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Boost Your Immune System in Unexpected Ways

Immune System

At this time of year coughs and colds are prevalent, the stress of Christmas and sometimes burning the candle at both ends during the holiday season can leave your immune system a little under par.

Rather than turning to the medicine cabinet, why not try boosting your immune system in a more holistic way? You might be surprised at what works:

Mingle

It is easy to stay at home in-doors when the weather is wet and cold, but actually getting out, meeting with friends and family and having meaningful interactions reduces chronic stress, which in turn reduces negative impacts on your immune system.

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Sober October

Sober October

You have likely heard of Dry January when people choose to cut out alcohol after a month of excess in December and throughout Christmas and New Year. But, increasing trends are towards cutting back before a period of excess rather than after – hence Sober October.

Increasingly, younger generations are consuming less alcohol; it is thought, that Gen-Z drink, on average 20% less than Millenials, and they drink less than the previous generation. This behaviour may be because of economics, but the driving factor is likely an increased awareness of health, and the impact lifestyle factors have on mental and physical wellbeing.

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Habit Stacking

  • Habit Stacking

From year to year and around the globe, it is funny that the main New Year Resolutions that people strive for don’t change very much. Topping the list is usually losing weight, reducing alcohol, exercising more, stopping smoking, spending more time with family, improving work/life balance and learning something new – like an instrument or foreign language!

So, despite these good intentions and a whole concept wrapped around making changes – why are New Year Resolutions so doomed to failure?

Well, often, the goals are large, and people may lack a clear plan on how to make changes. They start with good intentions, but willpower and enthusiasm quickly wane. People often try to change too many things, all in one go, and so they get overwhelmed, to name a few…

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The Magic of Dandelion

Dandelion

Dandelions – now, most people’s first thoughts when it comes to these plants are ones of annoying weeds that pop up in perfectly manicured lawns and borders. But I am here to tell you all to fret not, next time you see one, or even better, see a whole lawn of them!

Honestly, over the past couple of years, dandelions have become one of, if not my favourite plants, to use spiritually and magically. They have many uses and benefits to health, healing, cleansing and spiritual meaning; it’s hard to know where to start, so let’s go with the obvious one.

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Festivals are Back!

festivals

There is no doubt that for many, the pinnacle of music festivals is Glastonbury. However, it is expensive and very difficult to get tickets.

Many events have been cancelled in the last two years, due to Covid.

So, if you would like to know what is on offer in the UK during July – then read on:

24th June – 10th July – BST – Hyde Park

Who can you see: Adele (sold out), Duran Duran, Eagles, Elton John, Pearl Jam and the Rolling Stones to name a few.

www.bst-hydepark.com/events

8th – 10th July – ALSO – Warwick

There is something for everyone – from talks, comedy, woodlands, food trucks galore and London Afrobeat Collective, Nuha Ruby Ra and Pynch.

www.also-festival.com/events/also-22/feed?tags=Music

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Wellbeing: Change Yours in Just 10-Minutes!

Wellbeing
Small steps lead to big changes

Do you put off self-care and your general wellbeing based on just not having enough time? What if I told you that the latest research suggests you can make significant changes and improve your health and wellbeing in just 600 seconds or 10 minutes?

It is super easy to talk yourself out of going to the gym, going for a run, changing how you shop/cook etc. as it all takes too much time and effort. But it is difficult to argue that you can’t find 10 minutes!

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Heart Chakra

Heart Chakra

There are seven chakras, and the Heart Chakra is the fourth. It is also known by its Sanskrit name – Anahata, which translates as either unhurt or unbeaten. It is the place where compassion, love and empathy are stored, but can also be a storage locker of past hurt and pain.

Decision Making

This chakra is concerned with our ability to make decisions, of course, these sometimes relate to romance and matters of the heart. But, also in regards to wider family relationships and particularly unconditional love for ourselves and others. Plus, love is shown for the universe and spirituality, not just for people.

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Things to do in the garden this Spring!

Garden
  • Prepare any gardenflower beds you have. Remove weeds and have a good dig over the area. Then work in some fresh soil, possibly some manure or fertiliser, depending on what you are going to plant.
  • Start planting summer-flower bulbs like Ranunculi’s and Dahlias. Roses should also be planted, so they have time to establish.
  • Bedding plants will be in the garden-centres now, and will provide some early spring colour. Deadhead for a longer flowering season.
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Health – Thriving in Lockdown by Bryony

Health

The current environment that we are all having to endure is impacting on our lives hugely. Adjusting to being around family and emotional partners more than we are used to, having children around us more and so on, can be seriously stressful. All of this can impact on our mental health and physical wellbeing, perhaps even more than we realise. This can lead to anxiety, stress and let’s not leave out feelings of frustration!

Many people are finding themselves reverting to bad eating habits through this testing time. Consuming huge amounts of comfort food that are high in sugar and the wrong fats. You may find yourself becoming easily addicted to these foods, even though they often leave you feeling lethargic, uncomfortable and uninspired to keep moving forward with life.

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A Vision for the Future

Vision: Life Plan

The ongoing pandemic has created a very uncertain time, leaving us not knowing what is going to happen from one week to the next, never mind three months, or a year from now. But, having a vision for our future can be very grounding, it is important now, more than ever that we do not lose sight of what we want for our lives. Equally these situations teach us that time is of the essence, and we should be taking steps towards our goals and securing happiness in our lives now and in the future.

You may very well use vision techniques at work, perhaps you have responsibility of realising projects to a conclusion. However, not everyone approaches their personal life and happiness with the same precision…

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