So here it is, tips 7,8,9!
Tip #7!
Avoid those holiday headaches! The holiday is full of flashing lights and overwhelming scents. This can be overloading on your sensory systems and can lead to headaches and eye soreness! If you find yourself in this situation, remember to eat (I take fish oil pills with vitamin d) good fats like omega 3's that are in foods like fish and calorie dense nuts. Additionally, protein will aid in the breakdown of your body, and help rebuild you so you can bounce back from strain and pain! This can help give your body the nutrients to avoid these headaches! If you feed your brain food from the food-court, you will feel like food from the food-court Additionally, for some of you with migrane (I am one of you) issues caffeine can also help with headaches. However, make sure you have food in your stomach. With an empty stomach caffeine can lead to a negative affect or worse headaches.
Tip #8!
Don't shop everyday! Shopping has been shown by countless studies to have addictive qualities. This addiction is due to a release and inhibition of certain chemicals in the brain. These are the same chemicals that are involved in things like, the feeling of love, sex and food! To put this into perspective, studies show these are the same chemicals that a dog's brain will release when they see their owner. Now compare how excited your dog is to see you, to how you see the new pair of boots you HAD to buy! Therefore, you can see how shopping can be physically addicting, and even worse can lead to withdraws! Remember to take breaks, because we don't want a world full of people who comfort themselves with purchases they can't afford! It's unhealthy for you and your visa card!
Tip #9!
Take a chill pill! This is a time of year where everyone is running themselves into the ground. If you don't take time for yourself, you can leave your body trying to sustain a stimulated state for too and will leave yourself with a higher susceptibility to getting sick (aka, the more you wear yourself out, the better chance you will get sick). Think of it like running all your computer programs at one time for a prolonged time. Your computer (like you) will be overworked and either breakdown, or force itself into sleep mode. You need to recover to stay stress free and healthy. Try a 20 minute nap once a day. Bonus tip: I am a strong believer in not napping in the same place you sleep at night. Naps in places like your bed often trick your body into drifting into REM (rapid eye movement, aka deep sleep) quickly and can make waking up a lot harder. Try a quick couch snooze. It can increase your daily potential and you will most likely make up for the 20 minutes you lost!
Best of luck!
Cheers
Ryan Trueman
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