Citrus aurantium var. Amara Oil: Neroli also known as Orange Flower oil. Extraction: Steam distillation of flowers from the Bitter Orange Tree. Grown: France and Tunisia are said to produce the highest quality of trees and so highest quality of oils. Scent: sweet, honeyed, metallic with green and spicy facets. Chemistry: Linalool – 34%, Linalyl acetate-6-17%, among many others…
Here is another small piece about a useful aromatherapy oil. Essential oil of Lime Citrus Aurantifolia. Lime Oil comes from a small evergreen tree which grows up to 4.5m in height. It has small sharp stiff spines, smooth green leaves and white flowers. It commonly grows in Mexico but depending on the climate and its location it can affect the…
Aromatherapy is the practice of using the natural oils extracted from flowers, bark, stems, leaves, roots or other parts of a plant to enhance psychological and physical well-being. The inhaled aroma from these “essential” oils is widely believed to stimulate brain function. Essential oils can also be absorbed through the skin, where they travel through the bloodstream and can promote…
Specialist Migraine Physiotherapist Lynne Midwinter, dispels myths and offers hope against Migraines and Headaches. Migraines are now listed in the top 20 disabilities by the World Health Organisation and a survey of over 120,000 households found that four out of ten females and two out of ten males respectively will experience migraine at some stage in their lifetime –…
Constipation – A Western Complaint! After reading Pelvic Health Physio Katy Winter’s excellent article about chronic constipation the other week, I thought I might contribute some ideas for how to alleviate this troubling and common complaint. It may surprise you to hear, but in an ideal world, we should “have a poo” after every meal. That’s because the consumption of…
Coelicac disease Did you know approximately 1 in a 100 people have have coeliac disease? However, 70% of those people don’t know they have it – which is currently nearly half a million people in the UK. This is because people with milder cases often go undiagnosed. That’s a staggering number, isn’t it? Many more people have heard of coeliac…
How to have the perfect poo! There’s not many things more satisfying than a really great bowel movement! Get it right and you’re skipping out of the door, on the other hand you can feel sluggish and under-par if your motion is on the slow side. Functional bowel dysfunction is a silent epidemic. Whether it be constipation, incomplete emptying, faecal…
Parkinson Awareness Week 11th – 18th April I’m sure everyone knows someone who has Parkinson’s. As Billy Connolly famously once said “I’ve got Parkinson’s Disease… and I wish he’d kept it to himself” There are already 145,000 people living in the UK with Parkinson’s and every hour they believe 2 more people are diagnosed with the disease. Sadly Parkinson’s is…
Somatics Feeling Locked Up from the Lockdowns ? How stressed are you? That’s a good question to ask yourself regularly, particularly during these challenging times. Recognising stress is definitely something you want to learn how to see in yourself, so that you can regulate, and manage, your responses to it. I am sure you will no doubt be familiar with…
Hi I’m Darren and I have recently begun practicing as an earwax practitioner at Physio & Therapies in Todmorden. Wednesday March 3rd is World Hearing Day and seems like a great time to tell you about my recent experiences and why I started to do what I do. The theme of this year’s World Hearing Day is “Hearing care for…