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Aromatherapy may reduce nurses’ stress – "The researchers found that participants felt significantly less stressed, anxious, fatigued and overwhelmed after wearing the aromatherapy patches. The levels of anxiety and fatigue they reported fell by 40 percent, and their stress"

Interesting way to use aromatherapy (patches attached to nurses ID). I have been researching about aromatherapy (scent – nasal, massotherapy – skin and capsules of the oil – oral), specifically Lavandula angustifolia, a species of lavender, and its effects in reducing anxiety and better sleep quality. Most studies are well …

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The 10 best home workout videos

home workout videos

The gym is shut and to top it off, you’re only allowed out of the house once a day. But hey, before you start doing backflips (metaphorically, although real ones would be bloody impressive and a good way to work out if you’ve got the space), we’re here to help …

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Kids Can Tell When Moms Suppress Their Stress

Kids Can Tell When Moms Suppress Their Stress

When mothers suppress stress around their kids, those feelings can actually transmit to their children, according to new research published in the Journal of Family Psychology. For the study, researchers observed interactions between parents and children ages 7 to 11, and found that children had a physical response when their …

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How To Help Our Friends Grieve

How To Help Our Friends Grieve

This article was co-authored with Erin Hill, an incoming Ph.D. student at The University of Maryland, who researches grief responses.  Source: Teddy Rawpixel/Rawpixel John’s wife is in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit. She’s a healthy thirty-five-year-old, yet her organs are failing. Doctors aren’t sure exactly what’s wrong, but …

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Health and hydration with cucumber water

cucumber water for hydration

Quick fact, a cucumber is made up of 96% water. Which makes it amazingly low on calories. Not only this, its moisture-rich anatomy comprises of vitamins like—magnesium, potassium and anti-inflammatory substances. It can be consumed every single day for hydration, fighting inflammation in the body, reduction in effects of ageing, …

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