Essential Oil Safety-Cautions and Contraindications
Essential Oil Safety-Cautions and Contraindications. This post is in response to a need/request from a poll in my Facebook group “Real Essential Oil Education Group”. The members asked for clarification about the differences between essential oil cautions and...
From Farm to Oil: Evolution of Plant Medicine-A Spotlight on Cinnamon
The essential oils that we know and love are derived from plants, but this does not necessarily mean that the therapeutic benefits or uses from the plant to essential oil are the same. In many cases, this does not hold true. There are many recipes online utilizing...
From Farm to Oil: Evolution of Plant Medicine-A Spotlight on Lemon
The essential oils that we know and love are derived from plants, but this does not necessarily mean that the therapeutic benefits or uses from the plant to essential oil are the same. In many cases, this does not hold true. There are many recipes online utilizing...
Essential Oil Safety-Using Clary Sage During Labor & Delivery
I have received this question quite a bit lately, so I decided to publish a short article giving my professional opinion in regards to essential oils during pregnancy, labor, and delivery. I addressed this a bit in another article but thought it bears repeating....
From Farm to Oil: Evolution of Plant Medicine-A Spotlight on Lavender
The essential oils that we know and love are derived from plants, but this does not necessarily mean that the therapeutic benefits or uses from the plant to essential oil are the same. In many cases, this does not hold true. There are many recipes online utilizing...
Postpartum Depression..The Importance of Asking for Help
Congratulations, Mom! Motherhood, whether for the first time the fourth time, or anywhere in between, is one of the most exhilarating times in a woman’s life. Be sure to slow down and savor every moment of it, not only because everything goes by so fast, but also...
My Holistic First Aid Kit II
The variety of choices for a holistic first aid kit is quite exciting for the DIY’er in you and goes well beyond essential oils. Just about anything can be handled well with holistic remedies, and there are a plethora of options. I will be going over at a few...
Do Epsom Salts Really Work?
There are times where we all fall suspect to confirmation bias when it comes to what we are told in regards to natural remedies. We may know that there are indeed specific benefits to a remedy, we may have even experienced a few of them firsthand, but those benefits...
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)-Uses and Limitations
What is witch hazel? “Witch hazel is an astringent compound produced from the leaves and bark of the North American witch hazel shrub (Hamamelis virginiana). It is a component of many commercial healthcare products. Witch hazel water can be produced by maceration or...