by Hana Tisserand | Oct 6, 2017
Aromatherapy can make colonoscopy easy-er! No medical examination is exactly a pleasure, but colonoscopy for sure ranks among the least enjoyable ones. A just-published Japanese research study examined the effects of aromatherapy on anxiety and abdominal discomfort...
by Hana Tisserand | Sep 22, 2017
Lemon essential oil can help with “morning sickness” A 2014 controlled, double blind randomized clinical trial aimed to determine the effect of inhaled Lemon essential oil on nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. 100 pregnant women (6-16 weeks) with moderate nausea and...
by Hana Tisserand | Sep 15, 2017
Massage with essential oils significantly alleviated neuropathic pain in diabetes patients. Diabetic neuropathy is a painful condition resulting from nerve damage in people with diabetes mellitus (https://www.niddk.nih.gov/…/nerve-damage-diabetic-neuropath…). Zehra...
by Hana Tisserand | Sep 1, 2017
Peppermint helps with pregnancy itch! About 1% of pregnant women experience severe itching in the late stages of pregnancy. This can be extremely unpleasant. However, using a steroid cream may not the ideal choice because of potential side effects, and many pregnant...
by Hana Tisserand | Aug 28, 2017
Powers of Aromatherapy: Pain Management There is in-vitro research, there is clinical research and then when there is enough clinical data, researchers compile meta-analyses. These put together all the results of previous studies to see if there are consistent...
by Hana Tisserand | Aug 5, 2017
An aromatherapy bath can be a very relaxing and therapeutic experience, and it is one of the most popular ways to use essential oils. However, it can very easily turn unpleasant if you don’t follow one simple rule – disperse! Essential oils are not water...
