Medicine has made wonderful advances. Complementary Medicine uses natural remedies and treatments. Some Japanese companies scent the air conditioning with lemon to reduce stress and typing errors! Aromatherapy, which uses Aromatherapy Essential Oil is an important part of this movement. Jane explained that she used pure Aromatherapy Essential Oil, often administered by massage, in order to work the therapeutic oils into the blood circulation. Jane mixes her own Aromatherapy Essential Oil, carefully blending a mixture appropriate to the needs of the patient. It is found to relieve stress, depression and helps to control pain. The various types of Aromatherapy Essential Oil have different qualities. Jane still finds time to treat residents in a local nursing home, on a voluntary basis.

Elderly people, often lonely and depressed, enjoy the physical contact of massage. One aggressive patient recognized the smell of roses, so Jane used a rose and lavender bath and put lavender on her pillow. After eight massages using a lavender cream mix, she was noticeably less aggressive, and staff at the nursing home continue to apply the lavender cream. Jane told me that so many illnesses are triggered by stress and that's why Aromatherapy Essential Oil is so effective. Jan has a good working relationship with doctors in the area, and always obtains their permission when treating their patients in nursing homes. Read more in French at Diffuseurs huiles essentielles and Aromathérapie et huiles essentielles