Annie shares strategies for maintaining health in winter, including stopping smoking, mindful eating, and staying active despite challenging weather. She also discusses the effects of reduced daylight on mental health and sleep patterns.
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Lovely, thank you. And are there any specific strategies you can share about how we can stay well in the winter months? I think the main thing is, you know, if you're a smoker then obviously stop smoking and, you know, having, in the wintertime we tend to maybe eat a bit more, so be more mindful about the portion size and also move more. I think that's the general sort of advice, although it's quite hard because the weather in England is quite challenging sometimes to even go for a walk. So maybe something indoor that they can consider to have a sort of a light workout at home. So there's a lot of information out there on our public health portal, we have general tips for working out at home. Lovely, thank you. And you mentioned mental health. Do you think that our mental health shifts during the winter months? Definitely, I think, because the lack of daylight and people tend to, you know, sleep longer sometimes and be more, and also probably affect your sleep pattern as well during winter time. And yeah, I think sleep pattern probably, you know, majorly, you know, impact on our wellness. So compounding with less activities that generally sort of make people could be more depressed and sort of built up the anxiety level. Say for example, if they don't have enough sunlight and working from home, that could be very detrimental to people's mental health.
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