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5 Foods for Destressing and Detoxing by Dr. Michelle

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5 Foods for Destressing and Detoxing by Dr. Michelle

With continuous stress our minds and bodies respond with anxiety, excessive worry, fatigue, brain fog and issues with your sleep. Stress is a form of toxicity that we often self-medicate with comfort foods such as chips, cookies, cakes, candy, ice cream, and alcohol, leading to an even more toxic internal environment. 

Not only can food be medicine, but also a source of happiness. I want to share with you 5 foods that are staples for my detox and destress  FREEALITEA.

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5 Common Herbs for Detoxing and Destressing

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5 Common Herbs for Detoxing and Destressing

Aging beautifully involves consistent destressing (frown and worry lines aren't cute at all) and detoxing. Some signs to indicate that it is time to cleanse and reNEW your body and mind:
  • Constipation
  • Headaches
  • Fatigue
  • Sluggish Feeling
We can destress and detox with these 5 common herbs that can help us with our stress-FREE cleansing journey. Dandelion root has a mild laxative effect

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FREE Yourself to Find Yourself with FREEALITEA

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FREE Yourself to Find Yourself with FREEALITEA

How I freed myself to find myself.  I took a chance on doing things I really wanted to do. I took a chance of speaking what was really in my heart. I took a chance on going someplace that I've wanted to since I was a teenager. I didn't allow my fear or that of others to talk me out of it. 

Replenishing my cup daily drop by drop. FREEALITEA replenishes my cup daily. Whenever I feel tension physically or emotionally, FREEALITEA frees me.

Living and appreciating the moment.

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5 Steps to Calm After a Storm by Dr. Michelle

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5 Steps to Calm After a Storm by Dr. Michelle

I often feel anxious about what is going to happen next and sometimes miss the NOW! Is there something you have fear and anxiety about that is holding you back or delaying your next? Are you ready to let it go and heal?

Release Recharge Tea has rosemary which has a positive clinical effect on anxiety, mood, and sleep.

Choose three go-to affirmations for various feelings and situations. Repeat them in between sips of tea and watch how your thoughts start to slow down.

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3 Ways Not to Trip from Triggers

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3 Ways Not to Trip from Triggers

Some times you have to walk away from a bad situation or being right smack in the middle of the thing that is triggering your stress. If you can't physically leave, you can shift your mindset and perspective so that it no longer affects you the same way.

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