Herbs and Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils AND Your Health
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Even if you are new to the world of using herbs and essential oils for non-culinary purposes, as soon as you begin, you will be doing your body and your home a world of good.
Well, if you are the least bit curious, read on! Herbs and essential oils have untold health benefits-for both physical and mental well-being. You can derive their benefits in many different ways, and here are just a few:
-In addition to adding extra flavor in recipes, herbs and food-grade essential oils can stimulate your immune system
-Drinking herbal teas can help you sleep better, calm your digestive system, or help detoxify your system
-Use therapeutic-grade oils as an ingredient in your own household cleaning supplies and home-made cold and pain remedies, without all of the harmful and toxic chemicals found in store-bought products
Herbs and essential oils have been used since the dawn of civilization. They have been written about in the Bible, and have been used to preserve and flavor foods throughout time. Although they were used in healing long before recorded history, the ancient Romans were among the first to study and write about them. Many of those writings still exist today. The writer Pliny, whose Natural History references the useful qualities of many plants, credited Mithridates of Eupator (120-66BC) with providing the research that preceded his own. This knowledge has been passed down through the ages, built upon, and honed over the years. So do not be misled by those who think that the use of herbs and essential oils is some kind new-age snake-oil!
Fast forward to today: modern medicine would not be the same if scientists never studied plants and their properties. A great example of this is heart medicine. The common garden perennial, foxglove, is used to make pills for people with heart problems. The plant itself is poisonous, but ironically, it is made into life-saving medicines.
Given that we have perfected agricultural methods, and ways of extracting the best out of the herbs and flowers that give us essential oils, we are endowed with purer, more potent, and more consistent results. Therapeutic-grade oils are an example of such horticultural, engineering, and scientific achievements.
Therapeutic grade essential oils are not the kind you find in most health food stores. You will have to search for these products. The process makes them more potentially effective. These types of essential oils give results where others are less effective, if at all.
Start today and point your family on the path to better health and well-being by including herbs, herbal supplements and therapeutic-grade essential oils in your household. Chances are, your family will have increased energy and focus, and get colds and viruses less often. And keep in mind that history is the best teacher, which is how we can conclude today that the benefits of using herbs and essential oils are real.
