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8 Simple Ways To De-Stress Without Drinking Alcohol

Consider this reason to pass up that pinot. - by Jessica Sepel
  • 20 Mar 2018
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Alcohol can feel like your best friend during stressful periods – I get it. It really can take the edge off. However, it can actually make things worse for your body by disrupting sleep, increasing anxiety and creating a nasty hangover that makes sticking to healthy choices much harder (which in itself is stressful!)

Here are some simple, nutritionist-approved ways to relax your mind, no vino required.

1. Use your weekends to relax and rest your body. Head to a yoga class and fresh coconut or Kombucha with a girlfriend instead of meeting for a drink.

2. Set your social media boundaries. Social media increases stress. My rule is to switch everything off by 8pm. Choose your own boundaries – ones that work for you – and stick to them. This dramatically improves sleep.

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3. Self-care day. Sunday is my day just to sleep in, cook delicious food, leave emails and social media and do something special for myself. Try it – this can really help you to de-stress before a busy week.

4. Choose early nights with a good movie or book when you can – this immediately reduces stress and the need to drink!

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5. Create a beautiful night-time routine – light a candle, have a lavender oil bath and watch your favourite TV show.

6. Reduce your caffeine intake – sorry! We know coffee can increase stress and anxiety. The JSHealth rule is one coffee a day, before 10 am. Enjoy herbal teas or a dandelion chai with almond milk and cinnamon instead.

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7. Taking Magnesium powder at night is great for the nervous system, which helps to lower stress and improve sleep. Talk to your trusted healthcare practitioner about this!

8. Swap 1-2 of your intense exercise sessions with yoga, Pilates or a walk in nature. Intense exercise and the pressure to exercise can be stressful on the body.

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Jessica Sepel is one of the founding members of the Women’s Health Fitfluential Network. Jess believes in inspiring us to “nourish our bodies rather than punish them […] I believe our diet culture has caused women to have a complex relationship with food and their bodies."

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