Top Tips To Be Well
1. Remember that more of a good thing is not necessarily better - hit your sweet spot with the essential health nutrients Vitamin D and zinc.
2. Include nuts and seeds in your everyday diet – micronutrients in these foods feed your detox pathways, supporting healthy body cells
3. Feed your brain and support cognitive health with a daily dose of walnuts and olive oil
4. Don’t pay the price of overtraining - balance aerobic activities with restorative programs like yoga and Pilates.
5. Reduce your burden of toxins and chemicals – audit food labels and ingredients in personal care items and avoid products with unpronounceable ingredients not found in nature.
6. Think helpful thoughts to help you manage your stress levels, optimistic people live longer, healthier, and happier lives.
7. Include diaphragmatic breathing as often as you can throughout your day, it is the manual override for your nervous system helping you to self-regulate.
8. Aim to stay in flow with your body’s natural circadian rhythm, our natural internal body clock that is reset by light and darkness every 24 hours.
9. The secret to weight gain and loss and the ability to maintain an ideal body fat percentage is to keep insulin under control.
10. Learn the limits of a grudge, when you get trapped in a cycle of hatred and bitterness it is simply hurting yourself.
11. Set boundaries - Boundaries are safe environments - whether it’s physical, emotional, or spiritual- we create in order to help ourselves thrive. Here are some strategies.
A handbook for women
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Women today face a dilemma. How do we juggle our busy, demanding lives and never-ending to-do lists, with the essential need for self-care? We’re overwhelmed, frustrated, exhausted and either ignoring or oblivious to the signs of burnout. It’s time for change.
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