STRESS REDUCTION TIPS

Ways to De-Stress:

• Breathe Deeply.
• Take a walk.
• Stretch.
• Meditate.
• Exercise.
• Do yoga.
• Turn off the TV.
• Take a hot bath with Epsom salts [BONUS: add a few drops of your favorite relaxing essential oil(s)].
• Consume nervine relaxants or adapotogens like Chamomile, Passion Flower, Lavender, Holy Basil (Tulsi), Rooibos, etc. as teas or tinctures. 
• Eat nutrient-dense foods.
• Avoid refined sugars and refined foods.
• Limit caffeine to the early part of your day or avoid all together.
• Avoid alcohol.  It is an DEPRESSANT. 

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• Use essential oils (see below).
• Spend time in nature.
• Look up at the night sky and marvel at the moon and the stars.
• Watch the sunset or the sunrise.
• Pet a (friendly) dog or cat.
• Get a massage - even if you just give yourself a foot, hand, or neck massage with some oil infused with essential oils for a few minutes. 

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• Get rid of parasites.  Parasites and other infections constantly place a serious burden on the mind and body.  Parasites can be human as well.
• Do not hang around negative people.

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• Smile.
• Give someone a hug.
• Do random acts of kindness.
• Do intentional acts of kindness.

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Spiritual:

• Forgive.
• Seek Truth.
• Be Honest.
• Be grateful.

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Essential Oils:

• Inhale by rubbing 1-2 drops in cupped palms and taking a long, deep breath.
• Massage 1-2 drops of oil into your temples, wrists, shoulders, etc.
• Put a few drops on a handkerchief, cotton pad or on a scarf and inhale as needed throughout the day.
• Add to your bath.
• Use a diffuser in your home, car, or workplace.

My favorites:
Helichrysum, Grapefruit, Peppermint, Lavendar, Lemon, Wild Orange, Ylang Ylang, Rose, Vetiver, Bergamot, Frankincense, & Roman Chamomile.    **********************************************************************************
More tips will be added ... .
Peace and Love Always!

*Nervine Relaxants - herbs that specifically helps support the nervous system by reducing muscle tension and spasms,  calms occasional worry,  restless sleep, etc.
*Adaptogens - herbs that help one face and handle stress as it happens by restoring overall balance and strengthen the functioning of the body as a whole without impacting the balance of an individual organ or body system.  Adaptogens may help improve focus, help support normal immune system functioning, or provide some other broad-spectrum normalizing influence on unbalanced physiological processes.
Source: Mountain Rose Herbs at https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/understanding-nervines-adaptogens