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Lavender Essential Oil

If you only use one essential oil, this is definitely the one to use! Lavender is the most versatile of all essential oils.  Lavender essential oil is most commonly known for its relaxing effects on the body.  L avender essential oil is highly recommend for its benefits for your skin.  It has been used to cleanse cuts, bruises and skin irritations.  The health benefits of lavender essential oil include its ability to eliminate nervous tension, relieve pain, disinfect the scalp and skin, enhance blood circulation, and treat respiratory problems. Lavender oil benefits for your body include the following: Reduce anxiety and emotional stress. Improve brain function. Help to heal burns and wounds. Improve sleep. Restore skin complexion and reduce acne. Slow aging with powerful antioxidants. Relieve pain. Lavender essential oil is known for its anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antidepressant, antiseptic, and, antibacterial.  It also has antispasmodic, analges

Spring Cleaning With Essential Oils

Going Green - Spring Cleaning Tips with Essential Oils That Are Good for you and the Earth. Spring cleaning is a popular time to get your life into shape. You can use this opportunity to make many positive changes to your home and life. You can organize, clean, and bring a happy and peaceful feeling to yourself once you're finished. In addition, you can take earth friendly steps to do what's best for the planet while you're cleaning. Here are some ways you can go green while spring cleaning with essential oils and other natural ingredients: *This page contains affiliate links to products I recommend. If you purchase something from this page, I may receive a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. Read more here. 1. Make your own cleaning products. You don't even need to purchase "green" specific cleaning products. You can clean just as well using homemade cleaning solutions made from essential oils, baking soda and vinegar. Th

ESSENTIAL OIL BLENDS FOR SPRING

Who is ready for Spring? I know we are, but Winter seems to be holding on, but Spring is right around the corner, or we are hoping it is. Spring is one of our favorite seasons, the trees start to form buds, flowers start to bloom, and more sunshine, we love to see all these changes. Although with all these beautiful changes, also comes pollen so we will include some allergy blends in our Spring diffuser blends. *This page contains affiliate links to products I recommend. If you purchase something from this page, I may receive a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. Read more here . These 8 essential oil Spring diffuser blends will have your home smelling fresh and clean. We have also included a natural cleaning recipe for your spring cleaning. Blast of Citrus 1 Drop of Bergamot 1 Drop of Grapefruit 1 Drop of Lemon 1 Drop of Lime 1 Drop of Orange Spring Garden 2 drops Lavender 5 drops Rose 2 drops Ylang Ylang 5 drops Neroli 4 d

THE ULTIMATE HEALTHY MORNING ROUTINE

Do you have problems sticking to a healthy morning routine? *This page contains affiliate links to products I recommend. If you purchase something from this page, I may receive a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. Read more here. When your day is full of tasks and obligations, it's so easy to forget about a healthy morning routine, Although, there is a solution to this problem. No matter what time you wake up, the way that you start your morning will have an impact on the rest of your day. If you are stressed, and frustrated, you will carry that energy with you for the rest of your day. If you are calm, and energized, you will carry that energy with you for the rest of your day. Now before we get into the healthy habits, let's take a moment to talk about the benefits of a healthy morning routine. For starters, We are more productive when we wake up, and setting up a healthy morning routine ensures that we will maintain that level of pro

LOSE THAT STUBBORN BELLY FAT

While trying to lose that easy to get, hard to get rid of belly fat. I have a few tips to share with you. Keep in mind these 4 basic factors that will help you lose that belly fat: • Strength training - this will increase your metabolic rate • Cardiovascular exercise (cardio)- this will help you to burn calories • Proper nutrition- this will help you to lose weight so you can tone up the muscles. • Stay hydrated- this will help keep your muscles working properly. If you don't apply these 4 factors into your everyday plans, you could do crunches all day and still not achieve the flat belly you desire. *This page contains affiliate links to products I recommend. If you purchase something from this page, I may receive a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. Read more  So, how do we implement these into our everyday routine? Let's start with cardio. You need to do cardio exercise you enjoy, you could choose any type of cardio such as runn

KEEP FIT, BE A HIT!

The importance of being physically fit, and how to make the necessary changes in attaining a more healthier YOU! Physical fitness is your body’s ability to do tasks and leisure activities. It is your body’s capacity to withstand stress, endure and perform certain tasks under certain circumstances. Being physically fit is an over-all focus on the body – the heart, the lungs, the muscles, and the other organs of the body. Your body’s fitness is dependent on your physical limitations and capacities as well as your lifestyle – the food you eat and your daily habits. *This page contains affiliate links to products I recommend. If you purchase something from this page, I may receive a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. Read our full disclaimer and privacy policy HERE . In reality, everyone should exercise, yet only 30% of the United States adult population gets the recommended thirty minutes of daily physical activity, and 25% are not active at all. Inacti

TOP 7 ESSENTIAL OILS TO HELP RELIEVE ANXIETY AND STRESS.

TOP ESSENTIAL FOR STRESS & ANXIETY  Anxiety and stress can be caused by numerous situations, we experience it every day, but luckily we can help reduce it just by inhaling some essential oils. While essential oils should never be used as a replacement for prescribed anxiety medication, they can be an additional stress reliever, or help people with stress-induced, situational anxiety. Aromatherapy for anxiety is very popular because our sense of smell triggers powerful emotional responses. We process so much information through our sense of smell, the nerve cells in the nose detect smell and trigger an impulse to the brain through the olfactory nerve which connects to the olfactory bulb. The bulb evaluates the impulse and conveys information about the smell to areas of the brain known as the limbic system. The limbic system is an important section in the brain that helps to control emotions, mood, and behavior , therefore affects our emotional responses in the form of happ

Living outside of your comfort zone

I used to think that taking chances were to risky and just staying in my comfort zone was the best thing for me, until I realized that I couldn't live my whole life without taking any risks.  It is important to reach outside of your comfort zone, you'll realize that there are many important reasons to take a chance and become more comfortable with the idea of it.  One reasons to take a chance is that you never know what the outcome may be, it could be great! Or it could turn out to be a disaster. But, without taking the chance, you will never know. And I don't know about you, but the constant question of "what could have happened?" always nags at me if I don't take the chance.                Because when you miss taking chances you’ll regret it and wish you hadn’t, you should always take the chances you really believe in. Nobody can help you, they can support you, but only you can decide if you want to take the chance.  Life is better wh