essential oil

Light, Heat, Sweat, and Heal

By Brandon LaGreca / December 29, 2020 / Comments Off on Light, Heat, Sweat, and Heal

It’s the coldest and darkest time of the year in the northern hemisphere. We celebrate and make merry with the holidays, but the passing of the winter solstice near the end of December reminds us we have a lot of dark winter ahead. Combined with the post-holiday slump, this can be a depressing start of the year for some folks.

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How Essential Are Essential Oils?

By Brandon LaGreca / May 23, 2017 /

Essential oils are an ancient medicine. They have not been used as long as herbal medicine, given the distillation technology necessary to derive the oil, but their roots are still very old. There is documented use by Islamic physicians in the 12th century and purported use (as resins) by ancient Egyptians prior to that.

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