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The Healing Power of Aromatherapy- A Rainbow of Possibilities. … The Greek Physician Hippocrates, known as the ‘ Father of Western Medicine’, said in the fourth century BCE… “ The way to health is to have an aromatic bath and scented massage every day” Certainly, the Greeks and later the Romans followed his advice. Throughout time people have recognised the protective and healing power of plants and their aromas. The ancient Greeks held aromatics in high regard and the ancient Egyptians used aromatics for incense, embalming and perfume. The holy anointi...

Take Heart: Rainbows after Rain When my children were small I started a keepsake book for them in which I recorded quotes that I felt could guide them through life. On the very first page of that book I wrote a quote from Nicholas Nickleby which pretty much sums up for me all the guidance one would ever need… “Happiness is a gift. The trick is not to expect it but to delight in it when it comes and to add to other peoples’ store of it ” If we follow this, I advised my small children, you simply can’t go wrong. My eighteen ...