Pacic Institute of Aromatherapy

7th scientic wholistic

aromatherapy conference
San Francisco, February 20, 21 and 22, 2009

Cancer, Degenerative and

Autoimmune Diseases

February 20, 21 and 22,

2009
San Francisco

A convincing body of scientic

research conrms the singular
ability of essential oils to reduce
the risk of developing tumors.
Studies on antitumor effects of
essential oil components have
been funded by the NIH and
have resulted in a key patent
held by the US.
The fact that essential oil
efcacy against tumors is not
better known is a consequence
of the way health care and
pharmaceutical dollars are
allocated. Since well known
and traditional natural
medicines cannot be patented,
returns on investment are
difcult to monopolize.
Consequently funds for research
predominantly go to synthetic
substances which can be
owned exclusively by their
manufacturer.

The 2009 Conference builds

on this basis and presents the
most fascinating development
of aromatherapy to date:
New scientic understanding
resulting in healing concepts
that do not require the
expensive, impersonal and
often frightening intervention
of high-tech medicine. Instead,
simple uses of essential oils
deliver exceptional protection
against the most dreaded
diseases of our time.
Plenary lectures, featuring
world-renowned scientists and
physicians, are complimented
by panel presentations where
members of the aromatherapy
community share their practical
aromatherapy applications.

The most pertinent American

and international research
proving the multi layered
anticancer effects of essential
oils was presented at the
2000 conference Essential Oils
and Cancer (Available in the
proceedings of the 4th PIA
aromatherapy conference).
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Anne-Marie
Giraud-Robert

Michael Wink

Jeffrey Yuen

Essential Oils for Cancer

Patients

Scientic Basis for Essential

Oil Efcacy

Essential Oils for

Degenerative Disease

Dr. Anne-Marie Giraud-Robert

will discuss using aromatherapy
along side conventional cancer
treatments such as surgery,
radiation or chemotherapy with
the aim of reducing toxicity,
stimulating the organisms
own defenses and draining
toxins from liver and kidneys.
Essential oils can prevent
and treat infections during
chemotherapy and protect
the skin during radiation
therapy. They manage many
symptoms after completion of
conventional treatments, such
as fatigue, blisters, nausea,
epistaxis and lymphedema.

In the perspective of
conventional medicine,
medicinal plant extracts are
generally considered to be
of low efcacy. Prof. Wink
makes the point that this is
due the difculty, conventional
pharmacology has, to correctly
assess the activity of natural
multicomponent mixtures.

Jeffrey Yuen has pioneered

the application of essential oils
according to the principles of
Chinese Medicine. Mr. Yuen
draws from unparalleled
knowledge of the traditions
of Chinese medicine. He
has fascinated aromatherapy
enthusiasts everywhere as he
unies time tested tradition with
contemporary aromatherapy.

Dr. Giraud-Robert will

summarize complementary use
of essential oils in over 1400
clinical cases, including ovarian,
lung, prostate and other
cancers, observing increased
efcacy of the conventional
treatment, improved quality of
life and dramatically increased
average survival rates.

Prof. Wink will present

the molecular mechanisms
by which secondary
plant metabolites induce
physiological effects and also
how natural multicomponent
mixtures such as essential
oils have evolved to become
highly effective and how they
outperform mono substances.

Plants cannot run away when

attacked by herbivores nor do
they have an immune system
to ght infection. Instead they
have developed biologically
active secondary metabolites to
serve as their defense.

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According to Traditional
Chinese Medicine, degenerative
disease develops when
we no longer regenerate
sufciently because our ability
to derive energy and nutrients
from the food we eat has
become impaired. A st step
to reversing degenerative
processes is to use essential
oils according to the individual
constitution of a patient so that
nutrients are properly digested
and absorbed and waste
materials are eliminated.

Scott Franzblau

James Geiger

Elson Haas

Essential Oil Efcacy against

Tuberculosis

Aromatherapy in the 21st

Century

Nutrition Strategies to prevent

Degenerative Diseases

Professor Scott G. Franzblau,

PhD is director of the Institute
for Tuberculosis Research
at the College of Pharmacy
of the University of Illinois,
where he has been conducting
experiments demonstrating the
efcacy of a number of essential
oils against the bacterium
that causes most cases of
tuberculosis: Mycobacterium
tuberculosis.

Dr. James Geiger, MD is a

practicing anesthesiologist
and author of The Sweet Smell
of Success. He will present a
review of the latest research
covering hitherto unfamiliar
areas of essential oil efcacy:

Dr. Elson Haas, MD is the

author of numerous books
including Staying Healthy with
the Seasons. He combines
eastern and natural approaches
with western modalities.
Based on his many years of
experience and his medical
background Dr. Haas will
discuss nutritional aspects
in preventing degenerative
disease.

Efcacy of Essential Oils

against the Chagas pathogen.
Inhibition of the inammatory
protein NF-KB by sesqui
terpenes.
Treatment of diabetic
gangrene with essential oils.
Black Pepper essential oil for
stroke patients.
Inhibition of inammation
by essential oils of Ginger,
Helichrysum and Frankincense
blocking LOX (Lipo oxygenase)
and COX (Cyclo oxygenase).
Preventing osteo arthritis.
Essential oils and appetite
suppression.

Richard
Maldonado
Aging: A Native American
Perspective

In his practice, Richard

Maldonado has helped
countless individuals master
life's challenges through the
wisdom of his Native American
heritage. In this culture, plant
spirit is tapped to remedy
imbalances of the soul. Mr.
Maldonado will tell American
plant tales and visit some of
the ceremonial aspects of his
Peruvian lineage.

Pam Taylor

Gary Young

Supporting Elderly Patients

with Chronic Diseases

Therapeutic Spectrum of
Ecuadorian Essential Oils

Dr. Pam Taylor is a practicing

naturopath confronted with real
life problems on a daily basis.
She will share her experiences
on reducing chemotherapy
induced nausea as well as
the many ways in which
degenerative disease symptoms
in the elderly can be eased or
even cleared up with essential
oils.

Dr. Gary Young, ND is the

author of several books and
the authority behind the
hugely popular Young Living
enterprise. In his presentation
Dr. Young will share results
about indigenous essential
oils of Ecuador as well as
revolutionary research about
intravenous application of
Melissa essential oil to restore
atrophied liver.

Mark Webb
Medical Applications of
Australian Aromatics

Mark Webb is the author of

the much acclaimed Bush
Sense, The Clinical and
Medical Applications of
Australian Aromatics. He will
discuss commonly and some
not so commonly available
Australian aromatics as well as
their developing clinical and
medicinal uses, from Tea Tree
to Agonis fragrans and Kunzea.

2009
Nancy Brandt
Janet Brown
Valerie Cooksley
Peta and John Day
Georg Effner
Scott Franzblau
James Geiger
Anne-Marie GiraudRobert
Mindy Green
Elson Haas
Jimm Harrison
Richard Maldonado
Lance Morris
Kevin Redmond
Marty Jacobson
Pam Taylor
Greg Toews
Mark Webb
Michael Wink
Gary Young
Jeffrey C. Yuen
Robbi Zeck

Aromatherapy Panel
Therapeutic
Applications

Reducing Environmental
Toxicity for Companion
Animals
Nancy Brandt

Detoxification protocols with

essential oils can be used
internally and topically with
animals, but also to clean the
home environment from harmful
toxins and to neutralize bacterial,
viral and fungal challenges.
Cancer Prevention with
Essential Oils
Valerie Cooksley

The PIA conference on

Essential Oils and Cancer
of the year 2000 presented
the science behind the
antitumor effects of essential
oils. As is often the case in
aromatherapy, the scientic
ndings stimulated the
gathering of empirical data
and anecdotal evidence.
The 2009 conference
revisits the topics of
cancer and degenerative
diseases, showing how the
aromatherapy community
turns abstract science
into simple and effective
prevention and treatments.

A signicant degree of cancer

prevention is achieved by
using essential oils in personal
regimens (primary prevention).
Essential oils can also act as safe
and effective replacement for
many toxic household chemicals
(secondary prevention).
Melanoma Suppression
Jimm Harrison

Melanoma, squamous and basal

cell cancers are among the
most damaging consequences
of exposure to sunlight. Jimm
Harrison will present current
research how avonoids, poly
phenols and essential oils can be
used to treat sun damage and to
prevent cancer.

Essential Oils in Corporate

Clinical Environments
Janice Hein

In the US medical use of essential

oils has been mostly limited to
individuals. Clinical application
as seen in other countries is the
exception. Ms. Hein will discuss
the politics, policies, nancial
support, and maneuvering
involved with aromatherapy
implementation in hospitals.
Essential Oil and Skin
Cancer
Mindy Green

The scientic literature is clear

that mono terpene compounds
from essential oils affect metabolic
pathways relevant in cancer
formation. As research of whole
essential oils for direct external
use in treating skin cancer is
scarce, concerned individuals
have extrapolated from existing
science and gathered their own
experiences. Incorporating
specic essential oils into daily
skin care is an easy way to
pro actively protect skin from
skin cancer and other serious
conditions.

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Healing Arts Panel

anchoring of spiritual energies in

a quantiable fashion.

Essential Oils
Spirit and Soul

Emotional Support for the

Chronically Ill

Resonant Sound Therapy

Lance Morris

Resonant sound arises by the

patient making a vocal tone and
the practitioner adding a resonant
overtone ultimately leading to
fascial release.
Healing the Death Wish
Kevin Redmond

Healing the emotional and

e n e rg e t i c c a u s e o f c a n c e r
requires unravelling the original
death wish. The presentation
addresses healing the death wish
through the 16 chakras, chaos
and commitment and the role of
perception in healing.
Energy Healing and
Essential Oils
Greg Toews

Principles of energy healing

are universal to all spiritual
practices. Healing and spiritual
growth go hand in hand. Medical
aromatherapy is a perfect tool to
connect energetic cleansing, and

Robbi Zeck

Emotional aspects and family

support are significant in the
treatment of chronic conditions.
Skillful selection of essential oils
helps chronically ill patients in
attaining a positive state of mind.

Meet the Distillers

Producers from Australia,
Germany and the US: Georg
Effner will present his unique
distillation technique for essential
oils such as Angelica Seed and
Hops and reference antitumor
effects of Angelica archangelica.
Peta and John Day are the
exclusive producers of Fragonia
(Agonis fragrans), which along
with Kunzea, has inspired
aromatherapy. Peta and John will
speak about these and other oils
they produce. Janet Brown
and Mar ty Jacobson
from AllStar organics will share
their experiences growing and
distilling aromatic plants in the
Marin county hamlet Lagunitas.
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7th

scientic wholistic

aromatherapy
conference
Date:
Feb. 20 - 22, 2009
Location:
Holiday Inn
Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco
Registration and more
information:
Pacic Institute of
Aromatherapy
fax: +1 415 479 0614
tel: +1 415 479 9121
PO Box 6723
San Rafael, CA 94903
USA

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