This is a stressful world that we live in and no matter how hard we try to keep it away, stress is constantly invading our personal space.

Choose to tune out the news and avoid the attention-grabbing headlines. It is a great strategy for keeping stress levels under control. If that is not possible then, before you let the anxiety take over ask yourself;

• Can I do anything about this situation?
• Can I fix this?
• How can I fix this?

If there is nothing you can do and no way for you to fix it, leave it. Let it go. It is out of your hands.

But what to do with our daily stressors? There will always be times when life’s challenges get the best of us. We all have those days, weeks, and months. It is part of life. Knowing how to keep those troubling times from overwhelming us is one of the keys to defeating stress.

Chronic stress is a killer. We all have heard it; we all know it. A quick search on Pubmed shows that many of today’s pervasive health problems are being linked to chronic stress.

Chronic stress: a critical risk factor for atherosclerosis

Association between chronic stress and Alzheimer’s disease: Therapeutic effects of Saffron

Chronic Stress in Pregnancy Is Associated with Low Birth Weight: A Meta-Analysis

It is affecting us from birth to death. WE must learn to recognize the stress and have strategies in place to return our bodies and minds back into balance.

This is how I bring stress levels down. I keep an inhaler blend in every coat and my purse. It is called Relax and Breathe. By naming it this, I have a constant reminder of what I need to do. Sometimes the brain needs a little help when it is under pressure.

This is my recipe. Feel free to try it. I buy the reuseable inhalers on Amazon and the essential oils at Aromatics International or Rocky Mountain Oils.

Relax and Breathe

4 drops Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin)

4 drops Bergamot FCF (Citrus bergamia)

4 drops Opoponax (Commiphora guidottii)

3 drops Frankincense (Boswellia carterii)

1 drop Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi)

Let me know if you try this blend. What other oils would you choose?

*REMEMBER TO SIGN UP FOR THE REWARDS PROGRAMS WITH EACH ESSENTIAL OIL COMPANY. IT WILL EARN YOU POINTS TOWARDS FUTURE PURCHASES.

References

Matsas, A., Panopoulou, P., Antoniou, N., Bargiota, A., Gryparis, A., Vrachnis, N., Mastorakos, G., Kalantaridou, S. N., Panoskaltsis, T., Vlahos, N. F., & Valsamakis, G. (2023). Chronic Stress in Pregnancy Is Associated with Low Birth Weight: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of clinical medicine, 12(24), 7686. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12247686

Mohammad Saeedi, Ali Rashidy-Pour, Association between chronic stress and Alzheimer’s disease: Therapeutic effects of Saffron, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Volume 133, 2021, 110995, ISSN 0753-3322, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110995. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332220311872)

Yao, B. C., Meng, L. B., Hao, M. L., Zhang, Y. M., Gong, T., & Guo, Z. G. (2019). Chronic stress: a critical risk factor for atherosclerosis. The Journal of international medical research, 47(4), 1429–1440. https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060519826820