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      Stress

      This is a growing disorder in our modern world. Many factors can affect our mental health, such as inadequate diet, environment, noise pollution and financial strains. This mental discomfort has a knock-on effect on the body, encouraging a rapid production of hormones, which can cause increased breathing and heart rate, leading to nausea and tense muscles. As soon as the stressful situation is resolved the body returns to normal. If the situation continues, energy levels dwindle and exhaustion sets in. Fortunately there are many natural treatments for this common disorder. The first and most obvious is to take a good look at your life and address the common triggers for stress. Are you putting in longer and longer hours at work? Do you feel that your responsibilities at home are too great with children to care for, a house to keep tidy and a household to run? Make a list of things that stress you out – school run, cooking for the family, monthly reports at work, for example. Acknowledging these stressful situations is the first step in dealing with them. Once you have a list of stressful things in your life take the first item on your list and brainstorm who or what could support you. Perhaps your neighbour could take the children to school and you could collect them? Maybe you could have a picnic supper at the weekends, or a takeaway night, or perhaps someone else in your household could take over the cooking for a while. The monthly reports might be a task that could be completed by a colleague. Stick this list up in a prominent place and start to action the alternatives. There are also a number of natural remedies that can support you in this process.

      Starting the day with a bowl of porridge helps to strengthen the system and gives you a clearer and more positive outlook. Bathe with a few drops of essential oils of camomile, geranium, lavender, neroli and rose. Add a few drops of each (or whichever you have to hand) to warm running water and sink in for a relaxing, uplifting experience that can help to wash your troubles away.