{"id":2902,"date":"2022-10-21T02:11:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T02:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/?p=2902"},"modified":"2022-10-28T06:28:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T06:28:27","slug":"essential-oils-anxiety-clinical-use-mind-body-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/2022\/10\/essential-oils-anxiety-clinical-use-mind-body-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"A Case Study on Using Essential Oils to Soothe Anxiety and Support the Mind and Body"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many people underestimate the influence that odors<\/a> have on our mental and physical health in comparison to our other senses. Yet, imagine life without them\u2026<\/p>\n

It would be a world without the scent of grandma\u2019s famous chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven. There would be an absence of the volatile compounds emitted from the pine trees that tickle your nostrils as you take a brisk winter walk. Without these smells, life would be a much more boring existence. Do you agree?<\/p>\n

With the increased amount of people experiencing<\/a> the loss of smell within the past few years, perhaps our nose is now becoming more appreciated. However, it\u2019s not just because odors enrichen our experiences that make them so vital.<\/p>\n

Research has demonstrated that aromas affect our memory, mood<\/a>, and biology. Furthermore, the volatile, aromatic compounds found in essential oils<\/a> also impact biochemical, physiological, and neurological processes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Essential oils\u2019 ability to simultaneously modulate emotional and bodily health makes them one of my favorite mind-body modalities to use with clients. It also makes their use in perfect alignment with naturopathic<\/a> principles and the functional medicine<\/a> model. This is because as they soothe the mood, they also help to address multiple triggers<\/a> (e.g. stress, microbes, environmental exposures, and immune burdens) that can lead to the manifestation of symptoms.<\/p>\n

In my latest<\/a> article and video, which is based on my publication in Townsend Letter, <\/em>\u00a0I dive deeper into the mind-body applications of essential oils. I highlight a case study of a client struggling with anxiety in which specific oils were a key intervention to assist her healing process.<\/p>\n

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