Improve Your Health By Improving Your Mood

At The Lime in the Coconut Specialty Compounding Pharmacy and Wellness Center, our number one goal is to help our clients lead healthier, happier lives - and as it turns out, the two often go hand-in-hand. Studies have proven that depression, anger, and other negative emotions can drain the adrenal system and lower the immune system, making you more susceptible to the flu, cold, or other illnesses. By boosting your mood, you may be able to strengthen your immune system and improve your overall health. The team at our Lake of the Ozarks pharmacy is here to help with these quick tips for boosting your mood.

1. Step Outside
Thanks to its grounding effects, spending time outdoors has a remarkable effect on the mood. It also offers several direct health benefits, such as increasing Vitamin D levels, promoting exercise, and lowering high heart rates.

2. Spend Time With People You Love
Feeling connected to a community also has a hugely positive effect on the mood. Whether your community is your biological family, your friends, your neighborhood, your co-workers, or your volunteer group, make it a point to spend some time with the people you care about this holiday season.

3. Be Grateful

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, now is the perfect time to reflect on the things you are grateful for. By focusing on gratitude, you will have less time (and mental energy) to dedicate to negative or stressful thoughts that can dampen your mood.

4. Give Hugs
Hugging does more than boost your mood - it increases levels of oxytocin and has been shown to have real, factual health benefits. According to Mercola, one study showed that giving a 10-second hug every day helps fight infections, lower risk of heart disease, alleviate fatigue, reduce stress, boost the immune system, and more.

5. Limit Your Commitments
It's time to learn to say "no." The holiday season often gets incredibly busy, and all that busyness typically leads to increased stress levels. Allow yourself the freedom to say no to commitments that would be unnecessarily stressful. 

6. Look On The Bright Side
There is a reason that this famous adage has stood the test of time. Changing your frame of reference to focus on the positive side of things legitimately does help you feel happier in the long run. If you're willing to look hard enough, you'll find that there is a positive aspect to nearly every situation.

7. Make A Furry Friend
Animal lovers are on to something - studies have shown that petting and playing with a dog or cat (even for as little as 15-20 minutes per day) has been shown to have a fantastic effect on the mood. Why not use this research as an excuse to get a new furry friend?

Stress levels tend to rise during the holidays, so as we move into the holiday season it is more important than ever to take the time to balance (and improve) your mood. We hope that you find these suggestions helpful! Improving your mood is an important part of staying healthy, but taking immune-boosting supplements can also be incredibly helpful. Stop by our compounding pharmacy in Lake Ozark MO to pick up your supply of over-the-counter immune boosters today!

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111 Crossings West, Suite 6

PO Box 2145

Lake Ozark, MO 65049

(573) 964-6786 

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