February 25, 2019 72 Comments
With how busy our lives have become in today’s modern age, it’s no surprise many of us are suffering from a bit of imbalance. Schedules, professional lives, home lives, moods, and appetites are all feeling the consequences of living an unbalanced life, and aromatherapy with essential oils could be what you’ve been looking for to get things back on track. Using your nebulizing diffuser, essential oils can target every specific reason for your lack of balance, and bring you to a place that is filled with calm and contentment once again.
An estimated 30% of Americans report sleeping for only 6 or fewer hours per night according to a study performed by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. A lack of sleep inhibits hormone production, it causes brain fog and lack of cognitive ability, effects mood, and even suppresses the immune system – hardly creating the atmosphere needed for a balanced life. Lavender essential oil in a diffuser can help to soothe your body and relax your mind, inducing sleep when you need it most. This sleep support effect can help to bring balance not only to your life, but to your body’s energy stores as well.
Lavender isn’t the only essential oil to benefit sleep, and when mixed with chamomile essential oil you can ramp up the soothing and comforting aromatherapy benefits.
Sometimes the biggest thing you can do to bring balance to your life is to treat yourself kindly. All too often we place incredible pressures on ourselves and beat ourselves up for not making unreasonable expectations, and it does nothing to balance our emotions and our well-being. Showing yourself some self-care and self-love once in a while can help to lift your spirits in a really amazing way, and this is where essential oils come in.
Essential oils can be enjoyed in more ways than aromatherapy necklaces or oil diffusers. With a carrier oil, they can also be added to a bath or bath products to provide yourself with a luxurious and pampering experience. Energizing oils like bergamot or spearmint, or soothing oils like lavender and chamomile, help to bring you away from those negative thoughts and emotions as you show yourself a little appreciation.
Stress, lack of sleep, and poor nutrition leads to digestion disruption. When your digestion is disrupted, your entire day is thrown off-balance, and reacting to the disruption simply disrupts things even further. Let’s say you’re having a particularly stressful day packed full of activities, so you opt for some fast food to satisfy your hunger. After eating the fast food, you’re left feeling bloated, uncomfortable, and maybe even a little nauseous. While you’re feeling lousy, you may find it hard to fall back to sleep, to continue to eat balanced meals, and to feel good about taking care of the rest of your day.
Essential oils such as peppermint, spearmint, and wintergreen can work brilliantly to combat digestive upset, and can help to balance your life by balancing one of the most important systems in your body. These essential oils can help to alleviate a variety of different digestive issues, helping you to get back on track with the rest of your day.
Keeping our lives in balance is one way not only to keep us happy and feeling good, but to keep our bodies working to the best of their ability. With aromatherapy and essential oils, you can have your own secret weapon against the disadvantages of unbalance right there with you at all times.
March 04, 2019
I used to burn candles so my house would smell good. When I switched to essential oil diffusers not only did I save money, but my headaches went away, and I received so many compliments!
March 04, 2019
Really useful to know which essential oils help with different areas of our lives, be it sleep or just needing to be kinder to ourselves.
March 04, 2019
the part about herbal and digestion was particularly useful to me.
March 04, 2019
I really need to do these, especially the one to balance sleep.
March 03, 2019
I love essential oils, they always calm me.
March 03, 2019
I use essential oils for all kinds of things from diffusers to cleaning thank you for the information
March 03, 2019
Essential oils help me with my severe anxiety as well as sleeping better.
March 03, 2019
I never go anywhere without my lavender, my peppermint, my tea tree and my frankincense oils. They truly keep me tick rocking through each day!
March 03, 2019
Meditating with the wonderful aromas helps me focus, or not as the case mey be. :-)
March 03, 2019
Great article! My faves are ginger, jasmine, sandalwood, and patchouli
March 03, 2019
Some good ideas always interesting to read about benefits of essential oils
March 03, 2019
Great detailed information! A great read!
March 03, 2019
Essential oils sound very useful. Thanks for sharing!
March 03, 2019
I need this for me and my daugther
March 03, 2019
I keep a bottle of lavender EO in the fridge, ready for the oil burner if Ive had a stressful day, on my pillow if I’m having problems sleeping, but more importantly for burns….I use it a lot of that!
March 03, 2019
I love using essential oils – so relaxing
March 03, 2019
that essential oil can relax your mind inducing sleep.March 03, 2019
In our Diabetes Ed classes, we preach the importance of quality sleep. We are now recommending the use of lavender🌱
March 03, 2019
Whisper helps me sleep. Thanks for sharing.
March 03, 2019
Some really useful information.
March 03, 2019
This would be ideal to balance my lifestyle
March 02, 2019
Definitely need to balance my digestion :)
March 02, 2019
I didn’t know essential oils could help so much
March 02, 2019
Balanced sleep is much needed.
March 02, 2019
The sense of smell is one of my five favorite senses.😁
March 02, 2019
I need to get into these oils more. I need to learn how to relax and sleep better.There are so many good uses for them. I agree with some of the other comments that they don’t like taking pills and medication for everything these days!
March 02, 2019
I heart olfactory stimuli!
March 02, 2019
Great information on how to use these oils!
March 02, 2019
I have heard about essential oils but never tried them. They do sound great!
March 02, 2019
I am just getting into the essential oils and love it! They have helped my family and I so much. I have been using a bit of peppermint when I have an upset tummy and it has worked better then any meds I have ever taken for it. I love the smells and the miraculous wonders they do!
March 01, 2019
aroma oils are great for relaxing
March 01, 2019
Essential oils are great for relaxing
March 01, 2019
Thank you for the great article. I use essential oils daily and so do my daughters! I’m diffusing a bit of patchouli with a touch of lavender and a soupcon of clary sage as we speak. So relaxing
March 01, 2019
Every house should have Essential oil of Lavender in their medicine cabinet! :)
March 01, 2019
Good Info
March 01, 2019
What great benefits that can come with having your house smell nice.
March 01, 2019
Love this. Great info. Thank You!
February 28, 2019
I feel like the problems of the world can be solved with essential oils ;). I just had an event that got me upset a few minutes ago, so now I’m diffusing frankincense, clary sage, copaiba, and sandalwood. SO good! Feeling calmer, more balanced already :).
February 28, 2019
I love EOs. I put a drop or two of lavender EO on the soles of my feet right before bed. I truly believe I sleep so much better now.
February 28, 2019
Using essential oils is a great way to improve mental, physical and spiritual health
February 27, 2019
My daughters looked into oils for health reasons for me when I was diagnosed with cancer. They don’t feel right with me taking morphine and all these meds for the pain. Plus they wanted something extra for healing purposes. I have my Himalayan Salt lamp going all the time.
I have used spearmint, lavender and chamomile oils. I have also drunk peppermint, spearmint, and chamomile teas. Especially to settle my stomach after chemo. They do help! Oils are cheaper and better than all the chemical meds. Thank you for sharing!
February 27, 2019
My daughters looked into oils for health reasons for me when I was diagnosed with cancer. They don’t feel right with me taking morphine and all these meds for the pain. Plus they wanted something extra for healing purposes. I have my Himalayan Salt lamp going all the time.
I have used spearmint, lavender and chamomile oils. I have also drunk peppermint, spearmint, and chamomile teas. Especially to settle my stomach after chemo. They do help! Oils are cheaper and better than all the chemical meds. Thank you for sharing!
February 27, 2019
Almost this entire article applies to my life. I’m still learning but I think that essential oils would greatly benefit me, especially in the sleeping department.
February 27, 2019
Essential oils for an upset stomach would help a lot.
February 27, 2019
Great suggestions! We definitely don’t get enough sleep in this house.
February 27, 2019
Love this..thanks for the tips. I’ve been using different essential oils lately and I love the results.
February 27, 2019
i think this is great for pretty much everything!
February 27, 2019
I love diffusing essential oils. My favorite to start the day is a blend of Sweet Orange, Fir Needle and Lavender.
February 27, 2019
Would like to try to help with digestion.
February 26, 2019
Lavender is truly great for calming down before bedtime – but not too much – as it may be have opposit effect if overused:)
February 26, 2019
I need this in my life!
February 26, 2019
Thankyou for sharing the information and for letting us know more about essentials oil. Very helpful❤️.
February 26, 2019
looks good thanks
February 26, 2019
Could use some nice essential oils to help relax
February 26, 2019
Thank you, I need a balance in my life.
February 26, 2019
Thanks for sharing whats the best oils to buy! :-)
February 26, 2019
Id love to try these especially to help with my sleep xx
February 26, 2019
great post, thanks!
February 26, 2019
wow would love to try some of these
February 26, 2019
I love your advoice. I learn a lot of aroma oils
February 26, 2019
I love using my diffuser necklaces and bracelets.
February 26, 2019
I love all of the information you give us. I would of never known the many uses for essential oils. Thank You!
February 26, 2019
a drug free way for balanced sleepFebruary 26, 2019
I have been learning so much through these contest and reading the blogs. I am beginning to use the peppermint in my home and I didn’t think I would like it but I do. The benefits far outweighed my personal likes. Now that I am using it, I love it.
February 26, 2019
Great tips and you really get better results with a nebulizing diffuser versus one with water
February 25, 2019
Love that their is a drug free way for balanced sleep
February 25, 2019
Ahh….balance. The ever-elusive thing I try so hard to achieve in my daily life. It is so important, yet can be so difficult. I have found, however, that diffusing essential oils in my office while I work is so helpful to centering my mood and keeping me focused and relaxed rather than stressed!
February 25, 2019
Thank you for the info and inspiration.
February 25, 2019
I have recently decided to buy a nebulizer and I am looking forward to trying different blends of essential oils! Cannot wait to see the changes in my energy level and my mood!
February 25, 2019
Thank you. This is perfect timing as I have been suffering insomnia lately. I have a few options to try now!
February 25, 2019
I use wintergreen essential oils to help my daughter’s tummy aches.
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March 06, 2019
I have to try it! The smell of lavender is my favourite :)