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How to help your body, help you to sleep well

Sallie Crawley 13th November 20171st July 2020 Acceptance, Energy, How to, Sleep No Comments

Why is sleep important? You cannot survive without sleep it is as important as air, food and water! You need to be able to sleep well. It enhances health as you body heals and rejuvenates as you rest. It also helps lower risks of serious illnesses such as heart problems and cancer. Some research suggests that it may help with weight control. Sleep also gives you energy, aids memory and learning, reduces stress and helps maintain a positive mood. Why is sleep important to mood? A normal sleep pattern comprises…

How to use your mind to help you fall asleep

Sallie Crawley 29th October 20171st July 2020 Acceptance, Energy, How to, Sleep No Comments

Insomnia (sleeplessness, having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep) Insomnia can be having difficulty falling asleep even when exhausted. Or staying asleep, you get off to sleep just fine but once woken you can’t get back to sleep. Stay with me and I will give you 9 ways to quieten your mind to enable you to fall asleep. If you suffer from insomnia, have a job that involves shift work or have a newborn baby then you will be an expert in having a poor night’s sleep. There are 5…

How to calm anxiety, control anger and reduce pain

Sallie Crawley 22nd August 201719th August 2020 Acceptance, Energy, Hope, How to, Pain No Comments

Anxiety can have a great impact on your daily life. There are many different treatments available; these can range from psychological therapy and medication to going on a self-help course, exercising regularly, quitting smoking and cutting down on alcohol and caffeine. But there is one simple process that you already do that can help you to quickly and easily calm anxiety. Just breathe Are you fed up with being uptight and anxious? Do you find pain too much to bear? Does sleep evade you? Would you like a clearer mind?…

Looking after your health at work

Sallie Crawley 12th July 20174th March 2019 Confidence, Direction, Energy, Exercise, Healthy eating No Comments

On average an office worker spends about 1,800 hours at work per year. Averaging out to around 10 hours per day sitting time whilst in the office. How many of us work through our lunch hours scoffing down food at your desks or whilst in meetings. Checking emails at weekends and while we are on holiday. Is this looking after your health at work? This sitting down time isn’t just happening when we are at work, never mind the sitting time we do in our own time. It can even…

How to lower your blood pressure

Sallie Crawley 25th June 201728th August 2020 Acceptance, Blood pressure, Exercise, Healthy eating, How to No Comments

The causes of high blood pressure can be many and varied, as can the ways to lower your blood pressure From genes or the environment, in the body’s normal functions including changes to kidney fluid and salt balances, sympathetic nervous system (responsible for fight or flight), and blood vessel structure and function. Some of the factors are not within our ability to change. Such as the structure and function of our blood vessels and genetics. But other elements are can definitely be influences by our behaviour. Whilst we know that they…

What is high blood pressure?

Sallie Crawley 18th June 201729th August 2020 Acceptance, Blood pressure, Healthy eating No Comments

What you don’t know CAN hurt you - high blood pressure (hypertension)

A silent killer, an invisible disease! High blood pressure is silent as there are no obvious symptoms and often you aren’t aware that you have it as there are no particular symptoms. It isn’t until damage starts to happen that it is noticed, although luckily nowadays we have our blood pressure taken routinely at the doctor’s if we go for a visit. It is invisible as no one knows you are suffering from it, and that it takes determination, motivation and having to make lifestyle changes to keep yourself well.…

My heart attack

Sallie Crawley 12th June 201728th August 2020 Acceptance, Emotions No Comments

Women are notoriously bad at noticing that they are having a heart attack We have a tendency to just tough it out. In my case you could have knocked me down with a feather, it just couldn’t happen to me. I thought I was invincible and immortal! My (disguised) surprise heart attack (heartburn) was a shock. Who me? Who’d have thought I’d have a heart attack? Certainly not me that was for sure, until Monday, 21st March 2016. When I woke up sweating, feeling sick with an upset stomach…