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What’s the feng shui energy (chi) like inside your car? Healthy, uplifting, cheery, giving you a sense of wellbeing? Or unhealthy, stuck, stale, draining, just awful. How about giving these five tips a go? A chi-change can often be life-changing.
Carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water and fibre are all essential for health, but they can't nourish us if we don't actually eat or drink them. Meal-skipping is common, but if we don't eat, we can't obtain the nutrients we need. Many people don't eat breakfast, so they start the day with a total lack of nourishment.
Self-care is essential these days. It helps us cope with many challenges we face. One important aspect of caring for ourselves is communicating with others. When we’re cut off from others, we lose out on humanity, togetherness, kindness, support, companionship and more.
Uncertainty is like standing at a crossroads, not knowing which way to go. You get that out-of-control sensation and probably anticipate the worst, whichever route you consider taking. Here are some ideas to help you reduce uncertainty.
Happiness is achievable for everybody. To one person it may be a calm digestive system. To another it's switching off from the daily rush. Whatever your version of happiness, you can achieve it.
Consuming sugar can create a quick rise in energy and mood, but a sharp slump also follows. We then crave more sugar, especially in high-fat foods, and the cycle continues. Our blood absorbs sugar quickly, increasing our blood sugar level and making our pancreas over-produce the hormone insulin to deal with it. It can lead to insulin resistance which is harmful to our body.
Saying No is not easy for many reasons. Will you offend or annoy the other person? Will they dislike you? Will they complain about you behind your back? Do you know that most people will consider you favourably if you stand up for yourself
How do we keep youthful? Right clothes? Latest hairstyle? Face-lift? It comes from a healthy, happy and fulfilling life, whatever our age, so that our inner feelings shows up in our body, face and life.
Do you feel exhausted, weary, lacking energy, and not functioning at your best? You could be suffering from TATT - tired all the time. It can cause issues such as tension, headaches, aches and pain, digestive disturbances, lack of concentration, and sleep problems.
We have all suffered cabin-fever these past eighteen months, and it's been awful juggling jobs, commitments, health and finances. At first, keeping indoors during lockdown was a novelty. We no longer had to rush around. Our time was mostly our own. We could have Zoom meetings in our pyjamas.
Boredom breeds creativity, new ideas, and solutions to problems.
Do you ever get good ideas while doing something boring like washing dishes, standing in a queue, sitting in a waiting room, or doing nothing in particular? Some of the most creative, innovative ideas were born from boredom.
Being forced to stay indoors, work online, and suffer lack of social contact caused many people anxiety and mental ill-health, and their self-esteem and confidence took a dive. Now that we are slowly getting our freedom back, some of us feel anxious about being with others again.
