| Adrenal Support from Nature - Aromatherapy | | | | debility". Pine can be blended with Spruce for a |
| Essential Oil Blends for Fighting Fatigue | | | | synergistic revitalizing effect. |
| Feeling fatigued a little too often? Morning cappuccino | | | | Atlas Cedar Oil - Moroccan Cedar is thought to gently |
| no longer doing its job? Getting that feeling that you've | | | | and persistently stimulate the metabolism. Rather than |
| been worn thin by your busy schedule, and you're just | | | | regenerating, as do the Spruce and Pine oils, Cedar will |
| not bouncing back? These can be signs of | | | | provide a smooth, deep, and long lasting stimulation |
| over-worked adrenal glands - and can be symptoms | | | | without the side effects of coffee and black tea. |
| of a syndrome known as "Adrenal Fatigue". Thankfully, | | | | Peppermint Oil - Peppermint has a broad range of |
| a few commonly-available essential oils can offer | | | | healthful properties, and is thought of as an uplifting |
| support in regenerating worn-out adrenal glands. | | | | aroma. Peppermint, like Cedar, can be used for gentle |
| What is Adrenal Fatigue? | | | | stimulation and alertness. |
| The adrenal glands are your body's workhorses when | | | | Citrus Oils - Essential oils pressed from the rinds of |
| it comes to dealing with stress. These tiny glands, each | | | | citrus fruit like sweet orange, bitter orange (bergamot), |
| about the size of a walnut and shaped like a tiny | | | | lemon and lime are also uplifting and brightening, yet |
| pyramid, sit atop each kidney. The adrenals produce | | | | have a relaxing quality as well. They are useful |
| important hormones such as cortisol, an energy | | | | additions to fatigue-busting blends, as the added |
| releaser, and pregnenolone, the precursor from which | | | | calming, but not sedating, quality can lower stress |
| almost all your body's steroid hormones are made, | | | | levels, which are generally the cause of adrenal fatigue |
| including DHEA, progesterone, testosterone, and | | | | in the first place. |
| estrogens. Pregnenolone is an extremely important | | | | Aromatherapy Blends for Adrenal Fatigue |
| memory enhancer, and not only does it make you | | | | First, a blend to provide pure regenerative support |
| smarter, it also brings about feelings of well-being and | | | | without stimulation. This blend is suitable for regular use, |
| enhances your ability to deal with stress. Weak | | | | and some users report almost immediate results - it |
| adrenal function can have a variety of symptoms, | | | | has been noted to reduce or eliminate that nauseous |
| including depression, insomnia, and lowered immune | | | | feeling that can accompany insomnia. FOR A ONE |
| system function. | | | | OUNCE BLEND - add 1.5ml Spruce or Black Spruce |
| There can be many contributing factors to adrenal | | | | and 1.5ml Pine Needle essential oils to one ounce (30ml) |
| fatigue, though these can almost all be lumped into the | | | | of your favorite carrier oil (Hazelnut is commonly used, |
| category of 'too much stress'! Overwork, sleep | | | | but any common aromatherapy carrier oil should do |
| deprivation, poor eating habits - particularly too much | | | | the trick). Apply regularly to the kidney / adrenal area. |
| sugar, injury and illness, and over-use of stimulants are | | | | Note: 1ml is about 25 drops. |
| a few common causes. Addressing these issues are | | | | To use these oils in a gently stimulating, all-over body |
| of primary importance for long-term regeneration of | | | | blend, add 3ml each of Spruce and Pine essential oils, |
| the adrenals and their hormonal output. However, | | | | 2ml Atlas Cedar oil and 2ml of your favorite citrus oil |
| natural adrenal supporting essential oils used in | | | | to 4oz of carrier oil. Apply this all over after a morning |
| aromatherapy can be very useful in bringing balance | | | | shower - though if using the citrus oil, do not apply to |
| and assisting in restoring adrenal function to normal, | | | | areas that will be exposed to the sun in the following |
| healthy levels, in mild-to-moderate cases of adrenal | | | | 72 hours, as citrus oils are photosensitizing. |
| fatigue. | | | | If you prefer the properties and aroma of peppermint, |
| Adrenal Supporting Essential Oils | | | | try the following blend: 6ml of Spruce or Black Spruce, |
| Several easy-to-find essential oils are commonly used | | | | 2.5ml Atlas Cedar and 1.5ml Peppermint in 4 ounces of |
| in aromatherapy to support the adrenals glands. Some | | | | your favorite carrier. This blend will not be |
| are used purely for adrenal gland restoration, while | | | | photosensitizing to the skin, and can be used all over |
| others are used to provide a healthy lift when needed, | | | | the body. |
| and may be of assistance when reducing caffeine | | | | Conclusion |
| intake. These oils are not to be taken internally, but are | | | | These wonderful smelling aromatherapy blends can |
| best diluted in a carrier oil and applied to the skin. | | | | offer support in cases of mild and moderate adrenal |
| Spruce and Black Spruce Needle Oils - Spruce is | | | | fatigue for many people, though the underlying causes |
| thought to restore depleted adrenal glands, and is used | | | | of this condition should be addressed concurrently for |
| regularly by aromatherapists in blends applied directly | | | | best results. For most folks, this means reducing |
| over the adrenal area, or in an all-over body lotion. | | | | caffeine intake, improving diet by reducing sugar |
| Pine Needle Oil - Pine essential oil is noted to be one of | | | | consumption, and finding balance in one's life between |
| the "most effective oils for fatigue and nervous | | | | work, family, and personal time. |