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Inflammation has an image problem. In popular health writing it is treated almost universally as a villain — the thing to be “fought,” “reduced,” “eliminated” — when in reality itContinue readingTop 20 Essential Oils That Can Help with Inflammation

The ear is one of the body’s more architecturally delicate structures, and it deserves to be treated with a corresponding degree of care when we discuss essential oil use inContinue readingTop 20 Essential Oils for Ear Infection

A sore throat is a small drama played out entirely in inflamed tissue — the pharyngeal mucosa, swollen and irritated, signaling that something, whether viral, bacterial, or simply the dryContinue readingTop 20 Essential Oils for Sore Throat

A cold sore is one of the more humbling reminders that we are, biologically speaking, in a permanent negotiation with the microorganisms that share our bodies. Once the herpes simplexContinue readingTop 20 Essential Oils for Cold Sores

There is something almost comically modern about the way we treat the common cold — as an enemy to be crushed with the biggest chemical hammer available, rather than aContinue readingTop 20 Essential Oils for Colds

There is a peculiar impatience in the way we talk about skin. We want the blemish gone by morning, and we reach for whatever promises the fastest exit. But skinContinue readingTop 20 Essential Oils for Zits

There is a particular kind of intelligence embedded in the essential oil of a plant — a concentrated expression of the mechanisms the plant itself uses to defend against microbialContinue readingHow to Use Essential Oils for Colds

Pregnancy is one of life’s great thresholds — a time when a woman’s body, mind, and spirit are all quietly reorganizing themselves around the miracle taking shape within her. ItContinue reading10 Essential Oils That Are Safe for Pregnancy

Premenstrual syndrome, better known as PMS, affects the vast majority of women at some point in their lives. Bloating, mood swings, cramps, headaches, fatigue, and irritability can turn the daysContinue reading10 Essential Oils for PMS Symptoms