Essential Oil Botanicals

Aromatherapy for Mr. Fit: 6 workout blends for fitness gurus

jessica — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:24:27 +0000

To be fit is to be healthy, they say. Fitness is often achieved by workouts, stringent diet plans and other relaxing techniques. But a new way to achieve fitness or boost your workout schedule is through aromatherapy. You can use essential oils to gain a positive attitude about fitness and workouts and thereby, use them [...]

Pursuing the elusive: 4 essential oil blends for peace and happiness

jessica — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:21:22 +0000

Happiness is the will-o-the-wisp of our lives. The more we pursue it, the less we attain it. At one time, we feel like we have it in us, at another time, there is a complete blackout and life looks grim and sober. Happiness and peacefulness are indeed two important factors that mark our well-being. Success [...]

Don’t bite heads off: Aromatherapy blends for anger management

jessica — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:59:36 +0000

Your boss. Your neighbor. That infuriating talk show host. Your teen’s shoddy behavior. Your spouse’s irresponsible drinking habit. The traffic on the way to your office. Your incorrigible in-laws. Your stupid colleague. Your oft-disconnected WiFi network. And above all, the hell a lot of noise your neighbor’s poodle makes at night. Just think. What are [...]

When the head hurts: 4 ways to use aromatherapy for headaches

jessica — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:33:06 +0000

It can be really painful when it hurts in the head. Headaches and migraines can paralyze your daily routine and havoc your schedules, meetings or office work. You will become stressed and physically inactive when you have a severe migraine or a cluster headache. Though many oral medications offer relief, nothing works better like aromatherapy. [...]

Bite that bug back: 6 aromatherapy tips for insect bites and stings

jessica — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:29:38 +0000

Insect bites, bee stings, gnat and chigger bites can cause inflammation, pain, swelling and itching on the skin. Though going to the doctor is a possible option, it is a bit expensive for an ordinary insect bite. This is where essential oils come handy. Many aromatherapy oils can be used in treating insect and mosquito [...]

Bon voyage (minus discomfort): 5 aromatherapy cures for travel disorders

jessica — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:18:44 +0000

Aromatherapy can be of great help to travelers. If you are a travel freak or one forced to travel all around the world, on account of business or personal reasons, chances are, you suffer from a lot of travel ailments. You may have jet lag after too many hours of continuous flying or fatigue and [...]

Burning bladders, infected kidneys: Aromatherapy for bladder infection

jessica — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:08:35 +0000

Infection of the urinary bladder is common among women than men. This is because, in women, the passage between the bladder and exit is very short and this leads to an increased possibility of infection than in men. It is estimated that about one out of four North American women suffer from bladder infections at [...]

Diffuse to defend: 6 aromatherapy diffuser blends to guard against infection

jessica — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:19:42 +0000

Diffusing essential oils in your home environment is useful in many ways than one. Though many tend to think of diffusing as a laborious or unnecessary thing, it is not so. When you diffuse a micro-fine, vaporized mist of essential oil blends in a room or enclosed atmosphere, you defend yourself and your family against [...]

Sneezy routines, droplet days: Aromatherapy for chest congestion

jessica — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:14:41 +0000

Sneezing, cough and congestion are common during autumn or winter. Cold and flu are so common that almost everyone who has a low immunity level becomes vulnerable to it. Since the flu virus spreads from person to person very rapidly, preventing it can be difficult. Sinus infection can also be a source of headaches, runny [...]

When love hurts: How to treat herpes and shingles with essential oils

jessica — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:09:16 +0000

Can love hurt? Yes, it can if you have genital herpes. About 500,000 people suffer from genital herpes and half of this crowd do not know they have the disease. Herpes is a painful viral infection which appears mostly on the genitals and near the mouth in the form of blisters, lesions and shingles. Caused [...]