8 tips to deal with the post-holiday blues

Experts talk a lot about the increased risk of stress and even depression in the last days of December, but they warn much less about the same dangers after the New Year holidays. Meanwhile, in the first days after the holidays or long weekends, we are all at risk: a sharp change in regimen, an increase in workload and a lack of sunlight can provoke a real affective disorder. The Home Hearth resource has prepared some tips that will help you get involved in your usual routine and work and not fall into stress or blues.

Exercise is the easiest way to lift your spirits. You don’t even need to go to the gym: morning exercises, or five-minute gymnastics in the middle of the working day, or a brisk walk at lunchtime or after work will disperse the spleen and cheer you up to heaven.

When we plan for next year and make New Year's resolutions to ourselves, we often set near-impossible goals for ourselves. They seem very attractive while we rest, but immediately turn into vicious little monsters that bite us every free minute. To avoid this, review your tasks and make them more realistic.

Have you decided to learn a new foreign language or finally improve the one you have been learning for the fifth year? Great, but reformulate the task by deciding to dedicate 10 minutes a day to the language. it is not difficult at all, and the result, in which these 10 minutes will add up in 366 days, will be simply stunning. The same applies to the decision to exercise, eat right, or spend more time with loved ones: start with 10 minutes, but daily - you will be surprised how effective this can be.

Psychologists say that even the anticipation of the holidays already has a beneficial effect on our psyche and reduces stress levels. Winter is the best time to think about your summer vacation. Dream, plan, prepare - and preparing for a summer holiday, the winter load will be perceived much easier.

Yes, the holidays have already passed, we are all caught up with everyday life and the problems of adult life, in which there is always not enough time. But right now, more than ever, we need the positive emotions that communication with our friends gives. So be sure to get together with loved ones - for the sake of communication in the fresh air and the exchange of positive emotions. We all really need this.

Surely the first decade of the coming year has already brought something good: from pleasant gifts and lazy days off to pleasant surprises that you or your loved ones arranged for each other. Or maybe you managed to watch a new cool series, read a great book or discover a new sport? Make a list of all the good things that happened to you in the new year - and try not to miss a single little thing.

The first days after rest usually require fast work and a busy schedule - and therefore it is especially important to find an opportunity to slow down at least occasionally. If you were just planning to start doing yoga or meditation, then now is the right time.

The active work of our intestines and our mood are connected: the better the beneficial bacteria living in the digestive tract feel, the more energy we have and the better our mood. And to support your intestines after New Year's feasts, you should eat more foods containing probiotics: yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut and legumes.

This "sunshine" vitamin not only affects metabolism and helps maintain optimal blood SUGAR levels and a healthy immune system - it also increases our energy levels. Fatty fish, OLIVE OIL, eggs, cod liver and other foods rich in this vitamin should be eaten every day in winter and you will feel just great.