Eucalyptus oil is one of the staples for a natural health medicine cabinet. But be sure to have the radiata type on hand, as this is the one lowest in camphor and thus the least toxic and safest for children. (It is the globolus variety that is usually sold.) What makes this product so great? [...]
Essential oils
Got gum pain? Or inflamed gums? So did my neighbor’s granddaughter, who had just had a new round of rubber bands put on her braces. My neighbor called me up the other day, remembering that some time ago I’d told her that clove oil would help for mouth pain. “I know it will help for [...]
Stress got you down? Stress management is a big deal these days, with our society moving at an ever-increasing pace. Pressure from work, family responsibilities, and getting unwittingly over-committed suck the joy right out of life – and compromises not only your mental, but also your physical, health. What is a stressed-out person to do? [...]
Once you incorporate either frankincense or myrrh essential oil into your life, you may wonder how you ever survived without it. Frankincense is one of the most well-known essential oils of all time due to its inclusion in countless ancient records, among them the Holy Bible and ancient Egyptian documentation. Frankincense is useful in the [...]
In this post, I write about an essential oil headache remedy that is very effective when taken internally. But there are several other oils that, when applied topically, can wipe out a headache in as little as five minutes! In today’s video post, I talk about how birch essential oil, or the combination of the [...]
A while back, I wrote this post about ways to heal yourself from eye strain. I’m not going to take the post down, because apparently it has helped a lot of people. However, I will confess that a couple months after writing that post I overdid it with my eyes, and didn’t recover. Finally, I [...]
“Why should I use essential oils?” I asked myself this question for years, not understanding neither the health benefits of essential oils nor how effective they were. I knew about aromatherapy, and that masseuses used them to balance emotions in their clients, but that’s all. But now I wish I’d known about organic essential oils [...]
Summer is coming to a close, with fall on its heels. And dire warnings from the Centers for Disease Control that you had better get a flu shot, or else! Even though last year’s deaths from the swine flu were ONE-THIRD the number of annual deaths from the “regular” (whatever that means) flu, and many [...]
A lot of controversy surrounds the topic of dental work during pregnancy. Generally, it’s not considered the epitome of healthy living. But did you know you can avoid it by making a few simple changes to your daily oral hygiene routine? I didn’t. When I was pregnant with Benjamin, my teeth had issues. This is [...]
Fear runs rampant these days about the superbug known as MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is usually contracted in hospitals via wounds or surgical incisions. Lately, however, it is on the rise among the community at large, making truly healthy living a challenge for many. The fear has arisen from the fact that conventional antibiotics can’t [...]