Monday 15 March 2021
How to get rid of a headache
Friday 12 March 2021
6 reasons why dark chocolate is good for you
Hey readers,
It is often thought that chocolate is bad for you but actually chocolate can be good for you. However, when I refer to chocolate is it is dark chocolate that reaps the rewards.
This has to be the best news for any chocolate lover out there. There has been many a study that confirms that having 25 grams of dark chocolate a day has positive effects on your health. Here are 6 reasons why dark chocolate is good for you.
1. Mood enhancer.
Chocolate has been found to help lift your mood especially when you are dealing with a lot of stress.
Obviously dark chocolate in moderate proportions however it is found chocolate can help increase the feel-good hormones endorphins and serotonin levels in the brain.
2. Skin.
Dark chocolate is good for your skin, in particular, being a natural moisturiser. Chocolate contains cocoa beans which are full of fatty acids which really good for nurturing your skin.
The benefits are that it leaves your skin feeling pampered and soft. You can buy products such as a chocolate bar which is perfect to help deal with colder conditions that affect your hands drying out.
3. Stroke/heart attack.
Studies have shown that eating dark chocolate every day for 10 years can lower the risk of having a heart attack or stroke in patients that are classed as high-risk patients.
Dark chocolate contains flavonoids which known to have antihypertensive and anti-inflammatory effects, which relieve pressures on the heart (British Medical Journal, 2013).
4. Blood flow to the brain.
Compounds in dark chocolate have been linked to boosting memory attention, reaction time and problem-solving by boosting the blood flow to the brain. Chocolate contains caffeine which helps a lot with improving your performance levels.
5. Blood pressure.
If you eat dark chocolate every day you could lower your blood pressure this is particularly helpful for people who have hypertension in just one month. Chocolate is rich in powerful antioxidant flavanols.
What do you think about chocolate? have you thought it has helped your health? Love to hear your thoughts in the comment section down below.
Cheers for reading X
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Why money cant buy you happiness.
Monday 1 March 2021
How to trick yourself into becoming a morning person
Monday 8 February 2021
How to stay happy during lockdown
Monday 1 February 2021
7 amazing reasons why you should go for a walk.
I know currently during lockdown gyms closed and with no sign of reopening soon.
I thought I would share the reasons why I think walking is really good for you as a form of excise.
Plus why walking is beneficial especially during the lockdown period.
The good think about walking is exercise and is a good way to burn unwanted calories. Obviously, you won't lose a lot if you walk to the shop around the corner. Aim for a mile or two helps a lot with your health.
2. Strength heart rate.
If you walk at a brisk pace this can help strengthen your heart rate by making it work more therefore increasing the heart rate.
The more you walk over a period of time strengthens the heart as it is a big muscle. So using the heart through walking can make it more efficient bringing more nutrients and oxygen to your organs.
3. Eases back pain.
When you are walking the body produces hormones in particular one called endorphins. This hormone helps decrease your perception of pain.
4. Lift your mood.
Going for a walk even if it is to your local park can have a huge influence on lifting your mood.
5. Alllivate joint pain.
Incorporating walking into your routine can really help with joint pain. Maintaining a regular exercise helps reduce strain on your body and reduces pressure on your back.
6. Free.
Walking is fantastic as anyone can dom, you can do it anywhere. It is free and perfect if you want to do something during the lockdown.
7. Low-risk injury.
Walking is a brilliant form of exercise because it carries a low risk of injury.
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Some of the reasons why you might get injured during walking are because of distraction whether that be on your phone, not looking where you are walking or checking the road for traffic when crossing.
Another injury resulting in walking is if you do too much in one go could cause ligament injury. The key is to build up your stamina and not go to an extreme.
Do you like walking? What is your experience of walking? Love to hear your thoughts in the comment section down below.
Cheers for reading X
Monday 25 January 2021
Why I love sleep.
Wednesday 7 October 2020
6 ways to deal with rejection.
First of it is ok to grieve in a sense and have a good old cry. I feel it is good to mope for a short period as it gives you more time to come round to the decision.
Reminding yourself that this feeling will pass and it will get better.
A great way to try not to pay all your attention to the feelings of rejection is to keep yourself distracted. This will make you not feed into the downward spiral of a downer instead you can do something practical and deal with the feelings at a later date when you are calmer.
Accepting the rejection and moving on. It may help to acknowledge that you are not the only person in the world to have experienced rejection. At some point in life, everyone will experience rejection even the most successful people can't run away from it either.
Rejection may be a good thing for you. For example, if you attended a job interview you could ask the interviewer the reasons behind their decision to not employ you. This could potentially help you learn and help make changes to improve if needed.
Finally, I feel it is important to praise yourself as it is an indication that you are living your life and taking that risk by putting yourself out there. It takes courage to put yourself in a venerable situation so take time to appreciate the work you have achieved.
Monday 8 June 2020
7 ways to be happy everyday.
But we can do something about that and gain some control back. I have got seven ways that aren't difficult to help find happiness in ordinary stuff. I hope you find this helpful.
Take the time out of your day to do something that you love doing, whether it be listening to music, reading whatever it is do it make some time to do it! Even if it is just for ten minutes a day it will be worth it in the long term for your wellbeing because you are doing something for you and giving you some time for self-care.
A good habit to take up is to write down something that you are thankful for each day. It doesn't have too big it could be as simple as hearing the birds. This is a way to train your brain to look at the positives in your life and appreciate the small things in life that you have access too.
Take yourself outside and connect with nature. Go for a walk and just be, take time to notice the environment that you are, look at the different flowers or trees, look up at the sky because we live in a beautiful world and it has a lot to offer.
As the saying goes laughter is the best medicine. Laughing produces chemicals in the brain to make you feel good naturally and laughing is also brilliant at offering healing properties as well.
Take some time out of your day to be mindful and present. All you need to do is it and be and just stop with the business of the world.
The world goes by so fast that you may miss out and just sitting and slowing down can really be beneficial to your health.
Do something for someone else and spread happiness on. Some suggestions are making a hot drink, taking time to listen to the person and what they are saying.
Write down your feelings and work out how you can help reduce the negative and increase the positive. This allows you to understand and think about how you feel.
It also gives you some control because you're acting on how your feeling and finding solutions to some problems if you can.
Have I missed any techniques to help make you feel happy every day? What do you do that helps you find happiness? Love to hear your thoughts in the comment section down below.
Friday 29 May 2020
Periods after pregnancy.
However, since I gave birth something happened to my biology I think. I have noticed that post-postnatal changes have occurred and one thing that has happened is changing in my periods which has impacted me emotionally each month when I have my period.
I am raging and want someone to give me concrete answers to such grey questions. I feel like I will always be like this and I get so angry because I want to run away from myself but I am stuck with me.
Have you experienced differences after giving birth in terms of changes associated with your period? Love to hear your thoughts in the comment section down below.