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Benefits of RosemaryRosemary offers many benefits to you and it ranges from healing skin conditions to improving mental clarity. Not only does it have vitamin C to help with the collagen in your body, but potassium that helps control blood pressure and heart rate.

People use it for a wide variety of ways to help them heal. Here are 10 ways that Rosemary will help:

  • Improves mood
  • Decreases stress levels
  • Helps chronic anxiety
  • Relieves pain
  • Protects your immune system
  • Soothes the stomach
  • Helps with headaches and migraines
  • Good for digestive problems such as heart burn
  • Detoxes the body
  • Heals some skin conditions

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Herbs You can Grow that Help Alleviate StressHave you ever brushed against a rosemary plant or rubbed some leaves between your fingers to release the pungent and relaxing aroma? Rosemary is just one of the herbs you can easily grow in your garden or in containers to add to recipes or add sprigs to bouquets of flowers for an aromatic mood-lifter.

Herbs have been used since ancient times for medicinal purposes – especially for the treatment of depression and anxiety. Kava Kava, an herb grown mainly in the Pacific islands can be effective at relieving depression and menopausal symptoms.

The lavender herb is often called “the workhorse of herbs” and is highly effective in lifting moods, reducing anxiety and irritability and helping bouts of insomnia. Lavender keeps on working to act as an anti-bacterial to balance hormones and balance your immune system. Continue reading

Top 3 Herbs to Grown IndoorsGrowing herbs indoors not only provides you with a convenient place to grow fresh herbs, but makes your kitchen smell amazing. While you can grow many different types, here are the top three.

Mint

One of the top recommendations when looking for herbs you can grow indoors is mint. Mint can be used in so many different ways, not just cooking. It is also great for adding flavor to your infused water, smoothies, and homemade juices. You can use it for natural cleaning supplies, room scents, aromatherapy, and homemade body products as well.

When growing mint indoors, make sure you have a large container since it grows very quickly. You need a good amount of sun and should keep it moist at all times. Continue reading