SWEET DREAMS: Five Things That Might Just Transform Your Sleep Game
Sleep is something of a rare and precious commodity when you live with chronic pain. Pain, and the anxiety and stress that often accompanies it, is a killer when it comes to getting enough sleep, and not getting our full quota of restorative rest affects our mind and body in ways that carry over into our daily life - not only does it make it more difficult to manage our pain, lack of sleep can actually increase our pain. It impacts every aspect of our life — our physical and mental health, our work, our confidence, and our relationships. The opposite is also true - when we get our sleep back, we often get our life back too. Sleep can transform our wellbeing.
‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE CHILLED: The 12 (Pain-Saving) Days of Christmas
What happens when all those good intentions you had to shop early, wrap gifts as you bought them, practice self-care throughout December, and cook ahead and freeze, kind of disappeared along the Advent way because, well, a life of pain got in the way? Suddenly we are halfway through the countdown to Christmas Day and you still haven’t finished your gift shopping, your cards haven’t been posted, you haven’t a clue what you are cooking for Christmas dinner and you haven’t got one festive item in the cupboards - is it too late to have a stress-free yuletide celebration?
The good news is that you can start where you are - no matter how much or little you have already prepared it is possible to achieve this in twelve easy, actionable steps - the 12 (Pain-Saving) Days of Christmas.
SUPERCHARGE YOUR FESTIVE HEALTH: Ten Easy Ways to Boost Your Immunity This Christmas
Our immune system can really be put through its paces at this time of year, not just from the threat of Covid-19 and the hundreds of other viruses which peak during wintertime, but also because we often let healthy practices like exercise, sleeping enough, and eating well slip a little at Christmas.
Fortunately there are certain things we can do this festive season to help boost our immunity and reduce our risk of illness.