Morning quiet time
Morning quiet time.I really cherish my calm and quiet time in a morning, after I’ve got up, put the coffee on and after the cats are fed, but before the kids are up.I usually do a mindfulness practice, sometimes I might also do a bit of yoga or stretching, or I might just sit and reflect with my coffee.It’s a little oasis of time to focus and collect myself for the day before the whirlwind of the day starts.It’s a very small habit I added to my routine a long time ago, but it makes a big difference to the day.Where could you add a few minutes of quiet mindfulness…
Vitamin C can help make you happy!
Most people have heard of vitamin C and have heard that it’s good for the immune system… in fact, people have been recommending hot lemon for colds since before they knew what vitamin C was. …but did you know that it is also good a powerful antioxidant? Antioxidants are health promoting substances which help prevent cell damage in the body, so can help reduce many risks, including heart disease and cancer. Vitamin C is also a co-factor essential for the production of serotonin and dopamine, which are our happy mood-lifting neurotransmitters. So, increasing your vitamin C levels by increasing your intake of whole foods containing vitamin C might help boost…
The link between fast food and depression
🍴Increased consumption of fried 🍟🥓🍔sugary 🧁🍿& processed🥪🍕 foods is associated with increased risk of both anxiety and depression. ✅These large observational studies don’t give us reasons why eating more processed food or fast food increases the chances of people having depression, but it does suggest that there is very likely a link between the two. 🍅🍌🥦As an extra benefit, increasing your intake of “whole-foods” (ie vegetables and fruit and anything unprocessed) seems to be protective against depression. 👍Avoiding fast food and processed food (for example burgers, fried foods, pastries and high-sugar foods) is side-effect free, so it’s surely worth a try to see if it helps? 📖references:📚Akbaraly TN, et al.…
