Essential oils and plant extracts have become increasingly popular in recent years, but health practitioners have been using essential oils for millennia. Health, beauty, aromatherapy, cleaning, and cleansing are some of their uses. Essential oils also have mental, physical, and spiritual benefits as well.
The average shelf life for essential oils is around 3 years, but some may last longer.
While we all have important obligations, sometimes ‘adulting’ can be just plain exhausting. Aches, pains, and anxiety can surface if you stifle messages of exhaustion from your body. Sometimes, the best way to recharge is to have some good old-fashioned fun! Get inspired, relax, and release the tension!
Next time you’re strolling through the produce department at your local grocery store, I want you to stop and think. Take a moment to consider starting your very own garden. Whether you’re surrounded by the tallest of skyscrapers or there’s a cow at every corner, it doesn’t matter. Whether you start small by growing herbs on your kitchen windowsill or are lucky enough to have a large backyard that will happily host multiple raised garden beds, it doesn’t matter.
Many foods, herbs and spices promote our well-being beyond merely providing nutrients. Numerous scientific studies point to the benefits associated with health and disease prevention based on our dietary choices.
The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates recognized the benefits of a veritable food pharmacy that still exists in our kitchens today when he said, “Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food.”
Festivals are dedicated to it. Chefs are building menus around it. Roadside stands are selling it. What is it everyone is so excited about? Ramps. Often referred to as wild leeks or spring onions, ramps (Allium Tricoccum) are found in the Appalachian mountain region. They thrive as a woodland crop in rich soil and are among the first spring greens ready for foraging each year. It was only a matter of time before foraging went from personal consumption to monetary gain. With rising demand, the wild ramp population is at risk.
As teenagers, many of us likely kept a journal at one point or another, but what we probably didn’t know is that journaling offers a number of mental and emotional benefits. Here are five solid reasons why you may want to start journaling:
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease occur as our brains age into our elder years, but herbal medications can make a big difference in protecting our brains. Few things are sadder than to watch a loved one slowly deteriorate into a shell of their former selves. Alzheimer’s is unique in that its terror is that the mind and memories of the person we know so well, and who knows us so well, fade before our very eyes.
So you find yourself unable to sleep at night, and you’ve tried everything. What’s next? How about aromatherapy! But what exactly is aromatherapy you may ask? Aromatherapy uses fragrant parts of aromatic plants to help revitalize and relax the body.
Music speaks to the heart and soul, but research also says it improves health. Here are five ways music helps us to heal, grow, and stay strong:
Middle school, defined as the 7th and 8th grades, is a time period in which children have an increased risk of starting habits such as smoking cigarettes and trying other chemical substances. A previous study showed that 3-10% of middle schoolers in the United States used cigarettes, alcohol, or illegal drugs. Thus, researchers wanted to see if yoga practice could lower the desire of middle school students to use substances.