To-do lists are an elegantly simple way to reduce stress and increase productivity. However, too many to-dos and even too many to-do lists can become counterproductive. This post provides 4 simple tips for creating an effective task list including how to capture, prioritize and create an action plan to accomplish all of your goals.
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The 5 Best Clean Lip Balms To Keep Your Lips Luscious All Year Long
Lip balm is the quiet hero of the beauty world. It’s not flashy or glamorous but oh so essential year-round, especially in the cold dry winter months. Nothing is worse than chapped, cracked lips. Because the product sits on your lips you inevitably ingest some of the lip balm each time you apply it. This is why you want be extra conscious about ensuring that your lip balm is made with safe, clean, and natural ingredients.
4 Slow Living Tips: How To Naturally Reduce Cortisol Levels
Living in a world obsessed with speed has many drawbacks, but one of the most detrimental to our health is the undeniable stress that results from constantly trying to keep up, to do more, and to have more. When you are in a consistently stressed state, your adrenal glands are in overdrive, continuously producing cortisol which negatively affects almost all of your body’s essential functions. By incorporating principles of slow living into our daily life, these 4 daily habits can help to reduce chronic stress, reduce cortisol levels, and improve our quality of life and long-term health.
What Are The Right Types Of Magnesium For Your Health Concerns?
Magnesium is crucial for your brain and body’s optimal health and function. It is a key driver of over 80% of your body’s biochemical reactions. However, up to 20% of the US population is magnesium deficient. With so many magnesium supplements available read here to learn more about selecting the right magnesium supplement for you.
How To Naturally Lift and Sculpt Your Face With Lymphatic Facial Massage
What if you could have a more sculpted jawline and a glowing complexion without expensive lasers, toxic injectables, or expensive creams? What if you could achieve all of this from home with just your hands and a good facial cleansing oil? Sounds too good to be true, right? It’s not! The secret is lymphatic drainage facial massage which you can easily do from home in under 5 minutes.
Love Your Curls With the 5 Best Natural Shampoo Brands for Curly Hair
Many shampoos and conditioners contain a staggering amount of toxic chemicals that in the short term may provide squeaky clean, shiny, bouncy hair but over the long run can have serious detrimental effects on your health. Just as becoming more aware of the ingredients in our food is essential to improving our health, we need to be just as aware of the ingredients we are putting on our bodies. With long-term use, these dangerous chemicals in our haircare products can cause hormone imbalances, immunotoxicity, organ toxicity, skin irritations, and even cancer.
5 Ways To Improve Your Nighttime Routine- How To Fall Asleep Fast Naturally
The first step to better sleep is making time for yourself each night, self-care habits and rituals set the tone for a relaxing evening. While there is no one-size fits all bedtime routine these tips and tricks are proven ways to help prepare your mind and body for deep sleep that you can start incorporating into your nighttime routine tonight.
How To Wash Your Produce The Right Way To Remove Dirt and Pesticides
If you’ve ever been tempted to pluck a strawberry straight from the plastic bin and eat it, stop and read this first! Here’s why you absolutely must wash your produce each and every time and the proper way to do it. Pesticides are present on all produce, conventional and organic produce, exposing us to a cocktail of chemicals every day. The best way to minimize your exposure to pesticides is by thoroughly washing your fruits and veggies.
The Ultimate Gut Health Grocery List For a Healthier Gut
For optimal health, you want to keep your gut microbiome as healthy and undisrupted as possible. Unfortunately, all sorts of factors can disrupt your microbiomes’ delicate balance. What you eat is one of the largest determinants in maintaining your gut health. Choosing whole foods and eating a balanced diet with a variety of fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins is the best way to support a healthy microbiome and promote a healthy gut.
