General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the benefits of Aroma Therapy.
Thesis Statement: Aroma Therapy helps enhance health, relaxation, and inner peace.
Organizational Pattern: Topical I. Can you remember some smells of your childhood? For example the aroma of cookies baked by your mother? What about the smells from your favorite teddy bear? When you smell that sent again, do your childhood memories flood your mind? Ever wonder why? Aromatherapy is an increasingly new approach that has become a worldwide phenomenon. Its amazing all-natural effect is becoming more known than ever before. According to Mehmet Oz, M.D., best selling author and host of “The Dr. Oz show, states …show more content…
Transition: Although aromatherapy is not an all mighty “cure all”, it is agreed upon by many that aroma’s inhaled have an effect on the way thoughts are processed in our brains. Therefore, the first benefit of aromatherapy is that it helps to build stronger immune systems. II. Aromatherapy can help build stronger immune systems. A. The power of oils can help symptoms of the common viral infections. 1. According to Kathi Keville, director of the American Herb Association writes that essential oils have the ability to both support the immune system and increase one’s rate of healing (Keville). Aromatherapy is also great for immune system because it encourages new production of corpuscles, which are part of the body’s immune defense against a cold. 2. Lymphatic massage can also be used with oils to build tolerance against minor aches from the common cold. Keville explains that the lymphatic system moves cellular fluid through the system, cleansing the body of waste that is produced by the body’s …show more content…
Lemons, rosemary, and grapefruit are especially good at stimulating movement and supporting the cleansing action (Keville). B. Aromatherapy can help people with migraines. 1. Oz, while working long hours producing his show, often endures painful migraines. These migraines would at times cause a shut down of production. He would then take a combination of aromatic oils and massage them into the temple of his head and that alone would end his migraine pain (Oz 52). 2. According to Norman Shealy, M.D., founder of the American Holistic Medicine Association and a worldwide renowned neurosurgeon, states that “If you take a combination of aromatic oils such as lavender, basil, or chamomile oils and massage, it is an excellent way to soothe head pain (Shealy 144). Transition: Helping resolve immune deficiencies is not the only way aromatherapy is beneficial. Not all people have acquired issues with migraine headaches or