Health Is A Lifestyle 1

I am passionate about Health, both inner and outer.

People keep talking about Weight Loss, when really they should be focusing on Overall Health.

I’m not interested in how much someone weighs or how much fat they are carrying.

I am interested in their HEALTH.

Health is a biiiiig word, it encompasses so much.

 -  Health is right Sleep

 -  Health is right Eating (or Diet)

 -  Health is right Exercise

 -  Health is right Mindset.

We all know instinctively that we should go to bed early and get up early. We know deep down, that sleep revitalises us, heals our brains, makes us grow.

So why do we persist in going to bed late and getting up late?

We all know instinctively that fruit and veg are very good for us,

and cream cakes, biscuits, sweets, fizzy drinks, sugars, etc are very bad for us.

We all know, deep down, that we should have a balanced diet, and that everything we eat goes straight into our blood stream and makes us what we are.

So why do we ignore that common sense voice inside of us, and continue to shove down the chocolate and the fast/junk/processed foods?

We all know instinctively that we need to,  at least,  have a walk every day,  ideally get our heart rate up, several times every week.

Yet we sit at our desks all day, and sit in front of the telly all night.

Finally, we all instinctively know (Well, you do now) about our Mind,

how un-forgiveness, stress, anxiety, bitterness, plotting revenge, gossiping, anger, these things eat away at us inside, lowering our immune system, making us susceptible to colds, giving us asthma and eczema, in extreme cases causing ulcers, tumours and even cancer.

So why do we insist on watching soaps, the news and other aggressive programmes, listening to violent music, arguing and shouting with our family members and generally harbouring unpleasant thoughts.

Like Obi-Wan said in the first Star Wars film: “You and the Naboo form a symbiont circle. What happens to one of you will affect the other. You must understand this.”

Our Health is exactly like this, each part of the system is inter-dependent.

Some people place their entire focus on Diet, but don’t exercise, then wonder why their muscles are all saggy and their back hurts.

Other people pay hundreds per year on gym membership, but eat junk, and wonder why they are not achieving their desired shape.

Many of us neglect the sleep element,  and almost all of us don’t appreciate how important the Mind is.

When the Mind is not at peace, the body suffers.

When the Mind is not allowed to ease itself, the body suffers dis-ease.

When the Mind is fixed on positive, pleasant, uplifting thoughts, we will find our body gradually relax and heal naturally, of it’s own accord.

More on this tomorrow.