Use Peppermint Essential Oil to Improve Your Memory, Digestion, and Breath

I dare you to feel better. Many of you know Benjamin Franklin as an inventor and writer but did you remember that he developed community resources such as hospitals, libraries, and the University of Pennsylvania to help people. While attending the University of Pennsylvania, Violet volunteered at the Benjamin Franklin Hospital as a Candy Striper, and wrote a research paper that invited people to improve their health with peppermint essential oil. Dr Matthews supervised her research project. You too can be inspired by her example and enjoy the following ways using Peppermint Essential Oil can help you:

First, inhaling this oil can help you improve your memory and concentration.

Second, using the extracted oil from the peppermint leaves can ease your digestion.

Third, peppermint essential oil can help you with your sense of taste and your breath.

When Candy Striper Violet delivered the mail to the patients at the Benjamin Franklin Hospital she would tell them: "My grandma's memory has improved because she inhales peppermint essential oil. She agreed to help me with my research project and for the last three weeks she has inhaled peppermint essential oil three times per day. I see that her concentration has improved. Now, when I visit her, she can tell me what happened on the news that day." The patients asked her and the doctor: "Can we improve our memories too?"

Candy Striper Violet knows patient Fred's tummy hurts. On her daily visits, she gives him peppermint candy to eat after his meals. Fred tells his doctor: "My tummy always feels better after I see Candy Striper Violet." The doctor sits down and asks Fred questions confirming the findings for their research project. The doctor tells Fred: "You can dare to feel better." Fred says: "I have."

At the library late at night, Violet meets with her research partner Keith and he tells her: "I can't taste my food." Violet reminds him to inhale peppermint essential oil and puts a few drops in his water. Keith notices he can taste again. She says: " Thank you. You also have better breath now." She offers him some peppermint candy to enjoy later.

After 6 months of research Violet and Keith ask Dr. Matthews to review their research documentation on the benefits of peppermint essential oil. The doctor tells Candy Striper Violet: "Indeed, the patients feel better and they can eat with ease. Now they can taste their food. They always remember you and your peppermint candy. Their memories have improved. Let's publish your research findings on the benefits of using peppermint essential oil to ease digestion, improve the sense of taste, and to improve memory and concentration."

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Rosemary Oil and Its Ability to Enhance Memory

Rosemary or Rosmarinus, which means "sea dew" in Latin, developed a reputation for being a sacred plant that wards off evil spirits. The oil was also used as protection from the plague. The Romans and the Greeks used it for all sorts of things. Rosemary was always around during wedding ceremonies, religious rituals, and family gatherings. The Egyptians liked it and burned it as incense, and the French burnt it in hospitals during the Middle Ages.

Paracelsus said that rosemary oil strengthened the entire body back in the 16th century. He believes the oil had the ability to heal the liver, heart, and brain, and modern medicine agrees with him. Rosemary is used for flatulence, stomach cramps, and other digestive issues, plus it stimulates hair follicles, and prevents premature hair loss.

Rosemary oil is great for boosting mental awareness and brain activity. Students use it to concentrate during exams, and when used as an aromatherapy oil it helps with depression, mental fatigue, and short term memory loss. When rosemary oil is inhaled it lifts the spirits, and removes that feeling of boredom. A surge of energy quietly infiltrates the innate senses as the vapor is inhaled.

A diluted rosemary oil bath or massage can alleviate headaches as well as the agony and pain of arthritis and rheumatism. A regular rosemary massage will remove dryness and tone the skin. The oil is also a great disinfectant and can be used as a mouthwash.

The chemical constituents of rosemary oil give it the ability to boost mental alertness as well as act as a hormone stabilizer. Those constituents are limonene, 1,8-cineole, borneol, a-pinene, b-pinene, bornyl acetate, camphene, and camphor.

The therapeutic properties are: nervine, digestive, analgesic, astringent, carminative, cephalic, diuretic, cholagogue, antidepressant, cordial, tonic, emmenagogue, and hepatic, as well as hypertensive, rubefacient, sudorific, and stimulant. The diuretic properties of the oil also help reduce water retention and cellulite, plus it's used to treat certain obesity cases.

The oil also helps ease congestion, swelling and puffiness, and it is effective on bronchitis, sinus, and sagging skin. One of the main things that rosemary does is increase circulation throughout the body. More oxygen gets to the organs, especially the brain, and that helps increase mental functions.

Paracelsus believed that rosemary oil could help heal the gall bladder and liver as well as the heart, and modern medicine has confirmed his beliefs. Rosemary oil is one of the most important essential oils in aromatherapy because it continues to produce results in terms of physical and mental well being.

Michael D. Thompson, an organic perfumer and accredited Master Herbalist, is the founder and director of Florapathics, LLC which manufactures all-natural, organically-derived personal care products that are infused with pure essential oils for aromatherapy.

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