Essential Oils for Memory

Being able to recall things and having a keen memory is something that is dear to us, something that we use every day, and something that is necessary for our survival in daily life. If you find with age, it takes longer to bring information to mind or you are finding yourself forgetting where you place things, maybe it's time to try essential oils. Essential oils for memory can boost your focus and concentration to help you remember things you need throughout the day.

Memory is the ability to absorb, store, encode and recall material within the human brain, information that is collected throughout the day. Memory is what information is collected throughout the day and the ability to recall data when needed for skills, habits, impressions, or experiences.

Memory is one of the essential aspects to thrive in life, bringing high regard for retaining the material. Forgetting crucial information is a common occurrence in today's life as there are so many things going on around us that makes remembering things difficult. Most knowledge in the brain is often deleted, as the info goes into the short-term memory of the mind to keep an information overload happening within the brain.

Memory loss is prevalent in aging adults and in various conditions that may contribute to it. While regular with age, there is a difference between healthy and memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease and other disorders like it.

Age is one factor as the brain gets slower and often can lead to minor memory loss that makes it harder to remember things, losing car keys, a person's name, or appointments are some examples. But these do not affect the greater picture and can be overlooked entirely without affecting the function of a healthy life.

Dementia is another cause of memory loss and usually worsens over time and can damage a person's work life, social, and relationships with others.

Symptoms for Dementia include

• Forgetting common words
• More time for known tasks
• Misplacing certain things
• Getting lost in familiar areas

These diseases are damaging to the brain and often lead to Dementia, which are Alzheimer's, Vascular Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, and Lewy body dementia.

    Black Pepper - Piper nigrum - Black pepper common to the dinner     table in American homes, but also showed Black Pepper in a study     that the activity of neurotransmitters in the brain to help protect the     brain-damaged neurotransmitters that cause memory loss. Damaged     neurotransmitters come from various disorders and can affect the     brain and make it harder for the brain to recall certain things when     components.

Clove Bud - Syzygium aromaticum / Eugenia caryophyllata - Clove Bud has been used since ancient Roman times to clean the mouth and treat dental pain, which is a primary reason it is used today in mouthwashes. A study was done on mice that showed the mice to reverse long-term and short-term memory losses dramatically.

    Lavender - Lavandula angustifolia / Lavandula officinalis - A prevalent     and useful oil known for its sedative properties, providing a calm mind     to those who use it. A study at the University of Northumbria found     lavender to lower the performance of working memory and reduced     reactions by its sedative properties, however, another study at the     same university also showed lavender to have slower memory recall     that was due to exposure to the 'sedating' aroma of lavender when     test subjects were doing a mathematical performance.

Lemon - Citrus limon - Lemon is famous for its citrusy uplifting smell that has been used for its properties to help improve the function of digestion and uplift the energy levels with just inhaling its scent. Lemon is favorable for the circulatory system, and aids with blood flow reduce blood pressure and help with nosebleeds, which shows Lemon to be a great addition to any blend to help with when stress hits and relaxation after a long day.

Rosemary - Salvia rosmarinus / Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary in contrast to lavender in this study, done by the University of Northumbria, displayed rosemary to provide a significant boost of performance for overall quality of memory and other memory factors, but with a slower speed of memory. Rosemary in another study showed rosemary aroma was directly linked to an improvement in long-term memory. Making rosemary a worthy essential oil to have in your arsenal for memory loss and mental clarity.

Peppermint - Mentha piperita - Peppermint is a powerful oil that is used in many different products toothpaste and candy are some. But Peppermint is known for its cooling ability and for its ability to improve memory with this study that showed Peppermint tea to develop long-term and working memory in adults, so drink up on peppermint tea!  Peppermint essential oil also helps with memory to help to improve long-term memory and helps to relieve headaches that may occur when trying hard to concentrate on something.