Types of Olfaction
Retronasal olfaction greatly enhances the flavor of food by carrying aromatic compounds up the back of the throat and into the sinus cavity where the olfactory bulb is found. In times of sinus inflammation and congestion, like seasonal allergies or with a head-cold, the molecules do not travel as easily [...]
Supporting Chronic Lyme Disease with Reflexology and Aromatherapy
Chronic Lyme Disease can present with a wide variety of symptoms ranging from neurological (brain fog, parasthesia, acute to chronic fatigue, headaches), to psychological (irritability, depression, bi-polar-like symptoms), to musculo-skeletal inflammatory conditions (fibromyalgia, arthritis, joint pain, impaired muscle movement). I’ve been working with clients to manage chronic Lyme disease since [...]
10 Epic Essential Oil Myths and Dangerous Uses of 2014
2014 was a doozy of a year for rumors, myths, and really dangerous essential oil use ideas. Did you fall for any of these? 1. Essential Oils for Ebola? During the height of the ebola scare sales reps were feverishly tossing out really bad essential oil ideas like this advertisement. [...]
Aromatic History: Gattefosse’s Aromatherapie
French chemist René-Maurice Gattefossé (1881-1950) is credited with coining the term aromatherapy (aromatherapie): which is the therapeutic use of essential oils. His contribution to aromatherapy includes a personal story - burned in a laboratory accident, Gattefossé develops gas gangrene, a potentially deadly infection of the skin. He employs the help [...]
What Every Mom Needs to Know About Essential Oils
Who ran to help me when I fell, And would some pretty story tell, Or kiss the place to make it well? My mother. ~Ann Taylor Moms are amazing healers, aren't they?! To whisk away pain through gentle words, soothing touch, and sometimes an appropriately-placed kiss is remarkable! I can [...]
{Giveaway} I Love Lavender
Do you love lavender? Do you love a giveaway? Then you're in the right place! I am raffling off this beautiful 'I Love Lavender' tea towel to one lucky guy or gal. To enter this raffle all you've got to do is leave a comment about Lavender on this blog [...]