It’s no surprise that people feel better when wandering through a garden. Fragrant flowers and herbs can lift our spirits. Sometimes these scents can even magically transport us to a place that offers a brief respite from our workday world.
Using essential oils can give us the same uplift.
As soon as the calendar flips to November, it seems like store shelves are flooded with peppermint candles, lotions, candies and other products.
Want to make your whole house smell like the holidays? Here are 3 wonderful ways to use peppermint oil and peppermint extract:
Ice cream off limits? Try this cool peppermint-chocolate smoothie instead. The perfect blend of good-for-you almond milk, raw cacao “chocolate” and a dash of natural mint flavoring, it satisfies cravings—without all the sugar and dairy!
It’s National Headache Awareness Week – and if you’ve never had a headache in your life, this post is not for you. (Also, I’m extremely jealous.)
If you have had a headache before, you don’t need a holiday to remind you how crummy they can be – the throbbing, pounding, aching feelings that always seem to appear right when you’re in the middle of doing something important – yuck!
Next time, tackle that headache head-on with these simple tips to help ease the pain:
