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Aromatherapy 101: 3 Amazing Uses, Facts and Health Benefits

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Turns out those ancient healers who use essential oils are right modern research shows the right fragrances can have mega
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multiple benefits aromatherapy making your life come up roses on the to-do list aromatherapy is more than just a
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bunch of nice smelling potions in a bottle dr. rena Szabo tells us three
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scientifically proven ways aromatherapy through essential oils can benefit your life for starters it can improve your
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sleep we have a recipe in our bodies that tells our bodies to go to sleep and when that gets disrupted with racing
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thoughts what the aroma does is it send a message to the brain to tell the body what to do to get prepared to go to
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sleep dr. Szabo says using a diffuser to burn essential oils you may not have heard of
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before like neroli marjoram and Roman chamomile should be a part of your bedtime routine throughout the night and
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then what happens in your body is that your temperature starts to go down your heart rate starts to go down your
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hormones start to move in the direction towards sleep next up aromatherapy can reduce stress and anxiety I get the
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sleep part but I don't want to fall asleep while I'm driving in traffic is there anything that can calm me down so
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there are oils that can calm you down and not sedate you cedar wood or sandalwood or even ylang ylang and one
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of the things that those types of aromas can do is to just soothe that part of the brain therefore the brain decreases
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the heart rate in order to calm the system using a full sized diffuser in your car may not be practical but there
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are portable diffusers that plug into your car's 12-volt auxiliary ports if you work in an office you can use a USB
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flash drive sized diffuser that plugs into your computer another way is just to take a cotton ball put it in a glass
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jar and leave it on your desk covered and then when you need to go ahead and use it
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you can breathe through that our third way aromatherapy can benefit your life if you're feeling blue it can
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improve your mood I tend to move toward any of the citrus oils to improve your mood flying essential oil lemon
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essential oil as far as more energy or focus or motivation oftentimes I'll suggest a peppermint or a eucalyptus or
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even a rosemary dr. Sabo says that since putting these essential oils directly on your skin might cause an irritation
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using a diffuser is always the best way to take advantage of the power of aromatherapy wondering which essential
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oil you need find the perfect scent for you by taking our tests at the list tv.com
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that's our sensational take on aromatherapy on the to do list [Music]

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