Recently, I was contacted by Natrol to spread the word about how to live a healthier lifestyle during these unprecedented times. Let’s face it, life can be stressful on a normal day and there is nothing normal about the stressful days we’re all having lately. Just turning on the television can lead to anxiety and remind us of the problems that are affecting us all. We’ve had our normal schedules interrupted and that’s just the start. Students don’t know when school might start, parents are worried about child care, and we’re all worried about our loved ones. Stress can lead to all kinds of health problems and reducing stress is very important for maintaining our health.

“Stress is the body's reaction to any change that requires an adjustment or response. The body reacts to these changes with physical, mental, and emotional responses. Stress is a normal part of life, however, too much stress and poor stress management can pose physical and mental health risks. You can experience stress from your environment, your body, and your thoughts.”

Living a healthy lifestyle is crucial right now. Eating healthy foods, getting plenty of exercise, getting quality sleep and relaxing are all important elements of a healthy lifestyle. There are times, however, when you don’t have time to prepare a healthy meal, take a walk and a good night’s sleep is just wishful thinking. That’s where Natrol can help. Natrol supplements can be a great complement to healthy habits and can even help with reducing stress and anxiety and focus.

Natrol sent the most fabulous “goodie bag” to me filled with great items for relaxation. They know that a combination of living a healthy lifestyle along with taking good quality herbal supplements is the best way to get through our stressful days. The goody bag was filled with things to help me relax and they included…

A silk lavender eye mask, gel eye mask, lavender pillow spray, coloring book and colored pencils, Natrol Ultimate Calm, Natrol Cognium Focus, Natrol 3 a.m. Melatonin Sleep, crossword puzzle book, fuzzy socks and camomile tea. This is such a good idea for a gift that I think I’ll put together several “goodie bags” for people I know who are extra stressed and make sure to include Natrol!!

Shortly after the quarantine started, we decided it would be a great time to get a new puppy because we would be home to really give him the attention he needed. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made and he (Amos) has become part of our family. In so many ways, he’s helping me to be healthy…I’ve never walked so much in my life and i also get the best puppy snuggles. Getting Amos is certainly a positive that has come from our current situation and he always brightens my day! I am certain that it won’t be long before things are back to normal and we can hop in the car for a family vacation!

One of the things I really love and have never used often is an eye pillow. Filled with lavender, which is known for its calming properties, I can block out any light, concentrate on the wonderful aroma and usually fall right to sleep. The little things that I’m doing every day to reduce stress add up and I’m learning as I go what works.

Natrol Relaxia comes in three formulas…Ultimate Calm, which is the strongest stress fighter, Natrol Relaxia Day calm which is a gummy for daytime stress and Natrol Relaxia Night Calm, another gummy to help you relax and fall asleep. All of these products are 100% drug free and non habit forming, non GMO, vegetarian, gluten free, gelatin free and contain no artificial flavors, sweeteners, synthetic dyes or preservatives. They are the best supplements to helps reduce occasional stress, anxiety and tension. I love to take the Day Calm formula for those days when I’m just not dealing with things very well and unfortunately, we all have those days!

I want to be completely transparent… I cannot take melatonin because I am allergic. Instead of putting me to sleep, I get wired and want to run around the house…hmmm maybe I should take it in the morning so I’ll be more productive.

If you are someone who benefits from Melatonin, Narol makes the number one brand of Melatonin - 3 a.m. Melatonin. It’s for the times when you wake in the middle of the night with your mind racing and can’t get back to sleep. Melatonin helps regulate sleep-wake cycles helping you to stay asleep and wake up feeling refreshed. It also contains L-Theanine to promote calm.

One of my favorite things to do before bed is to spray my pillow with this lavender scented Deep Sleep Pillow Spray from This Works. Lavender has been said to provide many health properties including helping with improved sleep and reducing blood pressure. This lavender pillow spray sends a message to your brain that you intend to have a good night’s sleep and really does smell amazing. I love to sleep in a room that smells good and I can’t get enough of this delicious smelling spray!

Did you know it’s been proven that coloring reduces stress for adults? Coloring has the ability to relax the fear center of your brain, andI induces the same state as meditating by reducing the thoughts of a restless mind. This generates mindfulness and quietness, which allows your mind to get some rest after a long day at work.

Natrol Cognium Focus contains ingredients such as green tea extract blueberry fruit extract and ginkgo biloba to help improve focus and concentration! If you’re anything like me, you walk into a room and forget what you wanted to do. Sometimes I just have to stand there until I remember and sometimes, I just don’t remember. I’ve even found it hard to focus on conversations and everything seems to take longer than it used to because I’m distracted and a bit anxious at times.

This little puppy has no trouble relaxing or focusing, but I certainly have trouble with both at times and that’s when I reach for Natrol Relaxia and Cognium Focus!

Natrol also makes other products to enhance a healthy lifestyle that you’ll want to check out!

This post is sponsored by Natrol but the thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any diseases.