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Benefits Of Valor For Sleeping


Author: Frances G.
Skill: Massage Therapist
Date: 09-30-2004
Views: 12,019
Word Count: 276
Questions Received: 0
Testimonial ID: 377-OR
Brand Neutral: No
Scientific Studies: 8

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In the last 25+ years, I can't remember when I slept through the night. I often woke up between 1:30 am and 3:30 am and it didn't matter what time I went to bed. Sometimes, I would be able to go back to sleep within minutes or an hour before I had to actually get up. Many times I wouldn't be able to sleep again at all.

I started using Young Living oils in March 2004 and I started with Lavender on the soles of my feet. Then at a Young Living meeting someone mentioned using the Valor oil blend, so I made a 10% blend, 30 drops each of Valor and Lavender in a tablespoon of jojoba oil and used this to massage the soles of my feet before going to sleep and after my shower in the morning.

I hadn't really noticed anything until about 1/2 through my 1-1/2 hour commute to work one morning when I decided to take a nap. I knew there was another 45 minutes left so I closed my eyes for what seemed like only seconds only to find that we were now only 5 minutes away from the bus terminal.

I awoke feeling so refreshed as if I had been in a very deep sleep. Wow! It felt great! I didn't know that sleep could be so good.

I found I had the same experience at night as well and have had only rare occasions when I haven't been able to sleep. On those nights it was because I didn't use the oils.

As soon as I used the oils, I was sleeping soundly within 5 minutes! What an experience!


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Additional keyword(s) assigned by the editor: awake, insomnia, insomniac, racing, restful, sleepless, sleeplessness, wake, wakeful, waking.

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Supporting Scientific Studies
1.Associated topics: sleep,insomnia-/-sleeplessness — "Lavender, mint [peppermint], orange, rose, chamomile, rosemary, and sage were used.... Depression levels in the touch-music-aroma therapy group... showed a larger decrease than in the... control groups [that did not include aromatherapy].... [FMS] symptoms such as restless sleep, headache, morning fatigue, exhaustion, feeling like crying, and bowel complaints were also significantly reduced."Link
2.Associated topics: sleep — "Lavender essential oil has been used as an anxiolytic [anxiety] drug, a mood stabilizer, a sedative, spasmolytic [muscle spasms], antihypertensive [high blood pressure], antimicrobial, analgesic [pain] agent as well as a wound healing accelerator.... The present study suggests that inhalation of lavender essential oil may be an effective and safe treatment modality in acute management of migraine headaches."Link
3.Associated topics: sleep,insomnia-/-sleeplessness — "[T]he lavender fragrance had a beneficial effect on insomnia and depression in women college students."Link
4.Associated topics: sleep,insomnia-/-sleeplessness — "Valerian improves the sleep of insomniacs after benzodiazepine (tranquilizer) withdrawal. Valerian subjects reported significantly better subjective sleep quality than placebo ones...."Link
5.Associated topics: sleep,insomnia-/-sleeplessness — "Women [with insomnia] receiving aromatherapy experienced a significant improvement in sleep quality after intervention."Link
6.Associated topics: sleep — "This double-blind study suggests a significant reduction in snoring reported by bed partners in a group of snoring volunteers using either an essential oil spray or gargle formulation."Link
7.Associated topics: sleep,insomnia-/-sleeplessness — "Valerian may be an alternative treatment for the symptom management of [restless legs syndrome] RLS with positive health outcomes and improved quality of life, [including improved sleep quality and decreased daytime sleepiness]."Link
8.Associated topics: insomnia-/-sleeplessness — "...its flowers and leaves are the most used parts in the treatment of health disorders such as allergies, colds, cough, skin, liver and gallbladder disorders, inflammation, infections and sleeplessness... In vitro studies characterized Helichrysum as an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agent. Its flavonoids and terpenes were effective against bacteria (e.g. Staphylococcus aureus), its acetophenones, phloroglucinols and terpenoids displayed antifungal action against Candida albicans and its flavonoids and phloroglucinols inhibited HSV and HIV, respectively.... Regarding Helichrysum italicum in vivo activity, the highlight goes to ...the anti-inflammatory properties exhibited by its flavonoids, acetophenones and phloroglucinols, as seen in animal models."Link

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