Enjoying good health is not an accident! It is earned by dedicated and deliberate efforts at getting healthy and maintaining your good health. A good guideline to healthy living is illustrated below. It is a good idea for anyone to adopt as many of these healthy practices as possible.
The following are the best practices to attain or improve health. Make as many of these lifestyle changes as possible.
- Find a good nutritional supplement program and stick to it. The Journal of the American Medical Association recommends that every adult take a daily multi-vitamin supplement to support their diet and help to prevent disease.
- Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day
- Use a colon cleanser 4 times a year (every quarter). In fact, it is a good idea that before you start any supplement program, you first cleanse, thereafter you nourish and protect.
- Make your own juice with a juice machine
- More important than calories is eating the right foods
- Avoid snacking between meals unless it's carrot and celery sticks
- Do not drink soda pop, other junk food drinks
- If you drink coffee or alcohol, do so only in moderation
- Avoid processed foods, white sugar, white flour
- Brown rice is good
- Avoid red meat and animal fats
- Reduce dairy products, cheese, milk, and others
- Get enough sleep. It is believed that the body's healing hormones are most active between 10.00 PM and 2.00 AM at nights.
- Light to moderate exercise
- Avoid artificial sweeteners
- Avoid smoking -both first and second hand smoke
- Never skip meals - this can slow down your metabolism
- Eat a balance and varied diet
- Don't deprive yourself of foods you love, just eat them in smaller portions and less frequently.
- Watch less TV: read more, especially inspirational books, e.g."The Game Of Life" by Florence Scovel Shinn.
- Red wine has Resveratrol, an antioxidant. These work to protect your body against the effects of aging. One or 2 glasses of red wine a day can help keep your body young. Even better is a product called Genesis: 1 bottle of Genesis has the same amount of Resveratrol as 32 bottles of red wine and without the alcohol.
- Smiling does wonders to your attitude, endears you to people and counteracts the effects of stress. Smiling can actually improve your mood.
- Fast and Pray...you will find surprising improvement in all aspects of your life and in healing.
