Essential Oils Blends for Anxiety and Stress Relief
Stress and anxiety can feel so overwhelming, especially if you aren’t prepared with your calm down essentials. Whether you find therapy, medication, self-care, essential oils, quiet time, or more to be helpful - it’s a great idea to know what your go-tos are at any moment. My go-to for the calm down is usually rooted in essential oils…mostly just because that resonates with me the most. In fact, I have a diffuser going right now on my desk with a lovely scent filling the air as I work. Smell can be associated with good things, which I tend to find is helpful for me.
Why Your Mom Microbiome is so Important & 3 Things to Look for in Your Probiotic
There are a few reasons why it’s important to pay attention to your microbiome, especially in your all-important role as Mom! Keep reading to help your understanding of what a probiotic can do to benefit you, and the best way to sift through the ever-growing and ever-changing market of what’s available. As a mom of 3, I am always on the path to “what is most effective” and “what is most efficient” and I feel I have found it here with Seed!
10+ Yoga Poses for Anyone Hunched Over a Computer
Tech Neck. Computer Neck. Text Posture. Whatever you call it, it’s becoming a more common issue than ever before. Working from home has been a large contributor to this growing number. Tech Neck affected around 85% of office workers before, now that number has skyrocketed. Yoga can be a huge help with pain relief after a long day hunched over the computer!
5 Things you Need in Every Bedroom
We’ve been doing a lot of switch-a-roos since we moved into this house last year as we try to figure out the perfect layout for who goes where. Once the girls found out what a bunk bed was - they needed to have that, and I thought “well, that frees up a bigger space for an office and guest room!” (Plus, maybe they won’t come down into our bedroom every night. That was wishful thinking.)
How to Get New Year Healthy without Spending a Lot of Money
Brace yourself for “wellness season”! AKA when everyone tells you the trendy ways you can get healthy and feel your best. And while there are definitely some cool brands and products out there, after 8 years in wellness, I can tell you there are four rather easy and simple ways you can approach this and feel a million times better before you drop a ton of cash on those trends!
5 Unique Ways to Relax After a Stressful Day
Self-care, finding time for YOU - it’s super buzzy, I know. I don’t know how to say it without sounding like a wellness trend - but your wellbeing is SO important. Now, more than ever, it is important to find time to unwind and let the stressors in our life fade away as much as possible. That cortisol and adrenaline can only surge for so long!
Sure, there’s always the “light-a-candle-and-meditate-method” but I wanted to bring you a variety of relaxation techniques and activities to help you unwind after a long and stressful day.
Good and Bad Oils to Use for Cooking
What you might not know is that there are a lot of oils out there which can cause you the opposite effect you are looking for. Marketed as “healthy” they are not always hitting the mark. Sometimes they are easy to spot - ie an oil you are purchasing off the shelf, but some are already added to the batter of your favorite processed foods. Yep, even those “healthy” ones! Always look on the back label of the products you buy at the store - oftentimes you will see an oil or two added into the ingredients that you might not do if you had made the food yourself.