I am definitely a Northern Girl. If the temperature is 80 degrees or above and especially if humid I do not feel well. Symptoms of heat exhaustion can include clammy skin, dizziness, headache, muscle cramps, extreme thirst, excessive sweating, dehydration, fainting, nausea, vomiting, weakness, decreased urine output. I just know for me I feel “sick” - headache, stomach feels off, and severe fatigue. Then I put on peppermint and went to bed. Once in Missouri I was helping teach some aromatherapy techniques outdoors. It was very hot and I was failing. One of the other instructors saw me and ran to get some wet ice cold towels to put around my neck to cool me down and cold water to rehydrate. She kept repeating as the towels did not keep cold very long. Then some of the other students and instructors needed the treatment as well... We went to Egypt one time in the spring. It was a dry heat and one of the other Young Living Distributers had peppermint and filled a 3 ounce spray bottle with water and a drop of peppermint. She sprayed some of our faces with the blend. Felt so good. I have a soldier who uses peppermint in his tea every morning and has not had heart burn since. (Well once he had heartburn after many years without but it was from fear just thinking about an upcoming stressful military memorial event. The next day I called and already the heartburn was gone and he was laughing with a fishing buddy.)
So now before I go out on a very hot day I drink a couple drops of peppermint in a glass of water or in my morning NingXia Red and /or put some on my feet or forehead. Do not apply under the eyes as Peppermint is a very volatile (the molecules are very light and travel in the air quickly) and could cause the eyes to water. I did have a farmer who said he put it on and it stung his skin. My theory about that is that he put peppermint on when the pores of the skin were open from the heat.
Peppermint is a “cold” oil. It is helpful with a fever, heartburn (added to your morning tea, or beverage) and hot flashes, also pain, and headaches, even migraine headaches. It’s helpful for the digestive system, muscles and bones, nervous and respiratory systems. It’s good to keep in your medicine cabinet. Think about it with menstrual irregularities, asthma, bronchitis, itchy skin, flu, motion sickness, nausea, and mental accuracy. Of course, I do not diagnose or prescribe. These are historical and French medicinal uses. I just know it has helped me and some of my clients.
So now before I go out on a very hot day I drink a couple drops of peppermint in a glass of water or in my morning NingXia Red and /or put some on my feet or forehead. Do not apply under the eyes as Peppermint is a very volatile (the molecules are very light and travel in the air quickly) and could cause the eyes to water. I did have a farmer who said he put it on and it stung his skin. My theory about that is that he put peppermint on when the pores of the skin were open from the heat.
Peppermint is a “cold” oil. It is helpful with a fever, heartburn (added to your morning tea, or beverage) and hot flashes, also pain, and headaches, even migraine headaches. It’s helpful for the digestive system, muscles and bones, nervous and respiratory systems. It’s good to keep in your medicine cabinet. Think about it with menstrual irregularities, asthma, bronchitis, itchy skin, flu, motion sickness, nausea, and mental accuracy. Of course, I do not diagnose or prescribe. These are historical and French medicinal uses. I just know it has helped me and some of my clients.