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Essential oils to help you work better

TNN | Last updated on - Apr 5, 2017, 12:03 IST

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Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy is an ancient art of using pure oils made from plants for healing physical, mental and even emotional problems. It is gaining popularity with the availability of better quality oils and information on the subject, and because it’s easy to practice.
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Peppermint

Peppermint is great for combating fatigue. It helps promotes alertness, clarity and stimulates memory; even chewing peppermint gum has been found to help with memory.
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Basil

Basil, also known as Tulsi, sharpens concentration and the senses. It’s a mental stimulant which helps in clearing the head and fighting intellectual fatigue and burn out.
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Rosemary

Rosemary is a stimulating herb, known to help promote good blood circulation. It helps in rebuilding the nervous system after mental strain and is known to help creativity by easing exhaustion and lethargy. It’s energising and immunity boosting as well.
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Tea Tree

With powerful anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal properties properties, it’s more often used for the skin than the mind. It is a great stimulant, activating cognitive processes and memory. It helps fight fatigue and improve efficiency.
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Orange

An oil often underestimated for its mental health benefits, it’s known to boost the mood, reduce stress and nervousness, even depression and is great for promoting creative thoughts. It also fights fatigue.
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Lemon

Besides being anti-viral and immunity boosting, which is good when flu season wants to get you down, lemon is also uplifting and brainpower boosting helping in concentration and alertness.
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Neroli

Neroli, also known as orange blossom, is stress relieving, relaxing and it helps relieve mental exhaustion. It also boosts concentration and courage; good if you’re nervous about what you’re working on.
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Choose Carefully!

While all provide a mental pick-up to improve efficiency and productivity, they all work in different ways from fighting exhaustion so you can work to boosting the mood to help inspire you to work so you can choose a different one depending on your needs and the task.
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