Grow Your Happiness

Sugary foods also spike the blood with sugar and insulin, which then quickly dissipates. This results in a ‘crash’ where blood sugar is low and cortisol is high again.

Of course, processed, simple sugars also typically don’t contain healthy nutrients (hence the term ‘empty calories’) which means you don’t get all the hormone and mood support you get from the good stuff.

So if you want to feel good, then you need to eat well. Treat yourself yes, but do so by using fruits, vegetables, yogurts, and other healthy treats. That way, you’ll feel better in the short term AND the long term.

Sleep Sleep is just as important. Sleeping poorly will cause your physical appearance to deteriorate, as well as your mental health and your mood. Bad sleep causes bags under the eyes, bloodshot eyes, blotchy-red skin, and the deterioration of hair and nails over time. It also leads to weight gain.

In the short term, poor sleep will leave you with low energy, and will increase stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. You’ll be wired, anxious, and fraught.

The solution is to sleep longer, and to sleep better! Consider this a crucial aspect of your self-care, that will help you to look and feel your very best.