It’s almost time to fall back as daylight saving time ends on November 3rd, 2019. The slow transition to shorter and more busier days as the holidays approach can be a challenge. To aid in the shift change, we’ve come up with 5 wellness tips to prepare you for the chiller months ahead and keep your physical as well as your mental health in check, giving you control.
-Immune System Boost: Hydrate, hydrate and hydrate some more, wash hands frequently as we dive into the cooler months and eat more nutritious foods. Try adding a vitamin D supplement into your diet. We get most of our vitamin D from the sun and with the colder months upon us our levels may falter with spending more of our leisure time indoors.
-Take time for yourself: This is a great time to start a health journal and focus more on your health and moods. With Daylight savings time closing in on our summer schedule, try to go to bed earlier, especially the week that our clocks will change. Try to stay active for your health. During the colder months it can be easy and almost natural to hibernate, but it’s crucial to get up and get moving! Participate in a (5k) or local Turkey Run for Thanksgiving, raking or shoveling snow counts too!
-Try Fall Cleaning: Instead of spring cleaning try to incorporate fall cleaning into your schedule. Organize your closets, donate items, dust/disinfect your home. Prepare for possible extreme weather ie. batteries, shovel, bottled water, canned goods.
-It’s Time for Your Phone to Go On A Diet: With the colder months basically here it’s easy to spend more time on your laptop, phone and other tech gadgets, but maybe instead of investing the extra time to our tech we go on a tech diet. instead of grabbing our latest tech savvy gadgets, pick up a book or find a new hobby to invest your spare time with. Don’t 100% cut your tech, but maybe limit your screen time. This in turn with improve your mental health and aid in a good night’s rest! Try it out.
–Chiropractic: Fall & winter can be when most start experiencing health issues that can make everyday life difficult. Thankfully seeing your local Chiropractor can help keep you healthy all winter! Try visiting Total Health Chiropractic during cold season to reduce, if not prevent health problems, as well as keep you feeling like the best you! If you skip chiropractic visits you should reconsider! By adding chiropractic visits to your health & wellness checklist:
Take action in preventing/fighting cold & flu, stop your muscles from getting stiff, reduction in body aches & pains, help aid in seasonal affective disorder (SAD) by stimulating your central nervous system, and much more!