How essential oils and aromatherapy help cancer survivors

RiverBend Cancer Services in South Bend offers several programs and support services to those with cancer and survivors, most of which are free.

Their Living Well with Cancer educational series is going on right now. They cover different topics with different speakers. Tuesday’s class is about the healing benefits of essential oils and aromatherapy for cancer survivors.

Kris Losch is teaching the class and is a certified aromatherapist at Ray of Light Holistic Health in Elkhart. She is going to talk about how these oils can help fight off fatigue, headaches, other pain, anxiety and depression. These are things that tend to come up during cancer treatment.

Losch’s mom is currently going through cancer treatment so she has some first-hand knowledge.

"For the most part she uses our headache relief oil. Right now, she is using a hair stimulant oil blend that created for her and some lip support because she is having some mouth sores. The pain relief has been really, really great for her and definitely happy,” says Losch.

During this class, Losch will also educate about safety when using these products. It is important to learn about the products you are using and talk to your doctor.

Again, anyone who has been touched by cancer is welcome. You are asked to register.

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