How Having a Daily Routine Can Help Improve Your Mental Health
Posted by onRoutines are often underestimated, but they can really improve the overall quality of your life. This is especially true for anyone who lives a hectic lifestyle and barely has any time for themselves. Implementing a routine can not only help you stay on top of your tasks, but it can also help you take better care of yourself and your mental health.
Why Daily Self-Care Should Never Be Optional Plus 4 Ways to Practice It
Posted by onI’m sure you have heard about the importance of taking care of yourself as well! If you don’t take care of you, you certainly cannot take care of others, or at least at the level you would want to. Daily self-care is not selfish, and it should never be optional. Not only is it necessary for mental health, but it can make you a better you for yourself and everyone you love around you.
The 3 Best Adaptogenic Herbs & Mushrooms to Increase Energy During Exercise
Posted by onIf you are super active or are just looking for a little extra energy during exercise, adaptogens can help. Adaptogenic herbs are great for reducing fatigue and supporting the body. They also make for a much healthier option than many mainstream energizing supplements. While there are so many energizing supplements on the market today, they don’t come without consequences. Some of them are packed with caffeine, while others contain artificial stimulants that can leave you feeling wired and can even spike your heart rate. This is not what you want, especially when you will be naturally elevating your heart rate during exercise.
The Five Reasons You Should be Taking Cordyceps
Posted by onHave you heard about cordyceps mushrooms? If not, you may be surprised at exactly what they can do for your overall health.
Here at Dr. Vim’s, we use cordyceps in our adaptogenic blends for a couple of different reasons. Let’s start by talking about what cordyceps are, and then how they can benefit your health.
The Best 4 Foods to Naturally Increase Serotonin Levels
Posted by onSerotonin is a chemical messenger, and is known to produce feelings of happiness. It is thought to help stabilize mood and even help support sleep.
You may be familiar with SSRI drugs that help with the reuptake of serotonin. However, there are some natural ways to help support healthy serotonin levels as well.
Food plays a huge role in our overall health, and supporting serotonin levels is no exception here. There are certain foods that are rich in tryptophan which is an amino acid that synthesizes serotonin. Not having enough tryptophan in the body has been linked to things like depression and anxiety, so taking a good look at your diet is an important part of supporting mental health.
Suffering from Chronic Stress? Here’s How to Keep Stress out of the Body
Posted by onStress is an inevitable part of life, but chronic stress can lead to inflammation, and inflammation can lead to disease. With the way the world works today, it’s very easy to forget to take some time to slow down and take care of ourselves. This can leave us feeling tense, anxious, and suffering from lower immune function. However, the great news is that there are things that you can do on a daily basis to help keep stress out of the body to help support overall wellness.
The Answer to Increased Energy & Stamina for Men
Posted by onDo you find yourself slipping into a fog around the 3pm hour, reaching for a cup of coffee only to experience a sudden caffeine crash an hour later? If so, it may be time to switch up how you approach refueling in the middle of the day.
Fatigue and brain fog are two things that so many people suffer from on a daily basis, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here at Dr. Vim’s, we created Vigor, a supplement for men to help support healthy energy levels, improve exercise endurance as well as recovery, help the body combat stress, reduce stress on the adrenal glands, and support mental focus.