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The Benefits of Essential Oils
Essential oils have a healing effect mentally, physically and emotionally. Everyday scents are powerful. Some scents can actually improve your health. Essential oils can help you relax, or sleep, or improve your skin or digestion. Their benefits go well beyond a pleasant smell.
During Inhalation, odor molecules travel through the nose and affect the brain through receptor sites. One site is the Lymbic System which is "the emotional brain." The lymbic system is directly connected to those parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress levels, and hormone balance. Essential oils can have some very profound effects.