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<b>EMOTIONS ARE POWERFUL: HAPPY PEOPLE TEND TO LIVE LONGER<b>

  
  
  

 

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Subjective Well-Being (SWB) is how researchers define the individual’s current evaluation of happiness. Such an evaluation is often expressed in affective terms; when asked about subjective well-being, participants will often say, “I feel good”, “I feel happy”.

A  high Subjective Well-Being (SWB) seems to have a direct effect on the health and longevity, making it even increased by 14 percent!!

This is according to Professor Ed Diener, Department of Psychology University of Illinois, who has just published in the Journal of Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being the most comprehensive review so far of the evidence linking happiness to health outcomes.

Taking into account 160 studies, this review has found "clear and compelling evidence" that -- all else being equal -- happy people tend to live longer and experience better health than their unhappy peers.

"We reviewed eight different types of studies," Diener (nicknamed Dr. Happiness) said. "And the general conclusion from each type of study is that your subjective well-being -- that is, feeling positive about your life, not stressed out, not depressed -- contributes to both longevity and better health among healthy populations."

"I was almost shocked and certainly surprised to see the consistency of the data," Diener said. "All of these different kinds of studies point to the same conclusion: that health and then longevity in turn are influenced by our mood states."

The original article can be found here.

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Being Happy Makes you Live Longer and Look Better

So being well and happy is good for your health and prolongs your life. In general, experiencing more positive emotions is a good way of improving SWB. Positive emotions are deep felt emotions like love, joy, gratitude, interest, and hope. While negative emotions close our minds down, positive emotions open them up.

Emotions have also a powerful impact on our appearance. A range of emotions—and the ability to express them—are what make you human and beautiful.

It's true. When you're happy, you tend to feel positive, radiant and joyful.

 

Tatchme® boosts Positive Emotions with Aromatherapy

A revolutionary anti-aging skincare line, TATCHME® has blended its potent formulas with pure natural essential oils to make you benefit from aromatherapy.

Aromatherapy is the practice of using the natural essential oils extracted from flowers, bark, stems, leaves, roots or other parts of a plant to enhance psychological and physical well-being.

Tatchme® Anti-Aging Skin Care believes that emotions have a strong impact our beauty and that our sense of smell is very powerful.  As the journey to the source of wellbeing, Tatchme® has enriched its rejuvenating skin creams with two natural essential oils.

 

relax lineTatchme® Relax products are enriched with Hedychium Spicatum essential extract to provide your skin and mind with peace and tranquility. (Green line)   

 


  Eenrgy LineTatchme® Energy products are enriched with Levisticum Officinale essential oil to provide your skin and mind with vitality and strength. (Orange line)

 


<b>BEAUTY SLEEP: AN ESSENTIAL ANTI-AGING SECRET<b>

  
  
  

 

Beauty sleep is not a myth and sleep does lessen the severity of wrinkles in the face and neck, at least temporarily. For this reason, dermatologists often suggest using your most performant skin creams before bed... Time to check out RELAX Tatchme® Powerful Anti-Wrinkles Night Cream.

To avoid puffy, bloodshot eyes, dark under-eye circles and a pale washed-out complexion -- and for peak alertness and energy -- experts say you need: 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night.


Early in the nighttime sleep beauty sleepcycle, people typically have a surge in growth hormone - and for growth hormone read youth hormone. This period of deep sleep, stages 3 and 4 sleep, contributes to what people call "beauty sleep" as secretion of growth hormone helps repair and rebuild body tissues like muscle and bone.

Many of the body’s cells also show increased production and reduced breakdown of proteins during deep sleep. Since proteins are the building blocks needed for cell growth and for repair of damage from factors like stress and ultraviolet rays, deep sleep may truly be "beauty sleep."

There is some evidence that skin cells regenerate faster at night than during the day. Cell division happens throughout the day, but peaks around 2 am. This is literally renewal and rejuvenation during sleep. The peak in cell division happens even if you stay awake at night, while the surge in growth hormone doesn't.

  • From 8pm to 11pm is the time for hydration and stimulation,
  • while 11pm to 3am is the time for nutrition and regeneration,
  • and 3am to 5am is the time for resting.

 
Remember: an hour before midnight is worth three afterwards.


Unlike common belief, sleep cannot be 'carried over' to the next day. Lack of sleep adversely impacts your body fat percentage and raises your risk of all sorts of diseases and illnesses like strokes and diabetes.

 

Here are some tips to help you get the sleep you need:

sleeping beautyDO

  • Exercise and get fresh air during the day.
  • Take a deep relaxing bath with your favorite scented bath essence and some candles.
  • Stay calm before bed time – try to empty your mind of the details from your day.
  • Relax while taking off make-up and preparing for bed. Enjoy the time you’re spending just on you.

 

DON’T

  • Avoid caffeine, nicotine or other stimulants within six hours of bedtime.
  • No sweets before bed time. High blood sugar interferes with growth hormone production which is essential to look younger for longer.
  • Minimize light, noise and temperature extremes; your bedroom should be comfortably cool.
  • Don't read, watch television or work in bed. Use the bed only to sleep.
  • Avoid large meals just before bedtime.

 

There are few things more frustrating than not being able to get to sleep.

For those who have difficulty sleeping, before you reach for your sleeping medications, you might want to try aromatherapy. This method is more natural and also serves to enhance the already countless benefits of sleep by aiding your bloodstream as it works through the night.

 

How Does Aromatherapy work?


  • Essential oils stimulate our sense of smell.
  • Smells enter through our nose and travel to the part of our brain that controls our moods, emotions and memory.
  • Things we smell have a significant impact on how we feel.

 

TOP 3 ESSENTIAL OILS FOR RELAXATION & SLEEP:aromatheraphy

Lavender (Lavendula augustifolia)

Chamomile, Roman (Chamaemelum nobile)

Bergamot (Citrus aurantium)

 

 

How to Use Scents for Sleep Problems

 

MASSAGE
One approach is to massage your neck, shoulders, and any other areas with a relaxing essential oil blend.
How to mix essential oils for a massage: Place up to 10 drops of your scents in a glass container, along with 10ml of carrier oil (like jojoba oil, for example). Place the lid on the container and shake the contents to mix, and then apply to the skin via massage.


BATH
Unwind with an essential-oil-enhanced bath before bedtime.
How to add essential oils to your bath: Mix up to 10 drops of your essential oils to your bath water once the water has finished running.


ATHMOSPHERE
You could also shake three or four drops of a sleep-promoting essential oil onto your pillow just before you're going to sleep, or blend 2 or 3 essential oils in the burner bowl and allow the mixture to diffuse in the air.

 

DRINKING TISANES

Chamomile, lavender and bergamot are three unique flowers  valued for their calming and relaxing effects on the human body and mind. You can brew tisanes with those flowers/plants. Drinking tisanes allows you to take a break and gives you few moments of simple, sensory delight.

NOTE: Pregnant women and those with allergies to similar plants—asters, daisies, chrysanthemums, or ragweed—should not ingest chamomille or use it topically. 

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<b>NATURAL ANTI-AGING SKIN CARE: THE AROMATHERAPY FACTOR <b>

  
  
  

 

essential oilsAromatherapy is the practice of using the natural essential oils extracted from flowers, bark, stems, leaves, roots or other parts of a plant to enhance psychological and physical well-being.

 

Aromatherapy was an accidental discovery. French chemist René-Maurice Gattefossé accidentally set his arm on fire in his laboratory in 1920s. The nearest cold liquid he could locate was lavender oil, probably because it was a perfume laboratory. He noticed that the burn healed quickly and left no scarring. From that point on he researched essential oils and how they heal.

 

Aromatherapy means “treatment using scents.” The healing art of aromatherapy uses essential oils to relieve stress, anxiety, and fatigue to promote relaxation and wellbeing.

 

Stress causes premature aging

Extreme or prolonged emotional stress, sadness, grief, anxiety (and even tension caused by happy events) can have dramatic effects on the body. These conditions cause oxidative stress, which means the production of free radicals in our body. These physical effects manifest in many different ways, and may include sleep problems, depressed immune function, chronic headaches, and quick aging of the skin.

Unfortunately, our bodies are unable to counteract all the daily free radical damage to our cellular function. Many herbs used in Ayurvedic medicine have antioxidant effects, which means that they may help neutralize free radicals.

 

Positive emotions help build resistance to stress

If we take a more holistic approach to health, maintaining balance in the body and the mind is key to live longer and happier. In other words, we could say that positive emotions are powerful free radical scavengers...

Indeed, there is an undeniable connection between emotional and physical health. For instance, it is said that for every 10 minuets of good laughter (not just a smile) you can achieve an average of 2 hours of deep sleep a night.

 

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Whatever occurs in the mind affects the body and vice versa.  The body and the mind cannot be considered independently. When the two are out of sync, then both emotional and physical stress can erupt.” Hippocrates

 

 

 

Aromatherapy directly impacts on emotions

Essential oils can directly impact emotional states through the olfactory system, which makes it a uniquely holistic healing modality. Aromas are sensed and analyzed in the reticular system of the brain stem. In this body system, emotions, memories, and attention are connected.

Certain aromas can stimulate the hypothalamus, a part of the brain. The hypothalamus then produces hormones, which are potent compounds that influence emotions and behavior.

Herein lies the power of aromatherapy -- it can not only influence the physical imbalances of the body, but also affect emotions and memory.

 

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How does it work?

  • Essential oils stimulate our sense of smell.
  • Smells enter through our nose and travel to the part of our brain that controls our moods, emotions and memory.
  • Things we smell have a significant impact on how we feel.

 

TOP 10 ESSENTIAL OILS

1.      Rose (Rose centifolia, R. Damascene, Rosaceae): anger, bitterness, emotional exhaustion, grief, jealousy, sadness

2.      Bergamot (Citrus aurantium): anger, anxiety, frustration, sadness

3.      Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens): anger, anxiety, moody tendencies, sadness, stress

4.      Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea): fear, sadness, worry

5.      Lavender (Lavendula augustifolia): anxiety, irritability, sadness, stress, worry

6.      Lemon (Citrus lemon): anxiety, bitterness, stress

7.      Peppermint (Mentha piperita): anxiety, sadness, stress

8.      Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata): anxiety, emotional exhaustion, frustration, guilt, impatience, sadness, stress

9.      Chamomile, Roman (Chamaemelum nobile): anger, grief, irritability, emotional over-stimulation, sadness, stress, worry

10.    Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum): apathy, emotional exhaustion, emotional tension

 

Pampering your skin with positive and restorative fragrances, can make it look younger.

Tatchme® Anti-Aging Skin Care believes that emotions have a strong impact our beauty and that our sense of smell is very powerful.  As the journey to the source of wellbeing, Tatchme® has enriched its rejuvenating skin creams with two natural essential oils.

Tatchme® Relax products are enriched with Hedychium Spicatum essential extract to provide your skin and mind with peace and tranquility.  

Tatchme® Energy products are enriched with Levisticum Officinale essential oil to provide your skin and mind with vitality and strength.

 

Aromatherapy: methods of application

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MASSAGE – It is one of the oldest and best methods to use aromatherapy. It helps the essential oils to get absorbed readily in to the blood stream.

BATH – This method could be used for having a wonderful and a relaxing experience. Add few drops of essential oils to the bath water and soak in.

INHALATION – It is one of the best techniques of application. It affects the nervous system through the olfactory system. It could be done by adding few drops of essential oils to the hot water and inhaling the vapor. Inhalers are also available in the market for this purpose.


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