211 | Understanding Essential Oil Research and Effective Use with Jodi Cohen
Welcome to Episode 211 of The Optimal Body Podcast
Understanding Essential Oil Research and Effective Use with Jodi Cohen
Can essential oils help digestion, detoxification, and recovery? We have Jodi Cohen, functional practitioner, author, and and founder of Vibrant Blue Oils, on to discuss the science and research behind essential oils. After Jodi unveils her journey through her passion for essential oil, she discusses how impactful essential oils can be on the vagus nerve, and therefore the rest, digest, and recover parasympathetic nervous system. She provides research on its effects on anxiety, depression and migraines, and how it plays a role in combatting mental health issues. Furthermore, she shares her oil blends: parasympathetic, lymphatic, circulation, and histamine balance, and the most optimal way of using essential oils. Finally, Jodi describes how oil pulling can be beneficial in preventing infections. Learn more about effective use of essential oil!
What you will learn in this interview with Jodi Cohen
2:47 – Why did Jodi get involved with essential oils?
5:08 – How does oil help high cortisol levels
7:56 – How essential oils help mental health
13:00 – Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy, migraines, depression
16:25 – Prescription model for vagus nerve stimulation
17:59 – Oil combinations for morning vs night
18:51 – Circulation Oils
24:30 – Is topically applying essential oils better?
25:51 – Marketing for essential oils
29:09 – What is oil pulling?
31:00 – Essential oils for allergies
32:53 – Learn more about Jodi
About Jodi Cohen
Jodi Sternoff Cohen is a bestselling author, award-winning journalist, functional practitioner and founder of Vibrant Blue Oils, where she has combined her training in nutritional therapy and aromatherapy to create unique proprietary blends of organic and wild-crafted essential oils. She has helped over 50,000 clients heal from brain related challenges, including anxiety, insomnia, and autoimmunity. For the past ten years, she has lectured at wellness centers, conferences, and corporations on brain health, essential oils, stress, and detoxification. She has been seen in The New York Times, Wellness Mama, Elephant Journal and numerous publications. Her website, vibrantblueoils.com, is visited by over 300,000 natural health seekers every year, and she has rapidly become a top resource for essential oils education on the Internet today.
Items mentioned:
- Boost Your Brain Mini Course
- Joden’s Book: Essential Oils to Boost the Brain and Heal the Body
- Vibrant Blue Oils
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