Want Stress Relief? Remember to Smell The Roses!

Essential oils affect us in several ways. First, there is the "aroma" of aromatherapy. When you breathe in the oils, they send a direct message to your brain via your olfactory nerves, where they can then affect the endocrine and hormonal systems via the hypothalamus. Odors have an amazing effect on our emotional states because they hook into the "emotional" or primitive parts of our brains (the limbic system, also known as the rhinencephalon -- the "smell brain"). Pay attention to your aromatic surroundings -- they affect you much more than you may realize." She also states, "Used properly, essential oils have a multitude of applications. Depending upon the oils selected, they can relieve pain, enhance relaxation and stress relief, unknot tense muscles, soften dry skin, enhance immunity, counter fungal infections, relieve PMS symptoms -- the list goes on and on."

In my opionion, aromatherapy can go even beyond this concept to a much simpler one. Create your own aromatherapy, put together by you, who are the expert on your own body. What I mean by this is, think back to a time that really brought you joy. What did you smell? Can you remember? That could be part of your very own aromatherapy. Is hot chocolate a favorite smell? Vanilla? The ocean? Do you remember the smell of summer when you were a child? Find the smell that made you happy personally and indulge to reduce your stress. For more information on this topic please check out the aromatherapy articles at this link: http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/arom... There is lots of great info at this site.

Stress relief just by smelling. Give it a try!

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