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Even if you are new to the world of using herbs and essential oils for non-culinary purposes, as soon as you begin, you will be doing your body and your home a world of good.
by JimMiller
Even if you are new to the world of using herbs and essential oils for non-culinary purposes, as soon as you begin, you will be doing your body and your home a world of good.
But where to begin, then? First, know that there are many ways you can receive the physical and mental benefits of using herbs and essential oils, and these are just a few examples:
-Use herbs and food-grade essential oils in cooking, to add an extra zing of flavor and stimulate your immune system at the same time
-Drinking herbal teas can help you sleep better, calm your digestive system, or help detoxify your system
-You can avoid chemicals that cause toxicity in the body by using therapeutic-grade essential oils as an ingredient in your own household cleaning supplies and home-made cold and pain remedies
If you think this is new-age hocus pocus, you're wrong! The use of herbs and essential oils has been ongoing from the beginning of civilization. They have been vital to the preservation of food, among other things. Think of things that are mentioned in the Bible-frankincense, myrrh, bitter herbs-these natural things had a purpose then, and continue to be useful today. Pliny, a soldier of ancient Rome, wrote a Natural History, which references the use of many plants. He lived in the first century. Much of his knowledge is attributed to the research and writings of Mithridates of Eupator (120-66BC). So plants and their chemical properties have been important since the dawn of time.
Today, herbs are very important to modern medicine; heart medicine alone would not be the same without the complicated chemical properties of certain plants. A great example is foxglove, also known as digitalis, which is used to make pills that treat certain heart problems. Ironically, the plant itself is poisonous, but scientists have been able to isolate the properties that make it a life-saving medicine.
One of the advantages in modern science has been the ability to extract the best our of the plants with better equipment and technologies. One examples is essential oils. There is a process that gives purer, more potent and more consistency. Therapeutic grade essential oils are an example of this.
These oils are not what you walk into the health food store and find, you really have to seek out those that are labeled "therapeutic grade." They are extracted with the best methods available, and are more potent and effective than the every day store-bought variety. You cannot expect the same results if you purchase inferior oils.
It is not too late. You can start on your journey to better health. Begin by including herbs and therapeutic grade essential oils to the routine for you and your family. You will probably begin to see increased energy, less sickness, and maybe chronic health challenges will go away. History does repeat itself. In this case, thousands of years of history with herbs and essential oils can't be wrong.
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