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If you take a look at your skin care routine, you’ll notice that some products include ceramides in their ingredient list. Ceramides have long been considered ingredients that help rebuild the skin’s barrier, so they are often included in moisturizers and serums. According to Dr. Sam Ellis, a board-certified dermatologist and founder of Prequel, “Ceramides are a type of lipid (fat molecule) that play an important role in maintaining the skin’s barrier function. The outermost layer of skin is made up of cells held together by lipids such as ceramides. This barrier retains moisture, prevents environmental irritants from entering the…

Myers is a pediatric pharmacist. It would be hard to overlook the overwhelming number of gummy vitamins available to both adults and children. Over the past decade, the availability of these gummies has exploded as an easy way to take vitamins and supplements. Recently, however, the suitability of these dosage forms has come under scrutiny, with their sugar content and reliability in delivering accurate doses being questioned. The FDA held a meeting in October to discuss the benefits and concerns of these “candy-like” drugs. One of the issues highlighted at the conference about drugs and vitamins that taste and look…

Essential oil diffusers are commonly used in spas to help create a relaxing environment. But you can also use them in your home for the same effects.  “An essential oil diffuser allows the user to engage in aromatherapy which is the practice of using aromatic materials, including essential oils, for therapeutic benefit,” says Jessie Lucking, health coach at Parsley Health. There are a few benefits to using an essential oil diffuser, Lucking says. “There is clinical evidence to support the use of diffusers and oils for anxiety reduction, mood elevation, and relief for nausea and headaches.”  “When purchasing an essential…

In this article, we will introduce 15 of the world’s best quality essential oil brands. If you want to skip the essential oil market analysis, please go directly to The 5 highest quality essential oil brands in the world.The global essential oil market is estimated to be worth approximately $11.4 billion in 2023. The market is expected to reach $22.4 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 10%. The essential oil market is boosted by the natural health trend that began during COVID-19. Many people have started using essential oils as a means to…

All products are carefully selected by Esquire editors. These links may earn us commission.SSENSEBest Overall Essential Oil DiffuserVitruvi Stone DiffuserThe ideal oil diffuser needs to be good at two things: it looks beautiful and fills your home with lovely scents. Vitruvi’s Stone Diffuser has a PhD in both these areas. It looks like Michelangelo carved it himself, and it emits an enchanting aromatic mist that circulates silently around the room. It also throws in some light therapy, with a circular light that you can turn on and adjust.Diffusion Ability500 sq ftMaximum continuous execution time4 hours or 8 hourssize3.4″ W x…

Adobe Stock Images “The eyes of the Lord are on the sparrows, and I know that he watches over me.” A bird feeder hangs from a hook on the eaves of a shed six inches from my desk window, allowing me to watch the birds up close, and a few steps away is a very old red barn feeder, stocked full of sunflower and safflower seeds and attracting blue jays, black-capped chickadees and nuthatches, but mostly a plethora of lowly sparrows. A sparrow at the bird feeder outside the window. The goldfinches of summer are gone, just as our snowbird…

1. Introduction Aromatherapy is a common complementary therapy widely used in many countries in recent years (Lee et al., 2012). It uses pure natural essential oils taken from plants, which can have a beneficial effect on the body and mind (Brennan et al., 2022). It has been found to reduce anxiety, depression, and other negative emotions to efficiently improve physical and mental comfort (Li et al., 2022). Aromatherapy regulates mood by connecting olfaction and the limbic system to stimulate the release of endorphins and serotonin (Liu et al., 2022). Endorphins and serotonin have calming, soothing, and relaxing effects that can…

Bill Reddy, LAc, Dipl. Ac. Author’s Note: I recently spoke with Matthew Bauer, who has been an acupuncturist since 1986 and is president of the Acupuncture Now Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating people about the benefits of acupuncture, and author of the book Acupuncture Now: How to Treat Your Pain. Making a profit from acupuncture: practical advice for setting up a successful private practice. BR: The number of people with diabetes is projected to reach 39.7 million in the United States by 2030.1 This highlights the future challenge of peripheral neuropathy (PN), and this figure does not include…

Introduction The sensation of itch, defined as “an unpleasant sensation associated with the desire to scratch,” is the most prevalent subjective symptom of inflammatory skin diseases and cause of suffering in many dermatologic and some allergic conditions (Charlesworth and Beltrani, 2002). Itching leads to scratching, consequently interfering with skin barrier function. With the loss of cutaneous integrity and softening of the skin surface, a vicious cycle of skin damage and inflammation occur. This cycle induces a state of complex dermatitis, creates more itching, resulting in a scratch-itch cycle, and leads to serious quality-of-life problem. Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) suffer…

Introduction Subjective well-being (SWB) concerns people’s evaluations of the quality of their own lives (Diener, 1984; Stratham and Chase, 2010). This appraisal comprises a cognitive and an affective component (Diener, 1984; Luhmann, 2017; Diener et al., 2018), which refer, respectively, to cognitive judgments about achieving important values and goals in the life span of the individual and to the balance between positive and negative affect (Luhmann et al., 2012a,b). Thus, SWB corresponds to an overall satisfaction with one’s life (e.g., Diener, 1984) and long-term levels of happiness that result from a global self-evaluation of whether individuals are living a good…