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Our sense of smell is one of the most powerful tools we have to combat the negativity of stress.

An ocean breeze, the fresh smell of the forest after a rainfall, the pristine scent of a crisp winter morning - all of these uplift our spirit.

Essential oils allow us to bring the exhilarating scent of the outdoors into our indoor lives. Try one of these combinations when you feel the hassle of modern day living getting to you.

Magical Essential Oil Combinations

To begin: Fill a mist spray bottle with purified water and then add the essential oils.

Tighten the cap well and shake the bottle. The longer the mixture remains in the bottle, the more the scent strengthens and improves in potency.

Essential Sunshine

50 drops of Lime essential oil
50 drops of Grapefruit essential oil
10 drops of Orange essential oil
10 drops of Patchouli essential oil
Mix with 4 ounces of pure water

Essential Flower Garden

75 drops of Ylang-Ylang essential oil
25 drops of Orange essential oil
20 drops of Clove essential oil
Mix with 4 ounces of pure water

Essential Rain Forest

40 drops of Pine essential oil
40 drops of Cajuput essential oil
20 drops of Cypress essential oil
20 drops of Sandalwood essential oil
Mix with 4 ounces of pure water

When you feel particularly stressed and need a little extra boost, place the following blended oils into an aroma lamp with a small bit of pure water. Inhale the vapors deeply for best results.

Essential Breathe Easy

5 drops of Lemon essential oil
5 drops of Pine essential oil
5 drops of Lavender essential oil
5 drops of Peppermint essential oil

Essential Room Freshener

5 drops of Lemon essential oil
5 drops of Tea Tree essential oil
5 drops of Sage essential oil
5 drops of Cajuput essential oil

Use these essential oil combinations in your daily life - just see the difference in how your mood changes!

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We are perpetually bombarded by both outer and inner pressures. It seems that the more we evolve with technology and paths to produce things more rapidly, the more anxiety attacks increase. We should analyze this further. One might take for granted that advancement in technology would lead to relieving tension. Nevertheless, anxiety and depression appear worsened now than when compared to the past. I guess it’s possible that in the past, it was not mannerly to discuss these topics. These days are different, we now discuss it openly. Truth is, if you’ve ever spent an afternoon in front of the TV, chances are that you have encountered an ad for a medicine, which provides anxiety treatment.

An increasing number of us are facing these problems. Whether it be sleep related or dread of public spaces, researchers continue to make advances with new solutions. Receiving quite a bit of their attention is anxiety and depression. When I ponder the notion of depression, I think of an individual who has of late suffered the loss of a loved one or an individual who is handicapped in such a way that keeps them from living a normal life. In most situations this is not the case. Numerous folk are stressed out by the burden of panic attacks and natural depression for other reasons. The fact is we often do not know the reasons. You may wonder if it concerns the food we eat. It seems to be part of the human condition to lack total contentment with life.

We need to some degree to pay attention to teenagers’ plight. Anxiety and depression seems to be hitting them more than anyone these days. Granted, being a teen is hard in some aspects, and unbelievably simple in others. Through many teenagers eyes, it seems all painful. I was a teen myself not long ago. We certainly know much of what they are going through. However, panic attacks were not part of my teen experience. Who knows what has happened in the last ten years. Depressive Disorder should not be a childhood experience. Truth is, anxiety and depressive disorder should be much less frequent than it is altogether.

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