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The Secret to Beating the Boxing Day Sales

12/22/2018

 
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Do you like to make the most of the sales at this time of year? It’s the perfect opportunity to upgrade your TV, replace those worn out kitchen appliances, or to simply revamp your wardrobe.

If you’re anything like us it all seems great in theory, until you walk into the mall and realize that (of course), everyone else is thinking the same thing. The stores are bustling and noisy, people are bumping into you and cutting in line, and tensions are high. While getting great deals can be exhilarating, they can also make you anxious.

How can you get in and out in one piece?

We have a few tips:

  • Head to the sales after a healthy meal that is rich in protein, and low in processed carbohydrates like leftover holiday treats. You can’t make good decisions while hungry and with low blood sugar.
  • Stay focused! Know ahead of time what you need, and which store you need to visit to get it.
  • Park far away from the entrance to avoid driving stressful circuits of the parking lot. The brief walk will save you a lot of time and nervous energy.
  • Bring a reusable water bottle with you to keep you hydrated and alert while you shop.

And our biggest secret to beating the Boxing Day sales?

  • Take a dose of Truehope Inositol in the car to keep you calm in the chaos. ​
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Double-blind trials have shown Inositol to be effective for anxiety, panic, and moodiness so we always keep it close. My tip is to put some Inositol into a smaller container and keep it in the glove box of the car. When you’re facing possible overwhelming situations like heading into a crowded mall on the busiest day of the year, we take a dose because unlike many supplements it brings immediate relief in acute situations.
Add 1.5 teaspoons of the sweet powder to water, or let it melt in your mouth quickly followed by something to drink. It’s not just effective for adults, but also proven to be safe and effective for your kids too!

Stay calm in the crowds during the sales this year, and remember that if going to the mall just doesn’t seem worth how it makes you feel, there’s always online shopping from the comfort of your home!


Have you used Inositol for anxiety or wanting to just relax? If so, Share your story with us in the comments! We'd love to hear from you :) 

Finding Balance with your food choices this Holiday Season

12/15/2018

 
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Ahhhhh, the festive season! There are so many delicious foods and drinks to choose from, you can feel like a kid in a candy shop!


The holidays come with constant temptation, like ever-present baked goods and eggnog. It’s made worse by work parties, family gatherings, lack of sleep, financial pressures, and buying just the right gifts. If you’re not careful, all this can add up to a lot of stress!

The impact of stress on health is often overlooked, and is the very reason we don’t don’t recommend starting a health kick like a diet, detox or juice fast at this time of year. The holiday season simply may not be the best time to start committing to healthier choices.

Not only will a newly introduced healthy habit be hard to stick to with all those indulgences so readily available, but the stress of the season and the disrupted sleep patterns will make it even more challenging to outwit the hormones leptin and ghrelin that regulate appetite.

How to have your cake and eat it too

The holidays are full of delicious traditions, like the mince pies your mom makes from scratch every year, or the special cake your grandma makes that’s full of margarine. They certainly aren’t healthy choices, but they do feed the soul and take you right back to your childhood. It’s at times like this that food holds value far beyond its nutrition.

Here are our tips on how to find some balance this holiday season:

  • Have a bit of everything that defines the holidays for you, because they only come once a year.
  • Decide what’s worth it, and what’s not. The store bought cookies may not be worth it, but a slice of grandma’s special chocolate cake might be.
  • If something isn’t worth it, just say “no, thank you” and move onto the next conversation. Don’t leave room to be pressured or guilted into eating things you don’t want to.
  • Have a steady supply of pre-prepared fresh fruits and vegetables in the fridge so you can make good choices the rest of the time.
  • Don’t indulge in anything that disagrees with you. Bloating and sluggishness are rarely worth it.
  • Eat until you’ve had enough, but try not to over-indulge. Remember there’s always plenty of opportunities for leftovers!
  • Don’t feel guilty about your food choices. Eating is not about making ‘good’ or ‘bad’ decisions. There is simply healthy food, and less healthy food. When the holidays are over, you will go back to eating more of the healthy kind. Right?

Enjoy yourself this holiday season, and don’t feel bad about your choices. For most of us, a few days of indulgence will not destroy all our hard work.

Share with us your favourite Holiday food on Instagram @TruehopeCanada

Give Yourself the Gift of Peace and Happiness this Holiday Season

12/8/2018

 
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Give Yourself the Gift of Peace and Happiness This Holiday Season 

The holiday season… you never know quite how it’s going to turn out! There’s always the hope of happy reunions, a perfectly cooked turkey, and gifts that light up that special someone’s face. But life rarely lives up to our optimistic expectations, especially when it comes to getting a moist and 
perfectly cooked turkey on the table at the right time! Not to mention wrangling your alcohol infused family members to gather around the table, all while keeping the kids happy and preventing the cat from trying to pull down the tree.

The holiday season can leave you feeling frazzled and less than yourself, but we’re hoping you can more than survive the holiday season, by getting through unscathed and with nothing but good memories.

If you’re approaching the end of the year with trepidation, it is time to consider Truehope EMP. With a powerful mineral balance, it helps to maintain healthy homeostasis of the mind and body during this hectic time of year. I know what you’re thinking, nothing can outwit the stress of the holiday season, but this simple addition to your daily self-care routine is a well studied treatment for acute stress.

During the 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake a research study followed how adults taking Truehope EMP handled the stress and anxiety that came with such a devastating event. The results showed that those taking Truehope EMP had better psychological outcomes than those who weren’t, including those who switched from EMP to medications. Not only that, but the benefits were maintained for a further year (just in time for the next holiday season!)

What this and other studies tell us, is the optimal balance of micronutrients found in EMP is an effective way to minimize the stress that comes with natural disasters… and while we hope your holiday season is not akin to the stress of experiencing an earthquake, we are confident we can help you get through no matter what is thrown at you!

Give yourself the gift of peace and happiness this holiday season with Truehope EMP.

*While using EMP you should avoid taking extra minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, copper and zinc as they may upset the delicate balance of Truehope EMP and produce less than optimal results.

Setting Boundaries over the Holidays is Important Self-Care

12/1/2018

 
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The holiday season is fast approaching, as are the expectations, obligations, and the cascading to-do list. For many, the holiday season is one of stress and overwhelm, but it doesn’t have to be. Setting boundaries during this time can be an essential part of self care, and maintaining your mental health.


Know yourself

  • How do you want to feel during the holidays, and equally how do you not want to feel?
  • What is important to you about this season and what isn’t?
  • How much money can you afford to spend?
  • What do you need to do to maintain your health and wellbeing?

Next, think back to all the years gone by. What traditions left you energized, and which felt like obligations? If your goal is to actually enjoy the holiday season in its entirety, you need to set some personal boundaries around what you are and are not willing to do.

Permission granted

You, and you alone, get to decide how you celebrate the holidays. You have permission to:

  • Say “no, thank you” without having to justify yourself.
  • Celebrate the religious aspects of the season, or not. Either way, you choose your belief systems, and get to be guilt free about it.
  • Decline office holiday parties if the thought of spending one more moment with your co-workers is just too much.
  • Pick and choose the family events you attend, because is if Great Aunt Mary is going to criticize your life choices AGAIN this year, you get to choose to spend time with people who are more supportive.
  • Prepare a meal that will make your mouth water. It can be a traditional turkey, or it could be a delightfully creamy carbonara. You get to decide.
  • Say yes to dessert (and go back for more), but also to say “no, thank you” without having to explain either choice.
  • Live within your financial means. Consider how much you are willing to spend on gifts (if anything), and stick to your budget.
  • Keep up with your daily self care, even if that means taking time out from the peak of festivities do go for a run, do some yoga, or simply find a quiet place to take some time for yourself.

Consider this permission to design your holiday season around what truly brings you joy, rather than what “should” bring you joy. You get to say “no”, you get to say “yes”, and you also get to change your mind.

Here’s to planning a holiday season that lights you up! It IS possible, you just need to choose it!

Let us know on Instagram @TruehopeCanada what boundaries you’ll be setting this season to make it a truly joyous one.

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    We want to provide nothing but the highest quality information and advice for our followers to improve their health, which is why at Truehope Canada, we're happy to say our writer is a Certified Life Coach and Registered Holistic Nutritionist.
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