Jared Burns
<h2>Our goal is for Wingsets to positively impact the world by helping you be healthier. Naturally.</h2>
<p><a href="/collections/essential-oils"><img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0032/8112/files/eo_square.jpg?1252385084' alt='shop quality essential oils' /></a> The current vogue for poisons has failed utterly to take into account these most fundamental considerations. As crude a weapon as the cave man’s club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life, a fabric on the one hand delicate and destructible, on the other miraculously tough and resilient, and capable of striking back in unexpected ways.” ~Rachel Carson_</p>
<h2>Why Aromatherapy? Why Do I Care? What’s so essential about essential oils?</h2>
<h3>The Art of Aromatherapy</h3>
<p>Aromatherapy is the art and practice of using essential oils extracted from aromatic plants and herbs to restore or enhance health, beauty and well-being. The basic intention of aromatherapy is to bring together the scientific achievements of man with his intuitive understanding for the treatment of illnesses with the most effective and useful natural fragrant essential oils.</p>
<p>Aromatherapy puts to use the medicinal properties found in the aromatic essential oils of various plants. Through a process of steam distillation or cold pressing, the volatile constituents of the pure plant oil (the plant’s essence) are extracted from its flowers, leaves, branches or roots.</p>
<p>According to Dr. (rer. Nat.)* Kurt Schnaubelt, Director of the Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy, the term “aromatherapy” is somewhat misleading, as it can suggest an exclusive role for the aroma in the healing process. “In actuality,” says Dr. Schnaubelt, “the oils exert much of their therapeutic effect through their pharmacological properties and their small molecular size, making them one of the few therapeutic agents to easily penetrate bodily tissues.”</p>
<h3>How Aromatherapy Works:</h3>
<p>According to Dr. Schnaubelt, “The chemical makeup of essential oils gives them a host of desirable pharmacological properties ranging from antibacterial, antiviral and antispasmodic, to uses as diuretics, vasodilators and vasoconstrictors. Essential oils act on the adrenals, ovaries and the thyroid and can energize or pacify, detoxify and facilitate the digestive process.”</p>
<p>The oils’ therapeutic properties also make them effective for treating infection, interacting with the various branches of the nervous system, modifying immune response and harmonizing moods and emotions.</p>
<h3>The Physiological Effects of Fragrance:</h3>
<p>Aromatic molecules that interact with the top of the nasal cavity give off signals that are modified by various biological processes before traveling to the limbic system, the emotional switchboard of the brain. There they create impressions associated with previous experiences and emotions. Because the limbic system is directly connected to those parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress levels and hormone balance, scientists have learned that oil fragrances may be one of the fastest ways to achieve physiological or psychological effects.</p>
<p>John Steele, Ph.D., of Sherman Oaks, California, and Robert Tisserand, of London, England, leading researchers in the field of aromatherapy, have studied the effects on brain wave patterns when essential oils are inhaled or smelled. Their findings show that oils such as orange, jasmine and rose have a tranquilizing effect and work by altering the brain waves into a rhythm that produces calmness and a sense of well-being. In the same way, the so-called “stimulating” oils – basil, black pepper, rosemary and cardamom – work by producing a heightened energy response.</p>
<p>Inhaling the fragrance of certain essential oils can help clear sinuses or free congestion in the chest, as well as alter the neurochemistry of the brain to produce changes in mental and emotional behavior. Even aromas too subtle to be consciously detected can have significant effects on central nervous system activity, sometimes to the point of cutting in half the amount of time needed to perform a visual search task.</p>
<p>We’ve taken this definition from the glossary of terms at Clayton College of Natural Health where Ann is now enrolled: <br />
> “Aromatherapy involves the use of unadulterated fragrant essential oils that are extracted from various plants. In nature, these act to protect the plant from parasites and diseases. Distilled, the essential oils are mixed with neutral-scented carrier oil and then may be applied to the skin, sprayed into the air, added to bath water, etc. Some fragrances are stimulating, while others promote relaxation. Aromatherapy is used to promote healing from various physical, mental, and emotional conditions.”</p>
<p>We have listed some of the best links on the web to help you learn about health & natural healing through the use of pharmaceutical-free, drug-free, essential oils and natural herbal products. You will see a whole new world of possibilities open up to you as you begin to realize God through nature has provided us with a vast assortment of natural healing possibilities.</p>
<p>Clinical Aromatherapy – the best place to take lessons if you are interested in the clinical benefits of essential oils and research proving their effectiveness. We will be adding an updated, comprehensive, one-of-a-kind resource for all of the ingredients we recommend and use, including essential oils, carrier oils (fixed oils such as vegetable oils), herbs and others. Please check back soon. New classes will be forming for 2010 beginning in February, both locally and webinars. Sign up for our newsletter and Facebook and you will be quickly informed of new items being added.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aromaweb.com/links/default.asp">Click Here</a> for an excellent site for all sorts of information concerning aromatherapy & essential oils.</p>
<p>*Dr. rer. nat. – Doctor rerum naturalium, literally “Doctor of the things of nature”</p>
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<h2>Our goal is for Wingsets to positively impact the world by helping you be healthier. Naturally.</h2>
<p><a href="/collections/essential-oils"><img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0032/8112/files/eo_square.jpg?1252385084' alt='shop quality essential oils' /></a> The current vogue for poisons has failed utterly to take into account these most fundamental considerations. As crude a weapon as the cave man’s club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life, a fabric on the one hand delicate and destructible, on the other miraculously tough and resilient, and capable of striking back in unexpected ways.” ~Rachel Carson_</p>
<h2>Why Aromatherapy? Why Do I Care? What’s so essential about essential oils?</h2>
<h3>The Art of Aromatherapy</h3>
<p>Aromatherapy is the art and practice of using essential oils extracted from aromatic plants and herbs to restore or enhance health, beauty and well-being. The basic intention of aromatherapy is to bring together the scientific achievements of man with his intuitive understanding for the treatment of illnesses with the most effective and useful natural fragrant essential oils.</p>
<p>Aromatherapy puts to use the medicinal properties found in the aromatic essential oils of various plants. Through a process of steam distillation or cold pressing, the volatile constituents of the pure plant oil (the plant’s essence) are extracted from its flowers, leaves, branches or roots.</p>
<p>According to Dr. (rer. Nat.)* Kurt Schnaubelt, Director of the Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy, the term “aromatherapy” is somewhat misleading, as it can suggest an exclusive role for the aroma in the healing process. “In actuality,” says Dr. Schnaubelt, “the oils exert much of their therapeutic effect through their pharmacological properties and their small molecular size, making them one of the few therapeutic agents to easily penetrate bodily tissues.”</p>
<h3>How Aromatherapy Works:</h3>
<p>According to Dr. Schnaubelt, “The chemical makeup of essential oils gives them a host of desirable pharmacological properties ranging from antibacterial, antiviral and antispasmodic, to uses as diuretics, vasodilators and vasoconstrictors. Essential oils act on the adrenals, ovaries and the thyroid and can energize or pacify, detoxify and facilitate the digestive process.”</p>
<p>The oils’ therapeutic properties also make them effective for treating infection, interacting with the various branches of the nervous system, modifying immune response and harmonizing moods and emotions.</p>
<h3>The Physiological Effects of Fragrance:</h3>
<p>Aromatic molecules that interact with the top of the nasal cavity give off signals that are modified by various biological processes before traveling to the limbic system, the emotional switchboard of the brain. There they create impressions associated with previous experiences and emotions. Because the limbic system is directly connected to those parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress levels and hormone balance, scientists have learned that oil fragrances may be one of the fastest ways to achieve physiological or psychological effects.</p>
<p>John Steele, Ph.D., of Sherman Oaks, California, and Robert Tisserand, of London, England, leading researchers in the field of aromatherapy, have studied the effects on brain wave patterns when essential oils are inhaled or smelled. Their findings show that oils such as orange, jasmine and rose have a tranquilizing effect and work by altering the brain waves into a rhythm that produces calmness and a sense of well-being. In the same way, the so-called “stimulating” oils – basil, black pepper, rosemary and cardamom – work by producing a heightened energy response.</p>
<p>Inhaling the fragrance of certain essential oils can help clear sinuses or free congestion in the chest, as well as alter the neurochemistry of the brain to produce changes in mental and emotional behavior. Even aromas too subtle to be consciously detected can have significant effects on central nervous system activity, sometimes to the point of cutting in half the amount of time needed to perform a visual search task.</p>
<p>We’ve taken this definition from the glossary of terms at Clayton College of Natural Health where Ann is now enrolled: <br />
> “Aromatherapy involves the use of unadulterated fragrant essential oils that are extracted from various plants. In nature, these act to protect the plant from parasites and diseases. Distilled, the essential oils are mixed with neutral-scented carrier oil and then may be applied to the skin, sprayed into the air, added to bath water, etc. Some fragrances are stimulating, while others promote relaxation. Aromatherapy is used to promote healing from various physical, mental, and emotional conditions.”</p>
<p>We have listed some of the best links on the web to help you learn about health & natural healing through the use of pharmaceutical-free, drug-free, essential oils and natural herbal products. You will see a whole new world of possibilities open up to you as you begin to realize God through nature has provided us with a vast assortment of natural healing possibilities.</p>
<p>Clinical Aromatherapy – the best place to take lessons if you are interested in the clinical benefits of essential oils and research proving their effectiveness. We will be adding an updated, comprehensive, one-of-a-kind resource for all of the ingredients we recommend and use, including essential oils, carrier oils (fixed oils such as vegetable oils), herbs and others. Please check back soon. New classes will be forming for 2010 beginning in February, both locally and webinars. Sign up for our newsletter and Facebook and you will be quickly informed of new items being added.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aromaweb.com/links/default.asp">Click Here</a> for an excellent site for all sorts of information concerning aromatherapy & essential oils.</p>
<p>*Dr. rer. nat. – Doctor rerum naturalium, literally “Doctor of the things of nature”</p>