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THE NATURAL HEALTH CLINIC
- Aromatherapy has been used for thousands of years, with the earliest uses of aromatics being recorded in ancient Egypt, where the infusion method was developed to extract oils such as frankincense, myrrh, cedarwood, juniper and spikenard from fragrant plants.
- The ancient Egyptians used aromatic plants for burning during religious ceremonies, and used fragrant oils during bathing and for massage, for both medicinal and cosmetic reasons. They even used these aromatic oils during the embalming process to immortalise their kings and queens.
- Aromatic massage is also an integral part of the Indian ayurvedic system, which has been practised for over 3000 years.
- Aromatic oils were even being used over 2000 years ago in Greece. Hippocrates, considered by many to be the father of medicine, believed that taking daily baths and massage with fragrant oils was beneficial to good health.
- Essential oils influence both the systems of the body, and the state of mind. They are easily absorbed into the skin, as when used in massage, and then into the circulatory system which distributes them around the body. When inhaled, aromatic molecules enter the bloodstream via the lungs, and help stimulate the release of endorphins.
- Aromatherapy is a holistic therapy, designed to treat the whole person, gently assisting the body’s natural healing processes.
- Aromatherapy can be used to strengthen the immune system, relieve stress, and can help with numerous ailments such as headaches, insomnia, fatigue, depression, muscle aches, and joint pain.
- Here at the Natural Health Clinic, both our current practitioners offer therapeutic aromatherapy massages. Clare Garland also offers aromatherapy facial treatments.
Practitioners:
If you would like to see one of our practitioners here, or would like an informal chat about what the benefits of aromatherapy could be for you, then please give as a call or pop in and speak to one of our receptionists.
Tel: 0117 974 1199 • 39 Cotham Hll, Bristol, BS6 6JY