Yes, There Is a Cure For The Common Cold – Essential Oils!

October 16, 2011 – 6:29 pm
Where I work they offer free annual flu shots.  My approach to flu season is a bit different - I use essential oils as a preventative and if I am getting sick. Why are essential oils helpful in mitigating cold and flu symptoms? Essential oils contain powerful phenolic compounds that clean receptor sites enabling better cellular communication. My friend Mer calls phenolic compounds "scrubbing bubbles". Better cellular communication means that your body will be at the optimal place to fight outside invaders - bacteria and viruses. My seventeen year old son started to feel sick yesterday. He has Down syndrome so I am always very careful on how I approach his health. He had a fever, headache and his stomach hurt. My guess was he had either a stomach bug or the flu. The first thing I did was make up a capsule of Thieves (a YLTG blend containing Clove, Lemon, Cinnamon bark, Eucalyptus ...

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Essential Oils and the Flow of Health

May 23, 2011 – 6:44 pm
The most important thing that your body must do is function to it's optimum capability.  What if you are born with a predisposition to optimal health or acquire a deficiency along life's path? This is where essential oils can play a tremendous part in helping the body regain homeostasis by cleaning receptor sites and restoring proper function. The key to success in using essential oils is consistency.  Essential oils work with the natural processes of the body to enhance and supplement the flow of hormones and initiation of vital signals.  Since essential oils do not override the bodies natural hormonal systems, consistent application over a 90 day period is necessary to achieve optimal results. I teach a technique called Raindrop - where you put essential oils on the feet and drop them along the spine pathway like drops of rain.  A man came to one of my classes that has MS.  He came ...

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Essential Oils and Inflamation

October 10, 2010 – 6:30 pm
Chronic inflammation has been cited as the root cause of many major chronic diseases such as heart disease, Type 2 Diabetes, metabolic disorders and more. Essential Oils have anti-inflammatory properties which have the ability to not only reduce chronic inflammation, but also to eliminate it entirely.  You can apply essential oils topically, inhale them, or take them internally all with the same benefit. When applying oils topically, I prefer to put them on the feet since this method will carry the oils through the entire body. When taking oils internally, please be sure to check the label for either the FDA ingestion label or information on the bottle that indicates dosage.  Never eat an oil that says for external use only. I personally would not use any oil that is not ingestible as essential oils have small molecules that pass through the skins protective outer layers and travel deep into the underlying tissues eventually ...

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A New Year’s Resolution – Releasing Emotions that hold you back

January 5, 2010 – 7:30 pm
Essential oils are wonderful tools for releasing blocked emotions.  In Candice Pert's book "Molecules of Emotion" she describes her discovery that the body contains a complex system of communication for emotional pathways in the same way there is cellular communication for physical pathways.  This is something many people know intrinsically, but for a NIH trained scientist to discover it somehow becomes more defined and accepted. So what essential oils work to remove blockages on the emotional pathways?  I like working with blends that are made specifically for this purpose.  My favorite blend, and one I use extensively in my practice, is called Release.  Very simple - it facilities release of emotions.  It contains Ylang Ylang - which balances male & female energies; Lavandin - which helps to regenerate tissue; Geranium - helps to release negative memories; Sandalwood- a powerful oil high in sesquiterpines which cross the blood brain barrier and may ...

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Essential Oils & Flu virus

September 27, 2009 – 10:41 am
A recent article in The New York Times highlighted how cinnamon oil can kill common & hospital acquired infections like streptococcus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.  MRSA has received a lot of press attention because it is resistant to known antibiotics as the bacteria is constantly changing and antibiotic research cannot keep up. Flu virus is also constantly changing - hence the need to create new vaccines every year that may or may not be the exact match to the virus that is circulating at the moment. In nature nothing is stagnant - it is constantly evolving and perfecting itself. The constituents of the essential oil that give it the cherished antiseptic/antiviral propeties are also evolving making it easy to see how an essential oil would be able to kill these mutating bacteria & viruses.  What wonderful tools we have in essential oils that through daily application and use we may be able to protect our health.  I ...

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Scientifically Speaking…..

June 14, 2009 – 8:36 am
Aromatherapy is an age old practice.  The research we see now coming out about aromatherapy is to verify what users of Aromatherapy already know - it works.  We live in an age of Science as Religion. In the past the healer's were the Shaman's, Priests, and Elders.  These healer's had a spiritual connection that enabled them to connect to the healing power of Source Energy, God, Omnipresent Power or whatever else you call the power behind your breath. Now we get all excited when a study comes out that verifies lavender is relaxing.  OK - we already know this.  What has happened here?  The pharmaceutical companies have hijacked healing and today's doctors have no sense of the spiritual root of illness.  Yes, some of the pharmaceutical products may be helpful but they are so harmful that studies need to be done to ascertain side effects - a funny term in my opinion ...

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It’s the Therapy

April 26, 2009 – 11:33 am
What is it about aromatherapy that it evokes so much emotion?  I am not talking about when you use it - I am talking about when you don't.  Aromatherapy is not only about smell.  Let's say that again-- AROMATHERAPY is NOT only about SMELL.  Let me tell you why..... First off, what is about smell?  Our sense of smell is the only one of our senses that is not interpreted by local receptors for processing by the brain.  Smell goes directly into the limbic part of the brain where emotions are stored.  Second, what about application on the body?  There are patches that people use for pain, contraception control and deep heat. How does application work and what is it's role in aromaTHERAPY? For a massage therapist your tools are your hands.  When you include aromatherapy your tools are the essential oils.  The term aromatherapy was created to encompass two aspects of essential oils - aroma ...

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If It Smells Good Is It Good Enough?

March 15, 2009 – 11:23 pm
Many therapists ask me about diffusing essential oils in their practice space.   The first thing you have to decide is what do you want to offer to your clients.  There are different grades of essential oils and which grade you use will determine the result you will get. If I just diffuse an essential oil does it matter what grade I use?  The answer is yes, if you want to receive the benefit of the essential oil.  Can something that smells good but is not pure make you feel good?  Sure. Think of cookies baking. They smell mighty good and can induce an emotional response but don't you want more for yourself and your clients than a temporary response?   Most often, the essential oils found in spas and at essential oil retailers are Grade A (even if they say therapeutic grade on the bottle) which means they are manipulated to a standard. Any oil that is produced to ...

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What’s That Smell?

January 12, 2009 – 8:40 pm
I just read an interesting post on MSN Health about smell and depression.  In particular, the article mentioned citrus scents as being uplifting but then went on to suggest you purchase Calvin Klein or Armani citrus colognes. These types of articles really get to me because they are so off the mark.  Most cologne does not contain natural scents and are actually toxic pollutants.  If you look at the list of ingredients - such as Diethyl Phthalate, a solvent which is a carcinogen, mimics hormones thus blocking receptor sites from real hormone acceptance, and can cause disruptions to the Central Nervous System, how could you ever recommend someone use it for depression?  This is just one of the ingredients - imagine the synergistic soup when you combine all the other synthetic fragrances and solvents. It's great to get on the Aromatherapy bandwagon.  But first let's get a grasp on what aromatherapy really is before we go endorsing products ...

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Essential Oils and Autism

December 2, 2008 – 10:57 pm
Many times I am asked about using essential oils for autism.  There are various theories on how autism presents itself.  Some of these theories are: mercury from vaccinations, allergic reactions to wheat, corn, soy, or high glycemic sugars, and other environmental factors. The question is will using essential oils help someone with autism? Essential oils contain powerful constituents that can clean out receptor sites that contain agents that block the body from performing natural hormonal functions. These constituents can help detox the body and regulate proper signals to and from the brain and various organs. In addition, stimulation of the limbic brain through inhalation of essential oils may help to open up the emotional and hormonal centers in the brain, leading to clearer thinking and greater concentration. In my practice I have found that using essential oils in combination with massage are very beneficial for autism as well as other neurological disabilities.  Essential oils ...

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