What is collagen? Collagen is a protein that acts as a building block for bones, joints, healthy skin, and connective tissues. Our body takes care of this building process on its own, but unfortunately, production starts to slow down as early as in our 20’s. There’s also a loss of collagen when exposing ourselves to smoking and UV light. I’m sure we can all agree that we want to remain strong and healthy for a lot longer than that, so what can we do to help ourselves? Collagen supplement vs collagen in foods Now is where the supplements come in …
Lenah Caruana-Eriksson
The negative effect of stress If I’m out of balance, I look at the very basics; am I eating correctly, sleeping enough, spending time outdoors, exercising enough? If I can tick off those basic daily needs, then I check my stress levels. I’m not often stressed, and I always make it a point to put time aside in between everything I do so that I know that there’s time to recharge. But sometimes stress comes from worrying or over-thinking, and that’s another type of stress compared to busy weekdays, work and chores – but stress nonetheless. (It comes in three forms: physical, …
Each day you’re faced with three options; keep going as you are, make a drastic change, or fine-tune yourself. I find myself at the last option – tweak and fine-tune. There’s no need to make drastic changes, but I also don’t want to feel the same. Don’t want to be static. Here are some ideas if you’re looking to up your game a bit, all relating to holistic health and well-being. Sleep Sleep. If you’re used to sleeping like a baby and not paying much attention to your sleep pattern, maybe sleep is not on the list of things you …