Top 4 Student Self-Care Discounts For A Wellness Boost

It’s all too easy for our health and wellbeing to take a bit of a back seat when we’re busy - and university can be a really frenetic time, with lots going on both academically and socially. It’s a bit of a whirlwind and those three years really do fly by very, very quickly indeed.

As a wise young man once said: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” This is where self-care and mindfulness really come into their own, giving you the opportunity to slow down, take stock and anchor yourself in the present moment, leaving you feeling fully refreshed, mind, body and soul.

What is Self-care?

Self-care looks different for everyone, however, so the key is to find out what it means to you, what it is that makes you feel calm and at peace. Once you’ve worked that out, you’ve found the winning formula to help you deal with the stress and strain of the 21st century. Winning!

To help you find out what self-care might look like for you, here are just four of the very best health and wellbeing student discounts available right now to help you build resilience and protect your mental and emotional health. Enjoy!

Green Fingers...

Earn cashback at Dobbies Garden Centre

Gardening is incredibly good for your health, not just physically but mentally, as well. Taking care of plants and watching them grow inevitably makes you feel good, with RHS research showing that people who garden every day have wellbeing scores 6.6 per cent higher and stress levels 4.2 per cent lower than those who don’t garden at all.

And further studies show that significant reductions in anxiety and depression can be supported by growing plants!

You don’t even need to have much space in order to reap the benefits, so focus on house plants if you don’t have an actual garden, make use of any balcony space you have, or put some pots on the decking or your front step. Even little actions like this can make a big difference to your health.

To help you get started with your gardening ambitions, you can earn cashback at Dobbies Garden Centre with TOTUM Cashback - which comes free with your TOTUM+ membership - so there’s no excuse not to get growing!

Supplements

20% off the entire HEALF site

Supplements are big news in the wellness sphere right now and you can tailor your intake to suit whatever your specific goals are - but, of course, this can come with a hefty price tag attached.

We’re now running our biggest discount ever at HEALF, with 20 per cent off the entire site, so you can achieve your ambitions without breaking the bank.

The HEALF ethos is based on the four founding pillars of Eat, Move, Mind and Sleep, with tools and rituals provided for each of these to help you restore balance and enhance your wellbeing, with products available from some of the best-selling brand names in the business.

It’s not just supplements, either, and you’ll find everything you need to prioritise your health and wellbeing all under one roof - at amazing prices to boot.

Have a browse and you’ll find everything from radiation blocking blankets and massage guns to ice baths, electrolytes, creatine, probiotics, mouth tape and lots, lots more.

Skincare is Self-care

15% off Glow Hub skincare products

Skincare is self-care, or so they say, and looking after your skin can make you feel incredible. It is the body’s biggest organ, after all, so it’s no surprise that exfoliating, cleansing, toning and moisturising can really put a spring in your step.

We’ve currently running an amazing student skincare discount offer with Glow Hub, where you can save 15 per cent on cruelty-free vegan skincare products to address all kinds of skin complaints, whether you’re struggling with irritation, dehydration, breakouts… or whether you just want to give yourself a little treat.

If you really want to go all in with your skincare right now, what about using your Glow Hub products alongside some gua sha therapy?

This can easily be done at home once you familiarise yourself with the techniques and it can really help work the products deeper into your skin, increasing blood circulation and improving lymphatic drainage, as well as potentially helping with fine lines and wrinkles.

Plus it’s incredibly relaxing and a form of meditation, so there are all sorts of health benefits to be reaped!

You are what you eat...

£10 off 2 Mindful Chef boxes

There’s certainly a ring of truth to the old adage and if you’ve been feeling sluggish, irritable and demotivated, your diet could definitely have something to do with it - if you're interested, check out our blog on the Best Brain-Boosting Foods To Fuel Your Mind.

Following a healthy well-balanced diet won’t just do you good physically, it’ll also help you feel more centred mentally and emotionally… but finding the time to cook when you’re pressed with uni work and your social calendar can be difficult.

Make it easy for yourself with our Mindful Chef student discount, with £10 off two boxes plus a free recipe book when you sign up to the service. These food boxes are all really focused on healthy organic products, with everything ethically sourced from small UK-based producers, so you can eat with a conscience and enjoy delicious food at the same time.

So there you have it! Just four of our favourite student self-care discounts that we’ve got running right now to help you give yourself a bit of a boost. Don’t forget to have a look at what else we’ve got on offer. Who knows what you might find!