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Even if you are new to the world of using herbs and essential oils for non-culinary purposes, as soon as you begin, you will be doing your body and your home a world of good.

Well, if you are the least bit curious, read on! Herbs and essential oils have untold health benefits-for both physical and mental well-being. You can derive their benefits in many different ways, and here are just a few:

-In addition to adding extra flavor in recipes, herbs and food-grade essential oils can stimulate your immune system

-Make healthful herbal teas (more correctly called tisanes, as they don’t contain actual tea plant leaves) that can calm your digestive system, or help detoxify your system

-You can avoid chemicals that cause toxicity in the body by using therapeutic-grade essential oils as an ingredient in your own household cleaning supplies and home-made cold and pain remedies

If you think this is new-age hocus pocus, you’re wrong! The use of herbs and essential oils has been ongoing from the beginning of civilization. They have been vital to the preservation of food, among other things. Think of things that are mentioned in the Bible-frankincense, myrrh, bitter herbs-these natural things had a purpose then, and continue to be useful today. Pliny, a soldier of ancient Rome, wrote a Natural History, which references the use of many plants. He lived in the first century. Much of his knowledge is attributed to the research and writings of Mithridates of Eupator (120-66BC). So plants and their chemical properties have been important since the dawn of time.

Fast forward to today: modern medicine would not be the same if scientists never studied plants and their properties. A great example of this is heart medicine. The common garden perennial, foxglove, is used to make pills for people with heart problems. The plant itself is poisonous, but ironically, it is made into life-saving medicines.

The advantage we have in modern society is that we have perfected agricultural methods, and ways of extracting the best out of the herbs and flowers that give us essential oils. We have been able to achieve purer, more potent, and more consistent results. Therapeutic oils are an example of this great scientific achievement.

These oils are not what you walk into the health food store and find, you really have to seek out those that are labeled “therapeutic grade.” They are extracted with the best methods available, and are more potent and effective than the every day store-bought variety. You cannot expect the same results if you purchase inferior oils.

It is not too late. You can start on your journey to better health. Begin by including herbs and therapeutic grade essential oils to the routine for you and your family. You will probably begin to see increased energy, less sickness, and maybe chronic health challenges will go away. History does repeat itself. In this case, thousands of years of history with herbs and essential oils can’t be wrong.

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