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Sleep – that thing that seems to be hard to pin down sometimes but we always seek it out. We either want better quality or greater quantity or both! You would think as a natural biological function that sleep would come easily.
I first came across this phenomenon via one of my mentors who had been using the power of epigenetics to support her clients and colleagues for better health.
Start a little earlier to set yourself up for a GREAT day
Even if it’s just fifteen minutes, getting up that little bit earlier gives you the chance to wake up and connect with yourself before looking at your phone, starting the mad rush that is getting off to work in the morning, and before the kids get up.
Calories always matter but they are not all that matter the other items in the heading are keys to success when it comes to weight loss or weight control, body composition and achieving your sporting or activity goals. I’ll discuss them each and provide a hierarchy and reasoning as to why that hierarchy is appropriate.
Today, many of us are living lifestyles where our day is packed full to the rafters. It’s hustle and bustle from the time we wake, till we hit the pillow. While some are able to cope with the high demands of life, others can be left feeling tired, overwhelmed and “stressed out”.
Your body has two adrenal glands located just above each of your kidneys. As part of your endocrine system, your adrenal glands secrete more than 50 hormones, including aldosterone (which helps regulate your blood pressure and blood volume), cortisol and adrenaline, the latter two of which can become over-activated by stress.
Indeed, your hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is the system responsible for the management of stress.
Accessing your peripheral vision provides you with an opportunity to experience a state of heightened sensory awareness and a feeling of calm. Better still, it’s quick.
Who wouldn’t enjoy a barefoot stroll along a sandy beach? Even the thought of such a pleasurable outing will infect some people with a daydreaming sigh.
These days, we’re struggling with an undeniable epidemic of brain problems.
Anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, depression, ADD, autism, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis — the long list of conditions affects nearly everyone in some way.
I wanted to talk about a number of things which together may be able to make a difference to your energy levels but beyond that your wider general health, which in my book is very important.