02/07/2022
I love when science and nature collide 🌱
Check out this excerpt from the attached article on naturally calming anxiety!
"Lavender, Rose, Bergamot and Orange Essential Oils
Aromatherapy through the use of essential oils has been widely studied around the world for its ability to relieve anxiety, stress and depression. Some leading essential oils for this purpose are lavender, rose, bergamot, orange and lemon, to name a few.
Subjects of a study that had blended essential oil consisting of lavender and bergamot oils, applied topically to skin, rated themselves as "more calm" and "more relaxed" than control subjects. They had to rate their emotional state in terms of parameters such as relaxation, vigor, calmness, attentiveness, mood and arousal.
In a review of 14 studies, lavender and rose oils were also found effective for attenuating anxiety in various animal anxiety models. And even the mere ambient odors of orange and lavender slashed anxiety and improved mood in a dental office. While more studies are recommended, a set of results indicated an acute anti-anxiety effect from sweet orange aroma, supporting its use as a tranquilizer by aromatherapists."
In the face of the mounting costs of anxiety in the U.S. and globally, here are seven substances that act as natural anti-anxiety agents and may make a difference in addressing the unprecedented levels of stress people are facing today, in the wake of the COVID crisis.