Say goodbye to stress (Bach Flower Remedies)

Member Name: Maiakins

Product:	Bach Flower Remedies
Date:	12/09/03 (2185 review reads)
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Advantages: Non-addictive, Stops stress, Lasts a long time

Disadvantages: None

Everyone from students about to sit GCSEs/A-Levels to Company Directors about to make an important presentation can feel stressed. Some of us are lifes worriers and others only feel anxious when facing big events (driving tests, speaking in public). Whatever your level of stress is, Rescue Remedy can help you. I have used it before flights, exams, dentist appointments and even on the morning of my wedding.

Rescue Remedy is a natural form of stress relief and combines five different flower essences. It is suitable for adults, children and apparently even animals! One of my friends used it on their cat (following recommendation by her vet) when trying to take the cat by train from London-Scotland. Apparently, after a few drops in the water bowl, the cat was very calm and did not show any visible signs of stress during the journey.

So what are flower essences? Well, apparently, Dr Edward Bach (a bacteriologist, physician and homeologist who first invented Rescue Remedy in the 1930s) believed that flowers contained healing properties which could affect our physical and emotional well-being. The essences work by balancing positive and negative energies. Eh? To be perfectly honest, I do not understand how it works either and it seems a bit like mumbo-jumbo to me. But I have to admit that it works a treat.

** USAGE **
4 drops a time. Take up to 4 times a day.

Simply, put 4 drops onto your tongue. Alternatively, using the pipette (remember Biology lessons everyone?), place 4 drops into water and sip at intervals. The amount of water used depends on what sort of effect you want: immediate kick-in or a slower effect.

If I am having trouble getting to sleep, than I fill a glass to about an inch deep with water and then add the 4 drops. If, however, I am just generally stressed but do not want to be so calm I fall asleep, then I would get a small bottle of mineral water and put the 4 drops into that, which I gradually sip thro
ughout the day.

** INGREDENTS **
The drops contain 5 times dilution of flower extracts of: Rock Rose, Impatiens, Clematis, Star of Bethlehem, Cherry Plum in a grape alcohol solution. These five flower essences are said to have the following purpose:
- Star of Bethlehem for trauma and shock
- Clematis for the tendency to pass out and unconsciousness, being far away
- Cherry Plum for fear of mind giving way, verge of breakdown, anger
- Impatiens for irritability, tension and fidgety
- Rock Rose for frozen terror and panic.
Each of these flower essences are available individually from Bachs (as are 33 other flower remedies for everything from shyness to .

** THE PACKAGING **
Rescue Remedy comes in a small bottle about 3 inches (8cm) high and half an inch (1cm) across. It is so handy, and I carry it in my make-up bag along with mascara and lipgloss. A basic essential I tell you!

** PRICE & FURTHER DETAILS **
A 10 ml bottle costs £3.70 and is available from Boots and all good health stores. For more details see the website: www.bachremedies.com

** SO DOES IT WORK? THE ULTIMATE TEST **
I know from past experience that this stuff may be natural and full of flowers, but it really works! However, I wanted to be sure and so I tried the ultimate test. My worst nightmare. Giving a presentation to a room full of 100 people.

In the weeks leading up to the presentation, I occasionally thought about it and felt a cold sense of fear creeping all over me. But nothing too bad, apart from at night-time when worries of stage-fright, hostile questions, and generally making a prat of myself kept me awake. So, half an hour before I wanted to go to sleep, I took 4 drops. And heh-presto, the next moment my alarm was going off at 7:30am and I had slept like a log!

But for the actual day, I knew the fear would intensify and I would have to step it up a gear if I did not want to be a gibbering wreck.
So I put a few drops in a bottle of Evian and sipped it throughout the day. I cannot pretend the presentation was easy-peasy, but I certainly felt much calmer and did not spend the hour beforehand in the toilet! The great thing about Rescue Remedy is it does not alter your performance and you can still think clearly and be alert. That is why so many people use it for exams and driving tests.

To conclude, I would highly recommend you try Bachs Rescue Remedy if you are feeling worried. It is not addictive, it helps calm you down and it is all completely natural!

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