Essential Oil that May Help you Lose Weight
Why do we over eat? There is not a clear answer or one single answer to that question. But all of us, no matter if we admit it or not, would like to stay fit and trim all the time. Keeping your body at it’s normal weight range is work. Most don’t like work and most really don’t like work such as exercise. The main reason anyone over eats is because:
• Physical/medical reasons
• Poor knowledge of nutrition
• Eating as a form of comfort
• Eating as entertainment when bored
• Depression
• Dealing with grief
• Over eating because we are afraid to say “no”
And for these reasons there is a multitude of pills, liquids, programs and books on the market to help you control one or more of these reasons why you over eat. With these products comes chemicals and unhealthy productions that our bodies don’t even need to begin with. There is help.
With essential oils and the science behind essential oils there are many out, made by many manufacturers. Some of the essential oils on the market will help with your weight loss goals. Here is a list of a few that may give you the push you need.
1. Wild Rosemary Essential Oil (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Fresh, strong, minty-herbal, grounding.
2. Sage Essential Oil (Salvia officinalis) Narrow-leaved sage, garden sage, Spanish sage, Salviae folium.
3. Caraway Essential Oil (Carum carvi) Aromatic, feathery, finely cut leaves and a thick, tapering root.
4. Juniper Essential Oil (Juniperis communis) Genevrier, Ginepro, Enebro, Baccae Juniperi.
5. Fennel Essential Oil (Foeniculum vulgare) Fenkel, Finkle, Fennel fruit, foeniculi fructus.
6. Red Clover Essential Oil (Trifolium pratense) Wild clover, trefoil, purple clover, cow clover, meadow clover, trefoil.
7. Black Peppermint Essential Oil (Mentha piperata) Brandy mint, lamb mint.
8. Tasmanian Blue Eucalyptus Essential Oil (Eucalyptus globulus) Blue gum, stringy bark tree.
9. Sweet Orange Essential Oil (Citrus Aurantium) Citrus vulgaris. Citrus Bigaradia. Citrus aurantium amara. Bigaradier. Bigarade Orange. Bitter Orange. Seville Orange. (Sweet) Portugal Orange. China Orange. Citrus dulcis.
20. Anise Essential Oil (Illicium verum) Star anise, pimpinella anisum, badian anise, Chinese anise, Indian anise.
21. Cinnamon Rose Essential Oil (Cinnamonum zeylanicum) Cinnamon bark, Ceylon cinnamon.
22. Sweet Basil Essential Oil Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Sweet, herbaceous
23. Coriander Essential Oil; Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) Sweet, herbaceous, spicy, woody, slightly fruity.
August 11th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
very cool information, yes, we have too many silver bullet approaches to weight loss. I think that list could be expanded to many other reasons as to why we over eat. thanks for putting that list together, great stuff
March 8th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
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