{"id":690,"date":"2018-11-13T04:39:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T04:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/?p=690"},"modified":"2018-11-13T04:40:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T04:40:26","slug":"holistic-tips-for-a-calmer-brighter-holiday-with-the-soul-full-scents-of-essential-oils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/2018\/11\/holistic-tips-for-a-calmer-brighter-holiday-with-the-soul-full-scents-of-essential-oils\/","title":{"rendered":"Holistic Tips for a Calmer, Brighter Holiday with the Soul-full Scents of Essential Oils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/11\/calm-oils-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/11\/calm-oils-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/11\/calm-oils.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>May Your Days Be Merry and Less Hectic<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to help you have a calmer and brighter holiday, I am creating a series of articles that provides you with tools, tips, and resources for a less stressful season. These posts will provide information on how to soothe the brain and body during these times of extra obligations, financial stain, and social gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>In <u><a href=\"http:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/holiday-stress-on-the-brain-essential-oils\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the first article<\/a><\/u> and accompanying <u><a href=\"http:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/new-video-calming-the-brain-and-body-during-holiday-happenings-how-essential-oils-can-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a><\/u>, I covered the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How the holidays bring about more stress than usual for the majority of Americans.<\/li>\n<li>The role of the brain as the central hub for processing, perceiving, and modulating the body\u2019s stress response (aka the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5573220\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">neurobiology of stress<\/a><\/u>).<\/li>\n<li>How chronic stress, whether perceived or real, creates a biochemical reaction that impacts the whole body. This can lead to many negative, seemingly disconnected systems.<\/li>\n<li>The concept of neuroplasticity and how it create adaptative or detrimental habits to stressors. These can become \u201chardwired\u201d into the brain and make changing difficult.<\/li>\n<li>The importance of placing relationships as a priority over <u><a href=\"http:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/honoring-our-kinships-and-relationships-the-danger-of-placing-the-quest-for-health-above-connections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">healthism<\/a><\/u> and how rigid fitness and dietary regimes nurse addictive behaviors leading to <u><a href=\"http:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/new-video-calming-the-brain-and-body-during-holiday-happenings-how-essential-oils-can-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">isolation, social biases, and rejection<\/a><\/u>.<\/li>\n<li>How essential oils can support our <u><a href=\"http:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/essential-oils-behavior-stress-emotions-anxiety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brains, physical health, and assist us<\/a><\/u> from getting stuck in maladaptive patterns. This is a result of the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/15933393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">influence of smell<\/a><\/u> on the <u><a href=\"http:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/using-lavender-universal-oil-calming-mood-support-brain-health-immune-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brain <\/a><\/u>and how <u><a href=\"http:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/our-dynamic-brains-on-essential-oils\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">essential oils<\/a><\/u> modulate mood and our biochemistry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In<a href=\"http:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/the-scents-of-calm-the-uplifting-spirit-of-essential-oils-for-the-holiday-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> my latest article,<\/a> I review the science and various properties of essential oils that make them the perfect holistic modality to create ease and relief from the seasonal spastic demands. One aspect I highlight is how they address spiritual health and how this is linked to wellness. Next, I begin to review one of the most sacred and powerful essential oils, frankincense. <a href=\"http:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/the-scents-of-calm-the-uplifting-spirit-of-essential-oils-for-the-holiday-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to read it now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May Your Days Be Merry and Less Hectic In order to help you have a calmer and brighter holiday, I am creating a series of articles that provides you with tools, tips, and resources for a less stressful season. 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