Jeanette Boyd

Aromatherapy 101: The Mysterious Oils Frankincense And Myrrh

Skin Care / By

Beginning aromatherapists are often enthralled with aromatics from rare and perhaps mysterious sources. While we all know where lavender comes from and what to do with it, many of us aren’t so sure about frankincense and myrrh. We know they’ve been treasures of a kind since antiquity, but what are these materials really, and how can we be using them now? Here’s a look at the resins and oils of frankincense and myrrh, and their great many uses to be had in our daily lives.

Create An Effective Natural Program For Treating Male Pattern Baldness

Natural Supplements / By

Over the last several years, there’s been a big growth in the amount of data showing the potential of natural treatments to stop hair loss and stimulate hair growth in the case of male pattern baldness. So where men have been relying on synthetic drugs to help their condition — mostly because large companies invested a lot of money both in production of these drugs, and their marketing — they can now confidently take the natural route. This is an overview of the supplements, herbs, oils and nutrients one should investigate for self treatment of hair loss.

The Raw Food Diet: How To Achieve A New Level Of Health

Healthy Food / By

If there’s one single issue that’s heard above the rest when it comes to our health, it’s about energy levels. We’re tired, wiped out, finding it hard to face the day’s work, no matter how much coffee we drink. We try this or that energy boosting product, which might feel good for a short while but that’s about it. Want to make a dramatic, life-long shift towards not only high, sustained energy levels, but a naturally positive outlook and feeling of contentment as well? Look no further than the raw food diet.

Mixing Aromatic Sprays For Therapeutic Applications

Women's Health / By

Natural aromatic oils are a feast for our senses, and their properties work their magic in a holistic way on the health of our mind, body and spirit. As a preventative medicine, aromatherapy is unsurpassed; it is useful in balancing psychological health conditions such as anxiety, depression, and mental fatigue. The aromatic use of essential oils is also wonderful for overall mood enhancement, stress reduction and even sleep enhancement. And one of the most simple and effective means of using essential oils is in an aromatherapy spray. These easily made ‘mists’ are a wonderful way to introduce the natural healing effects of essential oils to your family, and create a high-vibration atmosphere in your home.

Spending Time In The Sun? Get Extra Protection With Essential Oils

Skin Care / By

We all do our best at keeping ourselves and our kids saturated with sunscreen. But even mothers with the best of intentions may sometimes miss an application for themselves or their children. Sun damage is cumulative; it creeps up on us bought through years and years of exposure to the sun’s rays. UV light is well known to cause a cascade of oxidative radical formation within our skin’s tissues, thus leading to long-term degradation of collagen and other proteins. Damage does not only occur while we are in the sun — much of it actually happens in the hours after sun exposure. Free radicals form upon first interaction with the sun’s rays, and “cascade” into various different forms until they’ve been quenched by our own natural antioxidant defenses. Fortunately, simple home-made aromatherapy formulas can effectively do the job as well, and really help everyone’s skin stay younger.

Rose Essential Oil: A Beautiful Aromatic And A Healing Wonder

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The roses has been an enduring symbol of love and beauty throughout history. The flower itself is beautifully complex, with deep hues, luxuriant petals, and an Absolutely wonderful aroma. This same beauty is found in the aromatic oils made from rose flowers. Not only is the smell sweet, rich and distinctive, but it so happens that rose oil has the most diverse healing applications of any essential oil used in aromatherapy today. The oil is considered a supreme healer of both the body and soul, and it is very easy to use with basic natural healing techniques.

Scientific Research Shows Lavender Essential Oil Benefits The Mind And Body

Anxiety / By

Lavender is simply an amazing remedy from every standpoint. It’s effective for so many things, being a topical antiseptic, wound healer and pain reliever. Its soothing qualities happen both on a local cellular level and on the grander scale of our overall body and mind. Its effective and its safe. Very safe, in fact — safe for everyone of every age. And it has a lot of scientific research to back it up; it may be the second most researched oil of all time, and the oil which actually began the modern aroma-medicine revolution. So what’s all the latest hub-bub about? Its the proven (meaning at least “very thoroughly tested”) anti-anxiety effects that are so potent as to match the most effective pharmaceutical drugs available. Here’s a quick look at the overall effects of Lavender, and the latest and greatest in science to back it up.

Rosehip Oil’s Great Beauty Benefits

Skin Care / By

Rosehip seed oil has become widely recognized as an effective skin and beauty care agent in the last decade, with great interest surrounding its scientifically-validated beauty-enhancing effects. The oil has been heralded as a miracle cure for skin, useful for a great myriad of conditions, from premature aging and sun damage to scarring and other damage. What is this wonderful red liquid, where does it come from, how does it work, and most importantly, can it work for you?

Choosing The Right Diffuser To Reap Aromatherapy’s Science-Proven Benefits

Depression / By

Essential oils are recently in the limelight of the alternative medicine scene. Professional aromatherapists have said for years that essential oils’ greatest gift to mankind will be the treatment and prevention of infectious illness — and now science is fully validating this claim. Plus oils have also been scientifically shown to make people happier and lower their stress levels (among a great many other therapeutic actions). What’s the easiest way to use these wonderful natural medicines for yourself and your family? Simple inhalation! And what’s the best way to do this? By using an essential oil diffuser. Here’s a look at all the medicinal benefits of inhalation of essential oils, and a guide to choosing the right diffuser for your needs.