Post-holiday blues usually refer to the short-lived mental distress, anxiety and sadness that arises after the holidays. It’s common after all of the hoopla for people to experience a letdown or what some call the "post-holiday blues." Usually not long-lasting, most people swing “back to normal” after a short while.

While it may be an exciting stretch for many people, it can also be a prolonged period of loneliness and sadness for others. Throughout this time, emotions are heightened, and sometimes difficult to regulate. Here is what you need to know about this down period. This article will discuss the Christmas effect on mental health, signs of post-holiday blues, emotions you might feel after the frantic holidays, and tips on how to feel better.

How to Cope with the Summer Heat

Summer is here, bringing sunshine, longer days, and plenty of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), summer is associated with the Fire element, representing warmth, energy, and vitality. However, it’s also a season when we need to maintain balance to avoid overheating, exhaustion, and emotional imbalances.

Here’s how TCM views summer and some tips to help you thrive during the hottest months.

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More than Water: The Art of Deep Hydration

Staying hydrated during a Brisbane summer is crucial to prevent heat-related illnesses like heat cramps, exhaustion, or heatstroke. Hot weather increases sweat production, and without sufficient fluid intake, you risk dehydration, which can lead to symptoms like headaches, fatigue, dizziness, and muscle cramps. Maintaining hydration is also essential for basic bodily functions, as water regulates body temperature, aids digestion, and transports nutrients. But is there more you can do as well as drinking a lot of water …

Foods That Reduce Inflammation

What is inflammation? Your immune system becomes activated when your body recognises anything that is foreign—such as an invading microbe, plant pollen, or chemical. This often triggers a process called inflammation that, in this situation, protect your health.

However, sometimes inflammation persists, day in and day out, even when you are not threatened by a foreign invader. That's when inflammation becomes a chronic problem. Many major diseases that plague us—including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, depression, and Alzheimer's—have been linked to chronic inflammation.

One of the most powerful tools to combat inflammation comes not from the pharmacy, but from the grocery store. Many studies, including one recent one by Harvard University, have shown that components of foods or beverages have anti-inflammatory effects.

Urinary Incontinence

Urinary Incontinence - It’s a condition I’ve been treating for a while now with promising results. For some patients the treatment has been life changing. What concerns me is that 70% of sufferers do not seek medical advice for it.. They suffer in silence - perhaps they are embarrassed, or maybe they don’t know there are treatment options out there for them. So what can be done?

How Chinese Medicine Tackles Inflammation

From the perspective of Chinese medicine, modern life generates excess Heat. In Western terms, this is a result of sympathetic overdrive—too much cortisol and adrenalin—that set the stage for inflammation.

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