3 essential oils to combat anxiety, cravings for sweets or bloating –

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when you decide to lose weightis armed with determination to maintain the dietbut I would love to discover some natural, totally harmless substance that would help take the focus away from food – especially from candy (who doesn’t?).

The freshest alternative is mint essential oil: when inhaled, the menthol present in the composition sends signals to the brain capable of reducing the anxiety – you are less likely to attack the chocolate mid-afternoon, according to a study just published in the American journal Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.

If the problem is liquid retention, researchers from Osaka University, Japan, suggest flavoring the environment with grapefruit. The citric acid in the essential oil of the fruit brings more benefits: “It stimulates circulation and acts as a natural accelerator of the metabolism”, says naturologist Mariana Vitte, from Rio de Janeiro. And, if your appetite remains monster, try the lime flavor.