Leap Into Good Health

It's a New Year.
It's a Leap Year.
It's the year you are going to take control.
You resolutions might be to eat healthy, lose weight or maybe stop smoking or be less stressed.

Aromatherapy and herbs can help you achieve your goals.
There is no magic pill to help you stop smoking, but aromatherapy can help reduce the stress that comes along with quitting. Aromatherapy has been used successfully in reducing the anxiety and stress of nicotine cravings. Organic herbal teas will help to cleanse the body of the chemical toxins from the nicotine.

Losing weight will be a boost for your body. Extra weight literally weighs you down. It puts stress on you joints and is not good for the heart. The best way to lose weight is to adopt a healthy eating regimen. Dieting can work, but once you are off the diet, chances are you will regain the weight. Ditch the salt shaker. Instead use organic spices and organic herbal blends in your cooking instead of salt. This will give your food a delicious taste, and you won't even notice the missing salt.

To be less stressed, you have to take the stress out of your life. Too much on you plate? Then take some off and take some time for you. Visit with friends. Bake some low-fat cookies. Take a long hot bath, and relax for 10 minutes. It may sound funny, but a 10 minute bath can reduce a days worth of tension.

Be happy, be healthy in the new year.

Aromatherapy Support to Quit Smoking

Is your New Year's Resolution to quit smoking? Then hopefully we can help you through this difficult time.

Going cold turkey is tough, but best on your body. If you choose to use the patch or nicotine gum replacement you can actually stop smoking, but become addicted to the gum. I saw a women once who had quit smoking for quite some time, but she still needed that nicotine in the form of a lozenge.

There is no easy way to stop. Nicotine is more addictive than cocaine. It plays on receptors in your brain to make you want more...and more.

We can't help you stop, but we can help you relax during those sudden nicotine attacks.
Aromatherapy can help. Using Aromatherapy to relieve stress and anxiety has been used for hundreds of years successfully.

While quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your health, it is also the hardest. Hopefully the following aromatherapy formula will help you to relax when those cravings hit. .

5 drops Rosemary (Rosemarinus officianalis)
5 drops Lemon (Citrus limonum)
3 drops Peppermint (Mentha piperta)
3 drops Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata)
1 drop Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora)

Mix essential oils together, and diffuse in an oil burner.

The mixture is energizing and relaxing.

Good Luck, and don't stop trying to quit.It is hard, but not impossible.

Healing Naturally...Using Aromatherapy for Stress

Aromatherapy for Stress

Essential oils are very effective in the treatment of stress and in the encouragement of relaxation.

• Essential oils of orange blossom, rose, chamomile and lavender have a noticeable calming effect.
  
• Scents of lavender, sandalwood and nutmeg help you shrug off the ill-effects of stress.
• Patchouli essential oil helps eliminate anxiety and lifts the mood (it is also said to be an aphrodisiac.).
• Clary sage essential oil acts as a sedative.
  
• Ylang-ylang essential oil acts as a sedative and mood regulator. Use it in moderation. It can cause headaches in some people.
• Lavender is probably the most useful of them all for relaxation. It is a sedative and a tonic. It helps you to relax, at the same time, it also eases aches and pains, such as headache. Sprinkle four drops on a tissue and inhale deeply for sudden stress. Our ancestors carried with them handkerchiefs perfumed with lavender water or rose water. After inhaling the scent of lavender, you will feel more relaxed in 10 minutes. I carry lavender everywhere I go.

The most effective methods for using essential oils to help calm the mind and relax the body include massage, baths, and vaporization. You can use them singly or in combination.

The Characteristics of Essential Oils Useful for Anxiety and Stress Management

Calm Oils Basil Bay Bergamot Cedarwood Chamomile Cinnamon Clary Sage Comfrey Cypress Frankincense Geranium Hyssop Juniper Lavender Marjoram Melissa Neroli Patchouli Rose Sandalwood Ylang Ylang

Uplifting Oils Basil Bergamot Geranium Juniper Lavender Lemon Balm (Melissa) Oils To Avoid In Pregnancy Basil Bay Clary Sage Comfrey Hyssop Juniper Lemon Balm (Melissa) Marjoram

Useful Essential Oil Blends

Essential oil combinations are useful for purposes of relaxation and producing a sense of calm. You can experiment with different combinations to determine the effects they produce on you. Try not to mix more than three oils unless it is specifically recommended