How important are essential oils?

By Kathy Kozak

Published June 24, 2013 at 8:00 PM HST

Essential oils.... are they really that important? Can the cure for what ails us really be from herbs and botanicals? Research into using these shows some definite promise. Jennifer Naragon, a local oilist is in the studio, here to tell us more.

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