Archive for the 'Clove' Category
When I was a kid, I made pomanders for the holidays. Pomanders are simply oranges, studded with cloves. Amazingly, this simple holiday decoration can perk us up! I know that the holidays are well over, but I hold on to my pomanders for as long as possible. I save my pomanders because the citrus scents of this decoration have been proven to improve focus and increase concentration by more than 30%.
But what really powers this energy-booster are the cloves. When researchers exposed volunteers to the spicy fragrance of cloves
, brain scans revealed a surge of activity in the region responsible for alertness and the volunteers also had a sharper memory! Pretty cool!
Another remnant of the holidays that I save for as long as possible are pointsettias. Yes, I keep these pretty holiday plants growing in pots inside of my home until they stop growing every year. I do this because the lovely pointsettia plant helps me to breathe easier as it purifies the air around us. NASA research reveals that the pointsettia is one of the moist effective air purifiers around.
Many house plants filter some harmful chemicals and pollutants from the air, but because this festive Mexican plant has super-sized leaves, it can absorb a whopping 99% of indoor air toxins that you’d otherwise be breathing into your body! And, guess what? Those bright red petals are not flowers; they are actually red leaves that have turned scarlet. So, keep your pointsettias around and breathe easy.