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The Connection Between Declining Hormones and Depression

Depression is one of those not-so-pleasant symptoms of hormonal fluctuations that we don’t like to talk about.  Everyone is always telling us to think positive and look on the bright side. We’re worried that no one wants to hear how we really feel, so we put on our happy face and hide the fact that we’ve been struggling for some time now with feeling depressed, fatigued, overwhelmed, and we’ve lost interest in life.  You may be asking yourself, “How did I get here? Why do I feel so bad?” If you’re between the ages of 35-50 (or somewhere in that neighborhood) then your hormones are most likely to blame. Your reproductive hormones are fluctuating, and ultimately beginning to or finishing their decline to menopause. It can be a difficult time.  But it doesn’t have to be.

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Green Cleaning to Reduce Hormonal Toxic Load

While you may expect me to launch into a huge diatribe of which chemicals are harmful and why you should avoid them, I’m not going to do that today.

Why?  Because most chemicals are harmful!

And I have one piece of advice for you –

Friends don’t let friends clean with over-the-counter products.

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Essential Oil Diffuser Blends for Fall

As the weather chills down, that feeling of anticipation creeps in as the holiday season approaches.  While many of us miss the earthy autumn feel for stressing over the months to come, I urge you to take a pause this fall and make your house a home with fresh autumn scents.  Even better, you can do this with the oranges and deep reds of the season minus the toxic chemicals that dance on our TV screens and magazine pages promising the wonders of pumpkin spice in your home.

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5 Essential Oil Recipes For Moms

If you think of one word to describe a mom, what would it be? Loving? Caring? Kind? Patient? Most likely those are the first things that pop into a non-mom’s head. But what if you ask a mom herself? No doubt she would add Busy, Efficient, Multi-tasking, and TIRED to the other descriptors. High-quality essential oils can help to take you from basic mom to smart mom in no time, as they enable and empower you to take care of your family’s healthcare. Let’s take a look at a few of my absolute favorite essential oil recipes for to make a mom’s life easier.

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Top 5 Detoxing Essential Oils To Reduce Toxic Load

Time and time again, I find myself amazed at the amount of chemicals that affect our bodies on a daily basis. Before my awareness, I blissfully blew through life slathering on heavily-laden lotions, cleaning while inhaling puffs of toxins, styling my hair in a cloud of chemicals. Sure, I could adjust my diet and exercise a bit more, but there wasn’t a whole lot more I could do, right? And along came essential oils and completely transformed my life! That’s when the term “toxic load” began to shake my bones and I realized how inundated my body had become from the choices I was making.

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