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Chronic pain is too common, impacting 20% of the population. Unfortunately, many of our treatments come with dangerous side effects.
In the second episode of the re-launch of The Essential Oil Revolution, I brought in an expert in using botanical medicine for pain. Dr. Zamperion (Dr. Z) is an herbalist, ethnobotanist, naturopathic doctor, and Chinese medical expert. He also happens to be my past botany and herbal pharmacognosy professor from naturopathic medicine school!
During the show, Dr. Z will captivate your attention by weaving in stories as he teaches and shares his knowledge. He and I discuss a few common reasons for pain, such as autoimmunity and arthritis. We also explore how herbs and essential oils can be used for pain and how they interfere with pain pathways in various ways.
You will be fascinated by how Dr. Z explains how modern botanical and naturopathic medicine seamlessly merge with traditional practices from ancient China, shamanic medicine, and Jamaican Bush doctors. He will also provide you with many clinical pearls on using herbals and essential oils for pain and a very interesting essential oils DIY!
It is a perfect way to keep the momentum going for the The Essential Oil Revolution and you won’t want to miss it!
A Summary of What You will Learn:
- The background behind Dr. Z’s recent documentary on how he became a naturopathic physician and apprenticed with a Jamaican medicine man.
- What got Dr. Z so interested in pain management and treating arthritis.
- The Asian secrets he learned for fighting pain and inflammation that he discovered as a black belt martial artist.
- Some of the causes of chronic pain including trauma, arthritis, and autoimmune disease.
- A basic understanding of the pain pathways and how essential oils and herbs intercept pain’s transmission as they address underlying causes.
- How naturopathic medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), shamanic medicine, and integrative holistic practices converge in their approach to pain.
- Several of Dr Z’s favorite herbs and essential oils for pain and some of their mechanisms.
- Closing Questions: What Dr. Z does every day for health and self-care and what he thinks we should ditch and switch to be healthier.
- Dr. Z’s favorite DIY with essential oils: His salve for pain with allspice or pimento oil and simple ways to use ginger for pain.
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This information is applicable ONLY for therapeutic quality essential oils. This information DOES NOT apply to essential oils that have not been tested for purity and standardized constituents. There is no quality control in the United States, and oils labeled as “100% pure” need only to contain 5% of the actual oil. The rest of the bottle can be filled with fillers and sometimes toxic ingredients that can irritate the skin. The studies are not based solely on a specific brand of an essential oil, unless stated. Please read the full study for more information.
