You expected energy. Why Spring Feels Emotional After 45? Instead, you feel: Spring increases stimulation. After 45, stimulation feels different. Light Speeds the System Longer daylight increases serotonin and dopamine activity. Your nervous system accelerates. For some women, that feels motivating. For others, it feels like internal pressure. Neither is wrong. Both require steering. Hormones Amplify It Estrogen regulates serotonin.Progesterone calms the nervous system. When both fluctuate, emotional buffering narrows. Spring doesn’t create instability. It exposes sensitivity. That sensitivity is not weakness. It’s awareness without a filter. Histamine Adds Fuel Allergy season raises histamine levels. Histamine impacts: So if you…
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Spring changes your sleep. Not dramatically.But biologically. Longer daylight advances your internal clock.Cortisol rises earlier.Melatonin shortens. You wake sooner.Sleep lighter.Feel alert at the wrong time. This isn’t dysfunction. It’s recalibration. After 45, The Buffer Is Smaller Estrogen fluctuates.Progesterone declines.Sleep naturally becomes lighter. So when spring accelerates your rhythm, you notice. That awareness is not a flaw. It’s information. Does Moving Bedtime 15 Minutes Help? Yes. Gradual shifts ease transition. But here’s what matters more than the clock: Light. Morning light anchors your rhythm.Evening light delays it. Shift the environment before you obsess over the time. A Spring Sleep Realignment No…
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Spring is in full bloom—and Young Living is throwing a Garden Party flash sale to celebrate! This is your personal invite to the sweetest sale of the season: 30% off dreamy floral oils and skin care favorites, plus free shipping when you hit 100 PV on your order! Whether you’re restocking your essentials or helping your friends and family discover their new floral must-haves, you’ll want to grab these limited-time, fresh-cut prices! 🌼 You get 30% off and free shipping when you spend 100+ PV! Sale starts Tuesday, May 20 at 9 am, MT, and runs through Thursday, May 22,…
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Summer Essentials It is officially summer, and we are here for the long, lazy days. But just because we’re choosing intentional rest, that doesn’t mean that we are letting our wellness routines go. In fact, we’re using the time to re-up our knowledge with a pseudo summer school. Jump into summer with intentional habits and these favorite products! Lavender Foaming Hand Soap Formulated with gentle, plant-based ingredients and infused with the fresh, floral scent of Lavender premium essential oil, Lavender Foaming Hand Soap lathers and conditions for clean and soft hands. We have one at every sink! Citrus Fresh Essential…
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Breath of Fresh Air – Is Always Refreshing Air is so wonderful to enjoy in a big part of your day. Open your windows every day of the year. Yes – even if it is cold outside! Do it for 15 minutes min per day! Another good habit to add to your “Breath of Fresh Air” routine is to have a diffuser filled with essential oils to run daily. Diffusing using a machine (a diffuser) is vaporizing the essential oils to get those essential oils into the air and into your body outside of applying essential oils to your body.…
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Summer Vacation Essentials Prep List Summer is just around the corner, and we are ready for long days full of warmth and sunshine and slower schedules! We’re stocking up on these summer vacation essentials to make the most of this coming season. A prep list is the way to go and avoid inevitable bumps in the road. TRAVEL FAVORITES: Summer Essentials Travel favorites, whether you’re going by plane, train, or automobile or having a staycation, here are the summer vacation travel necessities we’re stocking up on now (before they sell out!). Shop here for these summer essentials. Insect Repellant Enjoy…
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Hydration is essential for Skin Care Hydration for skincare is an overlooked part of your skincare. Our bodies are 70% water, and we need to replace the water every day. So dehydration is a BIG deal these days! You will find that many issues associated with being dehydration. A sign of lack of water is wrinkles, digestive issues, and hand & nail decline. We lose 1 1/2 quart of water by evaporation through one night of sleep. If you are dealing with hormonal, it could be more evaporation than normal. Book Recommendation The book, Your Bodies Many Cries for…
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Mature Skin Care It is so much more than what the surface tells us – Mature Skin Care. We need to look deeper into that. Does deeper mean harder? NO. The look will require us to change though. Skin Types Some of us go through multiple skin changes over course of our lives. That can be a challenge, but we usually get through with help or advice from others. Some are eager advice-givers and others are “professionals” that we seek to remedy our “mature skin” situation. Neither is really bad; quite often where we are in receiving that advice. Four…
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