Celebrate National Wellness Month | Provenance Aesthetics and Wellness
National Wellness Month Self-Care Tips
The month of August is National Wellness Month, an initiative that focuses on promoting healthy
routines, reducing stress and focusing on self-care. As many people are winding down from a
hectic summer and gearing up for back-to-school time, schedules can get busy and stressful.
National Wellness Month is a great time to remember that self-care should always remain at the
top of the list of your daily priorities. True beauty and wellness starts from the inside, so it’s
important to invest in yourself in order to maintain your health, body, and skin. From maintaining
proper nutrition in your diet to getting plenty of sleep and exercise, here are our top self-care
tips for maintaining wellness.
It all starts with sleep. Sleep is perhaps one of the most foundational components of
any wellness routine. Depending on your age and a number of risk factors, most adults
need roughly 8 hours of high-quality sleep per night. Good quality sleep keeps our brains
functioning properly and helps bolster the immune system and gives your entire body the
chance to rest and recover. To ensure that you’re getting adequate sleep each night,
follow good sleep hygiene protocols and be sure to address any potential sleep
conditions, such as snoring or sleep apnea, with your doctor.
Hydration, hydration, hydration. One of the best self-care tips you can possibly adopt
is to drink plenty of water. The human body is made up of about sixty percent water.
Water helps maintain proper organ function, lubricates joints and muscles, flushes toxins
out of the body, and protects important parts of your body like the spinal cord. In
addition, it helps you maintain youthful, glowing, blemish-free skin. Experts recommend
that women consume 11.5 cups of water per day and men consume 15.5 and finding
creative ways to increase your water intake each day.
Give meditation a try. Part of any good self-care routine should absolutely include
stress management. Stress can cause a number of health conditions such as migraines,
high blood pressure, weight gain, Type 2 diabetes, heart problems and more. It can lead
to frequent illnesses and a poor quality of life. Studies show that meditation can reduce
stress, anxiety and depression and change the chemical makeup of the brain. The good
news is that you don’t need to try meditating on your own as a novice. Apps such as
Insight Timer and Calm are great places to find guided meditations for beginners.
Get your body moving. Getting your body moving, whether through weight lifting,
jogging, walking, or activities like yoga can help reduce stress, lower your blood
pressure and bring oxygen to the brain. However you choose to do it, making sure that
you get 30 minutes of exercise most days can help improve brain and memory function,
regulate your weight and strengthen muscles and bones, which will ensure that you will
be able to perform daily activities for longer. Here are some tips for making exercise a
part of your daily routine.
Maintain a healthy weight. The food we eat provides the fuel required to make your
body run properly. Investing in yourself also means finding the right balance of proteins,
carbohydrates and nutrients to make your body look and feel its best. It’s not always
easy to know what you should eat for your own age and body type, though. And
hormonal conditions and age pay a huge part in how fast your body metabolizes food
and how easily (or not) you can lose weight. Getting help from wellness experts can
ensure that you lose weight and keep it off for good.
Provenance Aesthetics & Wellness offers a unique medical weight loss program, which involves
nutrition and lifestyle changes along with a FDA approved Semaglutide injections regimen and
professional support to help you lose weight. Learn more about how our prescription weight loss
program offers noticeable, sustainable results or call 832-478-8740 to schedule a consultation.