From cosmetics to shampoos, peppermint oil has many commercial uses. Just like all important oils, distillation is needed to harvest these liquids. Two other plants inside the mint loved ones (Spearmint and watermint) hybridized to create what we know as M.balsamea (Peppermint plant).
Tags: aromatherapy, health, herbal, skin care, SupplementsJuly 27 2011 | Supplements | No Comments »
Aromatherapy health is certainly far from a new concept, but it has gained in popularity over more recent years because of media. It is also a pleasanter way of keeping healthy than perhaps taking pills all the time. That’s not to say there isn’t a place for conventional approaches to health, there most certainly is, but sometimes aromatherapy can be used to help with the more minor issues or to complement other treatments for more serious problems. This of course is in addition to the more well known relaxing properties of aromatherapy.
Tags: Alternative Medicine, alternative medicines, aromatherapy, aromatherapy health, aromatherapy massage, benefits aromatherapy, essential oils health, natural remedies, symptoms of aromatherapyMay 10 2011 | Alternative Medicine | No Comments »
Therapeutic use of essential oils is beginning to be recognized in the United States as a valid modality for treating illness. There is still significant resistance to the science of Aromatherapy, but such is the resistance from the institutional-medicine/pharmaceutical-industrial complex to most ‘natural’ health treatments. ‘Big Pharma’ is THE industry with the highest average profit margins on earth — and is dedicated to producing, patenting, marketing selling new, unnatural (and therefore ‘patent-able’) chemical compounds that are supposed to answer every need of health and wellness. While some formulations do much good for the world (modern medicine has nearly eradicated several life-threatening illnesses from the planet), other medicines simply mask symptoms for a time, and others are downright dangerous.
Tags: alternative health, Alternative Medicine, aromatherapy, disease, essential oils, health, illness, natural health, wellnessMarch 12 2010 | Alternative Medicine | 2 Comments »
According to Hindu thought, chakras are the energy centers of the human body. These are the key points at which our life force move through the body and are what keeps our body and mind functioning properly and in harmony with each other. While you can’t see your chakras, the major chakras are closely associated with the major parts of your endocrine system (which is tangible).
Tags: Alternative Medicine, aromatherapy, chakra, chakra balancing, chakra system, essential oils, healthy lifestyle, MeditationOctober 06 2008 | Alternative Medicine | 3 Comments »
In this technology obsessed society we live in, most people have simply forgotten about the existence and importance of a spiritual being inside their physical being.
Tags: Alternative Medicine, aromatherapy, chakra, chakra meditation, Meditation, YogaSeptember 18 2008 | Alternative Medicine | No Comments »
Bergamot essential oils, subtle and uplifting, uniting one of the most enticing perfume aromas with the transformative potential of this plant’s powerful healing effects. The light green oil is pressed from the peels of the nearly ripe bitter oranges, with an scent like candy for grown-ups; the bright top note combines a fresh sweet-tart orange with slightly spicy balsamic undertones. A member of the botanical family Rutacae, the Bergamot tree (Citrus bergamia) grows up to 15 feet high and yields small round fruit that look much like miniature oranges. The Bergamot essential oil used in aromatherapy should not be confused with the familiar bergamot plant, also known as ‘bee balm’, an herb indigenous to North America.
Tags: Alternative Medicine, aromatherapy, bergamot essential oil, essential oils, healthSeptember 18 2008 | Alternative Medicine | 1 Comment »
Aromatherapy has been around for a long, long time. Humans have been emulsifying, burning, macerating, pressing and distilling plants for their aromas for thousands of years. Only since the dawn of the New Age and modern Western scientific inquiry, however, has the impression of aromatherapy gotten soft. But now, the same scientific institutions are validating the use of essential oils, and their profound anti-anxiety effects. So now, rather than “running for the shelter of mother’s little helper” when things get a little hectic, you can bypass the liquor store, the pharmacy and the junk-food isle and head confidently to the natural health market for a little bottle of scented bliss. Maybe not as decadents for everyone, but the majority of mothers and generally health and wellness-conscious folks will appreciate the healthful choice for themselves, their children and their families.
Tags: Alternative Medicine, aromatherapy, essential oils, healthAugust 12 2008 | Alternative Medicine | 2 Comments »
