SOUTHLAKE -
With weather like today, you're bound to feel more sluggish and somber, you may not even realize, you're suffering from the winter blues.
Dr. Trivedi from UT Southwestern says, "Because the days are short, you spend a lot more time in the house and don't get outside and people are also more withdrawn." And naturally, we pack on the pounds. As Carolyn Marocco, a Nutritionist, says, "It makes sense that we're going to want warming foods. But unfortunately in this day and age we have translated that to eating a wide variety of carbs, particularly the refined carbs, like pasta breads, sweets."
So switch out the sugary foods and bad carbs for leafy greens, fruits, and as Carolyn says, "Good sources of fat because our brain is 60% fat so if you want to want to think clearly and have a balanced emotions you need to eat a diet that is balanced in healthy fat." It will give you the energy, and motivation, to get up and get going. Dr. Trivedi says, "Have a routine, so you're not at the mercy of the daylight, have a regular routine. Exercise on a regular basis, remain active." And if you work in an office all day, leave your desk for lunch at least. Just a few minutes outside, even when it's cold, and breathing in the fresh air, will brighten your mood instantly!
When you're indoors, indulge in aromatherapy it will freshen up the stale air. Shannon Allen, an aromatherapist, says, "A lot of the citrus oils are great for uplifting, grapefruit, tangerine, petigreen, jasmine." The Corinthian Spa in Southlake specializes in incorporating essential oils to warm the spirit and brighten your mood through all your senses. Shannon says of a treatment, "This is a crystal mud foot soak that we do at the spa that you can also take home as well." Or simply add a couple drops of essential oil to a warm bath, and watch the winter blues wash away!
Dr. Trivedi from UT Southwestern says, "Because the days are short, you spend a lot more time in the house and don't get outside and people are also more withdrawn." And naturally, we pack on the pounds. As Carolyn Marocco, a Nutritionist, says, "It makes sense that we're going to want warming foods. But unfortunately in this day and age we have translated that to eating a wide variety of carbs, particularly the refined carbs, like pasta breads, sweets."
So switch out the sugary foods and bad carbs for leafy greens, fruits, and as Carolyn says, "Good sources of fat because our brain is 60% fat so if you want to want to think clearly and have a balanced emotions you need to eat a diet that is balanced in healthy fat." It will give you the energy, and motivation, to get up and get going. Dr. Trivedi says, "Have a routine, so you're not at the mercy of the daylight, have a regular routine. Exercise on a regular basis, remain active." And if you work in an office all day, leave your desk for lunch at least. Just a few minutes outside, even when it's cold, and breathing in the fresh air, will brighten your mood instantly!
When you're indoors, indulge in aromatherapy it will freshen up the stale air. Shannon Allen, an aromatherapist, says, "A lot of the citrus oils are great for uplifting, grapefruit, tangerine, petigreen, jasmine." The Corinthian Spa in Southlake specializes in incorporating essential oils to warm the spirit and brighten your mood through all your senses. Shannon says of a treatment, "This is a crystal mud foot soak that we do at the spa that you can also take home as well." Or simply add a couple drops of essential oil to a warm bath, and watch the winter blues wash away!
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