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TOTAL
HEALTH IS ABOUT BEING HEALTHY IN EVERY AREA OF YOUR
LIFE
Make Way for Health by Rejecting and
Releasing the
Unhealthy!
Life should be about
having a healthy body, having great relationships and being
at peace or content in every circumstance. It is about
having a goal that motivates you and making a contribution.
But let's face it. No one – not you, me, or
anyone else in the world – is unaffected by dis—ease. Some
of us have suffered from dis—ease personally, and
practically every one of us has a loved one who is, or has
been, a victim of some devastating disease.
So how
do we achieve TOTAL HEALTH? And is total health possible in a
polluted world?
The
connection between our mind and our body is now undisputed.
When we begin to understand the importance of our thoughts and
attitude on our total health, we can then begin to understand
how our thoughts create how we feel and then how we feel
affects how our immune system functions. It isn’t just what you eat,
but what is eating you. It isn’t that you don’t do
enough exercise, but the reason why you don’t do the exercise.
It isn’t that you over indulged, but why. Was it to give you
the warm fuzzy feelings that you are not getting from your
relationships, but then you are angry that you gain weight and
feel unwell? Are you sabotaging your health because of low self
esteem? Are you using sickness to get what you
want?
So how
can we monitor these random thoughts that can bring about the
destruction of the immune system, allowing chaos into our
lives?
Firstly,
think about what you are thinking! Become aware of what you’re
taking into your mind from TV, magazines and just what you are
thinking about, talking about, especially before bed when your
subconscious mind takes over for the night. Let go of those
things that do not add life or health to you and your family.
Release the negatives of the day. There is a quote that says
“today’s trouble is enough for today”. Don’t carry today’s negative
events into tomorrow.
This
brings us to your mood, or attitude, and its effect on your
total health. We all have experienced being hungry or tired and
finding ourselves a little grumpy or easily irritated—in other
words, our physical condition has affected our thinking and
emotions. The reverse is also true—what we think about and how
we feel can profoundly affect our immune system and our total
health for the good or bad.
Choose
to surround yourself with beauty, nature, sunlight, music, and
what brings you joy instead of dwelling on those negatives.
Think about the good things, find the good in people and learn
to sing. It seems rather funny but you can’t be depressed and
sing a happy song at the same time!
So learn
to be thankful. “In everything give thanks.” Find something to
be thankful for throughout the day, especially at the beginning
and end of your day. Daily I love to write out a list of “My 10
Grateful Things” because it helps me to focus on what is
important, useful and helpful. If you’re feeling irritable or
depressed, intentionally choose to give thanks for something
good in your life. For some of you who are experiencing
difficulties right now, this may be challenging, but well worth
the effort. Remember, it is not only what you eat and drink
that is important to your well-being and total health, it’s
just as likely to be what’s eating you!
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Here are
Four Strategies to Staying in Total Health:
1. Develop a healthy
attitude
Program
your mind with positive affirmations. Laugh a lot, Sing often,
even in spite of adverse circumstances.
2. Dismiss what is not
healthy
Reduce
your sugar in take, eliminate food dyes, artificial ingredients
and preservatives, deep fried foods, take-away foods and
genetically modified foods. Foods that spike your blood sugar,
are artificial, or are hard to digest, can tax your body’s
health reserves. To support an embattled immune
system, popular author and speaker, Dr John Tickell recommends
that we all should reduce the HI (Human Interference) factor in
our food. When you
eat “dead foods” your body is less able to protect you from the
increased stresses that you encounter.
3. Decide to take in what
is healthy
Begin
with plenty of colour from fresh, preferably organic fruits and
vegetables, and drink plenty of purified water. For total
health, fresh air is also important - open a window or go for a
walk outside when possible. Get some sunshine every day for
Vitamin D. Read a good book; invite a good friend to join you
for a massage. Turn off the mind and just relax for awhile. Let
go of your worries. Take time to meditate and be
grateful.
Eat, think and meditate close to
nature.
4. Demand immune
boosters
Because
we live in a world that in so many unavoidable ways plays havoc
with our immune system, make use of natural and available
support with specific immune boosters.
Support
yourself with a good natural multivitamin and omega three fatty
acids from fish oil. Echinacea can be used occasionally if
needed to boost the immunity. Garlic is a wonderful natural
antibiotic and is also good for total health. Extra vitamin C
and D in winter to keep the anti oxidants up can be useful. To
maintain normal gut flora, Probiotics, like natural yogurt, are
especially good.
In
summary, to achieve total health release what’s unhealthy, take
in what’s healthy for body and mind, in everything give thanks,
and use immune-boosters. With these strategies in place, you’ll
be well on your way to living a life of total
health.
5. Declare a healthy
environment
According to
research the following 9 things have been listed as a reason
for longevity:
Eat
healthy
Be Active –
exercise
Work
hard
Have Strong Social
Ties
Handle Stress
Well
Enjoy 1 glass of
wine a day
Laugh a
lot
Stay close to your
Mom
Forgive
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