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In this episode of the Essential Oil Revolution, I discuss five ways essential oils can support healthy hormones in a holistic and integrative way. Since essential oils have multiple mechanisms of action, and contain hundreds of biological compounds, this podcast could have gone on for an inordinate amount of time. So, to save us all time and brain overload, I narrowed it down to five key points and kept the length of the it to about 30 minutes.
During the podcast, I first review various hormonal triggers. Next, I discuss five specific areas in which essential oils can intervene for optimal mind-body-hormone balance. Throughout the show, I also highlight specific essential oils that support endocrine function based either on my own clinical practice, from scientific literature, or both.
Here’s a summary of what you will learn:
- An overview of the five key ways essential oils benefit hormones (2 min)
- The many factors that relate to hormonal balance that essential oils can influence, due to their multiple mechanisms (3 min)
- How stress impacts hormones (8.40 min)
- The five ways essential oils affect hormones through modulating stress (9.30 min)
- Essential oils that balance cortisol levels (12.30 min)
- Essential oils that impact the vagus nerve and how this supports the stress response (14.30 min)
- How essential oils influence our emotions and how this relates to hormonal balance (16.30 min)
- Why “exercising our noses” may help keep our memory intact (17.40 min)
- Essential oils that support emotional health (18 min)
- Three ways essential oils impact brain function to modulate mood (19 min)
- Which essential oils impact serotonin, dopamine, and neural synapses for better brain communication (19.30 min)
- How psychoaromatherapy is related to brain and hormone health (21 min)
- How essential oils can influence trauma in relation to neuroplasticity (22.50 min)
- The interaction of essential oils, neurotransmitters, and hormones (24 min)
- Essential oils that impact sleep (25.50 min)
- Studies on various essential oils that modulate estrogen, cortisol, and oxytocin (27. 30 min)
- Why clary sage is a favorite oil for hormonal health (29 min)
- Other ways essential oils may modulate hormones (30 min)
- Closing thoughts: free and additional resources, soon to be available limited openings in my practice, essential oils consults, and a shout out to our sponsors (31 min)
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Disclaimer: This material is for information purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prescribe for any illness. You should check with your doctor regarding implementing any new strategies into your wellness regime. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
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.
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