Greetings!  In Part One of "Today's Wellness Cabinet: An Effective Apothecary" I shared  my "Favorite Four" essential oils to have on hand for the Wellness Cabinet. We looked at ways to use lavender and peppermint essential oils in our daily lives to nurture our health and wellbeing. We also reviewed how they can be used when we are ailing and help to reduce our symptoms.  Today we will look at the benefits of using tea tree and Shield Blend. Remember, oils are especially effective as nurturing, "preventive" agents, not just for symptom relief.  TEA TREE  Tea tree, also know as melaleuca, has...

Do you remember the hidden medicine cabinet behind the bathroom mirror? If yours looked like the one I remember, it contained items like Baby aspirin, rubbing alcohol, a tub of Vicks, Vaseline, Calamine lotion, and maybe some of your parent's daily grooming items. (Today we would probably see Ibuprofen, Claritin, and other OTC meds.) Most of these items were for when you were already sick, and I don't recall any items stashed there to help keep us well. Essential oils are one of the most valuable things we can have in our Wellness Cabinet today. They can be used to...