Address Fatigue with: - juices, swimming, cold water floating, walking, exercise and essential oils. Some forms of exercise and cold-water floating are probably the very last things you feel like doing. Especially when you are so tied, you feel irritable and weak. Your mind is the part of you that is fatigued, not your body. The lack of deep sleep is also a big issue. To fix the issue of not sleeping deeply, exercise and deep meditation must become a daily routine. Food and drinks play a major role in self-healing. As well as focusing on gratefulness. Exercise helps you break out of immobility. At least start with rocking back and forth or tapping your feet to music you love.

When it is raining and cold in the wintertime, I can very easily talk myself out of going to the beach for a swim or walking my dog.

What I do is take control of my mind and focus on the benefits. High blood pressure tablets give me a rash. I think about that horrible, irritating itch. That motivates me to go walk my dog and have my swim. While I am floating in that freezing cold water, I tell myself how grateful I am that - the water is freezing because it is lowering my blood pressure. I balance 7 of my chakras to assist me to float longer. We are all different and must find what helps change our mind. We can choose to feel fatigued, rely on what a doctor tells us and take some pills, or become proactive.

I have had a load of enquires over the past 18 months (2020 to 2021) about feeling fatigued after the covid injections. There are two different issues we need to consider. First fatigue, next lack of deep sleep. Rewire your brain the intelligent way

Essential Oils that decrease fatigue and increase focus include:

peppermint
sweet orange
spearmint
rosemary
lemon
All citrus essential oils

Essential oils that increase deeper sleep patterns are: -

Lavender
Clary Sage
Patchouli

Life is filled with contradictions. Citrus oils are day time oils that enliven us, but they cause skin issues when we go into the sun. Therefore, I suggest you make a massage blend with peppermint and rosemary and a nasal sniffer with citrus oils. Below you will find a blending chart and a contraindication chart that must be checked, before making a massage blend. A nasal sniffer carries less contraindications.

How do you use essential oils?

Although some advocates of essential oils mix the oils with lotions and base oils and apply them to bandages, the most common ways to use essential oils for aromatherapy is:

Direct inhalation. You can breathe in the scent of the essential oil using an individual inhaler which often includes floating drops of essential oil on hot water.

Indirect inhalation.

You can also breathe in the scent by using a room diffuser to spread the scent through the air. Placing drops on a tissue or cotton ball is another way of indirect inhalation. Do not have pregnant women, babies nor animals in the room.

Direct inhalation containers- Nasal Inhalers

Similar to a Nebuliser.

For more energy

Make this inhaler or sniff essential oil of peppermint Straight From the bottle.

Place 5 drops of peppermint and 5 drops of lemon oil on the cotton stick insert.
Place the cotton insert into the inner cover.
Screw on the cap.
Smell several times a day to increase your energy.
After you smell the aroma place the outer cap over the nasal inhaler.
Do not smell after 4pm, any of the fatigue list of oils. Those essential oils in smell therapy are for energy.
Use the sleep oils in the evening, for deeper sleep and during the day if you are agitated or frantic.

Massage.

You can massage the diluted essential oil into your skin. Make sure to dilute the essential oil in a carrier oil — such as olive oil, coconut oil, or almond oil, before applying to your skin. See blending chart.

Potential risks

Check the contraindication chart.

If you’re taking medications or have a serious health condition, talk to your doctor before using essential oils. See charts below or go to my charts page

https://organicperfumes.com.au/charts

The Vital Spark blend can be purchased here

https://organicperfumes.com.au/ailment-relief

Skin Test and contraindications

If you’re planning on using an essential oil topically,

Blend with olive oil or another cold pressed oil1 drop in 1 dessertspoon of olive oil. Test for a possible allergic reaction. When blended with base/carrier oil such as olive oil by putting a drop or two on your elbow or wrist and covering the test area with a bandage. In 24 hours, if you feel itching or see redness or a rash, then the oil shouldn’t be used on your skin.

If you’re planning on using essential oils with your child, talk with your paediatrician or aromatherapist before starting.

Lemon (and any citrus) essential oil makes your skin very sun sensitive. Wait 6 hours before you expose your skin to the sun if you’ve put on a citrus oil.

When diffusing essential oils into the air, consider who else might be exposed including pregnant or breastfeeding women, those with asthma, children, or pets. Some essential oils can be dangerous to certain individuals.

The takeaway

If you find yourself reaching for a cup of coffee, sugary soda, or energy drink to beat your fatigue, you might try boosting your energy with home-made fruit juices and a sniff of an essential oil. Just sniffing certain oils called “Smell Therapy” is very beneficial.

Choose from rosemary, peppermint, or lemon oil.

Discuss this with a doctor, heath care therapist, Aromatherapist about other ways to address your low-energy moments. They can recommend other lifestyle choices - such as diet, sleep, and exercise to keep your energy levels high. They can also make sure your fatigue isn’t a sign of something more serious. Home made juicing and adding more herbs to your daily food intake is extremely beneficial as is floating especially in sea water.

Discuss this with a doctor, along with other ways to address your low-energy moments. They can recommend other lifestyle choices - such as diet, sleep, and exercise — to keep your energy levels high. They can also make sure your fatigue isn’t a sign of something more serious.

Having a blood test done may reveal other issues that need attention.

Sea Water Benefits

Floating combats stress in two main ways. First, the water’s magnesium inhibits ACTH, a hormone that drives your adrenal glands to release the stress hormone cortisol. Magnesium also improves sleep quality, which contributes to feeling less stressed. Floating is similar, the benefits that we talk about such as anxiety and stress reduction to pain relief will be felt the most when floating is a regular ritual in your self-care routine.

What are the health benefits of cold-water swimming?

There are a number of other health benefits which include: It has been proven by scientists that by being immersed in cold water three times a week increases your white blood cell counts which helps fight infection and boost your immune system by activating antibodies and increasing the metabolic rate.

Peppermint essential oil

A small 2013 study- Trusted Source, concluded that peppermint essential oil is effective for preventing fatigue and improving exercise performance.

Sweet orange and spearmint essential oils

A 2016 study- Trusted Source concluded that the inhalation of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) and spearmint (Mentha spicata) essential oils could improve athletic performance.

Spearmint and rosemary essential oils

Another 2016 study - Trusted Source (this one done on mice) found that spearmint essential oil mixed with rosemary essential oil had beneficial effects on learning and memory, as well as brain tissue markers of oxidation that occur with age.

Rosemary essential oil

A 2012 study Trusted Source first showed the stimulatory effects of rosemary oil and how it impacts mood states as well as brain wave activity and the autonomic nervous system.

Later, a 2018 study on school children confirmed that rosemary could help focus and memory, potentially boosting memorization in school.

Lemon essential oil

An older study in 2008 Trusted Source concluded that lemon oil reliably enhances positive mood.

More research is needed on lemon essential oil, but traditionally the scents of all citrus fruits have been thought to be uplifting.

Other essential oils that claim to boost energy levels, mood, and focus

Advocates of aromatherapy suggest that there are many essential oils that offer energy-enhancing benefits while helping to improve focus and motivation.

The following table shows which essential oils claim to boost energy, mood, or creativity. Future research will need to specify and study these claims.

Sleep More Deeply

Have an appointed bedtime. Never eat 2 hours before bedtime. No sugars after 2pm each day. Have a chamomile tea or warm milk drink half hour before bed time. Try to walk, swim or exercise 1-2 hours before bedtime.

Twilight Tranquillity a deeper sleep remedy already blended for you. https://organicperfumes.com.au/ailment-relief

Contra-indications and Blending Charts

All my downloadable charts can be found here

https://organicperfumes.com.au/charts

How Food & Drinks Affect Sleep and Fatigue

Over the years, I’ve noticed how certain foods and drinks can disturb both energy and emotions. For example, when I eat chicken after 2 pm, I often experience a restless night. This may be due to the hormones added during production to speed up a chicken’s growth, which can interfere with the body’s own natural rhythms.

Similarly, as an aromatherapist consulting clients for many years, I observed that people who drink too much alcohol on weekends tend to struggle with more than just fatigue. Poor sleep patterns often follow, and their relationships can also suffer—arguments with partners become more common, as alcohol unsettles mood and emotional balance.

Every Persons Body Functions Differently

Everyone’s body is different, and the way food and drinks affect energy, mood, and sleep can vary greatly. While I can share my own experiences—like how eating chicken later in the day unsettles my sleep, or how alcohol often disrupts rest and emotional balance—I cannot prescribe exact cut-off times or food choices for each reader.

If you suspect that your diet is contributing to fatigue or restless nights, it may be helpful to seek advice from a qualified nutritionist, naturopath, or holistic health practitioner. Expert guidance can give you tailored recommendations to suit your body, lifestyle, and health goals.

What I can offer through aromatherapy is a natural way to support energy, relaxation, and emotional wellbeing alongside those choices. Essential oils, mindful breathing, and soothing self-care rituals can be powerful tools to complement a healthy diet and lifestyle.

The takeaway: What we put into our bodies shapes not only our energy and sleep but also our emotional wellbeing and relationships. Choosing cleaner foods, staying mindful with alcohol, and supporting the body with natural remedies like essential oils can make a remarkable difference.

Caring for Your Own Mind

The human mind is delicate and wonderfully complex. It is constantly influenced by circumstances, experiences, and daily happenings—some uplifting, some challenging. Because of this, the best work we can do is the work we do on ourselves.

Rather than trying to control, judge, or “fix” others, it is far more healing to turn inward, nurture our own balance, and keep our own counsel. When we focus on strengthening our own mind and spirit, we naturally become calmer, kinder, and more resilient.

One of the most powerful practices in easing stress is to love unconditionally—without expectation or demand. This love begins within, extending first to ourselves, then flowing out gently to others. In this way, peace and healing start in the individual and ripple outward into relationships and communities.

Daily Reflection

I honour the delicacy of my own mind.
I focus on healing myself, not fixing others.
I keep my own counsel and trust my inner wisdom.
I choose unconditional love—it eases my stress and nurtures my peace.

Gentle Reminder

Work on yourself.
Not on others.
The mind is delicate,
guided by life’s happenings.
Keep your own counsel.
Love unconditionally.
Peace will follow.

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