72 Immediate Ways For Humans To Benefit From Aromatherapy
There are over 58,000 peer-reviewed published articles on the subject of aromatherapy in Google Scholar. The U.S. National Library of Medicine/ National Institute of Health or PubMed has published over 1,189 scientific articles on the subject of aromatherapy. Amazon offers over 10,000 books on the subject of aromatherapy. Another scholarly source of scientific research and knowledge is ScienceDirect. The combined search results for aromatherapy and essential oils for ScienceDirect was about 100,000. Arguably, there are most likely thousands of ways to benefit from aromatherapy and essential oils. However, here are 72 actionable ways human beings can immediately benefit from aromatherapy and essential oils today.
Here’s a Quick and Easy Explanation of Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is a natural, non-invasive, alternative medicine that uses fragrant/aromatic essential oils that are derived from different medicinal plants, flowers, herbs, roots and trees grown all over the world – which have proven (objectively and subjectively), powerful effects on improving physical, emotional and spiritual well-being for thousands of years. When inhaled or applied to the skin, therapeutic-grade essential oils have been shown to affect the whole person not just the symptoms or disease. It holistically assists the body’s natural ability to balance, regulate, heal and maintain itself by the correct use of essential oils. Aromatherapy is only one of many effective, natural and holistic alternatives for promoting and supporting emotionally, mentally, spiritually healthy living.
Why and How Human Beings Positively Benefit from Aromatherapy
The inhalation of essential oils can directly influence the body, mind and spirit by stimulating the Limbic system (emotional-mammalian brain) in the human brain. According to the Essential Oils Pocket Reference, the sense of smell is the only one of the five senses directly linked to the emotional control center (Limbic Lobe). Reacting to destructive emotions releases chemicals into your brain and body that neutralize your ability to think and function clearly. Although the goal here is not to eliminate emotions and control thoughts, there is so much scientific research that supports the advantages of experiencing emotions and then allowing emotions to pass through you in a balanced healthy way. Clinging to destructive emotions gives birth to all manner of negativity including depression, anxiety, stress to name a few.
The use of essential oils and aromatherapy is a gentle non-invasive method to immediately redirect the signals of the Limbic system and release destructive emotions. The Limbic-system is a connected collection of brain parts that manage emotions and bodily functions. For example, anger, fear, eating, hunger, thirst, smell, arousal, aggression, pleasure, pain, response to sensory information, to name a few.
Another explanation of the Limbic system is in a video done by Khan University:
– Hypothalamus: hormone regulator, controls the stress response, sends signals from hormonal glands and receives information from body;
– Hippocampus: center of short and long term, memory, recognition, learning, rewards vs punishment, focus, motor control, sense of direction;
– Amygdala: “fight or flight” control, fear, anxiety, anger, violence center.
The 72 Immediate Ways to Benefit From Aromatherapy (Today):
1. Relieves stress;
2. Eases anxiety;
3. Decreases depression;
4. Minimizes ADD/ADHD;
5. Balances hormones;
6. Eliminates headaches;
7. Overcomes mental and physical fatigue;
8. Releases anger;
9. Releases negativity;
10. Boosts alertness;
11. Increases focus;
12. Increases concentration;
13. Helps heal emotional trauma;
14. Helps repair and reprogram damaged DNA;
15. Relief from addiction;
16. Combats insomnia;
17. Eases PMS;
18. Subsides nausea;
19. Promotes normal breathing;
20. Helps clear sinuses;
21. Improves mental acuity;
22. Boosts immunity;
23. Induces relaxation;
24. Promotes psychic awareness;
25. Reduces hypertension;
26. Curbs appetite;
27. Stimulates the conscious mind;
28. Helps attention performance;
29. Appetite suppressant;
30. Natural aphrodisiac;
31. Amplified analytic and mental ability;
32. Balances masculine and feminine energies;
33. Enhances spiritual attunement;
34. Combats low self esteem;
35. Helps clear mental blocks;
36. Combats restlessness;
37. Natural anti-inflammatory;
38. Natural anti-spasmodic;
39. Natural expectorant;
40. Calming effects;
41. Invigorating effects;
42. Enhances memory;
43. Higher frequency vibration;
44. Natural anti-bacterial;
45. Helps in sexual dysfunction;
46. Helps in neurological dysfunctions;
47. Relieves negative pregnancy symptoms;
48. Assists with weight loss and weight management;
49. Stimulates neurotransmitters;
50. Fights candida;
51. Improves digestive function;
52. Increases oxygen availability in the air;
53. Produces negative ions;
54. Releases natural ozone;
55. Destroys airborne germs and bacteria;
56. Enhances spiritual attunement;
57. Promotes peace and confidence;
58. Dream stimulating;
59. Stimulates creativity;
60. Meditation amplification;
61. Grounding;
62. Boosts energy;
63. Supports healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels;
64. Supports healthy blood sugar;
65. Cleanses lymphatic system;
66. Aids in cleansing and detoxification;
67. Releases endorphins;
68. Complements treatment of autism;
69. Stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system;
70. Stimulates the sympathetic nervous system;
71. Analgesic;
72. Complements cancer treatment.
Benefit From Aromatherapy Today By Trying It for Yourself
Basically the inhalation of certain essential oils can help dissipate emotional negativity that would otherwise cause disease and trauma. Challenge yourself to develop your own personal customized program for cleansing, balance and support.
Most of these 72 experiences are created by sending chemical signals to the limbic emotional brain via essential oil compounds. The chemical composition of essential oils assists in shifting the emotional brain away from sending messages that trigger the excessive release of hormones that have a degrading effect on the body and mind.
There are several excellent books and videos that you can find on the internet for using essential oils to assist your body in healing itself.
yogaesoteric
May 27, 2018