Eight Simple Ways To Perfect Health
Health is a very important factor that man should consider to
enjoy life. It is being taught in schools, yet often neglected
by the younger generation of the human society. As man starts to
age, he starts to be healthy conscious and even starts to search
for the fountain of youth.
To keep man healthy, he searches for so many complicated ways to
maintain a healthy lifestyle. Yet there are simple ways that are
right before our very eyes that most of us simply ignore.
There are eight simple ways to perfect health which are as
follows:
1. Nutrition. Balanced diet and proper nutrition is often
neglected in the most often fast pace of life. Oftentimes,
because of too much hectic schedule, corporate workers simply
grab a burger for lunch or take junk foods in between meals just
to satisfy their hunger.
Balanced diet is simply taking the correct food groups at the
right amounts and ratio. Thus, a simple meal should always
include carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and vitamins. Too much
processed food in the diet means less fiber. Less fiber in meals
can slow down the flow of digested food in the intestinal tract,
which studies have shown can lead to problems like colon and
rectal cancers.
2. Exercise. We often think that by working in our jobs
is enough to give us exercise. Wrong. Exercise should be taken
at a wholistic point of view. Exercise should include all the
body parts such as the circulatory system and the respiratory
system. A brisk walk is very much recommended as it involves
every muscle in your body, it triggers the blood vessels and the
heart to contract more to circulate the blood, and it exercises
your lungs. If you are not sure what kind of exercise to take or
if you are suffering from any kind of ailment, it is best to
consult your physician before engaging in any form of exercise.
3. Water. Water is every where, but not all liquids are
water. Not all water is safe to drink either. It is proper to
take only potable water at least six glasses a day. The more
water we drink, the more body excretions will be washed out from
our body. Precaution should also be noted with patients who may
be suffering from hypertension, kidney problems, heart problems,
and other ailments which affect water excretion from the body.
4. Sunlight. Except for people living in the polar
regions, we see sunlight everyday. Many people just don't take
advantage of it or abuse it. Early morning sunlight is always
the best. Many Caucasians would like to sun bathe just to get a
tan even during noon time. Over exposure has a high risk of skin
cancer especially among Caucasians. Therefore, just get the
right sunlight exposure at the right time.
5. Temperance. This simply refers to control over our
lifestyle including the use of alcoholic beverages. Alcoholism
can lead to many different illnesses such as hepatic cirrhosis,
alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis, and a lot of other
complications. While socialization is good, why should we
practice a lifestyle that can shorten our life span?
Unhealthy sexual practices are best to be avoided too. As a
reminder, diseases can also be transmitted sexually which
include AIDS.
6. Air. Air is free. Our bodies need clean air. Polluted
air can be in the form of inhaled smoke direct from cigarette or
tobacco smoking, or secondary smoke which is exhaled by a
smoker. In the US, smoking advertisements are already banned,
whereas other third world countries continue promoting smoking.
Should we regard money more than health? Other forms of
pollution are polluted air from car exhausts and factory smoke.
Let us all try to keep our communities free from pollution.
Cigarette smoking is known to create abnormalities on an unborn
child of a smoking pregnant mother. It is also known to create
lung cancer and other respiratory complications.
7. Rest. Our bodies need rest too. Too much work without
rest is unhealthy. Too much play without rest is not advisable
either. Getting the right amount of sleep is highly advisable to
maintain both physical and mental health. Fatigue can lead to
poor body resistance. Poor body resistance leads to more
susceptibility to diseases.
8. Trust in God. A wholistic viewpoint of a healthy
lifestyle should include concerns not just for the physical and
mental health, but it should include our spiritual health. Many
of us believe in the living God, thus it is but proper to trust
in Him.
These eight ways are all too simple, but without practicing
them, the basics of maintaining a healthy lifestyle is hardly
achievable.