Welcome to Essential Oils for Healthier Living
Essential Oils are aromatic liquids. They are distilled from flowers, trees, roots, bushes, and seeds of of plants. The distillation process is what makes essential oils so concentrated. It often requires an entire plant or more to produce a single drop of distilled essential oil. For example, it takes thousands of flower petals to create the drops that are in a single bottle of rose oil, and adding just one drop of peppermint oil to a glass of water has approximately the same concentration as 20 bags of tea.
The practice of using essential oils is commonly referred to as aromatherapy, and is used for physical and psychological well-being. In ancient times, sweet smelling oils were more respected for both medicinal and their healing properties than scent. Essential Oils are often referred to as “Mankind’s First Medicine”. In fact, the Egyptians may have been the first to discover the potential of aromatics. In 1922, when King Tut’s tomb was opened, some 50 alabaster jars designed to hold 350 liters of oils were discovered. While tomb robbers had stolen nearly all the precious oils, some of the jars still contained oil traces. Additionally, there are over 200 references to aromatics, incense, and ointments throughout the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.
Essential Oils are being rediscovered in modern society. Because of the work of doctors and scientists (like Rene-Maurice Gattefosse, Jean Valnet, Daniel Penoel and Gary Young), the healing power of essential oils is again gaining prominence. A note to readers: for best results, use only only pure and natural products; referred to as therapeutic grade.
Here is the personal testimony of a Holistic Medical Professional, who understands the power of Essential Oils. “These essential oils truly represent the new frontier of medicine.” — Terry Friedmann, M.D., Co-founder of American Holistic Medical Association.
