Aromatherapy is often considered an alternative medicine. It’s all about using aromatic Essential oils from different plants to alter your mood. This time of year usually sees an increase in coughs, colds and flu and with Christmas fast approaching many are bracing themselves for more than a few health challenges – from stress and headaches through… read more
Sneezing, coughing, runny or blocked nose, headache and a chill …….. sound familiar? You’ve probably fallen victim to the nation’s most common ailment; a cold. Unpleasant as it may be its something we’ll all experience many times throughout our lifetime and albeit usually a mild complaint; it’s still the most common cause of missed work… read more
Whether you’re distracted by the day-to-day interruptions of life or you are struggling to knuckle down to the task at hand, here’s some tips for using Essential Oils to help erase cluttered thoughts, clear your mind and focus on the important stuff. Lemongrass helps to cut through mental fog and see things clearly. Just 2… read more
Botanical Name: Juglans regia Family: Juglandacese Extraction Method: Cold Pressed Obtained From: Nuts Origin: USA Although once native to the Himalayas and China, Walnut is now grown in all temperate countries for is timber and edible nuts, with the USA remaining the largest walnut producer. Its trees can exceed 30 metres in height and bare groups of green fleshy… read more
Latin Name: Hyssopus Officinalis Family: Labiatae (Lamiaceae) Growing up to 60 centimetres tall, this attractive perennial herb has small leaves and violet-blue flowers. A native to the Mediterranean region, Hyssop now grows wild throughout America, Russia and Europe, most commonly cultivated in Hungary and France. The oil, which is a middle keynote, is extracted… read more