{"id":40343,"date":"2018-11-09T13:02:23","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T18:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=40343"},"modified":"2018-11-09T13:02:23","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T18:02:23","slug":"5-easy-and-natural-ways-to-beat-stress-during-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=40343","title":{"rendered":"5 Easy And Natural Ways To Beat Stress During The Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

5 Easy And Natural Ways To Beat Stress During The Holidays<\/a><\/h3>\n

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The joyous time of the holiday season brings with it several factors that can cause stress to become out of control.\u00a0 But there a few simple and all natural ways that work wonders for combating that extra pressure this season!<\/p>\n

\u2018Tis the season to be jolly, right? But we\u2019ve all been there; the stress can be intense! Many times it\u2019s as simple as forgetting a Christmas gift and realizing you only have $4 in your bank account.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s the extra pressure of spending money and wrapping gifts, decorating your home perfectly, attending all the church events in a timely and punctual manner while making sure you didn\u2019t forget one thing for the perfect Thanksgiving dinner. I\u2019ve done that! One year shortly after my husband and I first got married, I realized I had no poultry seasoning for the small turkey we\u2019d just bought.\u00a0 Everything was closed in the teeny rural town where we lived at the time and I had to make due with salt and pepper.\u00a0 To this day, every year, I buy poultry seasoning when I make my holiday dinner shopping trip.\u00a0 We now have 10 (possibly more) unopened jars of the stuff hanging out in our spice cabinet because I\u2019m afraid it\u2019ll happen to me again!<\/p>\n

But this happens to the best of us.\u00a0 Sometimes it is just too much and we need to de-stress.\u00a0 So here are a few simple and all natural ways to help you combat the stress the holidays can place on us.<\/p>\n

Diffuse Essential Oils<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the most calming things we can do is ignite our sense of smell.\u00a0\u00a0Using essential oil aromatherapy, this form of stress-relief can trigger the different senses in the brain through smell. Certain oils produce scents that can trigger positive feelings and thoughts in the brain.<\/p>\n

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