What’s Your Body Trying to Tell You?

Note: This blog post is a sponsored conversation written by Lynn Smythe, the Founder and Chief Blogger for The Creative Cottage lifestyle blog. The opinions, thoughts, ideas and text are all mine.

If your body is trying to tell you something, we bet you’ve become a pro at ignoring it. So many of us are walking around with minor ailments, even major ones, and simply ignoring them. Sometimes it’s so much easier to ignore it, rather than go through the hassle of having to sort it. Or, you might have something that you hear people moaning about all day, so to you, this is the norm.

Whatever your reason for ignoring your body, now is the time to start listening. We now understand so much more about how the body works, what we can do to aid it, and how it can go wrong. So if ever there was a time to stand up to your health issues, or your daily struggles, it’s now! So if you have something that’s bothering you, all you have to do is keep on reading, and we might be able to point you in the right direction.

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You’re Pushing Your Body Too Hard

A big craze at the minute is for people to be really into their diet and fitness. Instagram influencers and the pressure of social media is leading people to obsess over their diet and what they’re doing with their body. But what is happening is people are taking to way too far, pushing their bodies beyond its limit. We love that going to the gym is becoming more popular, but sometimes it can be so damaging.

If you’re getting into your fitness, remember the importance of rest days. Always get plenty of sleep at night, stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water, and be lenient with your body. So if you feel drained all of the time, really listen to your body and cut back a bit. Take some time to really relax, even if that means getting away for a night! A nice meal and a night away can be so refreshing, especially if you’re working so hard in other areas of your life as well.

Natural Changes Are Happening

There are some things we definitely like to ignore, and when natural changes are happening to our body, we tend to turn a blind eye. Natural changes such as hearing loss can be really scary, especially if it happens younger than you expected. But there are now so many types of hearing aids, some of which you can hardly even see when on. If you are suffering from hearing loss, your quality of life is going to improve so much more than you realize with a little aid!

You Need More Happiness

This is definitely one that lot’s of you can relate to. Sometimes we’re always so focused on everything going on in our lives, such as work or family life, and we forget to take some time to do what makes us happy. So, we think that everyone should try taking some times once a week, to do something you really enjoy. Getting out and seeing friends, going to the movies, doing a hobby, it can be anything. We are always so wrapped up in life, we don’t often do the things that we love!