Get your brain back in gear post-lockdown

Have you been struggling post-lockdown to find your flow? Finding it difficult to focus? Maybe your brain just doesn’t work like it used to. 

If that sounds like you, you’re not alone. 

The past 18 months or so have been filled with disruption, uncertainty, anxiety, loneliness and even grief. And that can easily create a spiral of negativity that is hard to break out of.

Many people are feeling scatterbrained under the stress of the national lockdown, as well as the lockdown lifting. Some experts have even referred to the entire COVID-19 experience as some sort of collective societal trauma, having to process a lot more than we normally do, all at once.

We’ve already done a post outlining how to avoid post-lockdown burnout, but here we look at ways to kick your brain back into gear and get it back firing on all fronts.

Exercise

Exercise is great for boosting your brain power. First and foremost, when we exercise, we pump more oxygen to the brain. But exercise also boosts the release of hormones which provide an excellent environment for the growth of brain cells. Exercise is also a helpful way to promote brain plasticity by stimulating growth of new connections between cells in many important cortical areas of the brain.

So if you’re feeling foggy and lacking in concentration, get moving!

Sleep better

Now when we say sleep better, we don’t necessarily mean sleep more. No, it’s more about the quality of sleep you’re getting rather than how much. Unless you’re only getting around 3 hours a night of course.

Improving your quality of sleep isn’t the easiest thing to do but it can be done. Here are some tips for getting better sleep:

• Try to go to sleep and get up at the same time every day. This helps set your body’s internal clock and optimises the quality of your sleep.
• Expose yourself to bright sunlight in the morning and avoid bright screens within 1-2 hours of your bedtime. This also helps your body’s natural circadian rhythm.
• Don’t exercise so close to bedtime. Try to finish moderate to vigorous workouts at least three hours before bedtime.
• Avoid alcohol close to bedtime too. It can reduce your REM sleep.

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Our pioneering NAD+ IV infusion therapy utilises the co-enzyme NAD+. NAD+ plays an important role in energy production, as it helps sustain mitochondrial function. In simple terms, it allows our cells to have the energy they need to keep us happy, healthy and full of energy.

By boosting your NAD+ levels you can increase your physical energy, boost mental clarity and sharpness and even improve your focus. So whether you need a brain boost to help you cope with long, demanding hours at work or an extra push just to help you cope with the stresses of day-to-day life, our NAD+ IV therapy can help.

Our NAD+ Executive IV infusion programs are actually the most powerful IV Infusion we offer and contain a blend of ingredients including NAD+ to help energise our cells, plus a clinically-tested cocktail of critical vitamins and nutrients that prolongs peak performance – both mentally and physically.