2021 New year. New you
There is no doubt that the recent events have drawn our attention to the importance of our health and how it can impact our lives.
Traditionally in the new year our thoughts often turn to diets, detoxes and new exercise fads. But how about this year you really consider your overall health and lifestyle. It certainly is good to be reflective at this time of year and make changes but doing fad diets are not always good at achieving the overall results that you want, leaving you feeling deflated.
Sometimes you just know that you are not feeling right but are unsure where to start and how to do it. Sometimes you can feel that something needs addressing but you are unsure what changes you need to address. How about asking yourself some of these questions below, to give yourself an overall health review? When you go through a review like this you can sometimes see the links.
For example, you are lacking in energy and vitality and can see that you also have high stress levels, don’t sleep well, rely on sugar and caffeine to give you empty energy and you don’t fuel your body with nutritious food.
Or your suffer with poor skin, your bowels are sluggish and you have digestive issues, you are dehydrated, eat too much sugar and processed foods and not enough vegetables.
Connect and tune in with what your body needs.
Reflect on what you feel is not working for you.
What are you drawn to bringing into your life?
Do you have a vision of how you want your lifestyle to be like?
Do you feel rested after the festive holidays?
Do you feel tired and sluggish?
How is your digestion?
How many bowel movements do you have each day?
How have you been sleeping? Do you find it difficult to get to sleep? Do you wake for long periods in the night? Do you wake to go to the loo?
Have you got energy to be active?
Do you feel peaceful in your mind?
Do you feel foggy headed?
Do you struggle to concentrate?
Are you feeling anxious?
Are you feeling stressed? - can you bring balance to your stress with certain activities?
Do you have a feeling of doom?
Are you feeling low or depressed?
Do you get mood swings?
Do you find it difficult to relax or switch off?
Can you be irrational or snap at people unnecessarily?
Do you have any aches or pains in your body?
Do you suffer with headaches or migraines?
How is your skin, any spots, rashes, dryness?
How do your eyes look? Are the whites of your eyes bright and sparkly?
What is your hair like? Is is silky and glossy and in good condition?
Are you happy with your weight? Do you want to lose weight?
How much exercise do you do each week?
How much water do you drink each day?
Do you take any supplements? Do you feel they are working for you?
Do you spend a lot of time in front of a computer? How does that make you feel?
At the end of the day how do you feel? Sleepy or exhausted? Peaceful or tense and frustrated?
Do you rely on caffeine to get you through the day? How does that make you feel?
Have a look at your tongue - is there a coating, any white covering, red patches on the tongues, sores in the mouth?
How many portions of vegetables do you eat each day?
How many portions of fruit do you eat each day?
How many portions of sugar do you consume each day?
How many portions of processed foods do you eat?
How many portions of meat do you eat each week?
How many portions of wholegrain do you eat each week?
How many portions of fish do you eat each week?
How many portions of nuts and seeds do you eat each week?
How much dairy do you consume?
How much fibre do you eat?
Do you choose good sources of protein?
Do you have healthy sources of fat in your diet?
How often do you laugh, get silly, be playful?
How often do you feel joyful? Contented?
Have a look at your answers to these questions and focus on areas that you feel need improving?
What do you think you can do to change that answer from a negative to a positive?
Doing a food diary can give you an idea of where there may be gaps in your diet or areas you need to focus on that need improving.
Are there areas that you need help and support with and imagine how your life can transform if you get that help and make those changes?
Who can help you?
I can give you a personalised Treatment Plan that supports you and your health goals and resolves health issues naturally using Naturopathy. Click here to find out more about my consultations.
Don’t feel overwhelmed but make a plan and be focussed. What small changes can you start with to start seeing some improvements?
Maybe it is time for a full health review and get a Hair Analysis Test done to check for food sensitivities, nutrient deficiencies and gut health so that you can address anything underlying and get to the root cause of the issues and receive a personalised plan to improve your health.
Make this the year that you get your health back on track, that you are living the life you want to live in the way you want to live it with all the energy and vitality you need to thrive.
If you don’t change, then nothing changes. Your health is in your hands.