Alternative Health

12/25/2021

Merry Christmas!

11/18/2021

Parosmia is a distorted sense of smell due to an inability of the brain to properly identify odors. Depending on the infection, this unpleasant condition is reported in about 10% of people after recovery. Unfortunately, parosmia also affects taste and smell of foods, which some describe as gasoline, rotten meat, garbage, or another unpleasant aroma and taste.

As I reported in a video nearly one year ago (https://www.facebook.com/AuthorScottAJohnson/videos/1795992107248593), olfactory training (also called smell therapy) may be a solution to post-infection parosmia. Olfactory training improves olfactory function discrimination and identification, functional connectivity within the olfactory system, and cognitive processing of incomplete sensory information. The key is PERSISTENCE!! According to one study, it may take several months of twice-daily olfactory training to see desired results.

The study recommends smelling different aromas in succession for at least 15 seconds, twice daily. Most commonly the following odors are recommended:
1) rose (phenyl ethyl alcohol), eucalyptus (eucalyptol), lemony/citrusy (citronellal), and clove (eugenol); 2) anise (trans-anethole), eucalyptus (eucalyptol), lemony/citrusy (citronellal), and clove (eugenol); or 3) twelve separate odors that are alternated twice every eight weeks: first phase--rose (phenyl ethyl alcohol), eucalyptus (eucalyptol), lemony/citrusy (citronellal), and clove (eugenol), second phase--cinnamon, thyme, chocolate, and peach, third phase: coffee, lavender, honey, and strawberry.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lary.29277

To use essential oils for olfactory training, do the following.

Weeks 1-4: Smell rose, eucalyptus, citronella, and clove for 15-20 seconds, twice daily.
Weeks 5-8: Smell fennel, cinnamon, thyme, and lemon for 15-20 seconds, twice daily.
Weeks 9-12: Smell rose, eucalyptus, citronella, and clove for 15-20 seconds, twice daily.
Weeks 13-16: Smell fennel, cinnamon, thyme, and lemon for 15-20 seconds, twice daily.
Weeks 17-20: Smell rose, eucalyptus, citronella, and clove for 15-20 seconds, twice daily.
Weeks 21-24: Smell fennel, cinnamon, thyme, and lemon for 15-20 seconds, twice daily.
Weeks 25-28: Smell rose, eucalyptus, citronella, and clove for 15-20 seconds, twice daily.
Weeks 29-32: Smell fennel, cinnamon, thyme, and lemon for 15-20 seconds, twice daily.

The oils can be smelled directly from the bottles, or apply 1-2 drops to cotton or gauze and smell from this (more complete aroma).

11/17/2021

Why it is important to know the company selling essential oils. Some either don't have integrity, don't third party test, or just don't care.

10/26/2021

Walmart Recalls an essential oil spray.

The spray is being recalled due to possible contamination with a dangerous bacteria. Be careful how you formulate your products.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Walmart-Recalls-Better-Homes-and-Gardens-Essential-Oil-Infused-Aromatherapy-Room-Spray-with-Gemstones-Due-to-Rare-and-Dangerous-Bacteria-Two-Deaths-Investigated?fbclid=IwAR3bk3E3zO8o0yGIKF5wMaPRemzxvXbDi-FhcCGfgCewTkWaZgaiaI3R6rU

Customers will also receive a $20 Walmart Gift Card upon return. Consistent with CDC recommendations, consumers should immediately stop using the recalled room spray, double bag the bottle in clean, clear zip-top resealable bags, place it in a small cardboard box and return it to any Walmart store f...

09/27/2021

10/11/2020

Posted in one of my on-line courses at Master Aromatherapy,
"Avoid cheap oils that are processed for fragrance and have low quality for therapeutic use. There are oils with bottles that say 100% pure; however, the quality is low and not recommended for therapeutic use. Research the company you purchase from - are they farmers (grow their plants), distill their oils, test their oils, have state of the art advanced scientific equipment, have a quality control team, bottle their oils, and ship directly to you? These are questions you will need to know when deciding on a trusted company for authentic, high quality essential oils."

After reading that, you might be asking, "What company out there does this?"

Glad you asked!! Straight from the company...

"Strict quality control
If you thought having a pop quiz sprung on you was tough, you won’t believe the number of tests our oils go through! Our Quality Control team uses a battery of physical, chemical, and microbiological tests to measure the exact components and properties of our high-quality essential oils. For example, one test, called Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS), is used to measure levels of heavy metals down to the part per billion level. That’s like singling out one drop of water in an entire Olympic-sized swimming pool! Each Young Living product runs through about 15 different tests, and each test is repeated three times. If the product passes those first 45 tests, it goes off to be blended or bottled. Then, it’s tested again! By the time you use one of our products, the oil has gone through about 90 tests to ensure the highest quality.
STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT
We don’t skimp on our equipment! Our labs have some of the most advanced scientific equipment available. In fact, Young Living is the only essential oil company to own two Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) instruments! IRMS testing is just one method we use to definitively know whether an oil is natural or synthetic, so we know every drop we deliver to you is authentic.
EXTENSIVE HISTORICAL DATA📷
Young Living is a pioneer in the essential oil business. We’ve been producing pure essential oils longer than anyone in the industry, which means we have an incredible amount of historical data. Because of our experience, we know when our botanicals are most potent and ready to harvest. At our Whispering Springs Farm in Mona, Utah, we test lavender clippings to identify the optimal time to harvest and ensure that the oil we distill on site will have the optimum potency when you open the bottle!" Blog - "young-living essential oils value in every drop"
www.masteraromatherapy.com

Aromatherapy Certification

09/30/2020

Oils for Anger

Bergamot, Chamomile, Roman, Jasmine
Orange, Marjoram, Patchouli,
Petitgrain, Neroli, Rose,
Palmarosa, Vetiver,
Rosemary, Ylang Ylang

09/30/2020

What is the difference between smell, scent, and aroma? This was an informative article that I thought you would enjoy reading.

"Difference Between Smell, Scent and Aroma
July 6, 2013 Posted by Admin

Smell vs Scent vs Aroma


Smell is a most common and generic term to refer to our perception or sense. As human beings, we have five senses, of which the sense of smell is an important one. This is a sense that is a result of olfactory nerve in our nasal cavity. There are many words that are used for smell such as scent, aroma, odor, fragrance etc. Many people treat these words as synonyms. Despite being similar, there are differences in smell, scent, and aroma that will be highlighted in this article.

Smell

Smell is a word that is used both for an odor as well as our sense of smell that results from olfactory receptors located in our brain. Smell is quite neutral as there can be good as well as bad smells. The sense of smell is a chemical sense just like our sense of taste. We have a stronger sense of smell when we are feeling hungry. It is through our smell sense that we can tell the vegetable or meat being cooked in our vicinity. All smells, whether good or bad, are called odors. Whenever there is a chemical dissolved in the air, we perceive it through our sense of smell. Like smells, odors can also be good or bad.

Aroma

There are unpleasant smells, and there are also pleasant smells. Aroma is a word that is used for pleasant smells. We know about the pleasing smell of rose flower and also about the pleasing smell of coffee when it is being made. Aromatherapy is the science of treating many ailments using different fragrances derived from aromatic plants and flowers. You can sense the aroma of a fragrance when you spray it using a bottle of deodorant or a room freshener. Aroma is the adjective used to talk or describe about pleasing smells of foods and drinks.

Scent

Scent is a word used to refer to a pleasing smell or fragrance. It is also used to refer to bottles of fragrances available in the market. However, the word is not always used for pleasing smells as when used for the scent of an animal that it uses to demarcate its territory. Many people use scents to suppress their body odor. People also make use of incense and room fresheners to scent their rooms. To help in removing bad odors from their bathrooms, people spray various kinds of scents.

Smell vs Scent vs Aroma

• Out of the three adjectives used for odors, smell is neutral as it can be used both for pleasing as well as unpleasant smells. Scent is a word that is used for fragrance as well as bottles of scents that are available in the market. It is aroma that is mostly used for pleasing smells such as aroma of food or meat.

• Smell is also our primary sense.

• Aroma is used for pleasing odors of aromatic plants, foods, and drinks."

• Scent is also neutral as it is used for not only fragrances available in the market but also for scent of a man or a woman and scent of an animal that it uses to mark its territory."

Smell vs Scent vs Aroma  Smell is a most common and generic term to refer to our perception or sense. As human beings, we have five senses, of which t

09/23/2020

The Cool Thing About Plants...
We all know about human Circadian Rhythms (Circadian rhythms are 24-hour cycles that are part of the body's internal clock, running in the background to carry out essential functions and processes.)

Did you know that plants, too, have a circadian rhythm to help them attain health?

This will give you a new appreciation for your essential oils - knowing the intelligence of that oil and how it enables balance.

In a study of the molecular underpinnings of plants' pest resistance, biologists have shown that plants both anticipate daytime raids by hungry insects and m...

08/05/2020

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