Episode 37: ADHD, Positive Emotion and Essential Oils with Crystal Edmonds
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In this episode of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy talks to environmental scientist and fellow ADHDer, Crystal Edmonds about positive emotion, the ADHD brain and essential oils.
Discover what Tracy turns to when she wakes up and feels unfocused, unmotivated and in negative emotion and what boosts her mood every single time. How about exercise and nature.
Learn how Tracy made the connection between scent and how scents not only influence her sense of well-being and happiness but also affect her focus.
Crystal shares with Tracy how essential oils stimulate the limbic system — a part of the brain involved in memory, behavior, motivation, and emotion and how this also helps with:
ADHD symptoms
Emotional dysregulation
Rumination
Rejection sensitive dysphoria
Discover why essential oils are a great place to start for relief from ADHD symptoms if medication doesn’t work for you.
Learn:
how quickly essential oils take to work in your body
which essential oils work well for ADHD
why essential oils require trial and error just like medication
what the difference is between high frequency and lower frequency vibration and how it affects our well-being.
Although plant-derived essential oils (EOs) have been used to treat various mental disorders, their central nervous system (CNS) acting effects have not been clarified. The present study compared the effects of 20 kinds of EOs with the effects of already-known CNS acting drugs to examine whether the ...
An evaluation has been made of the potential of near-infrared (NIR) technologies in the assessment of essential oil components and in the identification of individual essential oils. The results showed that cross-validation models are able to predict accurately almost all of the components of essent ...
Explores science's new biological understanding of essential oils for improved immunity and treatment of degenerative diseases * Explains how essential oils convey the complex natural healing powers of plants, offering scientifically proven advantages over synthetic drugs * Offers...
The scent of essential oils is thought to stimulate the limbic system - a part of the brain involved in memory, behavior, motivation, and emotion. Learn about aromatherapy compounds-like lavender, peppermint, and orange oil-used to treat various symptoms associated with ADHD.
At the time of my daughter's ADHD diagnosis, treatment options were limited. Stimulant medications were, by and large, the only choice. Still today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends treating ADHD in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 with FDA-approved medications, plus parent training in behavior modification and behavioral classroom interventions.
There hasn't been enough research done by the medical and scientific community to fully understand how and if essential oils can be used to help those with ADHD. However, many swear by them in their personal experiences. You should talk to your doctor before using any form of essential oils as they may have some...
About Tracy
Host Tracy Otsuka is a lawyer, not a doctor, a life-long student, not a coach. She’s also the creator of Coretography a patent pending system that helps smart, driven women understand their own unique ADHD brain and use it to their advantage.
Tracy will be talking about ADHD. Your super powers, your symptoms, your solutions and work-arounds and how you proudly stand out. Tracy credits ADHD for some of her superpowers and much of her success in life.
