| Healthy living is no mystery. Doctors have tried to | | | | food. If they do drink it is rarely water. |
| make disease a mysterious world full of long and | | | | You would not feed your plants coke, they need |
| technical words. The truth is disease is simply the | | | | water. So do you. |
| absence of health. | | | | 3) Sunshine |
| Good health requires some basic fundamentals, | | | | The sun has had a lot of bad press in recent |
| much the same as a car needs oil, water, petrol | | | | years. Truth is we need it. Plants die without |
| and a good battery. As a living organism we have | | | | sunlight, so do we. |
| different requirements and are more complex, | | | | The quality of our health and our sleep depend on |
| but it is still no mystery. | | | | the pineal gland which is stimulated by natural |
| So what are these basics to life? | | | | sunshine. Yes, we even need the UV spectrum. |
| 1) Good Food | | | | Filtering it all out can be detrimental to our health |
| This should come as no surprise. What we put in | | | | as much as over exposure can be. |
| is what we get out. Nutritionists have argued for | | | | 4) Exercise |
| years over exact levels of certain nutrients, they | | | | The body needs to move. Blood is pumped |
| have yet to agree on much (despite all the | | | | around the body whenever we exercise delivering |
| recommended quantities on packaged foods, | | | | essential nutrients and oxygen to all the cells. |
| which is little more than guess work). | | | | It is not just the blood that is pumped during |
| The good news is you don't need to worry too | | | | exercise. The lymph which contains much of the |
| much. Different cultures around the world have | | | | bodies waste requires muscular contraction to |
| had dramatically different diets and lived very well | | | | pump it out of the body. Without movement we |
| on them. Some are very high in fat, others high in | | | | can start to suffer from toxic build up and |
| proteins. All have very different levels of micro | | | | intercellular fluid build up (resulting in unwanted |
| nutrients. | | | | weight gain). |
| The one thing in common is all were un-processed | | | | 5) Air |
| foods - they were natural. Fresh fruits, vegetables | | | | Life is over quickly if our supply of fresh air is cut |
| and even organic dairy and meat have all been | | | | off. However the effects of poor air quality or |
| eaten and part of a healthy life style by cultures | | | | poor breathing are a lot slower taking effect, and |
| around the world for centuries. | | | | harder to identify. |
| 2) Plenty of Water | | | | Every cell in the body needs oxygen. If you do |
| Water should be fresh clean water. Not mixed | | | | not breathe properly then you can start suffering |
| with chemicals to makes colas or sodas. | | | | from the effect tiredness, poor concentration and |
| You may have heard it said we need 8 glasses a | | | | even anxiety. |
| day. Truth is no one knows for sure. However | | | | Learn to take deep breathes regularly. This will |
| one thing that is for certain is most people don't | | | | help your elimination system, re-energise you and |
| drink enough. Often people mistake thirst for | | | | help relax you reducing stress and tension. |
| hunger and substitute water consumption with | | | | |