smells sweet dreams
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Smells |Sweet| Dreams
Personal Story: Insomnia
Back Story: The Actions I took
Context: Scents and Olfactory
Essential Oils: Natural and Historical
Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender Oil: Improves Sleep
Experiment by Wesleyan University: Goel, Namni, Hyungsoo Kim, and Raymund P. Lao. "An olfactory
stimulus modifies nighttime sleep in young men and women." Chronobiology international 22.5 (2005): 889-904.
Experimental Group: 31 young healthy sleepers Findings: Those exposed to lavender oil showed increased deep or slow
wave sleep, and reported higher vigour in the morning
Lavender Oil: Many Forms
Lavender Oil: Versatile
Anxiety disorder and related conditions Help recovery of skin conditions: wounds, irritations, eczema, fungal
infections, etc. Ease muscle tension in head and neck Premenstrual emotional symptoms
Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265922.php
Lavender Oil: Versatile
Conclusion
Essential Oils naturally occurring compounds derived from plants and possess a range of benefits
Lavender oil has positive effects on sleep and has multiple uses to enhance health and well being
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Goel, Namni, Hyungsoo Kim, and Raymund P. Lao. "An olfactory stimulus modifies nighttime sleep in young men and women." Chronobiology international 22.5 (2005): 889-904.
Hritcu, L., Cioanca, O., & Hancianu, M. (2012). Effects of lavender oil inhalation on improving scopolamine-induced spatial memory impairment in laboratory rats. Phytomedicine, 19(6), 529-534.
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What are the Benefits of Lavender, Medical News Today.com, accessed 10 Aug 2015: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265922.php
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