The document discusses the effects of lavender essential oil on sleep. An experiment by Wesleyan University found that those exposed to lavender oil showed increased deep sleep and reported higher vigor in the morning. Lavender oil is known to improve sleep and has multiple other uses, such as helping recovery from skin conditions, easing muscle tension, and reducing premenstrual symptoms. Essential oils like lavender oil contain naturally occurring compounds that provide various health benefits.

1. Smells |Sweet| Dreams

2. Personal Story: Insomnia

3. Back Story: The Actions I took

4. Context: Scents and Olfactory

5. Essential Oils: Natural and Historical

6. Lavender Essential Oil

7. Lavender Oil: Improves Sleep
 Experiment by Wesleyan University:
 Goel, Namni, Hyungsoo Kim, and Raymund P. Lao. "An olfactory stimulus
modifies nighttime sleep in young men and women." Chronobiology
international 22.5 (2005): 889-904.
 Experimental Group: 31 young healthy sleepers
 Findings: Those exposed to lavender oil showed increased deep or slow wave sleep,
and reported higher vigour in the morning

8. Lavender Oil: Many Forms

9. Lavender Oil: Versatile
 Anxiety disorder and related conditions
 Help recovery of skin conditions: wounds, irritations, eczema, fungal infections,
etc.
 Ease muscle tension in head and neck
 Premenstrual emotional symptoms
Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265922.php

10. Lavender Oil: Versatile

11. Conclusion
 Essential Oils naturally occurring compounds derived from plants and
possess a range of benefits
 Lavender oil has positive effects on sleep and has multiple uses to
enhance health and well being

12. Sources
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improving scopolamine-induced spatial memory impairment in laboratory
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