Essential Oils | Medicinal Uses and Benefits

I know a lot of people ask “do essential oils work?”. As you guys know I’m a big fan of natural medicines, and that includes essential oils.

One of the many reasons why I like essential oils so much is their holistic healing effect. They work on us at all levels. Not just physically but mentally, emotionally, and even spiritually.

So How Do they Work?

Well, when you inhale an essential oil it has an effect on the limbic part of your brain (especially the hypothalamus).

The limbic system controls physical, psychological, and emotional responses in reaction to what’s happening in the environment around you.

So when you inhale an oil through your nasal passages you are accessing the brain straight away and triggering the limbic center sending a signal to help balance our body, mind, and emotions really quickly!

The Science Behind Oils As Medicines

I’ve written a few articles on the benefits of ingesting therapeutic grade frankincense and how it helps with everything from digestion to fighting against cancer cells. But inhaling frankincense also has amazing results. It’s been shown to increase oxygen levels in the brain by up to 28! The knock-on effects of that are amazing including balancing emotions, increased learning, immune function, hormone balance…the list goes on!

As I highlighted in my frankincense articles, one of the best things about essential oils is the lack of side effects. This is a major detriment of pharmaceutical treatments.

It’s really key that you use therapeutic grade oils to ensure that you aren’t inhaling anything that may have impurities, such as links to non-organic soil.

Enjoy using oils as a safe natural way to bring your body back to balance.

Thanks for reading!