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Why water?

Water is crucial to wellness, it is needed for every major body function, including emotional wellness and digestion. You may have heard that the gut is your second brain, what does that even mean? That means that your gut microbiome is directing your body and your emotions, and unless you are tuned into this you are probably not aware of the impact. When we are having cravings that might be coming from the microbiome, they need to eat and may make suggestions that are not lining up with your wellness goals. When you are experiencing high levels of stress you probably need to add more water to your routine.

How much water?

We need half of our body weight in ounces of water every day to keep our bodies running smoothly. If you weigh 150 pounds you need 75 ounces each day. If you weigh 200 pounds you need 100 ounces. If you take medications or are dealing with a lot of stress or exercising, you will want to be drinking even more than this formula.

One of the main reasons people don’t drink enough water is that they don't want to use the bathroom so often. Well, yes, you will have to go more often in the beginning, but your body will adjust and begin to use the water properly. One trick is to get some pink Himalayan salt and put a few crystals on your tongue right before drinking the water, this helps the body retain the water and use it properly. Himalayan Pink Salt contains 81 minerals which our bodies need so adding it is a win/win.

'I don’t like the taste of water', is another reason I hear frequently. There are so many healthy options to add flavor your water: sliced cucumbers, lemons, mint, essential oils, vitality drops with electrolytes.

Are you ready to boost your metabolism, nourish your joints and muscles, improve your clarity, your skin and your energy levels?

Join us for a Sip & Shine 7-day challenge to jump start your hydration. Accountability makes the progress so much more fun and easy.

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Do you have trouble sleeping? I think we all struggle with it at some time in our lives. I know I have had several stretches in my life where I went through sleeping problems. I remember tossing and turning some nights then finally sleeping well when it was time to get up. That was not fun!

A shortage of sleep will affect our anxiety levels, it can cause depression, it will affect our digestive system, and create digestive problems, and we all know that is no fun. A lack of sleep can cause headaches and heart disease. Not getting enough sleep will affect our hormone levels impacting our reproductive process as well as causing weight gain. If that is not enough to encourage you to make quality sleep a priority then think about how it affects memory and concentration also, recent studies have also shown that a lack of sleep has been linked to Alzheimer's.

Our quality of sleep starts during the day; our circadian rhythm is a 24 cycle that is unique to each of us. The more that we do to regulate this cycle the better our sleep will be and our overall health. I am glad I figured out how to a get quality sleep on a regular basis.

Here are some tips to improving sleep.

Avoid hitting the snooze button, when we are asleep, and the alarm goes off it is a shock to our cardiovascular system and yes of course we can handle it but why would you want to continually add this extra stress? Make a plan to go to bed early enough to feel refreshed in the AM.

Next, let's get some early morning light and if possible, do some grounding, which is standing barefoot on the earth, or get a grounding mat if the weather does not permit bare feet. Get that first glass of water and add a sprinkle of Himalayan pink salt, and a drop of lemon essential oil to it, lemon will help your body to detox, and the salt will help restore minerals that you lost while you slept. The early morning sunlight helps to reset the circadian cycle and grounding, will help reset your body’s magnetic field.

Another great way to improve your sleep is to get regular movement into your day. You don't need to run a marathon, just start where you are and increase gradually to make it a normal daily routine. Chair yoga, walking, light stretching are all good ways to get started. Write it into your planner or on your task list. It feels great to check it off.

Are you ready to meet your new year goals and get better sleep? We are doing a resolution reset to start our year off on the right foot. We would love to have you join us. A community can help you stay on track.

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