Natural Perfumery and Health

I recently started stocking a new Attar, Genda Attar. It’s made from Marigold essential oil in Sandalwood oil. Most people discount Marigolds for perfumery because they are such common flowers, but they are missing out on an amazing perfume!

Genda Attar smells clean, herbaceous and “green”. It has great value in aromatherapy. The aroma of Genda makes the air feel somehow richer in oxygen. When I wear it, I find myself inhaling deep draughts of air because it smells so fresh. While I have no evidence to support this, I believe that Genda Attar could be useful for purifying the air when used in an aromatherapy diffuser.

Emotionally, Genda is both calming and fortifying. It gives the wearer the feeling that they can accomplish daunting tasks, and that helps one to relax and stop stressing over things.

In India, the Marigold symbolizes purification, loyalty in friendship and steadfastness in love. People string beautiful garlands of Marigolds to give as gifts, and make them into curtains to decorate their temples. The aroma of the garlands freshens the air in the temples and aids in meditation.

Recent scientific research is showing that Marigold oil has antibacterial properties. People have used Calendula (a variety of Marigold) ointment for generations, so it just goes to show that common folk remedies based upon observation can be more than “old wives tales.”

Genda is a really lovely fragrance for people who like clean, fresh, “green” scents. Intrigued? Order a sample of Genda Attar.

I came across this article today:
Male testosterone levels are declining

I think it’s caused by estrogen-disruptor chemicals, AKA “xenoestrogens” in plastics and industrial pollution. We have rivers so polluted with xenoestrogens that the male fish are turning female.

Add to that 20 years of microwaving food in plastic + storing food in plastic + drinking out of plastic = 20 years of declining testosterone levels in men.

As long as people are yelling about xenoestrogens causing breast cancer, nothing is done because it would affect the economy.

But cynical me says that if it can be proven that xenoestrogens are affecting male virility, you can bet your bottom dollar that Congress will demand safer plastics!

In the meantime, don’t wait for the government to tell you plastics are dangerous. Stop microwaving your food in plastic. Better yet, get a glass convection oven and stop microwaving PERIOD. Glass convection ovens make your food taste SO much better than a microwave. (Did you know that microwave ovens destroy most of the cancer-fighting antioxidants in your food?)

Store your food and water in glass containers, not plastic. Food stored in glass keeps longer and tastes fresher than food stored in plastic.

When it comes to your food, pretend you live in a pre-WWII world when plastics and microwaves were not yet invented. You can do it. Really, you can!