Jodi Cohen is the founder of Vibrant Blue Oils and author of “Essential Oils to Boost the Brain & Heal the Body”. In today’s interview, Jodi speaks to the dramatic effect natural oils have on our bodies reaction to stress. She explains that scent is our safety sense and shows us simple tips for using essential oils to find calm within the storm.    Takeaways: [3:40] Changing our hormonal response to stress rather than uprooting our lives to alleviate stress. [5:50] Vagus Nerve: understanding your physiology to gear shift into Parasympathetic nervous system  [8:00] Smell goes directly through the amygdala; by creating a “smell memory” with oils your body will associate that scent with calmness.  [12:20] Only use organic oils, if not you could potentially be concentrating pesticides. [14:00] Right frontal lobe controls anxiety so to calm that mechanism by breathing in through the LEFT nostril to balance the hemispheres.  [19:55] Not all oils are calming; Clove oil is a Stimulatory oils and has been used for inflammation and is antimicrobial. [23:20] The parasympathetic oil blend turns on physical health but it reconnects you with curiosity and allows you to pause within a chaotic situation.  [25:30] Fear deepens your intuition.   Mentioned in the Episode: Free chapter  https://boostthebrainbook.com/bonus-recipe/ https://vibrantblueoils.com/   Twitter: “What is supposed to happen is, the danger passes, you recalibrate and kind of shift back into the safety gauge which is known as the parasympathetic branch. Sadly, most of us stay stuck. [5:03]   “Smell is actually our safety sense, we smell food, we smell water, we smell predator odor, we smell fire, it is what keeps us safe.” [7:53]   ‘Oils are kind of the immune system of plants.People don’t realize that pharmaceutical drugs are derived from plants, aspirin is White Willow bark, Valium is Valerian root. All of these pills are derivatives of what we are already finding in nature.” [9:36]   “The more you train yourself to inhale through the left nostril ,when you’re overwhelmed, the less overwhelmed you get.” [14:40]