Relax And De-Stress This Weekend

Most of us spend a lot of our week rushing around, and when the weekend arrives, we tend not to be prepared to unwind, or we haven’t even considered beforehand our plans to relax and bring some calm into our lives. Because of this, when Sunday night arrives and the dread of the week ahead starts to creep in to our minds, we launch ourselves into work mode earlier than we should. We haven’t had the right amount of down time to allow our bodies and minds to recover from the previous week.

We know that stress can adversely affect our health and digestion in particular, so we suggest combining Atone Digestion with ProBio with some of the below tips for optimum de-stressing and healing.

A herbal remedy… passionflower.
Passionflower has long been considered a “folk remedy” for anxiety and insomnia. Some studies have shown that this natural herb can be the same in effectiveness as benzodiazepine drugs, which are used to treat stress. It is believed that passionflower works by increasing levels of a chemical called gamma-aminobutyric acid in the brain. It relaxes the activity of certain brain cells. You can take passionflower in lots of forms, including infusions, teas, liquid extracts, etc.

Massage
Does it seem like a bit too much luxury? When it’s for the good of your health, it’s a no brainer. Everyone loves a massage. It’s a proven stress reliever, and has been so for thousands of years. Massage originated in China, where it was used to open blocked energy channels to improve health.

Meditation
Mindfulness, or meditation as it is more commonly known, only takes 15 to 30 minutes per day. Surely that could be possible in even a packed schedule? Just give yourself some silent time to let your thoughts run free, or focus on breathing techniques.

Couple these relaxation techniques with a course of natural enzymes, and your stress related digestion problems could be a thing of the past.