New European Regulations banning herbal supplement sales

The regulations come into force at the end of April. Read more here:

http://www.herbalmedicinefromyourgarden.com/new-european-regulations-banning-herbal-supplement-sales/

Looks like Popeye was right all along

Nothing to do with aromatherapy, but everything to do with health...

It's been years since scientists "debunked" Popeye's claims about spinach - only a new study seems to show that he was right all along. http://www.healthypages.co.uk/newsitem.php?news=6484

Good news to me, as I've always loved the stuff (though not pureed the way he consumed it - that's just vile). If you want to keep all the nutrients intact, just cook it for as long as it takes for the leaves to wilt, using only the amount of water that sticks to the leaves after you wash it.

Aroma therapy

A video today, illustrating that aromatherapy is truly a therapy, not just a way of enjoying pretty smells! You'll probably notice that she's using oils from StarWest Botanicals, as recommended on my blog Guide to Aromatherapy and shown here :)

You'll find the video here:

http://www.ehow.com/video_8000402_aromatherapy-surgical-recovery.html

A citrus oil you may not have heard of

This is the source. It's a yuzu, and yuzu essential oil is extracted, like most citrus oils, from the skin. To be honest, I hadn't heard of it myself until I read about it in this post: http://www.quinessence.com/yuzu.htm It works very much like bergamot, apparently. 

Sounds very interesting, though there may be problems getting it. Neither of the suppliers I usually recommend stocks it.

For information on orange oils in general and bergamot oil in particular, you can check out my post here:  http://guidetoaromatherapy.org/essential-oils-guide-orange-oils/

Don't worry, Be happy!

 

Suite 101 has a piece about aromatherapy oils for happiness. In these financially stressful times, every little helps, so I thought I'd let you know about it.