At Fern Life Center, our mission statement includes integrating the ancient wisdom of the East (Ayurvedic medicine) with the cutting edge latest research from modern medicine (Functional medicine) to bring about transformative wellness. Our roots in Ayurvedic medicine include the use of plant based modalities and oils. If you combine these two mediums you get essential oils. We have always used essential oils at Fern Life Center in our massage and colon hydrotherapy treatments, but of late we have discovered a brand we are passionate about because of its purity, organic materials, medicinal grade, and sustainable harvesting practices. You will see a lot of doTerra essential oils in each of our treatment rooms and smell them coming from the various aromatizers around the clinic.
Essential oils are natural aromatic compounds found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants. They can be both beautifully and powerfully fragrant. If you have ever enjoyed the gift of a rose, a walk by a field of lavender, or the smell of fresh cut mint, you have experienced the aromatic qualities of essential oils. In addition to giving plants their distinctive smells, essential oils provide plants with protection against predators and disease and play a role in plant pollination.
Essential oils are non water-based phytochemicals made up of volatile aromatic compounds. Although they are fat soluble, they do not include fatty lipids or acids found in vegetable and animal oils. Essential oils are very clean, almost crisp, to the touch and are immediately absorbed by the skin. Pure, unadulterated essential oils are translucent and range in color from crystal clear to deep blue.
Try this at home: Squeeze the peel of a ripe orange. The fragrant residue on your hand is full of essential oils.
In addition to their intrinsic benefits to plants and being beautifully fragrant to people, essential oils have been used throughout history in many cultures for their medicinal and therapeutic benefits. Modern scientific study and trends toward more holistic approaches to wellness are driving a revival and new discovery of essential oil health applications.
You can buy these oils on the front page of www.fernlifecenter.com or through Erin Dudley in her nutrition practice, or Kristen Brown in her medical practice. To us, essential oils represent an ability for our patients and employees to take charge of their own health by stocking their pharmacy with ingredients that are less expensive than most over the counter medications and that have many more than one use for each oil.
Try essential oils and experience why we are so passionate about them!
Here's to your health!
Dr. Keesha
Ideal Protein - Now With Infrared Sauna Sessions