{"id":14253,"date":"2021-10-10T11:02:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T10:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/?p=14253"},"modified":"2023-02-28T13:23:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T13:23:39","slug":"5-ways-to-look-after-your-mental-health-and-gut-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/5-ways-to-look-after-your-mental-health-and-gut-health","title":{"rendered":"5 ways to look after your mental health (& gut health!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s WorldMentalHealthDay and looking after our mental health is more important than ever.<\/p>\n

Here are my top 5 tips…<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0Destress with mindfulness \u2013 Just 15 mins a day with a mindfulness \/ meditation app can make a big difference and relax a stressed gut. Give it a go for 8 weeks and see how you feel.<\/li>\n
  2. Up your plant points and fibre. Research shows a Mediterranean-style diet, super high in fibre (they ate 50g a day in one of my favourite studies, the SMILES trial!). Nourish yourself with plenty of wholegrains, veggies, fruit, legumes, nuts, seeds and extra virgin olive oil – it’s been shown to improve mental health after 12 weeks.<\/li>\n
  3. Get out in nature. Just a couple of hours walking in forests (called ‘forest bathing’) has been shown to reduce high blood pressure and heart rate, as well as feelings of anxiety and stress.<\/li>\n
  4. Cultivate connections. Ongoing feelings of loneliness can have a big impact on our health and wellbeing. It\u2019s about the *quality* of relationships we have, not the quantity – why not think about phoning that friend you perhaps haven’t spoken to recently and stay connected.<\/li>\n
  5. Get a good night’s sleep. Feeling tired can have a big influence on your gut-brain axis and is also a common trigger of gut symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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