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In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio Show, Dr. Carri’s special guest Dr. Janae Devika talks about how to use essential oils for health and wellness.
Dr. Janae Devika is a Family Nurse Practitioner whose main focus is functional medicine and medical nutrition. Dr. Janae has been practicing the healing arts for over 16 years, and has experience as an herbalist, massage therapist, meridian tapping coach, health and wellness coach, and essential oils practitioner. Dr. Janae is also a holistic chef extraordinaire. It is her passion is to educate, inspire and empower people to heal their bodies while falling in love with their food. She helps people to redefine and heal their relationship with their food, their health, and their bodies and rekindle their passion for living a delicious life.
Dr. Janae is the creator of Café Janae, a health and wellness company that focuses on detoxification, therapeutic nutrition and stress management as primary interventions for preventing and reversing chronic disease. In her exciting and informative classes, Dr. Janae has taught thousands of people how to look better, feel better and live better by upgrading all aspects of their lives. Dr. Janae has written 21 whole-food recipe books, and dozens of her shows have been featured on television.
Main Questions Asked:
- Where do essential oils come from?
- How do we know if we’re buying a good quality essential oil?
- How can essential oils help us mentally, emotionally, and even spiritually?
- Does it matter if essential oils are heated or not?
- What’s the difference between an essential oil and a fragrance?
- How can we use essential oils for natural cleaning products?
Key Points made by Dr. Janae:
- Essential oils are the aroma molecules of plants. They’re also the protection mechanism and the immune system of the plant.
- Essential oils can be used medicinally to heal the body, as well as for mental, emotional, and even spiritual healing.
- Orange essential oil can be used to lift your mood, and can help with attracting abundance into your life.
- Most essential oils are made from a process of distillation.
- One drop of peppermint essential oil is the same potency as 25 cups of peppermint tea.
- It takes 65 pounds of rose pedals to make only one tablespoon of rose essential oil.
- There’s three different ways to use essential oils: breathe them in (safest); use them topically (also safe); some can be used internally (use caution here).
- Rosemary essential oil can help with memory, recall, and alertness.
- Both rosemary and peppermint oils can be used for an energy boost and to get off of caffeine.
- Because they are fat soluble, essential oils can pass directly and easily into your cells and brain.
- Lavender is very relaxing and can be used for depression, anxiety, and insomnia.
- Lavender has also been proven to dramatically reduce your stress levels.
- All essential oils have an energetic signature – this can be seen with Kirlian photography.
- Helichrysum can be used for pain – physical pain or emotional pain.
- Most essential oils are heat sensitive so it’s not good to heat them up.
- Essential oils and fragrances are not the same. Fragrances are made in a lab synthetically and even though it may smell the same it doesn’t contain any of the medicinal properties that the essential oil would.
- Look for essential oils that are organic and medicinal grade.
- Non-toxic disinfectant cleaner: In an 8 ounce squirt bottle put one ounce of vodka (100 proof), 7 ounces of distilled water, and 50 drops of essential oil – a great smelling and powerful disinfectant combination is eucalyptus oil, lemon oil, and orange oil.
Resources Mentioned:
Book – Reclaim Your Energy and Feel Normal Again
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