oils have been gaining notoriety for their therapeutic and medicinal actions, becoming more widely recognized than just little bottles of good smelling liquid. For their medicinal use, they can be ingested (in very tiny amounts, and only with supervision from a health professional!), topically applied, or inhaled. It’s the inhaling part that most folks associate with “aromatherapy”, but its important to see beyond the “spa treatment” image of inhalation of essential oils. This method can really provide therapeutic results, not only in terms of mood and energy, but for the immune system and other physiological activity as well. So which diffuser to use for the most health benefits? Here we’ll investigate the most popular styles, and see what each type offers in terms of therapeutic activity.
Choosing Essential Oils By Distillation Method: CO2 Or Steam Distilled?
Online shopping for essential oils has opened up a whole new world for the aromatherapy practitioner. Where in our local health markets, we’ll typically only find the “standard” selection of steam distilled oils, online we now have an array of oils produced by carbon dioxide distillation. Are these oils better? Are they the right choice for your application? Here’s a guide as to the great differences between the two processes, intended to help you make the best choice for your aromatic and therapeutic applications.
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