Pure essential oils have a wide range of therapeutic uses and benefits. The method applied can affect your results. In this article I will talk about using essential oils for flavoring your food to the absolute delight of your taste buds!

TO FLAVOR YOUR FOOD:

NATURAL SWEETENER ~ Add a drop or two of citrus, spice, or floral essential oil to a cup of honey, mix well and let stand, OR put a couple of drops of essential oil on a piece of paper towel and lay it on top of some sugar that's been placed inside of a jar. Cover the jar with a lid and let stand for a week.

Both of these methods will add the natural flavor of your essential oil to the honey or sugar lending a distinguishing note when you use them in your tea, baking and cooking.

DRY BAKING INGREDIENTS ~ Per cup of dry ingredients, such as flour, dispense a drop or two of a citrus, spice or floral essential oil onto a piece of paper towel for your sweet baked goods like cakes and cookies. Use a drop or two of herbal essential oil on a piece of paper towel for flavoring your savory baked goods like breads, tortillas and crackers.

Seal the piece of paper towel with drops of essential oils in a jar or other container with your dry ingredients and let stand for a week.

SALAD DRESSING, SOUPS, STEWS AND SAUCES ~ You can use the herbal essential oils to flavor olive oil for salad dressings, or add a drop or two to your soups, stews, gravies, or sauces. Be creative!

PLEASE NOTE: To maximize their benefits and flavors add essential oils at the end of the cooking process.

RECOMMENDED ESSENTIAL OILS:

Citrus ~ Lemon, Sweet Orange

Spice ~ Cinnamon, Clove

Floral ~ Lavender

Herbal ~ Rosemary, Fennel, Carrot Seed, Thyme, Marjoram, Basil

Properly administered essential oils are a natural, safe and effective way to enhance your health and well-being and can produce satisfying results where other methods have failed. Please consult with your physician regarding your health concerns.

KG has utilized essential oils in her energy medicine practice for more than 30 years. During that time she has facilitated healing for thousands of people suffering from personal trauma, illness and injury. Through her unique AromaTest system KG formulates essential oil blends that heal.

PLEASE NOTE: There are many cheap chemical copies of essential oils available, but these are not recommended for therapeutic use. For best results always use ethically wild crafted or pure, organic essential oils that are pesticide free!

KG Stiles

Master Healing Arts Practitioner KG Stiles is a Stress Relief Specialist in professional practice more than 30 years. Through her alternative & complementary health care services she has facilitated healing for thousands of people suffering from personal trauma & illness. Internationally recognized as a visionary in the field of energy medicine her client success stories are widely publicized. Through her evolution as a practitioner & integration of some of the world's most cutting edge, state-of-the-art healing techniques KG has created a NEW system. KG is the author of the self-help e-book, "Your Healing Success Journal," the companion workbook to her popular seminar CD "Success Breakthroughs Using Imagery & Affirmations ~ Tools for Your Healing." KG's aromatic specialty is ?signature? blends. Through her unique AromaTest? system she formulates an individual's unique "signature" blend of oils. Her e-book,"Your Aromatic Signature ~ a Guide to Formulating Blends that Heal," is scheduled for publication in 2006. A native of coastal North Carolina KG has an extensive foundation of training & practice in the transformational healing arts, summarized as follows: She attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where she began her studies in archetypal psychology, traveling to study at the Jung Institute Zurich, Switzerland in 1976. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy & Religion & in 1979 visited the Findhorn Community in Northern Scotland. While at Findhorn she was introduced to "hands-on healing" & relocated to San Diego, California to train in various bodywork modalities. She was influenced by some of the world's foremost pioneers in the Consciousness and Energetic healing Movement like Anthony Robbins & Milton Trager, completing diploma course work at Mueller College of Massage & an internship in Ida Rolf?s 10- sessions of structural integration at the Institute for Psycho-structural Balancing. KG holds state massage licensure in Oregon #2313 and Hawaii #6351 & National Certification for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCTMB). Her affiliations include professional membership in the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), the International BodyTalk As International BodyTalk Association (IBA), the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia (BTTA) & the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA). She is the NAHA Director for Oregon.