These three basic pillars of health are like the legs of a three-legged stool. All three are needed to build and maintain health and each one affects the other two. Eating poorly can affect exercise motivation and endurance, but it can also cause sleep problems such as lying awake with indigestion after a large meal.
Depending on the season of life, any or all of these factors can be out of balance, but the focus today is on sleep.
Aromatherapy offers safe and effective help for sleep problems. Antianxiety essential oils can help calm the racing mind. Sedative essential oils help induce sleep and promote deeper, more restful sleep. Ideally, any essential oils chosen to promote sleep will have both sedative and antianxiety properties. Some citrus oils, though they are antianxiety are also stimulating and have been shown to lessen sleep quantitiy!
An ideal method for introducing aromatherapy for sleep is the linen spray.
Help-Me-Sleep Spray
2 drops Valeriana officinalis (Valerian)
4 drops Origanum majorana (Marjoram)
6 drops Lavendula angustifolia (Lavender)
10 drops Matricaria recutita (German Chamomile)
1 oz. vodka
1 oz. distilled water
Combine the above in a 2oz. glass spray bottle. To use: Apply 2-3 sprays in the air over the bed at bedtime, or on bed linens earlier the day.
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References:
Price, S., & Price, L. (2012). Aromatherapy for health professionals (4th ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
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