Scents for feelings to soothe the hormones

Looking back to last weeks feelings I will bring back to mind the various emotions that we women go through with the  PMS. There can be anxiety, irritation, rage, weepiness, lack of sexual drive, need to be alone, need for silence etc. It is exhausting to control these feelings and when the control fails they can be baffling and cause unexpected situations ant home and at work.

The symptoms of  PMS have similar effect in our body as do stress. When women are stressed their limbic area in the brain is activated. This is the area of the brain that is linked with our sense of smell and we can use beautiful aromas to soothe our emotions.  Try how a scent or smell that you like very much will lift, calm, refresh, soothe or clear you mind, depending on the origin of the aroma that you have chosen.

Everyone of us have our very own specific scent map, that has developed during our lifetime from the aromas that we have met and the experiences linked with them, both good and bad. Thus smells evoke feelings in us even if we do not remember the origin of the smell.

In the tree  products related to the female hormonal cycle in Lady Grace wellness range I have built the total scent like a precious perfume to influence the emotions though the sense of smell.
In  each product every essential oil gives its character and hue to the aroma and influence on you.
  
As an example of the many different effects of the essential oils let’s look at the  PMS lotion.;
The orange blossom is “cool”. Its purpose in this is to clear thinking. Francinsense is warm and arid. It calms the mind by deepening the breath, It is a really old and valuable substance which is still used in the insences of the catholic and orthodox churches.A finnish saying informs that juniper cures all ills. It is like blue light that brightens and cleanses. Dr. Bach, the developer of the Bach flower remedies, says that pine helps to let go of guilt. There is strength and antiseptic power in the aroma. Peppermint picks you up and the sharp lemony scent of May chang will awaken joy. Finally Ylang ylang which has a reputation reducing the feeling of anxiety and anger.

Spread them onto your chest and throat first for your body to warm them and lift the aromas to you nostrils to ease your feelings.

It occurred to me that it would benefit many readers if I expanded the theme on last Wednesday’s blog about the fluctuation that the imbalances in the hormonal function creates in the female body and emotions.

Throughout the early part of this year I have been travelling around Finland telling about my Wellness book and the Lady Grace product range.  The two were launched together in February and go hand in hand - the book tells about “the what and how to prevent” the effects of stress and the products help to bring about the wellness feeling.

On my travels I have met women of all ages and all walks of life and my experience is that almost all women do have some disturbances in their hormonal cycle caused by the hectic lifestyle of this era. When I talk about the products that are developed especially to balance these disturbances (PMS, Fluid Balance and Lady Gold) I meet with bemusement, unease and even embarrassment. These reactions in turn baffle me and make me think whether we women are always aware what brings about the discomfort, tiredness, anxiety and irritation.

On the other hand I wonder whether the female image of today demands such perfection that we should remain perfectly calm and posed in all possible situations and during all stages of the month. We do have our hormonal cycle and it has a purpose in our lives and in the life of the human race and most of us have PMS (pre menstrual syndrome) at times.

Physically it may manifest itself as painful breasts, weight gain, tiredness, constipation, painful calves etc are often the result of too much fluid in the tissues. Once we can normalize the elimination of these fluids the unpleasant feelings will ease. 

Unusual pains and aches, tiredness and allergic reactions come up easier than normal during the last part of the menstrual cycle also we tend to be prone to other health problems during this last part of the cycle.
At the emotional side we experience anxiety, irritation, rage, weepiness, need to be alone, need to have silence around us, lack sexual drive and a myriad of other feelings.

All of these signs, physical and emotional, get worse when stress increases. I recommend you to try from the book, some of the many different ways in which to help bring regularity to the cycle an to  relieve the PMS because to bring about a more permanent change you may need to change some of your daily routines. You will find that the PMS eases once your bodily functions balance and your emotions calm.

More about this towards the end of the week. I thought to write about the powerful effect that  aromas can have on our emotions.

I am also happy to answer questions on the blog.  If you have a question, this same question is probably puzzling many others also. 

Complicated but clear

Today I am specially writing to our Lady Grace clients, because I had such a lot of positive comments on our work and products from a Gold Lady from Lahti.

For many years she has been using our 40+ product for her menopause. She has felt it to be a great help in relieving the symptoms and also in keeping the mucous membranes in good condition.  She bought my Wellness book and commented that whilst reading it she understood why she had not had the troublesome continuous urinary infections that had troubled her for years in the past.

The function of mucous membranes, anywhere in the body, is to protect the skin from irritation and infections. I write in my book that, when during menopause and after, it the mucous membranes dry they no longer protect the urinary opening. This means that the microbes that cause the infections have no problem entering the urinary track. This is one of the reasons for the urinary track infections so common during the menopause and also for the chronic infections so many older women suffer from.

Our client was worried about how she is going to keep herself well in the future as the production of 40+ is finished. We do have an answer for her and others like her in the new Lady Grace product range. Lady Gold lotion keeps the menopause symptoms at bay and keeps the mucous membranes healthy and in good condition.