Welcome to Living Well Daily, the newsletter serving up tips to help you live a healthier, happier life.
In today’s edition:
💖Longevity: Embrace the Darkness
😊Mental / Emotional Health: Breaking the Negative Spirals
🧠 Inner Reps: Guided meditation with Lola
📰 Wellness News: Should we be taking daily vitamin supplements?
👇 And more good stuff!
Today’s Edition
No matter what the world might tell you, you matter. Your voice matters, your actions matter, you matter! We appreciate you for being you, and that is all you need to be for us to appreciate you!
Embrace the Darkness
A dark room at night isn’t just cozy, it can be powerful for your health and longevity. Darkness signals your body to release melatonin, the hormone that helps you fall asleep, and quality sleep helps you repair cells, strengthen immunity, and support brain health. Better sleep today means a stronger, healthier you for years to come.
Why having a dark room matters:
🥊Boosts melatonin, which fights cell damage and slows aging
😴Improves deep sleep, crucial for memory and hormone balance
❤️Lowers nighttime stress hormones, protecting heart and metabolic health
✅ Action Step: Make your room darker by using blackout curtains, covering glowing electronics, or you can try using a sleep mask for deeper, more restorative rest.
Breaking the Negative Spirals
Getting stuck in a negative thought loop is exhausting, and it feeds itself. Mindful labelling is a simple (but powerful!) tool to interrupt spirals, calm your brain, and help you respond instead of react.
How to practice mindful labelling:
🔦 Notice. Catch the moment you’re spiralling (it starts with awareness).
🏷️ Label it. Use simple words: “This is a thought.” “This is an emotion.” “This is tension in my chest.” Simple words help you stay out of rumination and feeding the narrative.
🌺Shift + repeat. Gently move attention to something grounding (your breath, the room). Label again if new thoughts or feelings arise.
Why it works: Mindful labelling lowers stress, anxiety, and rumination by calming the amygdala and strengthening the prefrontal cortex (a.k.a., your decision-making center).
✅ Action Step: Try this the next time you feel stuck in a spiral. Be kind to yourself; it gets easier with practice, and you can even practice it during calm moments.
Guided Meditation
Today, we meditate and work on letting ourselves shine bright, embracing our authenticity and unique glow.
It’s okay to need support. Asking for help doesn’t mean you’re failing; it means you’re human.
Brain Layers that Get Stronger with Age: Scientists discover this part of the brain ages differently than they thought.
Supplements: Should we be taking daily vitamin supplements?
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Lola & Joshua | The Living Well Team