Do you feel like there is a weight on your shoulders caused by work, family life, school, poor decisions, or unmet goals? You are probably very aware that you are experiencing stress - even chronic stress. Are you wondering what you can do about it? In reasonable amounts, the stress we experience daily normal, and even healthy. It helps our body to adapt to new situations, and it can motivate you to reach your goals. In reality, the stress most of us experience goes way beyond reasonable amounts. In fact, in the US: - 77% of people regularly experience physical symptoms caused by stress- 73% of people regularly experience psychological symptoms caused by stress- 33% of people feel that they...
In reasonable amounts, stress is normal and even healthy. Stress helps our body to make decisions quickly and it can motivate you to reach your goals. However, too much stress is detrimental to your health. Feeling stressed for days, weeks, or even months at a time can result in a weakened immune system, high blood pressure and heart disease, tiredness and fatigue, and depression and anxiety, among others. In addition to making lifestyle decisions to help avoid chronic stress, like performing regular physical activity, promoting mental balance, and eating a balanced diet, you can take a supplement to help promote internal balance. Balance Blends offers the Just Breathe capsules that contain nine herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to help...
Anxiety is part of our human nature but sometimes we just need to center ourselves and chill out before we do harm to our bodies and minds. We advocate using natural ingredients that pack a punch but are safe for our bodies. When it comes to anxiety, you need to learn about a bright, sickle-shaped plant that helps balance the body during times of stress called Chai Hu. Chai Hu is the Chinese name for Bupleurum. Think of Bupleurum, a detoxifying herb, as the peacekeeper that brings opposing forces back to a neutral state. In Chinese tradition, it is believed that living life with opposing forces can disturb the flow of Qi (pronounced chē, aka energy) to the organ meridian systems...
Mother's Day provides a unique opportunity to think about the many ways in which being a mom can enlighten your life. It can also give many moms the chance to take a moment and be appreciated by their family for all they do. In addition, hopefully each mom can get a little R&R time to de-stress. But why just a single day? As a busy mom, you know that time of day when you can almost hear the “system shut down” alarm in the back of your mind. Did you know that Pantethine helps keep that from creeping up you. How? It dramatically changes the way your body responds to stress. Pantethine is a derivative of Vitamin B5, also known as...
