Whole Health Dietitian
Mental Wellness is a big part of 'whole health'. There are many things we can do to help improve our mental wellness and therefore improving our whole health. A few things help me when I need to relax:
Essential oils -see below
Tai Chi or Qi Gong
Guided meditation
Here are a few things I use when trying to recharge and get enough sleep:
Sleep mask
Herbal teas -decaf
Warm bath with essential oils
Listen to peaceful sounds
A few things you can do to help manage stress:
Prayer
Exercise or yoga
Deep breathing exercises
Eat healthy
Write 3 things I'm grateful for each day
Motivational quotes
Playing cards or board game or doing a puzzle
Petting animals
Accepting things I can't control
Mindful meditation
Reduce triggers of stress
Essential oils have enhanced lives for thousands of years, offering a variety of benefits from cosmetic and dietary purposes to spiritual and religious use. Extracted through careful steam distillation, resin tapping, and cold pressing, the purest essential oils are far more powerful than the botanicals from which they come
One thing that can help improve health and quality of life is essential oils.
Essential oils can:
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Balance hormones
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Clear skin
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Reduce stress
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Improve anxiety
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Detoxify
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Increase energy
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Relieve headaches
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Improve sore muscles and joints
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Be used to make homemade deodorant, face wash, toner, shampoo, condition, cleaning products, candles, potpourri, lip balm, skin help
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Remedy nausea
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Boost the immune system
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Protect against seasonal threats
Essential oils are highly aromatic oils derived from plants. They can be pulled from any botanical matter and are typically extracted from flower petals, citrus peels, grasses, tree barks, and resins. These oils can be used aromatically, topically, or internally!
