Back to Basics
“Let your food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food”- Hippocrates
We live in a modern world with modern issues. Our air is polluted; our farmlands are being treated with chemicals, which run off in our drinking water supplies. Our food supply is being laced with chemical additives, preservatives, synthetic hormones or being genetically modified. Even common household cleaning products, plastics, carpeting and paints contain chemicals that can be toxic.
Unless we go back to basics and start protecting, cleansing and maintaining our bodies, living an active lifestyle with less stress we will be inviting modern disease. Lack of energy, asthma, allergies, lowered immunity, infertility, ADHD, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer, just to name a few.
Nutritional deficiencies and toxicities are at the root of most health problems. Some modern “Band-Aid solutions” may result in drug-induced nutritional deficiencies and unwanted, even dangerous side effects. It has become common to take another drug to alleviate the side effects of the first one. The magic pill of the day may provide temporary relief, but at what cost? People face struggles in achieving optimal health.
Fortunately we have options. We can look back to basics for answers.
· Environmental factors: clean air, pure water, wholesome nutritious food, sunlight, healthy environment at home and at work
· Mental attitude: perception of seeing things positive or negative
· Lifestyle: passive or active
These are the basic elements, when used as primary health care, will build strong and healthy bodies. Doing what we know we should do is the most difficult aspect of achieving our health goals, be they physical, nutritional or emotional. Remember the iceberg that sunk the Titanic? Because nine-tenths of it was submerged under water, the ship’s crew didn’t notice it until it was too late. In the same way, the things that prevent us from getting to where we want to be in life are often the things we refuse to do or we can’t see. When we learn to address these stumbling blocks, we become capable of executing that which we know we should do. Achieving proper nutrition as well as proper digestion requires taking responsibility.
It means:
· taking the time to drink pure water
· eating wholesome foods with plenty of fibre
· choosing the right fats
· making sure proteins intake is adequate to support our bodies thousands of normal
functions.
Other factors as chewing, stomach function, intestinal flora and adequate elimination all help the body remain in a healthy state. Our environment and stress has a big influence as to how our body functions and what we absorb.
Designed with accessibility in mind, Health Coaching programs are available as group sessions and one-on-one session. For more information on health coaching contact Charlotte at charlottel@nb.aibn.com
Disclaimer: The advice detailed in this article assumes that you are a normally healthy adult. The author, publishers cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage suffered by individuals as a result of following advice in this article.
We live in a modern world with modern issues. Our air is polluted; our farmlands are being treated with chemicals, which run off in our drinking water supplies. Our food supply is being laced with chemical additives, preservatives, synthetic hormones or being genetically modified. Even common household cleaning products, plastics, carpeting and paints contain chemicals that can be toxic.
Unless we go back to basics and start protecting, cleansing and maintaining our bodies, living an active lifestyle with less stress we will be inviting modern disease. Lack of energy, asthma, allergies, lowered immunity, infertility, ADHD, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer, just to name a few.
Nutritional deficiencies and toxicities are at the root of most health problems. Some modern “Band-Aid solutions” may result in drug-induced nutritional deficiencies and unwanted, even dangerous side effects. It has become common to take another drug to alleviate the side effects of the first one. The magic pill of the day may provide temporary relief, but at what cost? People face struggles in achieving optimal health.
Fortunately we have options. We can look back to basics for answers.
· Environmental factors: clean air, pure water, wholesome nutritious food, sunlight, healthy environment at home and at work
· Mental attitude: perception of seeing things positive or negative
· Lifestyle: passive or active
These are the basic elements, when used as primary health care, will build strong and healthy bodies. Doing what we know we should do is the most difficult aspect of achieving our health goals, be they physical, nutritional or emotional. Remember the iceberg that sunk the Titanic? Because nine-tenths of it was submerged under water, the ship’s crew didn’t notice it until it was too late. In the same way, the things that prevent us from getting to where we want to be in life are often the things we refuse to do or we can’t see. When we learn to address these stumbling blocks, we become capable of executing that which we know we should do. Achieving proper nutrition as well as proper digestion requires taking responsibility.
It means:
· taking the time to drink pure water
· eating wholesome foods with plenty of fibre
· choosing the right fats
· making sure proteins intake is adequate to support our bodies thousands of normal
functions.
Other factors as chewing, stomach function, intestinal flora and adequate elimination all help the body remain in a healthy state. Our environment and stress has a big influence as to how our body functions and what we absorb.
Designed with accessibility in mind, Health Coaching programs are available as group sessions and one-on-one session. For more information on health coaching contact Charlotte at charlottel@nb.aibn.com
Disclaimer: The advice detailed in this article assumes that you are a normally healthy adult. The author, publishers cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage suffered by individuals as a result of following advice in this article.
Written by: Charlotte LeBlanc at 11:28 AM
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