Aromatherapy Candles Gift of Health

Aromatherapy Candles Gift of Health
We are all aware of how various aromas impact our thoughts,
feelings and especially our memory.. Take, for example, the
thoughts, feelings and memories aroused by the aroma of
fresh baked bread, the scent of flowers in the garden, the
aroma of honey suckle, the aroma of pine trees in the
woods, lemons, and an infinite variety of other aromas. In
fact, aromas impact us physically by making our mouths
water, our bodies relax, and even the way we move our
bodies without conscious thought. Given these effects of
aromas, it would only be reasonable that we would
intentionally use certain aromas to produce the pleasant
and beneficial thoughts and feelings that we are seeking.
The practice of doing this very thing with the aromas from
essential oils distilled from flowering and other plants as
well as herbs has come to be known as aromatherapy.

The history of aromatherapy dates back over 6,000 years ago
with the Egyptians. They and we have used fragrances and
aromas through the centuries to acquire emotional and
physical health benefits from the essentials oils of plants
and herbs. Aromatherapy uses natural essential oils
distilled from plants and herbs, in contrast to the many
chemical, synthetic substances used to scent many of the
products we use today. Chemically based, synthetic aromas
can produce many undesirable effects on our physical and
emotional health. This makes it very important that we use
aromas and fragrances that are distilled from natural
sources.

Those of us familiar with all natural essential oil based
aromatherapy products think most often of aromatherapy in
the forms of lotions, soaps, bath salts and massage oils.
Many of us are finding the value of using natural essential
aromatherapy oils in the form of candles. Aromatherapy
candles produce a flow of aromas from natural essential
oils from herbs and plants into the air as the heat from
the candle flame warms the essential oils contained in the
candle. As we breathe in the air, the aromas from the
essential oils produced by the heat of the candles, flows
through our bodies and our brains allowing our minds and
bodies to receive the health benefits of the aromas.
Aromatherapy candles relieve stress, enhance concentration,
relax our bodies, calms our moods, help us gain rest and
renew increasing our physical energy and create a warm
visual atmosphere as we enjoy our primal, innate attraction
to the warmth and light of fire.

Some of the fragrances that hep us relieve stress and
experience emotional balance are lavender, chamomile, rose
and others. Lemon, orange grapefruit or bergamot
fragrances help enchance our concentration. Peppermint,
cinnamon, vanilla and rosemary help us revitalize our
bodies and gain extra energy. For a sensual mood or to
enhance relationships, we can use vanilla, rose or
sandalwood.

Another important factor for us to consider is the material
of the candle itself that contains the essential
aromatherapy oils that we desire. There is a great
advantage in using candles made from soy, a natural plant
product, rather than candles made from paraffin wax.
Paraffin wax is an petroleum product. Paraffin wax releases
toxins into the air when they are burned. Paraffin wax
produces unhealthy carcinogens that we remain in our lungs
after we breathe them. Also natural cotton wicks burn clean
without releasing smoke into the air we breathe. These
toxins from paraffin wax also negate the benefits we are
trying to receive from natural essential aromatherapy oils.
Soy is also a renewable resource and is not imported as
are petroleum based products. Aromatherapy candles made
from soybean wax can be produced in this country and
therefore, provide us some financial savings i.e. they are
less expensive. Soybean wax candles also last twice and
long as candles made from paraffin wax. Soybean wax is
also more easily cleaned up with warm water and soap should
a soy candle accidentally be dropped or tipped over.
Paraffin wax is almost impossible to remove without
professional cleaning.

There are some social advantages to using aromatherapy
delivered in the form of aromatherapy candles. Aromatherapy
benefits can be easily delivered to everyone in a group
gathering or social event. Aromatherapy candles add an
extra benefit of warmth, light and visual pleasure with
glowing flame. Aromatherapy candles provide a wonderful
aroma for the whole room that everyone can enjoy. In
addition to providing aromatherapy in a very convenient
form, aromatherapy candles make great gifts to express
caring, appreciation and gratitude as well as delivering
emotional and physical health benefits for those who
receive aromatherapy candles as a gift.

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Traumatic Brain Injury and Memory Loss

Traumatic Brain Injury and Memory Loss
Depictions of head-injury patients in movies and television
almost always show the patient experiencing some type of
amnesia, or memory loss. Indeed, memory loss is the most
common cognitive side effect of a severe traumatic brain
injury. In patients with a milder TBI, memory loss is still
one of the most common symptoms. And the more severe the
patient's memory loss is, the more severe the brain damage
is likely to be.

Temporary Memory Loss and TBI

Some traumatic brain injury-related amnesia is temporary;
such patients are usually unable to recall what happened
directly before, during and after their accidents. This is
often caused by edema, or a swelling of the brain in
response to the damage it sustained. Because the brain is
pressed against the skull, parts that were not injured are
still not able to work. As the swelling goes down, the
patient's memory returns, often slowly over a period of
weeks, months or even years. Temporary memory loss may also
be an emotional response to the stress of the event that
caused the TBI.

Other, less common, types of memory loss stemming from
traumatic brain injury are fixed. These result from damage
to the nerves and axons (connections between nerves) of the
brain itself. Because the brain cannot heal itself like an
arm or a leg, any function that is damaged during a TBI is
permanently impaired unless the brain can learn to perform
that function differently. Fixed amnesia may include
inability to remember events before the injury, or loss of
memory of the meanings of certain things, such as words or
smells or objects. Less commonly, a person may not remember
skills he or she had before the TBI.

Brain Damage and Anteretrograde Amnesia

A patient with TBI may also develop anteretrograde amnesia
-- an inability to form memories of events that happened
after the injury. The reason for this is not well
understood, but an October 2006 study by researchers at the
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found that TBIs reduce
the levels of a protein in the brain that helps it balance
its activity. Without enough of that protein, the brain can
"overload," the researchers said, interfering with memory
formation, particularly the ability to learn new things.

Treatment Options for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with
Amnesia

There is no treatment for memory loss caused by a traumatic
brain injury; if the memory does not come back on its own,
it is gone forever. However, a September 2006 study
published in Neurology, the scientific journal of the
American Academy of Neurology, showed promising results in
TBI patients with anteretrograde memory loss who took the
drug rivastigmine. The drug, which is sold to Alzheimer's
disease patients under the brand name Exelon, helped
patients with moderate to severe memory loss score better
on memory tests than another group of patients that took
placebos. The results were not as good for patients who had
only mild memory loss. If you suffer from traumatic brain
injury-related memory problems, you may wish to contact an
experienced TBI attorney to discuss your options, which may
include filing a brain injury lawsuit in order to gain
compensation for your medical costs.

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