Seasonal Adjustments and Health Management

Well, I don't look forward to summer because, like you said, it's a time for me to go away. And for the past probably 20 odd years, we haven't been going abroad as much as we used to because my husband wasn't well and unfortunately I lost him last July but because of him, since we were not going overseas, we used to travel a lot within the UK by car. And how do you manage the long days and shorter sleeping patterns? Have you found any coping strategies for yourself? Does it affect your general health? Well, because of my husband's illnesses and me being his full-time carer, it's been years since I slept through the night because he had enlarged prostate for which he used the toilet a lot in the night, but during the day that need is not there. So I tend to nap a lot during the day when he is stable. Okay, perfect. What about the changes in your food and activity during summer? Do you have a particular concerns or challenges? What do you do differently for your situation? I would say that during summer months I eat more salads and things like that and it's a personal choice. The colder months I tend to rely on soups a lot because it is hot and comforting whereas during the summer months when you eat soup it's not the same as when you have it in the colder months. Okay, now the sheep that you've got beside you, there are about 8 behaviours and 12 characteristics. Are there any of them that you feel are much more relevant to you and your health in the summer and do you have a plan on how to manage them or have you already found strategies to support your goals? Could you share with us your tips and to help others with these similar health conditions? For For example, I haven't been diagnosed with diabetes, I'm not even borderline, but I opted to attend this course so that I will prevent it from happening to me. And also, I have started vlogging when I'm cooking, so I send it to my family in Ghana to encourage them too to eat healthily so that they don't get diabetes. Because our African diet is such that we tend to eat a lot of carbohydrates and our vegetables are already cooked. We don't tend to eat a lot of raw vegetables and this is what I am trying to help my family with. you