Essential Oils: More Than Just Symptom Relief for Headaches (Ep. 400)

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In this podcast episode of the Essential Oil Revolution, I focus on the topic of headaches and how essential oils can ease head pain.

First, I provide an overview of headaches. This includes their classifications, common types, causes, red flags, and functional medicine tests to consider when the underlying reason for them is hard to determine. I also discuss various natural and conventional headache treatments.

Next, I review how the aromatic and chemical properties of essential oils can address deeper imbalances as they ease symptoms of headaches. Essential oils are a natural intervention that can enhance wellness by safely assisting in restoring physiological, psychological, and biochemical balance as they soothe symptoms. The two essential oils I highlight in detail in this podcast are lavender oil and peppermint oil. These essential oils have a lot of research to back up how they can be used for headaches.

Here’s the Full Overview of You Will Learn During the Show:

• How the aromatic and physical properties of essential oils can help to restore the body back to balance as they address symptoms.
• The prevalence of headaches and what the most common symptoms are.
• The classification of headaches (primary, secondary, and cranial neuropathies).
• Common types of headaches and their symptoms (tension, migraine, and cluster).
• Common causes and triggers of headaches.
• How to use the acronym “SNOOP” to determine if a headache is serious.
• Conventional and functional medicine laboratory blood work that can help to determine the causes of headaches.
• Conventional treatments for headaches.
• Why we need to address the root cause of headaches.
• Some natural solutions for addressing headaches.
• Why peppermint and lavender were the essential oils I chose to discuss for headache relief.
• The concept of synergy and how it relates to essential oils.
• The two symptoms I use in my practice to indicate that peppermint oil may help for headaches.
• The chemical makeup of peppermint oil and its various mechanisms of actions.
• The meaning of amphoteric and how it relates to essential oils.
• How peppermint oil can get to the root causes of headaches.
• Studies on using peppermint oil for headaches.
• The three symptoms that co-occur with a headache that would lead me to select lavender oil for relief.
• The chemical makeup of lavender essential oil and its mechanism of actions.
• How lavender oil can address the root cause of headaches.
• Studies that reported on the use of lavender oil for migraine headaches and prophylaxis.
• How to use essential oils for headaches.
• Additional resources.

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