A “Symp” might
know they are stressed by getting a nervous (upset) tummy or a migraine or perhaps diarrhea, They might have psoriasis, or
other kinds of eczema or skin problems… their body is reacting to stress in a noticeable way…..whereas with
a “Para” he might not remember the last time he had a bad tummy even if it was yesterday, or if he was ever sick…ever,
and maybe has only gone to the doctor because something has gotten to the point where he thinks he’s going to all
of a sudden DIE, or else someone has told him to go OR ELSE because they know the Para is sick and want him to get better!
A Para usually doesn’t notice he is sick until it’s pretty bad, then goes into drama mode, then once he’s
better never remembers it again.
So,
how do we figure out what system is our dominant system?
A
“Symp” might know they are stressed by getting a nervous (upset) tummy or a migraine or perhaps diarrhea, They
might have psoriasis, or other kinds of eczema or skin problems… their body is reacting to stress in a noticeable way…..whereas
with a “Para” he might not remember the last time he had a bad tummy even if it was yesterday, or if he was sick…ever,
and maybe has only gone to the doctor because something has gotten to the point where he thinks he’s going to all of
a sudden DIE, or else someone has told him to go OR ELSE! Because they know that the para is sick and want him or her to get
better. A Para usually doesn’t notice he is sick until it’s pretty bad, then goes into drama mode, then once he’s
better he'll hardly remember it again.
So, questions
to ask a person would be:
1. Have you ever suffered a migraine?
2.
Do you get headaches once in a while?
3.
Do certain kinds of pain give an upset stomach? Or a headache?
4. Have you ever gotten an upset tummy when stressed?
5. When stressed
or when out of your 'safe zone' do you eat less? Or more?
6. Do you get the 'emotional munchies'?
7. As a baby were you colicky?
8. Do you have, or have you ever had
psoriasis or roseacea?
What is Rosacea?
Rosacea is a condition where the area of the cheeks, nose, chin,
forehead, or eyelids become inflamed. It is a chronic skin disorder that can cause redness, prominent blood vessels, swelling,
or skin eruptions similar to acne. Rosacea occurs most often in fair skinned people, particularly those who blush easily.
It is also more common in women.
What is Psoriasis?
Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease in which skin
cells replicate at an extremely rapid rate. New skin cells are produced about eight times faster than normal--over several
days instead of a month--but the rate at which old cells slough off is unchanged. This causes cells to build up on the skin's
surface, forming thick patches, or plaques, of red sores (lesions) covered with flaky, silvery-white dead skin cells (scales).
In psoriasis, an activated immune system triggers the skin to reproduce every
three to four days, building up on the outer layers (epidermis and keratin). The epidermis thickens, blood flow increases
and reddens the skin, and silver-gray scales cover it.
Rarely life-threatening, at its mildest,
psoriasis can be itchy and sore. At its worst, it's painful, disfiguring, and debilitating. About two-thirds of the people
with psoriasis have a mild form of the disease, says the NPF. About one-third have moderate or severe psoriasis. Psoriasis
can affect people at any age, but it most often strikes those between the ages of 15 and 35.
There
are five forms of psoriasis. Plaque psoriasis is the most common--affecting 4 out of 5 people who have psoriasis, says the
NPF. Plaque psoriasis may start with small red bumps and progress to larger lesions.
The plaques
of psoriasis occur most frequently on the elbows, knees, other parts of the legs, scalp, back, face, palms, and soles of the
feet. Psoriasis can also affect the fingernails and toenails, causing pitting, discoloration, or tissue buildup around the
nails. According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, about 15 percent of people
with psoriasis also get psoriatic arthritis, which can be progressively disabling if untreated.
Wayward
White Blood Cells
Scientists believe that certain white blood cells called T lymphocytes (T
cells) play an important role in psoriasis. "And the disease has a genetic component," says Lindstrom. In about
one-third of psoriasis cases, there is a family history of the disease.
T cells circulate throughout
the body, orchestrating the immune system's response to foreign invaders like bacteria or viruses. In people with psoriasis,
the defective T cells are overactive and migrate to the skin as if to heal a wound or ward off an infection. This process
leads to the rapid growth of skin cells, triggering inflammation and the development of lesions.
9. Do you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
GENERAL
CHARACTERISTICS
Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. There
are no specific known causes of irritable bowel syndrome. Some symptoms, however, may be due to excessive spasms of the large
intestine. (It is also known as spastic colon, nervous bowel, irritable colon and mucous colitis.). In many people stress
or feelings of anxiety, guilt or resentment seem to trigger the symptoms. It is the most common abdominal complaint brought
to the attention of doctors, affecting one-fourth to one-half of all patients who seek relief from gastrointestinal specialist.
In addition, many people have irritable bowel syndrome without ever consulting their doctors about it.
The condition appears in late adolescence or early adulthood. For unknown reasons, women are affected
about twice as often as men.
SYMPTOMS
The abdominal discomfort of an irritable bowel ranges from sharp, cramping-like pains to a continuous, dull ache. It is
often relieved by a bowel movement. The lower left part of the abdomen may be tender to the touch. This abdominal pain usually
appears after eating. Some food intolerances are common in people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), which causes experts
to think there may be a food sensitivity or allergy component.
There
is also usually diarrhea, sometimes alternating with constipation. The diarrhea typically occurs immediately after a meal
or when getting up in the morning, and there is often mucus in the stool. The diarrhea is usually preceeded by urgency to
have a bowel movement and then a sensation of incomplete emptying. The constipation can last days to months and it can be
hard and pellet shaped. Other bowel symptoms include bloating, belching, heartburn, and nausea. In addition, there may be
other, less definite symptoms, such as fatigue, anxiety and difficulty in concentrating.
These symptoms may last for a few days or weeks and then cease for months at a time. Also, they may
recur with varying degrees of intensity, over a long period.
10. Do you get diarrhea or constipation especially when
out of you safe zone? (emotional or physical safe zone)
If you can answer any of these questions with a YES,
then you have a Sympathetic dominant nervous
system, or you are for short.....a Symp.
If you could NOT answer ANY of
them with a yes, then you have a Parasympathetic dominant
nervous system.
If you can say that ALWAYS just one
part of your digestive process is affected, (like you only have the lower half affected and never say, the stomach is affected)
then you are a Balanced. But usually when a person THINKS he or she is balanced, a few more questions usually show him or
her to be a Sympathetic dominant nervous system.
We
also treat children as Sympathetics.
When we look at the oils we see that there are Sympathetic oils (to be used on PARAympathetic
dominant people) and there are Parasympathetic
oils (to be used on SYMPathetic dominant people)
and then there are Balanced oils and Adaptable oils which can
be used in blends for either but the rule applies: always use more nervous system appropriate oils than Adaptable or Balanced
oils.
You see the whole idea is to balance everything
out in your body. Most people know that if you have too much iron it can get to the point where you can become very ill and….well,
it can actually kill you. There are many different systems in the body that if off balance will cause the body to react in
a negative way, throwing everything off, causing liver breakdown, immune system deterioration or auto-immune problems, skin
problems, and so many more things we could go on forever almost.
For
instance, you are very busy, you have a lot of running around to do, the kids decide today is the day to experiment and see
how much water the bathtub takes before it overflows only… they forget they left the water on because they have tried
to see if they can put the cat in the tub and she is now hanging off what is left of the living room drapes and they have
decided Mom might not like the look of shredded damask so they've gone to play at Billy's house! Now you are really
stressed, your brain goes into “This is a disaster! Everything is going wrong! nothing is going right!” (only
adding to the stress because your hubby is bringing a client home to dinner) and you figure you are going to have nervous
breakdown. Stress is doing things to your body that you are not conscious of. Your body is going out of balance. Your liver
is over stressing and not filtering invaders and virus’ from the blood as well as it should and your immune system
starts freaking out because it can't handle everything being thrown at it and doesn't want to play anymore! and
VIOLA! Your body decides…THATS IT! Certain systems are weakened and before long you come down with a cold or flu! So
what do we want to do? We want to get the balance back! We want to de-stress, get rid of the cold or flu and we want our energy
back.
So because in our particular case let's say
we are a Sympathetic dominant nervous system we will use the opposite oils to balance things out, so we use the “P”
(Para) oils. We look down our list of oils find the ones that would be good for our building our immune sytem, a virus killer
or decongestant and de-stress and are good for
our nervous system, narrow it down to 4 oils and we also want a Top note, a Middle note and a Base note and then whichever
of the three we feel are best suited to this particular blend. Now the question is… Top? Middle? Base? What? And why
only four oils?
A Base note's effects lasts the
longest up to 48 hours. A middle note's will last up to 12 hours and a top note's jumps in right away. So, we want
it to start it’s effect right away and last a while but, do we want the effect more potent right away or somewhat farther
down the road? Will we use a top, middle or base for the fourth oil? It’s up to you.
We will only use four oils because with research being done we find that using more isn't
always better. You can use oils that start to cancel each others benefits out or that don't provide any more advantage
than 4 carefully selected oils. There are hundreds of essential oils and some are extremely expensive, so more could
be just be a waste or could ruin the blend. Once you have your four therapeutic oils you can always add as many psychotropic
oils as you want. These oils are not the same as therapeutic since they work more on the brain. We call them Psyche oils
Psychotropic oils are made mostly from flowers and work very well on the emotions. These are oils that can
help with depression, anxiety, obsessions, post traumatic disorder, panic attacks, feelings of loss, fear of the unknown,
nightmares and a hundred other emotional upheavals.
(Therapeutic
oils can do this too but the Psyches work more on the emotons)
When
we look at the oils we see that there are Sympathetic oils (to be used on PARAympathetic dominant people) and there are Parasympathetic
oils (to be used on SYMPathetic dominant people) and then there are Balanced oils (to be used on balanced people, or can be
used in blends for either as long as there are more specific oils in the blend to suit our dominant nervous system) There
are also Adaptable oils which can be used in blends and the same rule applies, always use more nervous system appropriate
oils than adaptable.
