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The Lowdown with Jam Industries
Jam Industries is a surf inspired clothing brand that provides comfortable and stylish clothing for both men and women with stores in Salcombe, Devon, Cornwall and London.
I have recently been inundated with requests for ‘immune-boosting’ tips, specific supplement recommendations and details on ways to healthfully navigate through these strange pandemic times. The bottom line, however, is that this is all very new. There simply hasn’t been enough research yet to say for certain whether particular products, foods, habits or other wellbeing practices are important in terms of reducing the risk or severity of coronavirus infection specifically.
We do know, however, that following public health advice on effective hand washing, physical distancing and staying safely at home, is very important. These are the things that need to take priority.
However, while we all ‘shelter in place’, there are plenty of other things that we might do to support our health and wellbeing more generally. Perhaps it might even be a bit of an opportunity to reconsider our lifestyle choices and experiment with a few new habits. It is certainly not the time to be piling on pressure, guilt or additional ‘shoulds’. It’s about supporting ourselves in whichever way feels good and knowing that being good enough is perfect at the moment.
So with all that in mind, I thought I’d share a few of the things that I have had personally found helpful in the past few weeks. Perhaps a couple of these ideas might resonate with you too.
Exercise is good for our body and our mind. I’ve noticed it is the thing that seems to make the biggest difference to my mood and sleep, so getting movement into my day has become an even more essential part of my self-care routine recently.
Perhaps one of the most important things we can do to support our overall health is to get enough good quality sleep. Sometimes easier said than done, I know, but we can at least aim to set ourselves up for a restorative 8 hours as much as possible.
Access to food supplies might be erratic, eating out impossible and online deliveries like gold dust, but there is still both joy and nutritional benefit to be found in good food. It might require a little lateral thinking and creativity, but where you can, try to have a couple of decent meals a day. Limitation often sparks creativity and some of the most successful dishes created were happy accidents.
As always, I try to focus on what is included in our diets, rather than what is excluded. We might well need that little bit of chocolate after dinner, or glass of wine at the moment. But we also need the good stuff too…
So, what might that ‘good stuff’ be?
Sending you all much courage, strength and compassion.
Amelia.
For lots more wellbeing tips, ideas and free recipes, please do head over to ameliafreer.com.
Amelia is joining us at Lime Wood later this year for a series of wellbeing and nutrition workshops and 3 day retreats.
Jam Industries is a surf inspired clothing brand that provides comfortable and stylish clothing for both men and women with stores in Salcombe, Devon, Cornwall and London.
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