Osteopath Vicky Vlachonis’ 5 Essential Oils to Relieve Pain

No pain, no gain? Quite the opposite. Vicky Vlachonis, author and pain expert, is passionate about teaching others how to release the pain and stress in their lives to make room for vibrant health and happiness. We've read Vicky's new book, The Body Doesn't Lie , cover to cover and can't wait to share her healing wisdom with you each month. Everyone, from our own founders to a few of our favorite wellness warriors like Dr. Junger, Gweneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz, have fallen in love with Vicky's practical, yet powerful practice. Vicky teaches her clients that pain is about far more than just joints and muscles - that body pain is both physical and emotional and has to be dealt with on both levels. Here's Vicky on one aspect of her practice that's easy to incorporate on your own... You can relieve pain with remedies that keep you grounded, calm and confident throughout your day. Aromatherapy with essential oils taps into primal neural networks to bypass your crazy monkey mind, quieting your autonomic nervous system. You can more directly access your relaxation response, helping you quickly release tension and toxic stress. Healers around the world have used essential oils for over 5,000 years—everyone from ancient Egyptians to today’s most cutting-edge physicians have helped people use them to help manage stress, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and chronic pain. In my osteopathic practice I use essential oils to help patients quickly relax, open up, and get blood and oxygen flowing to heal their pain. Here are five essential oils I cannot do without. [olists num=1] [1] Perry N, Perry E. Aromatherapy in the management of psychiatric disorders: clinical and neuropharmacological perspectives. CNS Drugs. 2006;20(4):257-80. Review. PubMed PMID: 16599645. [2] Oboh G, Ademosun AO, Odubanjo OV, Akinbola IA. Antioxidative properties and inhibition of key enzymes relevant to type-2 diabetes and hypertension by essential oils from black pepper. Adv Pharmacol Sci. 2013;2013:926047. doi: 10.1155/2013/926047. Epub 2013 Nov 21 PubMed PMID: 24348547; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3856121. [3] Hongratanaworakit T. Aroma-therapeutic effects of massage blended essential oils on humans. Nat Prod Commun. 2011 Aug;6(8):1199-204. PubMed PMID: 21922934. [4] Alam MS, Roy PK, Miah AR, Mollick SH, Khan MR, Mahmud MC, Khatun S. Efficacy of Peppermint oil in diarrhea predominant IBS - a double blind randomized placebo - controlled study. Mymensingh Med J. 2013 Jan;22(1):27-30. PubMed PMID: 23416804.



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