Winter sure has been tough here in Northern Virginia: snow storms that kept us cooped up at home for days on end; bitter cold winds that burned our faces; stressful daily lives between bosses, deadlines, kids, significant others, and all the other things we are up against as we keep all the balls in the [...]
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This past Saturday morning in the Heavenly Bodies Clinic our aromatherapy expert, Marlene, demonstrated how using essential oils can help with weight loss. The oil from the grapefruit has a calming effect on your mental state and can help curb your appetite. Some of our Weight Loss Club participants were here, and we all got a [...] A Glade Plug-In Scented Oil is not Aromatherapy. A more appropriate label would be “Phthalate-therapy”. But there’s really nothing therapeutic about a Glade Plug-in or any other synthetic scented personal product. So I think I’ll term it “phthalate-permeaters”. They are everywhere… in the environment, in humans and in our pets. They are used to extend [...] I just finished making up a travel blend for two of my reflexology clients who will be traveling soon. Inhalers are perfect for travel. They are easy to use and can provide an aromatic escape when sitting in an airport filled with people. I chose four essential oils for this blend: Fragonia for its [...] Last night Valentino, Romeo and I took our regular 7:30pm dead sea salt mineral bath (Romeo always reminds me to add salts for valentino) and then tried out the new oils to diffuse from Marlene. I set the diffuser to work for 5 minutes every 45 minutes throughout the night. We only woke at 12:30 and [...] The past three nights have been completely sleepless with Valentino waking up 8-10 times a night coughing himself awake. When I hear him coughing away in his crib I run to the crib and pick him up to help him clear the mucus. During the day he coughs 5-6 times. I presume that when he [...] Valentino is still fighting a runny nose and a little bit of a cough. For today’s nap Dr. Ana (Valentino’s acupuncturist) and I put him next to an essential oil diffuser to sleep. We used 4 drops of Australian Eucalyptus Oil in the diffuser to help clear his sinuses and get rid of the last [...] |
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