Mises à jour

Tips:  Identify day-to-day habits that might impact your sleep and modify them. For example, replace coffee with herbal tea after 2pm. Resource:  https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-much-sleep-do-you-actually-need-202310302986

Tips:  Track your progress: Make an exercise plan with specific goals. Reward yourself and celebrate when you meet a goal Resource:  The brain-changing benefits of exercise: https://www.ted.com/talks/wendy_suzuki_the_brain_changing_benefits_of_exercise?subtitle=en

Tips:  If you have and use social media, actively engage in it. Studies have shown that passive use (scrolling/browsing) has been associated with depressive symptoms. If you have and use apps such as Instagram, make sure you are engaging with other users. Resource:  Benefits of volunteering: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/3-health-benefits-of-volunteering

Tips:  Listen to a guided meditation available for free on platforms such as YouTube, Calm, or Headspace Resource:  Had a bad experience meditating? https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/05/altered-states-through-yoga-meditation-more-common-than-thought/

Tips:  Eat fish, in moderation for brain and heart health. Canada’s food guide recommends eating 2 serving of fish per week. Resource: https://www.ne16.com/t/7354549/12505193/5467372/0/1000401/?f5d63f87=V1IyMDI0MDcyNi1EaWV0UmV2aWV3&b44ed14b=NTdjMTFiNDctNWY1OC00OWQ2LWI1NTAtY2EzZDVhZTNkODA5&x=e48223ea

Tips:  Choose alcohol free time-periods If you are trying to drink less, choose specific days, or periods where you will abstain from alcohol. Resource:  Common Coping Responses for Stress: https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=ta5463

Tips:  Do a “non-spend challenge” Try to designate a day each week where you don’t spend any money outside of essential materials. Resource:  Make a budget: - https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/make-budget.html

Tips:  Tips Use your voice consciously for the environment. Initiate discussions and actively advocate about important environmental issues with people in your community. Resource:  5 Pressing Environmental Issues in Canada in 2024 https://earth.org/environmental-issues-in-canada/

Tips:  Identify and eliminate stimulants that interfere with your sleep As a society we have many factors that interfere with our sleep cycles Ex. Coffee, nicotine, blue light Identify day-to-day habits that might impact your sleep and modify them Ex. Replace coffee with herbal tea after 2pm Resource:  https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/24/health/hot-baths-improve-sleep-trnd/index.html

Tips:  Cut down on time but increase the intensity If you feel like exercise is too time-consuming, try doing 20 minutes of high intensity 4 times a week Resource:  https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/exercise-and-stress/art-20044469