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Mental Health Support For Everyday Life

Erin Sluka

Mental Health Support For Everyday Life

Mental health is a subject which people are becoming a lot more open about over the last few years, and it is something which you can always find support for in your life. If you are suffering from mental health issues, there are some things you can do in your life to make sure that you stay happy every day. Here are some quick tips to carry through into your every day life.

Ask for help

The last thing you want to do when you have issues with mental health is ask for help, however that it exactly what you need to do. Even if you think that you are being a burden, you are always better off asking someone for help if you are struggling because they will be able to understand and make arrangements for you. Think about asking a family member or a friend for some advice and see what they can offer you. You don’t need to be embarrassed!

Be yourself

It is more important than anything else in your life that you don’t try to live your life as someone else. You are a unique and wonderful person, and you should be able to be yourself at all times during your life. You deserve to be yourself so make sure that you are able to be happy and show people who you really are. This can honestly make a big difference to your happiness.

Write a journal

A journal such as http://bulletjournal.com can be the best decision you make when you have issues with your mental health. The reason for this is that you can distract yourself by writing things down and also pour out your emotions into a page. Being able to write things down is a really great way to lift a weight off your shoulders and it can allow you to come to terms with your feelings and really understand what they mean. Journaling each day can be a god send.

Get a pet

Getting a pet such as a cat or a dog can be the best possible thing you can do for your mental health. Having a support animal such as here https://www.certapet.com/faq/how-to-get-an-emotional-support-animal/ can be a great help to your mental health because you have an animal to look after and this can increase your confidence. Animals can also make you feel secure and happy every single day, and they are always there when you need them to be. You’ll never be short of a cuddle when you have a pet around!

Don’t get overwhelmed

The worst thing about mental illness is how easily you can become overwhelmed with your life. Things can become too much when you juggle your working life and your social life, but you need to remember that you don’t have to have everything figured out. If you struggle in certain situations there is no reason to force yourself to be in them. Be comfortable in your lifestyle and allow yourself to live in a way which makes your happy.

Take baby steps

Don’t make huge changes to your lifestyle at one time, it can be hugely dangerous to your mental state and this can be what sets you on a path of struggles. Think about taking small steps towards your end goal and don’t rush yourself into being independent. If you struggle with certain situations, take your time to integrate yourself in them, and work your way up to being able to tackle it head on and hopefully conquer it.

Make time for you

It is incredibly important that you take the time to yourself every so often. Being alone and having time to relax is something which is important for our stress levels and it can make a big difference to our health overall. If you have a jam packed schedule each and every week you need to take the time to free it up and have some time away from everything.

One night this week, clear your plans completely and make a point to stay in at home for the evening, have a pamper session and watch your favourite movies with a takeaway. It is such a simple thing to do but it will give you the chance to relax, refresh your mind and reset. When you come back from a break like this you will feel so much better about yourself and you will be motivated and ready to take on the world once more.

Healthy Living, Natural Products

Naturally Stop Your UTI Before It Starts with Uqora (drink mix)

Erin Sluka

I have partnered with Uqora for this feature. Opinions are my own

If only preventing a UTI was as easy as drinking it away? No more pills to swallow that you are supposed to take with a full glass of water anyway. With Uqora you skip pills and capsules and naturally prevent those pesky UTI’s. I have had 2 UTI’s and as I think back, both of them were when I worked in a medical clinic and I would be so busy I wouldn’t stop to use the bathroom. I stayed hydrated because I needed it but would go hours not stopping at the restroom. If you’ve worked in a medical building you know that walk to the restroom hardly gets completed. You have doorways along the way and are bound to be seen (and grabbed for a task) along the way. “OK! I can hold it”. That creates UTI’s. I do not recommend getting into that routine.

Naturally Stop Your UTI Before It Starts with Uqora (drink mix)

Many suffer from UTI’s due to chronically suffering since a child or due to pregnancy or age and chronic illness. No matter what causes your UTI’s you get pretty good at feeling them coming on or knowing when you need to make a change before your bound to suffer again. This is the time to use your Uqora. Uqora is meant to prevent the UTI in the first place. Or you can chance it because paying co-pays is fun and those horse-size antibiotics are so great for you when you are always on them, aren’t they? The answer to both of those are “…no they aren’t”.

How does Uqora work?

Once bacteria attaches to your urinary tract it is hard to flush it out, so the safe and natural ingredients in Uqora aid in preventing bacteria from sticking. With electrolytes added and the combination of water to increase urine flow you get to flush your system to get the harmful bacteria out. Plus, there is some added immunity boosts within so all together you are working to stop UTI’s before they start. Once you experience the actual symptoms you have to go get medical treatment so let’s not get to that point. Uqora is formulated with clinical data, in collaboration with top physicians and urologists, to give you body the defense it needs.

You can take Uqora daily! In fact, no more than 5 packets a day is the recommendation so that leaves it safe to use more than once a day. Taking it at normal activities that increase bacteria flow like right after intercourse and right after exercising and even during your pregnancy are great times to have Uqora and a glass of water on hand.

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Gurunanda Ultrasonic Essential Oil Diffuser For Car

Erin Sluka

I have partnered with Gurunanda for the feature. Samples were sent and opinions are my own

Gurunanda Ultrasonic Essential Oil Diffuser For Car

How much do you love your essential oils? If you are like me you love using oils. Everyone has their preferred way to use oils. Many rely on them for healing, some may use them to make household cleaners and beauty products and my preferred usage is to fill my home with pleasant aromas (I’m a Mom of boys, so….)

Gurunanda has many essential oils and diffusers and now they have some portable diffusers so you’re oils can leave you pleasant aroma wherever you go. The Gurunanda Ultrasonic Essential OIl Diffuser for the Car is more than just a unit that can fit in your car’s cup holder. It comes with a USB cord as well as a plug for the cigarette lighter unit of your car.

I see this essential oil diffuser as useful in a hotel room, in the RV and even at your personal work space. I have USB ports on my laptop so when traveling or at my home office I can plug in right near me and burn some lavender or peppermint if I have a headache or stomach aches. It has the ultrasonic mist so it is great for healing.

More Features include:

  • Water Capacity: 55 ml
  • No wick required
  • Overheating protection.
  • Auto shut off when water is low
  • Compatible with most laptops or USB wall/car outlets, cable included
  • ETL certified

Modes of Operation

    • Continuous mode – Mist lasts up to 4 hours.
    • Intermittent mode – Mist lasts up to 8 hours.

While visiting Gurunanda to learn more, see their new Essential Oils Roll Ons! I actually own a few roll ons and the Gurunanda Jasmine Kiss is by far my favorite scent. Every time my eye catches the bottle even if I’m just at home with no plans, I stop to open it and swipe my wrists or neck to just have the scent near me.

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Buy It at Gurunanda.com or on Amazon: Gurunanda Ultrasonic Essential OIl Diffuser for the Car \ Gurunanda Essential Oils Roll Ons

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I Fall Asleep Faster Now with the Pzizz Sleep App

Erin Sluka

I have partnered with Pzizz for this feature. Opinions are my own

When you write and try products for a living to help readers find products to live happier, healthier and more active lives, I sometimes come across something so genius I now have it incorporated into my daily life and don’t know what I did before using it. For me lately, it is the Pzizz App. I have been pitched and even tried many sleep products and this one is my nightly savior. Let me explain more so you can get better sleep just like I do now and save too with a promo code!

The Pzizz app is not only for your nightly sleep. There are 2 other modes, nap and focus. So this is truly meant to relax your mind and allow you to settle down a bit even during the day. If you are like me, you crave to rest then the moment you settle in your mind refuses to shut off. I used to give myself the excuse that I do my best thinking at night, but at what expense? It was a loss of precious sleep. The healthiest thing anyone can do, no matter your age or abilities is get proper sleep.

Sleep is more than counting the hours your eyes are closed. Sleep means deep, non-interruptive and prolonged rest and if you function on naps they need to be short and so effective and deep as well or you just want to keep sleeping through your day. Pzizz uses a combination of music, voiceover and sound effects in a sort of hypnotic way that is in a rhythm allowing your body to use the play as a daily ritual to train for falling asleep fast and allow you to wake up refreshed.

There are 2 ways to use this app. The Classic ‘FREE’ version gives you a simple ‘Dreamscape’ that plays a few variations for you each night in a soothing male voice. It gives you a classic version without options to choose sounds or even allow for the female voice playover. However, if free is all you can do you WILL still benefit from the app.

However, Premium (about $9.99/month or $99.99 a year OR Free for 7 days and I’ll explain below) Pzizz is truly the way to go and don’t worry because I have a savings code below for you and it saves you a whopping 80%!! Paid sleep apps are still a lot cheaper than those artificial sleep aids you take with water and hope for the best each night.

With Pzizz Premium you have over 25 Dreamscapes to choose from. You always have the voiceover and in this version you can switch from male or female voice (I love the female voice myself), but the Dreamscape is the background sounds and music. I love the choices and the Saturn Set and Hills are 2 of my favorites.

You also get an alarm option where it will properly wake you up without loud alarm sounds. You can even set a sleep reminder if you need motivation to stay on a schedule. I recommend buying some sleep headphones unless your partner is OK with listening but there is something about hearing it right up to your ear versus full volume to reach around the room that is most soothing.

Remember! I promised you a code to save off of the paid version and it is below! First, here is the official pitch I was sent that really sparked my interest and then you can head over to the Pzizz blog for more sleep topics:

Over two billion people (yes, with a “b”) in the world are affected by insomnia, but Pzizz has helped over 1 million people get the sleep they need, including some of the world’s most influential people. J.K. Rowling called Pzizz the best thing she’s used for sleep by a mile. Former Indiana Pacers Center Roy Hibbert told Sports Illustrated Pzizz helped cure his insomnia and Ambien addiction. Even The Duke of York is a Pzizzer!

Pzizz Savings Code Instructions

Here is how to use your Pzizz code: GRADGIFT that will expire on June 30, 2018! You have to redeem the code on the Pzizz website at https://pzizz.com/buy/ Once you redeem the code, you can use it on iOS, Android or both with the same email at app registration as you used on the site to redeem your code. This code saves you 80% off the yearly price option so that makes it only $19.99 a year or about $1.66 a month! How much do you spend a month on sleep aids that aren’t always cutting it? It makes a great gift for a grad heading off to college!

Still unsure about the Preferred version? If you download the Pzizz app right now on Apple or Android you can get Pzizz Preferred for 7 days free and no credit card is required. It will ask if you want it and you confirm and after 7 days it just reverts back to classic. I did this at first and it was very easy to try it for 7 days. However, I missed the features once it went back to free so I now am a Preferred user. I can tell you that I settle in each night and turn on my app and after a week I am not even 5 -10 minutes into the play and I am out! I used to have this 7pm drag everyday (or so I called it) and that is gone! You want to try this. You have nothing to lose! Start now— Pzizz on iOS and Android