While they sound mysterious, adaptogenic herbs are herbs that help balance your adrenal system. They help relieve PMS because your body is often going through hormonal fluctuations. Look for a blend of adaptogenic herbs at your local health food store. As another option, work with an herbalist to create a blend just for you.  Try a blend of ashwagandha, holy basil, cordyceps, and rhodiola. Additionally, maca and ginseng are also adaptogenic herbs. You can find an herbalist by searching online. Before you work with an herbalist, ask them for their qualifications and read reviews from other customers. Check their educational background, certification or license, and membership to professional organizations. Ginger is a popular treatment for stomach issues like nausea, upset stomach, bloating, and possibly cramps. Use fresh, minced ginger or dried ginger. Add it to your dishes or smoothies to taste. Eat ginger 2-3 times a day to get the full benefits. Salt causes you to retain water, which can contribute to bloating. Skip the salt and use herbs to season your food instead! Look for a salt-free seasoning blend on the spices aisle of your local grocery store or use fresh or dried herbs. Add the herbs to your food to taste. For instance, use rosemary, basil, thyme, and oregano to flavor your meals. Use a single herb or a blend of herbs. Measure out 1-2 heaping tsp (2-5 g) of herbs into a tea strainer. Boil water and pour it into your mug or teacup. Steep your tea for 10-15 minutes to receive the full benefits. Drink your tea 2-3 times a day to find relief.  Since these herbs are typically roots, they take longer to steep. You can find dried herbs at your local health food store or online. Make sure the herbs you buy say they’re safe for consumption. If you’re using a blend of herbs, the easiest way to combine them is to mix even amounts of the herbs in a clean jar. Then, measure out your blend. Seal the jar to keep the rest of your herbs fresh. Use bagged tea for a convenient option. Look for a PMS blend or the specific herb you want to use.

Summary: Add a blend of adaptogenic herbs to your tea or smoothies. Add ginger to your recipes and smoothies for stomach issues. Use herbs to season your food instead of salt to prevent bloating. Steep herbs in boiling water for 10-15 minutes to make a tea.


Now that you're not working, not answering other people's obligations, and not worrying about what your hair looks like, what will you do with your time?! If you're like most hermits, you'll spend a lot of time meditating, praying, and enjoying the simple things in life. About time!  You'll probably have more time than you even realize. You'll wake when you want, sleep when you want, and fall into a natural cycle of productivity. Find the time that's best for sleeping, eating, and exercising for you. Now that your schedule is all yours, you've no reason to max out your productivity. Use this to develop all the skills you wish you had time for in your more cookie-cutter past. Juggle! Plant roses! Make bread from scratch! So many wikiHow articles you could be perusing! You're a pretty sad excuse for a hermit if you walk around your house in a pair of Manolo Blahniks all day every day. Technically you're a hermit, but the idea of a hermit lifestyle is to live minimally, to shun extraneous desires and luxury. You don't have to make your own clothes if you don't want to, but do limit your closet to the basics. If Ke$ha can rock garbage chic, you can rock hermit chic. Again with the suitcase metaphor: choose one or two pieces for every possible situation you may find yourself in. That's all you need! When they wear out, well, by then you'll have learned how to sew. Hey, what a nice transition to the next step! When was the last time you went days without even seeing another human being? Yeah, the world sucks, people are terrible, and the human race has long overstayed its welcome, but that doesn't mean loneliness won't come a-creepin'. When it does come, how will you handle it?  Loads of hermits have a very small network of people they're comfortable keeping in contact with. You could, feasibly, have one or two people that can remove the moody blues when they set in. Just have this established going into it! It's a lot harder to make friends once you get set in your hermit ways. Here's another issue: abstinence. You won't be getting your groove on anytime soon. Like, ever. You cool with that? Crazy, huh? But it's a thing. They even have an entire newsletter. Everybody needs someone who understands their trials and tribulations. It's not something you do in person or even on the regular, but reading a pamphlet is certainly a solatium for an otherwise bleak social existence. Having a couple of people on your side doesn't take away your hermit cred. If J.D. Salinger had to cross the bridge into town to get his mail, so can you. People are a necessity of life. Like a diet -- if you go cold turkey, you'll fail. Allow yourself a taste (in the non-cannibalistic sense, that is). When the local children start peering into your house, leaving you gifts in the knotholes of trees, rest assured the locals have started talking. Word's going to get out that there's a hermit inhabiting your residence and, lo and behold, it's you. This doesn't have to affect you if you don't let it, but if you ever wish to revisit the world, it will be a challenge. You up for it? If you wish to become gainfully employed or even make friends, there may be a legitimate amount of rejection waiting for you. Hermits just aren't "got" in the world today. Why would someone want to abandon the comforts of modern living?! "Once you leave home, you can never go back," is a phrase to keep in mind here. Is it worth it? Maybe.

Summary: Put your time to good use. Dress simply. Watch out for loneliness. Connect with other hermits. Know the world may offer you a reputation.


Use the touchpad to highlight the text or content you want to copy. It's in the top-right corner of the window. It's near the bottom of the menu, to the right of "Edit". Navigate to the place or the document in which you want to insert the content. Position the cursor in the location where you want your content pasted. It's in the top-right corner of the window. It's near the bottom of the menu to the right of "Edit".

Summary: Highlight text. Click on ⋮. Click on Copy. Go to the place where you want to insert the content. Click on the place where you want to insert the content. Click on ⋮. Click on Paste.


It's a white app with an orange flag icon. Facebook Page is available for free from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.  Choose the page to which you'd like to add an admin.  It's at the bottom of the menu in the "SETTINGS" section. It's near the top of the page. It's at the top of the screen.  If prompted, re-enter your password. You must be a Page admin to give someone else an admin role. If you're not already Facebook friends with the person you want to add in an admin role, send them a friend request and wait for them to accept before attempting to make them an admin.   The friend you added can now administer your Facebook Page when they log in to Facebook. Page admins can perform any function on the Page, including editing content, purchasing ads, and adding or deleting other users.
Summary: Open the Facebook Page app. Tap ☰ in the upper-left corner. Tap a page. Tap … in the lower-right corner. Scroll down and tap  Page Settings. Tap Edit Page Roles. Tap  Add Person to Page. Enter the name of a Facebook friend. Tap the name of the person you want to add. Tap Admin. Tap Add.