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| Healing with Essential Oils
We will repeat it many times on this site because we have found it to be true in our own
lives: the ultimate reward of integrating essential oils into your daily life is the gradual
improvement in your lifestyle. You can restore and maintain your physical, emotional and mental
balance by the daily choices you make. We suggest enjoyable, practical ways to make those
changes. Ways that can even save you money.
Stay Scented & Cool
during the Heat Wave
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Here's the list of essential oils which are cooling by nature:
- Bergamot (Italian)
- Chamomile Roman
- Cypress
- Eucalyptus Globulus
- Eucalyptus Lemon-Scented
- Frankincense
- Geranium (Chinese)
- Grapefruit (Pink)
- Lavender (Bulgarian)
- Lemon
- Lemongrass
- Mandarin
- Palmarosa
- Peppermint
- Petitgrain
- Rose, Moroccan Absolute
- Rosewood
- Sandalwood
- Spearmint
- Vetiver
- Wintergreen, Natural
- Ylang Ylang
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Scents of Health
Aromatherapy can help with many common ailments. Use essential oils as natural alternative treatments for a cold, indigestion or a headache when you can. Many of the herbs have been used for centuries in remedies. Some of these essential oils are strong, so please do a
patch test
on your skin to see if you're sensitive to the oil before starting to treat yourself.
Benefits of EOs:
- Inexpensive
- Compact to Carry
- Work with, not against you
- Go directly to the affliction
- Work Quickly
- Leave Quickly
- Have few side effects
Seven Ways to Use
Aromatherapy Medicinally
- As an oil
- As a bath oil
- As a tincture
- As an aloe-based preparation
- with an Inhalant
- As essential oils diluted with water
- As a compress
Natural Antibiotics
The Three Types of Germ Killers:
Potent Antibacterial Oils (which also happen to be potent skin irritants):
- Bay Laurel
- Cinnamon
- Clove Bud
- Garlic
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Gentler Antibacterial Oils:
- Benzoin
- Eucalyptus
- Frankincense
- Geranium
- Lavender
- Lemon
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- Marjoram
- Pine
- Rose
- Sage
- Tea Tree
- Vetiver
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Good Antiviral Oils
- Bergamot
- Black Pepper
- Cinnamon
- Clove Bud
- Eucalyptus
- Garlic
- Geranium
- Juniper
- Lavender
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- Lemongrass
- Lemon
- Marjarom
- Oregano
- Rose
- Rosemary
- Rose
- Tea Tree
- Thyme
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On to the Anti-Funguses
- Bergamot
- Black Pepper
- Cinnamon
- Clove Bud
- Coriander
- Garlic
- Geranium
- Lavender
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- Lemon
- Lemon Eucalyptus
- Lemongrass
- Marjarom
- Oregano
- Peppermint
- Tea Tree
- Thyme
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Help Your Immune System
- Bay Laurel
- Cinnamon
- Eucalyptus
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Safety Tips
- Know what's wrong before trying to treat yourself!
- Don't wait for a medical problem to get out of hand
- Always dilute
- Experiment! If one oil doesn't help, try another with similar properties
You may also be interested in reading this article
by Ron Guba, a keynote speaker at NAHA
conventions, regarding taking essential oils internally, and toxicity.
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