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1. Cataracts: Taking bilberry supplements two to three times a day can help guard against radical damage to the eyes. Also wearing sunglass with UV protection and a hat during the times you are outside in the sun can help dramatically.

2. Chronic Fatigue: Inhaling tea tree oil helps to build up the immune system and inhaling geranium and bergamot oils help to combat the depression symptoms associated with chronic fatigue as well. Raising the body temperature a couple of degrees for a few minutes every day helps to multiply your white blood cell count.

3. Colds: Defeat the cold virus quicker with acupressure by pressing down on the hollow points on either side of the collarbone. Raven Sara oil is an antiviral scent and adding lemon and eucalyptus or pine oils to it give the mixture a medicinal benefit. Lavender oil added to a warm bath helps to boost the immune system. Working up a sweat can also help; it helps to rid the body of toxins as well.

4. Constipation: Massage some olive oil mixed with chamomile, rosemary and thyme onto your stomach clockwise to relax the intestinal muscles. Always eat fiber rich foods to help soften your bowel movements.

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1. Depression: Try inhaling rose, lavender, chamomile, ylang-ylang, clary sage and cypress. Cutting out sugary foods, caffeine and even alcohol from your diet as well. Taken St. John’s Wort supplements can also help.

2. Diarrhea: Sip on pomegranate juice instead of high calorie sports drinks or sugar laden fruit juices. Mixing together lemon oil, honey and salt helps as well.

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1. Earache: Hold your nose and eat a clove of garlic a day till the ear ache is gone. Pulling on your ear lobes about 10 times a day can help increase circulation as well.

2. Eczema: Calendula ointment will give instant relief. Add a few drops of lavender, chamomile and olive oil to your non scented body lotion can also help calm irritated skin as well. Add some baking soda and warm oatmeal to your bath to help with the itching. Detox your liver with dandelion root tea to get to the heart of the problem as well.

Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) is a member of the mint family and is used for many body products and to treat body ailments such as nervousness, menopausal symptoms, Insect bites, headaches, eczema, depression, asthma, and allergies as well.

Try this lemon balm bath salt recipe:

2 cups of Epsom Salts
2 cups of baking soda
2 cups of sea salt or Celtic salt
10-15 drops Lemon Balm essential oil
5 drops Lemon essential oil

Mix the Epsom salts and the baking soda together in a large glass bowl with a wooden spoon. Be sure and get them mixed together quite well before adding the sea salt. Once the mixing process is done add the sea salt and mix well.

Add the first drops of lemon balm essential oil and mix into the other salts well. Then add the lemon essential oil to your desired scent liking. Different people prefer different scents and if you have an allergy to citrus leave out the lemon essential oil altogether.

Epsom Salt: is known to draw toxins from the body, sedate the nervous system, reduce swelling and relax muscles. It’s also a natural skin softener and exfoliator.

Baking Soda: helps neutralize the acids on your skin and wash away oils and perspiration, leaving your skin silky smooth. It’s also useful to relieve itching.

Sea Salts: helps cleanse pores, alleviate dry skin conditions and soften the water.

Lemon Balm Essential Oil: helps with everything mentioned above as well as help to block some of the secretion of the thyroid gland and its ability to release hormones in the body. Consequently, lemon balm has been implemented for use in connection with Grave’s disease, which is an autoimmune condition where individuals suffer from excess thyroid hormone due to an overactive thyroid.

Lemon Essential Oil: contains flavonoid a compound that contains antioxidant and anti-cancer properties.