By Davina C.
Just as some travel restrictions have been lifted, many holiday-goers are witnessing first hand the destruction of large areas of Greece, Turkey, Italy and more through blazing wildfires. As the scale of loss and destruction continues, the catastrophe has come at the same time as the publishing of the UN IPCC report as 'code red for humanity.' As we come out of one of the most challenging pandemic year too, for many the daily stresses of modern life feel relentless and overwhelming, resulting in lingering feels of anxiety and more severely depression.
According to the Mental Health Org, the pandemic and world events of the past year have seen 74% of UK adults feeling so stressed and anxious at some point that they feel unable to cope.
Whilst the landmark UN scientific report warns of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding, and a key temperature limit being broken in just over a decade; the IPCC's document says, 'it is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, oceans and lands. ' The report comes as we have experienced continued seasons of unexpected and changeable weather from hale storms in July and extreme rain periods beginning August after intermittent weeks of heatwave temperatures.
Our resident nutritionist, Ella Owen, comments that on the positive side, 'we can feel psychologically better if we are able to take personal action.' So altering even small areas of 'our life to be more environmentally friendly' can help reduce feelings of anxiety. Purchasing brands such as We Love the Planet and Balade En Provence, who take a wholly natural, sustainable approach to self care products, is also a good start.
We recommend some products for those feeling unsettled and experiencing unexpected anxiety in light of recent events:
OM Mushroom Reishi Capsules
In herbal traditions, Reishi is an adaptogenic herb, commonly associated with helping the body systems better deal with the daily stresses that modern life brings. Reishi is a natural immune defender, contributing to natural immunological defences; just take 3 capsules per day with water and enjoy a calmer mind and body.
Natures Answer Passionflower Herb
This super concentrated 2,000mg passionflower herb extract is produced using pioneering advanced botanical fingerprint technology and using a cold bi-chelated proprietary extraction for the highest quality ratios as in the plant. Clinical studies show Passiflora Incarnata (Passionflower) to have anxiety calming (anxiolytic) effects so expect better sleep and a more relaxed sense of self day to day after daily intake. Just add to water.
