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Interest and motivation for creating a completely 'green' household is on the rise as awareness grows of the many potential hazards in the synthetic chemicals found in our modern lifestyles. Here are a few tips on going green by going 'purple', with the extremely versatile essential oil of Lavender. The flowering, fragrant purple tops of Lavender yield an essential oil that's inexpensive, and has diverse uses for your family's health and wellness. In many cases, Lavender can replace synthetic formulations that you just might not feel comfortable with for long-term use -- as you have little idea what the ingredients really are, if you are even able to pronounce them. So what can this wonder oil do? Let's have a look at some of its most common, simple to use applications.
Posted: 2008-05-05
Category: Alternative Medicine
Getting started in therapeutic aromatherapy can be a little daunting to many people. All those little bottles of pricey liquids, electric contraptions, and fancy-sounding blends - how does one actually use essential oils to improve their health and happiness? It's really easier than one might think. Using pure therapeutic grade essential oils started can open a whole new world of fun and effective natural remedies that can lift your mood, calm your nerves, and support healing of a great many ailments. Therapeutic use of essential oils ('therapeutic' meaning in support of your health) is common and well-regarded in Europe throughout most of the medical establishment. Learning to use oils properly in the United States is a little more challenging, but can be extremely rewarding once you are able to educate yourself.
Posted: 2008-04-12
Category: Disease & Illness
The term 'vibrational medicine' is being heard more frequently these days, with many folks wondering what this new fancy healing technique might be. Vibrational medicine refers to the entire realm of healing concentrating on modalities that attune to, or transform, one's energetic vibration - this includes flower and gem essences, and many other remedies. Yes, it sounds a little outrageous to some, but the more one investigates both the realities of both modern physics and ancient mystical religions, the more these healing techniques make sense.
Posted: 2008-04-02
Category: Disease & Illness
It is said that the Eucalyptus tree is one of the most useful trees in the world. Belonging to the Myrtacae family (the same family as Tea tree), the name Eucalyptus means ‘well-covered’ which refers to the little cap that covers the flower before budding. A tall, water-loving tree, Eucalyptus is one of the fastest growing trees in the world, reaching heights of between 300- 480 feet. Growing in damp marshy areas on moist land and clays Eucalyptus is often found in hilly country or moist valleys in deep rich soils.
Posted: 2008-03-30
Category: Health & Fitness
Pure essential oils are the volatile - or 'readily evaporated' - chemical constituents of plants. These evaporating chemicals are what give plants their aromas; the sweet spicy scent of fresh basil, or the sweet tart smell of a grapefruit. The chemical composition of the oils varies widely between plant species, and even within the same plant depending on the region where it is grown. The Thymus vulgaris species of Thyme, for example, has four distinguishable types of essential oil, each with its own therapeutic uses. And most essential oils are quite complex, being made up of tens, sometimes hundreds of individual molecular components.
Posted: 2008-03-25
Category: Alternative Medicine
Everyone's skin is different. The range is huge: from dry, tight, flaky and irritated to oily, sagging, pallid and lifeless. Perfect, glowing, soft and supple skin exists, somewhere, for someone, though this really could just be a rumor. We are, however, not going to give up hope - if nothing else, we know that with proper care, for most of us, the vitality and beauty of our skin could be improved.
Posted: 2008-03-22
Category: Health & Fitness
At one time or another, many of us have accidents or surgery that can result in unsightly scars. The same can happen from difficult cases of acne. Even stretch marks from pregnancy or significant weight loss can leave permanent unsmooth textures on the skin. There are few treatments available beyond silicone patches, and these won't work in all cases. If one is looking for a natural means to improve skin appearance as a wound heals, or to smooth old scars or stretch marks, scientific aromatherapy literature provides some formulas that may help.
Posted: 2008-03-17
Category: Beauty
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