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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

Sources

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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