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12 questions to ask yourself if you’re feeling the winter blues
Roots & Remedies

12 questions to ask yourself if you’re feeling the winter blues

What might be contributing to low mood during the winter months, not in general but specifically for you? Here are some questions for you to find out.

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27th November 2019
Being selfless is not a badge of honour. 🙅⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It's wonderful to be kind and helpful to other people and beings, but when have we forgotten about ourselves? ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Mothers or not mothers, so many of us think that the only way to be a "good girl" or a "good person" is to tend to the needs of others... ALL the time. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ We do so much for other people, often over decades, that we end up feeling nothing but depleted and quite frankly forgotten. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ But this world needs strong women. Women who know their worth and who don't put themselves last. Women who show the younger generation how to be healthy and well. With so much poor mental health everywhere, we need women who set good examples. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ So just as there isn't a badge of honour for being super busy and overworked, there also isn't one for being selfless. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Stop thinking that you are being selfish, or that you need to fix everyone and everything. Have you noticed that you are focusing far more on the wellbeing of those around you than your own? Like, comment and share away 💛
95% of the body's serotonin is actually contained 95% of the body's serotonin is actually contained in specialised cells in the gut. So?⁠ ⁠ Well, here's what these cells are influenced by:⁠ ⁠ 🥘 What we eat⁠ 🦠 Chemicals released from certain species of gut microbes⁠ 💡 Signals from our brain that inform these cells about our emotional state⁠ ⁠ And! These serotonin-containing cells are tightly connected to sensory nerves that signal directly back into the brain's emotion regulating centres. ⁠ ⁠ So what does that mean? ⁠ ⁠ What you eat and the state of your microbiome are very much linked to your serotonin levels - the "feel good" chemical that helps regulate your mood. ⁠ ⁠ Antidepressants are sold in mind-bogglingly high numbers. It's time we paid more attention to our gut when it comes our precious mental health!
In emojis, how do you feel about “the virus” r In emojis, how do you feel about “the virus” right now? Share below! Here’s mine: 😩😮🥱🤐😷🤔😶 And yours?
Back when I was suffering from depression I comple Back when I was suffering from depression I completely believed everything on the left hand column. I believed that there was something fundamentally wrong with me which then also meant that I would always feel like this. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ What I didn't understand back then was that my mental health symptoms were connected to my physical health symptoms. I didn't realise that my sleep problems, very bad eczema, joint pain and allergies at the time were connected to my mood and mental health. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ And it sounds cheesy but I am seriously just so grateful to have found a book about nutritional therapy in my husband's book shelf. I started reading it, and slowly things started to make more sense. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I realised that my "healthy" diet wasn't actually that healthy. I dealt with my food sensitivities, worked on my gut health and dysbiosis, addressed chronic inflammation, and started exercising. I removed myself from negative environments and paid attention to meaning, purpose and my sense of connection to other people. I learned about mindfulness, meditation and how to deal with negative thoughts and feelings so that I was no longer trapped by them.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ This journey obviously didn't happen overnight. It also wasn't down to a specific supplement or two. It was a very holistic journey, addressing all areas of my health and life, rather than focusing on the specific illness and suppressing symptoms. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ And that's what I do with my clients now too. It's about the whole person, and everyone is different. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Depression very often has multiple causes. And just as it was a combination of factors that got people unwell, it's also a combination of things that will get them well again. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I can only hope that this holistic way of addressing mental health will become the norm. It just makes sense, don't you think?⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Like, comment, share ♥️ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀
Hey, how are you coping with the lockdown? The pan Hey, how are you coping with the lockdown? The pandemic has been going on for such a long time now. Here in the UK, as is the case for many other countries, lockdown restrictions are gradually lifting. But nonetheless, life is still not as it was pre-Covid. So how are you? How are you really? Are you finding it easier to cope with all of this now than when it all started? Me, I'm longing for "normal" times. Busy cafes, tourists everywhere, events, trips away, seeing people, socialising lots. I can really notice that my patience is running low and no doubt my husband would like to spend a day (or much more) without me.... 😅 I long for "normal" times. How about you? Feeling the same? Or are you worried about going back to life pre-Covid? Or worried about what life might look like post-Covid? What's going through your mind? I'd love to know. As always, wrong answers not possible on this kind of question.
Mental health. We think this is something we impro Mental health. We think this is something we improve through working on our thoughts and emotions. And yes, absolutely true. But eating well, sleeping enough, moving your body and actually taking the time to rest, relax, reconnect and recover are just as important. Even more important in my mind because your thoughts and feelings are going to be better when you’ve looked after your body first of all. What’s your biggest tool in your toolbox right now? The one that’s making the biggest difference to your wellbeing at the moment?💭💡👇 A. Eating well B. Sleeping enough C. Moving your body D. Resting, relaxing & reconnecting?

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