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Have You Ever Used Aromatherapy?

By: Christian Goodman

There's a lot of confusion about exactly what aromatherapy is and how it helps promote health and well-being. Aromatherapy uses essential oils extracted from plants and herbs to harmonize and give balance to your general health, not just in your body, but in your mind and spirit as well.

Not everyone who uses aromatherapy is ill. Some enjoy it simply for the soothing and relaxing properties it holds. When your mind is well and at peace, it often creates a healthier body.

Where is aromatherapy used?

It may surprise you to learn all the areas aromatherapy has been successfully used. The oils have an affect on your central nervous system and depending on the oils used, can relieve anxiety and depression, calm and relax you, even to the point of helping you fall asleep. Other oils are uplifting and stimulate you. There are no adverse effects with aromatherapy, it's inexpensive, and you can use it anytime of the day or night.

It's often used for pain relief in the natural childbirth process. Many women don't want the traditional methods used in most hospitals today. They prefer to totally experience the entry of their child into the world. In a similar vein, aromatherapy is used with much success by women suffering harsh menstrual cramps or going through menopause.

When you combine aromatherapy and massage, you can achieve greater results, with increase levels of relaxation and significant improvements in your well being. This is because the oils used are absorbed through the skin as well as through the nose.

Some Common Oils and Their Uses

You can make your own aromatherapy if you want by purchasing the oils and a burner, or you can also add oils to your bath for a relaxing or uplifting experience, depending on the oils you put. If you prefer the burner, just make sure that you dilute the oil in water before adding it to the burner. Usually, three or four drops of oil are good for 10 drops of water.

Lavender is a commonly used oil with a variety of applications. It serves to calm you and also has antibacterial properties which help skin heal after being burned. The relaxing power of lavender is helpful at bedtime to allow you to fall asleep. It also relieves headaches.

When mixed with peppermint, another widely used essential oil, you can overcome lethargic moods or fatigue. Peppermint will stimulate you, and improve your mental clarity, your mood, and your memory.

Aside from peppermint, ginger, juniper, rosemary, clove, and eucalyptus decrease congestion. If you are overly stressed, use jasmine or rose. When you are feeling blue, citrus oils will help uplift your spirit.

For women, clary sage and geranium are very successful in hormonal imbalance. And for balancing your entire body as you go through menopause, use both of them, along with lavender, chamomile, melissa, bergamot, or ylang ylang.

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Christian Goodman is a popular natural health researcher and the creator of the natural health alternatives blog. His latest work is the Weight Loss Program , which has now helped thousands of people reduce weight naturally.

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