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407: Evidence-Based Aromatherapy for Women’s Health and Mental Health with Pam Conrad, PGd, BSN, RN, CCAP
Manage episode 408879808 series 108259
What You Will Learn:
· The importance of safety in critical time periods (1 min)
· Pam’s bio and her background on how she set the foundation for integrating aromatherapy in hospital-based nursing and midwifery programs (1min 30 sec)
· What got Pam interested in women’s health, mental health, and aromatherapy (7 min)
· How Pam got into aromatherapy by “chance” (9 min)
· Pam’s initial journey into integrating the use of aromatherapy with patients in U.S. hospitals (17 min)
· Pam’s experience in England on evidence-based clinical aromatherapy in nursing and midwifery that was divinely led: (19 min)
o Pam became an intern and protégé to Denise Tiran, studying clinical aromatherapy and how to bridge essential oils into conventional care.
o Pam was exposed to the significant research by Ethel Burns that tested the safety of ten essential oils for anxiety, depression, nausea, pain, and contractions in pregnancy (25 min)
§ Initially launched as a six-month pilot study, its positive results led to an eight-year research-grant study with over 15,000 women.
§ The beneficial results were replicated for these same oils regarding their safety in moms-to-be and the relief for nausea, anxiety, and pain.
§ Pam trained at a hospital that replicated Ethel Burn’s study, she bought the program so she could teach it to nurses and midwives in the US.
· Pam’s continual education course for professionals that provides the updated research on the six essential oils found to be safe in pregnancy (also available to naturopathic doctors) (31 min)
· An overview of Pam’s books which review the safe use of essential oils in women’s health and mental health and a specialized pediatric section (32 min)
· The difference and importance between learning about individual oils vs. blends (35 min)
· The dilution ratio for using essential oils in pregnancy and with pediatrics (35.30 min)
· The number one oil studied for anxiety in research (39 min)
· Pam’s aromatherapy logo campaign for mental health awareness (39.30 min)
· Why it’s important to use external applications of essential oils in those taking medications (40 min)
· Pam’s favorite essential oils and self-care ritual (43.30 min)
· Pam’s “Luxury Oils Blend” recipe for postpartum depression, anxiety, and mental health:
o 2-4% dilution of 20 drops lavender, 10 drops jasmine, and 4 drops of rose oil in 4ml container mixed with an unscented lotion
· Pam’s closing words on sharing humanity and connection (47.30 min)
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407: Evidence-Based Aromatherapy for Women’s Health and Mental Health with Pam Conrad, PGd, BSN, RN, CCAP
The Essential Oil Revolution - Health, Purpose, and Aromatherapy
Manage episode 408879808 series 108259
What You Will Learn:
· The importance of safety in critical time periods (1 min)
· Pam’s bio and her background on how she set the foundation for integrating aromatherapy in hospital-based nursing and midwifery programs (1min 30 sec)
· What got Pam interested in women’s health, mental health, and aromatherapy (7 min)
· How Pam got into aromatherapy by “chance” (9 min)
· Pam’s initial journey into integrating the use of aromatherapy with patients in U.S. hospitals (17 min)
· Pam’s experience in England on evidence-based clinical aromatherapy in nursing and midwifery that was divinely led: (19 min)
o Pam became an intern and protégé to Denise Tiran, studying clinical aromatherapy and how to bridge essential oils into conventional care.
o Pam was exposed to the significant research by Ethel Burns that tested the safety of ten essential oils for anxiety, depression, nausea, pain, and contractions in pregnancy (25 min)
§ Initially launched as a six-month pilot study, its positive results led to an eight-year research-grant study with over 15,000 women.
§ The beneficial results were replicated for these same oils regarding their safety in moms-to-be and the relief for nausea, anxiety, and pain.
§ Pam trained at a hospital that replicated Ethel Burn’s study, she bought the program so she could teach it to nurses and midwives in the US.
· Pam’s continual education course for professionals that provides the updated research on the six essential oils found to be safe in pregnancy (also available to naturopathic doctors) (31 min)
· An overview of Pam’s books which review the safe use of essential oils in women’s health and mental health and a specialized pediatric section (32 min)
· The difference and importance between learning about individual oils vs. blends (35 min)
· The dilution ratio for using essential oils in pregnancy and with pediatrics (35.30 min)
· The number one oil studied for anxiety in research (39 min)
· Pam’s aromatherapy logo campaign for mental health awareness (39.30 min)
· Why it’s important to use external applications of essential oils in those taking medications (40 min)
· Pam’s favorite essential oils and self-care ritual (43.30 min)
· Pam’s “Luxury Oils Blend” recipe for postpartum depression, anxiety, and mental health:
o 2-4% dilution of 20 drops lavender, 10 drops jasmine, and 4 drops of rose oil in 4ml container mixed with an unscented lotion
· Pam’s closing words on sharing humanity and connection (47.30 min)
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