Is Stress Affecting Your Health? Here is a short quiz to determine if stress is affecting your health. Are you feeling overwhelmed or over loaded? Do you find yourself anxious, fearful, or constantly worrying? Have you recently gained weight or find it difficult to lose weight? Do you feel tired, run down, or have lack of motivation? Do you have tension in your back or shoulders? Do you have abdominal bloating or pain? If you answered YES to most of these questions than more than likely you are experiencing some type of stress. Below are some of my favorite tools to help you reduce your stress! Stress comes in all shapes and sizes from physical (foods, drinks, toxins), mental (thoughts), emotions (feeling and expressing emotions), and spiritual (connection with yourself, your intuition, and with God). When one of these areas of your life is out of balance, stress can show up in your life through physical signs in your body (tension, weight, fatigue) or through your emotions (depression, anger, anxiety). The good news is that if you find balance through nutrition, self-care, and your thoughts you can master your stress and no longer let it rule your life. Below are some of my favorite go to's when I am feeling stressed or overwhelmed. 1. Eliminate Trigger Foods Your gut holds more neurotransmitters than any other place in your body, so if you are feeling anxious, irritated, or even sad I would definitely take a look at what you are eating. The foods that I find most irritating to the gut are diary, gluten, sugars, and processed foods. When I am feeling overwhelmed I usually like to eat light so I make a soup or a broth. Look under the recipe blogs to see my recipes. If you need help fine tuning your diet or wanting to know what foods are beneficial and not so beneficial for you contact me I can defiantly help you with that. 2. Meditation/ Prayer/ Breathing It is so important to take some time each day to meditate, pray, listen, and breathe. My spiritual counselor use to always tell me “God breathed life into us! He is always with you just connect back to your breath!” Anytime that you are feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, irritated, exhausted, or whatever connect back to your breath and your creator! Deep breathing also helps switch us from our sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight) to our parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest). Your breath is such a powerful tool and it is something you always have with you, so use it! 3. Epsom Salt Baths Epsom salt is full of minerals which nourish the adrenals and the nervous system. It also helps to pull out toxin. In addition to its powerful properties, this is a great time to have alone time, quiet your mind, and let go of any stress. Self-care is such an essential part of decreasing stress and healing. It is so easy to give and give to others but we have to remember to take time and give to ourselves! This is key in staying balanced and reducing stress. 4. Adaptable This herbal blend has 6 adaptagen herbs (which help you adapt to stress, transition, etc) in it as well as a small amount of St. Johns Wart. It helps balance emotions, promote energy, decrease stress, decrease anger and frustration. Those who have tried this combination love it and swear by it. 5. Verdazymes This is a plant-sourced enzymes with key digestive herbs to aid in digestion, soothe the GI tract, and calm the mind. In addition to the enzymes this product has a Calming Herbal Blend consisting of Wood Betony, Peppermint, Marshmallow and Passion Flower and a fiber blend to help absorb any unwanted toxins out of the gut. This truly is a MIND BODY product :0) 6. Solle Vital This green drink helps energize the body as well as strengthen and support the immune system and adrenals to promote a balanced mood. It contains four different types of chlorophyll and has plant trace minerals which nourish ever area of the body. When I drink Solle Vital not only do i feel more relax I also notice that my cravings for coffee, sweets, and salts decrease. I find myself eating less and still feeling satisfied. 7. Aromatherapy/ Essential Oils I LOVE LOVE LOVE essential oils! You can add them to your bath, rub them topically, or diffuse them in the air. They work wonders for helping physical, mental, and emotional stress! Recently I fell in love with these new blends. Balance has specific ingredients designed to restore harmony, balance, energy, and sleep patterns. This is my favorite!!! I love it for feelings of irritation or PMS I feel like it helps my body relax and I can breathe deeper! Clarify is an anti-inflammatory blend which promotes cellular health that can lead to increased gut health, brain function, decision making, and help overcome that stagnate feeling. Lift helps bring to mind feelings of optimism and hope. Enhance your self-image and confidence by boosting your immune system and helping your body regulate blood sugar levels. Calm is specifically formulated to help the body and mind manage daily stresses (anxiety, physical stress, stomach pain) that can cause various physical and emotional health concerns if left unaddressed. If you are interested in purchasing any of these products I have a few $25 off Gift Cards available for NEW Solle Members. Email me at [email protected] and I will send you a coupon code! For more details about product prices or ordering products CLICK HERE
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