Setting the Saga Straight with Science: Hormonal Effects and Essential Oils The Basics on Fennel Oil In my recent series that was spurred by a badly extrapolated study on tea tree and lavender oils, I’ve been reviewing the safety of essential oils for hormonal and whole-body health. I have highlighted the basics on assessing...
Using Natural Approaches and Essential Oils for Relieving Stressed Out Lungs and Sinuses During the Spring Sniffle Season

The Toxic, Stifling Fumes of Our Chemical World This week, I’m taking a little break from my hormone and essential oils’ rampage for a very important and timely breather…natural tips for how to handle the season of spring sniffles! Experts warn that the current increase of fluctuations in temperature and climate condition changes...
A Review of the “Estrogenic” Essential Oils: Clary Sage Oil Part II

The Science to Set the Saga Straight…Hormonal Effects and Essential Oils Last week, I continued in soapbox-style to set the saga straight regarding essential oils and hormonal support. I further debunked the negative claims inferred by the latest study that labeled lavender and tea tree oils as potential endocrine disruptors. I summarized...
The Science to Set the Saga Straight…Hormonal Effects and Essential Oils: An Introduction

Moving Forward from the Chit-Chat on Lavender Oil, Tea Tree Oil, and Man Boobs Last week, I focused on debunking the latest, among many, misleading media-hypes about essential oils. The most current claimed that a study “proved” that lavender and tea tree oil were “endocrine disruptors.” This “evidence” was a repeat of a bad-tasting...