My top 5 wellness tips for women

My top 5 beauty and wellness tips

As a beauty and wellness coach to women in Nigeria, I get asked a lot for tips to look good stay in good shape. In this article I have enumerated a few of them that if followed will ensure you look good, feel good and most probably be good, more often.

1.      Connect: Women were created to fill a relationship gap and up until this day we still are called into that role. The greatest connection is one with your source, God. Having a relationship with God makes other relationships easier.

When you connect genuinely with people, you put yourself in a position to be of help to them and this gives you an aura of joy and self-worth.

2.      Keep moving: Physical activity is very essential for mental, emotional and physical wellness. Exercising not only help you lose weight or stay in shape, it also helps reduce or keep off depression as there is a release of certain chemicals called Endorphins which interact with receptors in your brain that reduce your perception of pain and induce a feeling of euphoria. People who exercise regularly often have a more positive outlook to life than those who do not.

3.       Eat healthy: Eating healthy does not mean going on a diet (if you need to that, by all means, please do it wisely). It just means eating regular but moderately sized, balanced meals that contain the necessary macro and micro nutrients in the quantities required for your body to function in whatever activity level it is required. Eating healthy means making a choice to incorporate more natural, wholesome and unrefined foods in your meals while reducing to the barest minimum the refined, artificially flavoured and fat infused foods. It also means making a great effort to incorporate portions of fruits and vegetables into your meals and drinking lots of water daily.

4.      Get busy: Having something to do and or somewhere to go is a great esteem booster for women. Pursue your dreams and visions, get a job, or start a business. Even as a full time home maker, keep yourself busy with activities that will stimulate your mind and brain. Take online courses, learn a business you can do from home, make things you can sell during schools runs… the possibilities are endless.

5.      Look good: Ever heard the phrase “dress the way you want to be addressed”? It’s true! Now I’m not saying go overboard and get all the expensive clothes and jewellery if you can’t afford them but simple things like knowing your body frame and shape, how to combine wardrobe staples, what cuts and colour suit you and how to dress for particular occasions will go a long way in ensuring you look the part always. You don’t want to go to a formal occasion in jeans and a T-shirt with unkempt hair, and nails as much as you don’t want to be at a beach party in a 3piece suit.

Keep your nails  and hair tidy at all times, use makeup if you fancy but please let it suit your skin tone and undertones as well as the occasion, smell good, and keep your mouth smelling fresh always (use mouth fresheners or sugar free gum, but please don’t chew gum in a formal gathering).

The list above is not exhaustive but as I earlier stated, following these five tips will give you a boost to discovering and living the good life as a woman.