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What is Ozone Therapy

What is Ozone Therapy?

Ozone is triatomic oxygen, so in order to introduce ozone; we have to start with oxygen. Oxygen is a life-giving, life-sustaining element. We cannot survive more than a few minutes without oxygen. As we know, the body’s cells depend on oxygen. Ninety per cent of body energy is created by oxygen through aerobic metabolism. Proper Cellular Oxygenation is the only way to get the best of health.

Oxygen Percentage

It was postulated that during evolution and the presence of plants and green leaves on earth, the oxygen percent was 50 %. Professor Robert Berner of Yale University has researched oxygen levels in prehistoric times by chemically analyzing air bubbles trapped in fossilized tree amber. He suggests that humans breathed a much more oxygen-rich air 10,000 years ago.

Further back, the oxygen levels were even greater. Robert Sloan has listed the percentage of oxygen in samples of dinosaur-era amber as: 28% (130m years ago), 29% (115m years ago), 35% (95m years ago), 33% (88m years ago), 35% (75m years ago), 35% (70m years ago), 35% (68m years ago), 31% (65.2m years ago), and 29% (65m years ago).  Professor Ian Plimer of Adelaide University and Professor Jon Harrison of the University of Arizona concur. Like Most other scientists, they accept that oxygen levels in the atmosphere in prehistoric times averaged around 30% to 35%, compared to only 21% today.

It has decreased in recent times due mainly to the burning of coal in the middle of the last century. Currently, the oxygen content of the Earth’s atmosphere dips to 19% over impacted areas, and it is down to 12 to 17% over the major cities. At these levels it is difficult for people to get sufficient oxygen to maintain bodily health: it takes a proper intake of oxygen to keep body cells and organs, and the entire immune system, functioning at full efficiency.

Decrease of Atmospheric Oxygen

There are several factors responsible for the continuous decrease of atmospheric oxygen. The most important factors include: deforestation, industrial pollution, car exhaust pollution, devitalized soil (overuse of organophosphates), volcanic eruptions, and deterioration of the Ozone Layer.  Proper Oxygenation of the blood via various modalities can restore health and slow-down the aging process

What is Ozone Therapy?

Ozone is oxygen with 3 atoms (O3). It is created by the action of ultraviolet rays on atmospheric oxygen 20 to 30 kilometers from earth’s surface to form the ozone layer. It is also generated by the action of the high voltage of thunder (lightning) on atmospheric oxygen near earth. This explains the fresh air that we smell following rain. In addition, ozone is generated by the action of sea waves on oxygen at the sea-shore with the characteristic smell.

Benefits of Ozone in Nature

In the upper atmosphere the ozone layer protects earth from the harmful effects of a certain ultraviolet wave length from reaching earth (20-30 kilometers from earth). In the lower atmosphere ozone protects man from pollution by hydrocarbons by reacting with them leading to the formation of non-toxic CO2 & H2O.

What can Ozone Therapy do (generally speaking)?

Inactivates Viruses, Bacteria, Yeast, Fungi, Parasites and Protozoa

Stimulates Immune System, Speeds Healing

Cleans Arteries and Veins, Improving Circulation

Oxidizes Toxins, Facilitating their Excretion

Normalizes hormone and Enzyme Production

Reduces Inflammation

Reduces Pain, Calm nerves

Improves Brain function and Memory

Scavenges Free Radicals

History of Medical Ozone

The German scientist C. Lender published an article in 1870 under the title “Ozone purifies the blood”.

The first water treatment plant with ozone was in Holland in 1893. Now there are more than 3200 water treatment plants with ozone in the world. During the First World War (1914-1918) ozone was used to treat wounds, stops the spread of foot gangrene It was found that infected wounds washed with rain water (containing ozone) heal faster than wounds washed with river water.

The German scientist Dr.Otto Warburg was awarded the Noble Prize in Medicine in 1931 and in 1944 for his theory in damaged cell respiration and the importance of ozone as a preventive and treatment measure

In 1972 the International Ozone Association was established.

 In 1983 first International Medical Ozone Association conference was held in Washington.

Approval of use of Ozone in Medicine

After 144 years of usage it is used and/ or approved in more than 50 25 countries including Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Honduras, Britain, Egypt, Oman, Sudan, Lebanon, UAE and more than 25 U.S. states.

How Does Ozone Therapy Work?

When a cell becomes stressed by physical or chemical shock or by viral, bacterial or fungal attack, its energy levels are reduced by the outflow of electrons and it becomes electropositive. Ozone possesses the third atom of oxygen which is electrophilic i.e. ozone has a free radical electrical charge in the third atom of oxygen which seeks to balance itself electrically with other material with a corresponding unbalanced charge. Diseased cells, viruses, harmful bacteria and other pathogens carry such a charge and so attract ozone and its by-products.

When ozone is introduced into the blood, it reacts with these oxidizable substrates killing viruses, bacteria, and fungi. In addition, the metabolic waste products of these organisms are oxidized and an oxygen rich environment is provided which healthy cells can thrive. Normal healthy cells can not react with ozone or its by-products as they possess a balanced electrical charge and strong enzyme system. Ozone targets only diseased cells and pathogens.

Mode of Action of Ozone

Inactivation of bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa

Ozone disrupts the integrity of bacterial cell envelope through oxidation of the phospholipids and lipoproteins. It also damages viral capsid and upsets reproductive cycle by disrupting virus-to-cell contact with peroxidation.

Enhancement of Circulation

Ozone reduces clumping of red cells and restores its flexibility and oxygen carrying ability. The arterial oxygen partial pressure increases and viscosity decreases leading to better tissue oxygenation. In addition ozone oxidizes plaques in arteries allowing removal of the breakdown products.

Stimulation of oxygen metabolism

Ozone increases red blood cell glycolysis rate leading to stimulation of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) and accordingly increased amounts of oxygen released to tissues. In addition ozone activates Krebs cycle by enhancing oxidative carboxylation of pyruvate leading to stimulation of production of adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) and accordingly more energy on the cellular level.

Stimulation of the production of the enzymes which act as a free radical scavengers and cell wall protectors: Glutathione Peroxidase, Catalase, and Superoxide Dismutase. Medical ozone is a free radical scavenger.

Dissolution of malignant tumors

Ozone inhibits tumor metabolism, oxidizes the outer lipid layer of malignant cells and destroys them through cell lysis. Also ozone increases the ability of phagocytes to kill tumor cells (by stimulation of conversion of arginine to citrulline, nitrite and nitrate by phagocytes)

Activation of the immune system

Ozone stimulates the production of interferon 4-9 times the normal level. It also stimulates the production of interleukins mainly Interleukin-2. In addition ozone stimulates the production of Tumor necrosis factor (TNF).

Conditions treated by Ozone Therapy

As ozone works on the cellular level, it can be used in many conditions and in different specialties. The conditions that can be treated by ozone can be divided under the following groups:

Some viral diseases e.g. Hepatitis, AIDS and Herpes Zoster.

Some degenerative diseases and Disturbances of the immune system e.g. Rheumatic diseases and rheumatoid disorders.

Some bacterial diseases e.g. infected wounds, diabetic foot, infected burns, and chronic sinusitis.

Some vascular diseases e.g. atherosclerosis, Burger`s disease, Raynaud`s disease and peripheral vascular insufficiency.

Some allergic conditions e.g. bronchial asthma and eczema.

Malignancy in combination with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Obesity and hyper-chlesterolaemia.

It is highly efficient in managing exhaustion, nervous tension and pain in general.

However it should be known that Ozone is an Adjuvant Therapy and that Ozone does Not Rule out Classic Medicine. But Ozone has Remarkable Results in Combination with Classic Medicine or alone if Classic Medicine Cannot be used due to ineffectiveness or side-effects.

Ozone contraindications

Ozone should never be used in Thyrotoxicosis and Fafism.

Ozone contra-applications

Ozone should never be given by direct inhalation.

Ozone Therapy side effects

Ozone is the safest line of treatment known in history provided that it is used properly by experienced doctors.

Methods of Application

Injection: autohaemotherapy: By withdrawal of 100-150 ml of blood, adding a calculated amount and concentration of ozone in oxygen to the blood, then re-infusing the blood.

Direct injection into a muscle, joint or direct into a tumor.

Insufflation: in the ear, vagina, rectum, and urethra

 Ingestion: ozonated water

Transdermal: bagging, body suit, ozonated olive oil, cupping with a funnel.

Steam Sauna

Non-Medical uses of Ozone

Water purification: kills bacteria and viruses much more potent than chlorine and with no side effects.

Disinfection of air and removal of odor.

Disinfection in the field of plants, vegetables, poultry.

Disinfecting swimming pools.

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What is Photon Light Therapy

What is Photon Light Therapy?

Photon light therapy is a state of the art digital lighting technology (LEDs) that generate a variety of colored lights to which the body reacts in quantifiable, physiological ways.

Colors and their uses/effects:

Violet calms fears and anxiety; helps relieve insomnia; it has a sedation effect on the nervous system.

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What is Exercising with Oxygen Therapy

What is Exercising with Oxygen Therapy?

In the mid 1970’s a German research and applied physicist and inventor pioneered what is today known as exercising while breathing pure oxygen. This is a relatively simple and affordable way for people to obtain their athletic and health goals.

Those who have breathe pure oxygen while exercising have sworn that it has changed their life forever. They are a part of the rapid expansion where this technique is being incorporated. Becoming more and more accepted by the medical world more and more hospitals are turning to exercising while breathing pure oxygen for their patient’s needs.

Information based on medical research and real case studies show the dramatic and unbelievable ways this technique has changed people’s lives by helping to practically halt age-associated diseases such as cardiovascular disease and arthritis. This thechnique is based on the quality of the oxygen not just the quantity.

What happens when you breathe Pure Oxygen while you Exercise?

Exercising while breathing pure oxygen has been found to benefit its users by enabling them to burn more calories while they workout. As you Exercise you are breathing in higher concentrations of oxygen, helping your workouts last longer due to increased endurance, strength, and energy. Incorporating higher oxygen amounts while working out aids the user in maintaining their peak athletic performance and maintaining it. The oxygen rich environment wards off disease and illness alike while boosting metabolism.

Why it’s important

As we age, our cells lose the ability to function in a normal state. Our cells are key in many of the body’s natural functions, digestion, reproduction, detoxification, elimination, hormone production, immune and neurological function, and the body’s ability to repair itself. As our cells decline so do our bodies natural functions. As we age our oxygen levels tend to decrease. Because of the deteriorating oxygen levels there is a slowdown of ATP production. ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) is our body’s fuel, giving us the energy we need to, run, jump, eat, breath, and live. Because of the slow decline of oxygen and ATP the body’s capillaries tend to swell reducing oxygen supply to the tissues.

Researchers have come to find, there is a connection between optimal mitochondrial function, over all cardiovascular health, mitochondrial function, and aging. The way to decelerate the body’s deterioration is by obtaining and maintaining optimal aerobic ATP production through the aging process. Thus by increasing oxygen levels they are able to slow the aging process dramatically.

Oxygen acts as a buffer, reducing the stress that is put on your body. If you are lacking oxygen cells die off directly effecting brain and organ function. A long-term effect of low oxygen levels can be, premature aging, and illness. During exercise it is important to get high-quality oxygen in the proper amount as to not cause harm to the body. When additional oxygen is available the body naturally responds. The plasma absorbs the oxygen working it into the body’s cells and tissue. By increasing your oxygen you are increasing the level of oxygen in your tissue. This in turn is been seen to boost metabolism and immune system functions.

Disease thrives in a body that has low oxygen intake. Being active aids the body in fighting disease and sickness and by adding high quality oxygen the body will ward off disease and illness like a well-oiled machine.

Health Benefits

Enables the body to work at peak performance while building endurance and speed.

Increased oxygen is the key to reducing the stress your body is under.

An increase in oxygen slows the aging process.

Building and oxygen rich environment wards off illness and disease.

Enables people who haven’t been able to exercise at their desired performance to do so. The pure oxygen giving them the boost that they need to do so.

Creates oxygen rich blood plasma

Increased strength and endurance allowing you to burn a higher amount of calories, and build strength without the fatigue.

Increase in energy levels

Burn up to 30% more calories

Restores lung function and O2 absorption

Helps to improve difficulties patient may have with focus and ocular issues

Reduction in Edema in capillary cells

Improves circulation disorders, especially in the lower extremities

Reduces Hypertension

Making it an option for patients

By making this technique available to clients, you are blessing them with the medical fountain of youth. Enabling someone to increase his or her cardiovascular performance can greatly improve wellness. Providing people with a healthy all natural way to manage weight, gain endurance, fight disease, and slow the body’s deterioration is a medical advancement that should be practiced in hospitals across the nation.

Exercising while breathing pure oxygen is cost effective, giving clients an affordable option when it comes to their treatment. Enabling many clients to get the assistance they would normally go without, due to the rising cost of pharmaceuticals.

This is one of the few techniques where the benefits outnumber the risks astronomically. Giving people alternative options that actually work, gives the clients peace of mind that their wellness practitioner is taking the optimum care in prescribing a technique that won’t leave them with nasty side effects.

Many hospitals across the world are adopting this technology into their repertoire. Getting back to the basic needs of their clients and addressing them accordingly. The lack of complex applications is refreshing and is possibly a glimpse into the future of medicine and the direction it is venturing.

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What is Hyperthermia Therapy

What is Hyperthermia Therapy?

Before we explain what Hyperthermia Therapy is, we need to better understand what pyrexia (fever) is. Typically a fever, known as pyrexia, is thought of as a sign or symptom that there is an infection in the body.  It is more scientifically correct to say that is a natural immune response to an infection or toxic agent in order to make the body a less favorable host in which to reside and grow.  A fever is actually the body’s natural self-preserving mechanism of healing itself.  A fever is the body’s highly evolved attempt to destroy invading organisms and to sweat impurities out through the skin. A fever has been called the great foundation of true health.

When the body is in a feverish state it stimulates a complete regenerative response. Raised body temperature stimulates the immune system, helps increase the body’s white blood cell volume and activity, aids the body in detoxifying itself and produces a state of overall relaxation that is essential to the healing process. Fever makes the vital processes and organs in the body work faster. As a result, the body produces more hormones and enzymes. The natural response to heat is vasodilatation which supports higher blood flow and results in increased oxygenation and the ability of the blood to carry nutrients, hormone and enzyme supplies throughout the body.  The associated elevation in pulse rate is useful in transporting all the nutrients, oxygen, enzymes and hormones in the blood that are necessary to restore balance.  In an attempt to cool down and regulate the body temperature, the body begins to perspire and it excretes toxins in sweat (detoxification).

Perhaps the most important yet most overlooked mechanism of a fever is the fact that it increases mitochondrial function. It is important to note that without exception, degenerative disease is not possible in an individual where the mitochondria are functioning at optimum level. In short, optimal mitochondrial function means optimal cell regeneration, metabolism and immune function.

What does Hyperthermia Therapy do?

Hyperthermia therapy artificially induces fever and provides the body with all the same healing effects as the natural fever.  It is used locally or over the entire body. One form of hyperthermia therapy is provided by the steam sauna which mimics a fever state resulting in an effective natural process of detoxifying and stimulating healing processes.

Artificially induced hyperthermia results in the destruction of bacteria and viruses combined with heavy sweating and a cleansing effect initiated by ozone will result in elimination of toxins accumulated mainly in the lymphatic system relieving the liver from the difficult task of dealing with them.  Only a relatively small rise in body temperature can make a huge difference says Dr. R. Atkins who includes heat therapy in his protocols.  In the steam sauna, the nuclear body temperature is increased by 2 °C on an average due to cessation of heat output (hyperthermia).   In a 1959 review of studies on the effects of heat treatments, Mayo Clinic researcher Dr.Wakim and colleagues cite findings indicating that the number of white blood cells in the blood increased by an average of 58% during artificially induced fever. The generation of antibodies speeds up, as does the production of interferon, an anti viral protein that also has powerful properties. Documented studies show that Hyperthermia Therapy eliminates anaerobic viruses and bacteria; cleans and detoxifies; aids mental clarity; cleans veins and arteries improving circulation and speeds up metabolic processes resulting in a 200-450 calorie loss per session. Research has indicated that in most cases, there can be a reversal of many degenerative type diseases and ameliorating aging process.

Unlike normal tissue, tumors have poor blood flow relative to their metabolic needs and cannot dissipate the heat, so they tend to get hotter than the surrounding area. Rapidly dividing cells (i.e., cells) are more vulnerable to the effects of heat. Normally, part of the damage caused by radiation is repaired by the cells, enabling some to survive; however, heat foils this self-repair ability. Taken together, these facts tend to make tumors more vulnerable to heat treatment than normal cells. Hyperthermia increases the Tumor Necrosis Factor (a substance produced by the immune systems to eliminate tumors) by 500 times. Hyperthermia is now approved in the US for treatment in different areas.

What are the benefits of Hyperthermia Therapy?

Increasing the body temperature makes the body a less favorable place for bacteria and viruses to multiply. It also inhibits tumor growth.

Dilated blood vessels support higher blood flow that increase the oxygen, nutrient, hormone and enzyme supply to the affected areas

White blood cells increase in volume and activity, increasing the body’s immune efficiency

The excretion of toxins in sweat helps to detoxify the body.  The excretion of toxins in sweat is important to health. In a PubMed article it demonstrates the use of sweat samples for detection of drugs in the human body. It is one of the only known ways to reduce chemical poisoning with fatty acid based chemicals like fertilizers.

Everything in the body works faster when the body has a high body temperature, including producing more hormones and enzymes

Elevated Pulse is an advantage because it helps to transport all the extra nutrients, oxygen, enzymes and hormones through the blood, so that the body can restore balance.  It also simulates exercise and can burn up to 600 calories per 30-minute session.

Elevated Mitochondrial Function- Mitochondrion (a small part in a cell that helps your body to turn food into energy) is the powerhouse of the body. Mitochondria are responsible in producing ATP (adensine triphosphate), the energy of the body. Having mitochondria functioning at optimum levels ensures the body has the energy it needs to perform its best and to support a strong immune system to help fight disease.

Hyperthermia decreases muscular contracture and relieves tension and pain.  Remarkably, spastic and stiff limbs can be moved after treatment, often without pain.

Hyperthermia increases metabolism

Hyperthermia speeds the disposal of lactic acid and facilitates faster recovery after exercise

Improves mental clarity.

cleans veins and arteries (dissipates plaque) and improves circulation

It’s safe and there are no toxic side effects!

Keeping the body in a constant complete regenerative state helps to heal any disease and/or to keep the body healthy and full of energy which is what everyone wants to have!

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What is Far Infrared Therapy

What is Far Infrared Therapy?

The majority of the Sun’s total energy arrives on Earth in the form of infrared. In 1800, astronomer William Herschel discovered a type of invisible radiation in the light spectrum beyond red light — a ray that would come to be known as Infrared. Thermal radiations emitted by objects near room temperature are most often infrared. Far Infrared Therapy is a low energy therapy where waves of light penetrate the human body, transforming into heat energy to gently elevate temperature and even activate major bodily functions. More significantly, if applied in the correct wavelength, FIR therapy can energize our water molecules, a feat that can promote growth and cell regeneration at a rapid pace. As approximately half of the energy generated by the human body is naturally infrared, Far Infrared Therapy is considered completely safe.

Why is it Important?

“Photobiotherapy (FIR) will become one of the premier healing tools of our

future. It will eliminate the need for many of today’s common surgical

procedures. I can see the day when every household in the country will

have a (FIR) unit on hand. When used properly, it is a safe, effective, natural

tool that can enhance, rather than oppose, the body’s own innate healing powers.

”-G.E. Poesnecker, N.D., D.C.

What ARE the benefits of using a Far Infrared Sauna?

It increases blood circulation and oxygen supply to damaged tissues, reducing chronic joint and muscle pain. As a result, it can treat sprains, strains, spasms, bursitis, peripheral vascular diseases, and arthritis. A clinical trial in Japan reported complete success in all cases of rheumatoid arthritis treated with whole-body Far Infrared therapy.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), one of the fastest growing complaints in the country today, is caused by motion and trauma to the median nerve passing through the wrist. Surgery, still the most standard medical treatment for CTS, has a dismal success rate of less than 10%. However, close to 600 patients have been treated with FIR by Dr. Wayne Good, the plant physician at General Motors Flint Assembly, and over 70% have seen positive results.

Thanks to persistent peripheral vessels dilation, a single hour of far infrared radiance can show a significant decrease in blood pressure—and a significant increase in heart rate. Blood viscosity is also greatly improved.

When deposits of fat, fibrin, calcium and cellular debris roughen the lining of arteries, which are typically smooth and firm, the arteries ability to expand and contract is lessened, slowing the blood movement through narrowed channels, thus increasing the risk of blood clots, which will block the arteries and stop blood flow completely. With far infrared heat, the blood toxicity can be neutralized and the walls of arteries, capillaries and veins smoothed.

Hypertension, osteoporosis, headaches and digestive issues are all common problems associated with lifestyle and aging and are attributed to be the outcome of excess acidity in our system. With the use of Far Infrared products, along with consuming certain alkaline minerals and foods, these excess acids can be eliminated. By heating up the internal temperature of the body and increasing circulation, Far Infrared resonance can enable the blood to clear out the acidic toxins that have been deposited in one’s arteries for years.

Illness is triggered by bio-toxins that cannot be expelled immediately being stored in the body. When toxic gases—or possibly deadly heavy metal toxins—run into large water molecules, they are enveloped and trapped. Where these molecules build up, circulation is blocked and cellular energy is repaired. With approximately 70% of the human body composed of water, the risk is high. Far Infrared is believed to be 7 times more effective at detoxifying heavy metals, and even environmental toxins, as opposed to conventional heat or steam saunas. By applying a 7 to 11 micron FIR wave, large water molecules begin to vibrate, reducing the ion bonds holding it together, causing it to evaporate and release the dangerous gas and toxins.

Toxic overload has been implicated in many health conditions, such as fibrocystic breast disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and much more. Leading researchers have stated their patients are carrying high toxic loads—and once these loads were reduced, their symptoms often improved dramatically.

Raynaud’s phenomenon is significantly reduced blood flow as a result of cold or emotional stress, creating discoloration in the hands, toes, or occasionally other body parts. There’s primary Reynaud’s phenomenon, known as Reynaud’s disease, where the cause is unknown—and then there’s secondary Reynaud’s phenomenon, known as Reynaud’s syndrome, where the cause is a known primary disease, usually a connective tissue disorder such as systemic lupus erythematosus. A clinical study performed by Dr. Gordon Ko and Dr. David Berbrayer at Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Science Centers at the University of Toronto showed exponential improvement in both pain and discomfort in sufferers of Reynaud’s syndrome.

Why should Far Infrared Therapy be offered to patients

Many amazing discoveries have been made as a result of extensive research of Far Infrared medical treatments. Capable of providing an endless variety of solutions to a vast assortment of health issues, findings over the last 25 years support Far Infrared therapy as a method of serious healing capability—and it’s entirely safe for the patient, using the energy that the body already creates on a daily basis and honing it into the fine medical tool that it can be.

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What is Electrotherapy

What is Electrotherapy?

Electrotherapy (and the use of electrotherapy machines) is an FDA approved therapy that can be applied in a variety of treatment modalities and includes the use of electrical machines such as the deep mind stimulators that are used for the neurological diseases. This term also has been applied to the use of electric currents to speed up wound healing. In addition, the term called “electrotherapy” and also “electromagnetic therapy” can also be applied to ranges of alternative devices used in the medical field and treatments. The two most common modalities used for electrotherapy are Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and iontophoresis.

How does it work?

The TENS units are usually used to reduce pain by stimulating proprioception nerve threads to block or slow the broadcast of pain indicators. Iontophoresis is defined as the movement of ions through biological material under the influence of an electric current. It is transdermal electrotherapy which uses a drug-carrying electrode that delivers direct waves to the affected area to deliver the medication deeper into the tissue. The drug’s ionic charge allows stimulation healing. The application of Electrotherapy (E-Stim) with the HOCATT™ is both an electro-therapeutic device and is also Rife Resonation device, based upon Rife Therapies.

Electro Frequency therapy is one of the most widely researched and published therapies in the world. This therapy has delivered a drug-free, non-invasive and non-addictive solution to a sizeable number of health issues. It can even be used to simulate exercise thus providing passive exercise to those unable to perform the activities needed to provide the benefits of exercise (the elderly, weak, ill, quadriplegic). The calorie burning effect of the passive exercise is an added benefit even to the healthy!

Radio frequencies transformed into electrical impulses can be tuned to reverberate at the frequency that matches resonance that will produce the desired results. This includes frequencies in-tune with precise pathogens, viral agents, fungi, and bacteria to find and eliminate them. The therapy addresses issues from pain and nervous system therapy to mental and physical performance enhancement treatments. The possibilities and benefits are endless and the results are often immediate. Every day new systems are developed to improve the delivery of thousands of different frequencies, each frequency having its own special and unique benefit to a certain part of the human body. All therapeutic effects that can be produced in the tissue by electric current can be divided into two main groups: stimulating effects and healing effects.

Stimulating effects:

These are induced by repeated depolarization and repolarization of excitable cells (nerve or muscle action impulses) for example, nerves and receptors as well as muscle cells. All currents that are able to depolarize and repolarize excitable cells can therefore produce stimulating effects. These are low-frequency currents, such as faradic, neo faradic, didynamic, high voltage, triangular, and ultra-stimulating currents, as well as amplitude-modulated middle frequency currents such as interferential currents or amplitude-modulated middle-frequency currents applied via two electrodes. Such repetitive depolarization and repolarization do not produce healing effects.

The following effects are stimulating effects:

Analgesia

Muscle stimulation-skeletal muscles and smooth muscles

Acceleration of reinnervation

Edema reduction

Challenge of metabolism

Activation of lipolysis

Influence on blood flow and lymph transport

Activation of metabolism

Healing effects:

These are produced in excitable and non excitable cells by: the shaking effect (using middle frequency current); sustained depolarization (using middle frequency current); transport of electric charge carriers (using direct effect); heat generation (using high frequency current).

The following are healing effects:

Analgesia

Anti-inflammatory Influence on blood flow and lymph transport

Edema reduction

Acceleration of regeneration

Activation of Metabolism through temporary cAMP formation

The use of the electrotherapy stimulating effects and the healing effects in the Gastro-intestinal tract and the Urogenital system provides for stimulation or inhibition depending on the frequency.

Gastro-intestinal tract Stimulating effects:

Activation of the muscle pump

Vasoconstriction of blood and lymph vessels (sympathetic stimulation)

Vasodilatation of blood and lymph vessels (sympathetic fatigue)

Activation of lipolysis.

Gastro-intestinal tract healing effects:

Vasoconstriction of blood and lymph vessels (sustained depolarization)

Facilitation of metabolism

Facilitation of diffusion process

Activation of metabolism (due to increase of cAMP formation)

Anti-inflammatory action:

Dilution of pain mediators.

Stimulation of tissue metabolism.

Stimulation of local blood flow

Improvement of the exchange between the intra-capillary and extra- capillary fluids

Improvement of absorption in the tissue.

Ultraviolet Irradiation

Activation of metabolism:

Release of noradrenaline from sympathetic nerve-endings resulting in a reaction of noradrenaline with receptors on the cell membrane. This triggers cAMP formation from ATP.

Electrotherapy is known for the treatment of pain associated with fractures, post-operative incisions, tendinitis or arthritic inflammation, muscle weakness or loss and depression. Pain sensation could be reduced in many cases by stimulation of primary afferent nerve fibers. Afferent fibers can be activated by electrical stimulation or by natural stimuli such as vibration. In pain management treatment through electrotherapy, four effects are known. Two are produced through depolarization and repolarization (stimulating effects). One is produced through the shaking effect and one through sustained depolarization (healing effects).

Stimulating effects include:

Counter-irritation

Release of endorphins in the CNS

Healing Effect include:

Pain fiber block

Disruption of pain mediators

Pain relieving effects during and immediately after the treatment: Counter irritation and pain fiber block are pain-relieving effects produced during the treatment.

Longer lasting pain relieving effects: Endorphin release in the central nervous system and the disruption of pain mediators make sure that the pain relief lasts for a longer period.

In addition there are frequencies that can eliminate or correct other conditions that may be responsible for producing pain. These mechanisms include edema reduction, stimulation of metabolism and blood flow, as well as accelerating regeneration.

Effects on Skeletal muscles include:

Muscle stimulation

Muscle strengthening

Muscle relaxation

Effects on Smooth (vascular) muscles:

Vasoconstriction via stimulation of sympathetic nerve fibers

Vasodilatation via block of fibers of sympathetic nervous system

Vasodilatation via sustained depolarization of the vascular muscles

Benefits for Patients and Health Professionals

The ability of a clinician to reduce pain in a patient by using the patient’s own built-in neurobiological control mechanisms should be considered one of the great achievements of clinical medicine. It’s one of the best-proven ways for Healthcare Professionals to provide their patients effective and easy treatment for many problems and symptoms at one time.

The American Physical Therapy Association recognizes the using of Electrotherapy in these ways:

Treating neuromuscular dysfunction

Improves local blood flowing

Improves the motor control

Improves the strength

Retards muscle atrophy

Improvement range of joint movement

Repair tissue

Restorations of integrity of your dermal and connective tissues

Enhances the microcirculation & protein synthesis which heals wounds

Improvement joint mobility range

Induction repeated stretching the shortened, contracted soft tissues

Peripheral flowing of blood

Induces lymphatic, venous, and arterial flow

Chronic and acute edema

Affecting the blood vessels absorptivity

Increases the mobility of blood cells, lymphatic flow and proteins

Accelerates the absorption rate

Contraindications:

Implanted cardiac pacemaker

Acute local bacterial inflammatory process Tetany.

Post-traumatic inflammation

Sever types of arterial occlusive disease

Thrombosis, thrombophlebitis

Injuries of muscles, bones, tendons, joints

Fresh wound and hematoma

Abdominal area in pregnancy

Carotid sinus area

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What is Carbonic Acid Therapy

What is Carbonic Acid Therapy?

Carbonic Acid Therapy is a widely spreading treatment to help aid in rejuvenating the body for health, cosmetic and pharmaceutical reasons. Carbon Dioxide, CO2, will convert to Carbonic Acid, H2CO3, when presented within a body of water or steam. Carbonic acid, H2CO3, is CO2dissolved in water.

Both are present naturally in the human body and carbonic acid plays an important role in the natural processes of the body. Carbonic acid therapy may be administered in baths or steam chambers. By introducing CO2 into a steam chamber (sauna) to react with the highly excited H2O steam molecules, a new compound, Carbonic Acid H2CO3, is formed. It has the ability to penetrate effortlessly into the skin and bloodstream due to its highly soluble state which increases the oxygen absorption ability of blood, muscles and skin.

This is known as the Bohr Effect .Carbonic Acid Therapy produces results that are highly sought after by top medical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic scientists across the world. They are investing vast amounts of funds to try and find ways to try and replicate the results Carbonic Acid Therapy provides. The conclusion of the Bohr Effect is that it increases the energy production that is needed for the body to sustain, protect, and improve itself. The two major mechanisms of actions are CNS (Central Nervous System) sedation and vasodilatation of blood vessels.

Carbonic Acid Therapy assists in many health and wellness treatments as well as provides a natural treatment for cosmetic procedures. Instead of undergoing surgery to remove cellulite, Carbonic Acid Therapy can help to reduce the appearance of cellulite. It also helps with other cosmetic changes such as clarification of skin and the reduction in scarring.  Although CO2 therapy is mainly utilized in upscale cosmetic and medical spas for its powerful ability to treat cellulite, wrinkles, scar marks and other skin conditions, it is even more potent as a treatment of the cardiovascular system.Many studies have concluded that Carbonic Acid Therapy has a proven effect on helping your cardiovascular system. The Carbonic Acid is very effective and responsive to the heart and blood vessels. It is acclaimed to improve blood circulation and helps decrease vascular diseases.  Some diseases for which it can be an effective adjunct in treatment are hypertension, diabetes, coronary complications and minor vascular insufficiency.  It provides a natural anti-inflammatory effect and relief from pain.

Carbonic Acid Therapy Helps:

dilates the arteries to increase blood flow throughout the entire body

enhances oxygen delivery at cellular level in the muscles, organs, brain, skin and other parts of the body

flushes the skin temporarily to a healthy pink color

stimulates warmth receptors in the skin, inhibits cold receptors

reconstructs functionally closed capillaries

decreases blood pressure

naturally sedates and calms the central nervous system

reduces stress, relaxes the muscles and the mind

is a natural anti-inflammatory compound

is a fat dissolving compound

Why is it important?

Carbonic Acid therapy serves for both medicinal healing and cosmetic healing. It is a natural therapy that is non-invasive with no side effects or immune suppression.

The medicinal accomplishments of Carbonic Acid Therapy are priceless. Improving an individual’s quality of life and possibly increasing their life span is something upon which one cannot put a value. From better brain function due to enhanced blood flow to improved athletic performance Carbonic Acid Therapy provides resolutions for greater quality of life.  Other health quality of life benefits include stress relief, pain relief, increased mobility, reduced muscle spasms, relaxation, improved sense of well-being, increased energy and vitality, improved erectile function and anti-aging effects.  Health and longevity factors included in the benefits of Carbonic Acid Therapy are reducing hypertension, improving immune function, preventing heart attacks and strokes.

Successfully reducing the negative impact of such cardiovascular threats as hypertension, arteriolar occlusion and other arteriolar and microcirculatory disorders and functional heart disorders is a life-extending reality with Carbonic Acid Therapy.  That the potential to eliminate cardiovascular disease may be within reach through adjunct treatment with Carbonic Acid Therapy is exciting!  Carbonic Acid Therapy provides a practical solution for quadriplegics and blood circulation problems due to inactivity.  It is an excellent substitute for exercise in the sick, weak, elderly and quadriplegic.  It can prevent limb amputation due to complications of diabetic foot.  It promotes faster wound healing and speeds up recovery time.

This therapy could potentially be lifesaving to many individuals who suffer from cardiovascular issues. To allow people to experience this type of natural therapy, without having to undergo surgery is not only safer, but less expensive to all parties involved.

Cosmetically, the benefits of Carbonic Acid Therapy are limitless. The therapy acts as a powerful cleanser by irrigating the skin and flushing away toxins; exfoliation occurs.  The tone, texture and appearance of the skin are improved.  Other skin Improvement includes scar reduction, cellulite removal, and reduction of stretch marks. The skin begins to glow and it becomes more vibrant.

Since Carbonic Acid Therapy helps to increase blood flow, and speed up the process of breaking down fat, it can eliminate the need for some plastic surgeries for cellulite reduction and liposuction.  This therapy is a more viable option for many who have health issues that make surgery too great a risk.  Carbonic Acid Therapy’s lower cost, non-invasive nature and comparable results would make it a much preferred and sought after solution.

How your Clients can benefit:

Healthcare professionals can be confident in offering Carbonic Acid therapy to their patients because it is a well published and well proven modality.  It is a safe, natural treatment that has no side effects or immune suppression.  It is cost effective for both the healthcare provider and the patient.  It is easy to demonstrate the ability and establish the credibility of Carbonic acid therapy; some visible, tangible, and measureable results occur quickly.  Healthcare providers can offer their patients this non-invasive treatment that would normally require costly and possibly risky surgical procedures.

Carbonic Acid Therapy allows Healthcare Providers to be proud of their ability to obtain above average results and improve longevity for their patients with cardiovascular issues.  Carbonic Acid Therapy is an attractive option to any health practitioner treating a patient who may suffer from cardiovascular complications because this therapy can be administered for prolong periods of time and adaptive changes  occur in the circulatory system over a prolonged period.  Indeed, the Healthcare Professional may have any number of instances to feel good about the benefits his administration of Carbonic Acid has provided his patients from simply feeling better and enjoying life more to true life and/or limb saving interventions.

By recommending Carbonic Acid Therapy, Healthcare Professionals capture the interest of their audience (their patients) and present themselves as proactive Healthcare Providers who can deliver the results that their patients are seeking.

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What is Aromatherapy

What is Aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy also referred to as Essential Oil therapy, is a form of alternative medicine that uses essential oils and other aromatic compounds from plants for healing. It has also been defined as the art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonize and promote the health of body, mind and spirit, thus enhancing the body’s ability to find a natural way to heal it’s self and improve immune response. It is based on the principle that natural fragrances, or essential oils, from certain plants or flowers, can affect our moods, and consequently how we think or feel at any given time and that it has medicinal benefits including antidepressant and antibacterial properties.

Although the word “aroma” makes it sound as if the oils are inhaled, they can also be massaged into the skin, applied in other topical ways such as baths or steam and even taken by mouth. (You should never take essential oils by mouth without specific instruction from a trained and qualified specialist.) Whether inhaled or applied on the skin, essential oils are gaining new attention as an alternative treatment for infections, stress, and other health problems. In most cases scientific evidence is still lacking. However, some evidence exists that essential oils may have therapeutic potential. The results from the study on a large number of patients have shown that they respond positively to the transdermal absorption method of oil. The results indicate that the aromatherapy reduces anxiety levels and stress which can result in lowering blood pressure, increase quality of sleep, and reduce toxicity. Many patients see benefits and give willing testimonials to the results.

“Aromatherapy is… the skilled and controlled use of essential oils for physical and emotional health and well-being.” Valerie Cooksley

“Aromatherapy can be defined as the art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonize and promote the health of body, mind and spirit..As a holistic practice, Aromatherapy is both a preventative approach as well as an active method to employ during acute and chronic stages of illness or disease. It is a natural, non-invasive modality designed to affect the whole person not just the symptom or disease and to assist the body’s natural ability to balance, regulate, heal and maintain itself by the correct use of essential oils.” Jade Shutes

How does aromatherapy work?

Researchers are not entirely clear how aromatherapy may work. Two mechanisms are offered to explain the purported effects. One is the influence of aroma on the brain, especially the limbic system through the olfactory system.. The other is the direct pharmacological effects of the essential oils. The fragrances in the oils stimulate nerves in the nose and those “smell” receptors send impulses that communicate with parts of your brain (the amygdala and hippocampus) that serve as storehouses for emotions and memories.. Depending on the type of oil, the result on the body may be calming or stimulating.

When you breathe in essential oil molecules, some researchers believe they stimulate these parts of your brain and influence physical, emotional, and mental health. For example, scientists believe lavender stimulates the activity of brain cells in the amygdala similar to the way some sedative medications work. Other researchers think that molecules from essential oils may interact in the blood with hormones or enzymes to cause changes in blood pressure, pulse, and other body functions. Another theory suggests that the fragrance of certain oils may stimulate the body to produce pain-fighting substances.

Aromatherapy massage is a popular way of using essential oils because it works in several ways at the same time. Your skin absorbs essential oils and you also breathe them in. Plus, you experience the physical therapy of the massage itself. The same is true for aromatherapy treatment in baths or steam bath applications which provide the breathing as well topical application with hyperthermia.

What are the effects/benefits of Aromatherapy?

Improve the quality of life

Help eliminate toxins

Reduce stress, anxiety levels

Increase quality of sleep

Improve blood pressure

Reduce pain

Enhancement of energy

Improve short-term memory

Prevent hair loss

Reduce eczema-induced itching

Aromatherapy is used in a wide range of settings — from health spas to hospitals — to treat a variety of conditions. Human studies are lacking. However, in general, it seems to relieve pain, improve mood, and promote a sense of relaxation. In fact, several essential oils — including lavender, rose, orange, bergamot, lemon, sandalwood, and others — have been shown to relieve anxiety, stress, and depression.

Several clinical studies suggest that when essential oils (particularly rose, lavender, and frankincense) were used by qualified midwives, pregnant women felt less anxiety and fear, had a stronger sense of well-being, and had less need for pain medications during delivery. Many women also report that peppermint oil relieves nausea and vomiting during labor.

In one study, Neroli oil helped reduce blood pressure and pre-procedure anxiety among people undergoing a colonoscopy. In test tubes, chemical compounds from some essential oils have shown antibacterial and anti fungal properties. Some evidence also suggests that citrus oils may strengthen the immune system and that peppermint oil may help with digestion. Fennel, aniseed, sage, and clary sage have estrogen like compounds, which may help relieve symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and menopause.

Alopecia areata (hair loss)

Agitation, possibly including agitation related to dementia

Anxiety

Constipation (with abdominal massage using aromatherapy)

Insomnia

Pain: Studies have found that people with rheumatoid arthritis (using topical chamomile), and headaches (using topical peppermint) require fewer pain medications when they use aromatherapy Itching, a common side effect for those receiving dialysis Psoriasis

Which essential oils to use:

Agitation Chamomile (Roman), Lavendar, Mandarin, Sandalwood

Anxiety/Fear Bergamot, Chamomile (Roman), Cedarwood, Frankincense, Jasmine, Lavender, Neroli, Patchouli, Rose, Sandalwood

Aphrodisiac Clary Sage, Jasmine, Patchouli, Rose, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Ylang Ylang

Fatigue Basil, Bergamot, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Ginger, Grapefruit, Jasmine, Lemon, Patchouli, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sandalwood

Isolation Chamomile (Roman), Bergamot, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Rose

Memory Boosters Basil, Cypress, Lemon, Peppermint, Rosemary

Sadness/Grief Bergamot, Chamomile (Roman), Clary Sage, Frankincense, Grapefruit, Jasmine, Lavender, Lemon, Orange, Rose, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang

Self Esteem Bergamot, Cypress, Grapefruit, Jasmine, Orange, Rosemary

Stress Relief Bergamot, Chamomile, Lavender, Lemon, Orange, Patchouli, Vanilla, Ylang Ylang

Essential oils, their common usage:

BERGAMOT Bergamot is a citrus-scented essential oil extracted from the Citrus Beragamia tree, a native of Southeast Asia, but can now be found primarily in Italy and along the Ivory Coast. Bergamot is used to treat stress, depression, anxiety, anorexia, and a number of infections including skin infections like psoriasis and eczema. It is used to stimulate the liver, digestive system and spleen, and provide an overall lift to those suffering from a general malaise.

CEDARWOOD: Cedarwood is a woody-scented essential oil that comes from the Juniperus Virginiana tree native to North America. It has been around for thousands of years, dating back to the ancient Egyptians, and is thought to be one of the first essential oils ever extracted. It provides a spiritual lift. It also plays a role in aiding respiratory problems as well as skin issues. Use Cedarwood to help ease urinary tract infections, too. Cedar wood oil benefits the skin by its sedating ability which relieves itching. Its astringent action is great for acne, oily skin, as well as for hair and dandruff. It has a pronounced effect on mucus membranes. It has a calming and soothing effect on the mind and is of great help in conditions associated with anxiety and nervous tension. It is also of value in cases of arthritis and rheumatism.

CHAMOMILE: Chamomile, widely known for its soothing characteristics (particularly in tea), is extracted as an essential oil from the leaves of the flowering plant of the same name. There are two types of Chamomile plants, the Roman Chamomile and German Chamomile. The aromatherapy oil can be extracted from both varieties, but healing properties are slightly different. Many of the following properties are consistent in both Roman and German Chamomile, unless noted otherwise. Chamomile is a powerful calming agent, as well as antibiotic, antiseptic, antidepressant and overall mood lifter. The German variety is often better suited to battle inflammation, specifically urinary tract and digestive inflammation. Both also have analgesic properties and can help to eliminate acne. Roman chamomile: antispasmodic, menstrual cramps, sedative, relieves anxiety/stress, insomnia, great for children (comforting, soothing), anti-inflammatory.

CALRY SAGE: antispasmodic, relieves menstrual cramps, aphrodisiac, relaxing, relieves anxiety/stress, labor pain management

EUCALYPTUS: Eucalyptus oil comes from the Eucalyptus tree, native to Australia. It has a powerful scent and is easily recognizable. Eucalyptus is a powerful treatment against respiratory issues. In addition it is used as an antiseptic, antispasmodic, decongestant, diuretic and stimulant. It also has cooling properties, which gives it deodorizing characteristics; therefore, it helps fight migraines and fevers. This cooling capability also helps with muscle aches and pains.

FRANKINCENSE: strengthens the immune system (CO2 extract), soothes inflamed skin conditions, cell regenerative.

GERANIUM: PMS, indicated for hormonal imbalance, antimicrobial, nerve pain.

GINGER: digestive, useful to eliminate gas, constipation, relieves nausea, warming emotionally and physically, anti-inflammatory, relieves pain, immune modulator.

JASMINE: Sweet-smelling Jasmine is extracted from the Jasminum grandiflorum, an evergreen with origins in China. Jasmine is an expensive oil that has powerful healing properties; it aids with everything from depression to childbirth. It is known most for its relaxing properties. Jasmine has been known to ease depression and childbirth, in addition to enhance libido. It is great for respiratory problems, addiction issues, and reducing tension and stress.

LAVENDER: Lavender is one of the most popular essential oils on the market – and for good reason. It smells great and is aneffective stress-relieving oil. Lavender is a healing aid against colds, flu and migraine headaches. Lavender has the following therapeutic properties: antiseptic, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory decongestant, deodorant, diuretic and sedative. It is wound healing, treats burns, cell regenerative, insect bites-. reduces itchiness, general skin care, antispasmodic. It relieves stomachaches.

LEMON: Lemon is a favorite essential oil because of its clean smell but has numerous therapeutic qualities as well. It improves concentration and eases symptoms of acne and arthritis. It helps with everything from skin irritation to digestion to circulation problems. It is a natural immunity booster and can even help reduce cellulite! Lemon oil helps to alleviate headaches and fever, and is a quick mood enhancer.

MARJORAM: Marjoram was a popular plant used by the Greeks in medicines. It helps with digestion issues such as constipation and cramps. Also, it aids in anxiety and stress relief, calms hyperactivity, combats fatigue and depression and alleviates respiratory and circulatory issues. Try adding a few drops of Marjoram to the bath or vaporizer of a hyperactive child.

PATCHOULI: A widely known essential oil, Patchouli is often associated with hippies or “earthy” types who are thought to use it for its mood-lifting properties. Patchouli comes from the plant Pogostemon cablin Patchouli serves as a powerful skin care agent; it even promotes skin cell growth when applied directly to the skin. Patchouli helps to relieve anxiety, depression, and fatigue, curb addiction, reduce cellulite and bloating.

PEPPERMINT: All you need is a whiff of peppermint to put the pep back in your step. Peppermint has a cooling, refreshing effect and is widely used to enhance mental alertness. Peppermint is a perennial herb that boasts natural energy-boosting properties. Some of the therapeutic properties of mint: cooling agent that enhances mood, sharpens focus, combats irritation and redness, alleviates symptoms of congestion, and aids in digestion.

ROSE: Roses are some of the first plants to be distilled for their essential oil. Rose oil is pricier than other aromatherapy oils given the number of roses necessary to distill it. Rose oil is an ideal essential oil to have on hand. It helps with a number of illnesses and conditions, such as depression, anxiety and digestion issues. It is also helps with circulation, heart problems and respiratory conditions like asthma. It is a protector of the heart and is also good for your skin.

ROSEMARY: This essential oil packs a powerful punch when it comes to aromatherapy uses. Throughout history the herb has been thought of as sacred. Widely known as a mental stimulant, the antidepressant properties of Rosemary oil make it ideal for enhanced memory, focus and overall brain performance. It also acts as an analgesic, soothing aching, cramping muscles, headaches and migraines. As an antiseptic it helps with digestive and liver infections. It is great for skin issues as well.

SANDALWOOD: An evergreen, Sandalwood is easily recognized by its woody fragrance. It is an expensive oil given the length of time it takes for a tree to reach maturity, the best time to extract and distill the essential oil. It has numerous aromatherapy benefits. Sandalwood oil can help mucous membranes of the urinary tract and chest wall. It helps to alleviate chest pain. It is also used as a relaxing agent for tension relief. Many practitioners of yoga use Sandalwood for its calming and sexual properties. It is a hydration aid for the skin, as well as an anti-inflammatory. Sandalwood is an antibacterial herb. It is beneficial for skin problems, especially those of bacterial origin, thus useful in cases of dermatitis, acne, psoriasis, scorpion stings and other inflammatory skin conditions. It is also used to alleviate dry skin, rash and itching. It calms the mind and body, soothes tension and anxiety, thus helping those who are suffering from stress.

TEA TREE: Tea Tree oil is one of the most popular and effective essential oils for aromatherapy use. It is widely known to boost the immune system and fight infections. It is a natural immune booster and it also fights infection. It works to heal skin conditions, burns and cuts. It acts as an insecticide. In addition, it helps to soothe and treat cold sores, respiratory conditions, muscle aches, the flu, dandruff, and athlete’s foot.

YLANG-YLANG: Ylang-Ylang is recognizable because of its strong fragrance. Its sweet aroma is excellent for reducing stress and as an aphrodisiac. While its calming properties are its most powerful, Ylang-Ylang oil is also used to soothe headaches, nausea, skin conditions, stimulate hair growth, reduce high blood pressure and fight intestinal problems.

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