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Climate Change News 2013: Essential Oils Cool Planet
It now appears that the world would have warmed more than it has were it not for the aromatic cocktail of chemicals emitted by plants. It turns out that this can change the weather - and anything that changes the weather day after day and year after year changes the...
Sniffing Rosemary Can Increase Memory By 75%
Published 8-April-2013 by Jenny Hope at dailymail.co.uk Why a whiff of rosemary DOES help you remember: Sniffing the herb can increase memory by 75% • The Tudors believed rosemary had powers to enhance memory • In Hamlet, Ophelia says ‘There’s rosemary that’s for...
Florian Birkmayer: aromatherapists & psychiatrist
Florian Birkmayer, M.D., founded the Birkmayer Institute in 2009 to offer holistic person-centered psychiatry and addiction medicine as well as seminars and workshops on a wide range of holistic topics to facilitate self-transformation and continued self-development....
Essential oils and eye safety
There has been much social media discussion recently (February 2012) about the wisdom or otherwise of putting essential oils into your eyes to treat eye problems. This arose from two webpages, here and here. One of these, the Brothers Media website, which hosts an...
Which types of vitamin E prevent essential oil oxidation?
Robert, I would really appreciate it if you could tell me what type of vitamin E to use to slow the oxidation of essential oils, as in cream. Is it just tocopherol? Or some other type? Thank you for your time. Stephanie P. PS. I enjoyed your webinar very much! Hi...
Diaper rash safety
Robert, Hello there. I am in hopes you can please help me. I currently use the doTERRA line of essential oils and I also have used them to help my 18month old daughter. I have recently used ylang-ylang, roman chamomile, lavender and sandalwood to reduce stress and...
Lavender oil is not estrogenic
Lavender oil does not mimic estrogen nor does it enhance the body’s own estrogens. It is therefore not a ‘hormone disruptor’, cannot cause breast growth in young boys (or girls of any age), and is safe to use by anyone at risk for estrogen-dependent cancer. The lack...
Q&A – Essential Oil Extraction Process
Hi Robert, I have read that the essential oil extraction process can (but doesn’t’ always) include the use of solvents, and that many of the manufacturers buy and distribute oils that contain these solvents (claiming that they are pure). Can you recommend a...
Can essential oils & antibiotics be used together?
Hi Robert, My husband has just been diagnosed with endocarditis. His doctor wants to start him on intravenous antibiotics followed by oral doses of antibiotics. I was hoping to support him with essential oils. Do you think that's safe, or could they interfere with the...