Sleep is a crucial component of overall health. Lack of sleep not only affects you physically in being tired, but it also affects you mentally – brain fog, difficulty concentrating, and trouble making decisions – and emotionally – mood swings and irritability.
However, knowing you need sleep does not necessarily equal actually getting that sleep. Many people have trouble either falling asleep or staying asleep for various reasons.
One simple and proven way to naturally get more and better quality sleep is to use essential oils.
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Grounding may sound like something your parents did to you when you misbehaved as a teenager, but today, it's a simple way of improving your physical and emotional health through connection with the earth. If that sounds hokey to you, you're not alone, but take a deeper look before you dismiss it.
Do you want to improve your overall health in the new year but aren't sure how to go about it?
So many people set healthy New Year's resolutions like "eat healthier" or "exercise more." However, those aren't very effective goals because they're not measurable. Eat healthier than what? How much do you need to exercise to be "more"?
Let's look at some good goals that will actually inspire you toward better health.
Have you been feeling sluggish, more tired than usual, less ambitious, and maybe even sad or depressed?
There's actually a physiological reason.
Fall – at least the pleasant part of it – is coming to an end. Depending on where you live, you may have warm days left, but here in the upper Midwest, last week was probably the last of the temperatures above 60 degrees. We're already into freezing temperatures and snow.
If you're experiencing the same end-of-fall funk as I am, it can be helpful to know why it happens and what you can do to deal with it.
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Have you ever connected the amount of clutter in your life with how anxious you are? They may be more related than you think.
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