Nutrition

Stick to your plan. This is more important now than ever. With the looming fears of Covid-19 you want to stay as healthy as possible. Continue to follow a whole foods diet the best that you can. Drink plenty of water and limit your intake of sugar. While we all know comfort foods are what we crave during difficult times, try to incorporate one comfort food meal a week instead of every day. Keeping your gut healthy will increase your immunity!

Exercise

Make sure to get out and exercise! If your past routine consisted of going to a gym look up some workouts on YouTube. There are many workouts that can be done at home with no equipment. Get out and take a walk or go for a run. Do some yoga or pilates at home. If you had a routine try and stick with it and sweat it out at home. This is a very stressful time and exercise is one of the best ways to reduce stress in your life! Get out there and get your sweat on!!

Meditation

During this time of high stress our bodies tend to quickly go into fight or flight as we don’t know what to do and fear takes over. Doing a meditation practice daily even for 5 minutes will allow your body to slip into a parasympathetic state otherwise known as rest and digest. When we are in a chronic state of fear this creates an increase in cortisol, our stress hormone which can lead to an increase in total body inflammation. Taking a few minutes each day to recharge and slow down will only help you find some peace during this time. Check out the Calm app or Headspace. There are also many other guided meditations available over the internet.

If meditating is not your thing make sure to find some time each day to consciously take a few deep breaths and slow down. If you would like a more personalized approach please reach out and we can help you. Namaste

Relationships

During this time of social distancing we want to be very careful we don’t end up in social isolation. There are many studies on how detrimental this can be to your health. While you can’t get close in proximity to friends make sure you reach out over the phone or set up a video call or facetime. Many of the video conferencing services are offering free trials at this time so you can connect in a group with people. Facetime does a group chat as well. Take a walk with a friend or organize a few friends to stop by your front yard for a visit. You can all give each other space but it is so important to see people and connect with them during a time of high stress and uncertainty.

Sleep

Make sure you get your sleep! When we sleep our cells are able to take a shower and regenerate. It is our time for our bodies to heal and rest. Getting a lot of sleep can also help aid in your immunity. If you are struggling with sleep and need some help please reach out to one of our health coaches for more personalized information. Sweet Dreams