Posted in EOs for Physical Symptoms on Apr 11th, 2009
Clary sage (Salvia Sclarea) is probably the most well known essential oil for treating hormone imbalances. If we look at its chemistry we see that it is high in esters and alcohols which are very healing for the body. It has one small ingredient though that makes the difference–it is a compound called sclareol which [...]
Posted in EOs for Physical Symptoms on Apr 9th, 2009
Night sweats, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, palpitations, hair growth where you don’t want it, mood swings, weeping, irrational fear, depression, sleeping problems, weight gain, cravings for sweets… Sound familiar? These are all too common symptoms when female hormones start to decline. When ovulation becomes erratic, with it comes a decline in progesterone. At about the [...]
Posted in EOs for Physical Symptoms on Apr 4th, 2009
Springtime allergies can bring very uncomfortable symptoms like sneezing, itchy red eyes, and constant nose blowing. What is happening–an allergic reaction to tree pollen than can start early in the season and last into the beginning of summer–just in time for summer allergies to grasses! Many essential oils have been found to help with these [...]
Posted in EOs for Physical Symptoms on Apr 2nd, 2009
Most people will recognize the name Eucalyptus globulus but did you know there are many other species of eucalyptus that can be helpful for springtime allergic reactions? Many people who have springtime allergies begin sniffling, sneezing, aching, and watery eyes as early as February with full blown reactions in April and May to tree pollens. [...]
Posted in EOs for Physical Symptoms on Mar 31st, 2009
Seasonal allergies manifest as sneezing, sniffling, runny nose and itchy watery eyes. Does that describe your symptoms in the spring time? What causes these reactiions? it is a result of hypersensitivity involving the mucous membranes of the nose and upper air passages to some kind of irritant–an antigen-antibody reaction obviously to something you have breathed [...]
Posted in EOs for Physical Symptoms on Mar 28th, 2009
So you use an essential oils and you get a rash or little bumps all over your fingers and hands. We know that this is not an allergic condition caused by the oils but the oils are defintely causing the skin to react in uncomfortable ways. So what is happening? Is this an “allergy” to the oil?
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Posted in EOs for Physical Symptoms on Mar 26th, 2009
First of all let me describe what an allergen is. Typically it is an allergen that is the source of allergies–the culprit that causes some kind of hyper-reaction in the body. For an allergen to cause an allergic reaction–we must have been previously exposed to it, our bodies must have developed antibodies for that allergen [...]
Posted in EOs for Physical Symptoms on Mar 19th, 2009
Here in Denver we have not had much of a winter. In fact, we are in severe drought and it is the lowest year on record for snow fall. It’s just plane dry and warm here. Perfect weather for colds and flu. People simply don’t know how to dress in this kind of climate. It’s [...]
Posted in EOs for Physical Symptoms on Mar 4th, 2009
One thing the pharmaceutical industry fails to tell us about flu vaccinations is that they don’t protect against all strains of flu. In fact, they can only guess which strain of flu will hit in any one season. Hmmm… That means we are playing Russian roullette with vaccinations, only guessing if the “magic bullet” will [...]
Posted in EOs for Physical Symptoms, EOs for the Body/Mind/Spirit, essential Oil education on Mar 2nd, 2009
Recently I have been putting together our application to renew our status as an approved school of aromatherapy. That has required me to go through our curriculum piece by piece and examine how we present information about nature’s medicines–the essential oils. Whether I am looking at the history of aromatics or the chemistry of oils, [...]
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