Autumn is the season of change. The wind is blowing, leaves are turning beautiful autumnal hues, the days are shortening, contracting and cooling.
It’s time to start looking after yourself by making changes to get you ready for winter and prepare for the colder weather ahead.
Some Autumn tips to get you started…
- Breathe: Big and deep it is a great timeto get outside on the pleasant crisp freshdays and do aerobic activity, run, walk,dance, practice yoga, whatever gets youmoving, inhaling and exhaling freely!
- Get in nature: Camping and bushwalking become one with the changing season and the tree’s the lungs of the world.Let the sun on your skin to top up yourVitamin D before winter.
- Use eucalyptus: Or lemon tea tree essential oil to clean around the house,in the bath or pop in an infuser – for thebath emulsify a few drops in milk beforeadding to the water.
- Eat seasonal foods: That promotemoisture and lubrication of body fluids and tissues. Visit your local farmers markets and see what’s in season.Moistening foods including – pears, apple, honey, squash, zucchini, pumpkin,figs, yoghurt and cheeses are good toeat now.
- Wear a scarf: With sudden temperature changes and increased windy daysit is hard on our immunity and internaltemperature regulation. A scarf is a stylish, easy to carry personal temperatureregulation unit and wind break.
- Increase your intake of herbal teas:And warm water with sour flavours suchas lemon and grapefruit and try to limitpungent foods that promote perspirationsuch as chilli .
- Start to reduce your intake of salads:Cool and raw foods and icy drinks. Increase warm foods such as porridge forbreakfast and soups with all those lovelyvegies above for dinner.
- With skin care: It’s time to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! Switch to sweet almondoil with a few drops of rose essential oilfor your post shower body moisturiser!
Enjoy the crisp clear energy that is autumn and remember I’m here to help if you need it!
Danielle Kinsela
Acupuncture & Yoga Practitioner
Chiropractic Life Canowindra & Cowra
02 6344 1119