What Causes Stress In Teens? Teens today face more pressure now than ever before. Just going to school and getting good grades isn’t enough anymore; they’re pressured to be highly involved in numerous sports and extra-curricular activities, volunteer activities and after-school jobs. They also are expected to get high scores on their ACTs and SATs to stand a better chance at getting into the college of their choice. Not to mention, teens can will stress simply from the changes, growth, and environment they are in physical changes due to puberty, budding romances, bullies, gossip). In the midst of all this, it can seem...

Health and Wellness: Using Essential Oils Oils for health and wellness are becoming extremely popular in the 21st century, however they have been used for medicinal and wellness purpose as well as for fragrance for ages!  Essentially (pardon the pun), they are used for just about everything most of us have heard of or used it -- common essentials oils people are familiar with are of lavender or eucalyptus.  Out of the various essential oils available, lavender and eucalyptus are the only two that have a beautiful strong scent. Lavender has more of a calming floral fragrance while and eucalyptus has a sweet, rich...

A Mother For twenty years she watched her baby grow. From the first moment she laid eyes on that angelic face, she was in love with her baby. She treasured every coo, every laugh and every snuggle. She dutifully washed the bottles and changed her baby's diapers. She was always on the scene in the middle of the night, ready to rock her baby back to sleep when her little girl had trouble sleeping. The baby grew. She grew, and she grew, and she grew until she was a toddler. And that mom was still in love with her baby’s...

Calming Stress  With life’s daily challenges and adventures, having a centered balance of relaxation is a must. One needs to be able to handle dealing with stress at work, with family at home, and other demands -- all of which can take a serious toll on the mind and overall health if stress is excessive. When the body doesn’t have a chance to rest and relax, it can open a can of worms for ailments to creep in. Headaches, sore muscles, and constant fatigue are just some of the symptoms that are experienced due to stress, fatigue, or lack of relaxation....