Aromatherapy works in several ways to combat common ailments. Essential oils contain molecules that once applied or dispersed through the air trigger nasal receptors to send healing messages to the brain. The brain then experiences changes of chemistry that tell your body to feel relaxed, cheered or numb to pain.

A common physical complaint today is arthritis. A blend of a couple of drops each of clove, ginger and peppermint oils dispersed in eight ounces of a carrier oil such as almond, olive or jojoba can be worked manually into the areas that feel sore. These oils have the effect of cooling hot spots in the body and bringing oxygenated blood to the affected areas. Tea tree oil can also be used along with geranium or lavender oil to heal cold sores. Mixed with chamomile oil it is an effective remedy for eczema.

Essential oils are also very effective when it comes to soothing the pain of muscle soreness. You can mix a few drops any one of the following oils in 8 ounces of a carrier oil and add them to a bath or rub them directly into the skin: balsam fir, pine, juniper, ginger, cloves, peppermint or rosemary.

Many aromatherapy oils are extremely effective when it comes to diminishing the pain of headaches or curing them all together. Basil, lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus, neroli (orange blossom) or linden blossom oil either diffused through a room or rubbed on the temples and neck can greatly relieve headache pain that seems to be caused by stress or tension. Headaches that are provoked by sinus problems are effectively relieved by diffusions of basil, clove, eucalyptus, frankincense, lemon, lavender, juniper, pine or rosemary oils. If the headache is believed to have a hormonal cause, chamomile, clary sage, geranium, jasmine or lavender may relieve it.

Tea tree oil can be bought in commercial preparations or made into an oil by yourself by diluting two or three drops of the essential oil into eight ounces of a carrier oil such as witch hazel or aloe vera. This oil can then used to heal and disinfect small cuts, scrapes, bruises, insect bites and bee stings. Tea tree oil can also be used along with geranium or lavender oil to heal cold sores.

Aromatherapy can also be used to treat nausea. This is effectively done simply by rubbing a blend of peppermint and ginger oils in a circular motion on your stomach and pulse points or by anointing a handkerchief with a few drops so that you can sniff the aroma while on a road trip.

Did you know that aromatherapy oils can also be used to relieve jet lag and hangovers too? Oils that are very effective for warding off that feeling like you overdid it are peppermint, orange, clary sage, geranium, eucalyptus, ginger and basil. The optimum cure would be a preparation that you would blend yourself in almond oil called "hangover helper!"

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Having to sit on the toilet grunting and pushing, just to find that it was to no avail, can get pretty annoying and painful and also increase the chance of suffering with haemorrhoids. Millions of Americans have digestive disorders, and good many of them have constipation. While there are numerous medications available in the market to help with constipation, these tend to be short-term solutions and do not get to the root cause of the problem. In time, the problem is likely to return. This is where colon-cleansing steps in, as a viable way of removing one of the potential causes of constipation - This article looks at the oxygen colon cleanse.

Each time that we ingest food, our digestive system breaks it down to extract the nutrients from it. After this process has happened the body is left with mostly waste to eliminate. This waste by-product is passed from the stomach and the small intestines into the colon, which then, through a series of muscle contractions disposes of it.

If a diet is particularly low in roughage then fecal matter can be left in the colon, and this can build up and become compacted over time. A mucoidal plaque, which is basically a mixture of the natural mucus produced by the body and the waste material, forms on the walls of the colon.

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This build up of waste reduces the mobility of the colon and also restricts the width of the colon. It also reduces the colon ability to extract nutrients.

Over time the waste material can leak toxins, which can be absorbed into the blood stream and cause complications. Also, the build up of waste can create the perfect environment for parasites, unfriendly bacteria and yeast to thrive.

Also, it is worth noting that colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the USA (Lung cancer is the first) and if your colon is filled with waste, and the health of the colon is compromised then the risk can only increase.

One of the ways of removing or loosening the waste material in the colon so that is can be expelled naturally is by using a colon cleanse.

They come is a number of shapes, sizes and preparations, from enemas to colonic irrigation, natural dietary changes and herbal preparations. There are also colon cleanse preparations that use �oxygen� to clean the colon.

Oxygen based colon cleansers are preparations that claim to be able to remove the compacted waste from the walls of the colon through oxidation. This essentially turns the waste into liquid or gas.

They are also used to add extra oxygen into the colon and gastrointestinal tract, which can help stimulate healthy tissue growth.

All human cells are aerobic, which means that they require oxygen to perform and survive. However, the yeast and many of the parasites in our bodies are anaerobic, meaning they can thrive in an environment where no oxygen exists.

Oxygen colon cleansers, like other herbal preparations are designed to be taken orally, so their so their benefit can be felt throughout the GI tract, therefore helping improve digestive health as a whole, not just in the colon.

Most oxygen colon cleanse products have natural ingredients and come with little or no side effects. Most of them also come in capsule forms so there is no other procedure needed to prepare the cleanser. All you need is a glass of water then just gulp down the colon cleanser.

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