Herbal Anxiety and Stress Remedies

Here are some popular herbal remedies used to help ease anxiety and stress.

* Massage the temples with lavender oil.

* Drink chamomile tea to ease stress.

* Drink rosemary tea to alleviate melancholy or depression.

* For a relaxing body rub, soak equal parts finely shopped dandelions, burdock (roots and/or aerial parts), eyllow dock, and lobelia in 1 quart rubbing alcohol for two weeks. Apply externally.

* Trying to remain relaxed but alert? Some studies suggest that the smell of apples, apple cider vinegar, or spiced apples have this effect.

* A tea of elderberry flowers is considered relaxing to the nerves and is sleep inducing.

* For insomnia, drink bee balm or chamomile tea and eat mandarin oranges.

* Valerian is a popular herbal remedy; can be ingested, used as an oil, mixed with lemon balm for even greater benefits.

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Not bad at all fellas and galals. Thanks.

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