Eugenia Essentials

Aromatherapy Surprise

A couple of weeks ago I gave a Power Point presentation to my massage therapy class  on how to create massage oil blends. Instead of just showing slides and talking, I decided to have the class do a hands on project and make their own  bottle of massage oil. I supplied all the materials along [...]

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ACHS Lavender Education videos Part 1 & 2

Lavender is one of the most popular essential oils. Click on the links to listen to discussion about growing and harvesting conditions for lavender by two representatives from the American College of Healthcare Sciences in Portland, OR. The differences between true Lavender Angustifolia and Lavendin, a hybrid are also mentioned. Lavendin is used in many [...]

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Summertime is around the corner…

That easy living time called Summer is almost here and  one thing that says Summertime is lemonade.  Lazy visions of  porch rockers, warm breezes singing tunes on wind chimes or a picnic feast spread out on grandma’s old quilt would not be complete with out a tall, cool, sweaty glass of  lemonade! Eugenia Essentials has [...]

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Curcumin Goes to Bat Against Cancer

I recently started taking “RUN” by Nussentials, a Glucosamine supplement for joint maintenance. This morning I was reading the label and noticed some ingredients not found in other Glucosomine products. One of them was curcumin. I googled curcumin and came across several articles touting curcumin as a cancer preventative. It is found in the Indian [...]

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Busy, busy, busy!

Wow have I been busy!  I’ve been attending school evenings for massage therapy since February. This is a whole new world for me! Effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, draping techniques, the greater trochanter, deltoids, trapezius…lots of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, not to mention all the laws and business stuff…phew!   Also I’m very excited to announce [...]

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