Aromatherapy for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Chances are, if you are reading this, you are either pregnant or know someone who is or will be. Congratulations! Pregnancy is a particularly beautiful time for a family, but it is not always the most comfortable time for the pregnant parent. Plant extracts, in the form of whole herbs, herbal infusions, essential oils, and…
Adrenal Fatigue: Mythology, Physiology, and Resilience PART 1
Adrenal fatigue is seriously relatable. You’re overworked and wiped out, craving sweets and salty fats, stressed, depressed, sex drive on the fritz. Sound familiar? “Adrenal fatigue” is the notion that the adrenal glands get “overworked” from chronic stress and fail to produce essential hormones like cortisol. It’s a handy explanation for something a lot of…
Cleansing, Mindfulness and Tending to the Garden of your Skin
Our skin is certainly not inert yet we often relate to it as if it was. From the way we are taught about our skin at school, to the way we are encouraged to care for it, it is obvious that our relationship with our skin has become very mechanical. No attention is given to…
Stilling the Mind with Aromatic Resins during Gemini Season
While in the full bloom of the Spring season in this month of May, there may be a sense of excitement and aliveness in the air, stirring waves of inspiration, creativity and impulses to get into projects, whether it may be planting in the garden, re-decorating your home or taking long outdoor walks to nourish…
The Age of ADHD
Are ADHD sufferers just children? Are you ADD or ADHD? When thinking on Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) people generally believe that it is a disorder just related to children and adolescents in school, however, we do know that 65% of all children will remain as ADHD sufferers throughout their life. Also, we do have…
You Go to My Head: Essential Oils and the Blood-Brain Barrier
Life blood, it’s no joke. Blood delivers nutrients to all the tissues and organs of the body, eliminates carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes, transmits hormonal signals throughout tissues, and mediates peripheral immune activity. The vascular tree is made up of many types of blood vessels: Arteries and smaller arterioles that deliver oxygen and nutrients to…
