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Напоследък ме заляха с въпроси относно загубата на обоняние и как етеричните масла могат да се използват, за да помогнат за задържането на обонятелните неврони и да възстановят обонянието ви.

Вашето обоняние е дълбоко свързано с умственото, физическото и емоционалното здраве.

Миризмата надхвърля удоволствието от приятни аромати – тя е дълбоко вградена в емоционалните центрове на мозъка ви, влияейки върху регулирането на апетита ви, социалните ви връзки и дори чувството ви за безопасност.

Изследванията показват, че обонятелното увреждане е тясно свързано с депресия, социална тревожност и намалено качество на живот.

За щастие вдишването на етерични масла може да помогне за поддържане и възстановяване на здравето на обонянието.

Как изглежда загубата на обоняние?

Загубата на обоняние и промените в обонянието могат да приемат различни форми, като често се проявяват като временен страничен ефект от настинка или инфекция на синусите или по-широк спектър от състояния, включително:

• аносмия е частична или пълна загуба на обонянието, което означава, че не можете да разпознавате миризми.

• Хипосмия е намалено обоняние. Миризмите може да изглеждат по-малко интензивни или може да се нуждаете от по-висока концентрация на одоранта, за да ги усетите

• паросмия е изкривяване във възприемането на миризми. Миризмите все още се откриват, но изглеждат променени или миришат различно. Например, цветята могат да миришат на сапун или кафето може да мирише на метал.

• Какосмия е вид паросмия, при която миризмите миришат ясно или неприятно. Храните и напитките могат да миришат на развалени или развалени без очевидна причина – например месото може да мирише на боклук или кафето може да мирише на развалени яйца.

• Фантосмия се отнася до миризми, които всъщност не присъстват. Тези обонятелни халюцинации понякога могат да се появят като аура преди мигрена или припадък.

• Тригеминално усещане се отнася до сетивните, неароматни аспекти на миризмите – като охлаждане (ментол), затопляне, парене, изтръпване или дразнещи усещания, открити от тригеминалния нерв, чиито клонове се намират в носа, езика и устата. Докато обонятелният нерв идентифицира самата миризма, тригеминалният нерв открива нейната химическа интензивност, допринасяйки за възприемането на „рязкост“ или „топлина“ в миризмите – като прохладата на ментол или усещането за парене на люти чушки и горчица. Дори ако обонянието ви е нарушено, все още може да възприемате тези усещания, които допринасят за усещането за „миризма“.

• Аромат често се бърка с вкуса, но всъщност е комбинация от миризма, вкус, тригеминално усещане, текстура и температура. Ето защо храната може да изглежда безвкусна или „безвкусна“, когато обонянието ви е намалено.

• вкус се отнася конкретно до основните усещания, открити в устата: сладко, солено, кисело, горчиво и умами (пикантен).

Какво причинява загуба на обоняние?

Загубата на обоняние може да възникне в резултат на следните състояния, които засягат рецепторите в носа ви, включително:

Вирусни инфекции (грип, Covid-19 и др.), възпаления, настинки, риносинузити и полипи. Предполага се, че загубата на обоняние може да възникне, когато обонятелната област в носа се регенерира и процесът все още не е напълно завършен.

Например в случаи на:

• Запушване на носа: въздушните канали в ноздрите ви (от едната страна или и от двете) са напълно или частично запушени от запушване или възпаление от настинка, инфекция или алергия. След това това възпаление блокира достъпа на въздуха и миризмите до обонятелните рецептори.
• Вирусите (като COVID-19) или други патогени директно увреждат обонятелните сензорни неврони или други клетки в обонятелния епител – областта на носа, която открива миризми.

Травма на главата, злополуки и наранявания (включително травматично мозъчно увреждане) което причинява увреждане на обонятелните нерви – връзката между обонятелната област в носа и мозъка – или мозъчна травма, включваща области, отговорни за разпознаването на миризмата и възприемането на мирис.

Невродегенеративни състояния: Загубата на обоняние или намаляването на обонянието може да бъде ранен симптом на болестта на Алцхаймер, деменция, болестта на Паркинсон или множествена склероза и тези заболявания често са свързани със загуба на обоняние.

Стареене: Нашето обоняние избледнява с напредване на възрастта, така че хората на 50 и повече години могат да допринесат за загуба на обоняние или намаляване на обонянието.

Неврологични физически пречки: Възпалението на обонятелната област след операция за изкривена преграда, мозъчен тумор или носни полипи може да блокира достъпа на миризмите до обонятелния нерв. В случай на операция, обонятелните рецептори може да не са били заменени правилно, само частично или неправилно свързани отново с обонятелните области в мозъка.

Други фактори: Пушенето, хранителните дефицити или някои лекарства, като антибиотици и антихистамини, могат да влошат миризмата

Потенциални последици от загубата на обоняние

Вашето обоняние играе важна роля в много области на живота – допринася за социалната комуникация, насочва диетичните избори и ви помага да избягвате токсините и опасностите за околната среда, според изследване. Загубата на обоняние може да доведе до влошено благосъстояние и качество на живот, което допринася за:

Загуба на вкус и удоволствие от храната: Вашето обоняние е отговорно за около 80% от това, което вкусвате. Без обоняние храната често е мека и безвкусна, което допринася за липсата на интерес към готвенето, храненето и опитването на нови храни.

Хранителни дефицити: Намаленото удоволствие от храната може да доведе до загуба на тегло или недохранване. Нещо повече, загубата на обоняние може значително да повлияе на качеството на храносмилането.

Рискове за безопасността: Обонянието ви предпазва от потенциално вредни заплахи за безопасността и живота, като изтичане на газ, развалена храна или дим. Без него може да се почувствате по-уязвими към непредвидени събития, като битови инциденти. Може също така да допринесе за хронични чувства на несигурност и безпокойство за безопасността

Социална тревожност: Неспособността да се разпознае миризмата на собственото тяло може да допринесе за страх от „лоша миризма“ и да засили чувството на социална несигурност.

Въздействие върху психичното здраве: Депресията и тревожността са чести поради загуба на сетивно удоволствие и удоволствие от живота. Поради споделените невронни пътища и припокриващи се мозъчни вериги между обонянието и емоционалното седалище на мозъка (известно като лимбичната система), загубата на обоняние корелира с по-високи нива на депресия. Също така се подозира, че намаленото сензорно въвеждане води до дисбалансирана невротрансмисия в лимбичните/наградни вериги. По-конкретно, изследване на „Асоциацията на промените в обонянието и вкуса с депресията при по-възрастни хора“ показва, че почти 40% от хората с тежка депресия изпитват променено обоняние – почти двойно повече от общото население.

Социална комуникация и взаимоотношения: Миризмите на тялото (известни като феромони) сигнализират за генетична съвместимост и влияят върху избора на партньор. Миризмата на партньор може да ви помогне да затвърдите връзката си с този човек или да ви привлече към него или нея на първо място. Смята се също, че миризмата допринася за сексуалната възбуда и желание. Установено е, че загубата на обоняние оказва отрицателно въздействие върху романтичните/социалните отношения, като допринася за по-малко сексуални връзки и повишена несигурност относно партньорствата

Намалено психологическо здраве: Обонянието е критичен начин, по който хората взаимодействат със света. Миризмата може незабавно да предизвика спомена за важно събитие в живота ви и положителните (или отрицателните) емоции, свързани с това събитие. Съществува скрито чувство на несигурност, когато не можете да помиришете себе си или непосредствената позната околност. Това прекъсване на връзката създава потенциал за известна загуба на себе си и психо-емоционално прекъсване на връзката със света.

Намаляване на когнитивните способности: Има много добре идентифицирана връзка между чувствителността към миризми, паметта и когнитивните способности. В модела „използвай или губи“ използването на обонянието ви е важно за здравето на мозъка. Нещо повече, подобренията в чувствителността към миризмата могат да доведат до подобрения в паметта и познавателните способности. Загубата на обоняние често е първият признак на когнитивен спад. Изследователи от Сан Диего и Германия използват чувствителността към миризми, за да предскажат риска от когнитивно увреждане, отбелязвайки, че по-слабото обоняние корелира с влошаване на когнитивните функции, включително паметта.

Изглежда има пряка връзка – тъй като чувствителността към миризмата отслабва, отслабва и мозъчната стимулация, която я придружава. Ако не използваме обонянието си, областите на мозъка, които то стимулира и тренира, не получават същата стимулация. Така те отслабват, като мускул, който не упражняваме. Наистина сегашните проучвания показват, че обонятелната дисфункция – нарушение на нашето обоняние, вариращо от частична загуба до пълна загуба – е свързана със загуба на обем на сивото вещество в ключови области на мозъка, свързани с когнитивните функции и паметта.

Загубата на обоняние вече е свързана със 139 състояния, включително сърдечно-съдови заболявания, артрит, синдром на поликистозни яйчници, болест на Паркинсон и Алцхаймер. Но последните изследвания показват, че обучението по обоняние може да помогне. Точно както отиваме във фитнеса и правим повторения, можем да правим „повторения“ на миризмата.

Обонятелно обучение

Обонятелното обучение с етерични масла може да помогне за ускоряване на възстановяването на обонянието.

Обонятелното обучение (или обонятелното обучение) е структурирана, рехабилитационна терапия, предназначена да възстанови или подобри намаленото обоняние чрез повтарящо се излагане на носа на силни миризми, като етерични масла.

Етеричните масла се използват като обонятелни стимули – по същество действат като «физиотерапия» за носа – за укрепване на връзката между носа и мозъка.

Установено е, че обонятелното обучение насърчава регенерацията на обонятелните рецептори и помага за пренастройването и укрепването на когнитивните пътища в мозъка, които му позволяват да запомня и да различава миризми.

Проучванията показват, че последователното обучение помага за подобряване на обонянието, като някои изследвания показват, че над 60% от поствирусните пациенти са забелязали подобрения. Например, изследване на „Въздействие на обонятелното обучение върху когнитивните и емоционални функции при индивиди с болестта на Паркинсон“ установи, че участниците, които са вдишвали етеричните масла, са имали значителни подобрения в обонянието, но също и в паметта и когнитивните си резултати, както и намаляване на депресията и тревожността.

По същия начин прегледът „Подобрява ли обонятелното обучение мозъчната функция и когнитивните способности?“ установи, че обучението по обоняние води до подобрения в цялостното познание, вербалната плавност и в частност вербалното учене и памет. Според мозъчните сканирания, тези печалби са били придружени от значителни физически промени в мозъчните региони, включително обонятелната луковица, хипокампуса (паметта) и са се увеличили свързано с други важни мозъчни региони, свързани с познанието и умствената дейност.

Как да извършваме обонятелно обучение

Обонятелното обучение се състои от ежедневна рутина, помирисвайки 4 миризми два пъти на ден. Докато миришете, това помага да се опитате да визуализирате източника на аромата и да следите и отбелязвате чувства, усещания и всеки напредък или възприятие. Обучението трябва да продължи поне 4-6 седмици.

Ароматите: Стандартният протокол използва четири етерични масла:

Рутината: Задръжте всеки аромат на няколко сантиметра от носа и внимателно вдишвайте за около 10-15 секунди, с 10 секунди почивка между всеки аромат

Честота: Правете това два пъти дневно (сутрин и вечер). Държа маслата си до четката си за зъби и тренирам обоняние, когато мия зъбите си след събуждане и преди лягане.

Продължителност: Обучението трябва да продължи най-малко 12 до 16 седмици, въпреки че може да продължи до 2 години за оптимални резултати, тъй като възстановяването е бавно. Това може да звучи като дълго време за трениране на носа ви, но когато тренирате, за да сте във физическа форма, не просто отивате на фитнес няколко пъти, след което напускате. Трябва да го поддържаш. Понякога значителните печалби отнемат няколко месеца или повече, за да станат очевидни. Същото е и с обучението по обоняние. Въпреки че резултатите често идват по-бързо. Ключът при обучението по обоняние е да превърнете миризмата в навик, така че да не се чувства като тренировка.

Бонуси за обучение: Когато сте навън, забелязвайте миризмите около вас. Кафе, трева, дървета, цветя, изгорели газове, парфюми на хора или самия въздух.

Представени масла:

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El fin de semana pasado fue emocionalmente intenso para mí: mi hijo Max habría cumplido 20 años el 8 de marzo.

Para mí, uno de los aspectos más difíciles del duelo son los hitos perdidos. Esas fechas las esperaba celebrar con él.

Su ausencia me hace preguntarme en quién se habría convertido si hubiera vivido hasta los 20 años.

¿Cómo se vería a los 20? ¿Qué intereses y pasiones perseguirías?

Es una experiencia extraña encontrarse afligido no sólo por el niño de 12 años que perdió, sino también por el futuro potencial que nunca conocerá.

En esos momentos de intenso dolor y tristeza, hice una prueba intensa de imaginarme a mí mismo, tratando de notar cuán intenso era el dolor y luego jugando con diferentes remedios de aceites esenciales para ver qué ayudaba realmente (si es que había algo).

¿La buena noticia?

Los aceites esenciales funcionaron mejor que cualquier otra cosa cuando esas olas de dolor golpearon con fuerza, tan fuerte que apenas podía respirar.

Pienso en las mezclas de aceites esenciales como un «lavado de autos emocional», lo que significa que parecen ayudarme a eliminar emociones intensas y difíciles, como el miedo, la ira, la tristeza y el dolor, sin ningún esfuerzo consciente de mi parte.

¿La noticia aún mejor?

La ciencia parece respaldar esto.

Olor como frecuencia

Mi amiga y colega, la Dra. Catherine Clinton, compartió recientemente una nueva teoría de la biología cuántica sobre la resonancia olfativa. En su libro, Mejoramientoella explica como Nuestro sentido del olfato no se limita a los receptores olfativos de la nariz, sino que puede afectar a todo el cuerpo.

“Nuestro sentido del olfato es biológico cuántico. Se basa en energías de resonancia vibratoria. Un nuevo modelo de olfato sugiere que, junto con la mecánica cuántica, los fotones de luz activan nuestro sentido del olfato”, según Catherine.

El modelo de olfato tradicional se basa en que la molécula del olor se adapta a su receptor olfativo en la nariz para crear el sentido del olfato. La investigación olfativa ha descubierto que los aromas pueden tener diferentes formas pero oler igual, o tener una estructura molecular similar pero oler de manera diferente, desafiando el modelo tradicional de olfato.

Aquí es donde entra en juego la biología cuántica. Explica que los átomos de la fragancia vibran cuando golpean un receptor olfativo, emitiendo energía que el cerebro lo interpreta como olor.

En otras palabras, el olfato afecta al cuerpo más allá de la interfaz física con el receptor olfativo y las vías nasales. A nivel físico, su nariz es la vía rápida hacia su cerebro y permite que las moléculas que inhala, como los aceites esenciales, tengan acceso directo al centro emocional de su cerebro, conocido como su sistema límbico.

Pero hay más en la historia….

Durante mi propio viaje de duelo de siete años y medio, noté que el olor de los aceites esenciales, más que cualquier otro medicamento o protocolo, cambió instantáneamente no solo mi estado mental, sino también mi cuerpo físico.

cuando inhalo Soporte pulmonar™ o reinicio límbico™, todo mi cuerpo se relaja y mis síntomas de duelo se alivian.

Sé que esto funciona desde hace años. Simplemente no sé POR QUÉ funciona esto.

Hasta ahora…

Mi experiencia personal con el olfato como frecuencia.

Al principio de mi viaje de duelo, escuché que ciertas frecuencias, incluidos el sonido, la luz, el color y el olor, funcionan a un nivel subconsciente, lo que significa que pueden eludir la mente pensante consciente, que tiende a mantenernos atrapados en nuestra propia historia y repitiendo el ciclo del trauma.

Los colegas que se especializan en curación de frecuencia, incluido Rollin McCraty de Heart Math, comparten que «no se puede pensar en cómo salir del trauma». Personalmente sé que esto es cierto.

Pero creo que puedes salir del trauma olfateando. Al menos esa es mi experiencia, sospecho, porque el olor rodea la mente pensante, lo que puede mantenerte atrapado en tu historia de víctima.

Cuando pasas por alto la mente consciente, como hago con los aceites esenciales y los aromas, simplemente liberas la historia de tu víctima sin pensamiento ni esfuerzo consciente.

¿Cómo respalda esto la ciencia?

Estaba tan entusiasmado con el libro de Catherine que la invité a mi podcast para profundizar en su investigación. Estamos trabajando en editar y publicar este episodio pronto, pero estoy literalmente tan conmovido por los puntos que ella conectó que no podía esperar para compartir los aspectos más destacados de nuestra conversación.

Estamos acostumbrados a pensar en los diferentes olores como piezas de un rompecabezas. Tenían su forma. Entrarán en la nariz y ciertos olores encajarán en determinados receptores olfativos como una pieza de un rompecabezas. Y luego se enviará una señal al cerebro y los oleremos.

Ahora sabemos que esto NO ES VERDAD: que hay tantos olores diferentes y un número limitado de receptores. Entonces existe esta nueva teoría del olor de la biología cuántica, donde hay una resonancia entre ese olor y ese receptor, y luego los electrones pueden pasar y la información sobre el olor puede pasar.

Y en este sistema hay melanina. El sentido del olfato y las células olfativas están entrelazados con la melanina intercelular, un transductor biomolecular que permite que la información energética fluya por todo el cuerpo.

En otras palabras, el olfato no es sólo un proceso químico mecánico, sino eléctrico que envía energía e información a través de la frecuencia, de la resonancia, del flujo de protones y electrones.

Y de eso estamos hablando con estos olores de nuestro sistema olfativo. Podemos oler cualquier cosa y hay receptores olfativos en el intestino (investigación), en los músculos, en la próstata y en los pulmones. Quiero decir, todas estas áreas no tienen esta conexión física con el olfato como pensaríamos en el viejo paradigma de cómo funciona el olfato.

Según un estudio publicado en «Olfactory Receptors in Non-Chemosensory Organs», señala que «una abrumadora evidencia indica que los receptores odorantes u olfativos (los receptores químicos especializados diseñados para reconocer y responder a moléculas volátiles mediante la activación de vías posteriores para modular comportamientos específicos) están localizados en órganos sensoriales como el epitelio olfativo en la cavidad nasal y están presentes en regiones no olfativas del sistema nervioso.

¿En qué se parece este apoyo a una herramienta para el duelo y el trauma?

Me alegra que hayas preguntado…

Sospecho que estas emociones intensas como el dolor, la conmoción, la tristeza, el miedo y la ira empujan al cuerpo a una sobrecarga y un cierre donde se detiene el flujo de energía. Y estas emociones, que son energía en movimiento, no se mueven, sino que permanecen atrapadas en nuestro campo y se intensifican.

Si el olfato, como lo demuestran las investigaciones actuales, es una herramienta para mover esta energía emocional estancada, entonces el olfato se puede utilizar no sólo para cambiar el estado emocional, sino también el físico.

Y requiere muy poco esfuerzo físico o mental. Todo lo que tienes que hacer es inhalar.

Es literalmente como un lavado de autos emocional, un término que acuñé y continuaré explorando.

Si está interesado en el protocolo exacto que utilizo cuando llega el duelo, puede encontrarlo aquí.

Y puedes aprender más sobre los aceites esenciales de frecuencia aquí.

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A dear friend lost her brother very suddenly last night.  

She had just talked to him that morning and he seemed as healthy and vibrant as ever.  

And then In an instant he was gone.

This is everyone’s worst nightmare.

And yet, a scenario I know all too well.

It’s been 7 years since I lost my 12-year son Max in car accident.

And I have had a lot of time to reflect on what I found helpful in those early days, weeks and months.

Today as I prepare to support my friend through everyone’s worst nightmare, I thought I would share what actually helps and why essential oils and why your sense of smell can be the most powerful tool to combat early grief and shock.

Essential Oils and Early Grief

Grief is a natural response to the loss of something or someone to which you have formed a bond or an attachment.  The shock of an unexpected death – especially at so young an age with no warning signs – adds another level of shock and trauma.

Essential oils are the most effective tool for this kind of early grief because they offer a direct and immediate pathway to your brain’s emotional center.

This has to do in part with your sense of smell.

You have a direct link between your sense of smell and the areas of the brain responsible for moderating your emotions and behaviors

More specifically, smell bypasses the rational, thinking brain (by avoiding the thalamus, the brain’s main sensory relay station) and travels directly to our emotional center (known as the limbic system) which immediately soothes the nervous system, reduces anxiety, and calms intense emotions. 

For this reason, essential oils deeply affect your brain’s ability to think and feel. Inhalation of Bergamot, in particular, was found to “communicate signals to the olfactory system and stimulate the brain to exert neurotransmitters (e.g. serotonin and dopamine) thereby further regulating mood.”   Specifically, a 2013 article published by researchers at Xiamen University, China, elaborated, “Most studies, as well as clinically applied experience, have indicated that various essential oils, such as bergamot can help to relieve stress, anxiety, depression and other mood disorders.”

What’s more, research in an article in Current Drug Targets entitled “Aromatherapy and the Central Nerve System” found that smelling bergamot, lavender, and lemon essential oils help to trigger your brain to release serotonin and dopamine.

Lavender™ has also been found to influence neurotransmitter activity.  For example research discovered that Lavender™ and linalool, a major constituent of Lavender™ helps maintain proper serotonin activity and promote feelings of happiness. Linalool has also been shown to interact with GABA receptors, promoting a sense of calm and helping to quiet an overstimulated nervous system.

Research also found rose essential oil to reduce anxiety and help calm the intensity of some of the emotions that correlate with grief such as sadness and overwhelm. In fact, research suggests that essential oils may help in the treatment of depression, which is one of several emotions that people tend to experience when dealing with grief.

Oils allow you to gently release these intense emotions, much like you would slowly and carefully unscrew the top of a carbonated beverage to gently release excess carbonation and avoid an explosion.

My Essential Oil Protocol for Early Grief

Any kind of deep loss or intense pain brings the gift of growth.  It is far too intense and way too painful to stay stuck in the pain so you have to find a way to move through it. To process, to release and ultimately to recover from the intensity of the loss. Once you realize that the only way out is through, you allow the journey to begin.  Everyone’s journey is different and every loss is different.  I have sadly had ample opportunity to road test several different grief strategies and would like to share what seems to work best for me.

Rose™ Blend

Grief can have a profoundly negative impact and shut down the heart. Rose™ essential oil is the top oil for grief and the research backs this up.  Not only is Rose considered “heart-healing” and comforting during times of crisis, research also indicates that its scent can help act as a heart tonic, helping to lower blood pressure and slow breathing, which can increase your ability to cope with stress and anxiety.

Rose™ essential oil has also been found to override this fear response, according to promising research. Nobel Prize-winning researcher Linda Buck investigated how different odors elicit distinct responses in the brain.

For example, Buck found that rose essential oil can counteract your brain’s fear response to predator odor. Her research found that smelling rose essential oil in the presence of predator odors (or other fear stimuli) can suppress your brain’s stress responses and hormonal signals. More specifically, the research found that “rose oil can block stress hormone responses to a predator odor; it is also conceivable that some transmit signals that suppress rather than activate hormonal responses associated with fear.”

Rose™ – when inhaled or topically applied over the heart – may help unlock a shut-down heart, heal feelings of despair, and allow feelings of love, forgiveness, compassion, and gratitude to flow.

Lung Support™ 

Grief hits in the heart and the lungs – literally!  Feelings of grief, bereavement, regret, loss and remorse are often associated with the lungs.  The lungs are sponge-like organs located near the backbone on either side of the heart. They function as a fundamental source of life energy –transporting oxygen from the atmosphere into the capillaries so they can oxygenate blood – as well as an important channel of elimination – releasing carbon dioxide from the bloodstream into the atmosphere.

Grief can obstruct ability of the lungs to accept and relinquish, impeding their function of “taking in” and “letting go”.  Grief that remains unresolved can become chronic and create disharmony in the lungs, weakening the lung’s function of circulating oxygen around the body.  When lung function is impaired, it leads to shortness of breath, fatigue and feelings of melancholy, like that experienced with grief.  Sadly, many chronic respiratory diseases and conditions develop after a major loss or bereavement.

The essential oils in Lung Support™ blend  contains a proprietary formulation of organic and/or wild crafted essential oils designed to help overcome grief and let go of negative experiences, including Bergamot which is known as a natural yet potent antidepressant, with relaxing properties that have been shown to reduce stress hormone levels in the body and prohibit the release of adrenaline by the body which helps calm grief.  Similarly, Geranium can assist with ‘letting go’ and releasing sad or anxious feelings along with helping to overcome extreme grief.  It is known to help soothe anxiety, depression and reduce stress. 

What’s more, citrus oils, like Lemon, Orange and Red Mandarin, inject an uplifting and refreshing approach to life and help heal a dark and heavy feeling – the cloud of dread or hopelessness that often is attached to grief.  Research on the Effects of citrus fragrance on immune function and depressive states found that “citrus fragrance was more effective than antidepressants.”  The research found that smelling citrus allowed depressive subjects to “markedly reduce” the doses of antidepressants necessary for the treatment of depression.

Lung Support™ blend works best when topically applied over the lungs or around the ears.  It can also be deeply inhaled and allowing yourself to gently release intense emotions with your exhale as a powerful strategy to allow you to micro-dose emotional release.

A normal and healthy expression of grief can be expressed as sobbing that originates in the depths of the lungs, including deep breathes and the expulsion of air with the sob.

When external temperatures drop, your nervous system detects the change through sensory receptors in your skin. It then signals the blood vessels near your skin, initiating vasoconstriction—the narrowing of blood vessels. This reduces blood flow to the skin, minimizing heat loss and preserving warmth for critical internal organs.

Simultaneously, your nervous system signals muscles to trigger shivering, an involuntary contraction that generates heat. This mechanism, combined with vasoconstriction, helps maintain your core temperature.  When you move to a warmer environment, your nervous system detects the increase in temperature. It triggers vasodilation, which widens blood vessels and allows excess heat to be released through the skin.

Best Advice: Eat, Sleep, Move

Rose and Lung Support are definitely the BEST blends for helping to process and release the intense sadness associated with grief.  But in the early stages of grief, it is also important to support the shock and trauma of this sudden and unexpected change of circumstance..

This is where I think most well intentioned friends and family go wrong.

They give advice and suggestions that – while potentially helpful after the shock has integrated – are downright overwhelming and traumatic in those early stages of grief.

In the early stages of grief, EVERYTHING FEELS LIKE TOO MUCH.  So that well-intentioned advice, TOO MUCH.

Here’s what to say instead:

The only thing you need to do right now is eat, sleep and move.  

So simple, and at the same time, so profound.

Just like a yoga pose where there are infinite deeper levels to each stance, eating, sleeping and moving can correlate to deeper states of recovery, allowing your body to release and reboot.

While there is no one size fits all and everyone’s pain and suffering is different, I have found that these 3 principals have helped to guide many through the early stages of shock and grief.  I share them with you today in the hopes that you may pass them on to anyone who might benefit from this support.

It begins with these 3 simple and easily achievable strategies and some simple options to get you started. Just like any journey you get to travel at your own speed, and try things at your own pace in your own time.  Like every journey, there is a hard way and an easy way to travel. 

I have personally found essential oils to be the easiest way to help your body:

• Eat in the parasympathetic state
• Sleep through the night, and 
• Move to support circulation and lymph flow.

Essential Oils to Eat, Sleep and Move

As you may know, essential oils are the natural, highly concentrated essences extracted from plants.  Oils are “essential” components of the plants’ immune systems, helping them grow, thrive, evolve, and adapt to their surroundings. Essential oils are also super small and fat soluble which allows them to cross your blood brain barrier and help your brain recover, reboot and release.  By putting your body in a state of balance, essential oils enhance the benefit of all other healing practices. In other words, they make all other supplements, exercise and healing strategies work even better.

EAT in the Parasympathetic State

Your body needs food and water as raw materials for all processes in your body.  This means that you not only need to consume nutrients, but you need to digest, absorb and assimilate them. This can only happen in the Parasympathetic state.

If you eat under stress, the nutrients in your food will not be properly digested, absorbed, or assimilated. When you eat in the parasympathetic state, the brain activates all of your digestive functions.  Your vagus nerve serves as the on/off switch for the parasympathetic state and Parasympathetic® blend helps stimulate your vagus nerve. Apply a small amount to the vagus nerve (behind the earlobe on the mastoid bone) on one or both ears before meals.

Parasympathetic® also helps shift you out of patterns of anxiety and overwhelm.  Whenever you feel unsafe, either physically or emotionally, your nervous system kicks into high gear, activating the survival brain either sending you into “fight or flight” or “freeze” shut down avoidance strategies.

Activating your Parasympathetic® nervous system helps you calm your system. No matter how sad, anxious or overwhelmed I am feeling, dabbing a drop of Parasympathetic® blend behind my earlobe ALWAYS lifts me up.  I think of it as my personal reset button.

SLEEP: Restore your energy and your health

It takes a lot of energy to process through early grief and shock.  During sleep, your body and brain rest and replenish your energy. 

Melatonin is your body’s natural sleep hormone—it puts your body in a state to get ready to sleep.  When stress is high, your stress hormone cortisol can suppress the release of melatonin, preventing deep sleep and contributing to insomnia.

Essential oils, like Circadian Rhythm® can be used to trigger the natural release of melatonin, which helps you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up feeling rejuvenated without any morning drowsiness.  Enhancing your sleep helps you enhance your capacity to process grief.

MOVE

Limbic Reset™ to move Mental Energy.

Grief intensely activates the limbic system—the brain’s emotional center—causing it to operate in overdrive, which triggers survival mechanisms, high stress (cortisol), and emotional volatility. This heightened state often suppresses the prefrontal cortex, leading to cognitive “grief brain” memory issues, and difficulty with decision-making

Olfactory stimulation with essential oils can be used to reset the volume of threat perception and help calm the over-firing of your limbic system.

Limbic Reset™ contains several powerful essential oils that may help calm threat arousal and send safety queues to help reset your limbic system and support healthy emotional regulation. Limbic Reset™ was specifically formulated with Helichrysum sandalwood and Melissa oils which are touted for brain function and known to cross the blood-brain barrier and assist in carrying oxygen to the limbic system.  Topically apply over the forehead or back of the neck to calm grief thought patterns.

Lymph and Fascia Release to Move Physical Energy

Emotions are energy in motion that need to move out of your system to avoid densifying and contributing to physical health issues.  Emotions and thought related energy travel through the same physical pathways as physical toxins – your lymphatic system and your fascial network.  The more you can support the health of these elimination pathways, the easier it will be to process and release your grief.

Lymph™

Your lymphatic system is the sewer system in the body through which all mental, physical and emotional debris is eliminated.

Emotions are thought to reside in the fluid of your tissues, and your lymphatic system helps support the healthy flow of this fluid throughout your body. Grief can linger in your tissues, energetically impacting the flow of your lymph fluid. 

Moving your lymph with Lymph™ can help you gently prompt the emotional release of grief as Lymph helps to stimulate the lymphatic system and break down blockages that prevent emotions from flowing freely.

To enhance lymphatic flow and drainage, apply Lymph™ generously around the sides of the neck, under the armpits, and along the bikini line. Lymph flows more heavily down the left side of the body and can get congested around the left clavicle, so it is good to apply the Lymph™ blend right on the left clavicle bone. If you think about what oils do in plants, they help to move fluid through the plant so that the water gets from the roots up to the leaves, which can be hundreds of feet in the air. That’s what the Lymph™ oil is helping you do. It’s helping you move things.

It can be especially important to apply Lymph™ oil to the clavicles and the sides of the neck, as your neck is the critical intersection where your brain connects with your body. Oxygen, nutrients, and stimuli are carried between the brain and the body through nerves, blood vessels, veins, and the spinal cord, which travel through the spinal canal.

Fascia Release™

Fascia –  the connective tissue within your body – stores emotional trauma and grief by tightening, hardening, and restricting mobility. Unresolved grief causes this tissue to shorten and hold tension, leading to curled, protective postures which compromises the ability of your lymphatic system to carry toxins out of the body. Releasing this physical “memory” through the topical application of Fascia Release™ blend can trigger emotional release.

As you may know, fascia lies just below the skin so topically applying essential oils onto the skin allows for easy and immediate access to the fascia.  The skin is your largest organ and is relatively permeable to fat-soluble substances like essential oils.

The essential oils in the Fascia Release™ blend are uniquely formulated to unravel deeply held physical and emotional tensions, constrictions and energetic blockages related to grief or other suppressed emotions.  To help support the gentle release of grief, topically apply over the front and back of the heart as frequently as is needed.

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A medida que las temperaturas bajan este invierno, puedes calentarte de adentro hacia afuera mejorando tu circulación.

Una circulación saludable es fundamental para distribuir el calor interno a las extremidades. Garantiza que tu cuerpo distribuya el calor de manera eficiente, manteniendo calientes las extremidades como manos y pies incluso en los días más fríos.

El cuerpo regula la temperatura contrayendo los vasos sanguíneos en el frío para conservar el calor y dilatándolos en el calor para liberar calor. lo que garantiza una temperatura interna estable.

A medida que bajan las temperaturas, los vasos sanguíneos se contraen para conservar el calor. Esto puede ralentizar la circulación en las extremidades, como los dedos de las manos y los pies, las orejas y la nariz, que suelen ser las primeras partes del cuerpo en reaccionar al frío.

Para mejorar la capacidad de su cuerpo para mantenerse caliente, considere la posibilidad de utilizar aceites esenciales para estimular la circulación.

Cómo la circulación saludable aumenta el calor

La circulación sanguínea juega un papel crucial en la regulación de la temperatura corporal. Los vasos sanguíneos actúan como autopistas para la distribución del calor.

Cuando tu circulación es fuerte:

• El calor llega a cada parte de tu cuerpo. La sangre transporta calor desde el centro hasta las extremidades, como la nariz, las orejas, los dedos de las manos y de los pies.
• Los tejidos permanecen saturados de oxígeno. La sangre rica en oxígeno mantiene los tejidos, los músculos y la piel funcionando de manera óptima, lo que ayuda al cuerpo a generar calor de manera eficiente.
• Sientes menos frío. Una buena circulación minimiza la diferencia de temperatura entre el core y las extremidades, reduciendo esa sensación de hielo en manos y pies.

La mala circulación, por otro lado, puede hacer que ciertas partes del cuerpo se sientan frías, incluso en climas templados. Si normalmente tienes que usar calcetines para dormir, mantener una circulación saludable puede ayudarte a mantenerte abrigado este invierno y durante todo el año.

Cómo los aceites esenciales apoyan la circulación y el calor

El invierno no tiene por qué hacerte temblar.

Los aceites esenciales son una forma natural y eficaz de mejorar la circulación, ayudándote a mantenerte cómodamente abrigado este invierno.

Los aceites esenciales te ayudan a mantener la circulación al:

• Estimular el flujo sanguíneo: Los aceites esenciales aumentan el flujo sanguíneo principalmente al promover la vasodilatación (el ensanchamiento de los vasos sanguíneos), lo que reduce la tensión en las paredes de los vasos y mejora la circulación. Esto ayuda a que circule más sangre a través de ellos, mejorando así la circulación. Los aceites esenciales también pueden ayudar a contraer las venas, estimulando el flujo sanguíneo. Los aceites esenciales también pueden ayudar a reducir los triglicéridos, que pueden acumularse y restringir el flujo sanguíneo.
• Reduce la inflamación en los vasos sanguíneos: La investigación ha encontrado que «los aceites esenciales extraídos de hierbas pueden reducir la inflamación al regular la liberación de citoquinas inflamatorias involucradas en múltiples vías de señalización» para ayudar a reducir la hinchazón y la inflamación en los vasos sanguíneos, mejorando así el flujo sanguíneo.
• Efectos antioxidantes: Compuestos en aceites esenciales, como los de La albahaca y el tomillo protegen los vasos sanguíneos reduciendo los niveles de malondialdehído y combatir el estrés oxidativo que conduce al daño de los vasos.
• Mejora de la circulación (vasodilatación): Los compuestos de los aceites esenciales, como el mentol de la menta, dilatan los vasos sanguíneos, aumentan el flujo de sangre oxigenada por todo el cuerpo y crean un efecto de calentamiento que promueve un mejor flujo sanguíneo, reduce la acumulación de sangre y alivia el dolor y la hinchazón.
• Propiedades de calentamiento: Se sabe que aceites como el jengibre y el romero aumentan el flujo sanguíneo a la piel y los tejidos subyacentes.
• Drenaje linfático: Los aceites esenciales como el ciprés son eficaces para reducir la congestión venosa y promover una mejor circulación linfática y sanguínea.

Aceites esenciales para la circulación.

Los aceites esenciales son de naturaleza cálida, lo que les ayuda a mejorar el flujo sanguíneo y la circulación al relajar y mantener la salud de los vasos sanguíneos. Los compuestos naturales, como los aceites esenciales, poseen constituyentes químicos únicos que les confieren propiedades terapéuticas.

Se ha demostrado que los compuestos vegetales, incluida la esencia vegetal altamente concentrada que se encuentra en los aceites esenciales, ayudan a contraer las venas, estimulando el flujo sanguíneo y mejorando la «microcirculación», que es el flujo de sangre a través de los vasos más pequeños del cuerpo. También pueden ayudar a relajar los músculos lisos que recubren los vasos sanguíneos, mejorando así la circulación y aumentando el calor.

Los sesquiterpenos son una subclase de la gran familia química de los terpenos que abunda en aceites esenciales derivados de plantas como pimienta, incienso, jengibre, mirra, pachulí, sándalo, nardo y vetiver. Se ha demostrado que los aceites esenciales con alto contenido de sesquiterpenos mejoran el flujo sanguíneo. Los sesquiterpenos son cadenas de carbono que no contienen moléculas de oxígeno pero parecen absorber oxígeno. Esta puede ser una de las razones por las que los aceites esenciales con alto contenido de sesquiterpenos aumentan los niveles de oxígeno en el cuerpo y las extremidades cuando se inhalan o se aplican tópicamente.

El papel del sistema nervioso en el calor.

Cuando baja la temperatura exterior, su sistema nervioso detecta el cambio a través de receptores sensoriales en su piel. Luego envía señales a los vasos sanguíneos cercanos a la piel, comenzando vasoconstricción– estrechamiento de los vasos sanguíneos. Esto reduce el flujo sanguíneo a la piel, minimiza la pérdida de calor y conserva el calor para los órganos internos críticos.

Al mismo tiempo, su sistema nervioso indica a sus músculos que tiemblen, una contracción involuntaria que genera calor. Este mecanismo, combinado con la vasoconstricción, ayuda a mantener la temperatura central. Cuando te mudas a un ambiente más cálido, tu sistema nervioso siente el aumento de temperatura. Artículo motivado vasodilataciónque dilata los vasos sanguíneos y permite la liberación del exceso de calor a través de la piel.

Parasimpático®

Activar el sistema nervioso parasimpático ayuda a inducir la vasodilatación. La aplicación tópica de la mezcla parasimpática de aceites esenciales de clavo y lima detrás del lóbulo de la oreja y en el hueso mastoideo ayuda a activar el sistema nervioso parasimpático.

Es más, el eugenol, un compuesto bioactivo que se encuentra en el aceite de clavo, ha demostrado efectos significativos sobre los cardiomiocitos, las células musculares especializadas del corazón responsables de contraerse y permitir que el corazón bombee sangre por todo el cuerpo. Los estudios muestran que el eugenol ejerce efectos protectores sobre estas células al reducir el estrés oxidativo y la inflamación que son perjudiciales para la salud y el funcionamiento de los cardiomiocitos. Además, un estudio sobre «Efectos cardiovasculares del eugenol, un compuesto fenólico presente en muchos aceites esenciales de plantas» sugiere que el eugenol estabiliza las membranas celulares y mejora la función de los canales iónicos que son fundamentales para mantener el ritmo y la función cardíaca adecuados. Al mitigar estos factores estresantes y estabilizar los mecanismos celulares, el eugenol ayuda a preservar la integridad y función de los cardiomiocitos, contribuyendo así a la salud general del corazón y reduciendo el riesgo de enfermedades cardiovasculares.

Circulación™

Circulación™ Está formulado para apoyar una circulación saludable al entregar sangre rica en oxígeno y nutrientes al cuerpo y al cerebro mientras transporta toxinas y desechos a los riñones y el hígado para su eliminación. El Circulación™ la mezcla contiene una fórmula patentada de aceites esenciales orgánicos y/o silvestres que actúan sinérgicamente para favorecer la circulación y el flujo sanguíneo saludables al cuerpo y al cerebro. Por ejemplo:

Pimienta negra (Piper nigrum) Ayuda a calentar el cuerpo y estimula la circulación, aumentando el flujo sanguíneo al sistema digestivo. Esto ayuda a aumentar tanto la absorción de nutrientes que a menudo se agrega a los suplementos para mejorar su efectividad.

Se ha descubierto que la pimienta negra y su compuesto activo, la piperina, estimulan el flujo sanguíneo al dilatar los vasos sanguíneos y mejorar la circulación general. Un flujo sanguíneo mejorado suministra oxígeno y nutrientes a los tejidos de manera más eficiente, reduciendo así la inflamación y promoviendo la curación. La piperina también tiene propiedades antiinflamatorias y antioxidantes para proteger los vasos sanguíneos del estrés oxidativo y la inflamación. La pimienta negra también contiene altos niveles de limoneno, un terpeno que se cree que estimula la circulación y aumenta el calor.

Ciprés El aceite esencial puede ayudar a mejorar la circulación y relajar los vasos sanguíneos, facilitando la estimulación del flujo sanguíneo. El aceite esencial de ciprés también tiene un alto contenido del compuesto α-pineno y se ha demostrado en investigaciones que exhibe actividad antiinflamatoria que ayuda con el flujo sanguíneo. Finalmente, el aceite esencial de ciprés tiene un efecto diurético y desintoxicante, ayudando a eliminar las toxinas del cuerpo y promoviendo un mejor flujo sanguíneo y circulación.

La raíz de jengibre (Zingiber officinale) ayuda a calentar la piel y los vasos sanguíneos cuando se aplica tópicamentepromoviendo la circulación. También ayuda a eliminar toxinas y reduce la inflamación de los vasos sanguíneos, mejorando el flujo sanguíneo en el cuerpo. El jengibre también puede ayudar a calmar la inflamación que interfiere con la circulación saludable. Los efectos beneficiosos de los polifenoles del jengibre se han informado ampliamente en estudios como «Evaluación de los efectos del extracto de jengibre en los perfiles de polifenoles». Los efectos antiinflamatorios del jengibre a menudo se atribuyen a metabolitos secundarios, como los aceites esenciales y el jengibre.

Menta™ (Mentha piperita) Es un aceite esencial estimulante que puede actuar como vasodilatador. Simplemente significa que puede ayudar a dilatar los vasos sanguíneos para mejorar el flujo sanguíneo, estimular la mente, aliviar el dolor y aumentar la energía. Una de las causas de la mala circulación son los vasos sanguíneos estrechos o constreñidos. Cuando los vasos son demasiado estrechos, hay menos espacio para que la sangre fluya fácilmente. El aceite esencial Peppermint™ puede ayudar a ampliar el espacio en los vasos sanguíneos. Ampliar o dilatar los vasos sanguíneos permite que fluya más sangre a través de ellos.

Nuez moscada (Myristica fragrans) Ayuda a mejorar la circulación sanguínea y apoya la salud de los sistemas cardiovascular y respiratorio. El aceite esencial de nuez moscada actúa como estimulante, aumenta la circulación sanguínea y relaja los vasos sanguíneos. Esto puede ayudar a diluir la sangre y reducir la presión sobre las arterias y las venas.

El aceite esencial de nuez moscada es rico en compuestos antiinflamatorios, como eugenol, sabineno y α-pineno, que pueden ayudar a aliviar el dolor y la hinchazón.

Aplicar 2-3 gotas de Circulación™ en el costado o la parte posterior del cuello, encima de la clavícula izquierda, en las muñecas o los tobillos para apoyar la energía, la resistencia cerebral y el calor en las extremidades distales, como los dedos de las manos y los pies.

También puedes añadir 2-3 gotas de Circulación™ a un baño tibio con sal de Epsom para ayudar a relajar los músculos y promover un mejor flujo sanguíneo.

Aceites destacados:

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Reto de 60 días con el mayor potencial

Como parte de nuestro Desafío Mezcla del Mes, invitamos a nuestra comunidad a centrarse en una intención diferente (y su mezcla de aceites esenciales asociada) con nosotros durante dos meses y luego compartir sus experiencias. Nos centramos en los últimos diciembre y enero. cultivando la fe. Ahora cambiamos nuestro enfoque para alcanzar juntos nuestro máximo potencial.

Si está listo para explorar cómo sería vivir alineado con su mayor potencial, ha venido al lugar correcto. Sigue leyendo para descubrir todo lo que necesitas saber para unirte a nosotros.

¿Qué significa vivir a tu máximo potencial?

Algunas personas piensan que es lograr un objetivo específico, pero tu potencial es mucho más que eso. No es el trabajo de tus sueños, ni una riqueza ni ningún hito que puedas asociar con el éxito. Es un estado de ser.

Su mayor potencial es donde sus habilidades, propósito y presencia se unen en plena expresión. Cuando tu vida está alineada con las cosas que más te importan y creas un espacio para que brille tu yo auténtico, vives a tu máximo potencial.

Entonces, ¿cómo encuentras esta alineación?

Aquí hay algunos hábitos simples que le ayudarán a cambiar su estilo de vida más en línea con su yo auténtico:

Liberar la carga de la presión externa.

Ya sea la sociedad, un amigo o un familiar, todos parecen tener una opinión sobre quién deberías ser y cómo deberías vivir. Pero eres tú quien tiene que pasar todos los días en tus zapatos, así que no intentes forzarte a usar un zapato que no te quede bien.

Silencia a tu crítico interior

A veces la peor presión proviene de nosotros mismos. Si siempre te dices a ti mismo que no puedes, es difícil reunir el coraje para intentarlo. Si bien no siempre es fácil silenciar a tu crítico interior, puedes darle algo más de qué hablar. Intenta repetir una afirmación como esta cada vez que te sientas desanimado: «Hoy es mi día para brillar» o «Puedo. Lo haré. Veo dónde quiero estar y creo que es donde pertenezco».

Sea brutalmente honesto acerca de lo que quiere

No puedes progresar si no eres honesto contigo mismo. Y no tiene sentido establecer metas que te lleven a un lugar donde no quieres estar. Tómate un tiempo para mirar hacia dentro y pensar en lo que quieres de la vida. No lo que crees que deberías desear, sino lo que realmente deseas de la parte más profunda y honesta de ti.

Establecer una intención

Una vez que sepas lo que quieres, establece una intención y un plan de acción simple para hacer algo al respecto. Esto no significa que tengas que repensar tu vida o hacer cambios drásticos para reinventar quién eres.

Solo piensa en algo que puedas hacer ahora para crear más espacio para que respire tu yo auténtico. Tal vez eso signifique dedicarse a un pasatiempo, establecer límites en el trabajo o invertir en oportunidades de crecimiento que se alineen con sus objetivos.

Fija tu intención en un aroma

Anclar es la práctica de asociar una intención con una señal externa consistente, algo a lo que puedes regresar una y otra vez como recordatorio. Con el tiempo, esta señal ayuda a volver a enfocar su intención, incluso en días ocupados o distraídos.

La fragancia es particularmente poderosa para esto porque está estrechamente relacionada con el sistema límbico, la parte del cerebro que regula la memoria, las emociones, el comportamiento y la motivación. Esta es la razón por la que ciertos aromas pueden traer recuerdos fuertes y por qué los aromas se utilizan a menudo para ayudar a crear una atmósfera calmante, edificante o reconfortante.

Recomendamos combinar su intención con Mezcla de aceites esenciales Highest Potential™, que está formulado para usarse mientras trabaja para liberar las barreras emocionales que le impiden alcanzar objetivos más altos. Disfrute de su aroma dulce y estimulante como un recordatorio constante de la intención que estableció y la dirección que eligió tomar.

Aquí tienes una forma sencilla de utilizar la mezcla de mayor potencia como parte de tu rutina diaria:

A medida que las temperaturas bajan este invierno, puedes calentarte de adentro hacia afuera mejorando tu circulación.

Una circulación saludable es fundamental para distribuir el calor interno a las extremidades. Garantiza que tu cuerpo distribuya el calor de manera eficiente, manteniendo calientes las extremidades como manos y pies incluso en los días más fríos.

El cuerpo regula la temperatura contrayendo los vasos sanguíneos en el frío para conservar el calor y dilatándolos en el calor para liberar calor. lo que garantiza una temperatura interna estable.

A medida que bajan las temperaturas, los vasos sanguíneos se contraen para conservar el calor. Esto puede ralentizar la circulación en las extremidades, como los dedos de las manos y los pies, las orejas y la nariz, que suelen ser las primeras partes del cuerpo en reaccionar al frío.

Para mejorar la capacidad de su cuerpo para mantenerse caliente, considere la posibilidad de utilizar aceites esenciales para estimular la circulación.

Cómo la circulación saludable aumenta el calor

La circulación sanguínea juega un papel crucial en la regulación de la temperatura corporal. Los vasos sanguíneos actúan como autopistas para la distribución del calor.

Cuando tu circulación es fuerte:

• El calor llega a cada parte de tu cuerpo. La sangre transporta calor desde el centro hasta las extremidades, como la nariz, las orejas, los dedos de las manos y de los pies.
• Los tejidos permanecen saturados de oxígeno. La sangre rica en oxígeno mantiene los tejidos, los músculos y la piel funcionando de manera óptima, lo que ayuda al cuerpo a generar calor de manera eficiente.
• Sientes menos frío. Una buena circulación minimiza la diferencia de temperatura entre el core y las extremidades, reduciendo esa sensación de hielo en manos y pies.

La mala circulación, por otro lado, puede hacer que ciertas partes del cuerpo se sientan frías, incluso en climas templados. Si normalmente tienes que usar calcetines para dormir, mantener una circulación saludable puede ayudarte a mantenerte abrigado este invierno y durante todo el año.

Cómo los aceites esenciales apoyan la circulación y el calor

El invierno no tiene por qué hacerte temblar.

Los aceites esenciales son una forma natural y eficaz de mejorar la circulación, ayudándote a mantenerte cómodamente abrigado este invierno.

Los aceites esenciales te ayudan a mantener la circulación al:

• Estimular el flujo sanguíneo: Los aceites esenciales aumentan el flujo sanguíneo principalmente al promover la vasodilatación (el ensanchamiento de los vasos sanguíneos), lo que reduce la tensión en las paredes de los vasos y mejora la circulación. Esto ayuda a que circule más sangre a través de ellos, mejorando así la circulación. Los aceites esenciales también pueden ayudar a contraer las venas, estimulando el flujo sanguíneo. Los aceites esenciales también pueden ayudar a reducir los triglicéridos, que pueden acumularse y restringir el flujo sanguíneo.
• Reduce la inflamación en los vasos sanguíneos: La investigación ha encontrado que «los aceites esenciales extraídos de hierbas pueden reducir la inflamación al regular la liberación de citoquinas inflamatorias involucradas en múltiples vías de señalización» para ayudar a reducir la hinchazón y la inflamación en los vasos sanguíneos, mejorando así el flujo sanguíneo.
• Efectos antioxidantes: Compuestos en aceites esenciales, como los de La albahaca y el tomillo protegen los vasos sanguíneos reduciendo los niveles de malondialdehído y combatir el estrés oxidativo que conduce al daño de los vasos.
• Mejora de la circulación (vasodilatación): Los compuestos de los aceites esenciales, como el mentol de la menta, dilatan los vasos sanguíneos, aumentan el flujo de sangre oxigenada por todo el cuerpo y crean un efecto de calentamiento que promueve un mejor flujo sanguíneo, reduce la acumulación de sangre y alivia el dolor y la hinchazón.
• Propiedades de calentamiento: Se sabe que aceites como el jengibre y el romero aumentan el flujo sanguíneo a la piel y los tejidos subyacentes.
• Drenaje linfático: Los aceites esenciales como el ciprés son eficaces para reducir la congestión venosa y promover una mejor circulación linfática y sanguínea.

Aceites esenciales para la circulación.

Los aceites esenciales son de naturaleza cálida, lo que les ayuda a mejorar el flujo sanguíneo y la circulación al relajar y mantener la salud de los vasos sanguíneos. Los compuestos naturales, como los aceites esenciales, poseen constituyentes químicos únicos que les confieren propiedades terapéuticas.

Se ha demostrado que los compuestos vegetales, incluida la esencia vegetal altamente concentrada que se encuentra en los aceites esenciales, ayudan a contraer las venas, estimulando el flujo sanguíneo y mejorando la «microcirculación», que es el flujo de sangre a través de los vasos más pequeños del cuerpo. También pueden ayudar a relajar los músculos lisos que recubren los vasos sanguíneos, mejorando así la circulación y aumentando el calor.

Los sesquiterpenos son una subclase de la gran familia química de los terpenos que abunda en aceites esenciales derivados de plantas como pimienta, incienso, jengibre, mirra, pachulí, sándalo, nardo y vetiver. Se ha demostrado que los aceites esenciales con alto contenido de sesquiterpenos mejoran el flujo sanguíneo. Los sesquiterpenos son cadenas de carbono que no contienen moléculas de oxígeno pero parecen absorber oxígeno. Esta puede ser una de las razones por las que los aceites esenciales con alto contenido de sesquiterpenos aumentan los niveles de oxígeno en el cuerpo y las extremidades cuando se inhalan o se aplican tópicamente.

El papel del sistema nervioso en el calor.

Cuando baja la temperatura exterior, su sistema nervioso detecta el cambio a través de receptores sensoriales en su piel. Luego envía señales a los vasos sanguíneos cercanos a la piel, comenzando vasoconstricción– estrechamiento de los vasos sanguíneos. Esto reduce el flujo sanguíneo a la piel, minimiza la pérdida de calor y conserva el calor para los órganos internos críticos.

Al mismo tiempo, su sistema nervioso indica a sus músculos que tiemblen, una contracción involuntaria que genera calor. Este mecanismo, combinado con la vasoconstricción, ayuda a mantener la temperatura central. Cuando te mudas a un ambiente más cálido, tu sistema nervioso siente el aumento de temperatura. Artículo motivado vasodilataciónque dilata los vasos sanguíneos y permite la liberación del exceso de calor a través de la piel.

Parasimpático®

Activar el sistema nervioso parasimpático ayuda a inducir la vasodilatación. La aplicación tópica de la mezcla parasimpática de aceites esenciales de clavo y lima detrás del lóbulo de la oreja y en el hueso mastoideo ayuda a activar el sistema nervioso parasimpático.

Es más, el eugenol, un compuesto bioactivo que se encuentra en el aceite de clavo, ha demostrado efectos significativos sobre los cardiomiocitos, las células musculares especializadas del corazón responsables de contraerse y permitir que el corazón bombee sangre por todo el cuerpo. Los estudios muestran que el eugenol ejerce efectos protectores sobre estas células al reducir el estrés oxidativo y la inflamación que son perjudiciales para la salud y el funcionamiento de los cardiomiocitos. Además, un estudio sobre «Efectos cardiovasculares del eugenol, un compuesto fenólico presente en muchos aceites esenciales de plantas» sugiere que el eugenol estabiliza las membranas celulares y mejora la función de los canales iónicos que son fundamentales para mantener el ritmo y la función cardíaca adecuados. Al mitigar estos factores estresantes y estabilizar los mecanismos celulares, el eugenol ayuda a preservar la integridad y función de los cardiomiocitos, contribuyendo así a la salud general del corazón y reduciendo el riesgo de enfermedades cardiovasculares.

Circulación™

Circulación™ Está formulado para apoyar una circulación saludable al entregar sangre rica en oxígeno y nutrientes al cuerpo y al cerebro mientras transporta toxinas y desechos a los riñones y el hígado para su eliminación. El Circulación™ la mezcla contiene una fórmula patentada de aceites esenciales orgánicos y/o silvestres que actúan sinérgicamente para favorecer la circulación y el flujo sanguíneo saludables al cuerpo y al cerebro. Por ejemplo:

Pimienta negra (Piper nigrum) Ayuda a calentar el cuerpo y estimula la circulación, aumentando el flujo sanguíneo al sistema digestivo. Esto ayuda a aumentar tanto la absorción de nutrientes que a menudo se agrega a los suplementos para mejorar su efectividad.

Se ha descubierto que la pimienta negra y su compuesto activo, la piperina, estimulan el flujo sanguíneo al dilatar los vasos sanguíneos y mejorar la circulación general. Un flujo sanguíneo mejorado suministra oxígeno y nutrientes a los tejidos de manera más eficiente, reduciendo así la inflamación y promoviendo la curación. La piperina también tiene propiedades antiinflamatorias y antioxidantes para proteger los vasos sanguíneos del estrés oxidativo y la inflamación. La pimienta negra también contiene altos niveles de limoneno, un terpeno que se cree que estimula la circulación y aumenta el calor.

Ciprés El aceite esencial puede ayudar a mejorar la circulación y relajar los vasos sanguíneos, facilitando la estimulación del flujo sanguíneo. El aceite esencial de ciprés también tiene un alto contenido del compuesto α-pineno y se ha demostrado en investigaciones que exhibe actividad antiinflamatoria que ayuda con el flujo sanguíneo. Finalmente, el aceite esencial de ciprés tiene un efecto diurético y desintoxicante, ayudando a eliminar las toxinas del cuerpo y promoviendo un mejor flujo sanguíneo y circulación.

La raíz de jengibre (Zingiber officinale) ayuda a calentar la piel y los vasos sanguíneos cuando se aplica tópicamentepromoviendo la circulación. También ayuda a eliminar toxinas y reduce la inflamación de los vasos sanguíneos, mejorando el flujo sanguíneo en el cuerpo. El jengibre también puede ayudar a calmar la inflamación que interfiere con la circulación saludable. Los efectos beneficiosos de los polifenoles del jengibre se han informado ampliamente en estudios como «Evaluación de los efectos del extracto de jengibre en los perfiles de polifenoles». Los efectos antiinflamatorios del jengibre a menudo se atribuyen a metabolitos secundarios, como los aceites esenciales y el jengibre.

Menta™ (Mentha piperita) Es un aceite esencial estimulante que puede actuar como vasodilatador. Simplemente significa que puede ayudar a dilatar los vasos sanguíneos para mejorar el flujo sanguíneo, estimular la mente, aliviar el dolor y aumentar la energía. Una de las causas de la mala circulación son los vasos sanguíneos estrechos o constreñidos. Cuando los vasos son demasiado estrechos, hay menos espacio para que la sangre fluya fácilmente. El aceite esencial Peppermint™ puede ayudar a ampliar el espacio en los vasos sanguíneos. Ampliar o dilatar los vasos sanguíneos permite que fluya más sangre a través de ellos.

Nuez moscada (Myristica fragrans) Ayuda a mejorar la circulación sanguínea y apoya la salud de los sistemas cardiovascular y respiratorio. El aceite esencial de nuez moscada actúa como estimulante, aumenta la circulación sanguínea y relaja los vasos sanguíneos. Esto puede ayudar a diluir la sangre y reducir la presión sobre las arterias y las venas.

El aceite esencial de nuez moscada es rico en compuestos antiinflamatorios, como eugenol, sabineno y α-pineno, que pueden ayudar a aliviar el dolor y la hinchazón.

Aplicar 2-3 gotas de Circulación™ en el costado o la parte posterior del cuello, encima de la clavícula izquierda, en las muñecas o los tobillos para apoyar la energía, la resistencia cerebral y el calor en las extremidades distales, como los dedos de las manos y los pies.

También puedes añadir 2-3 gotas de Circulación™ a un baño tibio con sal de Epsom para ayudar a relajar los músculos y promover un mejor flujo sanguíneo.

Aceites destacados:

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Smell is the most powerful—and most underutilized—of our five senses.

Your olfactory pathway has direct access into the brain AND the body!

You heard me correctly. Olfactory receptors have been located throughout the body—in organs such as the liver, skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, and intestines—where they act as chemical sensors for non-olfactory functions, including cell recognition, migration, metabolism, and wound healing.

Research demonstrates that your sense of smell can impact various physiological processes, including your ability to heal from and release trauma from the body.

More specifically, you can use your sense of smell to help interpret the mental, physical, and emotional world around you, creating a sense of safety.

Tuning into sensations in the body—including the sensation of smell—can help draw awareness to your body and calm your nervous system, which may allow you to release stored trauma that may be keeping your nervous system stuck in a survival state, making it difficult to relax, feel safe, or heal.

Research on Human Olfactory Receptors: Novel Cellular Functions Outside of the Nose found that “olfactory receptors (ORs) aren’t just for smell in the nose; they act as chemical sensors throughout the body in tissues—like the lungs, gut, skin, brain, liver, heart, intestines and kidneys—regulating cell functions (proliferation, migration, immunity) and playing roles in disease (cancer, skin issues, infections). Research shows they can detect specific chemicals, guide sperm, influence heart function, promote skin healing, revealing a broader chemical sensing role beyond olfaction.”

Your sense of smell plays such a key role in nervous system regulation and brain health that research on Dysregulation of Brain Olfactory and Taste Receptors is warranted. This research found olfactory receptor dysregulation preceded cognitive decline and other neurodegenerative diseases.”

How Trauma Gets Stuck in the Body

Trauma isn’t just a mental story in your head; it’s a physical experience that gets “stuck” in your body as physical tension, fight/flight/freeze energy, or shutdown that needs physical release to truly heal.

When you experience trauma, chronic stress, or heightened emotional triggers, your nervous system reacts instinctively to keep you safe. This is the fight, flight, or freeze response, designed to protect you in moments of danger. Ideally, your body returns to a balanced state when the threat passes. But if the trauma is overwhelming or unresolved, the nervous system can get stuck on high alert, leading to lasting physical and emotional effects.

Common physical symptoms of stored trauma include:

• Emotional numbness or disconnection (feeling detached from yourself or others)
• Muscle tension or chronic pain (especially in the neck, shoulders, and jaw)
• Digestive issues (such as nausea, bloating, or IBS)
• Difficulty sleeping (trouble falling asleep, nightmares, or frequent waking)
• Anxiety or hypervigilance (feeling on edge or easily startled)

What is Somatic Healing?

When healing from trauma, it can be challenging to feel like your body is supporting you. This is where somatic healing comes into play, helping you feel safe and supported.

Your somatic nervous system is a subdivision of your peripheral nervous system that delivers information from four of your senses—smell, sound, taste, and touch—into your brain and allows you to move and control muscles throughout your body.

Somatic practices can help you address the deep physical imprint of trauma and release this stored physiological energy. Somatic practices allow you to reconnect with your body by using physical sensations, such as smell, to send safety signals, helping to regulate an overwhelmed nervous system and process and release stored stress and trauma. Somatic practices may help you listen to your body’s sensations (such as tension and tightness) to discharge trauma energy gently, fostering a stronger connection and an internal sense of calm.

Key Principles of Somatic Healing include:

• Regulating the Nervous System: Trauma overwhelms the nervous system; somatic work helps guide it back to balance by teaching you to discharge excess activation and build capacity for stress.
• Increasing Body Awareness & Regulation: The ability to tune into physical sensations without judgment may help you stay present and calm, even when difficult memories arise and reconnect with parts of the body that may have been numbed or ignored due to trauma.
• Promoting Feelings of Safety: By tuning into the body and finding resources within, you build a profound sense of internal and external safety and resilience, making you less reactive to triggers. Similarly, by gently approaching traumatic feelings in small, manageable doses and moving between moments of discomfort or tension and feelings of safety, you can help release stored stress without overwhelming the nervous system.
• Discharge and Completion: The body often holds onto trauma when it doesn’t get to complete its natural stress response. Practices like shaking, crying, or deep breathing help the body release tension and restore balance.

How Smell Can Support Somatic Healing?

Trauma can be stored in the body as implicit memories. These are not consciously recalled like regular memories but can be triggered by physical sensations or smells.

Smell supports somatic healing by directly linking to both the brain’s limbic system, which controls emotions and memory, and regions of the body, including the skin, the gut, and the heart, that help with somatic emotional release.

Familiar smells like Lavender can provide a safe sensory anchor, especially if you are processing intense emotional memories or experiences. Smell can help bridge the gap between stimulus and response, offering a gentle way to manage overwhelming feelings and enhance emotional regulation. 

All but one of your senses travel through your somatic nervous system to reach your brain (sight is the exception because your retina and optic nerve connect directly to your brain). The other senses on your head—sound, smell, taste, and touch—all use your somatic nervous system to reach your brain. This direct access allows you to use your sense of smell to support somatic healing.

Smell and specific scents can be used as anchors to help you feel safe and grounded and to stabilize you when you are dysregulated.

Smells can also be carefully titrated, meaning exposure to a particular scent can be controlled to allow for the slow, gradual exploration of traumatic experiences in manageable fragments, to avoid re-traumatization. Smell will enable you to perceive sensations in your body, which helps you move towards completing protective responses that were previously unable to be carried out.

Scent can also support the parasympathetic nervous system and, with it, the gentle pendulation between states of tension and relaxation in the body, which may help you develop a greater capacity to self-regulate your emotional and physiological responses. This builds vagal tone—or the ability of the nervous system to move back and forth between alertness and action, and calm and rest without getting stuck at either extreme.

Essential Oils to Support Somatic Healing

Essential oils can support somatic healing by gently engaging the sense of smell to help regulate the nervous system, increase body awareness, and support emotional processing.

Bringing attention to your sense of smell can be a subtle yet effective way to help you feel more grounded and safe in the present moment. More specifically, topically inhaled essential oils work with the brain’s emotion and memory centers to promote a sense of grounding, safety, and a deeper mind-body connection. Research on “Smell, Odor, and Somatic Work: Sense-Making and Sensory Management” found that smells convey meaning and can support somatic structural perception.

Additional research on “Observing Somatic Experience and Olfactory Memory” explores the potential therapeutic implications of incorporating olfactory stimuli into trauma therapy sessions.” Olfactory memory plays a critical role in trauma, as smells can trigger traumatic memories. Similarly, olfactory stimuli—like essential oils—are closely linked to emotional processing.

It is worth noting that the anatomy of your olfactory system involves activation of the same brain structures that support emotion processing (limbic system and medial temporal lobe circuits) and declarative memory, as noted in research on “Aromatherapy through the lens of trauma-informed care”. “When essential oils are inhaled, they impact the limbic system and, subsequently, the nervous system. Using a trauma-informed approach, aromatherapy is paired with polyvagal theory and somatic experiencing.”

Smell can be used to connect with physical sensations, emotions, and memories for grounding, stress relief, and self-awareness, leveraging how scents powerfully influence our nervous system and help support emotional regulation.

Specific scents can be used for emotional anchoring, helping to create a physical anchor for emotional regulation. 

Fascia Release™

Stress and trauma are often stored in the body—especially in the fascia, the connective tissue that surrounds every cell in your body. Your emotions—or energy in motion—travel through your fascia for release. When your fascia is tight and constricted, emotions do not flow freely or get released; instead, they become trapped in your tissue. This can leave you feeling tense, disconnected, or overwhelmed.

Fascia Release™ supports you in shifting from mental overwhelm to present-moment awareness by helping you reconnect with your “felt sense”—the subtle sensations in your body.

When you learn to be present and signal safety from the level of the body and the cells, your body feels safe to discharge energy and emotions, helping to rebalance the nervous system and move beyond trauma.

Essential oils offer a safe and simple way to release tension that may be keeping you stuck and negative emotions from the tissue, creating an easy flow for healthy fascia. According to research on Aromatherapy through the lens of trauma-informed care, “essential oils are not just about their aromas but about the experience they facilitate—an experience of greater embodiment, awareness, and connection with oneself.”

Fascia Release™ essential oil blend is uniquely formulated to release the trapped energy and emotional and physical tension stored in the fascia. Fascia Release helps you feel bodily sensations so you can feel safe occupying your body.

Fascia lies just below the skin, so topically applying essential oils to the skin provides easy, immediate access to the fascia. The skin is your largest organ and is relatively permeable to fat-soluble substances, such as essential oils. Fascia Release™ blend may help unravel deeply held tensions, constrictions, and energetic blockages in your tissues, enhancing body awareness and grounding, reducing pain, improving blood and lymphatic circulation, and releasing fear, repressed emotions, and tension held in the body (organs, muscles, tendons, bones, and joints) or the mind.

Application Tip: I have been applying Fascia Release™ to my fingertips and tapping on key reflex points to actively engage my safety response. The video and graphics in this post show how to tap in more detail.

Parasympathetic®

Your autonomic nervous system is responsible for receiving information, processing it, and triggering the necessary responses, including coordinating and regulating the functions of all other bodily systems. Unfortunately, when the nervous system undergoes trauma, its delicate balance can be disrupted, triggering survival responses, such as a state of heightened sympathetic “fight” or “flight” response or a dorsal vagal “freeze” response, to help navigate threats. 

While these nervous system states can support survival, they can often lead to a disconnection from your body. When this happens, it’s hard to feel calm, safe, or fully present in your body.

Somatic therapy focuses on subtle shifts and gradual adjustments to increase your nervous system’s capacity to experience a fuller range of sensations, thereby reducing the impact of trauma on your body and how you are showing up in life. This approach aligns with the natural rhythms of your nervous system, allowing it to comfortably adapt to and integrate new experiences, rather than being overwhelmed or rushed.

Parasympathetic® blend can be a simple but powerful tool to help shift your system back into balance. When topically applied to the vagus nerve (behind the earlobe on the mastoid bone), it helps activate the parasympathetic branch of your nervous system. In this state, healing, digestion, and emotional regulation naturally occur.

By supporting this “rest, digest, and heal” state, the Parasympathetic® blend can help reset the nervous system and prevent it from continually feeling unsettled when distressing memories are triggered. It’s one of the most effective and accessible ways to help your body return to a place of safety, ease, and resilience.

Essential oils are natural, non-invasive, and easy to use! Oils possess both olfactory (smell) and transdermal (topical application) properties, making them easy to inhale and apply to the skin to stimulate the vagus nerve and activate the parasympathetic nervous system.

Limbic Reset™

Your limbic system helps regulate your emotions and respond to physical, mental, and emotional threats, working in conjunction with your parasympathetic nervous system.

In fact, your limbic system is often referred to as the “emotional nervous system” as it helps you interpret sensory information and determine whether external stimuli are threatening or benign. If a threat is perceived, your limbic system will then prompt your nervous system to activate the “fight or flight” sympathetic nervous system response. This threat response can become maladaptive and overly reactive, leading to poor emotional regulation and heightened emotional reactivity. 

The strong connection between your sense of smell and your limbic system makes essential oils an ideal tool to reset the volume of threat perception, help calm the over-firing of your limbic system, and reconnect you to a feeling of safety as you process trauma.

Scent has direct access to the emotional center of your brain, which controls your hormones and influences your emotions and mood, known as the limbic system. On a physical level, your olfactory bulb is physically located near your limbic system, with only two synapses separating your amygdala from your olfactory nerve. No other sensory system has this direct and intense contact with the neural substrates of your brain’s emotional control center. Your other four senses, including sound, sight, taste, and touch, must travel to different regions of the brain first, before reaching your limbic system.

This makes essential oils a potent tool for calming the intensity of the emotions, allowing you to chunk the release so that it feels more manageable. In essence, restoring proper function to the limbic system can help TURN OFF the alarm in your limbic system—in effect rebalancing inhibition and activation—and TURN ON your body’s self-healing mechanisms by regulating your “fight or flight” response, and rewiring your response to emotional triggers.

Inhaling essential oils is the fastest and most efficient way to reset the volume of threat perception and help calm the over-firing of your limbic system. This is because smell can access the limbic system of the brain to lower limbic system activation, which then enables your body to enter the parasympathetic “rest, digest, and repair” state.

Limbic Reset™ contains a proprietary blend of essential oils designed to calm threat arousal and send safety cues, helping reset your limbic system and support healthy emotional regulation. Limbic Reset™ was specifically formulated with essential oils such as Frankincense and Sandalwood, which contain the chemical constituent Sesquiterpenes, thought to increase oxygen in the limbic system, thereby “unlocking” DNA and allowing emotional baggage to be released from cellular memory. The citrus oils in Limbic Reset™ help lift your mood and clear your energy so that you do not take on or carry negative emotions or a pessimistic mindset toward others. For example, Melissa is known as an antidepressant that possesses uplifting and emotionally balancing compounds.

Limbic Reset™ also contains Helichrysum oils, which are touted for their benefits to brain function and are known to cross the blood-brain barrier, carrying oxygen to the limbic system to help rewire neural circuits and calm an overactive stress response.

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Un bazo sano es fundamental para combatir infecciones y regular las respuestas inmunitarias. Funciona como un centro de vigilancia al iniciar respuestas inmunes a amenazas en el torrente sanguíneo.

Específicamente, su bazo respalda su salud inmunológica al actuar como un filtro sanguíneo, eliminar patógenos y células viejas, y almacenar y desplegar glóbulos blancos especializados que crean anticuerpos para atacar a invasores como bacterias y virus y crear resistencia contra infecciones, moho y parásitos.

Los aceites esenciales pueden ayudar a tonificar y fortalecer el bazo, promoviendo un sistema inmunológico saludable. Los aceites esenciales aplicados tópicamente pueden ayudar a estimular el flujo linfático, eliminar la congestión y ayudar al bazo a filtrar los desechos celulares y las células sanguíneas dañadas, al tiempo que promueven la producción de glóbulos blancos.

Los aceites esenciales sirven como medicina complementaria, principalmente por sus propiedades antiinflamatorias, estimulantes de la circulación y diuréticas, y pueden potenciar la eficacia de técnicas como el masaje de drenaje linfático.

¿Qué hace tu bazo?

Su bazo es un órgano vital extremadamente subestimado (a menudo incomprendido) que forma parte de su sistema linfático.

Al igual que el hígado, el bazo es uno de los «filtros» del cuerpo. Es el órgano más grande del sistema linfático y ayuda a regular el flujo de linfa y sangre, limpiando la sangre de desechos celulares y tejido dañado. células sanguíneas y plaquetas.

El bazo, ubicado en la parte superior izquierda del abdomen detrás de las costillas, es un órgano crucial para la tolerancia inmune periférica: es el único órgano del cuerpo capaz de generar una respuesta inmune adecuada a muchos tipos de bacterias, incluidas la meningitis bacteriana y la neumonía.

La sangre literalmente se ralentiza a medida que pasa por el bazo, lo que le da tiempo al sistema inmunológico para reconocer y producir glóbulos blancos y anticuerpos que le ayudan a combatir las infecciones. A medida que la sangre se filtra a través del bazo, se limpia y los microbios dañinos se tragan y eliminan. Sin el bazo funcionando correctamente, no se pueden mantener los glóbulos rojos y blancos que se necesitan para obtener energía, calor y vitalidad constantes, lo que proporciona energía física para la función inmunológica.

Y el bazo es donde se inducen las células grasas – Explorar

Como órgano inmunológico especializado, el bazo desempeña un papel importante en la inmunidad innata y adaptativa (o “aprendida”): los mecanismos que identifican y atacan antígenos específicos. Es el hogar de las células inmunitarias innatas especializadas, como las células B, las células asesinas naturales (NK) y los macrófagos, todas las cuales residen en el bazo. El bazo también participa en la maduración de los mielocitos (células de la médula ósea). Las células mieloides son un grupo diverso de leucocitos innatos que son fundamentales para generar respuestas inmunitarias eficaces contra los virus.

Cómo la salud del bazo aumenta la inmunidad

Un bazo sano aumenta la inmunidad al filtrar patógenos y células sanguíneas viejas del torrente sanguíneo, almacenar y desplegar glóbulos blancos que combaten infecciones (como linfocitos y monocitos) e iniciar respuestas inmunes al producir anticuerpos, actuando como un órgano crítico para monitorear amenazas transmitidas por la sangre, como bacterias y virus, y ayudando a coordinar las defensas del cuerpo contra los invasores. Específicamente, su bazo:

• Filtros de sangre: El bazo monitorea y filtra constantemente la sangre, identificando y eliminando glóbulos rojos viejos o dañados, desechos celulares y microorganismos dañinos (gérmenes, bacterias, virus) para evitar que circulen y contribuyan a la infección.
• Reciclaje celular: Además de filtrarse, el bazo descompone los desechos celulares, una parte clave para mantener la salud inmunológica general.
• Reservorio de glóbulos blancos: El bazo almacena una gran cantidad de linfocitos y macrófagos (tipos de glóbulos blancos que apoyan la función inmune) y los libera rápidamente al torrente sanguíneo cuando se detecta una infección, creando un «ejército» para luchar contra los invasores.
• Producción de anticuerpos: Los linfocitos del bazo producen anticuerpos, proteínas importantes que atacan y neutralizan bacterias, virus y toxinas, deteniendo la propagación de la infección.
• Implementación rápida: Cuando se detecta una infección, estas células almacenadas se liberan a la sangre para combatir la enfermedad.

Síntomas de mala salud del bazo.

Fatiga: Cuando el bazo no funciona bien, es posible que no filtre la sangre ni recicle los glóbulos rojos de manera eficiente. Si no puede mantener los glóbulos rojos y blancos que necesita para tener energía constante, puede experimentar poca energía o una sensación de que está «agotado» todo el tiempo. La anemia (o niveles bajos de glóbulos rojos) también puede contribuir a la fatiga.

Infecciones comunes: El bazo ayuda al cuerpo a almacenar y activar células inmunitarias que combaten las bacterias y otros patógenos. Cuando el bazo no filtra la sangre adecuadamente, es posible que notes que te enfermas con más frecuencia o que tardas más en recuperarte de infecciones menores.

Dolor/malestar: En la parte superior izquierda del abdomen, detrás de las costillas, a veces se irradia hasta el hombro izquierdo.

Plenitud Temprana: Sensación de saciedad después de comer sólo una pequeña cantidad porque el bazo presiona el estómago.

Hinchazón y gases: A veces, las molestias digestivas, como hinchazón, gases o sensación de pesadez después de comer, pueden ocurrir cuando los órganos de la parte superior del abdomen (incluidos el bazo, el estómago y las estructuras cercanas) no están satisfechos.

Sangrado/moretones fáciles: Si el bazo elimina demasiadas plaquetas.

Miembros débiles: Puede producirse una sensación general de debilidad en los brazos o las piernas cuando el cuerpo no mueve sangre, nutrientes u oxígeno de manera eficiente. Algunos marcos tradicionales asocian el «qi del bazo» con la fuerza de las extremidades.

dolor de cabeza persistente: Los dolores de cabeza prolongados o recurrentes pueden estar relacionados con la circulación y la calidad de la sangre, que el bazo ayuda a abordar.

Mareo: Los mareos, el aturdimiento o la sensación de que se va a desmayar pueden ocurrir cuando el cerebro no recibe suficiente sangre rica en oxígeno o cuando la presión arterial o los recuentos sanguíneos son bajos. Debido a que el bazo ayuda a regular la producción de células sanguíneas, ciertas afecciones relacionadas con el bazo pueden contribuir a los mareos.

ojos cansados: El bazo ayuda a mover los líquidos por el cuerpo. Si no funciona bien, se retiene líquido corporal y puede crear hinchazón, incluida hinchazón de los ojos u círculos oscuros debajo de los ojos.

Dolor en el lado superior izquierdo del abdomen. El bazo se encuentra en el lado superior izquierdo de su abdomenmetido debajo del pecho. El malestar, la presión o el dolor en esta zona, especialmente si el bazo está agrandado, a veces se pueden sentir como un dolor sordo o una plenitud debajo de las costillas izquierdas.

Sentirse lleno sin comer: Si el bazo está agrandado, puede presionar el estomagoque está cerca. Esta presión puede hacer que usted se sienta lleno muy rápidamente, incluso después de haber comenzado a comer o haber comido sólo pequeñas cantidades.

Dolor o malestar en el hombro izquierdo: El dolor referido desde el bazo se puede sentir como dolor en la parte superior del hombro izquierdo.

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Aceites esenciales para el bazo.

Su bazo responde bien a los productos botánicos como los aceites esenciales. Los aceites esenciales pueden ayudar a tonificar y fortalecer el bazo, manteniendo la energía y la vitalidad.

El Qi del Bazo es la fuerza vital que fluye a través de los meridianos del cuerpo y sostiene la vida. Se cree que los aceites esenciales interactúan con el Qi y lo apoyan al influir en su flujo a lo largo de los meridianos. Al igual que en la acupuntura, los aceites esenciales se pueden aplicar en puntos de acupuntura específicos para estimular los meridianos y promover el flujo armonioso del Qi.

Bazo Qi™ Ayuda a mantener la vitalidad y la energía del bazo para promover células sanguíneas sanas, aportando vitalidad a su energía y aumentando el flujo de Qi en su cuerpo y cerebro.

Específicamente, Bazo Qi™ contiene aceites cítricos como Mandarinaeste Se ha demostrado que apoyan la función del bazo. Mandarina Se cree tradicionalmente que la corteza, de la que se extraen los aceites esenciales, «regula el qi», «la humedad seca» y «fortalece». «bazo». Las frutas cítricas como las mandarinas contienen compuestos vegetales conocidos como flavonoides que se ha demostrado que mejoran el flujo sanguíneo al cerebro y reducen la inflamación. El aceite esencial de mandarina contiene limoneno, que puede favorecer la salud del bazo fortaleciéndolo y también ayuda a eliminar la flema y la humedad del bazo.

De manera similar, el hinojo se usa tradicionalmente como tónico, ya que se cree que tonifica y fortalece el bazo. Se considera un depurativo (purificador de la sangre) que ayuda a eliminar toxinas, lo que indirectamente apoya la función del bazo en la filtración de la sangre y la producción de células inmunitarias. Como aceite esencial que apoya el Qi del Bazo, la semilla de hinojo ayuda a tonificar el Bazo y estimular el flujo del Qi físico. Las investigaciones muestran que el componente medicinal transanetol que se encuentra en el hinojo calma la inflamación regulando la expresión de citocinas en el tejido del bazo.

Bazo Qi™ También contiene semillas de apio, que se sabe que fortalecen la función del bazo al mejorar la fuerza de la sangre. El aceite de semilla de apio contiene ingredientes diuréticos naturales y propiedades antiinflamatorias que pueden ayudar a regular el metabolismo de los líquidos y promover un flujo de energía suave, apoyando la función saludable del bazo. El helicriso favorece la circulación sanguínea y libera la energía bloqueada, especialmente por lesiones antiguas o estancamiento del bazo. El helicriso puede aumentar la circulación, beneficiando potencialmente la función del bazo en la filtración de la sangre y la producción de glóbulos rojos.

Además, el aceite esencial de orégano es un poderoso agente antimicrobiano, antioxidante y antiinflamatorio que puede aliviar la hinchazón y el dolor asociados con el bazo. El orégano puede afectar la salud del bazo, especialmente durante reacciones inmunes e infecciones. El bazo desempeña un papel fundamental en la respuesta inmunitaria y el extracto de orégano se ha mostrado prometedor para mitigar los efectos adversos de la infección por E. coli en el bazo en modelos animales. Los cambios observados en el tejido del bazo, como una reducción del agotamiento y una pulpa blanca mejorada, indican que el extracto de orégano puede ayudar a que las células inmunitarias del bazo funcionen de manera más efectiva para combatir las infecciones.

Cómo administrar Bazo Qi™

Aplicar 2-3 gotas de Bazo Qi™ por encima del bazo (lado izquierdo del cuerpo, debajo del pecho) o por encima del sexto punto del bazo (el interior de la pierna, justo encima del punto más alto del tobillo), cuatro dedos hacia arriba, aplique una presión profunda ligeramente detrás de la tibia.

También puede aplicar Spleen Qi™ tópicamente en un poderoso punto de acupuntura del bazo: Bazo 6, ubicado dentro de la pierna, justo encima del punto más alto del tobillo (a cuatro dedos hacia arriba, aplique una presión profunda ligeramente detrás de la tibia). Puedes leer más aquí.

También puede aplicar mezclas específicas a los sistemas de órganos que están diseñados para equilibrar. Para aliviar la ansiedad o la fatiga, que a menudo es un reflejo de un desequilibrio suprarrenal subyacente, puede aplicar los aceites esenciales indicados en la zona lumbar, encima de las glándulas suprarrenales. La aplicación de aceites esenciales en los puntos de pulso como las muñecas, las sienes y la parte posterior del cuello, donde los vasos sanguíneos están más cerca de la piel, permite una absorción más rápida y ayuda a que comiencen a funcionar más rápido.

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Essential oils may help ease chronic pain by addressing it at the root.

Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting more than 12 weeks (roughly three months). Chronic pain is different than acute (short-term) pain because it typically arises from an initial injury or illness but then doesn’t subside, rather causing ongoing symptoms for many months or years.

Chronic pain can include:

•        Muscular pains

•        Back pain

•        Neck pain

•        Joint pain and arthritis

•        Nerve pain, including tingling and jolting

•        Bone pain

•        Headaches/migraines

•        Uterine pain/endometriosis

•        Inflammatory bowel pains and other forms of stomach pain or digestive discomfort

Chronic Pain Symptoms

Chronic pain can present as physical and mental and emotional symptoms, including:

•       Increased risk for suicidal thoughts and attempts

•       Discomfort that is sharp or dull, constant or on-and-off or feels like burning or aching

•       Restrictions in mobility and daily activities

•       Reduced flexibility, strength and stamina

•       Increased anxiety, depression, irritability and other mood changes

•       Higher risk for dependence on alcohol, opioids and other pain-killing medications

•       Poor perceived health or reduced quality of life

•       Fatigue and sleep disturbances

•       Changes in appetite and sometimes weight loss/weight gain

•       Low libido

•       Higher risk for marital or family problems and loss of employment

How Fascia Contributes to Chronic Pain

Fascia is a thin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber and muscle in place. The tissue does more than provide internal structure; fascia has nerves that make it almost as sensitive as skin to pain signals.

Maintaining healthy fascia is crucial for ensuring smooth and pain-free movement of your tissues and organs. 

When fascia is healthy, it’s flexible, hydrated, and allows smooth, smooth and pain-free gliding movement of your tissues and organs

Your fascia wraps around your muscles to prevent friction during movement. Likewise, your fascia coats your veins and arteries to reduce any abrasion from smooth muscles that power your circulation. And your fascia also encapsulates your fragile organs to enable fluid, non-abrasive shifts in position as you move.

Fascia is made up of multiple layers with liquid in between called hyaluronan  that help your fascia stretch with your movement. But when it’s stressed—by trauma, inflammation, surgery, repetitive movements, or even emotional tension – the hyaluronan can dry up, thicken and become tight, sticky, and rigid, especially around your muscles.  This can limit mobility and cause painful knots to develop.

Dysfunctional fascia contributes to chronic pain through:

Restricted movement: When fascia loses its flexibility, it can create “sticky” adhesions that restrict muscles and joints, leading to stiffness and reduced mobility and unnatural movement patterns. Over time, this strain can cause pain in muscles, joints, and even nerves.

Compromised Blood and Lymph Flow: Fascia congestion limits circulation and drainage. This can lead to tissue inflammation, toxin accumulation, and nutrient deprivation, perpetuating pain and preventing healing.

Stored Emotional and Physical Trauma: Fascia doesn’t just hold physical structure—it’s also a storehouse for unprocessed memories and trauma. Chronic stress and unresolved emotions can create physical tension in the fascia, which may manifest as physical symptoms like chronic pain or tension.  When you experiences emotional stress or trauma, your fascia can tighten and constrict, leading to limited range of motion, stiffness, and a feeling of being on edge.

Nerve compression: Fascia contains sensory nerves, and when it becomes constricted, the restrictions and adhesions can directly press on these nerves, contributing to pain and sensitivity.  According to “An Emerging Perspective on the Role of Fascia in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome” fascia “is richly innervated and contains numerous mechanoreceptors and free nerve endings, making it a significant player in proprioception and pain sensation.”

Trigger points: Healthy fascia allows muscles to glide smoothly, but when it becomes tight, it can develop hypersensitive knots called trigger points. These points can cause significant pain and trigger referred pain in other areas of the body.

Structural and functional issues: Fascia provides structural support, but when it becomes dysfunctional, it can cause a cascade of problems, creating a supportive framework that perpetuates poor posture and movement patterns.

Inflammation and fluid transport: Fascial restrictions can impede the flow of lymph and blood, contributing to inflammation and a buildup of waste products, which can further increase pain sensitivity. 

Essential Oils for Chronic Pain

Certain essential oils can help manage inflammation and pain by delivering active compounds that calm immune responses, reduce swelling, and block pain signals.

Essential oils are derived from plants and contain powerful compounds that can help alleviate pain and promote relaxation.  For example, research on “Essential Oils and Neuropathic Pain” found that “essential oil active components have direct anti-neuropathic activity and modulate pain signaling.”

More specifically, essential oils contain natural anti-inflammatory compounds that can reduce pain by inhibiting pro-inflammatory mediators and cytokines in the body, which reduces swelling and pressure on nerves.

Essential oils also work as analgesics, which means they relieve pain, relax muscles, reduce inflammation, and calm your nerves when topically applied. For example, Menthol in peppermint essential oi creates a cooling sensation, while compounds in wintergreen act like aspirin to dull pain.  Research on “Analgesic Potential of Essential Oils” highlights that monoterpenes present in certain essential oils – such as menthol, linalool, limonene, myrcene and 1,8-cineole include analgesic-like activity.”

The chemical composition of essential oils – super small and fat-soluble—allows them to bind to and inhibit prostaglandin synthesis (the process that creates/signals pain and inflammation). This is the same channel by which nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) work. This might be one reason that essential oils consistently test as effective as over-the-counter pain medications, and pharmacological and clinical studies have demonstrated the profile of essential oil compounds as drug candidates.

Topically applied essential oils can easily penetrate layers of the skin, helping to release restricted fascia, creating warmth to break up congestion, increasing circulation, lymphatic drainage, and mobilizing adhered or painful tissue.  Essential oils can also help to vasodilate your blood and lymphatic vessels, which may help improve the flow of fluid that can contribute to swelling and inflammation. Essential oils may also help release facial adhesions, improve circulation, stimulate healthy lymphatic flow, and support the regulation of your nervous system.

Essential oils soften the myofascial tissue, allowing the deep and constrained tissue to stretch and move as it is designed to function. They also have an analgesic effect, relaxing the muscles and reducing pain. Essential oils can be used to revitalize and de-stress the fascia and muscles, working quickly to break down inflamed, fibrous tissue and remove toxins from the painful area.

As you may know, your experience of pain can be triggered by pain receptors—a group of sensory neurons with specialized nerve endings in your skin, deep tissues, like muscles and joints, and most of your organs—which send a message via nerve fibers to your spinal cord and brain stem and then onto your brain where the sensation of pain is registered and pain is perceived. The chemical constituents of essential oils can help modulate your perception and experience of pain.

In addition, smelling essential oils—through your olfactory channel—can also help modulate the perception of pain.  Research on “The Effectiveness of Aromatherapy in Reducing Pain” suggest that “olfactory stimulation related to aromatherapy can result in immediate reduction in pain, as well as changing physiological parameters such as pulse, blood pressure, skin temperature, and brain activity.”

Fascia Release for Chronic Pain

The Fascia Release™ blend helps relieve pain, improve flexibility and mobility by helping to unravel deeply held tensions, constrictions and release adhesions, fascial restriction that impede movement and energetic blockages in your tissues. . Fascia Release™ also helps to increase circulation and lymph flow which helps to move fluid out of the tissues of the organs, muscles, tendons, bones and joints  and consequently, decrease swelling and improve mobility and flexibility.

As you know, fascia lies just below the skin so topically applying essential oils onto the skin allows for easy and immediate access to the fascia.  The skin is your largest organ and is relatively permeable to fat-soluble substances like essential oils.

Topical supplements play an important role in supporting fascia health and recovery from inflammation. For example, essential oils easily penetrate layers of restricted fascia, creating warmth to break up congestion, increasing circulation, lymphatic drainage and mobilizing adhered tissue.

Essential oils soften the myofascial tissue, allowing the deep and constrained tissue to stretch and move as it is designed to function.  They also have an analgesic effect, relaxing the muscles and reducing pain.

Essential oils can be used to revitalize and de-stress the fascia and muscles, working quickly to break down inflamed, fibrous tissue, removing toxins from the painful area.

Essential oils help with collagen production by reducing free-radical damage. The antioxidant properties of essential oils may also promote collagen growth by both reducing free radicals and increasing collagen cell growth and formation.

Essential oils with detoxing properties help reduce inflammation that may weaken collagen fibers.

The essential oils in the Fascia Release™ blend is uniquely formulated to unravel deeply held tensions, constrictions and energetic blockages in your tissues to reduce pain, improve blood and lymphatic circulation and release fear, repressed emotions, and tension held in the body (organs, muscles, tendons, bones and joints) or the mind.

Penetrating essential oils, such as the combination of Angelica Root, Black Pepper, Cypress, Elemi, Frankincense, Lavender, Rose, Geranium, Vetiver, Litsea Cubeba, Rosemary and Ylang Ylang work synergistically to create warmth to break up congestion while relaxing tissues and releasing constriction and congestion and improving mobility and flexibility.

For example, Rosemary oil possesses analgesic properties and can improve circulation, by creating a warming effect which helps increase blood flow to the affected area, aiding to reduce various types of pain, particularly muscle soreness.

Similarly, Lavender oil is known for its anti-inflammatory properties. Studies show it can help reduce the perception of pain.

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Parasympathetic®

The autonomic nervous system plays a crucial role in your experience of pain. 

Your Parasympathetic nervous system dampens pain signals.  Your Sympathetic “Fight-or-Flight” branch of your nervous system – which is activated by stress, including the stress of acute pain – can conduct pain signals or heighten other nerve activity, leading to tension and increased sensitivity.  The experience of pain diminishes the activity of your parasympathetic nervous system which further amplifies and heightens the experience of pain and inflammation.

Research on “Neuroinflammation and Central Sensitization in Chronic and Widespread Pain” found that “Dysregulated sympathetic activity can also cause persistent vasoconstriction, leading to reduced blood flow, tissue hypoxia and the development of fibrosis in the fascia and surrounding tissue. These structural changes contribute to a vicious cycle of pain (activating nociceptive pathways, perpetuating pain, inflammation and fascial dysfunction).”

One of the most well-known essential oils for pain relief is clove oil, contained in the Parasympathetic® blend. Clove has been used throughout history to relieve pain. For example, the strong local anesthetic effect of clove oil has been used in dental practices for centuries to numb the gums, teeth, and nerves and relieve pain, such as toothaches.

Clove oil makes an ideal natural pain-killer due to its anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, and analgesic properties. It can be applied topically to warm muscles and increase circulation, which helps reduce pain and ease tension in sore muscles and sprains.

What’s more, clove’s high eugenol content is thought to block nerve signals that send the message of pain from the body to the brain, thus giving the user a break from pain.  Studies suggest that eugenol may exert analgesic effects via the capsaicin receptor and high-voltage-activated calcium channel inhibition.  Parasympathetic® oil can be used to reduce the body’s inflammatory response (Read More HERE).

Similarly, the warming characteristic of clove oil is thought to provide numbing relief from pain, and the antioxidants found in this oil assist in the protection of body cells. Further, a rat study conducted by the Journal of Planta Medica discovered that a chemical compound present in clove essential oil was successful at recovering nerve functions of rats with diabetic neuropathy.

Additional Essential Oils to Support Chronic Pain

Nerve Repair™

Thirty-one pairs of nerves are rooted in the spinal cord, which can cause radiating pain downward or outward. Fortunately, the Nerve Repair™blend may help repair damaged nerves, relieve pain, stimulate circulation, ease inflammation, and regenerate new cells.

Nerve Repair™ is formulated from organic and/or wild-crafted essential oils known for relieving pain and repairing and regenerating damaged nerve cells and connective tissue. For example, basil essential oil is a known nerve tonic, characterized by its analgesic, antidepressant, antispasmodic, and balancing properties. Deemed a divine plant by Hindus in India, basil is a significant ingredient in the treatments used to combat nerve pain and nerve damage.

In a research study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Basil oil was found to be particularly helpful in reducing nerve damage symptoms and increasing nerve receptivity. Simultaneously beneficial in calming nerve pain and offering stimulation to nerves, it is regularly used to treat skin conditions, indigestion, stress levels, blood circulation issues, respiratory problems, and certain infections. It also helps repair connective tissue.

Peppermint™ essential oils are known to possess analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-spasmodic properties that relieve aches, pain, and inflammation as well as calm the spasms that cause muscle cramps, making it an ideal natural treatment for nerve pain. A 2002 study attributed Peppermint™ oil’s dramatic analgesic influence to the relief of neuropathic pain in a 76-year-old woman.

Peppermint™ contains menthol, a cooling phenol that has powerful pain-blocking, anti-inflammatory, and antispasmodic properties. Menthol naturally warms the skin and muscles to improve circulation in the area of numbness or discomfort. This enhanced blood circulation stimulates the nerves and helps to heal damaged and injured nerves. Although other mints have a cooling analgesic effect, peppermint has by far the highest concentration. Peppermint™ can be purchased as both a single oil and as part of the Nerve Repair™ blend.

Renowned for its pain-relieving properties and ability to accelerate healing, Helichrysum™ helps to strengthen the nervous system, relieving nerve pain while regenerating and healing damaged nerves. Known for its antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, and mild sedative properties, Helichrysum™ has been used historically as a treatment for muscle spasms, decreasing nerve pain, helping repair connective tissue, and reducing swelling and inflammation both inside and outside the body.

You can even apply Helichrysum™ oil directly to an injury to reduce muscle pain and prevent bruising.

The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology found that the pain-relieving power of helichrysum works by reducing inflammatory enzymes and reducing swelling. As it helps rebuild cells, it may be beneficial in nerve regeneration following injury or in the treatment of peripheral neuropathy, shingles, nerve pain related to burns, and even hearing damage caused by nerves. We sell Helichrysum™ as both a single oil (my mother swears by it) and as part of our Nerve Repair™ blend. As we only work with the highest quality oil from Corsica, our single oil is very costly.

Frankincense™: Known for its anti-inflammatory and sedative properties, Frankincense™ has been shown to improve accurate transmission and communication of messages between the nerves and the brain. Incorrect messages to the brain’s limbic system can result in nerve pain, so improving the accuracy of signals can eliminate pain. Frankincense also helps modulate the immune system and relax muscles.

A 2023 Evaluation of the effectiveness of topical oily solution containing frankincense extract in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis found that topically applied Frankincense essential oil  could “decrease pain severity and improve the function in patients with knee OA.”  Additional research suggests that frankincense may play a role in inhibiting specific pain pathways.

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