...receiving such drugs to control their symptoms are often the patients who are already experiencing low qualities of life as is because their dementia symptoms are generally so severe. Other recent attempts at treatment include snoezelen, which is another name for controlled multisensory stimulation, where patients are exposed to a soothing and stimulating environment. In this environment, they will receive varied sensory stimulation in the forms of fiber optic lighting effects, color, sounds, music, or smells. The light treatment and aromatherapy have emerged as the two most promising approaches among these in the treatment of dementia. In fact, in the three most recent studies (as of 2004) of light therapy on dementia patients, the improvement of those with the real treatment far exceeded that of those with the placebo. Even more promising yet, those with the treatment experienced virtually no side effects. In regards to the aromatherapy, overall quality of living actually increased with treatment, as...
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...Along with many other complementary therapies, aromatherapy has experienced a recent surge in interest and popularity. It is often the concepts of self-help and a natural alternative to medication that draws many people to therapies such as this, as they can often be self-prescribed by the individual (Balaskas 1990). The term complementary implies that aromatherapy should be used in harmony with more orthodox medical therapies, however in late pregnancy, many of the common ailments are discomforts which cannot be alleviated by conventional medicine. It is at this point that therapies such as aromatherapy really come in to their own. This essay will examine the use of aromatherapy during the later stages of pregnancy for minor ailments and discomforts, and as a preparation for childbirth. While some oils will be mentioned, space limitations prevent the listing of effective oils for all uses. These oils may be found from any aromatherapy text. The role of the midwife as an aromatherapy practitioner will be explored, as will aspects of safety pertinent to the use of complementary therapy. Serious complications of pregnancy will not be discussed here, as although some therapies may be useful at this time, medical advise should always be sought before commencing any treatment. Minor complications of early pregnancy will also not be examined as a great deal of contradiction exists within the literature regarding the relative safety of much treatment during these early months (Davis...
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...Aromatherapy The origin of Aromatherapy Aromatherapy had been around for 6000 years or more. The Greeks, Romans, and ancient Egyptians all used aromatherapy oils. The Egyptian physician Imhotep recommended fragrant oils for bathing, massage, and for embalming their dead nearly 6000 years ago. Imhotep is the Egyptian god of medicine and healing. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, used aromatherapy baths and scented massage. He used aromatic fumigations to rid Athens of the plague. What is Aromatherapy? Aromatherapy means "treatment using scents". It is a holistic treatment of caring for the body with pleasant smelling botanical oils such as rose, lemon, lavender and peppermint. The essential oils are added to the bath or massaged into the skin, inhaled directly or diffused to scent an entire room. Aromatherapy is used for the relief of pain, care for the skin, alleviate tension and fatigue and invigorate the entire body. Essential oils can affect the mood, alleviate fatigue, reduce anxiety and promote relaxation. When inhaled, they work on the brain and nervous system through stimulation of the olfactory nerves Aromatherapy treatment Your practitioner will first take a full case history regarding your general health background. Your therapist will then create a treatment plan and select relevant essential oils for use during the aromatherapy massage. This is carried out unclothed on a couch, with your therapist maintaining your dignity with the use of towels...
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...Company Background 1 2 Mission 1 3 Keys to Success 1 4 Situation Analysis 1 4.1 Market Needs 2 4.2 Market Trends 2 4.3 Market Growth 2 4.4 Competition analysis 2 4.4.1 Traditional Soap Producers 2 4.4.2 Substitutes of Aromatherapy 3 4.4.3 Spas and Massage Parlors 3 4.4.4 Quick medicines 3 5 Objectives/Strategies 3 6 SWOT 3 6.1 Strengths 3 6.2 Weaknesses 4 6.3 Opportunities 4 6.4 Threats 4 Company Background Relaxo is a newly formed partnership company with five members; Aneel Shahani, Gulzar Hussain, Jawad Shafique Lakhiar, Nosheen Munir and Sanam Abdul Sattar. Capital is invested by each partner with a ration of 20% each, requirement of capital to start the business is of 8 millions out of which 60% is invested by partners and remaining 40% will be borrowed from financial institutions. Mission We specialize in making finest and innovative healthcare products that relax mind, revitalize energy, renew senses, and enhances your well-being at a reasonable price and sustainable monetary growth. We encourage business practices that value consumers, employees, stakeholders and society at large. Keys to Success • A first-mover branding campaign to build awareness of aromatherapy and its benefits against harmful medicines • Patent protection to defend our formula and product concept from competitors • Complementary relationships with suppliers, distributors, and health promoting organizations Situation...
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...Curly Locs Curly Locs is a natural hair brand that offers four products to help maintain a healthy hair lifestyles. Curly Locs product line consists of a shampoo, conditioner, leave-in conditioner, and moisturizer. The ingredient in the Curly Locs shampoo consist of sweet almond oil, shea butter, and apple cider vinegar. The shampoo delivers a cleaning power full of moisture. The Curly Locs conditioner is rich in vitamin B and is made with cocoa butter and shea butter to give maximum moisture to dried frizzy hair. This conditioner is great for all hair types. Curly Locs leave-in conditioner is made with distilled water, sweet almond oil, and infused with banana extracts. This can be used to style any curls type, twists, or braids. The Curly Locs moisturizer contains all natural ingredients and is great for hydrating dry hair. This lightweight moisturizer contains mango oil and bamboo milk to hydrate and nourish all hair types. For the past year, I have market Curly Locs through an online store and on facebook. I am looking to seek financial backing in the terms of a start up cost for sixty thousand dollars for business location, materials and packaging. The ideal business location would be in an urban based community were the products is accessible to anyone with curly natural hair. Profit is an absolute number determined by the amount of income or revenue above and beyond the costs or expenses a company incurs. Profitability is a measurement of how well a company is making...
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...Lemon Lime Student Name BUSN 115 Assignment I Professor DeVry University I am currently in the City of Panama, and as I travel on an expected business trip for the company that I work for, I find myself creating the name brand of my first business. A business that I think it might have great potential in the near future. But that it also comes with a few questions in mind. Let’s explore some of this questions one by one. -Develop a creative name for your Lemonade Stand, and then explain why a name is important when you are considering branding options? The name of my business will be call, “Lemon Lime” I see this name very catchy as it is a hybrid of the two of the many types of lemons around the world. The name will reflect what I am and what I can do as a business person, as person or company with integrity and ethics value. But is not just for me or my employees is for my target consumers, the thousands of people in my local area as that’s where I plan to start my business from or perhaps the millions of people around the world. Or as Bovee and Thill says “It gives customers a way of recognizing and specifying a particular product so that they can choose it again or recommend it to others”. And that’s exactly what I want from my business to be recognized first locally then globally as pure “Lemon Lime Splash”. -Create a Mission Statement for your Lemonade Stand (Chapter 7); then explain why a mission statement is important for any company? To produce...
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...Essential oils are liquids extracted from aromatic plants by distillation, cold pressing or chemical extraction by solvents. Although they are called oils, they are not always greasy. It is claimed that 10% of plants can produce essential oils. They are highly concentrated and volatile substances. Greatly used in alternative medicine like aromatherapy, they have many virtues and have many health benefits, proven over the years. Its use dates back to ancient times, and its wide variety of therapeutic, medicinal and culinary effects ensured its popularity. There are over 700 different types of plants that have useful essential oils. In addition to the physical and emotional benefits, when used in Aromatherapy, essential oils also have exceptional medicinal applications. Many of them are antiseptic making us the most potent protectors of nature against bacteria and other infectious organisms. Because they have a wide range of healing properties, they can be used efficiently to maintain health,...
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...Written & distributed by Julien Griffault Young Living distributor # 924292 http://www.ylessentialoils.com 1 7 Essential Oils & 100 all natural solutions Introduction Guidelines for safe use of Essential Oils Natural First Aid solutions Natural solutions for your Home Natural remedies for you & your family Self care Nutrition How to order 3 6 7 8 10 14 15 16 2 Join Young Living today For more great resources please visit : www.ylessentialoils.com Let me tell you about the oils I have chosen to talk about in this particular E-Book. I have decided to base myself on a Young Living kit called the ‘Essential 7’ which groups the seven most popular and easy to use oils. LAVENDER is the most versatile of all essential oils. Therapeutic grade lavender has been highly regarded for the skin, and has been clinically evaluated for its relaxing effects. Wait to see all you can do with this one! LEMON has antiseptic-like properties and contains compounds that have been studied for their effects on immune function. CAUTION: Citrus oils should NOT be applied to skin that will be exposed to direct sunlight or ultraviolet light within 72 hours. PEPPERMINT is one of the oldest and most highly regarded herbs for soothing digestion. Jean Valnet, MD, studied peppermint’s effect on the liver and respiratory systems. JOY — is an exotic blend of Lemon, mandarin, Bergamot, ylang ylang, rose, Rosewood, Geranium, Palarosa, Roman chamomile and jasmine that produces an uplifting magnetic...
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...AROMATHERAPY FOR STRESS RELIEF Have you ever noticed how certain fragrances can evoke our emotions or have that calm, soothing effect on your nerve? So what is aromatherapy? * Aromatherapy as the word ‘aroma’ suggests has to do with the sense of smell. * Whether it is grandma’s cooking or that familiar aftershave or the smell of a new car, scents affect in a uniquely profound way. * Aromatherapy is a alternative medicine that is used to balance your mind, your body and your senses. * Widely used in spa’s * This gentle and therapeutic art uses fragrances are captured into essential oils which positively affects a person’s physical, mental, and emotional health. In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we are constantly pushed to our limits with targets, deadlines, meetings, exams, reports, presentations. Our multi-tasking life style can get our stress levels sky rocketing. Thus leads to headaches, high blood pressure, disrupted sleep, memory loss and an increase risk for heart attack Its draining on our immune system and messing with our liability to concentrate Sore muscles, shallow breath and increased heart rate are all signs that we are under stress. And so one way to relax and distress is by using the essential oils of aroma therapy. Essential oils Essential oils are naturally occurring substances found in different parts of plants. For example the blossom, fruit, leaf, stem, wood and bark also in roots and resins. * The fragrance...
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...maintain the cardiovascular system and may function to reduce inflammation, high blood pressure, and cholesterol. It can help repair cells and provide extreme skin moisturizing qualities. This oil is also believed to help increase your body’s resistance to cancers. Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil is used internally in the treatment of mouth and peptic ulcers, heartburn, and acid reflux. Over time this essential oil can improve digestion and stomach functioning. Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil is also used to lower cholesterol levels, tone blood vessels, and improve overall cardiovascular health. Sea buckthorn seed oil may also reduce the onset of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, as it is believed to aid the body in fighting neural degeneration. Aromatherapy Using Sea Buckthorn Seed Essential Oil Ulcers and Other Digestive Ailments This home remedy helps relieve ulcers and other digestive issues such as heartburn and acid reflux, and will help normalize acid secretions in the stomach. 1/4 teaspoon Sea Buckthorn Seed essential oil 1/2 glass (about 4 fluid ounces) apricot, sweet apple (golden delicious, red delicious, or gala), tart cherry, or carrot juice Mix sea buckthorn essential oil into one of the juices above. These juices are non-acidic and will also aid in healing digestive ailments. Only take 1 or 2 times a day. It is important to avoid spicy foods while using this treatment. You should see a noticeable difference in just a few days, with the pain after meals lessening...
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...relaxing and therapeutic abilities of aromatherapy, herbal incenses are an essential part. Aromatherapy involves all kinds of methods that infuse perfumed herbal fragrances into a room or your personal space to stimulate your mental state of mind and offers relaxation when you are stressed or need peace of mind. It is believed to improve the quality of your life and health because the perfumed smoke is believed to have magical abilities, when it comes to increased imagination and creativity, relieving stress and anxiety or depression and increasing sexual and erotic notions. Aromatherapy is considered an alternative medicine practice that uses the therapeutic abilities of a variety of essential oils, whether they...
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...Aromatherapy is defined as the therapeutic use of essential oils extracted from plants. However, the effectiveness of this method is unknown due to the limited research conducted for it. Some studies have shown that the effects of aromatherapy may have health benefits that include relief from anxiety and depression, improved quality of life, and improved sleep. In order to prove if these claims are scientifically valid, though, an experiment must be conducted. However, this may prove difficult because it is impossible to eliminate the placebo effect as a confound. Like mentioned before, aromatherapy has been supposedly linked to anxiety and depression relief, as well as improved sleep. Smaller studies have also discovered that lavender oil specifically helps to reduce osteoarthritis pain, lessen the symptoms of dementia, and reduce kidney stone pain. The essential oils can be inhaled, directly or indirectly, or applied to the skin by means of lotions or bath salts. Some oils can also be taken orally. Aromatherapy is proposed to work by stimulating the olfactory receptors in the nose, which then send messages to the part of the brain that controls emotion. This then triggers an overwhelming...
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...aromatic plants for well-being. Their practice involved burning incense to help create harmony and balance. The Egyptians, Greeks and later on, the Roman Empire all used infused oils and herbal preparations for spiritual, medicinal, fragrant and cosmetic use. During the 20th century, the use of body oil was weakened due to the separating the elements of essential oil to create synthetic chemicals and drugs. Toward the end of the of the 20th century and on into the 21st century, there is a resurgence to utilize more natural products including essential oils for therapeutic, cosmetic and aromatic benefit. The use of essential oils never stopped; the awareness regarding the use of synthetics and the increased amount of information on aromatherapy through the internet has refueled the use of essential oils for health, therapeutic, cosmetic, fragrant and spiritual use. Trader Joe’s wants to reintroduce the body oil spray. Consumers can choose between a lavender or seaweed scent. The main ingredients for the oil include: safflower, seed oil, sweet almond oil, SD Alcohol 40, sesame oil, St, John Wort flower extract, avocado oil, and wheat germ oil. The oils are bottled in a 6oz rectangular spray bottle. The bottles include drawings of lavender flowers and seaweed to differentiate the two products. The greatest attributes for the oil is the subtle, clean and fresh scent. The oil has all the quality of expensive body oil, and only cost $3.49 per bottle. The oil is a great...
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...Project Profile |Product | |Herbal Hair Oil | | Product code | |314601007 | | | |IS: 7123:1993 | |Quality Standard | |IS: 7123:1993 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Production Capacity (Per Annum) | | | | Quantity | |59.70 MT | |. Value...
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...My Cure to Boredom There are days when I feel a sense of boredom, but I have a cure for that feeling. It then comes to mind, I can prepare my favorite food. I will now prepare “Ceviche”. Ceviche is a popular dish throughout most Latin countries. In order for me to prepare this dish, I will need to get the ingredients together. Let us see, I will need lemons, cilantro, red onions, habanero peppers, Ajinimoto seasoning, and Tilapia fish. Alright, I have everything needed for this dish. Now it is time to make “Ceviche”. First, I need to cut the tilapia fish into pieces. The pieces will be cut into small chunks or slivers. This allows for the fish to cure properly in the fresh squeezed lemon juice. Second, I need to squeeze fresh lemon juice over the pieces of fish. The lemon juice will actually cure or cook the fish. Not done yet. Third, I will now dice the cilantro. I prefer my cilantro chopped in a very fine matter. Chopping the cilantro into fine pieces allows for better coverage over the other ingredients. Fourth, I will need to chop the habanero peppers. I chop the habanero peppers in the same form as the cilantro, finely chopped. Habanero peppers are a very hot and spicy flavored pepper, so I got to be careful not to overdo it. I add this ingredient in small amounts not to overdo it; otherwise you will have a dish that most people cannot eat. Fifth, I will now add my special ingredient, Ajinimoto seasoning. This is a mild salt flavored spice that...
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