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Wellness Tips I Swear By as a Frequent Traveler
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I travel a lot. Sometimes for work. Mostly for pleasure. And I love it. It's what I dreamed of being able to do when I was younger. And it's also challenging to stick to your ideal way of eating. There's always a balance because you want to experience the local cuisine and you also don't want to throw yourself off too much. You'll hear me talking a lot about the Three Zone Framework. I first developed it to help us have a way to relate to technology. Then I realized we can use it for everything. In relationship to this situation, the Three Zone Framework works well for how you approach healthy living while traveling. When it comes to food, does eating out all the time keep me energetic and feeling at my best? Am I meeting the intentions I had for traveling or am I falling behind? For example, I may have wanted to travel to a city and be able to fill my days exploring and seeing new sights. But instead, my energy crashed and I can't manage to do more than a few things. That's when I would take stock of my situation. Do I have jet lag? Okay, well my body needs more rest. Did I eat a lot of food I don't normally eat? Yes, and my body might not be responding well, so let me see what I can do to give it what it needs. That might look like ordering simpler meals at a restaurant or buying food from the grocery store to eat for certain meals instead. When I eat out too much, I start not feeling at my best and I'm in the Red Zone. When I cook breakfast and lunch and eat out an occasional dinner, I'm in the Green Zone. Somewhere in between those is usually the Yellow Zone. So what are my strategies? I wrote up a list. Check it out: 📖 13 Wellness Tips I Swear By as a Frequent Traveler If I missed something in the blog post and you're curious about what else I do, let me know. But I'd love to hear what works for you, Reader! What are your travel go-to's? What works for you? Let me know, Rachel
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For people who are done letting outside voices — technology, experts, cultural noise — drown out their own. Every issue explores how to reclaim your discernment, your body awareness, and your creative authority across the parts of life that matter most: technology, relationships, wellness, work, and creativity.
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