Feeling Great; It’s as Simple as Eat, Sleep, Drink and Listen

Posted on Jul 06 in Featured, Featured Article, Fitness, Skincareby QV SkincarePrint

We often forget that our body is the barometer of our own health. We need to take the time to look after it, listen to what it is telling us and rest it well.

Below is a great article from LOLA BERRY reminding us just this! Let us know what you do to look after yourself!

It’s so easy to ignore the basics of good health when work has you run off your feet. So here’s a few simple reminders. Foods and tips to make you feel great!

Eat

Believe it or not, food plays an important role in determining your mood! Below are some foods that actually enhance your ability to be happy, less stressed and more focused!

Bananas: Contain B6 and Tryptophan which increase serotonin production, making you happier.

Nuts, seeds, avocado: All contain ‘good fats’ to feed the brain and make you more focused.

Organic dark chocolate and leafy greens: Such as lettuce, kale etc. All are high in magnesium which is a mineral that cannot be made by the body. It helps maintain regular, steady blood flow, plays a big part in structure and strengthening of bones and leftover magnesium in our bodies is stored in our muscles where it acts like a muscle relaxant!

My Tip: Start the day with a complete protein brekkie. Later in the day, eat your colours (aim for five). At dinner, don’t eat too heavy or too late at night. Otherwise, we spend the night digesting our food and don’t sleep properly.

Sleep

Sleep is so important; designed to repair our organs and vital if we’re feeling stressed or not 100%. Avoid going to bed with work on your mind. Read a novel and ensure you stay off the computer just before you go to bed. This can be too stimulating on the mind.

Drink

1 litre of water for every 22 kilos you weigh. Introduce it slowly and the body will normalise over a few days. With more exercise you’ll find it much easier to increase water intake. Also, try a glass of warm water with a squeeze of lemon in the morning; it stimulates metabolism.

Listen…

To your body! When you’re not feeling 100% take action. Slow the pace down, eat healthy, have a bath and relax a bit. Epsom salt, or essential oils – lavender, chamomile, rosewood, cedarwood, jasmine or vanilla extract – are all great stress relievers.

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2 Comments

• medical assistant says:

  July 15, 2010 at 11:26

  Keep posting stuff like this i really like it

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