Hello and happy Wednesday. We are half way through the work week and we are now over half way through the year. For me this means time to stop and reflect on my progress towards my goal for 2022. My goal for this year is to Cultivate routines to expand my knowledge and experiences. I think I have made a pretty good start but there are definitely areas where I can do better. You can read my full half yearly review here but today I wanted to share with you a technique I use to help making setting new habits easier.
The technique is known as habit stacking. Stacking habits can make it much easier to establish new habits. It works because you don’t have to think about when to do the new habit, you know it is something you do after you do another activity and you don’t have to expend mental energy trying to remember to do it. When you attach the new habit to an existing habit, you have a much greater chance of doing the new habit regularly too.
For example, if you are trying to start a new habit of practicing gratitude, stack it on top of your nightly tooth brushing habit. Have your journal or notebook and pencil in a drawer in the bathroom so it is easy to access and take five minutes to write down what you are grateful for after you have brushed your teeth.
If you are interested in reading more about habits, you might like to check out these posts on the blog:
Have a great week and if you try habit stacking, hit reply and let me know how it works for you!
Nic
Lightscape at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
If you are in Melbourne anytime from now until 7 August, I can highly recommend visiting the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne to see Lightscape. I went with the 13 year old and it was truly spectacular and we both adored it. If you haven’t heard of Lightscape it is a 1.8km trail through a section of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne featuring installations made up of over half a million dazzling lights. You can see more photos and read more about it in my review here. My photos doesn’t really do it justice - it is pretty magical.
Lemon Myrtle Adapt Drinks Relax
Lemon Myrtle is a quintessentially Australian bush flavour. It is lemony and tangy, with a pleasing lingering eucalyptus after taste. Lemon myrtle (backhousia citriodora) has been used by Indigenous Australians for over 40,000 years for a variety of uses from flavouring food to medicinal purposes. It is one of the highest known natural sources of citral which has been shown to demonstrate anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects by reducing inflammation biomarkers.
Our new Adapt Drinks Relax Lemon Myrtle flavour contains our key functional ingredients:
Schisandra berry extract - is an adaptogenic herb. It is a performance enhancer that has been shown to help reduce anxiety and cortisol.
Panax ginseng extract - is an adaptogenic herb. It has been shown to be effective in improving mood, immunity, and cognition.
L-Theanine - is an amino acid that is not common in the diet that promotes relaxation without drowsiness. Studies have also shown L-theanine reduces stress and anxiety when you are experiencing stressful situations and also helps improve your sleep!
Monk fruit juice (from concentrate) - is a natural, plant-based sweetener that does not contain fructose or glucose. It has zero sugar and zero calories.
Citric acid - is a natural preservative.
Plus these flavouring extracts:
Lemon myrtle extract - has been used by Indigenous Australians for 40,000 years for a variety of uses from flavouring food to medicinal purposes. It is one of the highest known natural sources of citral which has been shown to demonstrate anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects by reducing inflammation biomarkers.
Safflower extract - is a fast-growing annual herb that has been used traditionally in many cultures to flavour and colour food.
Adapt Drinks Relax is the perfect drink to have at the end of your work day or the end of a long day with the kids when you feel like a drink to help take the edge off but want to avoid alcohol.
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