Spring Resolutions for Positive Change

As our days get longer and the change of Season so near, we are sensing a clear shift in energy, outlook and mindset.
After a long, cold, and somewhat ‘relentless’ Winter, it is a much anticipated and welcome transition as we prepare to embrace the new season within the cycles of Nature.  For many, thoughts (and actions) are turning towards a transition to a healthier body and thus a healthier mind as we prepare to emerge from hibernation.

During Winter, we can inherently gravitate to more dense, hearty meals which may mean a tendency to over-do delicious carbohydrates and sweet treats. And this has been exacerbated, more than ever, during these extraordinary times!

If you have become dependent on comfort food during the cooler months and inadvertently created less then healthy eating rituals, then the risk is that you are eating more sugar, simple carbohydrates, unhealthy fats and higher salt, than is necessary.

As a result every cell of your body has been fed these less then optimal foods resulting in suboptimal performance.
This also includes your brain cells which may explain poor concentration, lack of focus, foggy thinking, anxiety and a lowered mood.
Many people are feeling lethargic, bloated, unmotivated, and tired all the time.
Others are suffering from headaches, poor sleep, mood swings and irritability.
However one of the biggest complaints we are hearing, especially this year, is the Winter kilo-creep!

Maybe you can relate to one or two of these. If so, join the club you’re not alone!

So now’s the time to make some changes towards a stronger, healthier you.

Four small Steps to take now to help Re-Set your body this Spring

  1. Eat More Plant Food and notice the difference in your energy levels

The focus here is to simply add the following plant food to your diet…

  • A minimum of 3 handfuls of vegetables each day
  • A minimum of 3 handfuls of salad each day
  • 1-2 pieces of fruit each day
  1. Rebuild your Gut and Alkalise your Body

Over the past 10 years it has become clear that some probiotic strains have a broader range of health benefits than others. These are known as “Commensal Bacteria” and are referred to as ‘super strains’ as they catalyse the rebuilding of depleted gut microbes.
Now is the time to include commensal probiotics into your daily regime to form a healthy gut microbiome and couple this with an alkalising and replenishing greens powder to gently restore and lighten the load as you embrace the new energy of Spring.

  1. Take The Toxic Load Off Your Body by looking at Your Environment

You don’t have to be spray painters, farmers or industrial chemists to be at risk – in fact, the main source of toxin exposure is in our own homes. Our diet, household chemicals and personal care products rank highly on the list as sources of a variety of environmental pollutants.

Considering we have spent a lot more time at home this year, now is the time to do an ‘environment audit’ and carefully check your home and the products you are using to clean it.
And while you are at it, check the ingredients of your skin care, make-up and personal care products.
You will be amazed at how many chemicals you are directly exposed to every day. This culmination of toxins places an increasing amount of pressure on our bodies to render them harmless and expel them. 

Thus, ‘toxicity’, in its various forms, is emerging as a chief cause of chronic health issues.

  • Replace toxic cleaning products with natural ones
  • Replace your skin care, hair care, soaps, deodorant, toothpaste, make-up with chemically-friendly alternatives
  • Spring Clean your home – ridding mould spores and dust
  • Pop some plants around your home  to absorb the off-gassing from your soft furnishings and carpets
  • Avoid processed foods that are full of artificial flavourings, colourings, preservatives (so that’s anything with a number or something you can’t pronounce listed in the ingredients)
  1. Start Moving More

If you have been paying attention to media reports you may have noticed that the World Health Organisation has just advised us that if we want to cut disease we need to be exercising five times more than we currently are… yes that’s 5 times more!

This translates to 15-20 hours of brisk walking per week or 6-8 hours of running per weeks to significantly cut our risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

It is certainly a challenging thing to look at ways to double your daily movement rituals but the benefits of reducing your risk of disease and doubling your energy levels and vitality is reward in itself!

If you haven’t already established a daily exercise ritual that would be the first step.
Look at walking the river, or cycling, or home-based yoga – anything that you enjoy.
You can then throw in a high-intensity interval training session (HIIT), a strengths session, maybe a bush walk or gardening on the weekend and you will not be far off the WHO target.

Spring must be the easiest time of year to make positive changes – so let me know your first step to making a positive change

Get the Best Advice from Qualified Practitioners

If you need some Practitioner help with lowered energy, mood and anxiety, or Winter lethargy or kilo-creep, Now it is the time to book a professional consultation with the Mammoth Health Naturopaths. By working on your individual health needs, our Practitioner team experience great success in addressing underlying causes and achieving optimal health and vitality for our patients.
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