Tag: Aromatherapy

When Modern Medicine is a Good Thing – Volume 7, Number 5

When Modern Medicine is a Good ThingOriginally Posted September – October 2009Ever since I have been a young adult, it has been my natural inclination to focus on staying healthy and to avoid the medical system (allopathy). In fact, my wife and I do not have medical insurance by choice. We don’t want it. Instead we put our money in various savings and spend it on oils, vitamins, supplements, and healthy food. When we need medical treatment, we have the savings to pay cash....

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Bees: The First Aromatherapists – Volume 2, Number 3

Bees: The First AromatherapistsBy David Stewart, PH.D., R.A.Originally Posted April 2004You could call it Sex in Advertising. Contrary to what you may think, the first to employ sex in advertising were not people. It was plants. In order to attract insects to pollinate them, plant’s most common device is to produce oily compounds that imitate sexual pheromones. Pheromones are fragrant chemicals secreted by animals to attract the opposite sex for purposes of reproduction. By producing...

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The British vs the French: Two Schools at Odds – Volume 2, Number 2

The British vs the French: Two Schools at OddsBy David Stewart, PH.D., R.A.Originally Posted February/March 2004If you are not deeply involved with American aromatherapy or have been involved only a short time, you may not be aware that there are two competing schools. There is the British School and the French School.The British SchoolThe British School of Aromatherapy emphasizes massage with essential oils diluted in carrier oils in 2-5% concentrations and discourages the use of essential...

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