LIFESTYLE TIPS
ANXIETY & ENERGY
High hopes
Dopamine is a chemical produced by the brain that reduces anxiety and enhances feelings of pleasure, focus and calm. To optimise this natural high, put apples, watermelons, almonds, natural yogurt, beans, eggs and meat at the top of your shopping list and watch out for excess sugar, caffeine and stress, all of which can suppress dopamine production.
Stand tall
Posture has a powerful effect on both mood and energy. Slouching cuts off the flow of energy and makes breathing less effective. If you stand up straight, draw your shoulders back and breathe in deeply, you’ll feel the benefits both to your mood and your energy levels.
2-Minute yoga
This is Mondrian Doha’s very best reboot tip. Simply take a tennis ball, and then. against a wall, roll it up your spine, from between your shoulders to that little indentation at the base of your skull. Then roll it from side to side along the base of the skull. It’s called the occipital ridge and is full of acupressure points, which may be why it releases so much stress and pressure.
“Peppermint and Eucalyptus essential oils work wonderfully together in our energising range to swiftly enliven and energise.”
Sweet like sugar
When it comes to a steady flow of energy, sugar is one to put on the watch list. Keeping sugar intake low and looking for alternatives wherever possible helps sustain stamina, supports concentration and allay mood swings. Wheat flour is also a surprising energy-sapper so try to minimise the amount of bread, crackers, pastries, cakes and biscuits you eat.
All in the mind
Peppermint and Eucalyptus essential oils work wonderfully together to swiftly enliven and energise, while Rosemary helps focus the mind so, when spa clients say they just feel the need for a reboot, this is the blend we’ll recommend. The proof is in the pudding. Mondrian Doha’s experts and clients report a real improvement in mental focus and clarity, as well as a lift in spirits, enhanced optimism and positivity. Try using their Energising range if you’re feeling sluggish.
Fats are good
Well, some fats. A diet rich in healthy fats, (along with high fibre foods and complex carbs) will help you avoid energy peaks and troughs – which also makes it easier to control your weight. Healthy fats include: extra virgin olive oil, grass-fed butter/ghee, avocados, coconut (oil, flesh, milk), whole nuts and seeds and sugar-free nut butters.
Mind full or mindful
Mindfulness is a global, billion-dollar business and the biggest story in health and wellness for decades. With good reason. Mindfulness is, quite simply, living in the present. Being in the here and now, focused only on what can be changed today. It’s a state of mind that grounds us, making us more productive and helping to restore mental and physical equilibrium.
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