Gwen’s Seven Sensible Rules for Essential Oil Safety This article wraps up our series on how to use essential oils safely. To begin this series, I outlined why I am so concerned about the misinformation on the use of essential oils that is so prevalent in our internet age and what you must know. In part two, I talked about eye safety and also the use of essential oils in … [Read more...]
Essential Oils – How to Use Them Safely – Eye Safety and Use in Pregnancy
Essential Oils - How to Use Them Safely - Eye Safety and Use in Pregnancy In part one of this series on essential oils safety, I revealed why I am so concerned about the misinformation on the use of essential oils that is so prevalent in our internet age. In part one, I covered skin safety, the first of four areas with which you need to be concerned as a user of essential oils. In this article, … [Read more...]
Essential Oils – How to Use Them Safely
How to Use Essential Oils Safely Compared to powerful prescription medication, essential oils have remarkably little potential for serious harm. But like any other substance used on or in the human body, certain basic safety practices must be followed to ensure safe use. As a consumer of essential oils, there are four areas concerning safety with which you should be familiar. Of course, your … [Read more...]
Menopausal Symptoms – Do Essential Oils Help?
Do Essential Oils Help Menopausal Symptoms? Menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and irritability, can be quite disruptive for many women as they go through this stage of their lives. With the public’s knowledge about negative side effects of artificial hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on the rise, many women are looking for more natural ways to help alleviate some of these troubling … [Read more...]
Menopause – East and West
Menopause - East and West Menopause, or the stopping of a woman’s menstrual cycles, is not a disease, but a normal part of every woman’s life experience as she ages. A woman’s ovaries, twin organs which are positioned on either side of the uterus, produce eggs during the woman’s fertile years, in addition to producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone. These two hormones control … [Read more...]