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1. Essential Oils: I’m not one to praise the use of essential oils for medicinal purposes🚫. However, several studies suggest that essential oils can lead to improvements in mood😅. Two of the most popular essential oils for relaxation are eucalyptus and lavender, and whether the mood effects are placebo or not, they DO work for me🙏! I love the Bath & Body Works pillow mists💕
2. LED Lights: Exposure to fluorescent lighting all day, every day (and sometimes night) without sunlight is bad for your health😷. Fluorescent lights are blue lights, and such cold-colored lighting can trigger the fight or flight response in humans, increasing our stress levels💙. While most students cannot really change the fact that they have to work at desks, we can all try to decrease our stress response to light💡. I SWEAR by the full-spectrum LED light on my desk to try to counter all those bad fluorescents!
3. An Activity Tracker: Doing aerobic exercises for 30-60 minutes could cause your body to release endorphins in your brain💃🏼. Endorphins are chemicals that can give you a sense of euphoria. Additionally, during exercise your body pumps out endocannabinoids🏋🏼♀️. Endocannabinoids are, yes, related to cannabis. They are naturally made chemicals in the body that bind to the same places in the brain as THC in weed, causing you to feel calmer and more at ease✌️. I’m a dancer, but when work gets busy or there’s no open dance classes nearby, I use a fitness tracker on my phone to compete in exercise challenges against friends and all the while, I can get naturally “high”🤸♂️.
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What is your self-care routine?
📸: Amber Bruski
South African dung beetles compete fiercely for the chance to eat the poop 💩 of other animals. .
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When a beetle comes across a pile of dung 💩in the savannah🌾, it quickly cuts off a piece, rolls it into a ball, and heads off in reverse with its stinky prize, away from other hungry beetles👏. .
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To efficiently escape with their trophy🏆, the beetles move in a straight line, orienting themselves with celestial objects such as the sun☀️ or moon🌙. However, new research suggests that the beetles can also steer based on changes in wind 🌬direction. CLICK THE LINK IN MY BIO TO LEARN MORE! ✨
