ACHS in the News: Could a New Career in Aromatherapy Be a Natural Choice for You?

ACHS was recently featured in the online publication Improve Your Home and Garden!! Check out the article "Could a New Career in Aromatherapy Be a Natural Choice for You?" by Dee Baugher excerpted below for some great ideas about how to build a career in holistic health:

In these times of layoffs and downsizing, many people are considering changing careers. The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) in Portland, OR, gave us insight into the myriad of choices available to people interested in careers in these expanding fields.

What Types of Alternative Health Careers Are Available?

The number of choices is pretty impressive. ACHS is one of the first accredited, fully online colleges offering distance education programs in complementary and alternative modalities that include:

* Aromatherapy
* Iridology
* Flower Essences

You can study herbal medicine, holistic health, nutrition, wellness consulting and other fascinating subjects.

For several years, I’ve had an interest in aromatherapy. What is aromatherapy and what could I do career-wise if I had more of an education in that modality? [...]

Careers in Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy can be a career in itself or it works complimentary with other careers, such as massage therapy.

Aromatherapists must have knowledge about each oil and its affect. They are the people who develop specific mixes of oils in proper ratios to create the desired results. These compounds are often custom created for individual clients.

Another career option for someone with an education in aromatherapy is an aromatherapy retailer or, more specifically, the person who sells the oils to individual customers and practicing therapists. They need to be able to educate their clientele about the affects of each oil. Many of these specialists own their own business or work at a specialty counter in a natural health store or other business.

Aromatherapy is also a natural extension to the skills of a massage therapist. Being able to enhance a client’s experience by reducing stress levels or creating deeper relaxation can only benefit a massage therapist and her customers.

Aromatherapy is just one of the natural and holistic healing fields that are going to make a difference in the future of health care. Prevention of health problems, along with remedies that are sustainable and natural, are going to play an ever increasing role in taking care of both our physical and emotional needs. Along with learning a new career, following this path will also enable you to help others and enhance the quality of life for all the people who come in contact with you, including your own family.

It seems to me that if you are looking to make a career change, something in the naturalistic or holistic field would just be…well…natural.

To read the full-length article, go to http://www.improveyourhomeandgarden.com/aromatherapy

Obama sees alternative medicine as a practical avenue for prevention

During an April 29 Town Hall meeting in Arnold, MO, President Barack Obama said, "We should do what works," expressing his openness to including complementary alternative medicine (CAM) in the U.S. healthcare system.

Obama went on to say, “I think it is pretty well documented through scientific studies that acupuncture, for example, can be very helpful in relieving certain things like migraines and other ailments—or at least as effective as more intrusive interventions.”

According to a press release on the Nutraceuticals World website, "The response followed a question posed by a licensed acupuncturist and massage therapist, who asked the president how alternative medicine would fit into his new healthcare system."

The press release goes on to say:

"'I think one basic principle that we know is that the more we do on the prevention side, the more we can obtain serious savings down the road,” he added after commenting directly on acupuncture. President Obama also stressed the importance of changing the current logic of the healthcare system, which focuses only on reducing costs in the near-term.

“Reimbursement for healthcare provided by CAM practitioners not only would support the health of the public,” said Michael McGuffin, president of the American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, MD, “it represents a significant opportunity for products used and prescribed by CAM practitioners and a major step forward in the development of an innovative and wellness-based healthcare system.'"

To read the original press release on the Nutraceuticals World website, click here.