These past few weeks we have been reviewing the importance of how to clean up and green-up our lives to protect ourselves from the toxic world we live in. The ubiquitous chemicals found in our food, environment, personal care products, and cleaning agents create havoc in the body and are linked to various diseases....
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How to Protect Yourself While Living in a Toxic World: Part II
Recently, we’ve been preparing for the cold months ahead by highlighting natural approaches to support a strong immune system. First, we covered how nature’s aromatics and her essential oils can be great allies to keep us healthy and protect us from infectious agents. Next, we started reviewing how to protect ourselves from the ubiquitous...
How to Protect Yourself While Living in a Toxic World: Part I
With the cold months ahead, it’s vital to have a strong immune system. Thankfully, nature’s aromatics and her essential oils are great allies to keep us healthy and resilient in the face of infectious agents and emotional triggers. Yet, one aspect is often overlooked for building a strong repair and defense system. This is...
My Top Four Essential Oils, Herbs, and Supplements to Enhance Your Resiliency in the Fall
Due to the changing of the seasons and colder weather ahead, I’ve been focusing on how Mother Nature can assist us in staying resilient and healthy. In my recent clinical tip, I reviewed four ways that her aromatics can enhance our health and support immune function. I also provided a summary on the power...
Essential Oils for Healthy Immune Function and Resiliency
Although back-to-school activities can make the transition into fall hectic, it can also be a comforting time. The chilliness in the air summons a time of coziness. Who doesn’t enjoy cuddling up to warm blankets, inhaling the sweet smell of spicy beverages, and enjoying some apple and pumpkin-filled treats? Nature is kind and wise...
Why Essential Oils Should Not Be Overlooked in Medicine: My Interview on The Root Cause Medicine Podcast
There are so many ways essential oils can support our healing and wellness practices. This is due to their multifaceted properties and versatile actions. For example, I have recently shared how they can: boost our mental health and balance our stress response enhance our brain and cognitive health assist us in healing from trauma...
A Naturopathic and Functional Medicine Approach to Using Essential Oils to Support Brain Health
In our last clinical tip, I discussed how essential oils impact brain and cognitive health through their ability to (1) modulate hormones and brain signaling patterns, (2) shift brain electrical activity, and (3) protect the nervous system (neuroprotection). These physiological changes all occur through the direct interaction of their aromatic molecules with our cellular...
Essential Oils for Relieving Stress and Enhancing Mental Health: A Review
As the research continues to evolve regarding aromatherapy, it has become evident that we have underestimated the potency of essential oils by viewing them solely as a means to promote relaxation. Rather, science is demonstrating that essential oils have medicinal properties that modulate our physiology, alleviate the impact of stress, and balance our mood....
Mind-Body-Spirit-Essential Oil Medicine: Using Yarrow Essential Oil to Heal Unhealthy Relationship Patterns and Restore Healthy Boundaries
Essential oils are a holistic modality that are compatible with most mind-body–spirit practices. Recently, I came across a self-care process for healing unhealthy relationship patterns through incorporating essential oils’ multifactorial properties. This exercise immediately caught my attention. As a naturopathic and functional medicine doctor, I have seen how my clients’ relationships, including to themselves,...
Phototoxicity: Are Essential Oils Toxic in the Sun?
Essential oils can be a wonderful ally for supporting mind-body balance in the summertime, but some you need to be cautious with. This is because specific oils can cause an unwanted skin reaction when exposed to sunlight. This doesn’t cancel out the amazing benefits of these various oils, but it does require one to...