El blog "Feliz y Saludable" de Rafael Vilagut es una rica fuente de información que abarca diversos temas esenciales para el desarrollo integral de las personas. Desde la salud física y mental hasta la educación financiera y el análisis histórico-político, el contenido está diseñado para inspirar y educar a sus lectores a lo largo de los años.
Para explorar más detalles y acceder a los artículos completos, puedes visitar el blog Feliz y Saludable.
What the miraculous story of a eleven year old MLM corporation can teach you about overcoming adversity and getting everything you want out of life!
April 2008—doTerra (styled dōTERRA) founded by David Stirling, Emily Wright, David Hill, Corey B. Lindley, Gregory P. Cook, Robert J. Young, and Mark A. Wolfert.
2008—CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade becomes the symbol of doTERRA quality control standard.
2009—AromaTouch Technique introduced.
September 24, 2010—doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation created.
2011—Scientific Advisory Board established—it included both scientific advisors and medical physicians.
2011—During the 4th quarter of 2011, doTERRA purchased more product inventory than in 2008, 2009, and 2010 combined.
January 2012—doTERRA celebrates 100,000 Wellness Advocates and customers.
March 2013—doTERRA breaks ground on state-of-the-art corporate headquarters in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
July 2013—doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation’s first service expedition to Guatemala.
2013—Separate Medical Advisory and Scientific Advisory Boards established to further specific roles in quality, research, and medicine.
July 2014—doTERRA celebrates 1 million Wellness Advocates and customers.
2014—doTERRA reaches 500+ corporate employees.
August 2014—First phase of doTERRA’s new corporate campus completed.
May 2015—Product Center in Pleasant Grove, Utah opens.
June 2015—Phase 2 of the corporate headquarters is completed, bringing 383,000 total square feet of professional office and manufacturing space online.
June 2015—1,000 doTERRA corporate employees in the U.S.
2015—doTERRA Healing Hands Foundations partners with Days for Girls and CHOICE Humanitarian.
December 2015—2,500,000 Wellness Advocates and customers.
2016—doTERRA named one of “America’s Best Midsize Employers” by Forbes.
June 2016—Esseterre Bulgaria opens.
June 2016—doTERRA celebrates 3 million Wellness Advocates and customers.
2016—The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation, in partnership with CHOICE Humanitarian, completed the first two earthquake-resilient schools in Nepal after the 2015 earthquakes.
2017—doTERRA named one of “America’s Best Midsize Employers” by Forbes for the second year in a row.
August 2017—Ground breaking for Phase 3 of doTERRA corporate headquarters expansion—includes new office building, child care facility, manufacturing facility expansion, product center, and health clinic.
September 8, 2017—doTERRA breaks GUINNES WORLD RECORDS™ for “Most Personal Hygiene Kits Assembled in One Hour”.
2017—doTERRA made history by hosting largest single-company convention in Utah with more than 30,000 attendees and 10,000 livestream participants.
November 2017—2,000 U.S. employees.
April 25, 2018—doTERRA 10-Year Anniversary.
2018—doTERRA is awarded the Verified Leader Award in the Global Aromatherapy and Essential Oils Market by Verify Markets.
2018—doTERRA named one of “America’s Best Midsize Employers” by Forbes for the third consecutive year.
2018—doTERRA’s Global Headcount is over 3,200 employees, with 2,583 based in the U.S.
2018—The doTERRA Global Convention is recognized as one of the greenest events of its size in the world.
2018—Prime Meridian Health Clinics announced.
2018—doTERRA donates $5 million to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation to go towards a major building expansion of Huntsman Cancer Institute.
2018—doTERRA joins the Sustainable Herbs Program as part of the Inaugural Underwriters.
2018—Through its global sourcing efforts, doTERRA supported 122,095 jobs and impacted 541,349 lives.
2010: Europe 2012: Japan. 2013: Hong Kong Australia Korea 2014: China Mexico 2015: Singapore 2016: Canada 2017: Malaysia Costa Rica 2018: New Zeland Brazil Russia Guatemala Italy
2019: Colombia
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The mission of the Scientific Advisory Panel is to educate the general public with current and future research on meaningful contributions to education and integration of essential oils into health, scientific, and personal use environments.
Carsten Smidt, Ph.D., FACN
Vice President, Research & Development & Chief Science Officer
Seasoned leader in the health and wellness industry with a passion for creating medically sound, scientifically based quality products that make a difference in people's lives.
Dr. Carsten Smidt oversees scientific affairs, research, and product development for dōTERRA. Dr. Smidt has held executive R&D positions for almost twenty years working for leading global companies in dietary supplement, nutraceutical and medical food industries. Dr. Smidt holds a doctorate degree in Nutrition Science and Physiological Chemistry from the University of California at Davis, and he rounds out his impressive experience with superb academic credentials, many scientific publications and patents. Dr. Smidt is a fellow of the American College of Nutrition (FACN), and is holding memberships in a variety of professional associations including the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), and the German Society for Nutrition (DGE).
Tory Parker, Ph.D.
Director, Research & Development
Direct a team that provides scientific substantiation to new and existing products, including coordinating new research projects, claims substantiation and quality control. Develop innovative new products for diverse global markets based around CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade® essential oils, including essential oil delivery systems, skin care, household, and dietary supplements.
Dr. Parker holds a PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has extensive experience in food processing, food chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, and human nutrition. He has worked both in the supplement industry and in academia, making him uniquely positioned to understand product development, research, and the physiology and chemistry behind nutrition. Dr. Parker has a contagious passion for teaching people about the connection between nutrition and living a long life free from the early onset of degenerative conditions associated with poor lifestyle choices.
Nicole Stevens, MSc
Nicole Stevens is an essential oil enthusiast with a professional desire to increase the credibility and the scientific understanding of natural products. She has been researching the various properties of essential oils for much of her career. Nicole earned her undergraduate and master's degrees at Brigham Young University. In 2003, Nicole began working at the UNLV Cancer Research Center and completed a project looking at the possibility of using essential oils in a process called photodynamic therapy. From 2009–2010, Nicole worked at the University of Utah.
For many years Dr. David Hill has utilized the benefits of essential oils in modern health practices, and as a physician he is a well-known expert in essential oils and integrative medicine. Dr. Hill partners with physicians and hospitals around the world defining and establishing the medical integration and use of essential oils in modern health practices. He fosters education and advances in essential oil science through a number of university and research affiliations providing cutting edge science for essential oil users. He is a frequent guest on many radio and televisions shows and has authored a number of books and other publications. Dr. Hill stands at the head of a new era dedicated to empowering others to take control of their own health.
Dr. Paul Winterton, MD
Paul W. Winterton is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1993 and completed his Orthopedic Surgical Residency at the Mayo Clinic in 1998. Following residency, he completed two fellowships at The Institute For Bone and Joint Disorders in shoulder and knee reconstructive surgery/sports medicine, as well as foot and ankle reconstruction in Phoenix, Arizona.
Currently, Dr. Winterton serves on the Board of Councilors for The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. For a number of years he has advocated the integration and practical use of essential oils in his practice. As a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for dōTERRA, he is currently researching the basic science, cell biology, and clinical application of essential oils. He is a strong proponent of the practical use of essential oils and dietary supplements in the home, as well as in the traditional western medical clinical setting, particularly with regard to bone and joint well-being.
Dr. David Steuer, DMD, MS, MMsC
Dr. David Steuer graduated with Honors in Latin Studies and Chemistry from BYU, and Magna Cum Laude from UofL Dental School. He then attended Harvard Medical/Dental School and MIT for his training in Oral Surgery and Endodontics, where he graduated in 3 years with Honors. He also completed a surgical internship in partnership with University of Penn, and Oxford, in Austria, at the KLH hospital in Graz.
He is the founder and Managing Partner of Steuer Management LLC, and Luminescent Capital Partners, LLC. Dr. Steuer served on the Board of Directors of Hemametrics Corporation, a medical research and products company, acquired by Fresenious Medical Care. Currently on The Board of TransQ Analytics, a non-invasive blood analyte determination, and on the Board of the Health Science and Technology of the University of Southern Maine, Medical School. Dr. Steuer is actively involved in researching new ways to incorporate essential oils into his practice.
Dr. James Geiger, MD
Dr. Geiger has been an anesthesiologist since 1986. He graduated from the University of San Francisco and worked in a San Francisco hospital doing cardiac anesthesia for his father who is a retired cardiothoracic surgeon.
Dr. Geiger has also been an aromatherapist since 2004 and it was in the hospital’s recovery rooms where he first noticed nurses using essential oils and aromatherapy to prevent and treat post-operative nausea. The diligent doctor was intrigued and began studying the scientific literature on the subject. He soon recognized that sciences, such as anatomy, physiology and the chemistry applications of aromatherapy, were similar to anesthesia. He was determined to figure out how to integrate aromatherapy safely into his life and the lives of others, including his operating room patients.
Much of Dr. Geiger’s time is spent doing anesthesia, serving on committees and giving lectures and webinars on the safe use of essential oils in hospitals and surgical centers to improve patient care. Currently, he is on staff at several medical centers, orthopedic hospitals and surgical centers, where he has introduced therapy with essential oils into the operating and recovery rooms.
Dr. Joshua Yorgason, MD
Dr. Yorgason, a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, is an ear, nose and throat surgeon. He obtained his medical degree at Columbia University in New York, and did his residency at the University of Utah. He has been involved in research of drug toxicity and hearing restoration in Los Angeles at the prestigious House Ear Institute, and at the University of Utah. He is currently doing an ear surgery fellowship at the Paparella Ear, Head and Neck Institute in Minneapolis, furthering his knowledge of treating hearing and balance disorders.
While in practice for the past few years, he has been supportive of alternative medicine, and has used essential oils in his practice. He founded Health & Healing Professionals, and its website protocolled.com, to promote natural treatment protocols using essential oils based on scientific and clinical research.
Dr. Jessica L.M. Herzog, MD, FAAP, ABHIM
Dr. Herzog is a board certified Holistic Integrative Medicine physician and pediatrician who is devoted to true wellness. She currently practices in York, PA and lives with her husband and three children in Baltimore County, Maryland. She completed her undergraduate degree, medical doctorate, and pediatric residency at the University of Maryland. During her studies, she was involved in research at the NIH and the University of Maryland, and although she loved the basic science, she found her true calling at the bedside of sick newborns and children. She has worked as a pediatric hospitalist in Maryland, Utah, and Pennsylvania. Wellness is a lifestyle that she demonstrates and teaches to her family, friends, patients and their families, medical students, residents, and colleagues. She is a daily user of dōTERRA essential oils. She believes that essential oils are a modern miracle of medicine that will continue to shape healthcare worldwide.
Dr. Brannick Riggs, MD
Dr. Brannick Riggs has been practicing medicine for 13 years. In 2001, he graduated from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson while receiving some of his training in complementary and alternative medicine. He specializes in Family medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He currently practices in Utah and enjoys using the oils in his home and integrating them into his practice to bless the lives of his patients. Dr. Riggs is currently partnering with doTERRA in an effort to provide volunteer service with essential oils and hospice.
Dr. Daniel Leverenz, DO
Dr. Leverenz was raised in a preserved historic village on hilltop acreage in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northern Virginia. He was imbued from childhood with a love of the earth and has always had a passion for its beauty and its gifts. Dr. Leverenz studied Biology at Baylor University and received his medical degree from the University of North Texas, participating in many service expeditions to nations of the developing world along the way. He recently completed residency training in Emergency Medicine, serving as Chief Academic Resident for the final year, and now practices full time as an attending emergency physician at a large academic medical center. He has developed a strong interest in essential oils and has devoted himself to elucidating the evidence basis for their use and promoting their role in a modern approach to health and wellness. Dr. Leverenz is married and has two beautiful children.
Ask Dr. Hill - Using Essential Oils During Pregnancy youtube
En Feliz y Saludable de hoy hemos incluido información que hemos recabado del Dr. David Hill de doTERRA y de la Dra. Sue Lawton en su visita a Costa Rica en pasado mes de abril, siendo un tema médico y en especial para embarazadas y bebés les recordamos consultar con tu médico. Ojalá que les sean de utilidad, tantos consejos con productos naturales y orgánicos doTERRA.
ACEITES ESENCIALES PARA EL EMBARAZO, NACIMIENTO Y BEBES
Slim & Sassy: 3-5 gotas de 3-5 veces al día (precaución al amamantar)
Zendocrine: 3-5 gotas en una cápsula o tópicamente sobre el hígado
LLV (LIFELONG VITALITY PACK®): para prenatales (lo mejor!)
PB Assist: diariamente
Terrazyme: 1-2 con el estómago vacío por la mañana y por la noche, 1-2 con cada comida
Aplicar algunas gotas de aceites “libres de stress” en los pies antes de acostarse: Manzanilla Romana, Bergamota, Frankincense, Lavanda, Serenity, Vetiver.
NAUSEA E INDIGESTION
Menta, Gengibre, Hinojo o Digetzen en el abdomen
Náuseas en la mañana: Lavanda, Sándalo y Ginebra con Aceite de Coco y masajear sobre el abdomen
Además: empapar un tampón en 15 gotas de Limón, 9 gotas de Orégano, 15 gotas de Melaleuca, 1 cucharadita de Aceite de Coco, insertarlo en la noche y removerlo en la mañana. Repetir por una semana.
Mascarilla de Embarazo – pigmentación cafezuzca de la piel que usualmente desaparece después del embarazo, usar Immortelle para prevenirla.
Sueño
Serenity, Lavanda en las plantas de los pies por la noche o en difusor para mejorar el sueño
La mezcla favorita de Stephanie: partes iguales de Bergamota, Manzanilla Romana y Frankincense en las plantas de los pies o alrededor del cuello, incluso en un difusor.
Masajear la parte interna de los tobillos, la parte baja de la espalda todos los días durante la última semana para minimizar el sangrado al dar a luz.
Para las hemorroides: 4 gotas de Ciprés, 4 gotas de Helichrysum, 2 gotas de Menta, 1 oz de Aceite de Coco o lubricante KY Jelly aplicado directamente sobre el área y masajear.
Estas declaraciones no han sido evaluadas por la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos de los EEUU. Este producto no está intencionado para diagnosticar, tratar, curar o prevenir enfermedades. Para mas información sobre aceites esenciales en embarazadas, o bebés, podés consultar uso aromático, tópico e interno de los aceites y mezclas doTERRA en la última página del libro Esenciales Modernos, ediciones en español o en inglés de AromaTools.
¿Por donde empiezo? te sugerimos el kit básico doTERRA, con una cajita de regalo, DVD, y tres aceites esenciales de lavanda, menta y limón. PVP sólo, 35 US dólares. Alternativamente el Kit médico en casa con diez aceites y un regalo de bienvenida, DVD, cajita sólo 141,50 US dólares. Compra online AQUI y te llega por correo a tu casa (válido en Costa Rica, Estados Unidos, Japón, Europa y algunos otros países).
Usos para Balance (frankincense, tanaceto azul, palo de rosa, abeto, aceite fraccionado de coco) código 3120.
Esta mezcla exclusiva de doTERRA brinda una sensación de calma, mucha paz y especial relajación. Soporta a varios sistemas de cuerpo humano (equilibrio emocional, músculos y huesos, piel, sistema nervioso) a estar en armonía. Es el aceite esencial preferido del Dr. David Hill.
Lo hemos querido compartir hoy en Feliz y Saludable para desearles el inicio de una semana mas equilibrada. Cuando se aplica la técnica de masajes de AromaTouch, el primero de los ocho aceites que se aplica, para el manejo del estrés es justamente este aceite.
Como la mayoría de los aceites esenciales de calidad terapéutica esta mezcla se puede aplicar de diferentes maneras, con un difusor, uso interno o uso tópico. A mi me encanta usarlo como colonia, en cambio el Dr. Davil Hill prefiere usarlo en el cuello, en las plantas de los pies y en un difusor de ultrasonido.
Los usos mas comunes para los cuales se recomienda probar este aceite son: ansiedad, dolor de espalda, depresión, energía y cambios de humor.
Feliz y Saludable lunes doce de mayo de dos mil catorce. Rafael A. Vilagut
Ask Dr. Hill- Using Essential Oils doTERRA Daily youtube
Quienes
habitualmente encienden un cigarrillo generalmente no se detienen a
pensar qué sustancias pasan a su organismo al aspirar el humo del
tabaco. Pues bien, te ayudamos a conocer
lo que fumas cuando enciendes un cigarrillo.
El
humo procedente de la combustión del tabaco, el que se inhala al
fumar, está compuesto por más
de 4000 sustancias diferentes,
entre las cuales, alrededor de 70 son tóxicas y cancerígenas. A
continuación te detallamos qué
hay en el cigarrillo que fumas:
Nicotina,
que es la droga responsable de la adicción al tabaco y que en sólo
7 segundos llega al cerebro
Monóxido
de carbono en
cantidades similares a las de una ciudad contaminada. Éste
componente del humo del tabaco es causante de grandes problemas
respiratorios.
Metales
tóxicos y cancerígenoscomo
níquel, cromo, cadmio y arsénico, éste último se utiliza en la
fabricación de venenos de ratas, mientras que el cadmio y el níquel
son parte de las pilas y baterías.
Gases
venenososentre
los que se encuentran además del monóxido de carbono ya nombrado,
butano, metanol, amoníaco presente en muchos pesticidas, ácido
cianhídrico, tolueno, acetona y otros.
Alquitranesque
son un residuo de las sustancias que posee el humo del cigarrillo y
es altamente cancerígeno porque altera la estructura celular.
Polonio-210que
es una sustancia tóxica y además un químico radioactivo que puede
generar cáncer.
Cloruro
de viniloque
es utilizado en la fabricación de plásticos y también es
cancerígeno.
Benceno
que
deriva del petróleo y se utiliza en la fabricación de plásticos,
pesticidas y detergentes.
Hay
muchas otras sustancias
que pasan al cuerpo humano cada vez que se fuma,
al inhalar el humo del tabaco. Las anteriormente nombradas son las
más peligrosas para nuestra salud y alguna de ellas, usadas en
venenos y pesticidas conocidos.
Ahora
que conoces
lo que fumas cuando enciendes un cigarrillo,
¿puedes dimensionar el daño que provoca el tabaco en tu organismo?
Fuente Vitónica.
Para
dejar el hábito de fumar proponemos a los amantes de los aceites
esenciales doTERRA, los de más alta calidad de todo el mercado. Según
el libro Esenciales Modernos, la adicción es una obsesión,
compulsión o dependencia psicológica extrema de la persona que
interfiere con la habilidad de funcionar normalmente.
DoTERRA
tiene aceites esenciales y mezclas para combatir estos malos hábitos
que dañan nuestra salud. Las adicciones comunes incluyen drogas,
alcohol, café, tabaco, azúcar, juegos de video, trabajo, juegos de
azar, dinero, imagenes explícitas, comer en exceso compulsivamente,
etc. Si tuviera que escoger una adicción sería usar aceites
esenciales todos los días, es seguro, según el video Ask Dr. Hill.
Contra
el alcohol se recomiendan aceites esenciales de romero, purify,
serenity. Para el azúcar, aceites esenciales serenity y purify. Los
recomendados contra el hábito de las drogas: toronja, serenity,
purify, naranja, sándalo, manzanilla romana y gaulteria.
Para
el hábito de fumar probar, aceite esencial de clavo de olor y OnGuard en la lengua. Sobrepeso y obesidad, mezcla aceites esenciales
Slim & Sassy, ahora también en cápsulas blandas.
Feliz y Saludable martes Santo 15 de abril de 2014. Rafael
A. Vilagut Vega. CIP dōTERRA718436
para preguntas favor llamar cel +506 8320-6097
en Costa Rica o escribir a rafaelvilagut@gmail.com
March 2014 New doTERRA Campus Tour with David Stirling youtube
Anterior COO (algo así como Director de Operaciones) de Young Living es el actual Presidente y co-fundador de doTERRA, la empresa líder en aceites esenciales en todo el mundo, debido entre otras razones a la calidad de sus productos grado terapéutico puro, CPTG.
Ante un posible conflicto de intereses o un tema de ética, David Stirling, ha dejado muy claro que todas las formulas de los aceites de doTERRA son originales, incluso han sido mejoradas, comparados con cualquier otro competidor o empresa especializada en producir aceites esenciales de uso terapéutico.
Para despejar cualquier otra duda, David Stirling también ha dejado bien claro, en un texto que conseguimos en internet, en el cual narra cómo fueron los hechos, que la mayoría de los líderes que construyeron doTERRA durante sus dos primeros años, fueron personas nuevas no vinculadas a Young Living o a la industria de aceites esenciales.
El resto de la historia se puede encontrar en la edición de primavera de la revista doTERRA Living Magazine, con una infografía sobre el impresionante crecimiento de la empresa desde su fundación, financiada exclusivamente por los promotores y fundadores, entre los cuales se encuentran el Dr. David Hill, Emily Wright, Greg Cook.
Hoy hemos querido compartir el video con las nuevas instalaciones de la empresa que están bastante avanzadas y serán inauguradas este año.
Feliz y Saludable domingo 30 de marzo 2014, IV del tiempo ordinario, Laetare. Rafael A. Vilagut, Consultor Independiente doTERRA número 718436. rafaelvilagut@gmail.com
dōTERRA™
es una empresa líder en la fabricación de aceites esenciales que se
encuentra redescubriendo y desarrollando la mas alta calidad 100% naturales y productos enriquecidos con estos.
Hoy
quiero contarles en Feliz y Saludable que hacemos para tener éxito y
cómo puede representar una oportunidad de generar ingresos
residuales (mejor que una jubilación) de por vida.
¿Te
gustaría ser parte de nuestra misión DōTerra y ganar lo que
VALES?
Nosotros
en DōTerra estamos comprometidos a compartir con el mundo los
beneficios de los aceites esenciales de calidad terapéutica CPTG y a
mejorar las vidas de las personas y sus mascotas, a través de una
correcta selección del mejor aceite para cada individuo y del
mejor seguimiento a nuestros clientes, relacionados y asociados de negocio (organización de consultores).
Hacemos
esto al:
Descubrir
y desarrollar los mejores productos de aceites esenciales de calidad
terapéutica del mundo a través de una red de profesionales de salud
y científicos con altos niveles de educación y experiencia en la
botánica, la química, y cuidado de la salud. Para ello contamos con la Junta de Médicos y Científicos encabezada por el Dr. David Hill.
Producir nuestros
productos de aceites esenciales conformando con las normas más altas
de calidad, pureza, y seguridad de la industria – Certified Pure
Therapeutic Grade™ (Grado Terapéutico Certificado
Puro). Somos lo únicos que no agregamos químicos a nuestros aceites.
Distribuir nuestros productos a través de Consultores
Independientes de Productos quienes, al trabajar desde sus casas, oficinas, universidades, etc. educan al presentar y vender los productos de DōTerra™ localmente
a través de contacto personal e individual, y globalmente en todos los idiomas, a través
de sitios personalizados de compras por el internet para cada país, como el nuestro:
http://www.mydoterra.com/rvilagut/
Proveer
oportunidades educativas para todos los que quieran aprender como los
aceites esenciales de grado terapéutico pueden utilizarse como una
alternativa en el cuidado personal de la salud. Pide tu invitación al próximo evento en tu localidad.
Reunir a
profesionales de salud de la medicina tradicional, la medicina natural y la medicina
alternativa, así como los amantes de los productos naturales, para fomentar más estudio y aplicación de los aceites
esenciales de grado terapéutico en las prácticas modernas de la
salud. En dos meses de realizar esta actividad, me parece que ésa es
una de las mas importantes de nuestras actividades. Feliz y Saludable jueves 5 de marzo de 2014. Rafael A. Vilagut Vega. CIP
dōTERRA 718436 para preguntas favor llamar cel +506 8320-6097 en
Costa Rica o escribir a rafaelvilagut@gmail.com
Angélica Figallo es una leal cliente y distribuidora dōTERRA™ que recién comenzó a usar los productos dōTERRA™ con su bebé de un año de edad y toda su familia, ella obtiene descuentos y ganancias de su negocio micro-tiempo parcial.
Six Doctors Discuss dōTERRA Essential Oils & Western Medicine Youtube
Essential oils are used for a very wide range of emotional and physical wellness applications. They can be used a single oil at a time or in complex blends depending on user experience and desired benefit. Essential oils are usually administered by one of three methods: diffused aromatically, applied topically, or taken internally as dietary supplements.
Aromatic Uses
Our sense of smell influences many physiological pathways including the stimulation of hormones and other metabolic processes. Aromatherapy is founded on the body's predictable response to specific olfactory stimuli. Essential oils are widely used in aromatherapy applications. Certain essential oils, when diffused in the air, can be very stimulating while others can be calming and soothing. Beyond emotional benefits, diffusing essential oils can purify air of unwanted odors and some airborne pathogens. Low or no-heat essential oil diffusers are recommended as they do not change the chemical structure of the oil being diffused. Essential oils can also be used as cleansing and purifying additives to laundry and surface cleaners throughout the home.
Topical Uses
Due to their natural molecular composition, essential oils are easily absorbed by the skin and can be safely applied topically. Application of essential oils can have immediate, localized benefit to the target area of application. They have restorative and calming properties and can be used effectively with massage and beauty therapy. They are also natural disinfectants. The chemical structure of essential oils also allows them to be absorbed into the bloodstream via the skin for internal benefit throughout the body.
Internal Uses
Essential oils can also be used as dietary supplements supporting a variety of healthy conditions. Some essential oils have powerful antioxidant properties while others help support healthy inflammatory response in cells. Many essential oils are generally regarded as being safe for dietary use, but some oils should not be taken internally. Do not use any essential oil product internally that does not have the appropriate dietary supplement facts on its label.
Using essential oils can be both profoundly simple and life changing and the same time. Working with someone who has used essential oils before will help first-time users have a more beneficial and enjoyable experience. A large amount of information is readily available for those desiring to increase their knowledge of essential oil applications.
Be sure to use only 100% pure therapeutic-grade essential oils and follow all label warnings and instructions. Essential oils should not be used in the eyes, inside the ear canal, or in open wounds. If redness or irritation occurs when using essential oils topically, simply apply any vegetable oils such as fractionated coconut oil or olive oil to the affected area. Consult your physician before using essential oils if you are pregnant or under a doctor's care.
