72 articles on "oils"

Aromatherapy's Mind-Smell Connection

Why is smell so strongly linked to memory and emotion?It is not fully understood, but this is no surprise as the complexities of brain activity are still far from being unravelled and understood. The brain holds far more secrets than we have discove...

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Oil / Lubricants

Oil / Lubricants by: Kevin Schappell I receive a lot of questions regarding oil and the least understood part is the number system used to rate oils. Oil weight, or viscosity, refers to how thick or thin the oil is. The temperature requirements...

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What is Aromatherapy How can it help me

Aromatherapy Defined Before I get started take note that fragrance oils (fragrances) are not essential oils. This is because they contain unnatural chemicals and do not provide therapeutic benefits like essential oils.Essential oils are the pure "es...

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Ayurveda - Principles & Practice

Ayurveda - Principles & Practice by: Jayachandran.R Ayurveda - Principles & Practice Ayurveda which has been evolved around 600 BC, apart from treating ailments concentrated more in its prevention. This was followed by the Aryans & Dravidians wh...

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Peppermint Tea Healing Benefits

If you have irritable bowel syndrome, a condition that doctors usually find hard to treat, why not start with a remedy that is natural and usually effective, not to mention a whole lot less expensive than prescription medication? Brew yourself a cup ...

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Aromatherapy The Fact & The Fiction

Aromatherapy The Fact & The Fiction by: Lisa Taylor BargerYou've seen those mysterious little brown bottles in the health food store. But do you really know what "essential oils" are? Have you seen outrageous claims about lavender instantl...

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Aromatherapy Spotlight on Ylang Ylang Essential Oil

Ylang ylang, pronounced ee-lung ee-lung, is as exotic sounding as the tropical regions from where these fragrant flowers originate. The name means, “flower of flowers” and the abundantly sweet flowers are prettily colored pink, mauve or yellow, c...

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Whipped Shea Butter & Its Many Uses

Whipped Shea Butter & Its Many Uses by: Lisa Maliga Shea butter, also referred to as karite, which means “life” has been used across the African continent for centuries. It hails from Central and Western Africa. It’s actually a nut fat, as...

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Ten Myths About Synthetic Lubrication

Its a fact of life that behavior is influenced by what people believe, whether true or not. Numerous cases from history bear this out. For example, sailors were once fearful of sailing outside the sight of land lest they would fall off the edge of th...

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Not all Fats are Bad

Fats have been unfairly lumped together as being all bad for too long. Fat doesn’t necessarily cause disease, and can actually cause a role in its prevention. The truth is that some fats are very bad for us and some fats are actually very good for ...

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