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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.
You have two brains, both with a vital role in the well-being of your mind and body. The brain in your head deals with thinking, processing, and directing your nervous system to make your body function. Your second brain is in your digestive system, containing elements of your nervous system, mood chemicals, and billions of friendly microbes that keep you healthy.
You need to fire up your neurons. When you feel happy, with a sense of well-being, it's the result, physiologically, biologically and chemically, of an intricate, complex network of neurons (nerve cells) in your brain firing messages to one another. Your brain has four chemicals that create happy feelings. They are endorphins, serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin.
Are you glued to the news, waiting to hear what else is going to impact your life? Between juggling work, trying to make ends meet, feeling you are going crazy, and working out how to keep yourself and others safe, there's something important you need to focus on - YOU. If you don't, you'll never feel in control.
Studies show that 90% of your vitamin D is produced in your skin in response to sunlight, and 10% of it is obtained from your food. So you could be deficient if you don't get much sunlight, you don't eat foods containing enough vitamin D, and you spend a lot of time indoors. Here are some signs of vitamin D deficiency...
Do you sigh when you think about that 'thing' you need to do, then turn away and do something else instead?
We all do this at times. We may not be ready for it, or we fear we can't handle it, we dread it, it's boring , it's overwhelming, or many other reasons. Usually it's not something pleasurable, or we'd be jumping right in there dealing with it.
