It’s crucial to make sure that you are taking good care of your mind, soul, and body every single day, not just when you’ve fallen ill. Figuring out how to lessen your everyday stress, regular exercise, and take time for yourself when you need it, are just a couple of self-care touchstones that will help keep you resilient, healthy, and fit.
Why Is It So Hard to Practice Self-Care?
Self-care isn’t an easy thing to do every day. This is because most people have stressful jobs, are too busy with technology to make time for themselves or are just crazy busy. Making time for ourselves is usually the last thing on our daily list. We can even feel guilty for taking time to care for ourselves, so getting into a routine with self-care can be difficult.
Ways to Start Doing Self-Care
There are several things that you can do to engage in self-care. Here is a list of a couple of things that you can do to start incorporating self-care into your life:
Include Sleep in Your Routine
Sleep has a big impact on how you feel physically and emotionally throughout the day. Not sleeping enough can cause health problems that can be major. However, it can be hard to get sleep with all of the daily stresses and distractions wreaking havoc on our sleep schedules.
What can you do to make sleep part of your self-care routine? Start by thinking about what your nightly routine is. Are you drinking or eating immediately before going to bed? If so, it’s important to stay away from sugar and caffeine because these things can keep you awake at night.
Reducing the amount of stress you have is also important. If you have work-related stress, try to think of ways to keep you calm after a rough day or find more time to relax during your workday. You might even consider talking to your employer about reducing your workload or settle a disagreement with a coworker.
Next, make sure that your bedroom is designed to help you sleep better. For your room to be sleep ready, you need to get rid of or limit the number of distractions (i.e., cellphones, televisions, laptops) that are in the room, and maybe invest in some room-darkening curtains to prevent the sun from waking you up too early in the morning.
Take Care of Your Gut
How healthy your gut is can have a big impact on your health, feelings of vitality, and well-being. The kind of food that you eat can have a major impact on the bacteria that are naturally found in your stomach, resulting in a cascade of negative or positive outcomes.
CBD Tinctures
CBD tinctures are made by steeping cannabis isolates or flowers in high-proof grain alcohol and apply low heat for a significant amount of time. This process allows the active compounds of cannabis to infuse into the neutral spirit, much of which is then boiled off. The result of this process is a potent liquid that delivers the effects of cannabinoid molecules without smoking or another form of combustions.
CBD tinctures are designed to be taken in small doses, hence why most tinctures come with a built-in dropper that allows you to take small, carefully measured quantities. This means that you can take CBD tinctures in a variety of ways: food, drinks, rub it directly on your skin or place drops under your tongue directly.
You can even use CBD in skincare products – especially if you deal with acne, rosacea, or general redness and blemishes. Why does CBD help? Because CBD has anti-inflammatory properties that can help handle soreness, swelling, and puffiness. It has also been found to possess antioxidant properties.
This all means that CBD can be used as an antioxidant to prevent signs of aging and inflammation. CBD oils also contain natural fatty acids that can be used to nourish dry skin. Also, if you spend much time in the sun, CBD might be able to provide relief for sunburns and help your skin heal.
So, how do you use CBD as a skincare product? After you’ve cleaned your face, apply some CBD oil to your skin to help soothe any inflammation or redness, to help blemishes, or just to calm your mind after a stressful day.
CBD tinctures are designed to help you calm down and relax. This makes it so that you won’t feel so stressed out and you might be able to sleep if you’ve been having trouble with that finally. Tinctures are a great way to help you unwind after a long day and are a great way to start your self-care routine.
Exercise
Exercise is great for our bodies, but do you understand how beneficial it is? Exercising daily is a great way to help you both mentally and physically because it boosts your mood and helps reduce anxiety and stress, plus it’ll help you lose extra weight.
It might be difficult to go to the gym daily, so try to include other exercises, such as yoga and walking, which might fit into your schedule better. The most important thing when it comes to exercise is finding a routine that works best for you.
Make Time for Self-Care and Stick to That Time
It can be hard to find extra time in your day to do self-care, but it’s extremely important. Moments alone can help you ponder the best ways to move forward in your life and keep you grounded and taking time to be with friends can also help you feel more relaxed and connected.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve decided to find time during your day to take a long walk or a hot bath; taking self-care time is very important. Look for small ways that you can incorporate it into your everyday life. The more that you work self-care into your schedule, the more you’ll be able to grow, thrive, and enjoy your life.
This article is originally published at SundayScaries.