Lifestyle, Diet and Nutrition
Try to think of the body as a fine tuned piece of machinery. To operate at maximum efficiency it needs care and attention, and just as your car needs good quality fuel and clean water to run at it's best so you need regular nutritious meals and water to keep yourself healthy. THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY is your breakfast. Don't skip it under the illusion that it will help you lose weight. Quite the oppposite is true. Your body needs fuel to see you through the most active part of your day, otherwise it goes into starvation mode thinking she's not going to feed me I'd better lay down some fat to cope with the siege.
What food's suit you?
Watch your body for signs - feeling sleepy, headaches, bloated feeling, muzzy head after mealtimes are all signs of food intolerances. Be aware of what foods affect you in this way and then omit them from your diet for a while to see what difference it makes. Food intolerances are due to a lowered immune system caused by intensive farming, environmental pollution and modern day stressors.
What you need to maintain a healthy diet
Good vitamin/mineral supplement every day - Food as fresh from the earth as possible, washed well - Good selection and as wide a range of foods as possible - Ommition of junk/processed foods and stimulants from your diet - Plenty of water.
Tired all the time - Low energy - Bloating - Back and neck pain - Irritable bowel - Depression / PMS - Food cravings - Recurrent infections - Inability to lose weight.
These and many other symptoms can be helped and eliminated by change of diet and lifestyle.
What are the benefits of exercise?
1 - Most of it is natural and can cost you nothing but a bit of discipline and time.
2 - Makes you feel good. Releases endorphines and encephalins, the feel- good chemicals made by the body
3 - Does you good. Works on every system of the body - Respiratory, Digestive, Vascular, Lymphatic, Endocrine, Neurological, Skeletal, Muscular and the Genito - Urinary System.
4 - Makes you look good. Gives a glow that says 'it's good to be alive'.
5 - Makes friends. It can be very social even if you don't join a club.
6 - Raises energy levels. Gives you more energy. When all the body systrms are working synergistically together the result is more energy.
7 - You dont need to go out and buy fancy sportswear. You can usually find something comfortable and casual to wear in your wardrobe. but if you like going clothes shopping here's another wonderful opportunity for a new outfit.
