Hey everybody! Today I am going to offer up self care in 5 easy steps.
I have heard from many members of our community that the cost of prescription medication is a growing area of concern.
I know many of us rely on medications that we have to take daily and insurance companies are wanting to pay less and I know the cost of medications are going up.
And recently I have even personally left a medication at the pharmacy until I can find another way to get it covered for cheaper or some kind of discount that I could get
and that is why I have decided to partner with CanadaPharmacy.com Because their whole goal is to offer quality and safe medications at an affordable price.
And if you haven’t heard of them before they're one of Canada’s largest mail order pharmacy’s that sells to US residents
so all you really need is a prescription from the US and access to the internet,
which we all have cause you’re watching me on YouTube right now.
And the first self-care tip is see your doctors see your professionals
I’ve heard from many of you that we get scared to reach out
or we took a break and now were having a hard time getting back into the swing of things
or I know I’m due to see my OB or my GP for a physical and I just keep putting it off
I encourage you, this is your reminder call make an appointment see your healthcare professionals.
we know across the board whether it’s a mental health issue
whether it’s a physical ailment that the sooner we find out about it the better off we are
and I promise I know there are professionals out there who aren’t great at their jobs but most of us are.
We get into what we do because we want to help people.
so if your struggling, if you’re feeling at the end of your rope,
if you’re feeling sick if you’re feeling dizzy,
If you’re having any kind of weird ailments that you don’t know where they are coming from
Then this is you’re alarm to let you know to call and make an appointment
I promise it’s not as scary as we think it’s going to be so reach out,
know that you are not alone and help is just one call away.
And my second self-care tip is exercise
I know many of us don’t like to exercise I know that it can be really uncomfortable
or some of us aren’t able but do whatever exercise you can do where you’re at
remember I did that collaboration video with Nikki Phillippi?
where she said I am doing what I can because of where I’m at now
I think that is such an important message If you haven’t watched that video I’ll link it in the description check it out
but I think really important for us to get some kind of physical exercise every day
I was just at this conference for those who struggle with chronic illness
and a lot of the MS patients said that swimming was the only thing that actually gave them more energy
so know that you can try different things you can do different things it doesn’t have to be exercise in a gym
I don’t like a gym find something that works for you and try to do it at least 30 minutes 3-4 times a week.
My third self-care tip and something that I am personally working on is saying no more
its hard, I know it’s so easy to say yes but then it ends up hurting us on the other side
when we are doing it when we are maxed out or were double booked assess things (sighs)
Take a breath, think of how your days are going think if you need a break
maybe you’ve been traveling a lot and you need some self-care days make time for that and know that its ok to say no
its completely ok to say oh I’m just too busy that day I can’t
I give you full permission and I encourage you to do it more when you need to
And the forth is sleep
and I put it at number four because some of the other things will need to happen in order for our sleep to get in sync
I would encourage you to try to go to sleep and get up at around the same time each day
and I know it sucks sometimes we have to work late or we want to sleep in, I like to sleep in
but if we keep our body in a regular schedule we’re creatures of habit and our body is super adaptable
and so if we keep that schedule you will get tired and fall asleep quickly at that time.
So, it’s like oh 10:30-11:00 that’s when we go to sleep and oh 8:00 am that’s when we wake up it’ll start feeling that and getting in that rhythm
and the sooner do it actually the better we start to feel.
And the fifth and final self-care tip is take your medications
I’ve heard from a lot of you that you’ve had unwanted side effects or you don’t feel like it’s doing anything
or you just don’t want to be on medication anymore and you’ve decided to go off without telling your physician
I cannot tell you enough how important it is that we talk to our doctors,
talk to our whole treatment team preferably before we make any changes to our medication regimen
and the reason for that is because withdrawal is a real and dangerous thing also if you are taking your medication regularly kind of
its really important that we try and take it at the same time each and every day
because in order for a medication to really show us what it can do if it can help us or not it’s important for the blood levels to get to a steady state
that’s why a lot of doctors will have you download an app put it in your phone and set an alarm to make sure that you are taking it roughly at the same time
because only then will we know if that medication is really benefiting you
so please talk to your doctor and treatment team before you make any changes to your medications.
And like I said at the beginning of this video its brought to you by CanadaPharmacy.com
and they are a fully licensed and accredited online mail-order pharmacy and they have been filling prescriptions for over fifteen years
and they also have over the counter medications and they even have pet medications which is pretty cool so click the link below
and use the coupon code “kati25” for $25 off your first order please let us know in the comments what you do for your self-care
these are only five tips and I tell ya I could talk for ever about these I could probably come up with 100 maybe
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