A few weeks ago, I experienced an overwhelming panic attack that seemed to come on suddenly. I noticed my breathing get shallow and my heart start racing with anxious thoughts spiraling. In that moment, I decided to make an aromatherapy inhaler to help calm me down. I...
Forest bathing, also known as Shinrin-Yoku, is a practice that involves immersing oneself in nature to improve physical and mental health. The term “forest bathing” was first coined in Japan in the 1980s and has since gained popularity around the world. This practice...
Latin name: Cupressus sempervirens Common names: Mediterranean cypress, Italian cypress Close your eyes for a moment and imagine walking through a forest of conifers with the sun peaking through the branches. You take a deep breath and inhale the sweet, earthy scent...
(INCLUDING A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS RELATED TO SUSPECTED SARSCoV2 VIRAL INFECTION) What are Essential Oils? As so eloquently written by Valerie Ann Worwood, 2000, "Essential oils are one of the great untapped resources of the world. Here we have a system of natural...
The Canarium tree, more commonly known as Elemi and locally known as the Pili tree, is a tree endemic to the Philippines. It is one of the four genera in the family of Burseraceae, with over 100 species of tropical and subtropical trees--and 53 of which have been...
“Each human being is unique, unprecedented, unrepeatable.” - René Dubo Every person is unique, one of a kind, it is proven by science. Our physical and emotional health depends on genetics, diet, microbiome, lifestyle and environment we live in. All those aspects are...