Aromatherapy is far more than scented candles and fragrance products. It is the act of applying topically and inhaling a specific type of essential oils, therapeutic-grade (the highest quality). Since the beginning of Aromatherapy, the practice has encompassed human pathology and the treatment of different conditions (emotional and physical) with essential oils. As Aromatherapy developed into a practice it adopted an holistic approach which encompasses the body, the mind and the spirit (energy).
Aromatherapy is a natural, non-invasive remedy system designed to affect the whole person, not just the symptom or disease. Aromatherapy can assist the body’s natural ability to balance, regulate, heal and maintain itself through the correct use of essential oils. The benefits of aromatherapy are particularly noticeable when therapeutic-grade essential oils are used, providing a powerful aromatherapy benefit.
How Aromatherapy Works
When any scent or fragrance is inhaled, the odor molecules travel up the nose where they are trapped by olfactory membranes that are protected by the lining inside the nose. Each odor molecule fits like a little puzzle piece into specific receptor cell sites that line a membrane, known as the olfactory epithelium. Each one of these hundreds of millions of nerve cells is replaced every 28 days. When stimulated by odor molecules, this lining of nerve cells triggers electrical impulses to the olfactory bulb in the brain. The olfactory bulb then transmits the impulses to the gustatory center (where the sensation of taste is perceived), the amygdala (where emotional memories are stored), and other parts of the limbic system of the brain. 
Because the limbic system is directly connected to the parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress levels, and hormone balance, therapeutic-grade essential oils can have profound physiological and psychological effects. The sense of smell is the only one of the five senses directly linked to the limbic lobe of the brain, our emotional control center. More.
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