Reduce Stress And Become A Healthier You!

Learn to reduce stress and become a healthier you. Stress can do a lot of damage not only to your body, but your emotional well being as well.

People aren’t aware of some of the dangers of stress, and what it can do to their body and mind. Stress is bad for the heart, and taxes the body, it will give you give, you headaches, make you feel depressed, tired, and anxious. Some stress is healthy, but it is important to balance stress to live a healthier life.

We all deal with stress on a daily basis, but stress can occur from many different things. For instance, bills,  lack of funds,  not having a job, a bad relationship, health issues and even kids can stress you out.

Find ways to do enjoyable things that will elevate your mood, walking, exercise, swimming,

take a, bubble bath, read a book, anything that you enjoy. There are many ways that you can de-stress and bring relief to your body and mind.

Make a point not to think of negative thoughts, which will only make you feel stressed and anxious.

Have a positive outlook and know that everything will work out. Focus on one problem at a time so that you don’t “over load” your emotions.

Stay away from people who are “negative” and are always complaining, instead try and be around positive, upbeat people, where their happy outlook can be contagious.Eat healthy, don’t drink or smoke excessively, and exercise. It has been proven that exercise actually helps you deal with stress.

Trouble Sleeping?

Trouble Sleeping? Sleep is important because it affects our health and our moods, energy, behaviors, and emotions. Although, there is no real “normal” amount of sleep it is important to get about seven to eight hours sleep.

With lack of sleep you can feel fatigued, and your immune system is not able to defend the body against disease. But there are some natural remedies can help.

Try snacking on a banana or crackers before bed as the level in “serotonin” the hormone that reduces anxiety will help. Melatonin supplements can help you get into a healthy sleep cycle and taking these supplements can actually help improve your sleep.

Valerian can be taken, but the taste is bitter so it is best to put it into some juice or tea.

Try the “super supplements” ginseng and nutrient rich alfalfa and royal jelly.

Chamomile flower, Hops, or Skullcap herbal tea will  help you relax before going to bed.

Avoid stress, when possible, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, pain relievers and over the counter decongestants.

As always, check with your doctor before taking any supplements

Natural Remedies and Motion Sickness

If you are like me the very thought of mountains roads, rough seas, and a hitting turbulence in the air just conjures up memories of nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and those cold sweats that a person feels dealing with motion sickness.

Even though it will not kill you, motion sickness is a miserable feeling and one you don’t want to ever experience. The reason a person suffers with motion sickness is that the inner ear, is what controls balance and plays a main role in motion sickness.

The inner ear catches every motion, and reports it back to the brain, which then triggers the symptoms. You can develop motion sickness with visual stimuli, anxiety, bad odors, and fear. The inner sends confusing messages to the brain even though you may be at rest sitting in a car, which then causes over stimulation and releases stress hormones causing havoc.

Natural remedies like herbal teas, essential oils, and even acupressure can help ease symptoms of motion sickness.

Ginger tea prevents nausea and can be more effective than any other over the counter remedies for motion sickness. It helps relieve cramps, nausea, and any digestive upset.

Peppermint tea works just as well.

Essential oils like Basil relieves cramping and soothes nervous stomachs and digestive upsets. Just place a few drops on a cloth and inhale

Peppermint oil also provides relief from nausea  just place a few drops on a cloth and inhale.

Neroli oil can also help with nausea and helps calm the stomach.

A certain acupressure area to stop nausea is located on the inside of your lower arm about 2 inches from your wrist. Apply light pressure in a circular motion. You can find wristbands that when worn will stimulate the area.

Test Taking Anxiety

Have you ever experienced test taking anxiety? For many people, taking an exam is very high on among life’s many challenges. Those who suffer extreme test anxiety, though find that the exam becomes both a physical as well as mental ordeal.

Increased by a fear of failure, the most typical symptoms of test anxiety can include- headaches, tightness in the chest, lower-back pain, tense neck muscles, shallow breathing, and even teeth grinding.

These chronic conditions can have long range effects on the person, and of course, a little anxiety before a test is normal, and some people have discovered that a little apprehension actually enhances the test performance.

However, extreme stress and fear of failure can lead to mental blocks and have an overwhelming effect. Learning to think positive and keep the test in perspective can lower tension. Trying relaxation exercise, rest, and herbal remedies to decrease the emotional pressure resulting from the anxiety.

Valerian- can be helpful getting ready for a test. It can cause drowsiness in some but more often it simply helps soothe the nerves by providing a sense of calm and can help improve retention of information. A high dosage of valerian is recommended to have the calming effect before a test.

St John’s Wort- can help those who experience depression before a test due to failure. This medicinal plant has an antidepressant effect when taken for a while.

Kava-Kava root- has more than 15 compounds that work directly on the nervous system to help ease anxiety and promotes relaxation.

Stay away from caffeine as it can intensify the anxiety and sometimes triggers panic attacks. It is a good idea to avoid tea, coffee,cola, and any other caffeinated drinks before taking a test.

Panic Attacks

Panic attacks are scary, those panicky feelings can speed up your heartbeat and breathing which causes gasping and hyperventilation.

As extra carbon dioxide is exhaled, the amount of carbon in the blood decreases. That's why you feel dizzy and light headed.

There are natural remedies that can help prevent and deal with panic attacks.
 Medicinal teas such as ‘Motherwort and Hops can ease the anxiety, calm a racing heart and help with nervousness and stress.

Just drink 3-4 cups of this herbal tea a day. Relaxation exercises like yoga is excellent to promote and ease the fears,

Rescue remedy is a floral essence used in emergencies and can ease panic attacks. The Aspen and cherry-plum essences help restore calm. You can purchase these online or in your health food store.

Natural Remedies

Natural remedies are a wonderful way to help treat common symptoms.
Since herbs have been used for thousands of years they are very effective for:

Chronic conditions providing relief from overall physcial and mental health.
Hops and valerian- help treat insomnia.
St John's Wort- is useful for anxiety, depression, and nervous tension as is Kava Kava.

Growing herbs is economical and easy. Just dry the plants in a well ventilated room and store them in dark bottles with tight lids on them to prevent and proctect against moisture.











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Do You Lack Energy?

Lack of energy can be very debilitating to a person's life. Tired all the time, stressed, anxious, weight gain and much, much more. Well, I just wrote a post about being tired all the time.

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There are things that you can do to help bring back your energy. Just read on.

Feeling Stressed?

Stressful situations occur in our life on a daily basis. Situations where people may feel

irritated, anxious or even threatened will then create a reaction which occurs, and sets our emotions into action. Numerous people become stressed when they are involved in conflicts, or worried about problems, or are even pushed for time.

The body understands these pressures as a threat to life. What happens next is the pituitary gland signals the adrenal glands to release adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol hormones that get the body ready to fight or flee. The muscles start to tense, your heart beat and alertness increases and, blood pressure heightens.

Although these effects allow the body to react quickly when faced with real danger, if your body is in a constant state of stress it will start to lose the ability for defense. Lack of sleep and experiencing excessive noise will make dealing with stress more difficult. Eventually over time illness will occur including heart disease, ulcers, headaches and other countless symptoms will develop along with mental burnout.

Stress doesn’t have to be negative, a certain amount of stress is necessary for us to lead a productive and interesting life. Stress can push us to achieve and this is a good stress. The good stress is called “eustress” which means Good in Greek.  It stimulates the mind and body.  The bad stress produces tension, anxiety and hurts the body and can causes illness.
Fortunately, there are herbal remedies, relaxation methods and water therapies that can help reduce many different types of stress.

Secrets

Secrets can be good and bad for any relationship of any kind, between a man and a woman,

 mother and child etc.

But when the secret can affect your life...then that's serious. Secrets can slowly eat away at

 you and eventually when they are exposed they can be very damaging. 

That is what is going on in my book  Rambling Brook -

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Anxiety, depression, loneliness, and fear are among the emotions that are experienced

 when you..........

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Herbs For Common Ailments

How many times have you suffered with a common ailment and you just didn't want to go to the doctors?  Well this book will help you!

It covers  anxiety, depression, constipation, indigestion and many more ailments.

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Dealing With Heart Palpitations

 

Are you or someone you know dealing with heart palpitations? Well these feelings can feel very alarming the heart beats 60 to 100 times per minute under normal conditions but sometimes during stressful or physical times it does double-time.

 

A heart palpitation or rapid heart beat can be associated with anxiety or it

 can even be associated with an allergy symptom usually a food allergy.

 

There are natural remedies that will help with the rapid heart beat such as:  Motherwort which is a perennial herb that has been used for treating heart palpitations and anxiety.

 

Linden flowers also can be taken due to its calming effect that helps relax the nerves and helps lower blood pressure.

 

Essential oils such as : lavender, orange, and sandalwood are known to ease tension and reduce anxiety. 

 

 

 

 

 

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