Wellness

Parenting well requires that you take excellent care of yourself. After all, taking care of yourself enables you to take care of your kids. Therefore, it's important to consider your own emotional, physical, spiritual, mental, and relational needs. The resources you'll find here will help you find the time and means to take care of yourself and maintain your own life as you work hard to raise your children. This section will keep your dreams within reach and help you achieve a healthy and clean mind and body by exposing you to as many tools and as much information as possible. Look for many more articles and tools coming soon.

Kill those cramps

Drink up! The benefits of herbal tea have never been questionable but did you know that it relieves menstrual cramps as well? "The warmth and goodness of herbal tea will relax your muscles, which is especially important for your cramped and congested pelvic area," says nutritionist Naini Setalvad. Even a glass of red wine is considered to be great to beat the pains as it alleviates the mood and relaxes your mind and body! Otherwise, opt for juices of parsley and beet root. They are effective home remedies with satisfying results.

Go for Omega Avoid salty and oily food that can lead to body bloating and cause indigestion and gas, which can aggravate menstrual cramps. "Instead, have 1-2 tsp of flaxseeds or include fish in your diet regularly. Both these contain Omega 3 fatty acids which slow down the release of prostaglandins which aggravate menstrual pains," says nutritionist and ...

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Eat Well. Live Well. Be Happy.

The most recent edition of Empower, our monthly newsletter, focused on the benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and creating a long-term plan for wellbeing. Many mums neglect their own physical and mental needs and focus instead on taking care of the rest of the family. What mums must realise is that they must look after themselves in order to look after others.

The role of mum is such a complex one! We try our utmost to ensure the rest of our family is healthy, fit, well and happy, yet we take little time to reflect on our own situation. This is such a shame and mostly comes down to our relationship with guilt. Mums simply find it difficult to tear themselves away from the family to enjoy a little time out.

Taking time out to look after yourself is a crucial part of leading a ...

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Look at something beautiful :)

The simple act of pausing in your hectic day and looking at something beautiful can improve your outlook and make you feel good.

Put a picture of someone you love in your work area.
Take a moment to watch the sunset.
Put a vase of flowers in your work area.
Hang a favourite print or painting where you'll enjoy every day.

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Listen to music and relax :)

It's no accident that music a feature of all human cultures. Music can entertain us, distract us from our worries, stimulate our brains and help us relax. Listen to the music that relaxes you and use it to reduce anxiety.

Listen to music on the way home after a long day at work.
Assemble your own 'feel good' music collection and play it when you need a lift or distraction.
Expand your music horizons by borrowing music CD's and tapes from your local library or by searching and sampling the legitimate online music services.
Make your own music. Sing or play an instrument.

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Take a tea break

Tea time is good for you. People all over the worldhave known that for centuries. Sipping tea alone or with a friend is a great way to relax and unwind and take a pause in your busy day. Studies shows that drinking certain kinds of herbal and decaffeinated tea may even help prevent heart disease and cancer, soothe a sore throat and relieve stress.

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