Home & Lifestyle Spring 2021

Healthy Living is Not a Diet Microgreens can be incorporated

Feeling Overwhelmed? Try out Box Breathing for Stress and Anxiety Finding a sense of peace and calm in our day-to-day lives can be difficult. Here are some things you can try if you’re ever feeling a little overwhelmed. Relaxation techniques can help to relax the mind and body and manage some of the symptoms of anxiety and depression. When you feel overwhelmed, try to realign your focus on the breath. 1. Inhale through the nose for 4 seconds. 2. Hold your breath (on full) for 4 seconds. 3. Exhale out of the mouth for 4 seconds. 4. Hold your breath (on empty) for 4 seconds. 5. S tart by repeating this sequence four times—which will bring you to one minute of controlled breath. From there, feel free to work your way up to longer sessions, but stay under the 20-minute mark to avoid light headedness.

into your diet in many ways. In addition to breads and wraps, they can be used for many other dishes. You can also blend these greens into smoothies or make juice from them. Alternatively, they may be used as a topping on pizza, soup, omelettes, spaghetti, curry, and other warm dishes. A variety of cold and warm dishes can feature micro greens, you may either eat them raw, juice them or blend them. Many chefs will garnish their plates with them to add a splash of colour but you can also eat them as a garnish on potato salad, egg salad, and even as part of burgers, and salads. Rehydrate - Make Drinking Water Tasty..

We need to drink about two litres of a variety of fluids each day. This should mostly be made up of water, but if you need to add a hint of additional flavour to inspire you to drink your recommended amount, just add fresh flavours. Infuse crushed fresh basil or mint leaves in a jug of water with sliced lime, orange, lemon, berries or melon. Or, freeze no added sugar fruit juice in an ice-cube tray then add to glasses of water.

To see a visual of this exercise follow this link https://youtu.be/woQPHciR5ec or go to beyondblue.org.au Chat online at Beyond Blue 1800 512 348

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