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These days we have to juggle a lot of things,? we have to cope and carry on, which we do, we can?t?let everything fall apart. We get on with it, we cope. Theres a price we pay though, with our health, we carry on but we feel tired, we get depressed, we have less energy, we ache more, we get back pain, we get headaches, we can?t sleep, we crave more coffee and sugar, catch colds and get sick as soon as we stop and have a holiday or a weekend off, why is that, whats going on with the body?

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As a Kinetic Chain Assessor, even though I help clients with postural issues, the whole package is to ensure clients are healthy, from the inside out, not just having a neutral pelvis and better shoulders.

My top tips to help you cope more effectively are:

1. Sleep: One of the first things that?s?affected by your emotional stress is sleep. You find you are tired, but when you get to bed it takes ages to fall asleep, You lie there thinking and worrying,??when you do fall asleep , eventualy..you wake up in the night, thinking,again.. then can?t get back to sleep, when its time to get up, you want to get back to sleep again. Whats gone wrong? How can you fix it?

a. Turn off computers and mobiles at least 1 hour before bed. Dont check the phone for messages and if you use it as an alarm, check its on and ready an hour before you go to bed. The light , to your eyes and brain, signals its morning and time to wake up. Keep the alram clock(if its digital and has a glowing screen) turned away fro the bed, as this small amount of light can affect your sleep rhythm, the ame goes for your mobile, keep it away from your bedside table.

b. Unwind during that hour. Have a hot bath, dim the lights, light the candles (ahhh?..), read a novel that?s?not taxing to your brain, dont read anything to do with work

c. Have a mug of Tulsi or Camomile tea about 1 ? 2 hours before bed. Helping you to relax a bit further.

d. Aim to be in bed by 10pm at least 5 times a week. If you dont?get to bed until mid night, start by getting to be at 11.30, then the next night aim for?11pm, then the following night, 10.30. Your body will adjust. You will then have more quality seep before midnight, then the hormonal?levels we are looking to level and steady will have a chance to recover, as most of the work happens before midnight, but if you stay up, you deny yourself that chance.

2. Drink ? not wine, beer , tea ?or coffee! Aim for 1 litre water for every 50lbs?body weight during the day. Your urine should be very pale yellow, if its darker, its a?sign you are dehydrated. If you are drinking enough and urine stays dark, add a pinch of salt to the water (rock salt or pink Himalayan?salt ? full of minerals your body needs and possibly doesnt have) the water shouldn?t taste of salt, if it does, you have added too much.

3. Ashwaghanda?& Rhodiola?- the first is an adaptogen. Ashwaghanda?really helps your body achieve equilibrium, but also aids in coping with stress and anxiety which in turn, aids sleep. Used as a tincture, about 15 ? 20 small drops in water and drunk a couple of times a day aids the body to cope with stress and worry. Rhodiola?comes in the same format, a tincture you take with water. It helps with depression, it improves mood and reduces fatigue, taken usually early in the day, and Ashwaghanda?later in the day. Though everyone?s?different and this may vary according to the individual, I find that this usually helps.

4. Fridges ? yes, your fridge is keeping you stressed. Whats in it rather than the Fridge itself. If your fridge is full of pizza, processed food, sugar laden drinks, wine, beer, cakes, dairy, cola, lemonade (yes, even the no sugar ones -read?label ? aspartame added for the sweet taste) will all be interfering with your blood sugar levels and causing energy levels to lift and lower, almost like a roller coaster ride for your adrenal glands. You may feel wired one minute and crash and burn the next and wonder why. Remove all toxins to clean the?system and find your intolerance, for most, its wheat, sugar and alcohol. Most of us love bread and pasta and pizzas, and eat cereal for breakfast (wheat), sandwich for lunch(wheat) pasta/pizza for dinner (wheat)?and wine/beer?(sugar/toxin) at the end of that hard days work to??treat? yourself, but?what you are really doing is not a treat for your system, its already?burdened with stress and anxiety, and you have just heaped another burden for it to deal with.??Treat yourself to a 14 ? 30 day elimination style plan, remove your ?trigger? foods, and within days see a difference. When you come up with an excuse not to, then you will find that your reason to do so in the first pace isnt strong enough to see it through, you may not be ready it yet, the sooner you are ready t tackle the ball, the sooner you will be scoring winning goals : )

5. Magnesium ? the best and most depleted?mineral for our bodies. Even if you love and can afford Organic food, the soil in which it is grown may not be as mineral rich?as we would like to assume, and we don?t?all have?the time?and resource to check this out with the supplier. Buy local , not from supermarket, and check with the supplier, as they are right on your doorstep, do they rotate the crops, does the soil have enough mineral rich content? Brocolli?is full of magnesium, but this will be lost if the soil it grew in is not healthy, and the brocolli has been flown from the other side of the world. Magnesium supplements? ? not in the form of Oxide as this will be excreted , and most cheaper form of Magnesium are from Oxide , so read your labels) ? in the form of ?ate? such as: Sulphate, Citrate, Stearate?will be absorbed by the healthy digestive system. Be aware, however, that if the digestive system is not healthy, your supplements will be excreted without being absorbed. Go back to step 4 to see how you can achieve a healthy digestive system,? you will also need steps 1 and 2 as well.

I know all of the above are possible, I have been there and done them, and still practicing them, it does take time, but results are quick,?? it does take determination, but with help and a little positivity you can achieve those healthy goals and reduce your stress, be able to cope better with the things life throws at you and be successful, happy and healthier, and sleep better at night.

believe that you can think positive and achieve : )

Melanie Collie

www.mypilateswcornwall.co.uk

Kinetic Chain level 3

Pilates Coach?level 3

Elimination Diet Coach level 1

Personal Trainer

Pilates Tutor for Pilates Precision.

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What can help us cope more efefctively? Its simple, and even though, as a KCA

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