This week’s recommended links list is short and sweet.
I enjoy a chic scented candle and furthermore if it exudes a good smell. Anything that remotely resembles the fragrance of bergamot is a seller to me, however lately I’ve been rather curious about the negative health effect of waxes in certain candles. It’s said that the paraffin found in some candles can be toxic, and are carcinogen once burned. Since many companies decide not to declare what their wax is made of… I’m becoming increasingly interested in products with honest ingredients and nothing is more truthful than essential oils. They are what they say they are, extractions of natural plants and seeds. To embark on the rode of candid aromas, I’m getting one of these diffusers which are not only themselves made of ceramic and porcelain, two materials derived of natural sources, but they look good as well, so I can burn oils wherever I want in my house without the feeling of appearing ugly. To read more about all the ways you can use and mix essential oils go here.
I go to the gym very morning around 6:30 at least four days a week and work out with a trainer three times a week. However, since I wasn’t an athletic child it has taken me a long ride to get in my “ideal mind shape” if such a thing can happen outside Hollywood. Experts in the field say that our bodies start losing muscle once we pass our thirties. This age-related muscle loss is known as sarcopenia. Not a nice word, right… Here is how you can slow the process and in some cases even reverse it.
And last, if you’ve been putting off a hard conversation, here you can find some advice to get that difficult conversation started. A hint, don’t worry about not being liked too much.
