The Surprising Link Between Sleep and Dehydration

We often hear how important a good night’s sleep is. You know as human beings, we can survive for almost three weeks without food but can only last a few days without water. So what does water have to do with how well you sleep? You'll be surprised how closely the two are connected?

Did you know that as an adult if you sleep 6 hours or less each night, you are up to 59% more likely to be dehydrated, compared to those who get a full 8 hours of sleep? That’s according to a recent study by Pennsylvania State University.

Researchers believe one underlying cause is a special hormone call vasopressin which maintains your body's water balance and it's levels rise during the later stages of sleep. Now, if you miss those later hours, your kidneys won’t retain enough fluid. As a result, you wake up dehydrated and fatigued.

Being dehydrated can also then affect melatonin, the sleep hormone. Chronic dehydration can...

We’ve never been in a time such as this. Who would have thought, that the whole world could grind to such an abrupt halt? Suddenly, here we are. Assessing everything from work-life balance to our relationships and even our careers. But this is the moment. It's time for you to shine like never before!

When Seema with Love re-opened on the 1st of May at Westfield Chermside, we heard firsthand from our ‘valued family’ (our customers), how many had been made redundant. Some were also uncertain whether their jobs would still exist after the current ‘lockdown’.

One night, as I sat down sharing the sad stories with Chris (who is also a coach to CEOs), he said something which I found both encouraging and interesting. You see, Chris has a unique vantage point to the current job crisis, having spent considerable time in the past few years coaching Ceos, entrepreneurs and successful business owners.

Chris suggested while there certainly may be uncertainty when...

There is more than one Superhero in this crisis!

Welcome to the new world of Super Mums!

If there ever was a time mums needed a cape, it would be now!

How different has our world become in the current global crisis? From being a homeschooling 'teacher' to a remote working career woman, the expectations are huge!

What do we do now?

How do we manage all the new stress?

Look, I’ll be honest with you.

Being a mum will likely be one of the most difficult things you have ever done, but on the other hand, it will also be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life.

As a mother, you often forget to take care of yourself because you're caught up in the madness that is life. It doesn't matter if you're a stay at home mum or you work outside the home, being a mother is stressful!

Luckily, there are some great strategies, I’ve come across, which will help you deal with 'mum stress' in this new world we live in now.

De-Stress Tips For Every Mum During These Trying...

How To Create a Peaceful Setting That Makes You More Productive 

Are you someone who has to work from home now due to all the current social distancing restrictions? Then I’m sure you already know how hard it is to stay focussed and productive. After all, your home was meant to be your place to escape from the stress and deadlines, not walk into them, right? Does it feel like there is no work-life balance anymore?

Today, I’m going to share with you how you can create an environment that will not only help you feel more relaxed but also accomplish a whole lot more, every single day.

Here are some suggestions for maximum productivity and focus so that you can easily adapt to the change in working conditions.

1. Select a Soothing Colour Scheme For The Office.

Blue may be the most obvious choice, but there are plenty of tranquil hues including rose or earth tones. In fact, you can probably find a soft shade in any of your favourite colours. Save more dynamic...

13 Ways to Tame Anxiety When You’re In Self Isolation

Is staying at home driving our anxiety levels through the roof? With social distancing and the current restrictions placed on our movements, now more than ever we are finding ourselves isolated. The uncertainty around the immediate future and how it will affect us and our livelihoods means we are perhaps now more anxious than ever. So the question that comes to mind is how do we tame this beast?

Anxiety is a common affliction, and that’s not surprising. Way before this current pandemic, our day to day lives was much more demanding and complex than our brains were really accustomed to handling. Someone once said, “If pain is a symptom of a broken body then uncontrolled anxiety is a symptom of a broken mind”.

Consider for a moment all the expectations we place on ourselves. 

We want everyone to like us. 

• We don’t ever want to be embarrassed (at least publicly). 
• We secretly...

What if you could start your day off right and hit the new day with a boost of energy and focus like never before? Well, here's how I do it.

Before I started Seema with Love, I didn't give much thought to routines. I had spent many years helping my husband in his pharmacy business. When we sold after 20 years, he asked me to have a break and not work. To be honest, I very much needed the break. But after spending a couple of years looking after the 'day to day stuff' at home, I started to feel bored and lacking purpose.

So one night I sat down with Chris and shared how I felt. He listened quietly. Then all of a sudden, he said something which caught me off guard.
"Start your own business and follow your dreams."

In some ways, it was a bit scary!

You see, it would be the first time I would step out from his shadow. I had the opportunity to create a business, I was personally passionate about.

And so Seema with Love was born.

But here's what I discovered.

Once I started my...