Sunday Golden Glow
Ease your way with into a pleasurable day with quick Glow-Up tips
Life can be demanding, but enhancing your golden glow doesn't always require grand gestures or significant time commitments. Sometimes, the most impactful improvements come from incorporating small, thoughtful rituals into your daily routine.
Here are some effortless wellness hacks that can elevate your quality of life without demanding much of your precious time.
Get your Skin to Glow and your Weariness to Go: An Epsom Salt Bath
Imagine this: you've had a long, challenging day, and your body feels the weight of it all. An Epsom salt bath can be an instant renewal, detox and relaxation tool. The magnesium in Epsom salts is known to help relax muscles, ease tension, and promote a sense of calm. It's the perfect prelude to a good night's sleep.
NOURISHING TIP: While a warm bath is incredibly relaxing, be mindful of the water temperature, especially close to bedtime. If the water is too hot, it can actually raise your body temperature, making it harder to fall asleep immediately afterward. Aim for a comfortably warm, rather than scorching hot, bath. Give yourself at least an hour between a hot bath and heading to bed to allow your body temperature to regulate for optimal sleep.
Spiritual Glow-Up: Dr. Joe Dispenza's Heart-Brain Coherence Meditations
Incorporate the transformative power of mindfulness with
’s 10-minute meditations. These guided practices are designed to foster heart-brain coherence, a state where your heart and brain are working in synergy, leading to immediate upliftment and stress reduction. You can start your day with one in the morning to set a positive tone, or if your morning gets away from you, use it as a powerful pre-bed ritual. These meditations are remarkably effective at shifting your emotional and mental state which can ready you for a productive day or restful sleep.Imbibing the Drink of Life: Filtered Water
It sounds simple, but the quality of the water you drink has a profound impact on your energy levels and overall health. Making the switch to filtered water is an easy hack that pays daily dividends. Filtered water not only tastes cleaner and fresher, encouraging you to drink more throughout the day, but it also provides peace of mind. When you drink filtered water, it significantly reduces or removes impurities like chlorine, and even lead often found in tap water. Staying well-hydrated is fundamental to feeling good.
Boost your energy!
Aid your digestion!
Think clearly and get glowing skin!
Keep a reusable water handy or a pitcher of filtered water on your counter and nightstand, and make it your go-to beverage for an effortless boost to your well-being.
Come see me for a 15 minute free consult to calculate the optimal amount of water you should be drinking daily.
Vagus Nerve: The Mainstay of your Nervous System Hurt Hack and Help Hack
Hurt Hack:
Having a high-anxiety moment?
Overwhelmed emotionally?
Panic attack?
Help is here:
The Vagus nerve is your body’s longest nerve (from the brain to your tummy) which governs your automatic systems you can’t control like heart rate, digestion, blood pressure, sweating, etc. When you’re feeling major stress, anxiety, or a panic attack, your nervous system has been activated and goes into the “fight or flight mode.” This usually makes your heart beat faster, your blood pressure to rise, you break out into a sweat, you can burp, and other socially awkward symptoms.
Quick Hurt Hack to the Rescue! How to STOP these symptoms!
Grab 2 ice packs and put one under each arm pit. Would feel good anytime this week on the East coast in our 90 degree weather!
Focus on your breath.
In and out.
Slow your breath.
Just count anyway you can (from 1 on up, or 1 for your in breath, 2 for the out). The cold signals your nervous system as if it’s saying “It’s ok now. You’re all right. You’re safe. The threat is over. You can return to your calm state.”
This redirects your nervous system and re-routes it to the parasympathetic system which is like the paramedics coming to a car accident site and calming your body and brain through their medical modalities.
This is actually based from a scientific study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18785356/
Help Hack:
A Fast Way Anytime, Anywhere to Boost your vagus Nerve: Sing or Gargle
Yes, tone your vagus nerve and not with microscopic weights! It can be strengthened daily. Stimulating it will help keep your nervous system regulated.
• Gargling: This takes under one minute to gargle. Ideally you keep some table salt in your bathroom so it’s seamless to mix with hot tap water and become part of your nightly routine! The benefits abound: It keeps your mouth and throat clean (think combating bad breath and/or soothing a scratchy throat. A boost if you've been talking or partying too much!) and it stimulates the vagus nerve in your throat. This will activate your parasympathetic nervous system, promoting relaxation.
• Singing: Don't underestimate the power of a good sing-along! Put on your favorite song and let loose. Singing, especially with gusto, provides a fantastic vagus nerve workout. You'll find it nearly impossible to stay in a bad mood when you’re singing. The perk is you're actively strengthening a key nerve responsible for your body's rest and digest functions. Make it a daily ritual – even just one song – and observe the positive shift in your mood and calm body.
The Simple Luxury of Fresh Sheets
There's something uniquely comforting and luxurious about slipping into a bed made with newly washed, fresh sheets. The crispness, the clean scent, and the softness against your skin can instantly elevate your mood and prepare you for a restorative night's sleep. As you settle in, take a moment to truly luxuriate in the sensation. Inhale the clean scent, feel the soft fabric, and allow yourself a moment of gratitude. This simple act of appreciation can fill your heart, reduce stress, and deepen your connection to the present moment, paving the way for peaceful slumber.
Nourishing Notes:
Try to avoid certain “fabric fresheners dryer sheets” that are added to your load in the dryer. While brands like Bounce can seem to have a clean smell, it’s actually loaded with chemicals, such as Dialkylester Dimethyl Ammonium Methosulfate and fragrances.
Try instead: Add a few drops of essential oil, such as DoTerra Lavender Essential Oil to a washcloth and throw in the dryer with your wet clothes.
And if your home permits, now that it’s Summer, the ultimate in smell and freshness is sheets that are hung to dry outside in the sweet summer air by the hot sun.
Buy organic sheets if your budget permits, they are again healthier for your skin and olfactory health plus they have unparalleled softness.
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References:
Goggins E, Mitani S, Tanaka S. Clinical perspectives on vagus nerve stimulation: present and future. Clin Sci (Lond). 2022 May 13;136(9):695-709. doi: 10.1042/CS20210507. PMID: 35536161; PMCID: PMC9093220.
Mäkinen TM, Mäntysaari M, Pääkkönen T, Jokelainen J, Palinkas LA, Hassi J, Leppäluoto J, Tahvanainen K, Rintamäki H. Autonomic nervous function during whole-body cold exposure before and after cold acclimation. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2008 Sep;79(9):875-82. doi: 10.3357/asem.2235.2008. PMID: 18785356.