A Healthy High ~ Get A Buzz With These Healthy Options Instead

The editors of Global Glam have curated a list of how one can achieve a healthy buzz without consuming a single sip of alcohol.

Here are our Editor’s Top Picks:

Skip the Malbec and go for the Matcha

Save the Malbec for date night. Did you know that one serving of matcha tea is the nutritional equivalent of 10 cups of regularly brewed green tea? Matcha powdered green tea has 137 times more antioxidants than regularly brewed green tea and boosts metabolism.

Have more Sex, Preferably outside the Bedroom

We don’t think we need to go deep into this one (no pun intended), but we would like to add that it starts by choosing a respectable partner. Sex is a good form of exercise and having more of it bumps up your heart rate and boosts self esteem and happiness. It will give you more of a rush when you change up the scenery. #milehighclub

Order that Thai Hot Dish

Eating spicy food increases both your heart rate and libido.  We suggest Cayenne Pepper, as chili peppers contain high levels of the substance capsaicin (which causes the burning sensation in spicy food). Capsaicin has been proven to work as a topical painkiller, and also forces the brain to release endorphins.

Listen to Podcasts on the Way to Work

Whether it be Ted Talks or the X Files, feast your ears and spruce up your morning commute by listening to podcasts versus Bieber. Bieber is good for the commute on the way back home

Retail Therapy and Polyvore

There is nothing like some good ole retail therapy and getting inspiration from collections and sets stylists have created for you via the Polyvore App.

Create A Journal

First, go to Barneys and get a killer Smythson or Dolce and Gabbana notebook. Figure out your passions and write them down. Write down your short term and long term goals, it will help you achieve them.

Substitute Gym days by going Dancing

Join an Arthur Murray or go clubbing with your squad. Dancing has both mental and physical benefits, reduces stress, helps you to be flexible, and helps you meet new people and gain some new friends.

De-Clutter your Space

De-cluttering your space is like de-cluttering your life.

Start Cooking At Home and invite Friends to Eat with you.

Good food accounts for a substantial amount in our happiness scale. Home cooked food? This is going to have you consume less sodium, increase your energy levels, and relieve stress. Don’t cook every day (unless you really want to), this will become tiresome and will cause more stress.

Practice Mindfulness and Gratitude

Saying “thank you” and being grateful throughout the day by recognizing your blessings rather than your shortcomings is looking at life with an optimistic, glass-half-full mentality.

Do Something that Scares You

We’re not asking you to straight away swim with sharks or pet lions here (more power to you if you are itching to). Ever accomplish something you thought you could never fathom doing in the first place? This is the high we are talking about. Travel by yourself, take that spin class you wanted to try out, learn a new language, or get your scuba certificate. Endorphins are a powerful thing, and you can stimulate them right now for immediate gratification and long-term gain.

Volunteering and Networking

Volunteering allows you to connect to your community and make it a better place. Dedicating your time as a volunteer helps you make new friends, expand your network, boost your social skills, your ego, and your happiness.

-GG

Photography by GG