Well, this is a disappointing bit of news, but I’m still a bit stubborn to totally accept is as “fact” since I think smelling certain things definitely helps me with my anxiety and many times can lift my mood and give me a peace of mind that cannot be gotten by anything else. 

Researchers at one of my home state’s colleges, Ohio State University, ran what they called one of the most rigorous tests on various arometherapy scents that have been known to help ease certain physical ailments of help keep peace of mind and anxiety at bay, lemon and lavendar and they could not find one physical response to these scents, not one they said. 

Lemon oil has been touted as being a mood booster, and even had been noted in predominant medical journals as a mood boosting element, however researchers at OSU said that when they ran tests of any type of brain activity changes, blood pressure, and other tests of physical changes in the body, they found no significant changes at all. 

Also, in somewhat of a placebo experiment, more than 50 percent of men and women showed the same or more responses internally to the “scent” of distilled water than they did to common arometherapy scents that we all know and love.  Is this bound to change the aromatherapy industry, in this day and age when scented candles, sachets and aroma dispensers are at an all time popularity high? 

No would be my answer.  We still think it does something for us, and if it makes us feel emotionally better, then that is what is going to keep us coming back and buying it.  It’s still pleasant to be around and makes us feel more at home, so I say there’s enough therapy in that.  Hey, you can’t quantify that type of pleasure, right? 

I bought a new herbal tea the other day at a specialty grocery store in the general area called Heinens, which is supposed to help the liver and bladder detoxify themselves.  It does however note on the package indications that the tea, although it can be consumed every day, should not be consumed for more than a month straight.  As to the reason why, I’m not sure since it is not supposed to provide any type of herbal colon cleansing, but rather may only provide a mild diuretic response without increased bowel movements.

The tea doesn’t really taste anything like peach, I must say.  However, it is excellent and although I normally put stevia as a sweetener in my herbal tea, I didn’t have to put any sweetener in this tea because it had such a strong flavor on it’s own, especially if it was allowed to steep for a while.  The flavors that can be detected in the tea are predominantly spice flavors such as cinnamon and something that tastes similar to cloves, although I don’t have the package nearby to support that is what I’m actually tasting. 

One of the ingredients I do recall seeing though, and which is a known bladder toner as well as a mild diuretic, is dandelion.  Dandelion has long been used as a mild diuretic to help rid the body of excess water, and even has been used as some who want to shed a little water weight but do not want to take one of those nasty OTC diuretics like Diurex, which tend to overdo it and give you a headache from dehydration.  At least that’s what it did to me. 

I like the Yogi Peach detox tea, for sure, and will buy it again sometime when we’re trying to detox and get back on track with our diets, and not eat anything processed, and also consume tons of fiber and pure, unadulterated foods.  As far as the detox part of it, I do notice that it has made me have to urinate a bit more, but cannot account for whether it has made me actually feel any better.  Love the taste though! 

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I always find it funny when there are studies published that come out in the news that try to totally discredit any type of natural remedies or herbal healing products or nutrients, but they then say that it’s the placebo effect, and if it “works for the person” then they should continue to take it.  I also often wonder what types of studies are done, and if the same care that goes into clinical studies and trials for medical prescription drugs goes into the study of herbal alternative health supplements or not.  My hunch is no.

The most recent one I read was about the “fact” that a natural arthritis remedy, glucosamine chondroitin, which is available, although admittedly in highly varying degrees of quality, in drugstores and natural food stores for a fraction of many of the prescription meds that are supposed to help with arthritis and joint pain, is not really effective on joint pain and developing arthritis.

Well, tell that to my boyfriend.  I did not really tell him or lead him to believe that it was any sort of miracle cure, but I bought it for him and said it might help him with his arthritis. You see, he’s not even thirty years old and arthritis runs in his dad’s side of the family big time.  He has a bit of it in his hands already, and has a hard time of it when the weather changes or when he’s under stress for some reason.

After he’d been taking this special joint health supplement, he swore that it improved the pain he felt in that hand that had the beginnings of arthritis.  He said that when he ran out and stopped taking it, he did notice that he felt more pain and discomfort after about a week of not being able to take the supplement for joint health.  Now you tell me, is that just coincidence, or is it real? 

I’m the first to admit that the power of our mind over body is perhaps the most influential power we hold over the health and endurance of our bodies and vital systems, however, how are we to truly know that something doesn’t work, because someone has told us that is “shouldn’t work”, or that there is no scientific evidence to back it?  If it works for you it works for you, end of argument.  This is exactly why I’m so against a lot of government interference in the offerings of herbal supplements. 

I read a headline a couple days ago about how people are flocking to a place in Arizona where there is a constant moonlight there that people believe has healing and therapeutic powers.