| Attention deficit disorder in children (ADD) and attention | | | | where emotions are controlled. Vetiver and |
| deficit hyperactive disorder in adults (ADHD) can | | | | cedarwood are both high in sesquiterpenes, a |
| manifest with lots of different symptoms. It is | | | | compound that crosses the blood-brain barrier. Can |
| estimated that over 8 million adults suffer from some | | | | they help bring clarity and focused concentration? |
| form of ADHD in the United States. This condition can | | | | Many believe they can with daily use. The lavender in |
| be marked by inattentiveness, difficulty getting work | | | | his study aided in relaxation. This is actually a great |
| done, procrastination and/or organization problems. | | | | combination of oils. I would recommend inhaling the oils |
| Sound familiar? Actually many undiagnosed adults live | | | | one at a time and if using them on the body, then |
| chaotic lives and try to handle their symptoms with | | | | layering them rather than mixing them into a single |
| drugs and alcohol. Treatment in children and adults has | | | | blend. Other oils that have been found to be helpful in |
| been with medication and behavior therapy. Can | | | | ADD and ADHD are sandalwood, cardamom, |
| anything from nature be of assistance? YES! | | | | peppermint, and frankincense. |
| Research conducted by Dr. Terry Friedmann MD | | | | There is some evidence that attention deficit disorder |
| several years ago used essential oils simply through | | | | may be caused by mineral deficiencies in the diet. That |
| inhalation with very positive results. | | | | would make sense since we know that the vitamin |
| Essential Oils Can Help | | | | and mineral content of our food chain as decreased |
| In Dr. Friedmann's study, essential oils showed | | | | over the past fifty years. Many believe that by |
| significant results in 60 days in decreasing ADD and | | | | increasing the daily intake of magnesium, potassium |
| ADHD symptoms. The oils he used in his study | | | | and other trace minerals that it can help to resolve |
| included vetiver, cedarwood and lavender which he | | | | ADD. Want to know more about how oils decrease |
| proposed stimulated the limbic system of the brain | | | | ADD and ADHD symptoms? |