Palpitations Ok, so I don’t actually want my beating heart to stop. But maybe just settle down with the palpitations for a while. I’ve always been fit and healthy. Participating in sports, a keen martial artist and an avid gym goer with a personal trainer. I never thought there would be a day I wouldn’t …
So if you have reached this part, hopefully you have read part one about my experience with cold water therapy.
If you recall I signed up to a Wim Hof experience day and I mentioned I was going to be getting into an Ice Bath!
Now, before I mention that bit, I must tell you a little about the day. I don’t want to give too much away as you might want to experience the day yourselves and I don’t want to spoil it.
Part one – Cold dip anyone? Now, I’m not talking food here, although I love a bit of hummus with a variety of foods to dip into it! I’m talking cold water therapy. A little while ago, I watched the Wim Hof programme. If you haven’t seen it, he got a bunch of celebrities to …
I decided to write this post as I have fibroids. I have had an operation to remove them but they have come back and they do cause me some issues.
Often these may go undiagnosed and may be masked by other symptoms, they certainly were for me.
So how did I find out?
We all experience stress, anxiety and overwhelm at various points in our lives. Although not all stress is bad for you, in fact, some is good to help trigger us into taking action, prolonged stress and anxiety can have a significant effect on our physical and mental wellbeing.
Stress triggers our bodies to produce adrenaline and cortisol, the “flight or fight” hormones, overstimulating our nervous system, causing an increase in our heart rate and generating feelings of fear and anger. Grounding helps soothe our fractious nervous system so we can return to the present moment and are able to function more effectively.