03/09/2020
How are you? …..really. We are living in a chaotic world at the moment. For many there is financial pressure, uncertainty, frustration, anger, sadness, fear or grief taking its toll. And certainly in clinic we are seeing more patients wanting support for their stress and anxiety levels.
Whilst it’s natural to have some levels of stress in our day-to-day lives, we don’t want them to become overwhelming and unmanageable to the point it starts to affect our health and wellbeing.
Stress that is ongoing can present itself in many ways. Often we don’t link what these “new” symptoms are to the stress we are under. We just soldier on. Stress affects everybody differently but some of the more common affects are:
- Fatigue
- Feeling “jumpy”
- Anxiety, constant worry
- Lack of motivation, apathy, mood swings
- Short temper, irritable, “a short fuse”
- Poor focus, inability to concentrate or retain information
- Recurrent infections
- Poor appetite
- Skin conditions flaring up
- Constipation or diarrhoea
- High blood pressure
- Difficulty sleeping
Stress management shouldn’t feel like it’s just another thing to add to the ‘to do’ list but it is important to recognise that you are indeed needing support and to be honest with yourself as to what this support looks like for you.
Do you need to talk or vent with someone you trust? Do you need to get back into some regular exercise or take some time out for relaxation and enjoyment? Is it that you have over-committed to others and need to step back for a while? Do you need to ‘switch off’ from social media and prioritise getting to bed earlier?
A simple daily practice of 10 deep belly breaths regularly throughout your day is a fabulously effective place to start.
Stress management is a huge focus here at SHINE WELLNESS and is an area we are particularly passionate about. As Medical Herbalists, we have a wonderful array of medicinal herbs that we can use to support our patients. Medicinal plants contain nourishing nutrients and unique phytochemicals that effectively re-balance and strengthen human physiology and can be uniquely prescribed to suit your personal needs.
What support do you need in this moment? We would like to help by extending our Opening Special - offering a FREE follow up consultation worth $60 with every full consult booked by the 30th September 2020.
Please contact us:
Fleur Black 021 890 308 or Michelle Bowman 027 356 0216
