A recent study found that consistent aromatherapy helps hypertensive adults lower blood pressure and improve sleep quality.

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Lavender essential oil is a versatile and widely used oil. It has been known to help with insomnia, anxiety and even respiratory problems. Lavender essential oil has also been suggested to help ...

Raise your hands: How many of Us suffer from stress? The answer is, well, practically every single person out there deals with the pesky problem. Stress can pop up at a moment's notice, and when it ...

With spring on the horizon, lavender is not only starting to bloom, but it’s also finding its way into your favorite morning brews. Lavender coffee is becoming increasingly popular and that shows no ...

There’s an entire Greenmarket stall devoted to it–and you can smell it from a block away. Lavender is the most unloved of herbs. Apart from use in a minor role in a Provencale bouquet garni, it rarely ...

A MOSQUITO’S BITE can do more than leave an itchy rash. Depending on the pathogens the insect carries, it can lead to a host of nasty diseases including dengue, malaria and yellow fever. To date, ...