Tomorrow is National Relaxation Day and the perfect opportunity for you to set back and take care of yourself this weekend!
We need it now more than ever.
Here are 5 ways to help yourself relax:
- Get a house plant. They can lower your stress levels and improve air quality!
- Eat a banana, some citrus, or dark chocolate. The potassium in bananas helps your body regulate blood pressure. Vitamin C in citrus helps with some of the effects of stress on your body. And dark chocolate can reduce stress levels.
- Drink green tea sweetened with honey. This combination can help lower your heart rate, blood pressure, and reduce inflammation.
- Give yourself a hand massage. If you’re working from home and spending a lot of time on the computer, your hands can get really tense and a massage will loosen them up.
- Mow the lawn. This might not sound relaxing but there's a chemical released in that freshly-cut grass smell that makes people feel happy and relaxed!