ESSENTIAL OILS for WEIGHT LOSS

December 5, 2018
Michelle Edmonds, PSY M.A., M.ED
Author/Life Coach

1. Essential Oil Weight Loss Blend to Stop Over-Eating

Overeating is when you eat in excess of what your body burns in a day. The undeniable effect of overeating is weight gain. When you overeat, your stomach expands and you can feel uncomfortably full. Overeating can happen because of boredom, mindlessness during eating and emotional reasons such as feeling unworthy,  insecure and angry.

You’ll need:

• 4 drops of grapefruit
• 3 drops of peppermint
• 2 drops of ylang ylang

2. Essential Oil Weight Loss Blend to Stop Stress Eating

In today’s world, stress eating is a common resort for comfort for many of us. Stress eating is the indulgence of healthy or unhealthy foods as a reaction to stress. Countless people reach out to food as a way to cope with various stresses in life. Stress eating can cause weight gain over the long run.

You’ll need:

• 4 drops of clary sage
• 3 drops of lemon
• 2 drops of lavender

3. Essential Oil Weight Loss Blend to Suppress Appetite

Do you seem to have an insatiable appetite? Do you feel hungry all through the day? You definitely need to use essential oils to suppress appetite, they work like a charm!

You’ll need:

• 3 drops of grapefruit
• 3 drops of peppermint
• 3 drops of lemon

4. Essential Oil Weight Loss Blend to Motivate You to Exercise

Sometimes all we need to reach our goal weight is a little motivation to get our bodies moving. I know countless people who have no trouble dieting but find it hard to gather the energy to exercise. If so, this invigortating essential oil blend is what you need to diffuse to invoke that work out spirit!

You’ll need:

• 3 drops of bergamot
• 2 drops of peppermint
• 2 drops of grapefruit

5. Essential Oil Weight Loss Blend for Detox

When your body has trouble detoxing wastes from the body, weight gain and difficulty losing weight are common side effects. There are plenty of essential oils that help stimulate detoxification through aromatherapy when they are inhaled into the lungs. Proper detoxification from the lungs, skin and other channels of elimination in the body can be that extra nudge you need to get your body in peak shape.

You’ll need:

• 3 drops of lemon
• 2 drops of lavender
• 1 drop of ginger
• 1 drop of lemongrass

6. Essential Oil Weight Loss Blend to Balance Hormones

Did you know that your hormones play a vital role in your body’s ability to burn fat. A common sign that your hormones could be out of order is weight gain and difficulty in losing weight. There are more than 50 different hormones in the body and aromatherapy is known to have a hormone-balancing effect when inhaled. If you are having trouble losing weight, essential oils could be the secret key in unlocking the any hormonal imbalances that are inhibiting weight loss.

You’ll need:

• 3 drops of clary sage
• 2 drops of lemon
• 2 drops of lavender