19th January – get enough sleep
Get the right amount of sleep for your needs 😴 ⏰The average person needs 7-9hours sleep per night. Unfortunately there is no test that can tell you how much sleep you need, and it does vary depending on what else is happening in your body – for example, you need more sleep if you are unwell. What happens if you don’t get enough sleep?❗️In the short term, your ability to function decreases – you become less coordinated, and less able to think clearly. For example, if you are awake for a whole 24hours, your functional ability is reduced to the same as someone who has a blood alcohol level at…
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18th January – gratitude
Be thankful A daily gratitude practice at the end of the day really helps me to reflect on the day and be mindful of the positive things that happened during my day. Our brains are hard-wired for survival, we are pre-programmed to be alert and on the look-out for threats – this was how we as a species have survived and evolved through the last 100,000 years. However, it does mean that we automatically tend to focus more on the negatives, and conversely we discount the positives as less important, so we are less likely to remember good things. In fact, we tend to remember 6 negative things for every…
17th January – start your day with mindfulness
Start your day with a mindfulness practice This is another one of my favourite daily healthy habits – making myself a little mental oasis of tranquility each morning helps me to be ready face whatever the rest of the day might throw at me. A morning mindfulness practice can fit into any routine. On the few days when I do have the luxury of time I might do a longer practice, but usually its a short 5 or 10minutes – and 10minutes can be just as good as a longer practice. There’s so many options, depending on what I feel might serve me best that day. I might choose to…
