Emotional Healing with Essential Oils
The Art of Aromatherapy
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Great discoveries have been made in the area of "Aromatherapy"- the use of aromas for their healing properties specifically, in how certain smells, (the olfactory system), influence the brain's chemistry to soothe stress & trauma.
What are essential oils?
Essential oils are: Natural aromatic compounds found as a volatile liquid within plants (trees, shrubs, flowers, roots, bushes, seeds) and are considered to be the life blood of the plant as well as the immune system within the plant.
When herbal plants are dried to be used in herbal teas or to make supplements, 95 to 97 percent of their essential oils are lost and their capacity to help for healing purposes is diminished. Essential oils are concentrates and thus are 70- 80 % more concentrated than herbal powders. The chemical constituents within the essential oils of plants that have been identified, differentiated and evaluated help us to heal on many levels (that herbal powders can not do) when we use this medicine. Essential oils have a very unique lipid structure including oxygenating molecules that gives them the ability to penetrate cell membranes and transport oxygen and nutrients inside each cell of the body within only 21 minutes of application and in some cases via inhalation that takes only mili-seconds.!! This is in sharp contrast to what an herb takes to reach the cells for complete absorption of its therapeutic constituents.
Furthermore, the essential oils don't have 'negative' side effects like synthetic drugs and chemicals of modern pharmacology. I believe that most will agree that at this time on our planet with so much more awareness of the devastation, destruction and toxicities that modern chemicals have produced that using an alternative to western medications is particularly important.The negative side effects, antibiotic resistance, addictions, as well as a lack of tolerance to many pharmaceutical treatments as well as its polluting effect on our waterways, our wild life and the global environment - calls for another more natural approach.
Essential oils are remarkable as they are known and well researched today for their ability as antiseptics, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and more, such as to regulate the immune system & lift one's mood.
But what is most impressive is the current and on-going Research in Brain Health under the influence of the power of smell.
In order to have the beneficial results, it's most important to use the highest quality essential oils available. Essential oils are distilled from plants, shrubs, flowers etc. as stated above and do absorb the chemical toxins in their environment. Having organic essential oils free of contaminants and pesticides or solvents, means greater health benefits.
Not all oils are created equal
One of the factors that determines the purity of an oil is its chemical constituents. These constituents can be affected by a vast array of variables - from soil, to fertilizer, altitude, farming practices, distillation methods to name a few. In order to ensure the therapeutic quality of essential oils it is necessary to preserve as many of the delicate aromatic compounds within the essential oil. For example, all therapeutic essential oils should be distilled in stainless steel cooking chambers at low pressure and low temperature.
The plant material should be free of herbicides, pesticides and any other agrichemicals.
I believe that we in Young Living have superior essential oils as the company goes to great lengths to make sure that the above mentioned factors and other stringent farming practices and distillation procedures are followed. In quoting from my "Preface of my book, "Saving Face":
"I have been privileged to see the farming process from field to final product. I have also had the opportunity and great honor, to travel with the Young's. I consider both Gary and Mary as my dear friends and Kindred Spirits.
I have marveled at Dr. Gary Young's dedication to commune with the Nature Spirits (the animals. the land) before planting and cutting the trees. He has developed strict organic farming practices. They use absolutely no pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or agricultural chemicals of any kind in cultivating their crops. Instead, a natural blend of oregano, cinnamon, and thyme is used for pest control. Dr. Young starts with building the soil before planting by using a combination of minerals, organic mulch, manure and enzymes. He owns and operates the largest privately owned organic herb farm in the world for distilling essential oils. I feel deeply touched by the honoring that is given by Gary Young and company to the plant kingdom. I am convinced that Young Living's dedication to produce the finest and highest quality oils is unmatched in the world today."
Sabina DeVita Ed.D., N.N.C.P.
There are many companies who make claims as to their quality but do not give any of their information about their quality assurances or procedures. When D. Gary Young brought back 13 essential oils from Europe in 1985, virtually no written information was available about their usage and application. The essential oils that were sold in a few health food and novelty stores were perfume grade with no suggested therapeutic usage.
Today-Young Living has set the new standards of excellence for the world- production of therapeutic–grade essential oils with seven privately owned distillation operations and over 5,000 acres of purchased land under cultivation in Utah, Idaho, France, Ecuador and Oman. The Company also has numerous partnerships and contract growers stretching to the far corners of the world.
References:
1.Saving Face by Sabina DeVita Ed.D.
2.Essential Oils Desk Reference by Life Sciences Publishing
When herbal plants are dried to be used in herbal teas or to make supplements, 95 to 97 percent of their essential oils are lost and their capacity to help for healing purposes is diminished. Essential oils are concentrates and thus are 70- 80 % more concentrated than herbal powders. The chemical constituents within the essential oils of plants that have been identified, differentiated and evaluated help us to heal on many levels (that herbal powders can not do) when we use this medicine. Essential oils have a very unique lipid structure including oxygenating molecules that gives them the ability to penetrate cell membranes and transport oxygen and nutrients inside each cell of the body within only 21 minutes of application and in some cases via inhalation that takes only mili-seconds.!! This is in sharp contrast to what an herb takes to reach the cells for complete absorption of its therapeutic constituents.
Furthermore, the essential oils don't have 'negative' side effects like synthetic drugs and chemicals of modern pharmacology. I believe that most will agree that at this time on our planet with so much more awareness of the devastation, destruction and toxicities that modern chemicals have produced that using an alternative to western medications is particularly important.The negative side effects, antibiotic resistance, addictions, as well as a lack of tolerance to many pharmaceutical treatments as well as its polluting effect on our waterways, our wild life and the global environment - calls for another more natural approach.
Essential oils are remarkable as they are known and well researched today for their ability as antiseptics, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and more, such as to regulate the immune system & lift one's mood.
But what is most impressive is the current and on-going Research in Brain Health under the influence of the power of smell.
In order to have the beneficial results, it's most important to use the highest quality essential oils available. Essential oils are distilled from plants, shrubs, flowers etc. as stated above and do absorb the chemical toxins in their environment. Having organic essential oils free of contaminants and pesticides or solvents, means greater health benefits.
Not all oils are created equal
One of the factors that determines the purity of an oil is its chemical constituents. These constituents can be affected by a vast array of variables - from soil, to fertilizer, altitude, farming practices, distillation methods to name a few. In order to ensure the therapeutic quality of essential oils it is necessary to preserve as many of the delicate aromatic compounds within the essential oil. For example, all therapeutic essential oils should be distilled in stainless steel cooking chambers at low pressure and low temperature.
The plant material should be free of herbicides, pesticides and any other agrichemicals.
I believe that we in Young Living have superior essential oils as the company goes to great lengths to make sure that the above mentioned factors and other stringent farming practices and distillation procedures are followed. In quoting from my "Preface of my book, "Saving Face":
"I have been privileged to see the farming process from field to final product. I have also had the opportunity and great honor, to travel with the Young's. I consider both Gary and Mary as my dear friends and Kindred Spirits.
I have marveled at Dr. Gary Young's dedication to commune with the Nature Spirits (the animals. the land) before planting and cutting the trees. He has developed strict organic farming practices. They use absolutely no pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or agricultural chemicals of any kind in cultivating their crops. Instead, a natural blend of oregano, cinnamon, and thyme is used for pest control. Dr. Young starts with building the soil before planting by using a combination of minerals, organic mulch, manure and enzymes. He owns and operates the largest privately owned organic herb farm in the world for distilling essential oils. I feel deeply touched by the honoring that is given by Gary Young and company to the plant kingdom. I am convinced that Young Living's dedication to produce the finest and highest quality oils is unmatched in the world today."
Sabina DeVita Ed.D., N.N.C.P.
There are many companies who make claims as to their quality but do not give any of their information about their quality assurances or procedures. When D. Gary Young brought back 13 essential oils from Europe in 1985, virtually no written information was available about their usage and application. The essential oils that were sold in a few health food and novelty stores were perfume grade with no suggested therapeutic usage.
Today-Young Living has set the new standards of excellence for the world- production of therapeutic–grade essential oils with seven privately owned distillation operations and over 5,000 acres of purchased land under cultivation in Utah, Idaho, France, Ecuador and Oman. The Company also has numerous partnerships and contract growers stretching to the far corners of the world.
References:
1.Saving Face by Sabina DeVita Ed.D.
2.Essential Oils Desk Reference by Life Sciences Publishing
