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Stress can affect anyone, and in small doses it is not necessarily a bad thing. Average amounts of stress can keep you alert and ensure that tasks are completed and deadline met. Essentially stress is life’s little push that often helps us to cope.

Natural Remedies for Stress Relief

- Bergamot helps to alleviate skin conditions that stress is responsible for causing. Bergamot can also be ingested in tea based drinks.

- Lemon Oil is used to enhance the mood of an individual who is stressed and depressed.

- Kava. Generally this is ingested in drink based form containing extract of the kava herb. The all natural stress relief products containing Kava are used as a muscle relaxant and as a sleep promoter.

- Valerian. This herb is used to sustain calmness in a stressed individual. It is a promoter of sleep and is used to treat cramping of the muscles around the neck which is a common form of tension associated with stress.

- Passion Flower. All natural stress relief products with the Passion Flower are used as a tranquilliser which acts to stabilize the level of anxiety held by a person. It is also a promoter of sleep which is often hard to achieve when stressed.

- Catnip. This herb is thought to enhance the ability of an individual to remain clam. It is also known to treat IBS, a major trigger of which is stress.

* Lavender.  I remember learning about the calming effects of lavender right after I had my son.  He was a bit colicky sometimes and a friend bought me some baby body wash with lavender and it worked wonders on my son so I tried it on myself and it worked marvelous to help calm my nerves and help me relax.

*Kava kava.  This herb offers several different benefits.  It’s been known to help cure insomnia and ease anxiety.  It also is known for it’s stress relief and relaxation effects.  This is a pretty potent herb (similar to the drug Valium) so be cautious what you are doing while taking it.

*Reishi.  Sometimes when I’m under a lot of stress I notice that my mind tends to race, feeling like my head will explode if the racing thoughts don’t stop.  Reishi is a great supplement if you suffer from a racing mind.  It’s a herb that produces a calm, clear mind and will even help cure your anxiety.  A great benefit of this herb is that it doesn’t seem to cause you to feel sleepy or sedated.  If you have a hard time turning off your mind at night, this is a great herb to help you get the rest you need at night.