11 Spellbinding Wellness Tricks To Tackle Life’s Little Annoyances

We’ve been busy exploring a variety of captivating wellness hacks designed to simplify and enhance your everyday life. From easy-to-follow routines to clever tips that fit seamlessly into your schedule, our goal is to help you feel your best with minimal effort. Give them a try and thank us later!

1.No More Sweaty Hair Excuses

If you have ever put off a workout because you won't have time to wash your hair, that excuse is no longer valid! An up-do, dry shampoo and a blow dryer are the key here! Dry shampoo has become a superhero for saving dirty strands, all you need to do is mist the product throughout your roots before you hit the gym. It won't be effective if you only spray it on sweaty hair, so applying before your workout is vital.

Post workout, give your hair another light spray with your new bestie, and to avoid leaving any excess moistness behind, simply use a blow dryer all over your roots, this will also help to “bake” the dry shampoo onto your roots, adding extra volume near your scalp where you need it most. It also makes it last longer by distributing the product more evenly.

2.Bloated Belly Massage

Inflammation in the gut area of the body can be traced to compression, tension and toxins trapped in the belly, therefore working on relieving stress and stagnant energy in the belly is known to enhance vibrancy and general wellbeing. Massaging the belly can help to free up body tension, decrease bloating, flatten the stomach and awaken the deep core muscles. It's also thought to help ease stress.

While you can do belly massage on yourself or someone else, it is important to use the correct technique, starting on the right side of your stomach down by the bone of your pelvis, and rubbing in a circular motion lightly up to the right side until you reach your rib bones. You can also do this yourself with a foam roller, dry brush, mini massage wheel or ball.

Finally, you may want to do this self-massage in private as it often helps the release of excess gas, a key component in causing the bloated feeling. So whilst a stomach massage might do wonders for reducing bloating and relieving built up gas, those around you may not appreciate the results as much!

3.Need To Retain More Information

If you have specific information you must memorise, review it right before falling asleep. Since most memory consolidation happens during sleep, anything you read before bed is more likely to become encoded as long-term memory.

4.Feeling Anxious?

Quell your jitters by blowing onto your thumb with your mouth closed. The vagus nerve which governs heart rate can be controlled through breathing, which will help get your heart rate down and cue your brain into thinking you are calm.

5.Prevent Near Sightedness & Dry Eyes Exercises

Did you know that poor distance vision is rarely caused by genetics? It's usually caused by near point stress, like staring into a screen for too long. In order to flex your way to 20/20 vision, every few hours during your day, close your eyes, tense your body, take a deep breathe, after a few second release your breathe and muscles at the same time. Tightening and releasing muscles can trick involuntary muscles like the eyes into relaxing as well.

In addition, the average person spends 7 hours per day looking at a screen? Unfortunately, the brightness of a computer, smartphone or tablet screen can result in reduced blink rates, and less blinking can lead to dry eye symptoms. If you have found yourself suffering from dry, irritated, or red eyes, then you may be suffering from dry eye. Don’t fret! There’s a simple set of eye exercises you can perform each day to combat the eye-parching effects of our digital devices, see below.

6.Stimulate Hair Growth

Anyone that’s had a scalp massage will tell you how relaxing it is, and aside from feeling amazing, it’ll also help encourage nutrient-rich blood flow, delivering a fresh dose of oxygen to your scalp, thereby boosting hair growth and increasing shine.

7.Wear Socks To Bed

Wearing socks to bed can help you fall asleep quicker as it helps regulate body temperature. You may wriggle off the socks during the night, but dozing off should hopefully be much quicker.

8.Chew Gum To Read Quicker

Want to read faster? Chew gum, (preferably organic) this can double or even triple your reading speed because it distracts the brain signals from your eyes, ears and mouth by giving them something to focus on. However, avoid cheap gums, as they have a LOT of micro-plastics.

9.Trouble Drinking Water

Do you have trouble consuming the amount of water necessary to thrive daily? Do you like cold drinks? Consider adding frozen fruit into your water, instead of ice, frozen grapes or cucumber for example. This will not only make your water more enjoyable, but if you eat the fruit it can help you reach your five a day, genius!

10.Control The Urge To Pee

Sexual thoughts can affect the urge to pee by activating neural pathways that influence bladder function. The pelvic nerves overlap for sexual organs and the bladder, so focusing on sex can reduce bladder signals. Arousal releases chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin, which may alter bladder control. This distraction can temporarily lower the need to urinate, but it's not a reliable or lasting method, as bladder signals eventually prevail. Effects vary by person.

11.Stretch Away Period Pains

You may often experience period pains, curl up into a ball and try your best to nap through the pain. However, if you bear to move, try and stretch through the pain – it’ll help soothe the muscle spasms, thereby, easing your cramps.

Implementing these straightforward wellness hacks can transform your daily experiences, making wellbeing an accessible and natural part of your life.

Love from Fallon, with intention xox

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