Essential oils for depression and anxiety

Marina Lando, MS, RM, 1059 CRP

Single oils:

* Bergamot – uplifting
* Chamomile for relaxation
* Clary sage – natural antidepressant
* Dalmatian Sage – balancing and uplifting
* Frankincense – balancing, natural antidepressant
* Geranium – balancing
* Grapefruit, mandarin, sweet orange, lemon – uplifting
* Jasmine – emotionally warming and uplifting, natural antidepressant
* Melissa – natural antidepressant
* Neroli – natural antidepressant
* Peppermint – uplifting
* Rose – calming, uplifting, natural antidepressant
* Rosemary – uplifting
* Rovensara – balancing
* Sweet thyme – relaxing
* Tea-Tree – uplifting
* Ylang ylang – sedative

Blends:

* Mix lavender, marjoram and clary sage to ease anxiety.
* Blend grapefruit and ylang ylang for a lift.
* Blend bergamot (uplifting) with vetiver (known in India as oil of tranquility) and rose

More advice:

“Lavender plant is the best. You can carry a piece of it in your pocket and smell it when you’re stressed. Also Lavender Oil drops mixed in with any Lavender spray. I spray my pillows and myself with it!!”, – suggested Rachel Lynne

Or

“Cook something with lemon and basil then take a nice calming bath with lavender and eucalyptus”,- wrote Kasey Marie

So what to choose? It is simple. Trust your senses. Choose the smell you like most and enjoy your life.

Contributors:Marina Lando, Heather Thomas, Angela Jane Adams, Farida Moolla, Rachel Lynne, Kelly Finbow, Ewa Majchrzak, Kasey Marie, Renee Zepeda, Barbara-Lynn Freed, Cherie Tice. Farida Moolla, Jam Chang

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