Jan 27
In this episode of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy talks to environmental scientist and fellow ADHDer, Crystal Edmonds about positive emotion, the ADHD brain and essential oils. Discover what Tracy turns to when she wakes up and feels unfocused, unmotivated and in negative emotion and what boosts her mood every single time. How about exercise and nature.
Learn how Tracy made the connection between scent and how scents not only influence her sense of well-being and happiness but also affect her focus. Crystal shares with Tracy how essential oils stimulate the limbic system — a part of the brain involved in memory, behavior, motivation, and emotion and how this also helps with: ADHD symptoms Emotional dysregulation Rumination Rejection sensitive dysphoria Discover why essential oils are a great place to start for relief from ADHD symptoms if medication doesn’t work for you. Learn: how quickly essential oils take to work in your body, which essential oils work well for ADHD, why essential oils require trial and error just like medication, what the difference is between high frequency and lower frequency vibration and how it affects our well-being.
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"Rose is one of the highest vibrating oils that we know of everything natural carries with it a vibration, whether it's high frequency or low frequency, things of a low frequency are where disease come from things of a high frequency are where like joy, peace happiness come from."
- Crystal Edmonds
"So the oils are more than just like a perfume because a perfume actually has toxins in it. But the oils are all natural organic compounds. Not all oils are created the same."
- Crystal Edmonds
"Peppermint is a great one. Peppermint is your new speed. Peppermint is a way to get your butt up and out and wake your brain up."
- Crystal Edmonds
- Crystal explains how essential oils stimulate the limbic system, improving emotional regulation for ADHD and ADHD-like symptoms.
- Crystal and Tracy discuss the role of the amygdala in processing emotions and trauma, and how it's connected to the hypothalamus.
- Crystal discusses the potential of natural remedies for ADHD, citing over 10,000 alkaloids used in pharmaceuticals derived from nature.
[15:04 - 25:48] Using Essential Oils for Various Health Issues
- Crystal shares her experience with ADHD and how she found a community of women who understand her struggles through the use of essential oils.
- Crystal explains the different ways to use essential oils, including inhaling them, applying them to pressure points, and taking them internally (with pre-formulated capsules).
- Crystal discusses the benefits of using essential oils for ADHD symptoms, with rose oil being a particularly effective and endangered option.
[25:48 - 44:35] Essential Oils for Digestive Health
- Crystal explains how essential oils like frankincense and rose can help with digestion and overall health by affecting the body's anti-inflammatory response and producing more digestive enzymes.
- Crystal and Tracy discuss the use of essential oils for ADHD, with a focus on doTERRA and the importance of scientific research.
- Crystal highlights the importance of purity in essential oils, citing a consumer report that found only three companies (out of 10 tested) were unadulterated.
