Stress Free Living With Essential Oil

By Rebecca Park Totilo

Everyone experiences stress from time to time. But when stress goes unchecked over time, it can play havoc on a person's health. Chronic stress results in a complete breakdown of the body and mental health. In Stress-Free Living With Essential Oil, author Rebecca Park Totilo offers a natural solution for handling the symptoms of stress using essential oils.

Based on scientific studies, Rebecca lists which essential oils can effectively reprogram the stress response on a chemical level in the brain and interrupt unhealthy stress responses - quickly shifting the body towards homeostasis. Discover how to live a stress-free life using essential oils. Numerous recipes and tips are included in this how-to guide!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rebecca Park Totilo
• Release date: Jul 21, 2023
• ISBN: 9781734325898

Rebecca Park Totilo

Rebecca Park Totilo is an award-winning published author of over 55 books, including “Therapeutic Blending With Essential Oil," “Organic Beauty With Essential Oil," and "Heal With Essential Oil." Her credits include working as a contributor writer on two best-selling series ("Quiet Moments with God" and “Stories for the Teen’s Heart”) which sold over one million and five million copies respectively. She is also a freelance writer for several national magazines including Christian Parenting Today, Discipleship Journal, and Woman’s World. Rebecca's photography work has appeared in numerous national magazines such as Woman’s World, Sports Spectrum, Evangel, and Sharing the Victory. Truly, it's her grit and determination that makes her inspirational writings draw such a mass-market appeal.Rebecca is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist instructor and offers online courses on essential oils at https://aromahut.com.Rebecca has been a homeschool mom for 30 years. In addition to all this, she is the president and publisher of Rebecca at the Well Foundation, a Judeo-Christian international organization that publishes literary works that prepare the Bride for the Messiah’s return and teach believers on an international basis about the Hebrew roots of the faith. Her understanding of the Scriptures richly woven with the tapestry of the ancient Hebrew customs makes her inspirational writings truly memorable.

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Table of Contents

What Is Stress?

Controlling Your Stress

What Is an Essential Oil?

Essential Oils Recommended for Stress

Carrier Oils

Essential Oil Safety

Methods of Use for Stress

Aromatic Use

Topical Use

Oral Use

Creating Blends for Stress

Essential Oil Recipes for Stress

Supporting Research for Essential Oils

Other Books by Rebecca Park Totilo

Stress is a part of everyday life. It comes along with work, relationships, school, or anything that requires attention to do. Not all stress is bad, however, as it can be something that saves a life rather than just adding problems to an already hard existence.

In an ever-growing society, stress levels have increased, with the newest generations feeling even more stressed. Adults are found to be more likely to find family responsibilities stressful then they have in the past. Family responsibilities, health concerns, health concerns affecting the family, and the economy are all factors that contribute to the average adult’s stress.

Stress can contribute to adverse effects on your body if left unchecked. It is common to think it is some sort of illness when dealing with insomnia or upset stomach, but it is stress itself causing it all.

This book is designed for anyone who suffers from stress. It may be workplace stress, stress at home, relationship stress, or other unpleasant feelings relating to situations you find yourself in.

You will learn about what stress is and the effects it has on your body and mind. You will also learn how to identify the early signs of stress and develop coping strategies to prevent stress from getting out of control. Once you have identified how stress affects you, you can try implementing some of the methods and recipes to help reduce it.

More Than a Feeling

The word stress usually describes the feelings people experience when the demands made on them are greater than their ability to cope. At such times people can often feel overloaded, under tremendous pressure, and very tense or emotional. Stress affects everyone, young and old, and is a normal reaction that all human beings will experience from time to time when faced with situations they feel under pressure in.

Stress can be looked at in terms of external and internal stressors. External stressors are sources of stress that we are aware of, including traumas, life experiences, or daily hassles. Internal stressors are the sources of stress inside us and are often the most common sources of stress. They are the thoughts and feelings that pop into your head and cause you to feel unease; these can include unrealistic expectations, uncertainties, low self-esteem, and apprehensions.

The word stress usually describes the feelings people experience when the demands made on them are greater than their ability to cope.

Is Stress Normal?

We all experience stress at some point in our lives, which is part of our survival instinct. When faced with a dangerous situation, we produce adrenaline to prepare us for a fight or flight. This is normal, and our body returns to normal once the danger has gone. When we start a new job, we might feel rather stressed, but this is usually coupled with excitement.

If our home is a mess, we might feel stressed about it, but this stress motivates us to do something about it and tidy things up. The stress goes away once we have returned our home to how we like it.

If we face a test or examination, we might feel stressed, but once again, the stress goes away once the examination is over and our body and mind return to normal. We can cope adequately with short-term stress that comes and goes as part of everyday life

If we go to the gym, we might push ourselves and feel the adrenaline rush. The increased heart rate is often felt during times of stress. However, this is coupled with a sense of achievement and euphoria brought about by endorphins being released into our bodies.

This kind of stress makes us feel good, and it makes our bodies healthier. These kinds of stress cannot and should not be eradicated from our lives.

Is All Stress Bad?

If you’re on a deadline to finish an important work project, you may benefit from pulling an all-nighter with your stressed-out coworkers. It’s the kind of stress that keeps you on task, helps you to avoid procrastination, and makes you more productive.

Stress compromises normal body function due to physiological and psychological factors. It is multidimensional and can affect the body, soul, and mind. The impact psychologically can manifest as depression, undue worry, and psychosis, among others. Physiological impact results in the body being unable to respond to demands made on it effectively, resulting in impaired metabolism and defective tissue repair processes. This usually occurs when the coping mechanisms are overwhelmed.

A healthy person with good social support can cope with stress better, and the contrast suffers more in comparison. When the body undergoes long-term stress, its coping mechanisms become less competent. Stress also increases the body’s energy demand due to hormonal imbalance and increased metabolic rate.

Homeostasis is defined as the maintenance of a stable internal body environment. Stress disrupts this balance which is usually achieved using hormones and other chemical mediators in the body. Not all stress is pathologic. In certain situations, a stress response can help save a life. For instance, when faced with danger, the body releases adrenaline and cortisol hormones which prepare the body for flight-or-fight mode. This is known as the stress response.

A healthy lifestyle can help one cope with stress in life. By eating healthy, exercising, and having a positive attitude, a person prepares their body better for coping with stress. Through research, essential oils combined with relaxation have been shown to combat stress positively.

The Body on Stress

Under normal circumstances, individuals are able to maintain homeostasis, a state where one is healthy and the body systems are operating as they should. Conversely, stress is the body’s physiological response to overwhelming stimuli, a condition that directly challenges the body’s ability to maintain homeostasis. When a stressful event or situation is perceived, the sympathetic nervous system is activated, which causes a fight-or-flight response in the body.

Homeostasis is the maintenance of a stable internal body environment. Stress disrupts this balance which is usually achieved by using hormones and other chemical mediators in the body. 

The fight-or-flight response initiates a chain reaction of activity in the body, starting with the central nervous system. Various parts of the brain, adrenal glands, peripheral nervous system (PNS), and other body systems work together to secrete hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol, into the bloodstream.

These hormones send messages instructing the immediate suspension of uncritical activities, such as those of the digestive, reproductive, and immune systems. All bodily energy and resources are directed to supporting heart and