THE VITAMIN SMITH

The I'm Fine Tax

Are you paying the I'm Fine Tax? Discover how keeping quiet impacts your cortisol and neurotransmitter levels, impacting your sleep, digestion, mood and energy. Some tools for how to help reduce yo...

High-Functioning Depression: When You Say You’re "Fine" but Inside You Know You're Not

This form of depression doesn’t always look like the stereotypes. You’re not lying in bed for days. You’re getting things done - work, emails, errands. You might even be praised for how productive ...

How To Get Rid of Foggy Brain?

I’m imagining that you have found this post because you are struggling with brain fog so I’m going to keep it short and to the point.   I often get asked,"Can I get rid of brain fog?"The answer is ...

Are You an Overthinker? And 3 Ways You Can Stop

Are you an overthinker? Are you fed up with feeling stuck constantly thinking about the same event? You just can’t seem to move on or stop thinking about it. The worry has turned into rumination fu...

What Are The Symptoms of Low GABA? And Your Toolkit To Recovery

What does low GABA feel like? Learn how GABA supports calm, stress regulation and sleep, which symptoms may be associated with altered GABA signalling, and the evidence-based nutrition and lifestyl...

Writing prompts: 30 Questions to Help You Make a Change

Self-Reflection Writing Prompts There’s nothing like a new year, a new season or a new phase in life for doing a little self-reflection. It’s something that I like to do quarterly: at each equinox...

Regulate Your Nervous System: This Simple Trick is a Total Game Changer

A simple trick to switch off your stress response: with your eyes Have you ever wondered why humans love a view? A big coastal sky, or getting to the top of a hill? It’s calming. It helps us ...

GABA: A Natural Way to Calm Your Mind

Life is stressful these days and our general anxiety levels are higher than ever.Having a stress-relieving tool kit that helps you to control your anxiety, rest, digest, unwind and get the sleep yo...

How Do You Get Your Mood Mojo Back? 7 Things You Can Do Right Now

Many of us are feeling anxious, low or suffering from tiredness and we could all do with an energy boost and a few strategies to banish brain fog and to help get our mood mojo back. Does that sound...

Why Am I Always So Tired?

Are you fed up with feeling exhausted everyday and want to know how to reclaim your life? I was reading an article on the causes of tiredness the other day and the top reason was “Lack of sleep”...