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The Essential Oil Revolution - Health, Purpose, and Aromatherapy

384: How to Safely Incorporate Herbs and Aromatics into a Healthy Lifestyle with Ellen Kamhi PhD, RN, AHN-BC, RH(AHG), The Natural Nurse®

The Essential Oil Revolution - Health, Purpose, and Aromatherapy

Dr. Sarah LoBisco

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Kids & Family, Parenting, Nutrition

4.4 • 663 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

What You Will Learn:

  • How a severe injury from a horseback riding incident got the Natural Nurse into natural medicine and what holistic therapies she utilized to recover.
  • The use of homeopathy for supporting health and keeping it available to consumers.
  • What entails becoming board certified in holistic nursing.
  • A review of how herbs, aromatics, and essential oils differ in their preparation, extraction, and manufacturing and how these aspects impact their mechanisms of actions.
  • Why you don’t have to choose between essential oils and herbs. 
  • An example of how to combine herbs, homeopathy, and essential oils for respiratory challenges.
  • The importance of recognizing herbal-drug interactions.
  • The safety of natural therapeutics vs. pharmaceuticals and how there is often an overhype of the dangers of natural approaches.
  • Why there isn’t more public and medical awareness of the efficacy of herbal medicine.
  • How to access natural medicine research.
  • Our DIY: Using essential oils to help mitigate EMF dangers, including rose and lavender oils. 
  •  Closing questions: What Ellen does for self-care daily and what she feels we should ditch and switch out with for better health.


    • Find Ellen at  https://www.naturalnurse.com/.


    Bio of Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, AHG, AHN-BC, The Natural Nurse®: 

    Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, AHG, AHN-BC, The Natural Nurse, is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild (AHG) and is nationally board certified as a Holistic Nurse (AHN-BC). She attended Rutgers and Cornell Universities and has sat on the Panel of Traditional Medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Medical School. She currently serves on the Education Committee of the American Cannabis Nurses Association (ACNA) and on the Cannabis Committee of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA). Ellen is also a Medical School Instructor and teaches Botanical Pharmacology

    Ellen is a leader in the nutraceutical industry. She has advanced credentials and experience as a formulator, product developer, and a regulatory consultant. She is the author of many books including The Natural Medicine Chest, Arthritis, the Alternative Medicine Guide, Cycles of Life, Herbs and Energy Techniques for the stages of a Woman's Life, The Natural Guide to Great Sex, and the Definitive Guide to Weight Loss, the Alternative Medicine Guide. Ellen is also on the peer review editorial boards of various journals.

    Ellen hosts four radio shows and is regularly quoted in mainstream press including NewsMax, Marie Clare, Globe, Latina, Self, Woman’s World, Prevention, Cosmopolitan and Glamour.

    Ellen provides group and individual online certification educational modules in all aspects of holistic health including herbal medicine, essential oil therapy, and energy medicine. She also offers personal health consultations, teaches various courses, mentors medical professionals, and loves to lead herbal walks and tours for the public. Find her at https://www.naturalnurse.com/.


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    0:00.0

    Empowerment in Education, two powerful elements that will help you break free of convention,

    0:06.0

    and transform your passion for wellness to a level beyond the status quo.

    0:10.0

    The Essential Oil Revolution, where you're given the tools to supersede an ordinary everyday lifestyle,

    0:16.0

    inspiring speakers, DIY recipes, healthy living tips, and more. You'll discover it all here.

    0:23.6

    So tune in and get ready for a wellness revolution.

    0:28.5

    Welcome to the Essential Oil's Revolution. I'm your host, Dr. Sarah Lobisco, and I am so excited to be with you today for another episode. It is my honor to share

    0:40.0

    educational information and to bring to you leading experts and clinicians to empower you in your

    0:46.9

    use of essential oils and to inspire you as you move beyond the status quo and into optimized

    0:53.5

    wellness through integrative health,

    0:56.0

    medicine, and holistic living.

    1:01.4

    Welcome, dear friends, to another incredible episode of the Essential Oil Revolution. I'm

    1:07.9

    your host, Dr. Sarah Lobisco, and I am so grateful you are joining us today.

    1:13.5

    Herbal medicine is the therapeutic use of plants for medicinal purposes.

    1:18.3

    It has a long tradition of use and was originally man's first medicine preceding conventional

    1:23.8

    medical interventions.

    1:25.9

    At the population level, the use of herbal supplements has grown

    1:29.8

    considerably worldwide. The global herbal medicine market size was valued at $152 million in 2021. And it is

    1:41.9

    estimated that nearly one-third of Americans use herbs. Unfortunately, a study in the New

    1:49.0

    England Journal of Medicine reported that 70% of people taking herbal medicines were reluctant

    1:55.1

    to tell their doctors about it. This can have safety risks due to potential interactions and quality issues.

    2:03.0

    Many people who use essential oils like you dear listeners also use herbs, and I know you are

    2:08.6

    familiar with how quality and knowledge of the plant is paramount to safely obtain the results

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