Being a mama can be incredibly tough at times. Throw in solo or single parenting, homeschooling, self-employment or any of the various permutations that make up our crazy, beautiful lives and one thing seems to be a constant: mamas often neglect self-care in the interest of the children. Every woman deserves self-care like having a mommy makeover or Botox in West Caldwell. You may visit sites like https://celltheorymed.com/botox/ if you want to schedule a botox procedure for you. Getting a cellulite reduction treatment is also recommended. Experts like Dr. Park Avenue can help with this.
We become masters of time multi-tasking – we pick up the laundry while on our way up the stairs to fetch the glasses of water we know are next to the beds, and on our way down we also take coathangers for the next load of washing. We carry a million things in our minds and an endless mountain of worries and fears and hopes in our hearts, of course keeping your hopes up is important, and that’s why having an abundance mindset is essential as this can help you to attract success to your life. We plan, schedule, arrange, break up arguments, model compromise and ensure – as best we can – a healthy and safe home environment – not forgetting the meals where we have to hide ‘green stubb’ as my toothless cherub has gone off any kinds of vegetables. So fun. When it comes to addiction issues, the rehab near me is where one can search for and get admitted to.
At the end of the day we collapse onto the sofa, and if you’re lucky, you can just chill out. If you’re working from home or self-employed you can still be found working your way down the to-do list at 11, 12, 2am. The work never ends. A quick shower and to bed, and you’re up before the sun to do it all again. And yet the positives are such that you do it with a cheerful, and even sometimes a grateful, heart.
But here’s the thing. Chatting with friends a few weeks ago, I mentioned an incident at home that left me so angry, my head was throbbing and my veins pulsing and I became quite dizzy. Not the best day’s parenting, but we all have better or worse days, don’t we? It led to a conversation in the circle about how many of them (maybe us!) actually suffer from high blood pressure, and how things in our homes – and out – can affect a spike in blood pressure. I know I just need to catch a glimpse at the headlines on the newspaper stand and anxiety clenches at my stomach. Dr Google says anxiety doesn’t cause long-term high blood pressure, but episodes of anxiety can cause dramatic, temporary spikes in your BP. If those temporary spikes occur frequently, such as every day, they can cause damage to your blood vessels, heart and kidneys, as can chronic high blood pressure, so rather than waiting until you need medication here are five ways to help keep your life calmer and hopefully your blood pressure lower! If you have kidney or hypertension concerns, you may need to go to Nephrology & Hypertension Medical Associates.
You’ll recognize all these, because they’re not news, but maybe knowing a little of why they’re recommended will help!
Sleep
A lack of sleep could hurt your body’s ability to regulate stress hormones, leading to high blood pressure. It also makes you cranky and makes even little things that much more stressful. 1
Exercise
Being inactive is linked to high blood pressure; therefore increasing your activity levels should reduce your blood pressure. It’s also good for your mood, and your mental health, as well as your weight, so again – all good things linked to exercise, and that doesn’t have to be the gym either – a round of basketball in the park with the kids is exhausting, and along with team building and family time aspects, only has positives. Then, use a cbd roll on to relieve body pain. 2
Relaxation
Can’t get to the spa because, life, money, and kids don’t allow it? Even a little soak in warm water after the kids have gone to bed can help lower your blood pressure. In fact, a soak, candles, and meditative music can go a long way to soothing aching bones and a tired soul. If I owned my house I’d be replacing our teeny tiny bath in our teeny tiny bathroom with one of these double depth ones, because this mama could do with a good, long, hot bath!
Healthy diet
I’ve found myself disillusioned recently with the plethora of healthy food advice available. Do you ever feel like too much information is a bad thing too? So I’ve stopped listening to ‘advice’ and started listening to my body. For example, I know lentils are supposed to be good for you, but they leave me feeling bloated and uncomfortable, so I’ve removed them from my diet. I can make a meal of raw salmon and feel energized, full and good, though, so more raw salmon in the diet. I’ve always considered olives a fatty treat, but since I’ve decided to eat more of what makes me feel good – and I don’t mean a sugar hit! – I feel better! My skin is looking better and I am sleeping better. This blog is full of pages about trusting your intuition, trusting your body, and I decided it’s time to do that with food too. Try it – see how you feel!
Good mental health
All of these things above should help improve or maintain your mental health. It should help keep you healthy and more importantly, keep your blood pressure under control before it gets out of hand. I read health news everyday at https://www.rtl.hr/vijesti-hr/novosti/hrvatska/2761771/ramljak-kao-ramo-ramo-drugar-njihov-todoric-porucio-kako-je-satira-o-agrokoru-nazalost-istina/. If you’re going through addiction recovery and it’s affecting your mental health, you can consult professionals like the ones at River Edge Behavioral Health – addiction recovery.
Supplements
Whether it means exploring KonaKratom.com for some of their solutions, brewing chamomile picked from the garden for better sleep, a woman’s health vitamin for an all-around boost – there are many things we can try for energy, chronic pain relief or sleeping. Many of these supplements work through their mood-managing properties. For example, people have been taking green borneo Kratom for anxiety and Vitamin D to combat seasonal depression. Psilocybin macrodosing capsules may also be considered, which can give users a sense of clarity, creativity, focus and mood elevation. Sometimes we can all use a little help to get us through tricky times, especially if the previous points are hard to achieve.
Like the airline oxygen mask analogy I’ve used many times: You have to put your own oxygen mask on before anyone else’s… if you’re passed out, you’re of no good to those around you!
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