Our Sense of Smell and Health: Podcast #28
In this week’s podcast Martin Pytela, the founder of the Life Enthusiast Co-op, teams up with his co-host Scott Paton to talk on the subject of Aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is the study of how smells that surround us affect our emotional and physical well-being.
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Aromatherapy puts heavy emphasis on the use of essential oils, which are extremely useful and powerful therapeutic agents. Use of these types of oils goes back many years through healing ceremonies and religious rites. They were extremely popular and useful in the ancient world.
Many of these oils, frankincense is a common example, you already known from religious texts in the Judeo-Christian and Muslim religions. Frankincense was used to cure many ailments as were others such as myrrh, lotus, sandalwood and more. Ancient Egyptian purification rituals used these types of oils also.
Fast forward to the 21st century and one of the beneficial oils offered by the Life Enthusiast Co-op is known as Ylang Ylang. A fractionated oil, Ylang Ylang includes five fractions or grades that are collected for various purposes. It is very useful in treating depression by lifting people up emotionally and mentally. It is an excellent cure for low self-esteem and for curing menstrual cramps in women.
I have received testimony from many clients, all of whom agree that this oil is calming, relaxing and exotic. I have also had testimony that it acts as an excellent aphrodisiac. If you are at all interested or intrigued by the idea of aromatherapy, don’t hestitate to give it a try!
