For many professions, working from home is becoming the norm. These simple tips will help you maintain a healthy balance between your work life and personal life and allow you to harness the advantages of remote working.
Tweak your set-up: Make sure you’re not sitting in the same position for an extended amount of time. Mix it up by sitting, standing, and even squatting – this helps your metabolism, blood circulation, and back.
Plan ahead: Buy fresh ingredients and prepare them for the week ahead. Homemade snacks that provide a slow release of energy – like delicious energy balls – are a smart move.
The power of downtime: Organise your working day with sufficient breaks and stick to them. With a bit more flexibility, you could schedule a quick yoga session or enjoy some sunshine.
Stay social: Try not to spend your break in front of the screen. Unless, of course, you’re meeting friends for an online lunch, in which case you’ll benefit from the social interaction.
Brain food: Your brain needs sufficient nutrients to be able to fully concentrate. Brain food not only provides important and healthy fats and carbohydrates, but it also offers the brain efficient comfort food to combat stress.
Here are our top brain foods:
Honey: A healthy alternative to refined sugar – honey is healthy, tasty, and contains valuable ingredients such as serotonin, which keeps our mood buoyant.
Fish: Fish contains particularly high amounts of unsaturated fatty acids such as Omega-3. These promote communication between nerve cells, which is important for memory and learning.
Nuts: Almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, and peanuts contain high amounts of vitamins E and B6, Omega-3, and Omega fatty acids as well as antioxidants.
Avocado: This superfood has many advantages: vitamins and healthy fats keep the nervous system functioning, the metabolism active, and support cardiac function.
Broccoli: Broccoli and vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, and spinach improve cognitive functions thanks to the vitamins they contain and their rich stores of iron and chlorophyll.
Food to Make You Feel Good
Spinach and Goat’s Cheese Frittata with Pumpkin Seed Pesto
Packed with valuable nutrients, this cheesy frittata with pumpkin seed pesto makes for the perfect antioxidant-rich breakfast or lunch.
Gingery Black Pepper Chicken Curry with Kale and Chickpeas
A protein-packed chicken curry with notes of ginger and pepper. Serve with warm roti, fresh coriander and lime wedges.
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