Let’s get right to it: Old Man Winter isn’t always such a nice guy. Although we sometimes enjoy that crisp, cold air and the occasional snowfall (followed by a subsequent snow day), the side effects of cooler weather usually lead to a set of symptoms that keep us from flourishing through the New Year.
Most resort to the medicine cabinet for a cure, but oftentimes, those pills and potions lead to more side effects that take even longer to wear off. And sometimes, they leave us sicker than we were to begin with. So what’s the alternative when nothing else seems to work"
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Essential oils are known for their hair and skin benefits, but we tend to overlook the fact that they also tote the same powers for our internal systems. According to the team at Saje Natural Wellness, the company behind some of today’s top-selling plant-derived wellness products, the wholistic and synergistic nature of oils lead the body to experience side benefits, instead of side effects. Source: Instagram
“We also recognize that anything you apply to the skin ? our largest organ ? gets absorbed into the bloodstream,” they say. “That?s why we feel passionately about relying on nature as medicine and offering 100% natural essential oil remedies that help the body and mind heal instead of putting a ?band-aid? on the issue.”
Ahead, we break down which ones you’ll need to combat the most common ailments ...