Physical Self Care
You decide you are going to starting running long distances. You set a plan to wake up at 6 a.m. each day early to run. The first day you wake up and run 2 miles but then the next day you sleep through your alarm. Then you are sore from the first days run so you skip the 3rd day and before you know it you give up on the goal of running marathons. Does this sound familiar to you at all?
Keep in mind that your self care does not have to look like anyone else’s. Moving your body doesn’t have to fit into any box of what fitness “should look like”.
Focus on loving yourself and stay away from comparison.
Physical self care often gets the all or nothing approach and it does not have to be that way. Typical diets start in January or on Mondays and are given up on before the end of the week. Small simple daily lifestyle changes are what can make permanent shifts in your life.
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Find an activity that you enjoy doing. Moving your body doesn’t have to fit into any box of what fitness should look like. If you like to dance, go dancing. If you like hike, go hiking. If you enjoy going to the gym and lifting weights then go and do that.
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The number one reason people don’t exercise is lack of time. Try to add exercise into tasks that you already do through out the day. Do 10 squats while you brush your teeth, calf raises as you are putting away laundry, bicep curl the gallon of milk after you pour some into a cereal bowl for your kids. Get creative in how you move your body.
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Embrace your progress. Celebrate every small win towards your goals.
Moving your body has countless physical, emotional and mental benefits! Click the + signs below to learn more.
Your physical self care should include proper nourishment through a healthy relationship with food. This is possible if you learn to listen to your body when it comes to eating; honor your body through what, how and when you eat and be curious as to how you feel after you eat. You can learn more about healthy eating patterns below!
Intuitive Eating Principles
Intuitive Eating was first developed by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch and over 80 studies have highlighted the benefits. The following principles are a great place to start adding intuitive eating into your daily meals.
Reject the diet Mentality
Say no to fad diets and rigid rules around eating.
Honor your hunger
Keep your body fed with adequate calories. Don't ignore your hunger cues.
Make peace with food
Restriction often leads to overeating. Give yourself permission to eat all food. Stop using words like "good" or "bad" to describe food.
Take your time to eat and respect your fullness
Listen to your body's signals that it is full.
Discover the satisfaction factor
Food is an experience meant to be nourishing and joyful. Think about how a young child reacts when enjoying a delicious new food they have never had before.
Honor your feelings without food
Find ways to comfort yourself without food. Take a relaxing bath, go for a walk, call a friend, write in a journal.
Respect your body
Learn to accept your body by remembering all the amazing things it has allowed you accomplish and your worth does not increase as your size decreases.
Honor your health
Anti-Diet is not Anti-health. Choose nutrient-dense foods most of the time while allowing for some indulgences without guilt. Pay attention to HOW your body feels when it is fed each food.
Summary
Intuitive eating will take some time and practice to master. Make one small change each day to be more aware of how you approach food.
Taking care of yourself is an essential part of taking care of others.
The healthier the tree, the better the fruit it can offer.
Supplementing daily with good quality products that contain plant derived vitamins, minerals and other adaptogens to fuel the body with what it needs is an integral part of physical self care. Our bodies work hard on a daily basis to keep us alive and the least we can do to honor it is make sure we give it what it needs to continue to thrive.
Supplements will never take the place of a balanced diet, nor should we see them as “magic pills” but we know that despite our best efforts to eat a balanced diet, there are several factors that make it is almost impossible to obtain all essential nutrients from food alone.
Young Living Nutritional Products
Keep in mind that not all supplements are the same. Knowing what you’re putting in your body is not only empowering but might also prevent harm. Before you take any supplements, investigating how a supplement’s ingredients were sourced and formulated will make a difference. To help answer these types of questions, Young Living is very transparent about our rigorous standards and innovative formulations.
NingXia Red
Infused with Lemon, Orange, Yuzu, and Tangerine essential oils, NingXia Red® is a delicious beverage that includes juices and extracts from superfruits such as aronia, plum, blueberry, pomegranate, and best of all, whole fruit pulp from exotic Ningxia wolfberries.
- Provides energy support
- Stay Energized with superfruit replenishment
- Supports normal eye health
- Supports whole-body health and overall wellness
- Supports natural anti-oxidative stress processes
Sul4zyme
Sul4zyme is the first essential oil infused supplement in Malaysia, registered with the Ministry of Health, National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA). Formulated with 3 powerful ingredient - MethylSulfonylMethane (MSM), NingXia Wolfberry and Young Living Copaiba Essential Oil, this product supports overall wellness inside out.
- Support sulfur for liver detoxification
- Ensures healthy level of Glutathione (Antioxidant) to support optimal wellness
- Supports the strengthening of hair, skin and nails.
- Supports muscle recovery after physical activities
- Supports better agility and structural support
Slique Shake
Slique Shake was designed to be a vegan alternative to most protein shakes and meal replacements and relies entirely on plant-based ingredients such as pea protein and pumpkin seed protein.
- As healthy breakfast to kickstart your day
- As meal replacement to support your weight management efforts
- A complete, quick & satisfying meal for those on the go
- A calorie-controlled meal for pre & post exercise
- A complete meal high in fibre to support digestion and protein to help maintain muscle mass
NingXia Nitro
NingXia Nitro® is a delicious, energizing wolfberry drink infused with essential oils, botanical extracts, D-ribose, Korean ginseng, and green tea extract.
- Support alertness and clear the mind
- Provides a boost of energy
- Daily pick-me-up when needed
- Enhance physical performance
BLOOM Collagen
BLOOM Collagen is the first collagen drink infused with essential oils in Malaysia. Formulated with 10,000mg of hydrolyzed collagen, supported with variety of antioxidants from wolfberry, beet root, jasmine green tea extract and range of skin loving vitamins and minerals, BLOOM Collagen is naturally flavoured with citrus essential oils with antioxidant properties to help:
- Revitalize skin suppleness
- Rejuvenate your skin complexion
- Restore the natural radiance of skin
- Improve skin texture, tone and smoothness
- Strengthen skin elasticity and firmness
- Minimize the appearance of blemishes, fine lines and pores
- Support hair, nails and connective tissues - tendon and ligaments health
Summary
Poor diet, lack of movement and proper diet, and an overabundance of environmental toxins can affect internal balance and decrease energy levels.
Given the stress of our modern lives, the poor quality of our food supply, and the high load of toxins in our bodies, most of us need a basic daily supply of raw nutrients so that all our enzymes and biochemistry perform as designed.
1Resch, Elyse and Tribole, Evelyn. Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works. St. Martin’s Griffin, 1995
2https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/09/13/food-nutrients-carbon-dioxide-000511
Other than fueling your body with wholesome food,
essential oils can support you along your physical self care journey as well.
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Apply Peppermint essential oil topically to skin to create a cool, tingling sensation on the skin which can be very soothing after strenuous physical activity. Add Peppermint essential oil flavouring to your water before a workout to provide an invigorating experience and support your workout.
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Soothing Sport Massage Oil combines pure vegetable oils with 100% pure essential oils such as Wintergreen, Peppermint, Thyme, and Oregano. great way to give your tired muscle a full soothing massage after workout session.
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Fresh Breeze Roll-On is the perfect companion for early mornings, long days, and tough workouts. This blend combines Peppermint, Myrtle, and Copaiba with four different types of Eucalyptus including Eucalyptus Blue, to create a powerful, invigorating experience.
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Deep Relief Roll-on is the best companion for on the go massage that helps to cool tired muscles after physical activity. Made with wintergreen and peppermint essential oils, this roll on gives a soothing and cooling sensation when applied to shoulders, neck, and scalp, anytime, anywhere.