Glow Worm Place - Foot Health and Well-being

09/12/2025

🕓December 9 - Embrace the darkness🕓

🖤The darker nights give us opportunity to heal and restore, rest and reflect.

🖤Dimming lights and embracing the darkness helps regulate our circadian rhythm, increases melatonin production, and improves cell regeneration.

🖤See the darker nights as an opportunity to create space to heal and for personal growth.

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08/12/2025

I've come across a post on one of the Foot Care pages I follow regarding Topical Steroid Withdrawal.

Here is what information the National Eczema Society have released.
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Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) - National Eczema Society

Discover information on topical steroid withdrawal (TSW), its symptoms, and how to manage the condition effectively.

08/12/2025

✋️December 8🤚

Give yourself a hand massage 🥰

💚In winter, our hands take a beating with cold weather, artificial heat, and wearing gloves or mitts. We can experience dry, chapped hands and of notcared for they can become cracked and painful.

💜Massaging our hands with a nourishing hand cream can keep them feeling soft and supple. Use a cream that you love - you are more likely to take the time to look after your hands.

💚But also, it's so relaxing! We have reflexology points all over our hands that relate to balancing the mind and body.

💜Take your time. Use slow, deliberate movements.

💚Pay special attention to any point that feels it may need some attention. You will know 🙂

💜The fingers related to sinuses and the brain - a great area during cold season.

💚💜💚Hand massage - gorgeous any time of the day 🥰

07/12/2025

💦December 7 - Hydration💦

💙Hydration is most important- even this time of year.

💙We may not sweat as much as in hot weather (although we do under heavier clothes) but artificial heating and spending more time indoors can be as dehydrating.

💙We loose water through our breathing, by our skin trying to stay hydrated and through the digestion process. We tend to be less thirsty too just because our blood vessels constrict to conserve heat.

💙And after a reflexology session it's important to be well hydrated to flush out waste products released during the treatment, prevent headaches and fatigue, and support the lymphatic and urinary systems to do their job.

Making sure we drink enough water improves....
💦Brain function
💦Digestion
💦Skin health
💦Circulation
💦Temperature regulation
💦Joint function
💦Cell function
💦Transportation of nutrients
💦Flushing out toxins and waste

In fact, we need water for everything our body does - after all, we are mostly water. 🙂

You will feel better, think better, and your body will function better.
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06/12/2025

🤗December 6🤗

What would your ideal self care ritual look like?

Use December to create something that works for you.

Incorporate it into your daily routine, creating a habit of self care.
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05/12/2025

🧦December 5🧦

💚Wear warm, cosy sock around the house💜

Looking after our feet is my passion - as a foot health professional and as a reflexologist. 👣

💚Keeping feet warm....
👣Maintains overall body temperature - we loose warmth through out feet.
👣Improves circulation
👣Supports our immune system
👣Prevents injury

💜It's especially important if you have diabetes or peripheral circulatory problems.

💚Chilblains are common this time of year. They happen when cold temperatures cause the capillaries in the feet constrict and then expand too quickly when warmed up.

💜When choosing socks for warmth...

🧦Wool, cashmere and synthetic fibres - they wick moisture away from the skin to keep it dry.
These materials provide good quality insulation too. Avoid cotton in winter- it holds moisture.

🧦Thicker socks provide more warmth but make sure they fit in your footwear comfortably.

🧦Opt for seamless socks to reduce the risk of friction and blisters.

🧦For very cold weather, consider layering with a thin, moisture wicking base sock covered with a thicker insulating sock.

🧦Socks should be snug but not too tight. Bunching up can cause pressure areas. Tight cuffs can restrict blood flow problems. For wider calves or diabetes, opt for a gentle gripping sock.

🙂Looking after our feet so very important. They deserve your attention too and you will feel better for it.

Stay warm and cosy 💚💜💚

04/12/2025

You never know how far your kindness ripple will travel. ❤️❤️❤️

04/12/2025

💜🛁December 4🛁💜

Swapping a shower for a warm bath.....

Epsom Salts are a mineral compound known to soothe aches and pains, reduce inflammation, and promote relaxation.

Add 2-4 cups of Epsom Salts to bath water. Give yourself at least 20 minutes to let the warmth of the water and the minerals of the Epsom Salts "do their thing".

Why not add a few drops of essential oils to give your bath an extra feel of spa?
Essentials oils reach out to your limbic system too - the part of your nervous system that controls mood and emotion.
🧡For aches and pains - Eucalyptus
💜To aid with sleep - Lavender
💙Improve depression/low mood - Bergamot
💚Promote calm - Frankinscence
💛Uplifting/positivity - Geranium

The best way to choose which aromatherapy oil to use.?
👃The smell test - your senses will know instinctively which aromatherapy oil will be most beneficial to you.

👣If you haven't got a bath, soaking your feet can have the same benefits, especially of you've been on them all day 🙂

**Never put pure essential oils directly on your skin without diluting either in the bath or in a carrier oil (almond oil, grapeseed oil, coconut oil, etc) if putting on your skin.

03/12/2025

💚December 3💜

Start your New Year with self care your priority by booking a relaxing reflexology appointment with me!! 👣

💚Reflexology is an ancient therapy.
We use a body map on the feet, hands, face or ears to stimulate pressure points - encouraging energy to flow and the body to balance itself.

I just love this therapy!! Probably why I'm so passionate about it!!

The benefits of reflexology:
💚Promotes a deep relaxation
💚Improves sleep
💚Encourages hormonal balance
💚Useful for pain management
💚Relieves stress and tension
💚Calms the nervous system
💚Encourages circulation
💚Boosts wellbeing - emotional, physical, and mental

💚Creates a space to step into deep calm and peace.

To book an appointment or to have a chat about how reflexology may be able to support your wellbeing please get in touch.

💜07596 332890
💜contactglowworm@gmail.com
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02/12/2025

🕯December 2 🕯

Candles and soft lighting encourage calm and peace, creating an environment for reflection and mindfulness. 😌

What better month than December, with the darker nights, to create yourself a place for emotional healing, setting your intentions, and clearing energy. 💜

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01/12/2025

Cosy December Tips for self care...🥰
Day One - Deep breathing and a comforting cup of herbal tea...
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Deep breathing resets our nervous system, releasing anxiety and calming our stress response.

Deep breathing can...
↘️Reduce blood pressure
❤️Lower heart rate
🫁Improve lung function
🍴Aid digestion
💪Support our immune response
💤Improve sleep

A warm cup of herbal tea is an ideal way to stay hydrated without caffeine.

Depending on the herbal tea you choose, benefits of choosing herbal teas can be...
🍴Aid with digestion - reduce bloating, alleviate nausea
😌Reduce stress and anxiety
💪Support immunity
💤Improve sleep.

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01/12/2025

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