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TIPS TO MANAGE STRESS
- Acknowledge and validate your feelings (don't avoid your feelings)
- Develop a daily routine and structure
- Move your body and eat in a way that honors' it
- Replace your unrealistic expectations
- Hydrate
- Get enough sleep & rest
- Take time to celebrate little accomplishments
- Take deep & rhythmic breaths
- Engage in creative outlets (music, painting, gardening, pottery, dance, etc)
- Rewrite negative self-talk
- Spend time in nature
- Do something every day that brings you joy.
HOW CAN I GET MORE ENERGY?
- Exercise
- Meditate
- Make a sale
- Help someone
- Take 6 deep breaths
- Increase your sleep quality
- Eat more proteins
- Take time off
- Compliment others
5 WEEKS HEALTHY EATING CHALLENGE
Week 1: Eat 2 cucumbers each day
Week 2: No fast or deep-fried foods
Week 3: No white foods like white bread, white rice, sugar; Try oats, quinoa, millets
Week 4: Hungry? Snack with fruits
Week 5: Dinner no later than 8 pm.
SLEEP
It's a bad sign if you sleep for 8 hours and still feel tired. Sleep quality is as important as sleep quantity.
See an expert if you're someone who's facing this.
4 Reasons Full-Fat Plain Yogurt is Better Than Low Fat Yogurt:
- Full-fat yogurt tends to have less sugar
- Full-fat yogurt is less likely to spike your blood sugar
- Full-fat yogurt will curb your appetite for longer
- It tastes better, much more palatable.
High stress & bad sleep are major killers of health
Meditate, listen to music you love, sing in the shower, go to bed a little earlier, avoid caffeine later in the day, and have an evening & morning routine.
Why do Thyroid & Weight changes go hand in hand?
An under-active thyroid gland can weaken metabolism, hence one of the most common symptoms of hypothyroidism is weight gain. When your thyroxine falls, the body receives signals to slow down, which in turn slows down your metabolism.
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Did you know faster eating is linked to mindless eating and can negatively impact your diet?
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Ever wondered why tomato is an integral ingredient in Indian cooking?
Research shows that cooking tomatoes increase the bioavailability of lycopene, a powerful antioxidant, that can help prevent cancer & improve brain, heart & bone health by protecting the cellular damage.
HOW TO PREVENT ACIDITY AND HEARTBURN
- Avoid having carbonated beverages (They aggravate acid reflux due to the presence of CO² gas)
- Avoid too much chocolate (increase acidity in esophagus)
- Drink less coffee (worsens effects of acid reflux and heartburn as it is hot in potency)
- Avoid eating within 3 hours before bed
- Limit alcohol intake
- Avoid refined sugar
- Avoid raw onions
- Don't sleep on your right side.